Ancient Coins (Leather Portfolios)

This album contains coins of emperors: 1/ Valentinian II, 2/ Theodosius I, 3/ Arcadius, and 4/ Honorius.

This remarkable collection of eight coins highlights some of the signature moments in the European Theater during the Second World War.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilization, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture,...

The Year of the Dragon begins on February 10, 2024. This is the fifth of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, and the only mythological creature in the cycle. The Dragon is am imposing figure, integral to Chinese myth and legend, and is a symbol of good...

In the aftermath of 1389’s disastrous Battle of Kosovo Field, Sigismund of Luxembourg, the King of Hungary and Croatia, established his reputation. In 1408, he created a secret society devoted to repulsing the Turks: the Order of the Dragon. One of...

The last and worst of the ten persecutions of the early Church was ordered by Diocletian, who enjoyed a relatively long and fruitful reign at the end of the third century. Thousands of Christians were martyred—and not in vain. Within a generation,...

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower invaded Normandy. It is impossible to overstate the scope of the decisive battle that marked the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. The landing involved some...

Bronze coins of the first four emperors of the Constantine Dynasty. Constantine the Great and his three sons were the first Christian emperors of Rome.

Bronze coin of the Constantine Dynasty. Constantine the Great and his sons were the first Christian emperors of Rome.

No leader in the 20th century was more influential or tenacious than Sir Winston Churchill. As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War, the ”British Bulldog“ helped lead the Allied forces to victory, despite, as he...

Bronze coin of the Chola dynasty that ruled southern India in the 11th century CE.

Twenty centuries of Chinese bronze cash coins, representing five great dynasties, with familiar square hole design.

The Book of Kings, the epic poem by the tenth century Persian poet Ferdowsi, contains the following passage on the origins of chess:-One day an ambassador from the king of Hind arrived at the Persian court of Khusru, and after an oriental exchange of...

19th century Cambodian one-sided bronze coin with Buddhist hamsa bird, symbolizing the aquisition of sacred knowledge.

Ten folders available.--Banknotes issued in unusual denominations by dictator Ni Win in 1985 Burma. He belived the numbers to be lucky.

Five banknotes used as scrip by the British military occupying Germany’s Rhine Valley after the Second World War. War can bring economic hardship—especially to the countries that lose. This was the case in Germany in 1945. Hitler was dead,...

Just before Christmas, 1940, Nazi aircraft flying over the United Kingdom from Norway bombed the harbor at Oban, Scotland, sinking a loaded cargo ship bound for Bombay, the S.S. Breda.--For five decades the wreck sat beneath the dark waters, her location...

The first tea in the American Colonies was imported from Batavia, in the Netherlands East Indies, by the Dutch East India Company—better known as the VOC. The new beverage was an instant hit. By the late 18th century, tea was extremely popular in...

The ”Blood Countess“ Erzsébet Báthory is the most prolific serial killer of all time. A member of the Hungarian nobility, she tortured and killed hundreds of young women over two and a half decades. This silver denar circulated in...

Piracy in the Caribbean arose because of a perfect storm of eventsincluding a literal perfect storm. First, the War of Spanish Succession, a World War Zero that saw the major European powers enjoined in battle for a dozen years, ended in 1714, leaving...