Global Coin introduces two extraordinary ancient coins-the Judaea Biblical "Widow's Mite" Lepton and the Three Wise Men Silver Drachm-both NGC-certified. These rare artifacts combine historical ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — A Swiss court has ordered the confiscation of a very rare ancient silver coin that was allegedly illegally excavated in northern Greece and sold at auction in Switzerland, Greek ...

The Israel Museum has acquired over 1,200 ancient silver Persian coins, among the earliest known currency from the area, including what the museum has identified as the world’s oldest Jewish coin. The ...

The Sasanian emperors minted a considerable number of silver coins, known as drachms (pronounced ‘drams’). The royal portraits on these coins allow for the identification of kings depicted in other ...

Despite being the oldest currency in Europe, dating from the sixth century BC, the drachma has been supplanted by the newest kid on the block, and has been ...

A moment, please, for the demise of the drachma, which until the advent of the dull-but-useful euro was the oldest form of currency in circulation — at roughly 2,650, older than Plato or Pericles or ...

A very rare gold coin bearing the image of Queen Berenice II of Egypt was discovered during an archaeological excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Givati parking lot in the City of ...