By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… This blog is about one of the most iconic Greek coins ever minted, known to almost all coin collectors. It’s so famous, in fact, that this coin will also be recognized by much of the general public. It is pictured on the modern one euro […]
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JANUS By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… As we reflect on the past year, we have much to be thankful for. Our wonderful customers (both new and returning) continue to inspire us with their passion for history and collecting coins, banknotes and more. We are grateful for our trusted dealers, and […]
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Phoenix Gold Corp. Becomes Certified Dealer at MA-Shops.com …… MA-Shops is proud to welcome Phoenix Gold Corp., an antique specialist priding itself as one of the leading collectible coin wholesalers in the United States. “We specialize in Morgan and Peace dollars as well as better-date, rare U.S. coins that offer an interesting story or exceptional […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… I wanted to discuss a topic about banknotes. So, I started searching for banknotes on MA-Shops. It came to my notice that MA-Shops has a great collection of banknotes for paper money collectors. In this blog, I will give a few examples of the banknotes […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… I wanted to discuss a topic about banknotes. So, I started searching for banknotes on MA-Shops. It came to my notice that MA-Shops has a great collection of banknotes for paper money collectors. In this blog, I will give a few examples of the […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Coins from the Merovingian Empire are popular around the world. Their gold coins, the tremissises, being the most popular of all. Merovingian coins have a style that reminds people of the early middle ages, and most of the coins are very rare. So, to add […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… The question that is formulated in the title of this blog is a question that most collectors and dealers will naturally respond to with the phrase: ‘’Yes, of course, it’s important’’. Rest assured, it’s not my purpose in this blog to advocate that quality is […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… A Powerful and Flourishing City It’s not tough to find a topic to write about when there are so many fascinating and beautiful coins available. There is so much inspiration for my blogs but also a lot of inspiration for collectors among all those great […]
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Park Avenue Numismatics Becomes Certified Dealer at MA-Shops.com …… MA-Shops.com has announced that Park Avenue Numismatics has joined MA-Shops as a Certified Dealer. “It is my pleasure to welcome Park Avenue Numismatics to MA-Shops; their commitment to integrity and customer service is unwavering. The breadth and depth of their inventory adds to our vibrant collection […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… An Old Hobby In this blog, I will discuss the history of coin collection. It is an old hobby with an impressive history and I think this creates an extra dimension for the appreciation of coin collecting in general. And, it feels great to know […]
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Emperor Nero By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Within numismatics, there is one general topic that I like the most and that is ancient coins. In particular, Roman coins. It doesn’t matter to me if I have to talk about coins from the early Republic or about coins minted at the […]
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US Banknotes on MA-Shops.com …… At MA-Shops.com, we are proud to show you some of the newly added US banknotes on our numismatic marketplace – one of the most trusted online coin, currency, and exonumia marketplaces in the world. As we hope you know, we offer a great assortment of US banknotes and we […]
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Expansion of the British Range By MA-Shops.com …… This 1703 Great Britain Anne Silver VIGO Crown or 1851 Great Britain Victoria young head penny are just a few examples from our new dealer Wessex Coins, a family run business with over 45 years of passionate experience in the numismatic and antiquities field, both in […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Saint George and the Dragon A few days ago I bought a small lot of 19th-century golden world coins; one of these coins was a golden sovereign. I looked at the iconography of the coin and I liked it more than I realized. I appreciated […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… This 1 Rupee 1902-1942 from the Qing Dynasty and this nice colorful 1 Yan 1888 from the Japanese Meiji era are just a couple of the coins offered by New Century Coins and Notes, located in Hong Kong. Anthony Lee, the founder and principal of New Century Coins and Notes, was born […]
