Category Archives: Russ Augustin

AUCM, Budget Collecting, Charles Morgan, classic us coins, Coin Collecting, Collecting Strategies, Featured News, Featured Strategies, Featured US, Morgan Dollar, Morgan Dollars, New Orleans Mint, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, silver coins, U.S. Silver Dollars, US Coins, US Silver Dollars, Video News

Morgan Dollars for Every Collector: Introducing the Morgan 50 – Part II

Leave a comment

  * * * A Collection of Morgan Dollars Everyone Can Complete Coin dealer and numismatic author Russ Augustin (AU Capital Management, RARCOA) joins Charles Morgan to discuss an innovative new set-collecting idea for Morgan dollars. Designed to fit the budget of every collector but still offer a longterm challenge and collecting goal, The Morgan 50 is comprised of fifty […]

The post Morgan Dollars for Every Collector: Introducing the Morgan 50 – Part II appeared first on CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

AUCM, Budget Collecting, Charles Morgan, classic us coins, Coin Collecting, Collecting Strategies, Featured News, Featured Strategies, Featured US, Morgan Dollar, Morgan Dollars, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, silver coins, U.S. Silver Coins, U.S. Silver Dollars, US Coins, US Silver Dollars, Video News

50 Morgan Dollars for Every Collector: Introducing the Morgan 50 – Part I

Leave a comment

  * * * A Morgan Dollar Collection Every Collector Can Complete Coin dealer Russ Augustin (AU Capital Management, RARCOA) joins Charles Morgan to discuss an innovative new set collecting idea for the Morgan Dollar series. Designed to fit the budget of every collector but still offer a longterm challenge and collecting goal, The Morgan […]

The post 50 Morgan Dollars for Every Collector: Introducing the Morgan 50 – Part I appeared first on CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

AUCM, Budget Collecting, Charles Morgan, classic us coins, Coin Collecting, Collecting Strategies, Featured News, Featured Strategies, Featured US, Morgan Dollar, Morgan Dollars, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, silver coins, U.S. Silver Coins, U.S. Silver Dollars, US Coins, US Silver Dollars, Video News

Morgan Dollars for Every Collector: Introducing the Morgan 50 – Part I

Leave a comment

  * * * A Morgan Dollar Collection Every Collector Can Complete Coin dealer Russ Augustin (AU Capital Management, RARCOA) joins Charles Morgan to discuss an innovative new set-collecting idea for the Morgan Dollar series. Designed to fit the budget of every collector but still offer a longterm challenge and collecting goal, The Morgan 50 […]

The post Morgan Dollars for Every Collector: Introducing the Morgan 50 – Part I appeared first on CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Agathocles, Ancient Coin Profiles, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Hunt Greek Coins, Mythological Coins, Nelson Bunker Hunt, Nelson Bunker Hunt Coin Collection, Nike, Persephone, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Seleucus I, Sicily, silver tetradrachm, Syracuse, Syracuse Tetradrachm, tetradrachms

Ancient Greek Coins – Agathokles’ Victory

Leave a comment

Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BCE. Silver Tetradrachm By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC …… Agathokles was the last of the larger-than-life rulers of Syracuse, but he was not merely given the right to the throne. He was born in Thermae in 361 BCE to a Greek manufacturer of pottery, but he quickly […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – Agathokles’ Victory appeared first on CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Electrum, Electrum Hekte, Expert Columns, Home Page Ancients, Ionian, Mythological Coins, Mytilene, Phokaia, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Zeus

Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods

Leave a comment

Ancient Coins and The Colosseo Collection, by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ……   Depending on who was in control at the time, the electrum coinage of Phokaia and Mytilene in Ionia was struck as payment to either the Persian Empire or the Delian League. Issued semi-annually, the volume of ancient coins minted […]

The post Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

1895-S $20 Liberty, 1900 $20 Liberty, 1904 $20 Liberty, 1908 No Motto $20, 1924 $20 Saint-Gaudens, 1925 $20 Saint-Gaudens, 1928 $20 Saint-Gaudens, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Certified coins, Charles Morgan, classic us coins, Coin Market, CoinWeek Live Stream, Dealers and Companies, Editors Choice, Expert Advice, Expert Columns, Eye appeal, Home Page Editors Choice, Home Page US, Liberty Head $20, Marketplace, NGC, PCGS, Rarcoa, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Saint Gaudens $20, social media, Tips for Collectors, Tips for investors, U.S. Gold Coins, US Coins, US Gold Coins, Video News, YouTube

Let’s Talk About $20 Gold Coins: Grading, Population, and the Market

Leave a comment

  In this episode of the CoinWeek Live Stream on YouTube, noted coin expert Russ Augustin (AU Capital Management/RARCOA) joins Charles Morgan to discuss common date $20 Gold Coins. We cover a wide range of issues in this video. Whether you stack coins (a term Russ was unfamiliar with before this stream), collect coins, or […]

The post Let’s Talk About $20 Gold Coins: Grading, Population, and the Market appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Charles Morgan, Coin Market, CoinWeek Live Stream, Dealers and Companies, Editors Choice, Expert Advice, Expert Columns, Home Page Editors Choice, Home Page US, Marketplace, Morgan Dollars, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, silver coins, social media, Tips for Collectors, U.S. Silver Coins, U.S. Silver Dollars, US Coins, US Silver Dollars, Video News, YouTube

Let’s Talk About the Current State of the Silver Dollar Market

Leave a comment

In this episode of the CoinWeek Live Stream on YouTube, noted coin expert Russ Augustin (AU Capital Management/RARCOA) joins Charles Morgan to discuss the current state of the silver dollar market and to discuss 24 silver dollars in various grades and how they may fit into your collecting plans. We cover a wide range of […]

The post Let’s Talk About the Current State of the Silver Dollar Market appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AUCM, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Dealers and Companies, Home Page Ancients, Home Page Profiles, imperial roman coins, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Septimius Severus, silver denarius, Sports on Coins

The Grandeur That Was Rome – The Secular Games of the Circus Maximus

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… The Secular Games at the Circus Maximus were some of the largest and most memorable celebrations in antiquity. They were held on two different cycles, first on the “saeculum”, thought to be the longest possible length of a human life (between 100 and 110 years) and […]

