Sicily, Syracuse, Republic, AE14. 214-212 BC. Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia/ Ornamented trident-head, between two dolphins.
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Ornamental Trident - A variety of the trident held by Britannia on some Victorian Copper coins.
Ornamental Trident - On the copper coins of Victoria, Britannia is holding a trident; this comes both plain and ornamented.
Ornamented star in incuse square. (Later specimens with wreath encircling the star).
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An ornamental mirror is placed above thelotus flower enclosed by a 16.5-mmdiameter circle, which is surrounded byTibetan script with two six-petalledrosettes at 4:00 and 8:00 o'clock.Beaded border.The top Tibetan script reads: ...
1983: Ornamental royal arms. Edge inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ("An ornament and a safeguard" - originally on 17th century coins, this refers to the inscribed edge as a protection against the clipping of precious metal).
Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading."
device
The principal element, such as a portrait, shield or heraldic emblem, of the design on the obverse and reverse of a coin, token or medal.
denticles: Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading." ...
Raised circular ornament sometimes used as a spacing device in the inscription.
Planchet
flat piece of metal on which a coin's image is struck. The planchets are typically prepared for coin striking in a specific process by the mint.
cattle, cowrie shells, whales teeth and manillas (ornamental jewellery). The clumsiness of barter was merely one factor in the development of money, and not the most important one.
Some coins feature lettering, reeding, or ornamental designs on their edges. emblem symbol or mark used as an identifying mark. engraver the person who cuts the design into a coinage die (not necessarily the designer).
head reverted to left/Star ornament in incuse, SG 3532; SNG Cop 944ff. Perfectly centered with nothing off, bold and detailed, light tone, one of the nicer specimens I have ever had, unusually nice, about Extrmemly Fine....SOLDPhoto
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It may be plain, reeded, or ornamented -- with lettering or other elements raised or incuse. edge device A group of letters or emblems on the edge of a coin.
Some coins feature lettering, reeding, or ornamental designs on their edges.
engraver:
an artist who sculpts a claymodel of a coin's design in bas relief.
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The portraits on the obverses are much the same, the busts ornamented with drapery, and the head adorned with a string of pearls.
The purpose of a vignette is to add ornamentation and deter counterfeiting. This has been accomplished to a high degree on many types of currency. The range of subject matter included in vignettes is tremendous.
The Calcutta mint is represented either by no mint mark or by an incuse (indented) letter "C" on the ornamental figure at the bottom of the coin (6 o'clock position).
The Bombay mint is represented (1874-1883) by a dot mint mark.
The border is a plain raised lip, without ornamentation. Reverse: An endless chain of 15 links was entered by repeated use of a single link punch. Within, ONE / CENT / 1/100.
he makes the most approved and fashionable ornaments for Military Caps and Cartridge-Boxes; paints and guilds flags; engraves Seals, Dies, Punches, and Copper Plates, marks Silver Plate and Rings, with elegant Cyphers and Arms; ...
Her hair is tied up behind her head and the hairband is ornamented with wheat ears, cotton leaves, and cotton bolls. The legend, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, is around with the date, 1879, below.
Born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Gobrecht engraved ornamental works for clocks in Baltimore. Gobrecht prepared basic designs for the pattern flying eagle dollar and designed the half dollar, quarter dollar, 20-cent piece, dime, and half dime.
The rude incuse square is generally superseded by a more regularly formed incuse square, often containing a device or a kind of ornamental quartering, together with, in many cases, ...
Certain retaining devices have ornamentation such as vertical stripes, called reeding.
Steam power enabled the Mint to produce coins more efficiently and with far greater uniformity, but these technical advances came at an aesthetic cost-including a severe limitation on edge ornamentation.
Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger ornamented with two crescents in the upper quadrants, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels in left hand, triple border of dots
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Obv: Bust left, with long beard and wearing diademed tiara ornamented with anchor. Pellet within crescent above anchor with one bar, to right.
Rev: Field filled with dashes.
Sear GIC 5895 var.
Elymais was a semi independent state under the Parthians.
/CERES AVGVSTA, Ceres seated left, veiled and draped, on ornamental throne, holding 2 grain ears and nearly-horizontal long torch.
Prototype: RIC 94. See alos RIC 110 of "c.50-54". B&S XIV pages 217-233. See 372 a "provincial imitation.
Reverse: Ornamental Royal Arms, ONE POUND below, as for 1983 and 1993.
Edge: DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Issued in 1998 (in proof and uncirculated sets only), 2003 and 2008 (UK design).
the wand of Mercury, having snakes and wings as ornamentation.