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Strengthens Collaboration for U.S. and European Numismatic Markets By MA-Shops.com …… MA-Shops.com, the world’s most trusted numismatic marketplace, has announced the opening of its first U.S. office. This global expansion strengthens MA-Shops’ capacity to connect U.S. buyers and sellers with its well-established European market. Headquartered in Germany, the new office is located in Sarasota, […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… MA-Shops offers a nice inventory of coins from the Holy Roman Empire. Below, you will see a few examples – such as a 10 Crown gold coin from 1914 issued during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Franz Joseph I. Many other rare coins of quality, with an emphasis on the Empire, […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… In this blog, I will discuss the subject of gold from a numismatic perspective. Above all, gold is a chemical element, found in the periodic table with atomic number 79 and the symbol “Au” (from the Latin for gold, aurum). It is a naturally occurring […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… When I am at coin fairs as an exhibitor, I get the same questions about coins and banknotes: Which coins should I buy? Which coins are the best investments? Which coin(s) would you buy? These are all understandable questions, of course. People spend a lot […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… I was reading through some numismatic books for a new subject for this blog, and several subjects crossed my view. For instance: military banknotes, Indian coinage, Byzantine coinage, and Ottoman banknotes. I know that these are specialized subjects for many collectors, and for this blog […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… My previous blog about the Morgan Dollar was a small success. It seems that there is a significant amount of interest in information about coins from the USA. This is not strange because these coins have several attractive aspects to them. This large interest in […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… Founded in 2005 by Joachim Schwiening, MA-Shops offers collectors and enthusiasts access to nearly one million curated ancient and modern coins, medals, banknotes, militaria, and other collectibles. Selling and purchasing valuables is a matter of trust. That’s why all of our dealers are screened based on strict criteria before they are certified […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Before I started as a dealer (when I was 18 years old), I collected many different types of coins and banknotes. I collected the things that I liked because of their aesthetic value or their historical value. Of course, since I was a teenager, it […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… Numismatic marketplace MA-Shops.com is pleased to announce the offering of an exceedingly-rare and near mint 1926 Sovereign from the Sydney Mint in Australia. The Sovereign 1926-S, like the million-dollar 1920-S, is one of the key dates to both the George V Sydney Sovereign series, and the Sovereign Series overall. Ultra-rare, with only […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Jupiter, the Roman Zeus Last month I spoke a little about mythology on ancient coins. This month, I want to begin to discuss the gods and goddesses, and heroes and monsters of myth–beginning with the Roman god Jupiter. I came to the conclusion when I […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner, Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… A Theoretical Context In this blog I will talk about an iconographic theme on coins that was very popular in ancient times: mythology. Yet it is very hard to give the exact definition on what mythology/myth exactly is. But I know for sure that when […]
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MA-Shops expands further and welcomes a well-known expert from the United States By CoinWeek for MA-Shops …. David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is a family business founded in 1979 by David Lawrence Feigenbaum in his spare bedroom. David, a Ph.D. in Marine Biology, was a passionate coin collector his entire life, who made the jump to […]
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By CoinWeek for MA-Shops …. Online coin marketplace MA-Shops works with a network of European and U.S. coin dealers to sell coins, paper currency, medals, military orders and decorations, stamps and even bottles of wine directly to the collector. Each dealer that runs an individual shop on the platform is verified by MA-Shops and their […]
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By Guy Franquinet – Owner, Franquinet Coins for MA-Shops.com …… As of 2018, Franquinet Coins (Münzen Franquinet) in Crailsheim, Germany has been in business for 35 years. During this period, the shop has worked with and consulted thousands of collectors, paving the road for their coin collecting journey. How did this come about? As is […]
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By CoinWeek …. At online coin marketplace MA-Shops, the width and breadth of offerings is deep, with a large variety of ancient, modern, U.S. and world coins at your perusal. As the largest shopping platform for numismatic items in Europe, it offers American collectors an opportunity for better access to rare European and otherwise […]
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Founded in 1977 in France (in Epernay, the world capital of Champagne), CDMA (Comptoir des Monnaies Anciennes) has placed itself among the leaders in its business in Europe , developing recognized expertise in Numismatics and offering today one of the largest coin catalogs on the Internet and is a member of MA-SHOPS CDMA is the online […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… For some years, there was an empire inside the Roman Empire. It had his own Praetorian Guard, two annually elected consuls and possibly its own senate. This empire is known as the Gallic-Empire or in Latin as the Imperium Galliarum. The Empire came to […]
