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The Most Expensive: Roman Denarii
The denarius was introduced in c. 211 BC and continued to be the most important Roman silver coin for 500 years. Today, we look at the most expensive Roman denarii sold in auction.
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The Most Expensive: Tetradrachms
Today in our record section, we look at the most expensive tetradrachms sold in auction. These big silver coins worth four drachms are often of staggering beauty, which resonates in the prices realized today.
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The Most Expensive: Russian Coins
It’s going to get expensive today. Russian Coins – especially those of the Romanov-Tsardom – are known for achieving enormous results in auctions. We present: The ten most expensive Russian coins sold in auctions....
The Most Expensive: Sestertii
Worthless Bronze? Far from it! Roman sestertii in good condition can achieve staggering results. For many years a sestertius even held the record of the arguably most expensive Roman coin ever sold in a...
The Most Expensive: Renaissance Medals
Today we go back to the Renaissance period, the golden age of medal art. Which ten pieces achieved the highest prices on the market? One stands out by far but the others are very...
The Most Expensive: Aurei
Aurei, the gold coins of ancient Rome, are a popular field of collection. Here you can see what collectors with limited budgets can only dream of: the most expensive aurei ever auctioned off. (Since...
The Most Beautiful: Judaic Medals Selected by Mel Wacks
For the past five decades it has been my pleasure to coordinate the production of over 50 medals for the Jewish-American Hall of Fame. I have worked closely with the medalists to create commemoratives...
The Most Beautiful: Coins Featuring Women Selected by Alain Baron and Philippe Veuve
Since the beginning of times, women have been ruling the world. They were goddesses, warriors, queens, great mothers, or simply the wives of great men, and influenced yesterday’s and today’s world.
Coins provide a tangible...
The Most Expensive: Shares and Bonds
Every year Franky Leeuwerck and other passionate scripophilists monitor auctions with bonds and shares, calculate the results and find the top lot of the year. Franky Leeuwerck sends us every year a more detailed...
The Most Beautiful: Roman Coins Selected by Yves Gunzenreiner
Here I present my personal highlights of the Roman coins that I came across over the course of all the years that I’ve been working as numismatist. Almost all of them are of extraordinary...