The post The Grandeur That Was Rome – The Secular Games of the Circus Maximus appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aegina, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Aphaia, Asopos, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, first coins, Greek Coins, JP Collection, Mythological Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Sea turtle, Silver Stater, Stater

The First Ancient Coins – Aegina’s Sea Turtle

Leave a comment

Ancient Coins – ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BCE. AR Stater. Sea turtle   Ancient Coins Profiles By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Aegina is a rocky and mountainous island in the Saronic Gulf located about 25 miles southeast of Athens. It was settled by the Dorians around 900 BCE and […]

The post The First Ancient Coins – Aegina’s Sea Turtle appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great Coins, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Greek Coins, Herakles, Macedonian coins, Mythological Coins, Nemean Lion, Philip II, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, tetradrachm

Ancient Coins – Alexander the Great Tetradrachms and Herakles’ Slaying of the Nemean Lion

Leave a comment

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander the Great Tetradrachms (336-323 BC). AR Tetradrachms By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… The early Macedonian kingdom did not have sufficient access to mines to be able to mass-produce influential coinage. However, when Philip II rose to power in 359 BCE, he recognized the importance of mining and prioritized […]

The post Ancient Coins – Alexander the Great Tetradrachms and Herakles’ Slaying of the Nemean Lion appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aigai, Alexander the Great, ancient coin denominations, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Aristotle, Athena, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, drachms, gold coinage, gold distater, Greek Coins, Hercules, Macedonian coins, Mythological Coins, Nike, Philip II, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, silver talent

Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder

Leave a comment

Ancient Coins By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Alexander the Great, born in the autumn of 356 BCE and taught by the famous Aristotle, was one of the most successful military generals of all time, conquering a large part of Asia and ruling a kingdom that spanned from the Ionian sea to […]

The post Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

1883-CC Morgan Dollar, AUCM, Charles Morgan, Editors Choice, Grading, GSA Sale, Morgan Dollar, NGC, Prices, Russ Augustin, US Coins, US Silver Dollars, Video News

CoinWeek Streaming News: Classic Silver – the 1883-CC Morgan Dollar

Leave a comment

CoinWeek Streaming News is brought to you by NGC. For information about NGC’s current grading specials and services, as well as to look up certs, pricing information, and current populations, visit www.ngccoin.com. * * * CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan hosts this episode of CoinWeek Streaming News live from our new studio. In this episode, we show off […]

The post CoinWeek Streaming News: Classic Silver – the 1883-CC Morgan Dollar appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

AU Capital Management, AUCM, Charles Morgan, CoinWeek Podcast, Editors Choice, Expert Columns, rare coin market, Russ Augustin, US Coins

CoinWeek Podcast #134: The Rare Coin Market Holds its Own (with Russ Augustin)

Leave a comment

  CoinWeek Podcast #133: Early US Copper Planchets (with Bill Eckberg) Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. This week on the CoinWeek Podcast, we talk to Russ Augustin of AU Capital Management and RARCOA about the ways the COVID-19 crisis has shed […]

The post CoinWeek Podcast #134: The Rare Coin Market Holds its Own (with Russ Augustin) appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, birds on coins, Coin Blog, Dealers and Companies, Electrum, Electrum Hekte, Greek Coins, lesbos, lion, Mytilene, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, rooster, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, The Colosseo Collection

Ancient Electrum Coins – Strength and Unity of an Empire

Leave a comment

The Colosseo Collection Electrum Coins …… By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC The ancient Greek island of Lesbos was located in the northeastern Aegean Sea off the coast of modern-day Turkey. Its largest and wealthiest city, Mytilene, was originally founded in the 11th century BCE by the Penthilidae family of Thessaly, who […]

The post Ancient Electrum Coins – Strength and Unity of an Empire appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, ancient gold coins, Ancient Greek Coins, archaeological coins, Artemis, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Electrum, Electrum Hekte, Expert Columns, first coins, Ionian, Mythological Coins, Numismatic History, Phanes, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Temple of Artemis

Ancient Gold Coins : The First Circulating Gold Coinage and the Stag of Artemis

Leave a comment

Ancient Gold Coins By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… From the The Colosseo Collection The First Circulating Coinage Little is known about this mysterious archaic electrum coinage – the first ancient gold coins. It was minted in Ionia, somewhere in central Western Anatolia on the shores of the Aegean sea, but scholars […]

The post Ancient Gold Coins : The First Circulating Gold Coinage and the Stag of Artemis appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

ANA Worlds Fair of Money, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Show Videos, CoinWeek Video, Dealers and Companies, Editors Choice, Gold coins, Lonson $1000 Gold Coin Box, Louis F. Dow Company, Russ Augustin, Shows & Conventions, US Coins, US Gold Coins, Video News

Wow! $1,000 Gold Coin Box – with Russ Augustin – ANA 2019 Video

Leave a comment

  Coin dealer Russ Augustin shows us a scarce Lonson $1,000 gold coin box. Boxes like this were used by banks at the end of the 19th century through the first few decades of the 20th century to store and transport gold coins from bank vaults to teller windows. Lonson Boxes were built by the […]

The post Wow! $1,000 Gold Coin Box – with Russ Augustin – ANA 2019 Video appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Hera, Hercules, Mythological Coins, Nike, Olympic Coins, Olympics, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, silver staters, Theodosius, Zeus

Ancient Coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics

Leave a comment

Ancient Olympics – Elis, Olympia, 87th-90th Olympiad, 432-420 BC. AR Stater [1] Coins of the Ancient Olympics By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… One of the few ancient traditions to survive until the modern world is the Olympic games. Occurring in the same four-year cycle today as in […]

The post Ancient Coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

1652 pine tree shilling, 1879-S Morgan Dollar, 1885 trade dollar, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Bob Green, Cool Coins Video, David Lawrence, David Lawrence Rare Coins, Dealers and Companies, Dell Loy Hansen, George B. McClellan, John Brush, John Kraljevich, Park Avenue Numismatics, Russ Augustin, Video News

Cool Coins! 2019 Episode 3: 1885 Trade Dollar, 1652 Pine Tree Shilling, and more!

