Here's something different. This is a denarius from the Roman Empire. It was minted (by hand with an anvil and punch dies) in Rome 235-236 AD. The denarius was a small silver coin. It is said that an average Roman worker earned about 1 denarius a day. Remember the old pre-decimal British money? The symbol for a penny was d. That came from denarius (early English pennies were silver, about the size of a denarius).

This one is from Maximinus I Thrax. Maximinus was born in Thrace, not a true Roman. In fact, he was the first emperor to have never set foot in Rome! He joined the Roman Army under the reign of Septimius Severus, and by the time of Alexander Severus, he commanded troops. It's an interesting story, Google it. Anyway, Alexander Severus was murdered (along with his mother), and Maximinus subsequently became Emperor. Unfortunately for him, in 238, he and his son were assassinated. And we think that our times are turbulent - in the Mid-East, yes.

This coin features a portrait of Maximinus on the obverse with "IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG". The reverse side shows Fides, the goddess of trust with "FIDES MILITVM". The coin weighs 1.83 grams and is 19 mm in diameter - similar to a dime. Coins of that period are crude by today's standards, having been hammered by hand.

For this one $80 postpaid.