Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Baltimore
Stack’s Bowers Galleries held their Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo in Baltimore from October, 24-30, 2018. Highlighted by the Archangel Collection of Colonial and 1792 Coinage, the sale featured a parade of exceptional rarities.
Sincona AG, CH-Zurich
Sincona’s Autumn Auctions from 22 to 25 October 2018 offer nearly all fields of numismatic interest: enjoy a rich selection of Russian rarities, showpieces from South East Asia as well as the Jubilee auction marking the 50th sale of Sincona.
D-Goslar
19-10-2018 - 01-01-1970
Sammlerbörse für Münzen, Orden, Geldscheine
10-14 Uhr
Gaststätte LindenhofSchützenallee 1
Kontakt: Tel. 05321/21602
D-Berlin
19-10-2018 - 20-10-2018
Numismata Berlin
www.numismata.de
Maison Palombo, CH-Geneva
On 20 October 2018, Stéphane Palombo held his 17th numismatic auction in Geneva. Among the 714 lots there was selection of high value ancient coins, including several from the well known A.A. collection. A gold stater set a new record price for a Roman Republican coin.
The Coolest Philatelist of All Time: John Lennon
Nowadays, collectors have to fight the image of it being a dusty hobby. But back in the day, philately was trendy and hip. Possibly the coolest young collector at the time was Beatles co-founder John Lennon. The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum now presents his collection.
The Fascinating World of Swords
The Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart has dedicated an exhibition to the symbol of power. Visitors will not only find fascinatingly beautiful swords, but also weapons and battle scenes depicted on paintings, Hollywood posters, and – coins and medals!
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, caught in a thunderstorm ...
The Most Expensive Roman Coin
The next CoinsWeekly Coin Record to have been submitted is the presumably most expensive Roman coin. It sold for 2 million Swiss francs on December 3, 2008.
Construction and Deconstruction of Monetary Unions
The proceedings of the DAMIN Warburg (2015) and Vienna (2017) conferences have been published as Moneta volume 201. The compiled articles cover a range of topics ranging from the Livonian monetary union to monetary decolonization to the Greek economic crisis.