Countdown to Coin Conference in Rome and Call for Papers
From October 14th-16th, 2019, the Coin Conference will take place in Rome. For all those who want to be among the speakers: Paper abstracts must be submitted by April 26, 2019.
New Issue of the rarest 50 p coin celebrating Kew Gardens
The Royal Mint continues the “50 years of the 50p celebration” with the introduction of a set of brilliant uncirculated coins. Among the coins featured in the set is the rarest 50 p coin ever struck: the Kew Gardens 50p of 2009.
Porcupine Fish Appears on New Titanium Coin
On behalf of the British Virgin Islands, Pobjoy Mint has released a golden yellow titanium coin featuring the Porcupine Fish. It continues the mint’s extremely popular series of coins featuring various wildlife and marine life from Overseas Territories.
Savoca Coins
Silver Auction 32 of Munich-based auction house Savoca Coins is online. The auction features 699 lots and offers material for collectors interested in rare coins focusing on the ancient world. The live closing is going to start at 6pm CEST April 14, 2019.
Patrick Guillard
French coin dealer Patrick Guillard updates his online shop every month. His April 2019 catalogue comprises hundreds of coins and banknotes. Here is a choice of some of the most noteworthy pieces.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the palace ...
‘Zombie Statistics’ taken as a basis of cultural property laws
In a BBC radio programme discussed ‘zombie statistics’, statistics being used to drive propaganda across many fields of interest. Statistics used as a basis of demanding new cultural property laws by German politicians were among those “zombies”.
Alchemical Gold Coin Back in Weimar
In an official celebration, Ulrich Künker returned an unpublished specimen of the golden so-called “Alchemistentaler” to the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. The coin had been stolen in 1945. The auction house Künker bore all costs incurred in the restitution of the rare piece.
Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East
The new exhibition “The World between Empires” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art looks at the diverse history of cities and people in the ancient Middle East. Also, the sequence of the many rulers in that region is illustrated by a large choice of coins.
ANS Acquires Del Bland Archive
The American Numismatic Society has announced the acquisition of the vast archive of research data assembled by United States large cent expert Del Bland, who died in late 2018.
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