The Greek poet Homer's epic tale 'The Odyssey' is told in a new silver coin series from the Carpathian Mint Homer's Odyssey, an ancient Greek epic poem, chronicles the legendary journey of Odysseus as he strives to return home from the Trojan War. The epic explores themes of heroism, loyalty, temptation, and the struggle between fate [...]
More fine art today, this time in considerably more recognisable, with the release of the 18th (we think) in the Mint of Poland's 'Treasures of World Painting' series. Launching in 2019 with six coins, there were three more in 2020, and four each in 2021 and 2022. The release we're looking at here is the first in 2023, and [...]
Dionysus, the Greek god of a good booze-up, has a party on the sixth in Numiartis' iconic silver coin series There has been an absolute deluge of mythology coins over the last decade, which has eased off somewhat of late, which is a testament to the sheer breadth of subjects in the genre, and the fantastical [...]
The Carpathian Mint brings the warrior queen, Boudica, and the swashbuckling D'Artagnan to numismatic life Two new issues from the Carpathian Mint represent the start of a new series, and the continuation of an existing one. Both feature this producer's favourite format, the two-ounce, rimless, high-relief, antiqued one popularised by the Mint of Poland. It's a [...]
It's May 4th, or Star Wars Day as fans of the franchise have dubbed (May the 4th be with you, for those unaware of its origins), so like last year, we're getting a special Chibi coin to celebrate it. Last May 4th we got a special, two-ounce, gilded C3-PO coin, one of the rare two-ounce offerings, and up until [...]
A perennial fixture on the numismatic calendar for longer than AgAuNEWS has been alive, the Perth Mint/Downies series 'Deadly and Dangerous' was once one of the hottest coin ranges around. Early issues of this series, garnered significant aftermarket appreciation, with the 2006 Red-Back Spider issue becoming almost legendary. The series doesn't attract quite as much attention [...]
One of our favourite series in progress today, the Lithuanian Mint's 'World of Cryptids' series has a quite unique style of art. Depicting weird and wonderful creatures from mythologies across the globe, the 12 coins in the set draw from a considerably larger body of work of the same name, all produced by a single Lithuanian artist.The coins will [...]
Tetris is back on a coin range with a range of seven silver Tetrimino coins, and a clever display frame The video game coin genre continues apace, and one of the primary issuers of said coins and rounds, the US mega-dealer APMEX, is back with their latest innovative release. The world-famous puzzle game, Tetris, has [...]
A new Star Wars bullion joins the New Zealand Mint's copious range, and for this release we're back in their Faction Symbol series for the fourth time. This range features the symbols of the major groups in the Star Wars Universe, and follows the Mandalorian, Galactic Empire, and Rebel Alliance designs. Quite a simple series, it nevertheless evokes [...]
We can always rely on World Coin Appreciation, a rare Chinese producer, to offer up something a little different from the norm, and often with an Asian leaning. We were super impressed with their Sanxingdui artifact coin , which shone a light on a little known, but incredible fascinating culture in Ancient China. This one is of a [...]
