Nomisma, SM-San Marino
San Marino-based auction house Nomisma offers 2,001 lots with coins and medals from Antiquity to today. As usually a focus is on coins and medals from Italian mints, Vatican, and the House of Savoy.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the Balkans ...
Savoca Coins
Munich-based auction house Savoca Coins introduces a new auction model. The “White Auctions” focus on modern coins ranging from medieval, Islamic to world coins. White Auction 1 comprises 1,019 lots.
Sixbid informs about fraud attempts to bidders
The world’s largest auction platform for coins, Sixbid, informs its users that scammers send fake invoices to Sixbid bidders. These are easy to unmask as soon as you know what to look for. Sixbid asks anyone who has received such an email, to forward it to Sixbid to help criminal prosecution.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG’s Electronic Auction 444 features 680 lots and presents a good selection of Athenian owls in various grades, a selection of early electrum issues from Ionia and Lydia and some interesting exonumia groups.
Savoca Coins
Munich-based auction house Savoca Coins has published 396 lots in Silver Auction 33 and offers material for collectors interested in rare coins focusing on the ancient world.
Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
Münzen & Medaillen GmbH will be offering a collection of issues of the Crusader States as well as ancient coins featuring important Greek coins, some of them with excellent provenances.
Oh Lord, My God, Give Light to My Eyes
In Auction 76, Heidelberger Münzhandlung will offer an extremely rare taler of John I, Duke of Palatine-Veldenz-Zweibrücken. It was minted by a historian, coin collector and convinced Christian who converted from the Lutheran to the Reformed faith. This taler could be a record of his decision.
To Spain! Part 10: Ronda – the home of bullfighting
We actually wanted to go to Gibraltar. Find out why we went to Ronda – named “Arunda” by the Romans – instead, and why this city nestled in the mountains is considered the home of bullfighting in this part of “To Spain!”.
Armed robbery at Hallenbeck Coin Gallery
On Friday, 3 May 2019, an armed man attacked Hallenbeck Coin Gallery, a numismatic dealership in Colorado Springs. There’s still no trace of the robber.