First counterfeiters
Since the very first metallic banknotes were born, the counterfeiters began their activities. They used…

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Golden profile of Nicholas II. Last coins of the last king
The tradition of portrait gold and silver coins was renewed under Nicholas II. The last…

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3 coins of medieval England
A rather large role in collecting coins is played by the age of the coins…

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Peter I reform
Everyone knows that Peter the Great was a great reformer. Among his innovations, we can…

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laborious and difficult

Coins of three eras and their manufacturing techniques

It happens that determining the place and specific time of minting coins of medieval Russia is quite problematic to establish. This is due to the fact that the medieval coins of Russia never placed the date of manufacture, and the place where the chasing was made.

Quite a lot of difficulties arise due to the illegibility and the complex contraction of monetary legends. For example, in the 18th century, most medieval coins were attributed to some kind of Igor. Continue reading

Coins of the era of silver crisis
On the territory of the Muslim East, as well as in medieval Europe, coins were…

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3 coins of medieval England
A rather large role in collecting coins is played by the age of the coins…

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The ruble of Emperor Constantine I from the Romanov dynasty
The most important mystery of this coin is that there has never been such an…

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