Ancient Coins

Sale brings back to the market rarities not seen since 1960s and 70s Morton & Eden, the specialist London coin and medal auctioneers, are delighted...

The most famous ancient coin in existence, the "Ides of March" silver denarius struck by Julius Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus, celebrating the infamous...

By Josh Illingworth - NGC Ancients .....   This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. The concept of civil...

The sestertius depicting the Emperor Nero was one of the key highlights of the David Heuer collection   By Paul Frasier Collectibles ......   Baldwin's has just released...

Baldwin’s are delighted to be offering The David Heuer Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman, British and Foreign coins as part of their 4th...

Silver tetradrachm of Naxos in Sicily brings $174,800 to lead the way   A spectacular silver tetradrachm of Naxos in Sicily, struck circa 415 BC, brought...

Members of Early American Coppers (EAC) are collectors of early American copper coins. Once you get the "copper bug" you find out that copper...

The sale is based on the mysterious and exceptional collection owned by an unknown 'BCD'   By Paul Fraser Collectibles ......   As we've noted, coin auctioneers Nomos...

By Wayne Sayles - Ancient Coin Blog .....   During the period from July 2004 through August 2007 the numismatic community, by way of the Ancient...

Outstanding ancient coins brought strong prices in the just-concluded 2011 April Heritage-Gemini Signature Ancient Coins Auction, which took place at the Chicago International Coin...

Auction at Morton & Eden in London on June 9   A small silver coin is expected to cause excitement among collectors of ancient Greek coins...

By Wayne Sayles - Ancient Coin Collecting .....   In reading documents recently released to ACCG under the Freedom of Information Act, it struck me as...

More than 540 ancient coins ready for auction, April 14, at CICF, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel and Convention Center in Rosemont,...

A chance find of a single Roman silver coin in a North Suffolk field is set to bring a cash windfall to two metal...

January 30, 2011 The Dan Holmes Sale, Part IV This was a memorable session which concluded the auction of this historic and memorable collection....

By Wayne Sayles - Ancient Coin Collecting Blog .....   Today, the U.S. State Department (DOS) imposed import restrictions on numerous types of ancient coins cast...

The market for Russian coins and medals proved to be as robust and vibrant as ever at this years' Baldwins New York Sale XXV-XXVI...

Rare gold led the way as Heritage's recent World & Ancient Coins Auction realized over $8.2 million January 2-3 in New York. Over 93%...

The auction will feature 2,558 lots including Part I of the Len Novotny Collection of Mexican Coinage, the Michael Demling Collection of Ancient Coinage, and the David Ian Wright Collection of Italian Banknotes

International numismatic treasures highlighted by rare German, Polish and South American coins, as well as the largest gold coin in the world, a Chinese 321+ ounce Beijing Olympics gold 100,000 Yuan

Lovers of classical Rome along with legions of coin collectors helped drive 2005's "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" to an unlikely Top Ten position...

By Wayne Sayles - Ancient Coin Collecting .....   In the latest issue of Archaeology magazine (Nov-Dec 2010), AIA President Brian Rose proposes an intriguing professional...

By Wayne Sayles .....   This week I was treated to a smorgasbord of views on cultural property from members of the archaeological and collecting communities. On...