Dimitrios Gerothanasis joining Nomos AG
Dimitrios Gerothanasis, a PhD candidate in History & Archeology from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece, will join Alan Walker at Switzerland-based Nomos AG on February 1st, 2017.
Marine Life Protection 2016 – Coral Hind
For Palau, Coin Invest Trust has designed the penultimate issues of the Marine Life Protection series. Available in three versions, the coins are devoted to the coral hind. Thanks to smartminting, the silver variant impresses with its unprecedented relief height.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-New York
Stack’s Bowers Galleries rang in the New Year with tremendous results at the January New York International Auction. An excellent array of coins was anchored by several superb collections. Ancient coins, Russian issues and Great Britain coinage saw impressive results.
Harlan J. Berk Ltd.
Harlan Berk’s 200th Buy or Bid Sale closed January 18th, 2017. But many amazing lots can still be found in this benchmark sale through the after sale. Included are 386 ancient coins, 50 world coins & 65 antiquities to choose from.
Heritage Auctions, USA-Dallas, TX
Heritage Auctions announced that it sold $70,822,868 in U.S. coins, U.S. and World Currency and World & Ancient Coins at the FUN show and the NYINC during the first three weeks of 2017 – a 30 percent increase over 2016. Find here the reviews.
Heritage Auctions, USA-Dallas, TX
Heritage Auctions looks back at its third-best year ever, with Sports, Comics & Comics notching record 2016 growth. In the $192 million U.S. Coin auction sales, the firm records 23 individual lots for at least $250,000, and a “Holy Grail” Dime for $2 million.
Naville Numismatics Ltd.
Naville Numismatics’ Live Auction 28 features a selection of 781 lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins, all chosen with contribution from NAC’s experts. The auction will close on 22 January 2017.
Welcome to Iran! Part 10: In the Sassanid capital
Bishapur, City of Shapur, was once the name of the Sassanid capital. It was founded by Shapur I in 266. Roman prisoners of war are said to have helped with the construction. Together with their Emperor Valerian they had been taken captive in the Battle of Edessa.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in an ancient mint ...
Coin installation at Princeton University Art Museum
Drawn from the collections of three institutions at Princeton University, a new permanent collection of ancient and medieval coins was opened at the University’s Art Museum. Supervised by curator Alan Stahl, the organizing team involved Princeton students.