Roma Numismatics Ltd, GB-London
The public auction features 1,367 coins and medals from distinguished collections like Hermann Lanz, and Dr. Nicholas Lowe. One of the many highlights is an Umayyad gold dinar dated AH 77 said to be the most desirable Islamic coin estimated at £125,000.
Treasure from the Era of William the Conqueror
1066: William the Conqueror subdues England. This moment in history is illustrated by a coin hoard found by metal detectorists in Somerset in January 2019. This is the largest Norman hoard found since 1833. And what is more: This coin hoard is of prime historical significance.
Mowbray Collectables, NZ-Wellington
Mowbray’s auction has 776 lots, with 179 lots of New Zealand coins, banknotes and medals. A strong feature is British and French medals from 1633 onwards and especially from the Napoleonic Wars period.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the doorstep ...
Gerhard Hirsch Nachf., D-Munich
Jubilee auction sale 350 will open the autumn auction week with Pre-Columbian art. The other catalogues 351 to 353 cover ancient art, ancient coins, medieval and modern coins and medals.
Numismatic Summer School in China
The first Numismatic Summer School at the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations in Changchun, China was a success. The students discovered the medium coin, the European numismatists learned from unexpected questions.
The Italian Mint Becomes a Multifunctional Cultural Centre
Die Produktion in der „Zecca“ wurde eingestellt, doch noch immer ist sie Sitz der Schule für Medaillenkunst (SAM). Nun wird sie zum Kulturzentrum, das dem gesamten Viertel Esquilino in Rom zugutekommt.
Numismatic Exhibition in Argentina
Are you living in or visiting Buenos Aires? Make sure to attend ‘Mythology on Coins from Greece and Rome’. The Banco Provincia Museum offers a free exhibition on Greek and Roman coinage with a focus on classical mythology in cooperation with ADVENTVS.
The Colmar Treasure – A Testimony from the Year of the Great Plague
The Met Cloisters is currently exhibiting one of the best-known testimonies to the persecution of Jews in the context of the Great Plague: the Colmar treasure. Ursula Kampmann took a look at the publication.
Collectors Converge on Chicago World’s Fair of Money
The Chicago suburb of Rosemont again proved to be a popular site for the World’s Fair of Money, with many hobbyists lauding the show as the best in recent...