Greek Gold Coins The sculpture of the ancient Greeks is acknowledged supreme and, although the art has often been revived over the last two millennia, man has rarely equaled the splendid …

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His coinage is highly complex, struck in cities all over the ancient map and spanning over two hundred years. The representative types are the silver tetradrachms and drachms depicting an …

Ancient Coin Prices 101 Primary Price Factors The most significant price factor for ancient coins (and all collectibles) is "does it complete a set?" Is it a "key coin?" For example, someone …

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An ancient gold coin will in most cases look mint state or nearly so because it likely traded hands infrequently until it was lost. Bronzes on the other hand range from the abominable to strikingly …

Roman Gold Coins It should be no surprise that ancient gold coins are highly desired by collectors. Roman mints employed their most skilled artists to engrave the dies for the gold …

Coins of Athens, Other Cities of Attica, and Athenian Imitatives The ancient slang names for the coins of Athens were "owls" and "girls" (but in Greek of course). "Owls" were so popular as a …

Greek Gold Coins The sculpture of the ancient Greeks is acknowledged supreme and, although the art has often been revived over the last two millennia, man has rarely equaled the splendid …

The origin of coinage, i.e., the stamping of ingots of gold and silver of definite weights with the seal of a sovereign to fit them for general circulation and acceptance as a measure of value …