Leave a comment

  CoinWeek’s Cool Coins! returns with our third episode of 2019. In this episode, we talk with Russ Augustin of AU Capital Management about a wonderfully struck 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. John Brush, president of David Lawrence Rare Coins shows off the fantastically rare 1885 Trade dollar that he and mega-collector Dell Loy Hansen bought […]

The post Cool Coins! 2019 Episode 3: 1885 Trade Dollar, 1652 Pine Tree Shilling, and more! appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

AU Capital Management, AUCM, Dealers and Companies, Indian Peace medals, Medals and Tokens, Russ Augustin, Video News

AU Capital Management: Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles

Leave a comment

  AU Capital Management President Russ Augustin teams up with CoinWeek to discuss the fascinating Indian Peace Medal series. In this episode, Russ shares a number of medals from his collection and discusses the important historic role these numismatic objects played in bettering relations between native tribes and the American government. From the English administration […]

The post AU Capital Management: Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

American Numismatic History, AU Capital Management, AUCM, CoinWeek Videos, Dealers and Companies, Editors Choice, Exonumia, Indian Peace medals, Medals, Medals and Tokens, Native Americans, Numismatic History, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Video, Video News

AU Capital – Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles

Leave a comment

  AU Capital Management President Russ Augustin teams up with CoinWeek to discuss the fascinating Indian Peace Medal series. In this episode, Russ shares a number of medals from his collection and discusses the important historic role these numismatic objects played in bettering relations between native tribes and the American government. From the English administration […]

The post AU Capital – Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coin Profiles, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Athena, Athens, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Profiles, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Mythological Coins, Pegasus, Popular, quadriga, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, silver tetradrachm, tetradrachm

Ancient Greek Coins – New Style Athens Tetradrachm

Leave a comment

Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. New Style Coinage, circa 154-153 BC By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ……   Athens was once immensely powerful and independent, but its invincibility was ultimately disproved. It was conquered first by Sparta, then by Macedonia, and eventually by Rome. Athens’ value was well understood, and it was allowed […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – New Style Athens Tetradrachm appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coin Profiles, Ancient Coins, ancient gold coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, biga, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Gold coins, Herakles, Macedonia, Macedonian coins, Mythological Coins, Philip II, Philip III Arrhidaeus, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Stater

Ancient Coin Profiles – Portrait of Alexander the Great

Leave a comment

Macedonia, Philip II, struck under Philip III; Kolophon, c. 322 BC, Stater By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ……   With no mass media, ancient coins functioned as powerful tools for propaganda due to their portability and potential to circulate widely. Rulers would carefully choose their types and each element of the designs […]

The post Ancient Coin Profiles – Portrait of Alexander the Great appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coin Profiles, Ancient Coins, ancient gold coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, biga, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Gold coins, Herakles, Macedonia, Macedonian coins, Mythological Coins, Philip II, Philip III Arrhidaeus, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Stater

Ancient Coin Profiles – Portrait of Alexander the Great

Leave a comment

Macedonia, Philip II, struck under Philip III; Kolophon, c. 322 BC, Stater By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ……   With no mass media, ancient coins functioned as powerful tools for propaganda due to their portability and potential to circulate widely. Rulers would carefully choose their types and each element of the designs […]

The post Ancient Coin Profiles – Portrait of Alexander the Great appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Agathocles, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Mythological Coins, Nike, Persephone, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Seleucus I, silver tetradrachm, Syracuse

Ancient Greek Coins – Agathokles’ Victory

Leave a comment

Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Silver Tetradrachm By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Agathokles was the last of the larger-than-life rulers of Syracuse, but he was not merely given the right to the throne. He was born in Thermae in 361 BCE to a Greek manufacturer of pottery, but he quickly tired […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – Agathokles’ Victory appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aequitas, Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AUCM, aureus, Biaggi Collection, Boscoreale, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, gold aureus, imperial roman coins, J.C.S Rashleigh collection, Mt. Vesuvius, Natural Disaster, Natural Toned coins, Natural Toning, Naturally Toned Coins, Pompeii, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Toned coins, Vespasian, Vitellius

Ancient Roman Coins – Vespasian Aureus Buried at Pompeii

Leave a comment

Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AV Aureus – Rome Mint – Struck 70 CE By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC …. Mt. Vesuvius began erupting on August 24, 79 CE and continued for two days, burying the Roman settlements of Pompeii and Herculaneum, among others. There were warning signs: small earthquakes started a few […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – Vespasian Aureus Buried at Pompeii appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aigai, Alexander the Great, ancient coin denominations, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Aristotle, Athena, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, drachms, gold coinage, gold distater, Greek Coins, Hercules, Macedonian coins, Mythological Coins, Nike, Philip II, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, silver talent

Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Alexander the Great, born in the autumn of 356 BCE and taught by the famous Aristotle, was one of the most successful military generals of all time, conquering a large part of Asia and ruling a kingdom that spanned from the Ionian sea to the Himalayas […]

The post Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AUCM, aureus, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, gold aureus, imperial roman coins, Jupiter, Mt. Vesuvius, Mythological Coins, Natural Disaster, Natural Toned coins, Natural Toning, Naturally Toned Coins, Nero, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, Toned coins

Ancient Roman Coins – A Conspiracy to Assassinate the Emperor Nero

Leave a comment

Aureus 64-65, AV 7.27 g. NERO CAESAR – AVGVSTVS By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC …… The name Nero holds a particularly sinister connotation due to how history remembers his cruel and self-indulgent tendencies. His reputation was equally negative during his reign, and the discontent came to a climax in 64 CE. […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – A Conspiracy to Assassinate the Emperor Nero appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Amyntas III, Ancient Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Greek Coins, Henri de Nanteuil, Horse coins, horse racing, horses on coins, Macedonia, Macedonian coins, Mythological Coins, Naxos, Olympics, Phidias, Philip II, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Sports on Coins, tetradrachms, The Colosseo Collection, Zeus

