A Journey Through
Ancient Coinage
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From the first struck coins of Lydia to the gold solidus of Byzantium — trace the story of civilization through the coins that shaped it.
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By Civilization
Lydia
Where coinage was born
Ancient Greece
The first coins of democracy
Carthage
The coins that challenged Rome
Ancient Rome
The denarii that funded an empire
Byzantium
The gold solidus that lit the medieval world
The Umayyad Caliphate
The dinars that shaped the Islamic world
Republic of Venice
Grossi, ducats, and Mediterranean trade
Spanish Empire
The reales that connected two worlds
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By Collection
The Twelve Caesars
Denarii from the rulers who shaped Rome
Alexander & Successors
The best large-silver value in ancient numismatics
Birth of Money
Lydian electrum and the dawn of coinage
Athenian Owls
The iconic coins of Athenian democracy
Carthage vs Rome
Punic bronzes and anonymous denarii
The Roman Republic
Victoriati and moneyer denarii
Byzantine Empire
Anonymous folles and gold solidi
Umayyad Caliphate
Silver dirhams and transitional types
Featured Coins
Ancient Greece · 454–404 BC
Athenian Silver Drachm
The mid-denomination owl — more affordable than the tetradrachm, equally iconic
Roman Empire · 37–41 AD
Caligula Bronze As
The infamous emperor — madness or misunderstood genius?
Roman Empire · 41–54 AD
Claudius Bronze As
The stammering scholar who conquered Britain
Roman Republic · 32–31 BC
Mark Antony Legionary Denarius
Struck to pay the legions before the Battle of Actium
Roman Republic · 211–190 BC
Anonymous Roma/Dioscuri Denarius
The very first denarius type — Roma and the divine twins on horseback
Kingdom of Lydia · 560–546 BC
Croeseid Silver Half Stater
From the legendary King Croesus — "as rich as Croesus" was no exaggeration