 | When Edward VIII became King of England, the Royal Mint prepared five proof sets of the coins bearing his portrait, and these were scheduled to be issued in January of 1937. But on December 11, 1936, Edward VIII abdicated. By this act, Edward VIII became the only king of England for whom no coins were issued as money. |
 This Ptolemy IV gold octodrachm (circa 202-200 BC) is one of the collection's highlights | The Tyrant collection has been described as the world’s most valuable coin collection in private hands, worth hundreds of millions. Excessively rare with only 8 recorded specimens, the Marcus Junius Brutus, d. 42 BC. Gold Aureus (8.07g), was struck at a traveling mint in Macedonia or Western Asia Minor, in summer/autumn 42 BC. A choice example made $525k in 2010. |  Gold Roman aureus issued by Marcus Junius Brutus |
