
This is the Index Page of some of the most interesting and fascinating coins of human history. Many of the coins are from 1500 to 2000 years old and are in remarkable condition considering their age.
They make ageless and timeless gifts that you and your family will enjoy and cherish for many generations. Some of the coins are already 100 generations old.
Each coin or small group of coins comes in it's own leather-like Presentation Folio. Each item has it's own certificate of authenticity and history story behind the coin.
The item, story, and history behind it is real. The amount of coins are limited so purchase your Folio at our low prices while they are still available. They make very unique and timeless gifts where the giver of a 2000 year old coin or coins of note, will never be forgotten.
Below you will find small thumbnail sizes of the folios - click on the small Folios and it will take you to a larger version. The larger version will show you what the folio looks like. However, because of downloading time, it;s only 1/4 the size of the actual Presentation Folio. The actual closed size is 5 1/2" wide x 7 1/2" high. Both history and certificate of authenticity is printed so that you can read it before ordering.
If you are interested in learning about ancient social history behind the time period, you will love this small section of history. Who knows, your first purchase in this interesting historical period may entice you into collecting ancient coins. We carry most all of the Numismatic Books that are presently in print. In fact, we have the largest section of books and coin albums on the Web.
This coin was circulated at the time of Christ and who knows, you might own one of the coins that Christ dumped on the floor of the temple when he drove the Money Changers out. Click the picture to find out more. Price $20.00
No, it's not made of rubber, it's made of copper and was minted for the Indian Rubber Company in 1808. The Indian Rubber Company had huge Crown-given lands in India and minted their own coins to pay the people on their plantations - the ship Admiral Gardner sank off the coast of England. Follow this story by clicking on the picture. Price $15.00
Mithradates VI Eupator (Mithradates the Great, 131 - 63 B.C.) was King of Pontus, an ancient country in northeast Asia Minor (now Turkey) located on the Black Sea coast. For 18 years he was the most ferocious enemy the Roman Generals encountered in all of Asia Minor. Click on picture for more information. Price $30.00
Certified over 1500 years old. An authentic Roman coin minted between 240 and 410 A.D. Roman coins circulated throughout the Roman Empire, which stretched from Britain to the border of Persia. The coins were made by hand and are not perfectly round. Click on picture for more information. Price $11.00
A glimpse of the brutal roots of modern western civilization is evident in the Roman Empire. The genuine ancient Roman bronze coins are from the third and fourth Centuries A.D. Find short history of Emperors by clicking on picture. Price $30.00
Four Roman Emperors - Claudius II Gothicus, Flavius Julius Constans, Constanuis II, and Valentinian I. Historians know only very little about the coinage of this period due to the chaos of the era. It is known that bronze coins eventually replaced silver coins as the most commonly used money after a long, gradual reduction of the silver content of the coins. Find out more about the 4 Emperors, click on the picture. Price $40.00
India 10 Rupee Banknote Paper sunk during World War II (1940), recovered 1992. A fascinating history story, and an authentic relic from the wreck of the Dutch Ship the S.S. Breda in 1940. It was originally destined to become an Indian Ten Rupee Banknote. The banknote is watermarked and when held up to the light you can see the watermarks and denomination. Both the original banknote & unprinted note are shown. Click on the picture. Price $11.00
14 Genuine Wildlife Coins in mint condition from 14 different countries. They are guaranteed to be in mint state MS60 and in uncirculated condition. These coins remind us of the worldwide effort to promote the coexistence of humans along with all of nature's gifts for the sake of our mutual survival. Click on picture to find list of countries and denominations. Price $15.00
The Chinese Cash coins were minted for more than two thousands years by many of the rulers who have shaped the history of one of the world's great civilizations. Coins from the Han Dynasty (7-23 A.D.) - Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) - Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.) - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) - Qing Dynasty (1636-1911 A.D.). Click on the picture to find out more about China's history. Price $21.00
The Song (pronounced Soong) Dynasty sparked a remarkable period of intellectual and social change in China. Copper coins of the Song Dynasty are diverse and numerous, as every locality had it's own issue. This was a renaissance time in China. Click on picture for more of the time period. Price $11.00
This Nepalese 4-Paisa coin was minted from a spent brass WWII rifle bullet shell. These bullets, now coins were used by the famous Gurkha soldiers who fought the Japanese in the Pacific. Nepalese inscriptions are written on both sides and each coin bears a hole in it's center, created by removal of the firing cap. To read more about their heroic action, click on the picture. Price $12.00
Authentic Roman coin was minted between 240 and 410 A.D. Roman coins circulated throughout the Roman Empire, which stretched from Britain to the border of Persia. This Roman coin is not included with purchase of the complete set of Folio coins.
All Folios will stand alone in a show case by opening them half way. They can be purchased individually or in sets or in quantity while they last.
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