TOO RARE TO SELL SPELLS TROUBLE

Richard Giedroyc

A business being too big to fail is an economic opinion. A coin that is too rare to sell opens a totally separate Pandora’s Box. Prevention of the export of cultural patrimony is an ongoing concern when dealing with ancient coins found in countries such as Crete, Italy, and Turkey. But Great Britain? The British government has taken the highly unusual step of barring the door regarding the possible exportation of an ancient Brit coin of a local king who was a contemporary of Julius Caesar. “Great Caesar’s Ghost!?” Unfortunately, it’s true. The gold coin in question is an issue of Esunertos (or Iisuniirtos), King of Wessex between about 50 B.C. and 30 B.C. Caesar’s ill-fated attempt to conquer Britain took place in both 55 B.C. and 54 B.C. Caesar…

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World Coin News (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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