Coins of the Fourth Crusade

Coins of the Fourth Crusade

The Conquest of Constantinople by David Aubert. By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. Thanks to generations of intermarriage within a relatively narrow elite, almost everyone in the Byzantine ruling class of the 12th century was related to everyone else.…
Coins of the Fourth Crusade

Coins of the Fourth Crusade

V & E Coin News - The Conquest of Constantinople by David Aubert. By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. Thanks to generations of intermarriage within a relatively narrow elite, almost everyone in the Byzantine ruling class of the 12th…
Coins of the Fourth Crusade

Coins of the Fourth Crusade

V & E Coin News - V & E Coin News – The Conquest of Constantinople by David Aubert. By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. Thanks to generations of intermarriage within a relatively narrow elite, almost everyone in the…
The Mystery of the Omega Counterfeiter

The Mystery of the Omega Counterfeiter

The Omega Counterfeiter’s mark. Image: NGC. By CoinWeek Notes ….. A counterfeiter known by the Greek letter omega (Ω) that he, she, or they used to mark their work. Perhaps most famous for counterfeits of the 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief…
The Mystery of the Omega Counterfeiter

The Mystery of the Omega Counterfeiter

V & E Coin News - The Omega Counterfeiter’s mark. Image: NGC. By CoinWeek Notes ….. A counterfeiter known by the Greek letter omega (Ω) that he, she, or they used to mark their work. Perhaps most famous for counterfeits…