CoinVery rare
Italy·64–68 CE
Aureus of Nero
A gold aureus from the last years of Nero's reign, struck in Rome as the empire's finances and image were being rebuilt.
Numismatics
The Coin Collection
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CoinExtremely rare
Greece·454–404 BCE
Athenian Owl Tetradrachm
The silver coin of Athens: Athena in a crested helmet, and her owl, the city's most recognisable emblem.
CoinRare
France·1908
France 20 Francs, 1908
The Marianne and Rooster gold piece of the Belle Époque, a coin of the Latin Monetary Union.
CoinRare
Italy·37–41 CE
Sestertius of Caligula
A large bronze sestertius whose reverse commemorates the emperor's rescue of the citizens.
CoinCommon
India·1862
British India One Rupee, 1862
The first rupee of Queen Victoria as Empress, a silver coin that unified British India's currency.
CoinUncommon
France·1925
French Indochina 1 Piastre, 1925
A silver trade dollar of French Indochina, struck in Paris for circulation across Southeast Asia.