Star & Crescent Coins
The Moon and Stars!
The star and crescent symbols have a long history in art, astronomy, astrology, and numismatics.
Otacilia Severa AR Antoninianus. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed, draped bust right on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left with patera & double cornucopiae. RIC 119b, RSC 9.
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Crescent.
AR Tetrob. 39.9 grs
The obverse type is Tarentine. That of the reverse is probably intended to symbolize the port of Callipolis. Cf. the coins of Zancle Siciliae.
Crescent on the upper reverse.
Type:
758 (Tang Dynasty - Emperor Su Tsung) 50 Cash ...
crescent moon, torch, bow and arrow, hunting dog, deer
P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
Diana, crescent on head, riding left in biga of bulls ...
crescent/2 dots,
fourth six
An usual series of the crescent/2 dots with additional marks.
Crescent and stars
Bronze coins of the region appear to have been issued in denominations ranging from one to five assaria. The assarion was approximately the equivalent of the older denomination the hemiobol or 1/12th of a silver drachm.
Crescent -
Aes grave of uncertain systems, with VΕ in monogram.
Quadrans. Three crescents.
The Crescent City arrived at Chagres, Panama, on March 24, 1849, and the company started over the Isthmus to the Pacific two days later.
#928. crescent above KA
23mm. 12:00. 3.70 grams.
#928. Crescent above KA
22mm. 11:00. 4.27 grams.
May have a crescent moon above her head, bow and arrows, or be accompanied by hounds or deer. May also hold a torch and has the title of torch bearer (Lucifera)
Hercules
strength ...
In contrast to Archaic Owls, Athena's helmet on Classical Owls is decorated with a floral scroll (flowery design), sometimes called a palmette (stylized palm leaf), as well as three olive leaves, and the reverse includes a crescent moon.
Sometimes the pattern of the cloth is visible in the toning; other times, coins have crescent-shaped toning because another coin was covering part of the surface, preventing toning.
In the beginning, coinage dies were cut using master punches in the forms of annulets, periods, wedges, crescents, etc. of various sizes. Later, die engraving became more sophisticated but the letters retained much of their original pattern.
or left, one with a star above, the rest having atop the horse either a pellet and slightly crescentic line or 2 dots connected by a line, both of which I interpret as a rider on the horse, found at Ruselsdorf according to the previous owner's tag, ...
Brother Jonathan, sunk off of Crescent City, California, on July 20, 1865, was found by Deep Sea Research, Inc. During the late 1990s 1,207 coins, mostly double eagles, were recovered from the wreck.
On the so-called low leaf what we see is a crescent shaped doubled curve with its base starting within the central area of the lower corn which then skips the high points of the larger leaf and reappears outside to continue its curve until it ends at ...
It was reasonable, therefore, that the authorities should wish to distinguish between one issue and another and for this reason a variety of marks such as a crescent, club, or an ear of corn were placed on the coins.
Obverse: Diademed bust facing left; Crescent behind. Reverse: Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow.
The coin Depicts the King wearing a winged crown with three merlons, three short diadem ties behind, a crescent in front surmounted by star and crescent.
This forms a crescent shaped clipped planchet on both edges, and an elliptically shapped planchet in the middle.
Crescent moon, star within
2.90 g
Sear GI 2124v: Varbanov 2024 sl. uneven, two tiny pits,
otherwise a sharply struck EF
The star within crescent is a well known Roman astrological motif,
particularly associated with the Severan dynasty.
Their coins were altered using punches (dashes, dots, arcs, crescents, stars) and some carving of the profile. The area behind the head is usually rough from dressing with a power tool.
Crescentmoon and sun with rays shown near the topof the middle mountain. Lion's flames3.4.0.5-9. A circle with bead and twoscrolls below and in front of the lion.
The other has a radiate Sol (sun) on obverse and a crescent moon and seven stars on reverse. The stars are the Septem Triones (Ursa major), a pun of the moneyer cognomen.
Lucretia 2: Sol / crescent moon and seven stars ...
Along with her owl, and the "ethnic" AOE (A-TH- E: alpha-theta-epsilon), the reverse features, an olive branch (her plant, a source of food and a symbol of peace) and the crescent moon.
Two flags with star and crescent on them above a third star and crescent, all within wreath
Arabic script around central devices
Rev: ...
(AR Billon Tetradrachm)
Obv: AVT KAIC TPAI AÎ"PIA CEB
Laureate head right, crescent or symbol before.
Rev: Tyche crowned with a modius, standing left holding a cornucopia and rudder, with the date mark L H to the left. (= 123/24 AD)
(Milne-1046) ...
*27924 Crusaders. Antoich, Bohemond III or IV. 1163-1201 or 1201-03. Bi Denier . Helmeted bust left, crescent left, star to right/Cross, crescent in 2nd angle. . F-VF. $50 [image] ...
Antoninianii depicting females (usually the emperor's wife), featured the bust resting upon a crescent moon. Although valued twice as much as a denarius, the antoninianus never weighed more than 1.6 times what a denarius weighted.
Also, a waning moon in the field above the owl was added, for the night of the battle had a crescent moon; although Sparta was asked by Athens for assistance during the battle, due to religious laws they refused to help until the moon was full.
Above the boar is a pellet and crescent, representing sun and moon. Near the neck of Boar is a lampstand which has shown on coins of Eastern Chalukyas and was never been observed in Western Chalukyas coin. The reverse shows the artistic scrollwork.
Son of Phraates III, murdered his father in conjunction with his brother Orodes. The brothers soon fell out. First king to use the star and crescent symbols. Orodes II (57-38 BC) ...
We show an antoninianus with the radiate head of Valerian facing right, and the legend VALERIANUS CAES.
The reverse shows an infant Jove riding the Amalthaean goat right, with the legend IOVI CRESCENTI.
Reverse of Valerian II Silver Antoninianus ...
Sometimes the weave of the cloth is visible in the toning. Some coins have crescent-shaped toning because another coin was covering part of the surface, thus preventing toning. Bag toning is seen most often on Morgan silver dollars.
Like the dupondius, it is recognizeable by the radiate crown or crescent moon. Antoninianii are among the least expensive Roman coins today. They are usually about 20 mm across, and weigh 2.5 to 4 grams.
There are also two different mint or privy marks on the coin, on the obverse is a crescent while on the reverse is a mullet (a star).
 See also: Bust, Reverse, Coin, Revers, Mint
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