Ancient Greek Coins – Philip II the King of Macedonia

Leave a comment

Ancient Greek CoinsBy Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. The Colosseo Collection Philip II was the father of Alexander the Great and the youngest son of King Amyntas III. He took the throne in 359 BCE upon the death of his elder brothers, at a time when Macedonia was a poorly organized, economically insignificant, […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – Philip II the King of Macedonia appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Apollo, Athens, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Bellerophon, birds on coins, chimera, Cincinnati Art Museum, Colosseo Collection, Corinth, doves, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Harlan J. Berk, Jacob K. Stein, Jacob K. Stein Collection, Lysippos, Mythological Coins, Peloponnesian War, Polykleitos, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, sicyon, Sikyon Stater, silver coins, Sparta, Thebes

Ancient Coins: War and Peace – The Sikyon Stater

Leave a comment

Sikyon was located in the northern Peloponnesus and was known in antiquity for its industries, including sculpture, bronze work, and pottery. Its central location meant it was frequently involved in the wars of its neighbors: Thebes, Corinth, Athens, and Sparta. It was the main mint for the anti-Athenian states in the Peloponnesian War and issued […]

The post Ancient Coins: War and Peace – The Sikyon Stater appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Grek coins, Antipater, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Callipus, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Delphi, Dio Chrysostom, Elis, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Homer, Hyperides, Iliad, Nike, Olympia Stater, Olympic Coins, Phidias, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell Augustin, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Stater, Zeus

Ancient Greek Coins – Zeus at Olympia

Leave a comment

Greek Coin Profile By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… As the Olympics became progressively more popular, the city of Elis sought to build a new, larger temple which was worthy of Zeus, the king of the gods. The project to build the Temple of Zeus began in 470 BCE and was completed […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – Zeus at Olympia appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ajax, Ajax the Great, Ajax the lesser, Ancient Coins, Arethusa, Athena, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Cassandra, Coin Blog, Demeter, Euainetos, Greek Coins, griffin, Homer, Lokrians, Lokris, Mythological Coins, Opus, Peace of Antalkidas, Persephone, Phokis, Poseidon, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell Augustin, The Iliad, Third Sacred War, Trojan War, Troy

Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Opus was a small, infertile territory on the coast of mainland Greece, surrounded by larger, more powerful states. While their inhabitants, the Lokrians, made a relatively small impact in history, they produced a beautiful and extensive series of ancient greek coins. Mercenaries returning […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Agnes Baldwin Brett, Alexandre Chattowskoy, American Numismatic Society, Ancient Coins, ancient gold coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Brüder Egger, Clubs & Organizations, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Gold Stater, Greek Coins, Mythological Coins, Pegasus, Persian Gold Daric, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Zeus

Ancient Greek Coins – The Peak of Classical Artistry

Leave a comment

Ancient Greek Coins By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC Lampsakos has a storied past, having been a frequent source of contention between battling powers, changing hands between Lydia, Persia, Athens, and Sparta between the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. It was the first ancient Greek coins from city-state to see its gold coinage […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Peak of Classical Artistry appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, ancient gold coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, bible coins, Coin Blog, Coins in the Bible, Colosseo Collection, Croesus, daric gold, Darius I, Persian Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, The Bible

Ancient Coins – The Wealth of the Persian Empire

Leave a comment

The Colosseo Collection of Ancient Coins ……By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC Thanks to intelligent political leadership and forward-thinking approaches to governing, the Persian Empire quickly became a substantial power of the ancient world. By not interfering with local customs or religions and granting equal rights for all citizens as long as taxes […]

The post Ancient Coins – The Wealth of the Persian Empire appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Akragas, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Obol, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Sicily, Zeus

Ancient Greek Coins – The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Akragas was a wealthy and powerful Greek state on the southern coast of Sicily, second only to Syracuse in importance. The city was famous for its lavish building projects, proudly displaying its wealth in the form of numerous massive temples, many of which […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, caria, Coin Blog, Coin Collections, Colosseo Collection, Hera, Iris, kaunos, Mythological Coins, Nike, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Religious Coins, Russ Augustin, Russell Augustin, silver staters

Ancient Coins – The Sacred Stone of Kaunos Coinage

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Kaunos was a prominent trading center in Asia Minor alongside Lycia and Caria. It was mentioned by ancient authors specifically because of how its customs and language differed from Caria. Until recently, it was not possible to decisively attribute any archaic or classical […]

The post Ancient Coins – The Sacred Stone of Kaunos Coinage appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Lycia, Mausolus, Peloponnesian War, Perikles, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, silver staters

Ancient Coin Profile – The First Facing Portrait of a King

Leave a comment

LYCIA. Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles (c.375-360 BCE), Silver Stater By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Lycia was a mountainous region in Anatolia with dramatic slopes that plunge into the sea. Many of its cities left the Delian League as Athens and Sparta fought the Peloponnesian War but in 429 BCE, Athens sent […]

The post Ancient Coin Profile – The First Facing Portrait of a King appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AUCM, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Electrum, Electrum Hekte, Ionian, Mythological Coins, Mytilene, Phokaia, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Zeus

Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Depending on who was in control at the time, the electrum coinage of Phokaia and Mytilene in Ionia was struck as payment to either the Persian Empire or the Delian League. Issued semi-annually, the volume of coins minted was prolific – both mints […]

The post Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Athena, Athenian owl, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Dealers and Companies, featured, Greek Coinage, Greek Coins, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, tetradrachm, Theodore Roosevelt

Ancient Coins – The Most Famous Coin of Antiquity – the Athenian Owl

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection ……   Athens was a great military power in ancient Greece and is considered the birthplace of Western civilization and democracy. After defeating the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, Athens was brought into a golden age. During this period of […]

The post Ancient Coins – The Most Famous Coin of Antiquity – the Athenian Owl appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, ancient gold coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Electrum, Expert Columns, first coins, lion, Newsletter, Numismatic History, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Sadyattes, Trite

Ancient Coins : Lydian Gold Considered the First Coins in the World

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Lydian Coins are considers to be the First Coins ever produced and used. The First Official Coin Natural resources are often a source of great wealth for a country, especially its king. The Pactolus River in Lydia, now modern day Turkey, was one […]

