Die Marks and the Organization of the Roman Mint: An RRDP Case Study
By Alice Sharpless and Lucia Carbone for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
The purpose of control marks in Roman Republican coinage is not well understood.
Beginning...
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...
Special Heritage Auctions This Week Feature Classic Commemoratives, Ancient Roman Coins
May 15 Classic Commemoratives Auction Open for Bidding
Among the current auction offerings from Heritage Auctions is a special month-long auction dedicated to classic US...
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...
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 Coins – A Celebration of Music With a Greek Kithara or “Guitar”
Olynthus, 355-352. Chalcidian league, 432-348. Tetradrachm, silver
Ancient Greek Kithara or "guitar" - the reverse depicts a kithara from which the word “guitar” is derived.
The...
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...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Julian the Apostate
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
Apostate: (noun) a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
REMEMBERED AS THE “Apostate” by his enemies, and the...
Ancient Greek Coins – The Enigma of the Oinoanda Didrachms
Oinoanda Didrachms were an unusual denomination
Oinoanda Didrachms By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Oinoanda, an ancient Greek city located in the upper...
The Mystery of the Double-Headed Coins of Ancient Istros
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Istros, also known as Histria, was an ancient Greek colony located on the western Dobrudja coast of the Black...
Regent Collection of Australian Gold at Heritage Auctions World & Ancient Coin Event
Central States auction also features magnificent trove of British coins
The Regent Collection, one of the finest selections of early Australian gold ever assembled, will...
Almost Emperors: Three Caesars Who Didn’t Quite Make It and Their Coins
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
This article deals with three men that, while seemingly destined to become the emperor of ancient Rome--indeed, they held...
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...
Metal Monsters: The Biggest Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ......
IN 2007, CANADA captured a world record by producing five examples of a 100-kilogram gold piece (220.5...
Künker eLive Auction 71 of Ancient and World Coins is Online
Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts,
The Künker eLive Auction 71 is online.
More than 3,200 lots with coins and medals from the ancient world to modern...
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...
Ancient Chinese Coins and the World’s Oldest Mint
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
In early August 2021, Han Zhao and his team of Chinese archaeologists with the State University of Zhengzhou, announced...
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...
Künker eLive Auction 70 of Ancient and World Coins Starts Tuesday
This Tuesday, as part of the digital World Money Fair, Künker eLive Auction 70 begins. You can expect over 1,900 lot numbers from...
Ancient Coins of Lucania, Part 1: Metapontum, Heraclea, and Sybaris
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Lucania was one of the most important regions of Magna Graecia, an area that encompassed the Greek colonies of...
Steve Benner: Ten Coins I’d Love to Own
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Like most coin collectors, I have a list of coins I want to own.
The list I plan to cover...
Fantastic Ancient Sicilian Gold Coin With 18th Century Pedigree in Stack’s Bowers ANA Auction
By Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ......
In addition to an exemplary live session of ancient coins, the upcoming Stack's Bowers...
The Quinarius: An Ancient Roman Coin You’ve Never Heard of
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
ANCIENT ROME ISSUED coins for almost eight centuries. Among the bewildering variety of denominations that circulated during...
David Jacobson Wins American Israel Numismatic Association 2021 Shekel Prize
David Jacobson, Associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, has won the Shekel Prize Medal, awarded by the American Israel Numismatic...
Ancient Coins From the Jay M. Galst Collection: ANS
By Peter van Alfen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
Over the course of 40 years of serious collecting, our friend and colleague Jay Martin...
Harlan J. Berk’s 216th Buy or Bid Sale Closing Tuesday, July 27
By Harlan J. Berk, Ltd .....
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. closes its 216th Buy or Bid Sale this Tuesday, July 27, at 4 PM Central...
CNG Brings Bressett Collection to Auction at ANA Money Show
Classical Numismatic Group LLC (CNG) is offering the British and Ancient collections of legendary numismatist Kenneth Bressett in a series of Keystone Auctions set...
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,...
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...
Ancient Greek Coins – New Style Athens Tetradrachm
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. New Style Coinage, circa 154-153 BC
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Athens was once immensely powerful and independent,...