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Silver halfgroat from York (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VIII and the reverse a coat-of-arms on cross fourche; T W at sides, bishop's hat below for Archbishop Thomas Wolsey. Minted under the authority of the church.
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Copper farthing from Worcester, England showing on the obverse castle, with a falcon above it and the words WORCESTER FARTHING surrounding and on the reverse C W [City of Worcester] 1667 FOR NECESSARIE CHAING C W 1667. This is a tradesman token.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze coin from Troas (modern day Turkey). The obverse shows a man on horseback, and the reverse the body of a rooster.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze follis from Trier (Germany) showing on the obverse the head of Helena-Augusta and on the reverse Securitas holding a branch.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze follis from Trier (Germany) showing on the obverse the head of Licinius I and the reverse Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
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Silver 1/6 stater from Thurium, Lucania (modern day Southern Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Athena and on the reverse a bull butting right.
Pyke, Edgar William
Electrotype coin from Thurium, Lucania (modern day Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and on the obverse a stampeding bull and under a tuna fish.
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Bronze diobol from Thurium, Lucania (modern day Italy) showing on the obverse possibly the helmeted head of Athena and on the reverse a bull standing right.
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Bronze follis from Thessalonica (Greece) showing on the obverse a bust of Constantine I and on the reverse a campgate with two turrets.
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Silver hemidrachm from Thebes (Greece) showing on the obverse a Boeotian shield and on the reverse a Kantharos.
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Silver obol from Thasos (Thrace, now Greece) showing on the obverse a Satyr and on the reverse an amphora.
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Silver drachma from Thasos (Thrace, now Greece) showing on the obverse a naked ithyphallic Satyr carrying off a protesting nymph and on the reverse an incuse quadripartite square.
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Silver tetradrachm from Tenedos, Troas (modern day Turkey) showing on the obverse Janiform heads of Zeus and Hera, and on the reverse a bipennis with a cluster of grapes and a vase.
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Silver drachma from Syria showing on the obverse the head of Antiochus III and on the reverse Apollo seated.
Pyke, Edgar William
Electrotype tetradrachm from Syracuse (on Sicily, Italy) showing the bust of Queen Philistis I on the obverse and on the reverse a quadriga driven by Nike.
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Electrotype coin from Syracuse (in two parts) showing on one coin the head of Apollo and on the other the head of Artemis.
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Silver litra from Syracuse (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Arethusa and on the reverse an octopus.
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Electrotype coin from Syracuse showing on the obverse the head of the nymph Arethusa with a reed crown, surrounded by three dolphins and the reverse a quadriga facing left with a driver holding the reigns and a kentron. A triskele appears above the quadriga and below "ΣYPAKOΣIΩN."
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Bronze tetradrachm coin from Syracuse (Italy) showing on the obverse a diadem head of Hieron II and on the reverse a horseman on a horse prancing right. The coin was minted in the time of Hieron II.
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Electrum litrae from Syracuse showing on the obverse the head of Apollo and on the reverse a lyre.
Pyke, Edgar William
Electrotype tetradrachm from Syracuse (on Sicily) showing on the obverse the head of Hercules wearing the head of the Nemean Lion and the reverse showing Zeus seated holding an eagle. The coin dates from the reign of Alexander IV.
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Silver stater from Sybaris, Lucania (in Italy). The observe shows a bull standing on a dotted exergual line with the head inverted. Reverse the same incuse.
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Bronze coin from Siscia (modern day Sisak, Croatia) showing on the obverse the head of Probus and on the reverse Mars holding a spear and a trophy.
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Bronze follis from Siscia (modern day Sisak, Croatia) showing on the obverse the head of Diocletian and on the reverse Genius holding a patera and cornucopiae.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Nerva and on the reverse Fortuna standing holding rudder and cornucopiae.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Septimius Severus and on the obverse Victory flying holding a wreath.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Tiberius and the reverse Livia seated on a throne. This is often referred to as a Tribute Penny, being the coin that Jesus refers to during his �Give unto Caesar speech.�
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Severus Alexander and on the reverse Mars holding an olive branch and a sceptre.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Commodus and on the reverse victory walking holding a wreath.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Liberty and on the reverse the consul Lucius Junius Brutus walking left, between two lictors, carrying fasces over their shoulders, and preceded by an accensus. The coin was minted by Marcus Junius Brutus during the reign of Julius Caesar.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Septimius Severus and on the obverse Neptune with a trident.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Hadrian and on the reverse Aegyptos reclining with an ibis and sistrum.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Septimius Severus and on the obverse victory walking holding a wreath and a palm.
