Transitional Currency of Ukraine: Karbovanets
Illustrated Specimen Details: Commemorative Karbovanets Example Specimen: 200 000 Karbovanets, 1995 (Ukraine) Authority & Heraldry: Issued by the National Bank of Ukraine in 1995, this coin is historically significant as th…
Collecting Ancient Roman Coins: Bronze Sestertius Guide
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Sestertius Example Specimen: Tank, 244-249 (Roman Empire) Authority & Heraldry: Issued during the reign of Philip the Arab (Marcus Julius Philippus), Roman emperor from 244-249. The obve…
Tank: Copper Coin of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Tank Example Specimen: Tank, 1198-1219 (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia) Authority & Heraldry: Issued during the reign of Levon I (known historically as Leo II), the tenth lord of Armenian C…
Collecting Polish Silver Coins: Złotówka Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Złotówka Example Specimen: Złotówka, 1766 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) Authority & Heraldry: Issued during the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last monarch of the Polish-L…
Pentonkion: Ancient Bronze Greek Sicilian Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Pentonkion Example Specimen: Pentonkion, 3rd century BC (Messina, Sicily) Authority & Heraldry: Issued during the rule of the Mamertines in Messina. The Mamertines were Italian mercenari…
Tangka Coin: Ganden Phodrang and Himalayan Trade
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Tangka Example Specimen: Tangka, 1899-1907 (Tibet) Authority & Heraldry: Issued by the Tibetan government (known as the Ganden Phodrang), this undated silver piece belongs to the so-call…
Persian Qiran: Silver Coins of Qajar and Pahlavi Iran
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver 2 Qirans Example Specimen: 2 qirans, 1912 (Sublime State of Iran) Authority & Heraldry: Struck during the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar, the final ruling monarch of the Qajar dynasty (1789-1…
Tymf: Polish-Lithuanian Debased Silver Coin (1663-1666)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Tymf Example Specimen: Tymf, 1665 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under the reign of John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1648-…
Ancient Rome Bronze As Numismatic Guide
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze As Example Specimen: As, 41-54 (Roman Empire) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the first Roman emperor born outside Italy. The obv…
Tanka: Coins of the Jaunpur Sultanate and Medieval India
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Tanka Example Specimen: Tanka, 1401-1441 (Sultanate of Jaunpur) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse and reverse of the coin feature the name and full title of the Sultan written in Arabic …