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By MA-Shops …… Founded in 2008, Romae Aeternae Numismatics has served tens of thousands of customers across the globe with the wonderful numismatics of the ancient world. At Romae Aeternae Numismatics, we believe that ancient coin collecting is not only an entertaining hobby and a good investment, but also a way to preserve the history […]
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French Indochinese piastre By CoinWeek …. Compared to Portugal and Spain, France was late colonizing Asia and the Far East. Its involvement in Southeast Asian affairs didn’t begin until the early 1600s, when French Jesuit missionaries began working in Vietnam – which itself was only just beginning to grow into the country as we understand […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… There is no theme based on myths in the history of coinage that can be detected so frequently as the ” Hercules ” theme. If you don’t know a lot about this theme, then it isn’t strange that you might expect that he was popular only […]
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By CoinWeek …. Rome in the third century is a fascinating period for historians. It was a time of turmoil and encroaching chaos, but also one of the most creative eras in Roman history. it was a time of great triumphs, but also great setbacks–from some of which the Empire would never recover. Because of […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Family Theme Types The iconography of coins from antiquity had two main purposes. On the one hand it made clear which authority had minted the coin. On the other, it spread a message that was hidden in the iconography. In the early Roman […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Ever since I started my career as a professional in the numismatic world, I get questions about quality almost every day. The questions I hear the most are Should I buy a more expensive high-quality coin or a less expensive, lower quality one? and […]
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Most beginning collectors of ancient coins have something in common: they want an ancient gold coin in their collection. The Roman solidus is a good candidate. By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Gold coins from ancient times are most of the times expensive investments. Think of the golden aureus […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… Jongeling Numismatic Consultancy provides a wide variety of services in the field of numismatics. Both individuals and business clients are welcome. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced collector, a coin dealer or a museum with a numismatic collection, we would be glad to be of service! Contact us free […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… MA-Shops.com has an extensive network of reputable dealers (well-placed to source ancient coins and collectible classic and modern world coins) from which customers can buy direct. If you’re not familiar with the format of MA-Shops, each dealer operates its own shop within the website. Browsing through the site quickly reveals how wide […]
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By CoinWeek …. In 1908, Emperor Franz Joseph I had been on the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for 60 years – an almost miraculously long reign (though not unfamiliar to Europeans of the time, since Queen Victoria of Great Britain had only recently passed in 1901). To commemorate the occasion, the Austrian Vienna Mint […]
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By CoinWeek …. A simple yet intriguing design from the ancient Mediterranean In Classical Antiquity, the southern part of Italy (including Sicily) was known by the Romans as Magna Graecia (“Great Greece”). Beginning some time before or after the founding of Rome in 753 BCE, settlers from different areas of Greece thoroughly colonized the area, […]
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Planet Numismatics on MA-Shops Planet Numismatics is a newly established company specializing in rare and high-quality Numismatics. Our office is located in Glyfada, a suburb of Athens, Greece and we welcome you to visit our store and explore the fascinating world of Coins. We mainly deal in Modern Greek, British Milled, and World Coins of […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… When is a coin an Islamic coin? Before we can answer this question we should have a little historic background information. In the year 622 AD, Muhammad left the city of Mecca because the Meccan authorities didn’t like his religious teachings (for several reasons). […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… The thaler is, with its impressive weight (around 30g), an innovative silver-type coin that was invented in the late 15th century. For me it is one of the most impressive kind of coin ever minted after the classical era. It was the archduke Sigismund […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… With more than 700,000 items, MA-Shops is the biggest Collector Online Mall for coins, banknotes and medals. Every day you will find many new highlights on MA-Shops. All coins, banknotes, stamps and militaria are offered by certified dealers. Collectors and dealers can shop confidently knowing that every MA-Shop dealer is committed […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… With more than 700,000 items, MA-Shops is the biggest Collector Online Mall for coins, banknotes and medals. Every day you will find many new highlights on MA-Shops. All coins, banknotes, stamps and militaria are offered by certified dealers. Collectors and dealers can shop confidently knowing that every MA-Shop dealer is committed […]
