Ancient Coin Collection Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:05:14 -0400 https://ancientcoincollection.buzzsprout.com en-gb © 2026 Ancient Coin Collection yes 63030dc9-064a-5540-b2b0-1fa74dc39ca1 wright62tim@aol.co.uk Tim episodic false Ancient Coins are like time capsules, transporting us through time and space. Thousands of years old, these miniature masterpieces tell us stories about the past. Rediscovered centuries or millennia later, they have a second life, as part of the great public and private collections, frequently travelling the globe. ACC (Ancient Coin Collection) provides a window into these worlds.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Tim wright62tim@aol.co.uk https://storage.buzzsprout.com/b4kdiesho3jr2yihofjyey9iolnd?.jpg Ancient Coin Collection Annabel Schooling Tim Wright Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Bonus Episode: Questions & Answers Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Bonus Episode: Questions & Answers Bonus Episode: Questions & Answers 

Join Annabel Schooling and Dr Tim Wright on this special bonus episode as they answer questions from subscribers, friends, and family. Tune in—you might just hear your own question answered.

The YouTube channel hosting the video versions of these podcasts, @ancient_coin_collection, has reached over 300,000 views, with 20,000 subscribers and more than 230 likes. Meanwhile, the audio version—available on platforms such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify—has been streamed in 65 cities across 13 countries.

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]]> Bonus Episode: Questions & Answers 

Join Annabel Schooling and Dr Tim Wright on this special bonus episode as they answer questions from subscribers, friends, and family. Tune in—you might just hear your own question answered.

The YouTube channel hosting the video versions of these podcasts, @ancient_coin_collection, has reached over 300,000 views, with 20,000 subscribers and more than 230 likes. Meanwhile, the audio version—available on platforms such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify—has been streamed in 65 cities across 13 countries.

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18887503 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100 2017 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 5: Crime Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 5: Crime Episode 5: Crime delves into the darker side of numismatics, examining the crimes that have been committed in association with ancient antiquities, with a particular focus on the Naxos Tetradrachm.

This concluding episode explores the legal concept of “cultural property,” which is protected by national legislation and international agreements. It tackles a complex and often controversial landscape, addressing issues such as forgery, looting, trafficking, laundering, misrepresentation, and restitution—factors that, while uncommon, play a significant role in the history and journey of the Naxos coin.

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]]> Episode 5: Crime delves into the darker side of numismatics, examining the crimes that have been committed in association with ancient antiquities, with a particular focus on the Naxos Tetradrachm.

This concluding episode explores the legal concept of “cultural property,” which is protected by national legislation and international agreements. It tackles a complex and often controversial landscape, addressing issues such as forgery, looting, trafficking, laundering, misrepresentation, and restitution—factors that, while uncommon, play a significant role in the history and journey of the Naxos coin.

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18887412 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100 1699 1 5 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 4: Economics Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 4: Economics Episode 4: Economics traces the remarkable financial journey of the Naxos Tetradrachm, using it as a lens to examine how the market for ancient coins has evolved over the past two centuries.

From its first recorded auction in 1824—when an example from the collection of Baron Thomas Dimsdale sold for £5.75—to a recent high-profile sale from the Prince Saud bin Al-Thani collection for almost half a million Swiss francs, the episode unpacks the dramatic rise in value. Along the way, we explore the forces, collectors, and market shifts that are behind its ascension. 

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]]> Episode 4: Economics traces the remarkable financial journey of the Naxos Tetradrachm, using it as a lens to examine how the market for ancient coins has evolved over the past two centuries.

From its first recorded auction in 1824—when an example from the collection of Baron Thomas Dimsdale sold for £5.75—to a recent high-profile sale from the Prince Saud bin Al-Thani collection for almost half a million Swiss francs, the episode unpacks the dramatic rise in value. Along the way, we explore the forces, collectors, and market shifts that are behind its ascension. 

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18887368 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 1645 1 4 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 3: Provenance, Part 3 (Women Collectors) Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 3: Provenance, Part 3 (Women Collectors) Episode 3: Provenance traces the remarkable afterlife of the Naxos Tetradrachm by following the collectors who owned it over the past 250 years.

Part 3 redresses the balance of this traditionally male-dominated pursuit by highlighting some of the most significant women collectors, from royal figures and heiresses to leading women in the field today.

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]]> Episode 3: Provenance traces the remarkable afterlife of the Naxos Tetradrachm by following the collectors who owned it over the past 250 years.

Part 3 redresses the balance of this traditionally male-dominated pursuit by highlighting some of the most significant women collectors, from royal figures and heiresses to leading women in the field today.

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18645122 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000 893 1 3 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 3: Provenance, Part 2 (Gentleman's Past-Time) Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 3: Provenance, Part 2 (Gentleman's Past-Time) Episode 3: Provenance traces the remarkable afterlife of the Naxos Tetradrachm by following the collectors who owned it over the past 250 years.

Part 2 moves into the nineteenth century, when coin collecting spread beyond courtly circles and became a fashionable “gentleman’s pastime,” particularly among the rising professional classes, from doctors to lawyers.

