Ancient Coins: The Aureus

The Aureus, a 25-denarius piece was the main storage of wealth used by the romans and the king of its monetary standard for centuries. Today, lets explore some of the history and curiosities about this majestic coin. A huge shout-out to Savoca Coins for sponsoring this video, stay tuned for their 121th Black Auction, December 19th, 2021, where the beauties featured on the video will be up for auction! If you are not watching this video on time for the sale, don't worry, head over to https://www.biddr.com/auctions/savoca/ and have a look at the upcoming auctions, with stunning ancient coins for all budgets. 💰 Help the Channel by Becoming a Patreon or "Buying me a Coffee":   / classical_numismatics   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/classica... Like the drawings on my videos? Get them on a T-SHIRT: https://classicalnumismatics-shop.fou... Recommended Literature (affiliate links) 100 Greatest Ancient Coins - https://amzn.to/3hKz1o4 The Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins - https://amzn.to/3iTB1vv Greek Coins and Their Values - https://amzn.to/3mKng4S Recommended STORAGE and DISPLAY solutions for your coins (Affiliate links) Transparent diamond COIN DISPLAYS - https://amzn.to/39Tmmyu Leuchturm Coin case L6 - https://amzn.to/3ttvMbL Leuchturm Coin Capsules - https://amzn.to/3oW1o6q Leuchturm Coin case S6 - https://amzn.to/3aAZTFu music credits Music: Towards the Horizon by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ancient coin collecting, upgrade your coins, bronze vs silver coins, coin collecting tips, budget coin collecting, Roman coins collection, numismatics, 12 Caesars coins, Caligula coins, Claudius coins, silver ancient coins, Roman coin upgrades, coin investment, building a coin collection, collecting rare coins, ancient coin hobby, collecting ancient numismatics, upgrading ancient coins, best ancient coins to collect, ancient coin buying guide, collecting Roman history, Caligula bronze coins, investing in ancient coins, Roman coin collectors, historical coins, coin collecting for beginners, ancient coin sets, ancient Roman coin collection, how to collect ancient coins, buying bronze coins, silver Roman coins, ancient coin value, coin trading, rare ancient coins, coin collecting for fun, ancient coins collection tips #ancientcoins #gold #coincollecting