Ancient Roman And Other Hammered Coins
Ancient Roman and other numismatic antiquities. Some Roman coins may be considered British, they were used on a day to day basis within the whole of the Roman Empire and that included most of Britain from 43AD to 410AD. Ancient hammered coins, be they Roman, Turkish or Syrian remain fascinating pieces of history, amazing survivors and pose all sorts of questions. How did a second century BC Persian daric make its way to a field in Jersey ?
Roman L. Antestius Gragulus Silver Denarius 136BC
The quadriga on the reverse, was an unusual configuration for the horses instead of the more usual two in front and two behind, as it was particularly unstable. It was used in the Olympic games and other contests as it symbolised triumph and was the chari
£100.00
Roman P Fonteius P.F. Capito Silver Denarius 55BC
Obverse: [P FONTE]IVS P F CAPITO III VIR, helmeted and draped bust of Mars, right, with trophy over shoulder. Reverse: MN FONT TR MIL (MN and NT in monogram), horseman galloping right about to spear a warrior below who is attacking a third disarmed comba
£175.00
Roman Mn. Aquillus Silver Denarius 65BC
Mn. Aquillius is celebrating the successes of his ancestor in Sicily. Roman, Mn. Aquillus Denarius 65BC
£80.00
Ancient Greek Thracian Apollonia Pontika Silver Drachm 450-400BC
Ancient Greek Thracian Apollonia Pontika silver drachm 450-400BC
£70.00
Ancient Greek Alexander The Great Silver Drachm Coin c330BC
Ancient Greek Alexander the Great silver drachm coin c330BC
£70.00
Sasanian Empire Hammered Silver Drachm, Khusro II 580-628AD
Sasanian Empire hammered silver drachm, Khusro II 580-628AD
£51.00