ANS Honors Dr. Sophia D. Kremydi With Prestigious Huntington Award
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that the 2021 Archer Milton Huntington Medal Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in numismatic scholarship,...
Ancient Coins: Lydian Gold Considered First Coins in the World
Lydian coinage is considered among the very first coins ever produced and used
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection ......
The...
The Coins of Ancient Rhodes
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Situated on an important trade route between the Greek mainland and Ionian colonies in Turkey, the island of Rhodes...
Ancient Coin Profiles: Greece – Athenian New Style Tetradrachm
New Tetradrachm Overview
The new style of Athenian "owl"--so-called due to the iconic image of an owl on the reverse--originated in a Greece newly conquered...
Ancient Coins – The Sacred Stone of Kaunos Coinage
Kaunos Coinage By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection ......
Kaunos was a prominent trading center in Asia Minor alongside Lycia and...
Ancient Coin Profiles: Greece – Theban Silver Stater
Overview
Thebes
Thebes was one of the major cities of ancient Greece, and for a brief time it was the preeminent power in the Greek world....
Ancient Gold Coins : The First Circulating Gold Coinage and the Stag of...
Ancient Gold Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
From the The Colosseo Collection
The First Circulating Coinage
Little is known about this mysterious...
From Decadrachms to Shooting Talers – World Coins From Atlas Numismatics
By Atlas Numismatics ......
We are pleased to offer our latest selection of coins and medals for your consideration. We hope that you may find something of...
The Ancient Coins of Mithridates
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Mithridates VI Eupator (b.120 - d.63 BCE) was born into Pontic royalty under an auspicious sign. Justinus relays, in...
Künker Offers Ancient Greek, Roman and Celtic Coins in Spring Auctions
Künker Auctions 365-367 by Künker GmbH ......
The second part of Künker’s Spring Auction Sales is completely dedicated to antiquity. In addition to many collections...
The Ancient Greek Coins of Paeonia
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
I consider myself well-read in ancient Greek history, but I have to admit that I wasn’t very familiar with...
Ancient Coins – The Most Famous Coin of Antiquity – the Athenian Owl
The Athenian Owl by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection ......
Athens was a great military power in ancient Greece and...
Dolphin Imagery and Olbian Cast Dolphin Coins
Fresco of dolphins, c. 1600 BCE, from Knossos, Crete
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
The dolphin straddled the Greek worlds of mythology, religion, and the mundane. In...
Antiochus IV in Illinois
By Oliver Hoover for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
Everyone loves to find coins in unexpected places. There's a certain thrill that comes from discovering...
The Dekadrachm – Athens’ Greatest Coin
By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek .....
The coins of Athens are among the most popular and best known of all ancient coins – virtually...
The Ancient Coins of Kephallenia
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Kephallenia is the sixth-largest island of Greece and the largest in the Ionian Sea. It is located opposite the...
Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage
Ancient Coins By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Ancient Coins Collection .........
The Beginning of Coinage
Shown with expressive and diverse imagery...
Hey! There’s a Bug on My Ancient Coin
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Introduction
I have seen several articles on ancient coins discussing animals such as mammals and birds, but it’s time the...
A Guide to Ancient Coin Collecting
Ancient Coin Collecting by Joe Jaroch - Posted with Permission by AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Amassing a collection of ancient coins can seem like...
The Hole Truth: Ancient Coins That Were Pierced
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
Don’t buy damaged coins. They will be impossible to sell. This was some of the best advice...
Stack’s Bowers Offers Large Assemblage of Athenian Owls at NYINC Sale
By Nicholas Fritz - Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack's Bowers Galleries ......
No ancient Greek city-state captures the modern imagination quite like Athens. Though...
The Influence of Historic and Ancient Coin Designs
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
History is a continuum and time moves linearly. Generally, as time progresses, artistic and cultural trends evolve and build...
NGC Ancients – Coinage of Larissa
Coins of the Greek city of Larissa are among the most beautiful of the ancient world
By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
Located in central Greece,...
Ancient Roman Coins Highlight Heritage Showcase Auctions
Ed's Treasures Ancient Coins Showcase
The Ed's Treasures Collection of Ancient Coins Showcase auction comes from a single collection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins....
The Archaic Smile on Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues,
You can tell by the way she smiled...
— Bob Dylan,...
Tauler and Fau Auction 96 of Ancient, Spanish, and World Coins Open Through Nov....
Auction 96 from Tauler and Fau features 273 lots and closes on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, beginning at 04:00 p.m. (Central European Time), exclusively...
Music on Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
MUSIC IS MUCH older than civilization — it may be as old as language itself. The earliest...
Stack’s Bowers and Kunker Auctions to Sell Historic Salton Collection of Ancient and World...
Auction houses Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Künker have been chosen to sell the illustrious Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, a comprehensive holding of many...
Ancient Coins – The Invention and Importance of Striated Coins
Striated Ancient Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Shown with expressive and diverse imagery today, coinage started from very humble beginnings....
Ancient Greek Coins – The Tumultuous History of Kamarina
Ancient Greek Coins of Kamarina by Russell A. Augustin - AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The history of Kamarina, a port city on the southern...