The post Ancient Coins : Lydian Gold Considered the First Coins in the World appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, Antiquity, antoninianus, AU Capital Management, AUCM, aureus, Battle of Actium, bronze coins, Byzantine coins, Cleopatra, Coin Collecting, Coin Experts, Coin Guide, coin guides, Coins, Collecting Strategies, Denarius, Diocletian, Dupondius, Electrum, Expert Advice, Featured News, gold distater, Greek Coins, Hadrian, hemichalkon, hemistater, Ides of March, Joe Jaroch, Julius Caesar, litra, M. Iunius Brutus, Mark Antony, Octavian, orichalcum, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Bronze Coins, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, sestertius, Shekel, Stater, tetrachalkon, tetradrachms

A Guide to Ancient Coin Collecting

Leave a comment

By Joe Jaroch –  Posted with Permission from AU Capital Management ………. Amassing a collection of ancient coins can seem like a daunting task: the U.S. Mint has existed for little more than two hundred years, but the Classical world spans a colossal twenty-one centuries. Where would a collection begin, let alone end? That’s where […]

The post A Guide to Ancient Coin Collecting appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Coin Blog, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Electrum, Electrum Hekte, Expert Columns, first coins, Hekte, Herodotus, ionia, Lydia, Newsletter, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection ……… The Beginning of Coinage Shown with expressive and diverse imagery today, ancient coins started from very humble beginnings. The ancient author Herodotus wrote that the Lydians were “the first people we know of to use a gold and silver coinage”. Through hoard evidence […]

The post Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collections, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Gela, Greek Coins, Heracles, Kamarina, lion, Nemean Lion, Popular, quadriga, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Syracuse, tetradrachm

Ancient Greek Coins – The Tumultuous History of Kamarina

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… The history of Kamarina, a port city on the southern coast of Sicily, is among the most tumultuous of Ancient Greece. It was founded in 599 BCE by settlers from Syracuse and its location allowed it to grow quickly and amass substantial wealth through trade. However, […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Tumultuous History of Kamarina appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

1852-O $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle, AU Capital Management, Expert Columns, Gold Coin, Gold coins, Harry Bass collection, Liberty Head Double Eagle, Rare Date US Gold, Russ Augustin, Type 1 Double Eagle, US Coins, Video News

AU Capital Management: The Bass 1852-O $20 Gold Coin

Leave a comment

 AU Capital Management President Russ Augustin teams up with CoinWeek to tell the behind-the-scenes stories of the great gold coins of American history. In this episode, Russ talks about the 1852-O $20 Liberty Head Type 1 Double Eagle. This is one of the finest, and perhaps the ultimate finest example of the issue, which boasts a low […]

The post AU Capital Management: The Bass 1852-O $20 Gold Coin appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Faustina, gold aureus, Hadrian, Jonathan K. Kern, Lexington Collection, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, roman gold coins, Russ Augustin

Ancient Roman Gold Coins – Faustina, Wife of Marcus Aurelius

Leave a comment

Ancinet Roman Gold Coin – Aureus of Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Annia Galeria Faustina was a daughter of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. She was named after her mother and was her parents’ fourth and youngest child and their second daughter. She was also their only […]

The post Ancient Roman Gold Coins – Faustina, Wife of Marcus Aurelius appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

AU Capital Management, AUCM, Bridgeport commemorative half dollar, Charles Morgan, Classic Commemorative Coins, Classic Commemoratives, CoinWeek Cool Coins!, CoinWeek Videos, Cool Coins Video, Double Eagle Coins, Editors Choice, Exonumia, Fred Weinberg, FUN Show, Jeff Shevlin, large cent, Larry Shepherd, Medals and Tokens, Mint Error, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Shows & Conventions, so-called Dollars, US Coins, Video, Video News

CoinWeek: Cool Coins! 2018 Episode 1: Amazing Mint Errors, Shipwreck Gold and More!

Leave a comment

 CoinWeek Cool Coins! returns with this first episode for 2018. We are excited to share with you a new crop of cool stories about some of the most interesting coins, tokens, and medals that dealers and collectors show off on the bourse floor. Segment 1: Larry Shepherd talks about an original three-coin set of […]

The post CoinWeek: Cool Coins! 2018 Episode 1: Amazing Mint Errors, Shipwreck Gold and More! appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Amyntas III, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Apollo, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Chalcadian League, Coin Blog, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Greek Coinage, greek music, Guitar, Hermes, Mythological Coins, Olynthus, Peloponnesian War, Philip II, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, René Baron, Russ Augustin, silver coins, tetradrachm, Zeus

Ancient Coins – A Celebration of Music with a Greek “Guitar”

Leave a comment

Olynthus, 355-352. Chalcidian league, 432-348. Tetradrachm, silver Ancient Greek “guitar” – the reverse depicts a kithara from which the word “guitar” is derived. By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ……   Fearful of Athens and the growing power of the Macedonian Kingdom, Olynthus and the other free cities of the Chalcidice banded together […]

The post Ancient Coins – A Celebration of Music with a Greek “Guitar” appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Apollo, Arethusa, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, birds on coins, Clazomenae, Coin Design, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Helios, Kimon, Mythological Coins, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Russell Augustin, Syracuse Kimon Dekadrachm, Theodotos

Ancient Greek Coin Design Features – Front Facing Portraiture

Leave a comment

Greek Coins – An apparently unique variety (the only specimen known with this magistrate name) of an extremely rare type. By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ……   Undoubtedly the finest specimen known of this wonderful issue bearing one of the finest front facing portraits on Greek coins. Of extraordinary late Classical style […]

The post Ancient Greek Coin Design Features – Front Facing Portraiture appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aegina, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, Aphaia, Asopos, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, first coins, Greek Coins, JP Collection, Mythological Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Sea turtle, Silver, Silver Stater, Stater

The First Ancient Coins – Aegina’s Sea Turtle

Leave a comment

Ancient Coins – ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BC. AR Stater. Sea turtle By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ….. Aegina is a rocky and mountainous island in the Saronic Gulf located about 25 miles southeast of Athens. It was settled by the Dorians around 900 BCE and was named after the […]

