Philip V of Macedon ruled from 221–179 BC and fought Rome in the Macedonian Wars. Learn how collectors approach his tetradrachms, Athena Alkidemos silver and...

Buying ancient coins on Whatnot or eBay Live can be educational, but fast bidding adds risk. Learn how to evaluate sellers, avoid impulse buys, recognize war...

Constantine XI Palaiologos ruled from 1449 until Constantinople fell on May 29, 1453. Learn about his exceptionally rare silver stavrata and collectible alte...

Romulus Augustulus ruled in AD 475–476 and is traditionally called the last Western Roman emperor. Learn about his exceptionally rare gold solidi and tremiss...

Explore the real coins behind The Last Kingdom: silver pennies of Alfred the Great, Guthrum and Ceolwulf II, plus Viking York, St. Edmund memorial coinage an...

How did ancient coins survive for 2,000 years? Learn how mass production, hoards, durable metals, burial environments, archaeology and generations of collect...

What are Roman Provincial coins? Explore locally issued coinage under Roman rule from Alexandria, Antioch, Asia Minor, Judaea, Cappadocia, Thrace and Macedon...

What is patina on an ancient coin? Learn how stable copper-alloy surfaces form, how green, brown, black, red and desert deposits differ, why silver is usuall...

Learn how to read Roman coins by identifying portraits, Latin titles, reverse types, exergues, mint marks, officinae and denominations. Includes common abbre...

What determines an ancient coin’s value? Learn how rarity, collector demand, condition, historical importance, artistry, provenance, metal, authenticity, exa...

Explore Domitian coins from AD 81–96, including the four principal Minerva denarius reverse types, sestertii, aurei and provincial issues. Learn about his si...

Explore Vespasian coins, from accessible silver denarii and large bronze sestertii to the famous Judaea Capta series and Alexandrian tetradrachms. Learn how ...

Explore Titus coins from his years as Caesar and his reign in AD 79–81, including Judaea Capta issues, denarii, sestertii, Alexandrian tetradrachms and the r...

Explore the real ancient coins behind HBO’s Rome: Julius Caesar, Pompey, Brutus, Mark Antony, Cleopatra VII, Octavian and Sextus Pompey. Learn which coins co...

Explore the coins of Commodus, from youthful issues as Marcus Aurelius’ co-emperor to the extraordinary late Hercules Romanus types. Learn how his portrait a...

Explore the real Roman coins behind Gladiator II, including Caracalla, Geta, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and Macrinus. Learn where the film departs from h...

Which real coins connect to Ridley Scott’s Gladiator? Explore the coinage of Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Lucilla and Pertinax, separate the film’s fiction fro...

Collect the Diadochi through their coins: Ptolemy I, Seleucus I, Lysimachos, Demetrios Poliorketes, Antigonos I and other Successors of Alexander. Learn how ...

Explore Cleopatra VII coins that actually portray the queen, including Egyptian and eastern portrait bronzes, rare silver tetradrachms, and joint issues with...

Explore Mark Antony coins, from the legionary denarii of 32–31 BC and naval issues to joint portrait coinage with Cleopatra. Learn how to identify the major ...

Explore the coins connected to Marcus Agrippa, including the Nemausus crocodile bronzes, rostral-crown portraits, joint issues with Augustus, and posthumous ...

Build a coin set around Rome’s Year of the Four Emperors in AD 69: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. Learn why their coinage differs in rarity, which de...

Explore the coins of Marcus Junius Brutus, from his Republican moneyer issues of 54 BC to the military coinage of the civil wars and the famous EID MAR denar...

Explore the coins of Claudius, from distinctive Roman bronzes and scarce imperial silver to Alexandrian tetradrachms and provincial issues. Learn about his c...