THE GREAT GREEK MYTHOLOGY (2022-2025) by Mint XXI It’s fair to say the ancient world has been comprehensively mined for inspiration in the coin world, and with a standard of quality that’s sky-high. Such luminaries as CIT, Mint of Poland, Mint XXI, Numiscollect, and more, have issued some quite superb designs over the last few years, but equally, the genre has been blighted with many incomplete and abandoned series, ill-defined in scope, which leave collectors frustrated. However, Mint XXI has launched ‘The Great Greek Mythology’ series, consisting of an ambitious 36 coins, released over [...]

ART GALLERY (2026-) by MINT XXI Art coins are pretty common in the modern numismatic world, either reproducing original works, or creating original interpretations of them. Mint XXI's series is called ‘Art Gallery’, and takes classic works of art, and reproduces them as closely as possible, on rectangular, one-ounce silver coins. The coins, issued in batches of five, are large for their weight at 74 x 51.8 mm, with some in landscape format, and some in portrait. These aren’t flashy numismatics, preferring instead to focus on doing justice to the original works. Key to that [...]

TWELVE APOSTLES (2025) by Mint of MK After Mint of MK’s extraordinary 36-coin dragon series of high-relief coins, that comprised nine designs, each in four finishes, and the 12-coin 'Twelve Zodiac Signs' with its innovative dual-UV process, we expected a new epic series from this experimental producer. That series is 'Twelve Apostles', which like its forebears, has had a relatively quick release schedule, and an unusual and varied style. As you can tell from the title, this is about the famous 12 biblical men who are said to have followed Jesus, all but one [...]

MICRO-MINTAGE RANGE (2025) by Pop Coins/Numiscollect With AI art seemingly taking over the internet, for good or bad, it was only a matter of time before it was employed to create designs for coins. Numiscollect, via their new Pop Coins venture, have utilised it for a novel range comprising several small series, each with a common theme. Not all are AI designed. These are not aftermarket coloured bullion coins, but full, unique coins in their own right, so kudos to Pop Coins for not taking the easy route. Each coin tips the scales at [...]

MOMENTS OF LOVE (2019-2026) by Mint XXI It isn't often we see a subject like sex featured in its own coin series. Hinted at perhaps, but not front and centre (no pun intended...). If you're going to do it respectfully, then showcase the classic text on the subject, the Indian work, Kama Sutra. This is an ancient text, tracing its roots back well over 2,000 years, and sets out the ways to garner maximum pleasure from the act of procreation. Mint XXI is no stranger to nudity on its coins, offering some superb examples [...]

PLANETS & GODS (2019-) by Mint XXI What happens when you combine two popular coin themes into one? You get something like Mint XXI's 'Planets & Gods' series of three ounce silver coins. Mixing together the popular ancient mythology and the astronomy genres, they've produced an attractive and clever range of coins linking together the planets of our Solar System, with the ancient gods that gave them their names. Launching in 2019 with Mercury, each coin features a representation of the ancient god, usually in the style of a statue of the period, overlaid on [...]