A gold stater of Panticapaeum, in Eastern Crimea, that sold at a Swiss auction May 18 for the equivalent of over $6 million U.S. established an apparent new price record for an ancient coin at auction.

Gold and silver coins of two designs from Niue honor coronations past and present and include many symbolic elements associated with the ceremonies, some decorated with gems.

The surface of the moon is depicted on the reverse of seven-sided 50-penny Frosted Diamond copper-nickel and Proof .925 fine silver coins being released by Pobjoy Mint.

The fierce and feared denizen of the deep known as the tiger shark is being showcased on gold and silver coins from island nations of Tuvalu and Niue.

A new noncirculating legal tender Proof silver 5,000-franc coin from Cameroon honors the imagery of the Wildman taler with a modern interpretation, in high relief and with a limited mintage.

A Chinese 1921 Pavilion "dollar" hand-engraved with an honoree recipient's name is only the tenth example of one of these intriguing pieces to appear at auction and is featured in Stephen Album's May sale.

The American Numismatic Society's Coinage of the Americas Conference is in September and the ANS currently seeks speakers for the event to present topics on the conference theme.

The Royal Mint released its suite of coins marking the May 6 coronation of King Charles III in a wide range of denominations, metals and sizes, which are attracting a buying population.

Malta plans to release a bullion coin in the third quarter of 2023, the Golden Eagle 1-ounce .9999 fine silver €5 coin, which it says will become an annual issue with the same designs.

Croatia on April 18 issued its first two euro-denominated commemorative coins, less than four months after adopting the euro currency, and they celebrate a local contribution to men's clothing.

A recently offered signed Kimon silver decadrachm circa 405 B.C. from Syracuse in ancient Greece is a beautiful coin reflecting high quality workmanship of the dies and has a well-documented pedigree.

The last of a series of popular Harry Potter coins issued by the Royal Mint to celebrate 25 years since the publication of the original installment will feature the hallowed Hogwarts.

A silver stater, or nomos, issued around 520 B.C. depicting a nude Apollo in "refined Archaic form" is the very example depicted in a 1958 book and was offered in a Jan. 9 Heritage auction.

Heritage Auctions will offer during its May 3 sale a silver EID MAR coin that was once part of the Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection and was last offered in 2011.

A plated contemporary counterfeit EID MAR denarius coin is back on the market, offered during the Classical Numismatic Group auction in late May.

Long-documented histories hold appeal when ancient coins come up for auction, as bidders know the item, such as this circa A.D. 193 gold aureus of Pertinax, is genuine with legal past ownership.

The fourth in a series of 2023 dollar coins minted from virenium by the Pobjoy Mint on behalf of Sierra Leone features a leopard face crafted in a mask form on the reverse of the coin.

The colorful azure kingfisher of Australia and Tasmania is the featured subject of two 2023 Proof coins, one gold, one silver, both in color, created for Niue, and for collectors and nature lovers.

New Zealand offers two silver coins and four gold coins that feature the effigy of King Charles III and will be issued in celebration and commemoration of the May coronation of the monarch.

A species encountered in the Australian Antarctic Territory, the emperor penguin, is recognized on the first coin in the RAM's latest bullion coin series, which continues use of the Queen Elizabeth II obverse.