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Daniel Frank Sedwick, USA-Winter Park

Daniel Frank Sedwick’s 32nd Treasure Auction on November 3-4 will feature rare shipwreck coins and the Gansu Collection of Chinese Coins.

Heidelberger Münzhandlung, D-Heidelberg

A selected offer of coins from the German Empire, a special collection Mainz, many rare gold issues from the German states and all over the world, not to forget ancient coins: once again, Heidelberger Münzhandlung has something to offer for every collector in its auction 85.

Künker, D-Osnabrück

9.7m euros – that’s the result of the first part of Künker’s Fall Auction Sales. Thus, the total estimate of auctions 372 to 375 almost doubled! Here you can see the top five results for the first week of the Künker’s Fall Auction Sales and the front-runners of the special collections Netherlands, Hesse and Nuremberg.

A Unique Set: The Gold Off-Metal Strikes of Bavarian “Geschichtstalers”

There are probably no other 19th-century coins that have shaped our modern coinage as significantly as these: King Ludwig I of Bavaria created the first ever series of commemorative coins in the modern sense of the term. In 1902, Philipp von Ferrary commissioned the Bavarian State Mint to produce gold off-metal strikes of these coins. Numismatica Genevensis will be offering seven of these unique pieces at its auction this autumn.

Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in Eastern Europe …

The Most Beautiful Greek Coins Ever Made: Kimon’s Decadrachms

In its upcoming auction, Numismatica Genevensis will be presenting two specimens of the most beautiful coins of Greek numismatics – or even of all time, actually. These coins are two Syracusan decadrachms by Kimon, featuring an almost portrait-like image of Arethusa on the reverse.

100 Years Ashmolean’s Heberden Coin Room

In 1922, the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University opened its new Coin Room. Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022 is an excellent occasion to tell the history of this renowned institution and how it came into being.

Baroque Richness in Zurich

During the Baroque gorgeous coins and medals were minted and coin collecting in a modern sense started too. If you want to dive into this opulent period, don’t miss this exhibition in Zurich.

New Online Research Tool for Bactrian Indo-Greek Coinage

“Bactrian Indo-Greek Rulers” (BIGR) is a new online typology and research tool for ancient Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek coinage. It was launched by the American Numismatic Society and the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents at Oxford University.

The UK Coin Yearbook 2023

The 2023 edition of the Coin Yearbook is fully revised and updated, it features accurate up-to-the-minute pricing of English, Scottish, Irish and Island coins and many more features.
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