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Coins of Justinian the Great
Justinian I. AI Generated. Image: Adobe Stock. By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. THE COURTROOM OF the United States Supreme Court is adorned with marble relief panels depicting great lawgivers of...
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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition
100 Greatest Ancient Coins, 3rd Edition. Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well known...
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Roman Household Gods on Coins
Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock / Steve Brenner. By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek ….. Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that they worshipped....
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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins
Ancient Coin Bill. Image: Adobe Stock / Stack’s Bowers. On April 2, 2024, United States Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX24), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced a technical...
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The Coins of Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius. Image Adobe Stock / CoinWeek. By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more...
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From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part I
By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ….. Hannibal tormented Rome in 218 BCE. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek. What is the Roman denarius and where did it come from? How did it change over the nearly...
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The Great Reformer: The Coins of Diocletian
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. THE ABUNDANT AND complex coins of Diocletian document a period of profound change in Roman history. In November 284, Roman soldiers escorting the ailing emperor...
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From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part II
By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ….. Roman citizens enrolling to vote, detail from the altar of Ahenobarbus. Image courtesy Alamy.com; colorized by CoinWeek. Link to Part I * * * The Age of the...
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When Horses Flew: Pegasus on Ancient Coins
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. THE DREAM OF flight has always held a powerful grip on the human imagination. Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek mythology, symbolizes that dream, and this winged...
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Pig Money: Authentic Artifacts or Numismatic Nonsense?
By John Thomassen for the American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… Figure 1. Pig money. ANS 1982.49.1. As Collections Manager at the American Numismatic Society (ANS), I have been fortunate enough to...
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Empires in Exile: Coins of the Byzantine Successor States
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. ON APRIL 12, 1204, THE army of the Fourth Crusade sacked and looted the great city of Constantinople. The Crusaders established a shaky “Latin Empire” that managed...
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A Mysterious Carinus Coin: Steve Benner
By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek ….. This article is more personal than my previous pieces and revolves around a single coin purchased on eBay. Let me mention right off that I do not recommend buying...
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From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part III
By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ….. Part I | Part II * * * The Age of Strongmen: 105 BCE – 50 BCE The third stage in the development of the Roman Republican denarius extended from c. 105 to c....
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To Slab or Not to Slab Ancient Coins?
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. A persistent controversy among ancient coin collectors is the question of encapsulation or “slabbing”. Many older collectors regard slabs as “plastic coin prisons”...
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Coinage and the Range of State Power
Range of Ancient State Power. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek. By David Yoon for the American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… In order to function, governments rely on the ability to exercise power over...
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