Divine: CIT Puts Inca Sun God on Coin
CIT dedicates its latest coin to the Inca sun god Inti. Thanks to smartminting® technology, it has been possible to reconstruct a mysterious cult object that the members of a culture that is lost today preserved for centuries.
Swissmint Lands Twice in the Guinness Book of Records
Not one but two coins by Swissmint made it into the Guinness Book of Records. Swissmint can be proud to mint the coin with the oldest design still in circulation. The mint also issued the world’s smallest commemorative coin with its 1/4 franc commemorative coin. Congratulations on the record!
Roma Numismatics
The 1,145 lots of Roma Numismatics Ltd.’s Auction XXI sold for over £4 million. The highest selling lot was a histamenon of two Byzantine empresses with a provenance going back to 1958.
Agora Numismatiek
Agora Numismatiek published a Spring fixed-price list offering a nice selection of rare and interesting coins in the quality you are used to from Agora Numismatiek for pre-pandemic prices.
Online Consultation on New EU Cultural Property Import Regulations
The European Commission has published a draft of implementing regulations concerning the import of cultural goods into the EU. Everybody is invited to comment before April 21, 2021.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in front of the computer …
Heritage Auctions
The Paramount Collection sold for a total of $41,941,592. Top lot was a British 5 Pound Pattern of 1937, which is now the most expensive British coin ever sold. And there were even more records.
Stephen Album Rare Coins
Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its Internet Auction 9 on 12th April 2021. The auction is made up of exactly 600 lots featuring Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, General World, and Indian Coins, with starting prices from $25 to $1,600.
Alan Stahl Earns Award For Venice Studies
Alan Stahl, curator of numismatics at Princeton University Library, has been named the first recipient of the Giles Constable Award. The award, which is given to scholars advancing the study of Venice, was initiated in 2021.
482,000 Art Works of the Louvre at your Disposal
The Musée du Louvre has launched two new digital tools: a platform that brings together all of the museum’s artworks in one place; and a new and improved website that is more user-friendly, attractive and immersive.