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A hoard of 25 Roman silver denarii found near Great Ellingham, Norfolk, was worth roughly a legionary’s monthly pay. Learn what the coins reveal about Roman ...

Kinzer Coins founder Dean Kinzer has joined WikiHow as an author, sharing practical guidance for new and experienced ancient coin collectors.

How do you collect ancient coins by ruler? Learn how to choose an emperor, king, pharaoh or dynasty, build a one-coin-per-ruler set, compare portraits and re...

Brendan Luck traces his lifelong love of Roman denarii from his first Domitian coin at age 13 through the history, monetary reforms, and collecting appeal of...

Who was Karkinos, the crab that attacked Herakles during his fight with the Lernaean Hydra? Explore the myth, its association with Cancer, and why crab image...

Explore Constantine the Great’s extraordinary gold and silver medallions struck at Ticinum around AD 313, including the famous SENATVS P Q R type and what th...

Explore the silver tetradrachms of Heliokles I, one of the final Greco-Bactrian kings in Bactria, and learn why this Central Asian Greek coinage matters to c...

Dean Kinzer of Kinzer Coins joins Ben, The Coin Geek of Old Pueblo Coin, for a conversation that introduces ancient coin collecting to a wider numismatic aud...

Can you collect ancient coins connected to famous battles? Learn how to build historically responsible battle-themed sets using coins of the rulers, states a...

Watch Kinzer Coins and Classical Numismatics explore Mithridates VI of Pontus through his royal silver, Pontic civic bronzes and the Mithridatic Wars. This c...

Explore how Athena appeared on ancient Greek coins—from Athens' famous owl tetradrachms to Hellenistic issues of Lysimachos—and why her imagery remains centr...

What is a stephanophoric coin? Learn why these Hellenistic Greek “wreath-bearing” issues are famous for broad silver tetradrachms, which cities minted them, ...

What are Macedonian Renaissance Byzantine coins? From Basil I in AD 867 through the mid-eleventh century, Byzantine gold nomismata, silver miliaresia, and br...

How do you build an ancient coin collection that stays satisfying over time? Learn how to choose a focus, balance quality and budget, collect by culture, rul...

Ancient coins can preserve value and some appreciate substantially, but they are specialized collectibles—not predictable investments. Learn how rarity, cond...

What does provenance mean for an ancient coin? Learn the difference between provenance and provenience, why ownership history matters for authenticity, legal...

A historical look at the 41 ancient Greek and Roman coins Kinzer Coins consigned to Heritage Auctions in 2022–2023, including issues connected with Julius Ca...

How did Dean Kinzer start collecting ancient coins? A Roman denarius of Tiberius—the type traditionally associated with the Biblical Tribute Penny—sparked ye...