A magnificent piece of ancient and modern numismatic history – the 2000 The Roman Empire – 2000 Years Ago Postal Numismatic Cover (PNC), issued by Benham, Folkestone, Kent.
This stunning gold and red cover features dramatic Roman imperial artwork alongside an authentic ancient Roman silver denarius coin and two 64p Great Britain stamps – one cancelled at Verulamium (St Albans) and one at Londinium (London) with special "Last Day of the Second Millennium AD" and "First Day of the Third Millennium AD" postmarks.
Authentic ancient Roman silver denarius coin
Two 64p Great Britain stamps
Verulamium/St Albans postmark – Last Day of the Second Millennium AD
Londinium/London postmark – First Day of the Third Millennium AD
