The city of Pergamum played an important role in the Hellenistic Age (circa 350/336 to 30 B.C.) of Greek history.

Some large and important coins were struck in silver and debased silver for use in Rome’s provinces.

Shields were an essential tool of war in the ancient world and are often depicted on coins of various kingdoms and cities.

A thousand years after the founding of the Roman Empire, coins with animal designs were struck to celebrate empire's millennium.

The silver coins of northern Greece have long been admired for their fine artistry and for the inventiveness of their designs.

The emperor Augustus (27 B.C. to A.D. 14) was arguably the most accomplished and influential man in Roman history.

Ancients Today by David Vagi Special to Coin World anonymous Byzantine folles replaces the name and image of the emperor with Jesus Christ.