Collectors gather for weekly auction of old coins, stamps in Baghdad, Iraq

A participant examines an old Iraqi coin featuring former King Faisal I during a weekly auction for collectors of coins and postage stamps in Baghdad, Iraq, January 10, 2026. Under Iraqi antiquities law, items older than 200 years cannot be sold and must be handed to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities. These old coins are traded at varying prices among collectors.