Jongeling Numismatics & Ancient Art

Coin used as Leeds bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency The coin was handed down to Peter Edwards from his grandfather in the 1950s.

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Iron Obverse Die of Duit of the City of Utrecht 1663

162.52 g | 44.5 mm long

Original dies from the provincial period are extremely rare and have seldom been preserved. The examples that have survived are usually found in museum collections.

Koningsdaalder Siege Coin Groningen 1577

33.85 g | 47.50 mm | Good VF | Delm. 179 (R2); vG. 98a; Vanhoudt 499 (R2); CNM 2.21.27

In 1577, the city of Groningen found itself amid the turmoil of the Eighty Years’ War. Although the city formally remained under the authority of Philip II of Spain, the political situation in the Netherlands was highly tense. In 1576 the Pacification of Ghent was concluded, in which the provinces agreed to cooperate in expelling foreign troops from their territories. Nevertheless, garrisons of foreign soldiers still remained in several cities. Groningen also housed a garrison of Walloon mercenary soldiers tasked with protecting the city. However, these troops had not received their pay for several months. In the sixteenth century, unpaid soldiers posed a serious danger, as they often resorted to plundering or mutiny. The city authorities therefore feared that the garrison might turn against the population. To reduce this risk, the city decided to strike temporary emergency coinage. These emergency coins, including the King’s Daalder of 1577, were intended to help pay the soldiers and thereby maintain order in the city.

Ancient Mosaic Unearthed Beneath Athens City Street
https://www.tovima.com/culture/ancient-mosaic-unearthed-beneath-athens-city-street/

Numismata Munich 2026!

Viking soldier's gold coin pendant found in Norfolk field The pierced coin was probably lost by a member of the Viking Great Army, says a coin expert.

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AR Denarius Nero (54-68)

3.21 g | Rome | Good VF | RIC 60 | 65-66 AD

Nero became Roman emperor in AD 54 at a young age, ruling during a period of both cultural ambition and political instability.
His reign saw major building projects in Rome, including the Domus Aurea after the Great Fire of AD 64.
Ancient sources portray him as extravagant and increasingly autocratic, though modern historians debate parts of that image.
He faced revolts in Britain and Judea, reflecting growing unrest across the empire.
As opposition mounted, the Senate declared him a public enemy in AD 68.
Nero ultimately took his own life, marking the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

His coinage, struck in gold and silver, projected imperial authority and carefully shaped his public image across the Roman world.

Iron Age gold coins dug up by metal detectorist in UK field tipped to fetch £25k EIGHTEEN Iron Age gold coins dug up by a metal detectorist are expected to fetch £25,000 at auction.  History professor Tom Licence, 46, discovered the hoard in a field.  The find in…

AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens, 440-420 BC

17.22 g | EF | SNG Copenhagen 31; Dewing 1591-8

In the 5th century BC, Athens rose to become the dominant power of the Greek world.
Its navy controlled the Aegean, and its influence stretched across the eastern Mediterranean.
Wealth from the silver mines of Laurion financed ships, temples, and empire.
Under Pericles, the city combined military strength with cultural ambition.
The Athenian tetradrachm, bearing the owl of Athena, became the visible emblem of that power.
Struck in high-grade silver and trusted for its consistent weight, it circulated far beyond Attica.
For much of the ancient Mediterranean, this “owl” functioned as the closest thing to a common currency — the euro of its age.

Why is the discovery of Roman carriage fitting in Essex important? A Romana-British metal artwork of a panther is believed to show the severed head of a barbarian.