Search results for Early Medieval Coins

Thrymsas: The Tiny Gold Coins That Launched Anglo-Saxon England’s Money

Before Pennies, England Had Thrymsas: Tiny Gold Coins With a Huge Backstory By Mike Markowitz After Rome’s power faded in western Europe, gold still spoke. Small gold coins moved t...

'Lamb of God' Coins Issued by Desperate English King Found in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—The Viking Herald reports that two rare English “Lamb of God” coins were recently […] The post 'Lamb of God' Coins Issued by Desperate English King Found in Den...

A Metal Detectorist In England Has Uncovered A ‘Bizarre’ 1,100-Year-Old Coin Depicting John The Baptist

The coin, found in Norfolk and thought to be from the ninth century C.E., is baffling numismatics experts. The post A Metal Detectorist In England Has Uncovered A ‘Bizarre’ 1,100-...

More than 4000 Viking Age coins discovered in Norway

A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient hea...

Sacred Anglo-Saxon Coins Were Supposed To Protect Against The Vikings But The Norse Warriors Had A ‘Better’ Idea

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  The Anglo-Saxon plan was earnest and well-intentioned, yet the outcome did not align with what King Æthelred II had hoped for. The sacred coins, cr...

The Coinage of Probus (276–282 CE)

By Mike Markowitz “Such was the unhappy condition of the Roman emperors, that, whatever might be their conduct, their fate was commonly the same…” — Edward Gibbon The Crisis of the...

‘The Detectors Never Stopped Beeping!’: Archaeologists In Norway Unearth The Largest Hoard Of Viking Coins Ever Found

So far, archaeologists have discovered 2,970 silver coins dating to between the 980s and 1040s that were minted under famous European rulers like Knut the Great, Æthelred the Unrea...

Wrestlers on Ancient Coins

Is Thisby Mike Markowitz Ancient Greeks loved wrestling [1]. Cities celebrated champion wrestlers as hometown heroes. They raised statues in their honor. Even today, modern Greco-R...

Scientists baffled by mysterious 1,200-year-old coin linking Vikings to Jesus

A strange coin found with a metal detector has opened up a mystery that could change the history of Vikings in Europe and their belief in the teachings of Jesus.

Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway

RENA, NORWAY—Science in Norway reports that archaeologists have now recovered 4,772 silver coins from the […] The post Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway appeared first on Archaeology...

This 2000-year-old coin collected as bus fare in the 1950s, turns out to be a rare artefact

The Unorthodox Tetradrachm of Perseus

The Last King of Macedon Before Rome Crushed His Kingdom Original By Tyler Rossi – Updated by CoinWeek Perseus of Macedon ruled at the edge of a breaking world. He inherited a prou...

Hidden for 1,000 years: Massive Viking silver coin hoard containing 3,000 coins discovered in Norway

Peter the Great’s 1704 Ruble: The Coin That Stood Between Old Russia and the New Empire

By Lev Moiseev – Auction House Alexander In 1704, Peter I was 32 years old. By then, he had already traveled through Western Europe during the Grand Embassy under the name Pyotr Mi...

Food on Ancient Coins: Grain, Grapes, Fish, and Meat in the Ancient World

  By Mike Markowitz Most ancient people lived close to hunger. One bad harvest could bring starvation. Therefore, food supply mattered to every ruler, city, and empire. Ancient coi...

The Jever Thaler: A Russian Eagle on a German Coin

The Rare Jever Thaler That Linked Russia to the North Sea In 1798, a small North Sea lordship issued one of the strangest coins of the German States. The Jever thaler looked German...

Rare Medieval Ring Engraved With Undeciphered Runic Inscription Found In The Village of Quadring, UK

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In a quiet field in Quadring, UK, a small yet magnificent artifact lay patiently beneath the earth, waiting for the moment it would be discovered—an...

The Unique Nürnberg “1700” Gold Piefort That Recasts a Famous Paschal Lamb Series

By Mike Byers – MintErrorNews ……. Unique Gold Piefort -Nürnberg “1700” 2 Ducats Collectors know Nürnberg’s 1700-dated Paschal Lamb gold as one of the classic trophy series in Germa...

Amazing Viking Age Hoard With 3,000 Coins Discovered In Norway – The Largest Ever Found In The Country

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two metal detector enthusiasts expected a quiet start to their season, but their plans changed when their detector began beeping continuously in a f...

Atlas Numismatics Drops 589 New Rarities – Ancient Masterpieces, Gold Ducats, and Museum-Level Coins Hit Market

Atlas Numismatics has released a major new fixed-price list. In total, 589 coins, medals, and tokens are now available through its website. The selection spans ancient Greece, earl...

Rare 3rd-century BC Athena coin found in Berlin field

A rare 3rd‑century BC bronze coin depicting the goddess Athena was found in a field in Spandau, Berlin, marking the first discovery of its kind in the region.

Lord of the Rings 50p revealed by Royal Mint... its first coin with 'caustic technology'

The Royal Mint have today unveiled a collectable 50p marking the anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Regulated Gold Coins: The Rare Money That Kept Early America Moving

What Are Regulated Gold Coins? Before the United States Mint struck gold coins, Americans relied on foreign gold, trusted local standards, and the marks of respected silversmiths....

Hidden for 50 Years: NAC’s Traveller Collection Reveals Italian Gold Masterpieces in Zurich

Coins Hidden From Nazis: Italian Gold Masterpieces Emerge in NAC’s Traveller Collection Sale Numismatica Ars Classica will bring another chapter of the extraordinary Traveller Coll...