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Bronze dupondius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Nero and on the reverse winged victory holding a wreath and a palm branch.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Ancus Marcius and on the reverse an equestrian rider on a five arched aqueduct. The coin was struck by Lucius Marcius Philippus, who claimed descent from Ancus Marcius.
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Silver denarius from Rome showing on the obverse the head of Venus wearing a stephane, pendant earring and necklace. The reverse shows a trophy of Gallic arms with bound captives at the base.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Julia Domna and the reverse Felicitas standing holding a sceptre and caduceus.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Roma and on the reverse the dioscuri mounted on horses.
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Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Claudius and on the reverse Minerva advancing with a spear and a shield and the letters SC.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of King Titus Tatius and on the reverse Tarpeia being tortured.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of King Titus Tatius and on the reverse two Sabine women being carried by soldiers.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Trajan and on the reverse Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Antoninus Pius and on the reverse Fortuna standing holding a cornucopiae and a rudder on a globe.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Caracalla and on the reverse victory on prow.
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Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Maxentius and the reverse showing the Dioscuri Castor and Pollus seated each other each holding a bridled horse and scepter.
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Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Germanicus and on the reverse the letters SC.
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Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Janus on the reverse the letters ACAE.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Rome and on the reverse the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Clodius Albinus and on the reverse Rome leading on a shield holding the palladium.
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Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Augustus and on the reverse the facade of the Ara Providentiae Augusti with Provident below. This coin was minted during the reign of Tiberius in honour of the deification of Augustus.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Domitian and on the reverse Minerva brandishing a spear and a shield.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the Cybele with a turreted crown and on the reverse Bacchius Judeaus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) holding an olive branch and the reigns of a camel.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Marcus Aurelius and on the reverse Honos carrying an olive branch and cornucopiae.
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Vespasian and on the reverse priestly implements
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Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Vespasian and on the reverse Pax seated holding and olive-branch and a caduceus.
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Roman Imperial bronze follis depicting Constantius I & Genius Populi Romani.
Obverse: Laureate head facing right. Legend: FL(avius) VAL(erius) CONSTANTIVS NOB(ilissimus) CAES(ar)
Reverse: Genius standing left, pouring out patera (no liquid visible) and holding cornucopia. Legend: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI. Exergue/Mint marks: XXI/Γ//ALE(xandria)
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Silver didrachm from Rhodes (Greece) showing on the obverse the radiate head of Helios and on the reverse a rose.
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Research materials created and accumulated by Edgar William Pyke during the course of his coin collecting. Includes cue cards with research notes as well as newspaper clippings.
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Portrait photograph of Edgar William Pyke in his graduation robes from McMaster University. Note that he is wearing his Army Class A War Service Badge indicating that he served in the First World War.
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Bronze coin from Poseidonia (Paestum, Italy). Obverse shows Poseidon walking with a trident, and the reverse shows a bull standing on a line.
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Silver hardi from Poitiers (France) showing on the obverse Edward the Black Prince and on the reverse a long cross with leopards and fleur de lis in the angles.
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Silver triobol from Phocis (modern day Greece) showing on the obverse a facing bull head and on the reverse a laureate head of Apollo.
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SIlver siglo from Persia (the Achaemenid Empire) showing on the obverse an archer clad in the Persian "candys", kneeling right on one knee, at his back a quiver, in his right a spear, and in his outstretched left a strung bow and on the reverse an incuse square.
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Silver siglo from the Persian Kingdom (modern day Iran) showing on the obverse a king running with a lance and on the reverse an incuse square.
