Royal Spanish Mint issues its first 1 kilo silver coin
The Royal Spanish Mint has issued its first 1 kilo silver coin dedicated to the history of the dollar. The coin shows different historical talers.
Cherry Blossom Globe
For the Cook Islands CIT has produced a silver commemorative coin on the Cherry Blossom Festival. Each of the 2017 coins is presented in an upright position within a snow globe, handcrafted by Perzy and filled with pink petals which float around a couple in embrace.
New research on Roman Republican coinage
Between June 19 and 21, 2014, a research colloquium on Roman Republican coinage was held in Dresden. Central research topic was the importance of die axis for determining the mint location. Ursula Kampmann reviews the publication.
Sniffer dogs: the new secret weapon in the war against illegal antiquities trade?
The claim that the antiquities trade is a significant source for financing the terror in the Middle East stubbornly persists. To fight it sniffer dogs are now used in the US to locate illegally excavated artefacts.
“Shave Miles” event at ANA World’s Fair of Money
With the help of television celebrity Rick Harrison prominent numismatists got their heads shaved at the American Numismatic Association 2017 World’s Fair of Money® in Denver to raise money for the ANA and the Standish Foundation.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in Rome just before posing for a portrait ...
Students create interactive approach to ancient numismatics in China
During a project seminar at the Northeast Normal University, Changchun (China) Sven Günther prepared with his students a multimedia exhibition of ancient coins. The exhibition is available through Wechat, a very popular app in China.
Geneva Museum wins European Museum of the Year Award 2017
Since 40 years the European Museum Forum has given every year the European Museum of the Year Award to a museum. In 2017 this award was won by the Ethnographic Museum of Geneva.
New annual academic journal on classical numismatics
Starting in 2018, a new annual academic journal will appear: ‘Koinon: The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies’. Koinon will appear in print and is calling for papers for its first issue.
British six-coin set on First World War
The Royal Mint continues to tell the First World War story through a new 6-coin set. One of the coins features Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, the only person to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice during the First World War.