![]() ![]() Cross pattee, +RICARDVS in two lines across field, cross above, W below / Crusader cross, AQVITANIE, cross above. Richard I the Lionheart!Ĭount of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine 1172-1185 AD, King of England 1189-1199 AD. 15 mm, 0.59 g.Excellent detail on her portrait! A very nice little coin. Crowned bust of Elizabeth left / Shield with Royal coat-of-arms. Elizabeth's bust left / Long cross over coat-of-arms arms with date above. Silver sixth Issue shilling, struck 1584-1595 AD. ![]() Excellent portrait!!! #elz4112: $325 SOLD Elizabeth's bust left with rose behind / Long cross over coat-of-arms arms with date above. GIGANTIC 41mm (1 5/8") diameter! 5mm (almost 1/4") thick! Weighs a whopping 55.23 grams. REX / Brittania seated upon a rock with shield, waves around, holding trident and olive branch, ship in the background, BRITANNIA 1797. Laureate bust of George III right, GEORGIUS III D.G. MASSIVE copper two pence "Cartwheel Penny" coin, dated 1797. GIGANTIC 41mm (1 5/8") diameter! 5mm (almost 1/4") thick! Weighs a whopping 55.91 grams. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff rose to right, ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HIB REGINA / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV 1579. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff rose to right, ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HIB REGINA / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV 1574. Tower (London) mint im: eglantine/eglantine over acorn. Toned, a few light scratches, small flan crack. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff rose to right, ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HIB REGINA / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV 1573. RICHARD THE LIONHEART COINS - DEDICATED PAGE! GIGANTIC 41mm (1 5/8") diameter! 5mm (almost 1/4") thick! Weighs a whopping 56.85 grams. GIGANTIC 41mm (1 5/8") diameter! 5mm (almost 1/4") thick! Weighs a whopping 54.38 grams. Slightly crimped in antiquity (likely intentional), near-black tone with lighter areas. Crowned bust facing, holding scepter / ILGER ON LVND, Short cross with quatrefoils in quarters. Due to the nobility of its founders, Numismatics is often also called a “Hobby of Kings”.Plantagenets. Indeed, the first coin collectors appeared at the beginning of the 15th century, when some of the most important collections where started, motivated by the admiration of the Renaissance nobility for Ancient Rome and its studies.Pope Boniface VIII, Emperor Maximilian, Louis XIV of France, Prince Joachim II of Brandenburg (that started the Berlin Coin Cabinet) and Henry IV of France are only some examples of the first numismatists. The first ancient coin collectors: nobles and kings In fact, Petrarch is considered to be the first collector of the Renaissance, and he presented his coin collection to Emperor Charles IV in 1355. ![]() In a letter, Petrarch narrated that he was often approached by vine diggers that had found coins, either to sell them or to ask him to identify the king or emperor portrayed. It is known that Augustus would give ancient kings’ coins, as well as foreign coins and tokens as gifts for the Saturnalia festivity. Last > Roman ancient coins: the origin of numismaticsĪncient coin collections may have existed since the Roman Empire times. ![]()
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