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IMF Wants El Salvador to Repeal Bitcoin’s Legal Tender Status

The International Monetary Fund is willing to provide El Salvador with a $1.3 billion loan, but the nation must meet two demands. First, El Salvador must commit to reducing its budget deficit to 3.5% of GDP over the next three years. The second requirement is for El Salvador to begin backing away from bitcoin. El […]

Zelensky Eyeing NATO Membership Ahead of Trump Inauguration

The Pentagon announced that it will deliver a $988 million aid package to Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration. The Biden Administration is rushing to deliver the remainder of the $5 BILLION pledge to Ukraine before January 20. Worse, Zelensky announced that he has plans to discuss NATO membership with Biden. “It is difficult to talk […]

Syria – How Can the Computer Forecast Decades in Advance?

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I hope you come to Dubai for a conference next year. After your Syrian forecast that the civil war would end only 13 years from the start in 2011, those of us here are still in shock and awe, as you say there in the States. I know your models have considered […]

1st Century Roman Nails in Shadow Box

A hoard of Roman Nails was discovered during the 1960s. They are documented from the 1st century at the time of the Crucifixion. While most of the nails were retained by the museums after the discovery, a small portion was allowed to be sold privately. This hoard was buried to prevent others from finding them. […]

4th Century Unattributed Roman Bronze Coinage

4th century bronze numis of the Constantine era and later. For this hoard, we will put in packets of 5 unattributed coins for $62.50 that, if you would like to give to a child or grandchild, they can investigate to see who issued each coin themselves. It would be a bit of a game for […]

Carinus Antoniniani with Silver Plating

Marcus Aurelius Carinus (283-285AD) was the elder son of the Emperor Carus born about 249 – 250 AD. During the spring of 283AD, Carinus was given the rank of Caesar shortly after his father’s accession to the throne. Carinus remained behind in Rome in the West when his father and younger brother, Numerian set out for the Eastern frontier. Carinus was then left in charge […]

Poland AR 3 Polker

Poland. AR 3 Polker Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was issued during the 17th century between 1614 – 1627AD. These late medieval three poker coins were issued during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, who ruled as the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632. They were struck to address the financial crisis […]

Black Sea Region Proto Money – The Arrowheads in Commerce

The Black Sea Region began with copper arrowheads that were used as money. This lot of Æ Arrowhead Proto-Money is triangular cast ‘arrowheads’ of varying length. In the 7th century BC, the Greeks also entered Ukraine and established the Milesian colonies of Olbia, Borysthenes, Istros, Odessos, and Apollonia on the western Black Sea coast. These […]

Gallic Emperor Marcus Victorinus Antoninianus

Marcus Victorinus (268-270AD), Emperor of the Gallic (French) Empire  Debased Reduced Flan Gallic Emperor Victorinus (268-270AD) was a soldier under the first Gallic Emperor Postumus, who possibly elevated him to the post of praetorian prefect after putting down a rebellion by Laelianus in 269AD. However, Postumus was murdered by his own troops, which were organized […]

Postumus Ancient Coins Available – the Gallic Empire

  The Gallic Empire (Latin: Imperium Galliarum) was a breakaway realm of the Roman Empire led by Postumus (260-268AD) that existed from 260 to 274AD in the aftermath of the Persian capture of the Roman Emperor Valerian I (253-260AD) in 260AD. That set off a Financial Crisis in 260AD, where some even questioned if Roman […]