Tatjana Berga (1944-2020)
The Latvian and Baltic numismatist society mourns the recent loss of Tatjana Berga on October 2, 2020. The dedicated archaeologist and numismatist was one of the most productive and versatile researchers of her generation. Viktors Dāboliņš remembers her.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung
In their upcoming auctions 79 and 80, Heidelberger Münzhandlung will offer two extraordinary collections at once: a collection of talers minted between 1800 and 1872 as well as a collection of Nuremberg coins struck between the Middle Ages and 1807.
The Caratacus Stater: the Most Wanted Coin of the Most Wanted Man in the Roman Empire
A unique gold stater of Caratacus, Britain’s famous freedom fighter resisting the Roman invasion, has just been discovered and is about to be sold at auction. Chris Rudd presents what we know about Caratacus’ life and his coins.
Mines, Metals, and Money in Ancient Greece
“Mines, Metals, and Money” is the latest volume in the Metallurgy in Numismatics series. The studies deal with geology and mining in ancient Greece, the manufacture and metallurgy of ancient Greek coins and the analysis and conservation of these coins.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Opens New Gallery in New York City
Stack’s Bowers Galleries will open a new flagship gallery in Midtown Manhattan. The new location will offer the firm’s entire range of services, show an extensive selection of coins and paper money available for direct purchase, public lot viewing, and much more.
ANA Approves $5.17 Million Budget for FY 2020-21
Covid-19 has hit the American Numismatic Association hard financially. The Board of Governors passed a $5.17 million budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21 – a nearly 10 percent decrease from the previous year’s budget. In 2020 the ANA also cut nearly a third of its staff.
Movie Stars Instead of Generals – How the “Seventh Art” Established Itself on Commemorative Issues
Films have been around for about 120 years establishing the much-admired film stars, who are among the most famous personalities of all times. Nevertheless it took a long time until actors appeared on coins and medals. Why? What changed? Let’s go on a little journey through time.
Latvia Remembers 1960s Modernism on Coin
A new Latvian rectangular silver collector coin remembers the 1960s. In Latvia this period of the Thaw brought hope for a higher degree of freedom and well-being, culture and art saw an opportunity of a relative revolution, a time of modernism.
Shocking Attack on Berlin’s Museum Island
People are talking about the most extensive attack on artworks in post-war Germany: unknown persons splashed an unidentified liquid on objects displayed in several Berlin museums. Only now, three weeks after the attack, it became known.
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio, HK-Hong Kong
The Hong Kong October auction of Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio contained over 4,600 lots. Chinese patterns were the top performers. Leading the way was a “long-whisker” pattern dollar from China’s final emperor that sold for $456,000.