If bronze belonged to the people and silver powered the economy, gold belonged to the emperors. When holding a Roman gold coin, you are not simply holding an ancient object. You are holding a symbol of wealth, authority and imperial power. Unlike bronze and silver coins that circulated daily throughout the Empire, gold coins were …
When people think about Roman coins, two metals usually come to mind: gold and silver. Gold fascinates collectors because of its rarity and value. Yet it was silver that truly powered the Roman Empire for centuries. Silver paid the soldiers, facilitated trade and helped structure the Roman economy. At the same time, it was also …
Roman Bronze Coins: More Important Than Most People Realize When people think about Roman coins, collectors usually imagine silver denarii or gold aurei. However, the true backbone of the Roman economy was made up of bronze and copper coins. These coins circulated daily throughout the Empire and were used by ordinary people for their everyday …
Hello everyone ! How are you ? Today I am going to tell you about the material I use in numismatics. So, this material is simple and is perfect for beginners and professionals alike. This article will therefore be divided into three parts: information material, conservation material and finally miscellaneous material. Also, I shot a …
Hello everyone ! How are you ? Today, I offer you a slightly different article format since this is a complete ebook where we are going to see how to getting started in Numismatics in 5 steps . Besides, if you still want to have it with you, send me an email at empiredesmonnaies43@gmail.com and …
Today, I will present in this article the 5 essential items to the collection of coins. They are the basis of all the material, are the main objects and the most useful. In addition, they are cheap. Finally, these different objects will allow you to learn more, to organize your collection … to do basic actions …
Hi, in this article, I’ll present you 5 mistakes not to make when you start in numismatics. Believe me, they are not serious but they slow down learning and collection. I created this article based on my experience and of course, on the mistakes I made in my debut. Here are 5 mistakes not to …
