Product code: The Black Sea: A History in offers Six Coins (Six-Coin Box) Proof Set
This boxed collection features six historical coins from kingdoms, empires, and nations that have bordered what the ancient Greeks called the Inhospitable Sea:- -1/ Pontus, bronze unit (ca. 2nd century BCE)-Minted in the Black Sea city of Amisus, these bronze coins show the Gorgon, a key figure in Greek myth.- -2/ Roman Empire, nummus (364-378)-These bronze coins were issued by the emperor Valens. By the end of the 4th century, the Empire offers was based in Constantinople, at the mouth of the Black Sea.- -3/ Il-Khanate, silver dirham (1256-1353)-Mongol power that controlled Central Asia, including vast Black Sea coastal regions. This silver coin features Arabic script.- -4/ Ottoman Empire, silver para (1774-89)-These small silver coins with ornate Turkish script were struck by the great caliph Abdul Hamid I during the height of Ottoman power.- -5/ Empire of Russia, denga (1730-40)-The Romanov two-headed eagle is featured on the obverse of these copper coins.
This boxed collection features six historical coins from kingdoms, empires, and nations that have bordered what the ancient Greeks called the Inhospitable Sea:- -1/ Pontus, bronze unit (ca. 2nd century BCE)-Minted in the Black Sea city of Amisus, these bronze coins show the Gorgon, a key figure in Greek myth.- -2/ Roman Empire, nummus (364-378)-These bronze coins were issued by the emperor Valens. By the end of the 4th century, the Empire offers was based in Constantinople, at the mouth of the Black Sea.- -3/ Il-Khanate, silver dirham (1256-1353)-Mongol power that controlled Central Asia, including vast Black Sea coastal regions. This silver coin features Arabic script.- -4/ Ottoman Empire, silver para (1774-89)-These small silver coins with ornate Turkish script were struck by the great caliph Abdul Hamid I during the height of Ottoman power.- -5/ Empire of Russia, denga (1730-40)-The Romanov two-headed eagle is featured on the obverse of these copper coins.