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Each coin is an authentic artifact with its own story — browse, discover, and own a piece of history.

Umayyad Silver Dirham — Wasit Mint

Umayyad Caliphate · 696–750 AD

Umayyad Silver Dirham — Wasit Mint

Pure epigraphy — no images, only the word of God in silver

Silver€65.00
Otho Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 69 AD

Otho Silver Denarius

The vain emperor who reigned for 91 days

Silver€650.00
Venetian Soldino

Republic of Venice · 1350–1400 AD

Venetian Soldino

The coin that gave us the word "soldier" — Venice's everyday silver

Silver€55.00
Roman Republic Victoriatus

Roman Republic · 211–170 BC

Roman Republic Victoriatus

Jupiter and Victory — the silver coin that preceded the denarius

Silver€65.00
Carthaginian Tanit Bronze

Carthage · 300–264 BC

Carthaginian Tanit Bronze

The goddess of Carthage — Tanit with her sacred horse

Bronze€45.00
Justinian I Bronze Follis

Byzantine Empire · 527–565 AD

Justinian I Bronze Follis

The emperor who rebuilt the Roman Empire and codified Roman law

Bronze€55.00
Arab-Sasanian Silver Drachm

Early Islamic / Sasanian · 650–700 AD

Arab-Sasanian Silver Drachm

The transitional coin — Sasanian imagery meets "In the name of God"

Silver€85.00
Venetian Silver Grosso

Republic of Venice · 1280–1350 AD

Venetian Silver Grosso

The Doge kneeling before St. Mark — Venice's iconic design

Silver€75.00
Venetian Tornesello

Republic of Venice · 1380–1420 AD

Venetian Tornesello

Colonial small change — minted for Venice's Greek and Cretan territories

Billon€35.00
Potosí Cob Half Real

Spanish Empire · 1600–1650

Potosí Cob Half Real

Pirate money from the richest mine in history — hand-struck silver from Bolivia

Silver€45.00
Caligula Bronze As

Roman Empire · 37–41 AD

Caligula Bronze As

The infamous emperor — madness or misunderstood genius?

Bronze€180.00
Claudius Bronze As

Roman Empire · 41–54 AD

Claudius Bronze As

The stammering scholar who conquered Britain

Bronze€75.00
Mark Antony Legionary Denarius

Roman Republic · 32–31 BC

Mark Antony Legionary Denarius

Struck to pay the legions before the Battle of Actium

Silver€110.00
Anonymous Roma/Dioscuri Denarius

Roman Republic · 211–190 BC

Anonymous Roma/Dioscuri Denarius

The very first denarius type — Roma and the divine twins on horseback

Silver€95.00
Athenian Silver Drachm

Ancient Greece · 454–404 BC

Athenian Silver Drachm

The mid-denomination owl — more affordable than the tetradrachm, equally iconic

Silver€150.00
Croeseid Silver Half Stater

Kingdom of Lydia · 560–546 BC

Croeseid Silver Half Stater

From the legendary King Croesus — "as rich as Croesus" was no exaggeration

Silver€350.00
Carthaginian Electrum Stater

Carthage · 264–201 BC

Carthaginian Electrum Stater

The gold of Carthage — struck to fund Hannibal's war against Rome

Electrum€550.00
Barcid Bronze — Iberian Mint

Carthage · 237–206 BC

Barcid Bronze — Iberian Mint

From Hannibal's Spain — possibly depicting the great general himself

Bronze€85.00
Standing Caliph Bronze Fals

Umayyad Caliphate · 693–697 AD

Standing Caliph Bronze Fals

One of the only Islamic coins depicting a human figure

Bronze€150.00
Tiberius "Tribute Penny" Denarius

Roman Empire · 14–37 AD

Tiberius "Tribute Penny" Denarius

The coin of the Gospels — "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"

Silver€220.00
Galba Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 68–69 AD

Galba Silver Denarius

The first emperor of the Year of Four Emperors

Silver€450.00
Julius Caesar Lifetime Denarius

Roman Republic · 44 BC

Julius Caesar Lifetime Denarius

Portrait of the dictator who ended the Roman Republic

Silver€850.00
Vespasian Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 69–79 AD

Vespasian Silver Denarius

The soldier-emperor who restored order and built the Colosseum

Silver€120.00
Titus Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 79–81 AD

Titus Silver Denarius

The "delight of mankind" who opened the Colosseum

Silver€180.00
Athenian Silver Obol

Ancient Greece · 454–404 BC

Athenian Silver Obol

The smallest denomination of Athenian democracy — a day's pay for a juror

Silver€65.00
Ptolemy II Silver Tetradrachm

Ptolemaic Egypt · 283–246 BC

Ptolemy II Silver Tetradrachm

The Hellenistic king who built the Great Library of Alexandria

Silver€220.00
Aegina Sea Turtle Stater

Aegina · 550–480 BC

Aegina Sea Turtle Stater

The first silver coinage of mainland Greece — Aegina's maritime badge

Silver€280.00
Constantine VII Gold Solidus

Byzantine Empire · 913–959 AD

Constantine VII Gold Solidus

The "dollar of the Middle Ages" — trusted from Constantinople to China

Gold€850.00
Vitellius Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 69 AD

Vitellius Silver Denarius

The gluttonous emperor dragged through the streets of Rome

Silver€380.00
Domitian Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 81–96 AD

Domitian Silver Denarius

The last of the Twelve Caesars — tyrant or efficient administrator?

Silver€85.00
Antiochus VII Silver Tetradrachm

Seleucid Empire · 138–129 BC

Antiochus VII Silver Tetradrachm

The last great Seleucid king who briefly restored the empire

Silver€160.00
Ionian Electrum 1/48 Stater

Ionia / Lydia · 650–600 BC

Ionian Electrum 1/48 Stater

One of the very first coins ever made — the dawn of money itself

Electrum€120.00
Anonymous Christ Follis

Byzantine Empire · 969–1030 AD

Anonymous Christ Follis

The face of Christ on a coin — Byzantine devotion in bronze

Bronze€35.00
Carlos III Two Reales

Spanish Empire · 1759–1788

Carlos III Two Reales

A coin from the enlightened king who modernized Spain

Silver€85.00
Athenian Owl Tetradrachm

Ancient Greece · 454–404 BC

Athenian Owl Tetradrachm

The iconic owl of Athens — the coin that funded democracy

Silver€450.00
Philip II Eight Reales

Spanish Empire · 1556–1598

Philip II Eight Reales

The famous "piece of eight" — the first truly global currency

Silver€320.00
Nero Bronze As

Roman Empire · 54–68 AD

Nero Bronze As

The emperor who fiddled while Rome burned — history remembers, the coin endures

Bronze€75.00
Marcus Aurelius Sestertius

Roman Empire · 161–180 AD

Marcus Aurelius Sestertius

The philosopher on the throne — a bronze testament to Stoic wisdom

Bronze€145.00
Trajan Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 98–117 AD

Trajan Silver Denarius

The optimus princeps — Rome at its greatest territorial extent

Silver€125.00
Alexander the Great Silver Drachm

Ancient Greece · 336–323 BC

Alexander the Great Silver Drachm

Struck during the campaigns that changed the ancient world forever

Silver€195.00
Hadrian Silver Denarius

Roman Empire · 117–138 AD

Hadrian Silver Denarius

Portrait of the traveling emperor who walked every corner of his empire

Silver€95.00
Augustus Silver Denarius
Sold

Roman Empire · 27 BC – 14 AD

Augustus Silver Denarius

The first emperor of Rome — a portrait of the man who ended the Republic

Silver€280.00