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Greek banknote during the Nazi occupation of Greece in WWII, issued by the Bank of Greece in October 1944 (2)

Greek banknote during the Nazi occupation of Greece in WWII, issued by the Bank of Greece in October 1944

Denomination and geometric design: blue and brown print on white background. (reverse)

Coin of Syracuse showing head of Arethusa, left, and dolphins; pattern and denomination to left: blue and brown print on white background. (obverse)

Gold zlatnik of Prince Vladimir I of Kiev

Gold uniface imitation of Byzantine gold coin.Three-quarter face bust of Anastasios or Justinian I. Minted/created in China: Xinjiang

Uniface imitation of Byzantine gold coin. (whole)
Blank. (reverse)
Three-quarter face bust of Justinian I. (obverse)

Curator's comments
Stein 1928, p.646: "The fact that out of the four coins actually found by us in the mouths of Astana corpses…

Gold Tari of Roger II, King of Norman Sicily

Gold tari of King Roger II of Sicily (it is a combination of Byzantine and Islamic motifs, the latter the legacy of Sicily’s Islamic rule)

Gold Stater of Philip II of Macedon, mint of Pella, 4th century BCE

https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/191447?position=0

Gold Spanish-Visigothic tremissis (1/3 of a solidus) of the Visigothic King Recesvinth

Gold coin. (whole)
Cross on four steps. (reverse)
Facing bust of Recesvinth with head right, draped. (obverse)

Obverse inscription: + RECCES|V|INΘVSP+
Reverse inscription: + ISPΛLIPIVS

Gold solidus of Galla Placidia, mint of Rome

Diademed, draped (with Christogram on shoulder) and cuirassed bust of Galla Placidia, right, crowned by manus Dei (obverse). Victory, right, holding long jewelled cross. (reverse)

Inscriptions
Obverse: D N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG
Reverse: VOT XX…

Gold solidus of Emperor Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE), pierced

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