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Ancient Greek Coins – The Enigma of the Oinoanda Didrachms
Oinoanda Didrachms by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Introduction to Oinoanda and Its Coinage
Oinoanda stood high in the mountains of ancient Lycia,...
Ancient Electrum Coins – Strength and Unity of an Empire
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC
Updated and reformatted March 2026
Electrum Coins : Mytilene’s Archaic Lion and Cockerel Hekte
Mytilene: Power and Wealth in...
Ancient Coins – The Wealth of the Persian Empire
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection of Ancient Coins ......
The Gold Daric: Wealth, Power, and the First International Gold...
Ancient Greek Coins – The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas
Ancient Greek Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
From the Colosseo Collection ......
Akragas and the Art of Sicilian Coinage
Founded on the...
The Only Ancient Coin Ever Struck with Egyptian Hieroglyphics
With Permission By Russell A. Augustin
In the long history of ancient coinage, innovation usually followed power. Greek city-states expressed civic identity through coin designs,...
Ancient Coin Profiles – Portrait of Alexander the Great
In the absence of mass media, ancient rulers relied on coinage to project authority. Coins moved effortlessly across borders, circulated among soldiers and merchants,...
Ancient Greek Coins – Agathokles’ Victory
Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BCE. Silver Tetradrachm
By Russell A. Augustin - AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Agathokles was the last of the larger-than-life rulers of...
Ancient Coins – Alexander the Great Tetradrachms and Herakles’ Slaying of the Nemean Lion
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander the Great Tetradrachms (336-323 BCE). AR
Tetradrachms by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The early Macedonian kingdom did not have...
Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser
Ancient Greek Coins By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection ......
Opus was a small, infertile territory on the coast of...
Ancient Roman Coins – A Conspiracy to Assassinate Nero
Aureus 64-65, AV 7.27 g. NERO CAESAR – AVGVSTVS
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
From the Colosseo Collection ......
The name Nero holds...
Ancient Coins – A Soldier’s Share of Alexander the Great’s Plunder
Ancient Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Alexander the Great, born in the autumn of 356 BCE and taught by the...
Ancient Coins – Zeus, the King of the Gods
Ancient Coins and The Colosseo Collection, by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Depending on who was in control at the time, the...
The First Ancient Coins – Aegina’s Sea Turtle
Ancient Coins - ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BCE. AR Stater. Sea turtle
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Ancient Coins: War and Peace – The Sikyon Stater
By Russell A. Augustin - AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Sikyon was located in the northern Peloponnesus and was known in antiquity for its industries,...
Ancient Greek Coins – Zeus at Olympia
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection of Ancient Coins ......
As the Olympics became progressively more popular, the city of...
Ancient Greek Coins – Philip II the King of Macedonia
Ancient Greek Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection
Philip II was the father of Alexander the Great and the...
Ancient Greek Coins – The Peak of Classical Artistry
Ancient Greek Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Lampsakos has a storied past, having been a frequent source of contention between...
Ancient Coin Profile – The First Facing Portrait of a King
Ancient Coins - LYCIA. Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles (c.375-360 BCE), Silver Stater
Ancient Coin Profiles by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
Lycia was...
Ancient Coins: Lydian Gold Considered First Coins in the World
Lydian coinage is considered among the very first coins ever produced and used
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection ......
The...
Ancient Coins – The Sacred Stone of Kaunos Coinage
Kaunos Coinage By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection ......
Kaunos was a prominent trading center in Asia Minor alongside Lycia and...



























