Western Roman Empire. Julius Nepos. 474-475 AD. Obverse: D N IVL NEPOS P F AVG. Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters right, holding spear and shield; the shield decorated with a horseman trampling a fallen foe. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG. Victory standing left, holding a long jewelled cross; in left...

Ferdinand Anton Nicolaus Teutenberg ( 1840–1933 ) was a German-born engraver, jeweler, and medallist who became one of New Zealand’s most accomplished colonial artisans.    Trained by his father, an engraver to the King of Prussia, he arrived in Auckland in 1866 and soon gained prominence with his first major...

A die used in striking New Zealand's 1964 Penny — the second to last year of pre-decimal copper coinage — has resurfaced following its successful acquisition by Aventine from the estate of one of Australia’s most prominent collectors.   This tool would have been used to strike the reverse design...