The post The First Ancient Coins – Aegina’s Sea Turtle appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Denarius, Expert Columns, Lycurgus, Neptune, Octavian, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, roman navy, Russ Augustin, Sextus Pompey, silver denarius

Ancient Roman Coin – The Loyalty of Sextus Pompey

Leave a comment

Roman Coin – Sextus Pompey; 42-40 BCE, Denarius By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ….. The title used on this Roman coin, praefectus classis et orae maritimae ex senatus consulto (“commander of the fleet and of the sea shores by decision of the Senate”), is a well-aimed insult to the other triumviri who […]

The post Ancient Roman Coin – The Loyalty of Sextus Pompey appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Actium, Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Augustus, aureus, Cleopatra, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, gold aureus, Marc Antony, Octavian, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin

Ancient Roman Coins – Octavian and the Battle of Actium

Leave a comment

Octavian. Gold Aureus (7.8g) minted at Rome, 32-31 BC By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. Octavian was the son of Julius Caesar’s niece and Caesar himself sponsored his introduction into public life when Octavian accompanied his uncle in his triumph over the Spanish in 46 BCE. Octavian was only 20 years old when […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – Octavian and the Battle of Actium appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, Antoninus Pius, AU Capital Management, AUCM, aureus, Biaggi Collection, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, gold aureus, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Popular, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, roman gold, roman gold coins, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Trajan

Ancient Roman Coins – Rome at its Finest under Emperor Antoninus Pius

Leave a comment

138-161 AD. Aureus, 7.30g (6h). Rome, 140-4 AD By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… Antoninus Pius is remembered by history as a kind, just, and intelligent emperor. Having held the title for 23 years, the longest reign since that of Augustus, he had a great deal of time in office to make […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – Rome at its Finest under Emperor Antoninus Pius appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, gold aureus, Hadrian, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, roman gold coins, Russ Augustin, Russell Augustin

Ancient Roman Coins – Military Strength in Rome’s Golden Age

Leave a comment

Ancient Roman Coins – HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Aureus  Struck 124-128 AD. By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …..   Hadrian was the third of the Five Good Emperors (all shown on ancient roman coins ), reigning during the peak of Roman prosperity. His ascension to the throne was met with some controversy as […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – Military Strength in Rome’s Golden Age appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

1850 Baldwin $10, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Baldwin & Company, California Gold Rush, California Private Gold Coins, Coin, Coin Collecting, Coins, Dealers and Companies, Gold coins, Russ Augustin, San Francisco 1850, US Coins, US Gold Coins, Video News

AU Capital Management: The Baldwin $10 Cowboy Gold Coin

Leave a comment

AU Capital Management President Russ Augustin teams up with CoinWeek to tell the behind-the-scenes stories of the great gold coins of American history. In this episode, Russ talks about the fascinating 1850 Baldwin $10 gold coin, a private issue gold coin struck at the height of the California Gold Rush. It is a coin steeped […]

The post AU Capital Management: The Baldwin $10 Cowboy Gold Coin appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Cyzicus, Dealers and Companies, dolphin, electrum stater, Greek Coins, Hekte, Mythological Coins, Poseidon, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, Sea Life, Stater

Ancient Gold Coin Profiles – Civic Badge of Cyzicus

Leave a comment

Ancient Gold Coin – Mysia, Cyzicus. Hekte circa 500-450 By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC …. Cyzicus was one of the great trade cities of the ancient world. It was located on the Sea of Marmara and ruled by the Persian Empire until its capture by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. […]

The post Ancient Gold Coin Profiles – Civic Badge of Cyzicus appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Antigonus III, Antiochus Hierax, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Demetrius II, Greek Coins, Philip V, Poseidon, Ptolemy III Euergetes, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient Greek Coins – Tetradrachm Celebrates Naval Victory by Doson

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. Tetradrachm Celebrates Naval Victory by Doson Antigonus III Doson was the King of Macedon from 229 to 221 BCE, 94 years after the death of Alexander the Great. His predecessor, Demetrius II, died in battle when his heir, Philip V, was only nine years old. Because of […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – Tetradrachm Celebrates Naval Victory by Doson appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, Greek Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, tetradrachm

Ancient Coins – Alexander the Great Tetradrachms and Herakles’ Slaying of the Nemean Lion

Leave a comment

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander the Great Tetradrachms (336-323 BC). AR By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. The early Macedonian kingdom did not have sufficient access to mines to be able to mass-produce influential coinage. However, when Philip II rose to power in 359 BC, he recognized the importance of mining and prioritized the acquisition […]

The post Ancient Coins – Alexander the Great Tetradrachms and Herakles’ Slaying of the Nemean Lion appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aequitas, Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AUCM, aureus, Biaggi Collection, Boscoreale, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, gold aureus, imperial roman coins, J.C.S Rashleigh collection, Mt. Vesuvius, Natural Disaster, Natural Toned coins, Natural Toning, Naturally Toned Coins, Pompeii, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, Toned coins, Vespasian, Vitellius

Ancient Roman Coins – Vespasian Aureus, Buried at Pompeii

Leave a comment

  Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus – Rome mint – Struck AD 70 By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC …. Mt. Vesuvius began erupting on August 24, 79 CE and continued for two days, burying the Roman settlements of Pompeii and Herculaneum, among others. There were warning signs: small earthquakes started a […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – Vespasian Aureus, Buried at Pompeii appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Aigai, Alexander the Great, ancient coin denominations, Ancient Coins, Aristotle, Athena, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, drachms, gold coinage, gold distater, Greek Coins, Hercules, Macedonian coins, Nike, Philip II, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, silver talent

Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. Alexander the Great, born in the autumn of 356 BCE and taught by the famous Aristotle, was one of the most successful military generals of all time, conquering a large part of Asia and ruling a kingdom that spanned from the Ionian sea to the Himalayas before […]

The post Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, AUCM, aureus, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, gold aureus, imperial roman coins, Jupiter, Mt. Vesuvius, Mythological Coins, Natural Disaster, Natural Toned coins, Natural Toning, Naturally Toned Coins, Nero, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, Toned coins

