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The Old World Trader
Central Missouri's ONLY source for authentic ancient and medieval weapons, pottery and other artifacts; rare maps and manuscripts; and fine chess sets and other gifts
Located at 410 South Bishop Ave, Rolla, Missouri. 573-341-8586

The Old World Trader is Rolla's History Store
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View our current specials on ancient artifacts, coins, fossils, chess sets, gifts, books, etc.
Coins from ancient Byzantine, Roman, Greek, Egyptian, and other civilizations.
Anciet and medieval weapons, pottery, tools, etc.
Rare maps, botanicals, architectural prints, and other manuscripts spanning hundreds of years
Fine orthoceras, ammonite, keichousaurus, trilobite, and other fossils. Hominid and other museum fossil casts. Framed spiders, skeletons, butterflies and other insect specimens.
Patron saint medals, Greek and Russian Icons, Christian history books, ancient judaean oil lamps, Byzantine crosses, etc.
Model ships and aircraft, replica statuary, papyrus paintings, etc.
Books about military history, ancient civilizations, medieval life, enlightenment, rennaissance, etc.
Egyptian glass, Moroccan thuya wood, Russian nesting dolls, etc.
Metal, glass, alabaster, marble, wood, porcelain, and other chess sets and supplies.
Konus and Orion telescopes, microscopes, magnifiers, etc.
The Frame Shop Gallery and Home Decor

Featured Item:
Byzantine Gold Tremissis
Gold Tremissis from the Byzantine Empire

ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL COINS:

Silver denarius issued by Marcus Aurelius, AD161-180 The Old World Trader offers an extensive collection of authentic ancient and medieval coins and proto-currency. You will find examples of Roman, Greek, Seleucid, Judaean, Byzantine, Medieval European, Indian, and other ancient and medieval coins. We generally stock large assortments of Roman imperial and ancient Judaean coins. Inventory changes all the time.

At the time of this posting, we had dozens of widow's mites and other ancient Judaean coins, hundreds of ancient Roman coins, a smaller assortment from the Byzantine Empire, dozens from ancient India, an assortment of medieval European, and a variety of coins from other ancient civilizations. Examples of ancient and medieval bronze, silver, and gold coins are stocked. As with all of our antiquities, satisfaction and authenticity are guaranteed.

The Old World Trader is located in Rolla, Missouri. Rolla is within an hour and a half of St Louis, Springfield, Columbia, and Jefferson City. We are only a short drive from Fort Leonard Wood.