Ancient Roman coins have been discovered from different parts of the world that were conquered by the Romans, like Europe, Northern Africa. Rome expanded its commercial empire for stretching its borders and increasing wealth....

Munthandel G. Henzen, a Dutch coin dealer, is currently offering a rare gold aureus from early in the reign of Roman emperor Vespasian.

The coin was minted in Antioch on the Orontes, an important Roman city in the p...

The Eagle on Roman coins was a symbol of strength, courage, and immortality. It was called Aquila in Rome and was believed to be the King of the birds. It was also said that eagle could ascend a storm and become the messenger...

Michael Gene Pfefferkorn Sr., was a famous collector of Roman coins, Missouri tokens and tax tokens. He passed away on May 11 in St. Louis at age 77.

Mr. Pfefferkorn was an active member and officer of the Missouri ...

The two sons Ernst and Dr Hubert Lanz joined the business in 1963 and 1966 respectively. Lanz conducted its first auction in 1972 in Graz. Munich became the headquarters after Gitta Kastner’s auction house was acquired due ...

Humankind has worshiped nature since the primitive time. In the beginning, nature was worshipped in its true form but later on there were deities who represented these forces. These beliefs eventually influenced creative mind...

The Greek God of fire, blacksmiths, craftsmen and volcanoes Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. Certain legends also say that Hephaestus was the son of Hera alone created in anger against Zeus’s infidelity. He is symb...

Since ancient times we have seen various Gods and Goddess on Coins and Seals.

Indo-Greek rulers were probably first to depict or portray themselves and deities on them though Indian Historians credit Kushan to do so...

Brockage refers to a type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.

Brockage errors are caused when an already mint...

Animals and birds are always depicted on the coins and their usage signifies a certain good omen and makes the coin interesting and beautiful to look at. Many of the ancient Greek and Roman coins have rabbits or hare depicted...

The Frome Hoard of 52,503 silver and copper alloy roman coins unearthed in April 2015 by hospital chef Dave Crisp near Somerset will be displayed at the Museum of Somerset, in Taunton. The site was excavated carefully due to ...

A series of coins were struck to honour murdered Agrippina Senior who was the wife of Germanicus. The coins were struck by her son Gaius, also known as Caligula. One of this circa 37 to 41 A.D. bronze sestertius struck in Rom...