Ancient Roman Coins – A Conspiracy to Assassinate the Emperor Nero

Leave a comment

Aureus 64-65, AV 7.27 g. NERO CAESAR – AVGVSTVS By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC …. The name Nero holds a particularly sinister connotation due to how history remembers his cruel and self-indulgent tendencies. His reputation was equally negative during his reign, and the discontent came to a climax in 64 CE. […]

The post Ancient Roman Coins – A Conspiracy to Assassinate the Emperor Nero appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Antipater, AU Capital Management, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Callipus, Colosseo Collection, Delphi, Dio Chrysostom, Elis, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Homer, Hyperides, Iliad, Nike, Olympia Stater, Olympic Coins, Phidias, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell Augustin, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Stater, Zeus

Ancient Greek Coins – Zeus at Olympia

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. As the Olympics became progressively more popular, the city of Elis sought to build a new, larger temple which was worthy of Zeus, the king of the gods. The project to build the Temple of Zeus began in 470 BCE and was completed in 456 BCE. It […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – Zeus at Olympia appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Apollo, Athens, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Bellerophon, birds on coins, chimera, Cincinnati Art Museum, Colosseo Collection, Corinth, doves, Expert Columns, Greek Coins, Harlan J. Berk, Jacob K. Stein, Jacob K. Stein Collection, Lysippos, Mythological Coins, Polykleitos, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, sicyon, Sikyon Stater, silver coins, Sparta, Thebes

Ancient Coins: War and Peace – The Sikyon Stater

Leave a comment

Sikyon was located in the northern Peloponnesus and was known in antiquity for its industries, including sculpture, bronze work, and pottery. Its central location meant it was frequently involved in the wars of its neighbors: Thebes, Corinth, Athens, and Sparta. It was the main mint for the anti-Athenian states in the Peloponnesian War and issued […]

The post Ancient Coins: War and Peace – The Sikyon Stater appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ajax, Ajax the Great, Ajax the lesser, Ancient Coins, Athena, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Cassandra, Demeter, Greek Coins, Homer, Lokrians, Lokris, Opus, Peace of Antalkidas, Persephone, Phokis, Poseidon, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Russell Augustin, The Iliad, Third Sacred War, Trojan War, Troy

Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection…. Opus was a small, infertile territory on the coast of mainland Greece, surrounded by larger, more powerful states. While their inhabitants, the Lokrians, made a relatively small impact in history, they produced a beautiful and extensive series of ancient greek coins. Mercenaries returning home […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Agnes Baldwin Brett, Alexandre Chattowskoy, American Numismatic Society, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Brüder Egger, Clubs & Organizations, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Gold Stater, Greek Coins, Mythological Coins, Pegasus, Persian Gold Daric, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Zeus

Ancient Greek Coins – The Peak of Classical Artistry

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection ….. Lampsakos has a storied past, having been a frequent source of contention between battling powers, changing hands between Lydia, Persia, Athens, and Sparta between the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. It was the first Greek city-state to see its gold coinage reach broad […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Peak of Classical Artistry appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Akragas, Ancient Coins, AUCM, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection eagles, Greek Coins, Obol, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient Greek Coins – The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Akragas was a wealthy and powerful Greek state on the southern coast of Sicily, second only to Syracuse in importance. The city was famous for its lavish building projects, proudly displaying its wealth in the form of numerous massive temples, many of which […]

The post Ancient Greek Coins – The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Colosseo Collections, Electrum Hekte, Greek Coins, ionia, Phokaia, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Zeus

Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Depending on who was in control at the time, the electrum coinage of Phokaia and Mytilene in Ionia was struck as payment to either the Persian Empire or the Delian League. Issued semi-annually, the volume of coins minted was prolific – both mints […]

The post Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek Coins, AU Capital Management, AUCM, birds on coins, Coin Blog, Electrum, Electrum Hekte, Greek Coins, lesbos, lion, Mytilene, Recent Articles & Video, rooster, Russ Augustin, Russell A. Augustin, The Colosseo Collection

Ancient Electrum Coins – Strength and Unity of an Empire

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin – AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection ……   The ancient Greek island of Lesbos was located in the northeastern Aegean Sea off the coast of modern-day Turkey. Its largest and wealthiest city, Mytilene, was originally founded in the 11th century BCE by the Penthilidae family of Thessaly, who ruled […]

The post Ancient Electrum Coins – Strength and Unity of an Empire appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Alexander the Great, Ancient Coins, Ancient Roman Coins, Antiquity, antoninianus, AU Capital Management, AUCM, aureus, Battle of Actium, bronze coins, Byzantine coins, Cleopatra, Coin Collecting, Coin Experts, Coin Guide, coin guides, Coins, Collecting Strategies, Denarius, Diocletian, Dupondius, Electrum, Expert Advice, Featured News, gold distater, Greek Coins, Hadrian, hemichalkon, hemistater, Ides of March, Joe Jaroch, Julius Caesar, litra, M. Iunius Brutus, Mark Antony, Octavian, orichalcum, Recent Articles & Video, Roman Bronze Coins, Roman Coins, Russ Augustin, sestertius, Shekel, Stater, tetrachalkon, tetradrachms

A Guide to Ancient Coin Collecting

Leave a comment

By Joe Jaroch -  Posted with Permission from AU Capital Management ………. Amassing a collection of ancient coins can seem like a daunting task: the U.S. Mint has existed for little more than two hundred years, but the Classical world spans a colossal twenty-one centuries. Where would a collection begin, let alone end? That’s where […]

The post A Guide to Ancient Coin Collecting appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, first coins, Hekte, ionia, Lydia, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection ……… The Beginning of Coinage Shown with expressive and diverse imagery today, ancient coins started from very humble beginnings. The ancient author Herodotos wrote that “the Lydians were the first people we know of to use a gold and silver coinage”. Through hoard evidence […]

