Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps
War elephants depicted in Hannibal Barca crossing the Rhône, by Henri Motte, 1878 In a recent PBS episode of Secrets of the Dead: Hannibal in the Alps our copy of Hannibal's coin with an elephant on the reverse was used during the telling of the story. The...
Buy affordable exact replica coins and hold a piece of history in your hand.
Click on the picture to buy one of these affordable replica coins. Compare auction sold prices of the authentic coins. Besides affordability, you can hold replica coins in your hand which you cannot do with expensive encapsulated coins. The Kingdom of...
Coins Bring History, Art Alive
By Steward Lytle, reporter for The Town Common. Article about Coin Replicas and our new location in Amesbury Massachusetts.
Antinous 111 AD – 130 AD
Antinous was a Bithynia Greek born in Claudiopolis the Roman province of Bithynia (present-day Bolu, Turkey). In 123 AD Hadrian met Antinous and had him taken to Rome for a higher education. Hadrian formed a relationship with Antinous, and by 128 AD he was the...
Biblical Coins In Circulation During Jesus’s Life
Coins in circulation in the Holy Land during Jesus' life. HEROD I (THE GREAT), 37 – 4 BC Æ “Eight Prutot” In 37 B.C. King Herod the Great was placed on the throne of Judaea by the Romans. Herod and his successors issued only bronze coins. On this coin: obverse...
Five Military Mint Coins of Brutus and Cassius, Co-assassins of Julius Caesar
Calling themselves “Liberators” trying to save the Roman Republic way of government, Brutus and Cassius took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C Caesar was very popular, and soon after the assassination, there was a uprising which...
Five Examples of Julius Caesar Coins Struck During His Lifetime
Julius Caesar was born on July 13th, 100 BC, his family claimed descent from the Roman goddess Venus and the founder of Rome, Aeneas. In 59 BC Caesar was appointed governor of Gaul and spent eight years of military campaigns against the Gallic tribes there. The war...
Featured Coins February 14, 2017
This Weeks Featured Coins: Carthage, EL Tri-Stater from the 1st punic war. -- Carthage was a great maritime trading city that was founded by Phoenician colonists from Tyre in the 8 century B.C. From the 6th to the 3rd century B.C. the Carthaginians dominated...
New Issues January 2017
Select picture to purchase or get more information. American Coins 1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent 1792 Birch Cent with G*W.Pt. Reverse – (George Washington President) 1776 Bronze Continental Dollar with Sterling Silver Key Chain Fugio 1787 Bronze...
Persephone The Queen of the Underworld
Persephone, the Goddess Queen of the Underworld, was the daughter of Zeus and Harvest Goddess Demeter. She was also known as the Goddess of Spring Growth. According to Greek Mythology Persephone was abducted by Hades the god of the Underworld as she leaned down to...
