Design for 2018 common Baltic coin chosen
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will issue a 2 euro commemorative coin with a common design in 2018. Chosen by the public, the winning design by Justas Petrulis celebrates the countries’ mutual past, present and future.
ANS Awarded Funding for NEH / Mellon Foundation’s Open Book Program
The digitization of the American Numismatic Society’s backlist of monographs has been funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. All of the ANS’s book-length publications through 2010 will be made available for free online for anyone to use.
Pobjoy Mint releases coin with ice shelf hologram
To highlight the issue of global warming on the Antarctic, British Pobjoy Mint produces a coin that reveals a hologram effect within an image of the Larsen B Ice Shelf. Tying together the whole theme, the coin’s rim has been designed with a cracked ice effect.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG presents Auction 398 closing on 31 May, 2017 featuring 777 lots. This e-auction comprises coins from the John Casey Collection and Byzantine issues from the Iconodule Collection. Additionally, a selection of medieval and world coins are also on offer.
Numismatica Ars Classica, CH-Zurich
Numismatica Ars Classica offers around 2,060 lots with a combined total estimate of more than CHF 8,900,000. Auction 99 features 50 aurei of the George W. La Borde Collection.
Sea Turtle
Coin Invest Trust creates for Palau a dollar shaped like a sea turtle. This turtle is – like its predecessor the skull – a three-dimensional sculpture of small size.
Latvian coin celebrates “The Old Man’s Mitten”
Constituting the third issue of the Fairy Tale Coin series, Latvijas Banka has released the collector coin “The Old Man’s Mitten”. After Five Cats and The Hedgehog Coat, this 5-euro silver coin, too, celebrates one of Latvian’s most loved fairy tales.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 177 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices.
Puzzle over Zahi Hawass
According to Egyptian media, controversial Zahi Hawass has been appointed UN Ambassador for Global Heritage. Reliable source material is hard to find, though. So, what do we make of this news?
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the mint of Athens ...