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...
Coinage in the Roman Provinces: ANS Conference Highlights, Part 2
By Lucia Carbone for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
Link to Part 1
The second day of the ANS conference, March 24, 2021, chaired by Pere...
Temples on Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
Temples were designed to house a statue of the deity and store votive offerings, and were not...
Tauler and Fau Auction 87 of Ancient, Spanish and World Coins Now Open Through...
Auction 87 from Tauler & Fau features 374 lots and closes on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, beginning at 04:00 p.m. (CEST), exclusively online. The...
The Humble Coinage of the First Seleucid King
Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire, never put his own portrait on the empire’s coinage. Why?
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Since...
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...
Coinage in the Roman Provinces: ANS Conference Highlights, Part 1
By Lucia Carbone for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) and the PhD Program in History at the Graduate Center, CUNY,...
Ancient Greek Coins – Tetradrachm Celebrates Naval Victory by Doson
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Tetradrachm Celebrates Naval Victory by Doson
Antigonus III Doson was the king of Macedon from 229 to...
Crown of Iron: Coins of the Lombard Kings
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
THE LOMBARDS, A tribe that traced their origin to Scandinavia, migrated into Eastern Europe in the fifth...
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...
The Changing Iconography of Byzantine Gold Coins
By Elena Stolyarik for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
The Byzantine Empire, which lasted more than a thousand years, had one of the most monetized...
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...
CoinWeek Podcast #157: The History of Numismatics
CoinWeek Podcast #157: The History of Numismatics
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on...
Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
This year the Jewish Holiday of Shavout, also called Weeks or Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16.
In...
Ancient Roman Coinage From Republic to Empire
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
The coinage of the ancient Romans underwent considerable changes as the government transitioned from a republic to an empire....
Catawiki’s Ancient Coins Exclusive Selection Auction Kicks Off April 23
By Catawiki ......
Catawiki is proud to present the Ancient Coins Exclusive Selection auction, which will start on April 23 from 2:00 pm EST onwards...
Ancient Roman Coins: The Coins of Crassus
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
What does it take for an ancient historian to claim that you died by having molten gold poured down...
Michael T. Shutterly: Ten Coins I’d Love to Own
By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek .....
I enjoy coins for their artistry and for the history behind them. Because there are so many coins...
Christianity and Christian Symbols Appear on Ancient Coins
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
The cross has been the most recognizable symbol of Christianity for more than 1,600 years. But this was not...
The One That Got Away: The Trials and Tribulations of Building an Ancient Coin...
By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek .....
Virtually every collector has experienced “the one that got away”.
This usually involves a coin from your Wish List...
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, LLC...
The Coinage of Ancient Mauretania
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
ANCIENT MAURETANIA WAS a region of coastal North Africa stretching from modern-day Algeria to Morocco. It should...
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,...
Early Roman Numismatic Commentary on Judea
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
Books and articles have been written about the Roman numismatic commentary on the Flavian victory over the Jews at...
Uncirculated Ancient Silver Coins for Under $1,000
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
As a collector, you have many different options when deciding on your collecting strategy. And while everyone starts in...
CoinWeek Podcast #154: Beware the Ides of March
CoinWeek Podcast #154: Beware the Ides of March
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek...
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...
The First Athenian Owls: Symbols of What, Exactly?
By Peter van Alfen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
On the bills and coins that we use today, we recognize the link between the...
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...
Changes in Portraiture on Ancient Roman Coinage
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Over the roughly one thousand years that followed the overthrew of the last king in 509 BCE, Rome underwent...