Pobjoy Issues Bi-Colour Titanium Coin “Fin Whale”
Pobjoy Mint brings the second largest animal in the world on a coin: the Fin Whale. The issue is part of a series of colored Titanium coins featuring the wildlife of the British Overseas Territories.
These Are the First Women in the New US Mint Quarters Program
The US Mint will launch a new Quarters series in 2022: the American Women Quarters Program. Now the Mint announced the first five women to be honored during the first year.
Naville Numismatics
Naville Numismatics presents in its Live Auction 66, closing on 27th June, a selection of 761 lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins, all chosen with contribution from NAC’s experts.
Stephen Album Rare Coins, USA-Santa Rosa (CA)
Steve Album’s 40th auction in May was not full of six-figure items but with material collectors are looking for. You could find the finest known example of a 1932 riyal from Iraq, and a jacket money “cloth” from Taiwan. Again internet bidding was very strong.
Antikenmuseum Basel Comes Under Fire From the Italian Police
Basel’s renowned Antikenmuseum is suspected of receiving stolen goods – according to Italian authorities, who confiscated objects from the museum. Despite all the drama, we should take a calm look at this complicated case.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, on Crete…
Lösers: The Supreme Discipline of Coin Collecting
In Künker’s Summer Sale 350 the second part of the Friedrich Popken Collection will be on offer. The gorgeous Brunswick loesers have a lot to tell about the time of their creation. This film makes the silver coins speak.
Gorny & Mosch, D-Munich
In auction 279 “Ancient Art” Gorny & Mosch will be offering art objects from Classical Antiquity, like a collection of Roman military diplomas from the estate of Peter Weiß, and art from Africa, Asiatica and Precolumbian art.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has published its inventory with 187 new high-quality coins, medals and tokens at fixed prices, including a beautiful collection of modern European gold coins.
Anselmo Banduri: Researcher on the Coinage of Late Antiquity
In 1702, the Benedictine monk Anselmo Banduri published a monumental work on the coinage of late antiquity. His work has been fundamental for further research. Now a specimen is being offered at an auction of Münzen & Medaillen GmbH.