By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. The issue of siege money is recorded on various occasions in antiquity and the Middle Ages, but its history effectively begins in the late fifteenth century, and the issue of obsidional money accompanies all the great sieges which are such a conspicuous feature of the military history of Europe […]
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By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. For many, the Euro Zone is the first single currency union in Europe. But in 1865, Napoleon III introduced the Latin Monetary Union or LMU in an attempt to make the world’s “strongest” currency. His uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, had tried to unite Europe by military force, but Napoleon III […]
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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ….. Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God. THE POPE’S resounding modern titles give […]
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An unprecedented display of over 400 ancient Roman and Papal coins from The Tyrant Collection will be publicly exhibited together for the first time Julius Caesar and the 11 other Caesars of long-ago Rome, along with more than 400 other superb quality ancient and Papal coins from the unparalleled Tyrant Collection (www.TheTyrantCollection.com), will be […]
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Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2016. 1/100 oz. 11 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like. Mintage: 10000 Pcs.; 10 Dollars 2016. 1/25 oz. 18 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like. Mintage: 5000 Pcs.; 20 Dollars 2016. 1/10 oz. 26 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like.Mintage: 3000 Pcs.; 25 Dollars 2016. 1/4 oz. 35 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like. Mintage: 2000 Pcs.; 200 Dollars […]
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