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Silver drachma from Parthia (modern day Iraq) showing on the obverse the head of Orodes II and on the reverse an archer holding a bow surrounded by the inscription �BASILEOS BASILEON MEGALOU ARSAKOU EPIPHANOUS� or �Of Great Arsaces, King of Kings, God Manifest.�
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Silver drachma from Parthia (modern day Iraq) showing on the obverse a portrait of Phraates IV and on the reverse an archer holding a bow surrounded by the inscription �BASILEOS BASILEON MEGALOU ARSAKOU EPIPHANOUS� or �Of Great Arsaces, King of Kings, God Manifest.�
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Silver drachma from Parthia (modern day Iraq) showing on the obverse a portrait of Mithradates II wearing a diadem with a long beard and on the reverse a seated archer surrounded by the inscription �BASILEOS BASILEON MEGALOU ARSAKOU EPIPHANOUS� or �Of Great Arsaces, King of Kings, God Manifest.�
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Silver sixpence from Oxford (England) showing on the obverse the characters relig : prot leg : and liber : par in three lines across the field along with the date 1643. The reverse shows the head of Charles I.
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Silver halfcrown from Oxford (England) showing on the obverse Charles I on a horse and on the reverse RELIG: PRO: LE / ANG: LIB: PAR in two lines across the field with the date 1644.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Stephen of Blois and on the reverse a cross moline. The coin is considered a Watord type due to the large hoard of this style of coin found in Watford.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Aethelred II and on the reverse a small cross.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Cnut and on the reverse a short cross with a broken annulet surrounding a pellet in each angle.
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Silver halfcrown from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William III and on the reverse four crowned shields.
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Copper farthing from Norwich, England showing on the obverse the words A NORWICH FARTHING in three lines across the field and on the reverse the coat of arms of Norwich. These private tokens were issued due to a lack of official coinage in the period following English Civil War.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry III and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of John and on the reverse a short cross with five pellets in the angles.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry II and on the reverse a short cross with crosslets in the angles. The name Tealby was given to these coins because of the hoard of over 5000 of these coins was discovered at Tealby, Lincolnshire in 1807.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse a cross with arms that terminate in trefoils.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William I (also known as William the Bastard) and on the reverse a cross with the letters PAXS in circles in the angles.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse a hammer cross.
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Silver sixpence from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William III and on the reverse four crowned shields.
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Silver groat from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward IV and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
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Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Harold II and on the reverse PAX between horizontal lines.
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Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the head of Henry II and on the reverse a short cross with four pellets in the angles.
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Silver penny from Newcastle (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
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Silver shilling from Newark (England) showing on the obverse a crown with C-R across the field and XII below and on the reverse OBS NEWARKE 1645 in three lines. This coin was minted as siege money during the English Civil War.
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Bronze Dupondius from Nemausus (Nice, France) showing on the obverse back-to-back heads of Agrippa and Augustus and on the reverse a crocodile chained to a palm tree.
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Silver hemidrachm from Neapolis (Ancient Macedon, modern day Greece) showing on the obverse the head of a gorgon with its tongue protruding, and the on the reverse the laureate head of a nymph.
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Electrotype coins (one showing each side) from Neapolis (Italy). Shows the head of a nymph and a man faced bull.
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Bronze coin from Mytilene, Lesbos showing possibly a bust of Sapphos on the obverse and a lyre with the letter MYTI on the reverse.
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Silver 1/12 stater from Miletus, Ionia (modern day Turkey). The obverse shows a lion head and the reverse an incuse sun motif.
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Bronze coin from Milan (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Aurelian and on the reverse Fortuna seated left on wheel, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
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Silver eight reales from Spain (minted in Mexico) with a countermark bust of King George III in an oval in the centre of the head of Charles IV on the obverse. The reverse shows the Spanish coat of arms. These coins were issued by the British mint in response to a massive shortage of coinage and were valued at four shillings and ninepence.
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Electrotype stater from Metapontum (Italy) showing an ear of barley surrounded by the letters META. Reverse incuse of same.
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Silver drachma from Mauretania (modern day Northern Africa) showing on the obverse the head of Juba II and on the reverse a cornucopiae and sceptre.
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Silver tetrabol from Massalia (modern day Marseilles, France). Obverse shows a bust of Artemis and the reverse a lion prowling.
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Silver tetradrachm from Pella (Greece) showing on the obverse the head of Zeus and on the reverse Phillip II on horseback with a janiform head under the forelegs of the horse.
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Bronze coin from Lyons (France) showing on the obverse the head of Constantine I and on the reverse Sol standing.
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Silver denarius from Lyons (France) showing on the obverse the head of Augustus and on the reverse Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield.
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Silver half stater from the Kingdom of Lydia, minted in Sardis during the reign of King Croesus. The obverse shows the facing foreparts of a lion and a bull and the reverse shows two incuse squares.
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