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By CoinWeek …. The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt was ruled by a dynasty of Hellenistic Greeks from around to 305 BCE until the defeat of Queen Cleopatra by Rome in 31 BCE. It was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, one of the generals of legendary Macedonian king (and founder of Hellenistic Civilization) Alexander the […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… Marek Melcer’s Podlaski Gabinet Numizmatyczny was officially established in the year 2000. From the beginning the company’s main mission has been aimed at reliable coin evaluation and coin grading. Since 1999 we have organized 15 professional numismatic auctions together with the Poznanski Dom Aukcyjny. Through all these years, Podlaski Gabinet has gained […]
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By MA-Shops.com …… MA-Shops.com is the leading numismatic marketplace headquartered in Europe that works with a network of coin dealers to sell coins, paper currency, medals, military directly to the collector. Collectors and dealers can shop confidently knowing that every MA-Shop dealer is committed to 100% safe and reliable transactions. Founder Joachim Schwiening has built […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… The city of Akragas was one of the predominant cities of ancient Sicily. A typically Greek city, it was founded in 688 BCE by the Geloans in Sican territory in the southern part of the island settled by Dorians. They started minting coins in […]
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By CoinWeek …. On MA-Shops.com, Dutch coin dealer Munthandel G. Henzen is currently offering what is possibly only the second known example of a rare gold aureus from early in the reign of Roman emperor Vespasian (ruled 69-79 CE). Financing the Jewish War The coin was minted in Antioch on the Orontes, an important Roman […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… The subject of this piece is about a gold coin most collectors of European coins know about, and it is probably the most famous gold coin of Europe: the golden ducat. But how much do you know about the coin and its huge history? […]
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By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… The subject of this piece is about a gold coin most collectors of European coins know about, and it is probably the most famous gold coin of Europe: the golden ducat. But how much do you know about the coin and its huge history? […]
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By CoinWeek …. In 1967, the German Democratic Republic (otherwise known as East Germany) created a new design for the 10 mark coin that commemorated the life and heroism of Dr. Theodor Neubauer, a teacher and leftist organizer who was an important figure in the anti-fascist resistance to the Nazi regime within Germany itself. Twenty-three […]
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By CoinWeek …. In 1967, the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (otherwise known as East Germany) created a new design for the 10 mark coin that commemorated the life and heroism of Dr. Theodor Neubauer, a teacher and leftist organizer who was an important figure in the anti-fascist resistance to the Nazi regime within Germany itself. Twenty-three sample pieces were […]
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Ancient Coins from the Source: Curated Highlights from MA-Shops By Joël van Dam, Owner of Joëlnumismatics for MA-Shops.com …… Typical Design of Persian coins The conquest of Cyrus of the Lydian Kingdom in the 540s BCE and of Babylonia in the 530s BCE extended the area of his power enormously beyond Iran. His son, Cambyses […]
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By CoinWeek …… At MA-Shops, the width and breadth of offerings is deep, with a large variety of ancient and world coins at your perusal. Here are five top-selling coins for the end of March, 2016: GERMAN, ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MÜNSTER: 1710 Franz Arnold von Metternich Taler. CH UNCSold for: US$3,609.28 ROMAN IMPERIAL: […]
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By CoinWeek …. 50,000 Francs MOLIÈRE 1959 FRANCE New Unc Description: From François Villon to Jean Genet, French culture has long embraced its rebels and non-conformists. One of the greatest is Molière. Molière (real name: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) was a French playwright who wrote some of the greatest comedies in the Western European theatrical canon: […]
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By CoinWeek…. The coin dealers on MA-Shops.com add a wide variety of new coins to their inventory every day. But some coins just have that special something and are bound to stand out from the crowd. Here is a list of some the top new coins on MA-Shops as of January 29, 2016: SICILY. Syracuse. […]
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