The post Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Amyntas III, Ancient Coins, Apollo, AU Capital Management, AUCM, Chalcadian League, Colosseo Collection, Dealers and Companies, Expert Columns, Greek Coinage, greek music, Guitar, Hermes, Mythological Coins, Olynthus, Peloponnesian War, Philip II, Recent Articles & Video, René Baron, Russ Augustin, silver coins, tetradrachm, Zeus

Ancient Coins – A Celebration of Music with a Greek “Guitar”

Leave a comment

Olynthus, 355-352. Chalcidian league, 432-348. Tetradrachm, silver Ancient Greek “guitar” – the reverse depicts a kithara from which the word “guitar” is derived. By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …. Fearful of Athens and the growing power of the Macedonian Kingdom, Olynthus and the other free cities of the Chalcidice banded together in […]

The post Ancient Coins – A Celebration of Music with a Greek “Guitar” appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Greek Coins, Lycia, Perikle, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient Coin Profile – The First Facing Portrait of a King

Leave a comment

LYCIA. Dynasts of Lycia, Perikle (c.375-360 B.C.), Silver Stater By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC…. Lycia was a mountainous region in Anatolia with dramatic slopes that plunge into the sea. Many of its cities left the Delian League as Athens and Sparta fought the Peloponnesian war but in 429 BC, Athens sent an […]

The post Ancient Coin Profile – The First Facing Portrait of a King appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Greek Coins, Olympic Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics

Leave a comment

Elis, Olympia, 87th-90th Olympiad, 432-420 BC. AR Stater [1] By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… One of the few ancient traditions to survive until the modern world is the Olympics. Occurring in the same four-year cycle today as in antiquity, they mark a time when differences are put aside […]

The post Ancient coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Andrea Lang, Austrian Mint, David Greenstein, Harlan J. Berk, Kenzie Koins, Michael Chou, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Steve Harrison, Worlds Fair of Money

Cool Coins! Chicago ANA World’s Fair of Money 2015 Edition. Video: 12:25

Leave a comment

Interviewer: David Lisot Featured Presenters: Russell Augustin, 1795 $5 Gold Small Eagle PCGS AU58 Michael Chou, China Shinsi 1898 20 Cent NGC SP67+ and Hong Kong 1866 Silver One Dollar NGC MS62 David Greenstein, 1850 Large Cent PCGS PR64BN Steve Harrison, 1979-CC GSA Morgan Dollar Uncirculated Spencer Kohler, 2 Oz Silver Privateer Series “Siren” Uncirculated […]

The post Cool Coins! Chicago ANA World’s Fair of Money 2015 Edition. Video: 12:25 appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, AUCM Coins, Colosseo Collection, Greek Coins, Russ Augustin, sicyon, Sikyon Stater, silver coins

Ancient Coins – War and Peace – the Sikyon Stater

Leave a comment

Sikyon was located in the northern Peloponnesus and was known in antiquity for its industries, including sculpture, bronze work, and pottery. Its central location meant it was frequently involved in the wars of its neighbors: Thebes, Corinth, Athens, and Sparta. It was the main mint for the anti-Athenian states in the Peloponnesian war and issued […]

The post Ancient Coins – War and Peace – the Sikyon Stater appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Baltimore Coin Show, Cool Coins, Cool Coins Video, Doug Winter, Gold Coin, Kagins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin, Shows & Conventions, US Coins, US Gold Coins, US Silver Dollars, Video News, Whitman Baltimore Coin & Collectibles Expo, Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo

Cool Coins! – March 2015 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo (1 of 2). Video: 6:33.

Leave a comment

Charles Morgan and David Lisot strolled the bourse to find Cool Coins at the March 2015 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore. Did they succeed in finding them? You bet. In fact, there were so many cool coins for sale that we couldn’t squeeze them all into one video! In this video: David McCarthy […]

The post Cool Coins! – March 2015 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo (1 of 2). Video: 6:33. appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, daric gold, Russ Augustin

Ancient Coins – The Wealth of the Persian Empire

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Thanks to intelligent political leadership and forward-thinking approaches to governing, the Persian Empire quickly became a substantial power of the ancient world. By not interfering with local customs or religions and granting equal rights for all citizens as long as taxes were paid, […]

The post Ancient Coins – The Wealth of the Persian Empire appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Greek Coins, Olympic Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… One of the few ancient traditions to survive until the modern world is the Olympics. Occurring in the same four-year cycle today as in antiquity, they mark a time when differences are put aside and the world’s attention focuses on athletic competition between […]

The post Ancient coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Colosseo Collection, Greek Coins, Olympic Coins, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… One of the few ancient traditions to survive until the modern world is the Olympics. Occurring in the same four-year cycle today as in antiquity, they mark a time when differences are put aside and the world’s attention focuses on athletic competition between […]

The post Ancient coins – Coinage of the Ancient Olympics appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Akragas, Ancient Coins, AUCM, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection eagles, Greek Coins, Obol, Recent Articles & Video, Russ Augustin

Ancient Coins: The Eagles of Akragas

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Akragas was a wealthy and powerful Greek state on the southern coast of Sicily, second only to Syracuse in importance. The city was famous for its lavish building projects, proudly displaying its wealth in the form of numerous massive temples, many of which […]

The post Ancient Coins: The Eagles of Akragas appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, AUCM, Colosseo Collections, Electrum Hekte, Greek Coins, ionia, Phokaia, Russ Augustin, Zeus

Ancient Coins : Zeus, the King of the Gods

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection …… Depending on who was in control at the time, the electrum coinage of Phokaia and Mytilene in Ionia was struck as payment to either the Persian Empire or the Delian League. Issued semi-annually, the volume of coins minted was prolific – both mints […]

The post Ancient Coins : Zeus, the King of the Gods appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Ancient Coins, Coin Profiles, Colosseo Collection, first coins, Hekte, ionia, Lydia, Russ Augustin

Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage

Leave a comment

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC The Colosseo Collection ……… The Beginning of Coinage Shown with expressive and diverse imagery today, coinage started from very humble beginnings. The ancient author Herodotos wrote that “the Lydians were the first people we know of to use a gold and silver coinage”. Through hoard evidence and […]

The post Ancient Coins: The Beginning of Coinage appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek