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The Italian Coins of World War 2

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. Like many countries in the aftermath of World War One, Italy was riven by internal divisions. At the start of the Great War, Italy split from the Central Powers and joined the Entente. When combined with disastrously ineffective leadership, this decision–while placing Italy on the winning side–resulted in over […]

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The Coins That Killed Caesar

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ….. The year 45 BCE ended with Gaius Julius Caesar being the most powerful man in the most powerful country in the world. He had defeated all of his enemies and rivals and had reconciled (or so he thought) any who still survived. The Roman Senate had appointed him […]

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