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Reading Medieval Coins

Mike Markowitz - January 14, 2026

Why Medieval Coins Finally Get the Attention They Deserve The field of medieval numismatics has reached a turning point. Collectors now look at medieval coins...

Last of His Line: Medieval Coins of Defunct Dynasties

Mike Markowitz - December 2, 2022

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and...

Islamic and Medieval Coins: New Years and Old Years

American Numismatic Society - January 7, 2022

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... This essay is being written on December 31, 2021, to be posted on January 4, 2022....

Medieval Coins of Portugal

Mike Markowitz - August 6, 2021

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... Portugal, a small, narrow country on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula ... was created during the Christian...

Ancient and Medieval Coins With Two-Sided Legends

American Numismatic Society - July 15, 2021

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... Many--probably most--coins do not have any inherent directionality in the images or legends on their two...

Ancient and Medieval Coins as Royal Propaganda

Tyler Rossi - August 11, 2020

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... How does a monarch solidify legitimacy? What tools can be drawn upon to project power? Since a centralized state monopolizes...

Künker Auction 335: Holy Citizens – A Special Collection of Medieval Coins

Künker GmbH - March 11, 2020

Künker Spring Auctions by Künker GmbH ...... On March 18, 2020, Künker’s auction No. 335 offers a special collection of medieval coins containing about 150...

Far From Home: Ancient and Medieval Coins That Traveled

Mike Markowitz - June 29, 2016

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ..... MANY ANCIENT COINS circulated in a narrow area, sometimes just a single city-state of a few thousand...

Reconquista: Coins of Medieval Spain

Mike Markowitz - December 18, 2025

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek “Despite an endless series of forays and several invasions intended to be permanent, the Muslims never succeeded in establishing a...

Coins of the Medieval Ottoman Sultans of Turkey

Mike Markowitz - February 20, 2023

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... AT THE BEGINNING of the 14th century (c. 1300 CE), Anatolia (modern Türkiye) was a patchwork of “beyliks”, small,...

Medieval Greek Coins After the Fourth Crusade

Tyler Rossi - July 22, 2022

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... In 1204, Constantinople was sacked during the Fourth Crusade. Less than six months later, Enrico Dandolo, the Doge of...

“Gross” Medieval European Coins

Michael Shutterly - June 3, 2022

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ..... From the end of the eighth century into the 13th, Medieval European coins consisted primarily of small silver...

The Coins of Medieval Serbia

Mike Markowitz - April 6, 2022

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... The Balkans produce more history than they can consume. — Attributed to Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) THE SLAVS BEGAN migrating into...