Ancient Roman Coins – The Tribute Penny – Render Unto Caesar What Is Caesar’s
Tribute Penny - Tiberius (14-37 CE). AV aureus ). Lugdunum, ca. 18-35 CE.
The same type was also issued in silver, which became known as...
Roman Coin Profile – Sestertius of Agrippina Senior
A remarkable ageless sestertius of Agrippina the Elder, now given a new provenance
By Geoffrey Cope - Petitioncrown.com ........
“It was, in my eyes, the perfect...
Ancient Roman Coins – A Conspiracy to Assassinate Nero
Aureus 64-65, AV 7.27 g. NERO CAESAR – AVGVSTVS
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
From the Colosseo Collection ......
The name Nero holds...
Ancient Gold Coin Profiles – Civic Badge of Cyzicus
Ancient Gold Coin - Mysia, Cyzicus. Hekte circa 500-450
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Cyzicus was one of the great trade cities...
Bad Money – Ancient Counterfeiters and Their Fake Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ....
Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur
"The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived."
-- attributed to...
Ancient Roman Coins – The Loyalty of Sextus Pompey
Roman Coin - Sextus Pompey; 42-40 BCE, Denarius
By Russell A. Augustin - AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The title used on this Roman coin, praefectus...
Ancient Roman Coins – Military Strength in Rome’s Golden Age
Ancient Roman Coins - HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Aureus Struck 124-128 AD.
Ancient Roman Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Hadrian was the...
The First Ancient Coins – Aegina’s Sea Turtle
Ancient Coins - ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BCE. AR Stater. Sea turtle
Ancient Coins Profiles by Russell A. Augustin - AU Capital Management,...
Ancient Greek Coin Design Features – Front Facing Portraiture
Greek Coin - An apparently unique variety (the only specimen known with this magistrate name) of an extremely rare type.
Greek Coin with Front Facing...
Ancient Roman Gold Coin – Faustina, Wife of Marcus Aurelius
Ancinet Roman Gold Coin - Aureus of Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Gold Coin By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Annia...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Coinage of Pergamon
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
NOW AND THEN in history, economic, political and social forces come together in just the right combination to make a...
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...
Ancient Coin Profile – The First Facing Portrait of a King
Ancient Coins - LYCIA. Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles (c.375-360 BCE), Silver Stater
Ancient Coin Profiles by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Lycia was...
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 Coin Profiles: Silver Stater of Tarsus
Overview
Tarsus
Tarsus was an ancient city located on the southern Mediterranean shore of Asia Minor in what is now modern Turkey. It was already ancient...
Ancient Coin Profiles: Roman Gold Aureus of Julius Caesar
Overview
Julius Caesar
The Roman general and dictator Julius Caesar is still famous over 2,000 years after his death, though most people are probably more familiar...
Cultural Property Law Leads to Arrests of Coin Collectors in Munich
By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....
If the March 4 arrests of coin collectors and a coin dealer at the 50th Numismata in Munich are...
NGC Ancient Coins: Roman Silver Type Set
Over its long life, the Mediterranean superpower struck a wide array of silver ancient coins
Roman silver coins were produced in astonishing variety over a...
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....
The Grandeur That Was Rome – The Secular Games of the Circus Maximus
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Secular Games at the Circus Maximus were some of the largest and most memorable celebrations...
Ancient Roman Coins – Victory Over Parthia and the Lost Roman Standards
Parthia and the Lost Roman Standards by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
While fighting the Battle of Philippi, Octavian vowed to avenge...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Travels With Hadrian
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
IN THE ANCIENT world, travel was hazardous and uncomfortable, even for the elite.
Yet remarkably, the Roman emperor Hadrian spent...
Collecting Ancient Coins: Time to Consider a New Paradigm That Facilitates Lawful Trade
By Peter K. Tompa - Cultural Property Observer.....
The following is a statement delivered at the Wednesday, July 22 meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory...
Collectible or Not? A Study of Ancient Coin Fourées
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Seemingly in accordance with human nature, people began producing counterfeits immediately after the first coins in the world were...
David Hendin – What Makes a True Collector
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
Many of you are my friends and acquaintances of more than 50 years. Others will become new friends. As...
The Coinage of Ancient Numidia
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
NORTH AFRICA IN antiquity was a greener place. Climate change and centuries of deforestation and overgrazing have...
Prices and Coins in the Ancient World
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
When I was a kid, I walked to school both ways! When I was younger, movie tickets were only...
CNG Returns Ancient Coins From Upcoming Keystone 3 Auction to Yale University
By Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) ......
Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) is canceling our feature auction Keystone 3, which was to take place this Wednesday, February...
The ANS Lyceum: New Online Educational Program to Begin March 31
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) announces the ANS Lyceum, a new online educational program. Over the course of several weeks, participants will have the...
Mike Markowitz: Ten Coins I’d Love to Own
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
I collect Late Roman (c. 300-491 CE) and Byzantine (c. 491-1350 CE) gold coins. The tangled histories of these...