Caesar
originated with the family name of Julius Caesar, taken by the adopted Augustus.
Throne has curved arm and ornamental back / Four lines of text which translate to Leo, by the grace of god, King of the Romans. (Sear Byz. 1728) VF. This is a nice coin.
Denticles - The tooth-like ornamental projections which make up the inner rim on some coins. They were discontinued on most U.S. coins in the early twentieth century.
Dentils - Another term for denticles.
1858 J-212b, PT34, Indian Head, Narrow Bust / Ornamental Shield. PR-62 PCGS
A scarce obverse type with the exact type of 1859. There are a few hits on the obverse and a strike-through on the reverse.
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Edge
The third side of a coin. It may be reeded, ornamented, or plain.
Edge device
Letters or emblems on the edge of a coin. Examples would be the stars and lettering on the edge of Saint-Gaudens double eagles.
A word of unknown origin first used to describe a banner or vexillum ornamented with the Christogram, which was the sign under which Constantine the Great chose to fight when he defeated Maxentius in CE 312. It first appears on a coin of CE 327.
For all his shortcomings in imaginative design, Longacre was especially adept at designing two coinage motifs: hair ornamentation and wreaths. Both of these design elements are well executed on the nickel three-cents.
used in jewellery Jewellery (spelled jewelry in American English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. Costume jewellery is made from less valuable materials.
dentils, denticles: Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading." ...
The edge can be plain (smooth), reeded, ornamented, or have letters embossed into it. The edge is the side around the circumference of the coin, the edge is not the same as the rim, the coin rolls on its edge.
edge device: any marking, lettering or ornamentation on the edge of a coin.
EF: abbreviation for Extra Fine or Extremely Fine.
The third side of a coin. It may be plain, reeded, or ornamented - with lettering or other elements raised or incuse.
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Currently US dimes and quarters have a "reeded" edge, which is an edge with small lines on it. Some coins will have lettering, ornamental designs, or plain edges. The new Presidential Dollar coins have a edge lettering.
Obverse type
As the head [2] does not have any ornamentation [3], it is "bare", so this is "bare head right".
The face of the 1767 Maryland one dollar paper money containing the first official use of the dollar as a monetary unit. The name of Thomas Sparrow, engraver of the ornamentation, is in the top border.
Edge - The outer border of a coin, considered the "third side" of a coin (not to be confused with "rim"). Some coins feature lettering, reeding, or ornamental designs on their edges, formed by the collar.
The colorful and vibrant murals at Ajanta are famous not only for the meticulously observed details of nature and the urban landscape, including architecture and furnishing, elegant attire and alluring ornaments but also for perceptive delineations ...
The raised edge of the coin shows the motto of the Empress "IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA" (Justice and Clemency) with various ornaments.
in duck quills which enabled the amount enclosed to be seen; copper blades in the shape of knives or similar to the tool used today for trimming the edges of lawns; small circular pieces of tin; stone beads, red shells and small gold ornaments in the ...
*183 CARIAN SATRAPS, Hekatomnos. 395-377 BC. AR Drachm (4.14). Lion's head with open jaws left, ΕΚΑ above/Ornamental star. SG-4951, SNG Cop-588. VF $285 [image] ...
Reference to a coin, token or medal that has been soldered or welded to something else as in coins to a bracelet or necklace ornament. The point of solder contact usually causes damage to the coin.
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Designer: Robert Scot and John Eckstein (reverse).
Diameter: 39/40 mm.
Composition: Silver (90%) and Copper (10%).
Weight: ±27.0 grams.
Mintmark: None.
Edge: Lettered ''HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT'' with various ornaments.
Portraits are shown as plain heads facing both right and left and busts with different degrees of ornamentation. Types are wonderfully various so I'll show (below right) a personal favorite: the representation of Romulus, the founder of Rome.
The Parthians also left a legacy in art and architecture, creating a style that mixed Hellenism with native Persian influences, particularly in ornamental metal work.
Some coins will have lettering, ornamental designs, or plain edges. error - a coin that has some type of production defect on it. Modern production procedures attempt to keep error coins from being released.
On the reverse, the stars are typically uneven in strike quality. The numeral 5 is also weak in areas. Hub Type II shows some weakness on the shield- 's ornamentation. Split grading, obverse/reverse, is common for circulated Shield nickels.
Streets and avenues have since been laid out and completed, squares and public grounds enclosed and ornamented, until the City, which bears his name, although comparatively inconsiderable in numbers and wealth, ...
 See also: Coin, Silver, Reverse, Revers, Obverse
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