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]]> Episode 3: Provenance traces the remarkable afterlife of the Naxos Tetradrachm by following the collectors who owned it over the past 250 years.

Part 2 moves into the nineteenth century, when coin collecting spread beyond courtly circles and became a fashionable “gentleman’s pastime,” particularly among the rising professional classes, from doctors to lawyers.

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18645026 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 1436 1 3 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 3: Provenance, Part 1 (Hobby of Kings) Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 3: Provenance, Part 1 (Hobby of Kings) Episode 3: Provenance traces the remarkable afterlife of the Naxos Tetradrachm by following the collectors who owned it over the past 250 years.

In Part 1, we go back to the origins of coin collecting as the so-called “Hobby of Kings,” exploring how monarchs, princes, and aristocrats first assembled collections—and meeting a few of the more eccentric personalities along the way.

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]]> Episode 3: Provenance traces the remarkable afterlife of the Naxos Tetradrachm by following the collectors who owned it over the past 250 years.

In Part 1, we go back to the origins of coin collecting as the so-called “Hobby of Kings,” exploring how monarchs, princes, and aristocrats first assembled collections—and meeting a few of the more eccentric personalities along the way.

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18644962 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 1417 1 3 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Trailer Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Trailer In our first season, Annabel Schooling interviews Dr Tim Wright about his book Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece, published by Spink in 2025.  We learn that this is an 'object biography', telling a big story through a small object: a 17g silver coin minted around 460 BC in the Greek city of Naxos, Sicily. Through the lenses of art, history, provenance, economics and crime, Tim sheds light on the broader subject of Greek Numismatics (the collection and study of ancient coins).

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]]> In our first season, Annabel Schooling interviews Dr Tim Wright about his book Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece, published by Spink in 2025.  We learn that this is an 'object biography', telling a big story through a small object: a 17g silver coin minted around 460 BC in the Greek city of Naxos, Sicily. Through the lenses of art, history, provenance, economics and crime, Tim sheds light on the broader subject of Greek Numismatics (the collection and study of ancient coins).

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18454208 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 45 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 2: History Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 2: History The second episode examines the famous Naxos coin from an historic perspective. By exploring the story of Naxos, from its foundation in the eighth century BC to its destruction at the end of the fifth century BC, Tim seeks to provide an historical backstory for the famous coin that it produced. What we discover is that this was a small city, more follower than leader and frequently a victim rather than victor.

So, how is it that 'Little Naxos' produced one of the most important and prized of all Ancient Greek coins?

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]]> The second episode examines the famous Naxos coin from an historic perspective. By exploring the story of Naxos, from its foundation in the eighth century BC to its destruction at the end of the fifth century BC, Tim seeks to provide an historical backstory for the famous coin that it produced. What we discover is that this was a small city, more follower than leader and frequently a victim rather than victor.

So, how is it that 'Little Naxos' produced one of the most important and prized of all Ancient Greek coins?

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18449623 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000 1967 1 2 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 1: Art, Part 2 Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 1: Art, Part 2 The first episode, in two parts, examines the famous Naxos coin from an artistic perspective. By exploring the coin's subjects, style, composition and engraver, Tim starts to answer the question why some consider it a numismatic masterpiece. As we shall hear in subsequent episodes, the Naxos coin is so highly prized that it has taken pride of place in the world's great public and private collections, and hammers for eye-watering sums when one comes to auction.

What makes this coin so special, and what does that tell us about those who produced it and those who have collected it?

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]]> The first episode, in two parts, examines the famous Naxos coin from an artistic perspective. By exploring the coin's subjects, style, composition and engraver, Tim starts to answer the question why some consider it a numismatic masterpiece. As we shall hear in subsequent episodes, the Naxos coin is so highly prized that it has taken pride of place in the world's great public and private collections, and hammers for eye-watering sums when one comes to auction.

What makes this coin so special, and what does that tell us about those who produced it and those who have collected it?

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]]> Tim Buzzsprout-18449556 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000 1190 1 1 full false Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 1: Art, Part 1 Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece - Episode 1: Art, Part 1 The first episode, in two parts, examines the famous Naxos coin from an artistic perspective. By exploring the coin's subjects, style, composition and engraver, Tim starts to answer the question why some consider it a numismatic masterpiece. As we shall hear in subsequent episodes, the Naxos coin is so highly prized that it has taken pride of place in the world's great public and private collections, and hammers for eye-watering sums when one comes to auction.

What makes this coin so special, and what does that tell us about those who produced it and those who have collected it?

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]]> The first episode, in two parts, examines the famous Naxos coin from an artistic perspective. By exploring the coin's subjects, style, composition and engraver, Tim starts to answer the question why some consider it a numismatic masterpiece. As we shall hear in subsequent episodes, the Naxos coin is so highly prized that it has taken pride of place in the world's great public and private collections, and hammers for eye-watering sums when one comes to auction.

What makes this coin so special, and what does that tell us about those who produced it and those who have collected it?

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