Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the south of Sicily ...
Interview with Manager of Dutch National Numismatic Collection
With more than 400,000 items, the National Numismatic Collection is the largest collection of means of payment in the Netherlands. Ursula Kampmann talked with Ewout van Haeften, who is responsible for the collection, about the current situation and plans for the future.
Numismatic treasures of a Renaissance collector
John Cunnally has submitted a new kind of book. He has reconstructed the collection of a prominent Renaissance scholar. He has done so by means of an illustrated catalogue of the collection, which was probably composed around 1560. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look.
A touch of luxury for coin collectors: The Abafil Story
Those who collect high class coins certainly know the elegant suitcases made by Abafil. But did you know that the founder of Abafil was a coin collector himself? Find here a chronology of this producer of first class coin collecting accessories starting in 1964.
Vienna Workshop on Chinese Numismatics with F. Thierry
On March 8, 2017, the Vienna-based Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture organizes a workshop on Chinese numismatics with F. Thierry. The topics addressed include the development of Chinese coinage and Sasanian Coins from China.
Latvia issues innovative collector coin “The Earth”
A 5 euro collector coin “The Earth” has been issued by Latvijas Banka. Made of translucent perlucor with a silver outer ring and depicting Earth at the center, the issue is both innovative and unique, in terms of technology and design.
Magical Congress of the USA – Fantastic Beasts
For the Cook Islands, Coin Invest Trust has issued a commemorative 1 oz fine silver coin limited to 5,000 pieces on the Harry Potter spin-off “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Thanks to smartminting©, the relief is spectacularly high, featuring brilliant details.
William Goetzmann on “Money Changes Everything”
In a lecture at the Museum of American Finance financial historian William Goetzmann argued that development of finance has made the growth of civilizations possible. You can now watch the lecture on video.
Agora Numismatiek
Agora Numismatiek has updated its website with 40 new high quality ancient coins at fixed prices. In addition Agora Numismatiek has published its Fixed-Price List for the spring of 2017 in print.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG presents Auction 392 closing on 1 March, 2017. The sale features a number of ancient coins from notable collections and a selection of world coins.