A new selection of Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Near Eastern coins and antiquities in our Etsy shop

It’s been about 4 months since we updated the selection of ancient coins and antiquities in our Etsy shop. We’re pleased to let you know that we’ve added a small group of Roman and Egyptian antiquities and ancient Greek, Roman and Holy Land coins to the shop. You can all of our material, including a… Read More A new selection of Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Near Eastern coins and antiquities in our Etsy shop

July 14, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

New items added to our Etsy shop

Regardless of current events, life goes on and we’ve added several new ancient coins, antiquities and books to our Etsy shop online. You may visit our shop here – https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClioAncientArt

March 15, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

Returning after a long absence

Over 6 months have passed since I last posted in this blog. The demands of my “day job” in the Fine Arts Department at Cape Fear Community College, moving house late in 2019, participating in many shows and art fairs as an artist myself during the Fall and holiday seasons and many other factors have… Read More Returning after a long absence

January 21, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

Still more ancient coins and antiquities added to our Etsy shop

For the fifth time this year we’ve added newly acquired ancient coins and antiquities to the selection in our online Etsy shop. Here are some of the newest acquisitions: Visit our Etsy shop for an ever changing selection of items, including antiquities, ancient coins, related books and prints, and other antique… Read More Still more ancient coins and antiquities added to our Etsy shop

June 24, 2019May 6, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

Ancient coins and antiquities added to our online shops

We’ve recently added many more ancient Greek, Biblical, Roman, Byzantine and related ancient coins and antiquities in bronze, faience and glass to our Etsy shop. Here’s a selection with images and links –

May 13, 2019May 6, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

As the IS “Caliphate” disappears, time to revisit larger issues of the illicit antiquities trade

At the time of this writing the self-styled Caliphate created by Islamic State six years ago in Syria and Iraq has been reduced to little more than a square mile of bombed out rubble. During IS’ heyday much was made in the western press of a supposed systematic trade in antiquities looted by IS operatives… Read More As the IS “Caliphate” disappears, time to revisit larger issues of the illicit antiquities trade

February 25, 2019May 13, 2019 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

More ancient coins & antiquities added to our online shops

We’ve recently added several more ancient coins and small antiquities to our online shops, including here and on Etsy. Here are images. Interested buyers may purchase them here or in our Etsy shop (links provided).

February 22, 2019May 6, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

A brief look back at Clio’s 2018 sales

Every January we post a partial visual review of the antiquities and related items we sold the prior year. We’re a bit tardy this year but here is a photo montage with some of the items we sold, including Roman, Cypriot, Visigoth, Islamic and other antiquities in bronze, glass and ceramic, ancient Greek and Roman… Read More A brief look back at Clio’s 2018 sales

January 24, 2019 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

A selection of ancient coins added to our online shops

Clio Ancient Art and Antiquities has recently added a selection of ancient Roman, Greek, Biblical and Medieval coins in bronze and silver. And we’ve now made it easy to purchase from us directly on our WordPress website and blog. Below are images, with a convenient payment button for each. Prices listed include a modest shipping… Read More A selection of ancient coins added to our online shops

January 16, 2019May 6, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present Arts

Hurricane Florence Update

In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, we are still here in Wilmington, NC, more or less in one piece. Many others in Southeastern North Carolina and beyond were not as fortunate. Below are a couple of images from the aftermath of the storm. Our inventory is intact but please note that many local post… Read More Hurricane Florence Update

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Christof Maupin / Past Present Arts2 Comments

Clio Ancient Art & Antiquities

Exploring the world of antiquities dealing, collecting, heritage issues and a bit of archaeological travel

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