Historical Explanation of Ancient Greek Roman Imperial Provincial Medieval Coins

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Historical Explanation of Ancient Greek Roman Imperial Provincial Medieval Coins

Learn about the history of ancient Greek, Roman Imperial, Provincial and Medieval Byzantine coins via this very informative video.

Presented by world-renowned ancient coin expert and dealer Ilya Zlobin, you get a concise understanding of what ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins looked like and what they featured.

He talks about the features of ancient Greek coins and how the different Greek city states of Kings would place their names on them.

He then goes on into coins of the Roman Republic with their famous patrician families becoming the moneyers and what their silver coins depicted.

Then he talks about coins of the Roman empire, or in other words Roman Imperial coins and how they were used for propaganda purposes of the ancient times.

The next topic he covers was Roman Provincial coins and why it is interesting to own them because of the ancient Greek gods and Goddesses you would encounter, not normally seem on coins of the Roman empire.

An example of Constantine the Great, who became saint Constantine and his coin with him on a Chariot to Heaven was given.

The last coin shown was that of the Byzantine empire with Jesus Christ holding the gospels on it and the reverse saying the "Jesus Christ, King of Kings"

More information can be learned at the website: http://www.TrustedCoins.com in regards to authentic ancient Greek, Roman Imperial Provincial and Medieval Byzantine coins.

Historical Explanation of Ancient Greek Roman Imperial Provincial Medieval Coins

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