Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra's relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later Possibly the most famous, and disruptive, relationship in history, were those between the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra VII, and the Roman generals, Julius Caesar, and Mark Anthony. Caesar was the first to succumb to her charms, bearing him a son they named [...]
The Czech Mint’s three-year, twelve-coin, showcasing the of the great tanks of the Second World War, has, sadly, come to an end with the release of the final design, the Soviet IS-2 heavy. The coins have been released four per year, one each from the Soviet Union, Britain, the US, and Germany, and in 1oz silver, and [...]
It's another stonking week for new coin issues, showcasing imagination and minting tech (Week 44, 2024) With the Beijing International Coin Exposition kicking off today, we've seen the usual increased activity in its run-up, and some superb new issues as a result. Quite a few of the issues in our Week 44 collection are hot off the [...]
The next three planets join Mint XXI's numismatic travels through our solar system using Earth's geology Mint XXI continues its voyage through our wonderful solar system with their range of coins combining a numismatic base, and a geological orb. We've already seen Earth, Mars, and Mercury, and now Jupiter, Uranus and Venus join the range. [...]
Mint XXI's stunning Femina Bellator silver coin series showcasing warrior woman from history, heads to the Celtic World It's fair to say that we consider Mint XXI's 'Femina Bellator' series to be one of our favourites, as we've certainly gushed enough praise over the first three releases in the series. These coins work off of four main [...]
After a fine debut with its Holy Lance dimensional coin, Spectres moves to the 20th-century United States with Teddy Roosevelt's hunting knife Just four months ago, Spectres surprised us with a fully dimensional coin shaped like the famous 'Holy Lance' held in the Imperial Regalia in Vienna. Purported to be, quite incorrectly, the spear that [...]
T&S Coin start a journey through the land of Oz with a new coin series, and it's joined by the goddess Artemis, and a Bushido Samurai It seems that T&S Coin have been busy lately, with three new releases, two of them the launch coin in new series. We're great admirers of the work put [...]
Big changes ahead for the Royal Mint's iconic Sovereign, with the introduction of silver, and the swansong of red gold for 2025 Sometimes we cover the release of the annual Royal Mint Sovereign coin, and sometimes we don't. There's usually little change from year to year, outside the obvious date inscription, mintages, and prices, but [...]
The stackable silver range from Coin's Today adds the King of the Beasts, and the ultimate Roman boast to the portfolio Easily one of the finest bullion ranges in production today, South Korean producer, Coin's Today', has built an extensive portfolio of ambitious and esoteric designs. They cover a huge range of themes, from nature [...]
Sixties serial murderer and the inspiration for the villain in Dirty Harry, the Zodiac Killer, is the subject of Spectres latest true crime coin Operating in the San Francisco Bay Area between December 1968 and October 1969, the Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who has never been identified, like the infamous Jack the Ripper. There's [...]
