Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Baltimore
Stack’s Bowers Galleries presents collector coins and world class rarities in their upcoming Official Auction of the March 2016 Whitman Coins & Collectibles Baltimore Expo including seven live sessions and three Internet sessions.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Baltimore
Once again, Stack’s Bowers Galleries exceeded expectations with a tremendous showing at the 2016 Official Auction of the Baltimore Expo March 30 through April 6. When all was said and done, the total prices realized topped $13.5 million, well above presale estimates.
Coin Rarities of the Military Order of Malta
Auction house Künker at Osnabrück is going to sell a special collection of coins of The Sovereign Military Order of Malta on 11 March 2014. Roughly 160 lots take us back into an era when the Holy Land was lost but the idea of crusading was still alive in the mind of many people.
Argentina implements new banknotes with higher denominations
Due to its high inflation, Argentina plans introducing new 200, 500, and 1,000 peso banknotes until 2017. Today, the highest denomination is the 100 peso bill equivalent to 7,4 US dollars.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, returning from the jamboree ...
Sweden will see 4.3 billion invalid in 4 months’ time
During summer 2016 Sweden is shifting from its old coins and banknotes to new issues. Therefore around SEK 4.3 billion will become invalid. The national bank reminds people to change their money in time in order to secure a smooth transition.
Pompeii’s end reconstructed in stereoscope
In 2009 Melbourne Museum showed an exhibition on Pompeii’s end. Highlight was a stereoscopic film in an immersive 3D theatre installation. Visitors saw there the reconstruction of the city’s last hours. A nightmarish scenario.
Books on Frankish coins in Greece and Byzantine numismatics
Demetrius Siatras is an independent publisher based in Athens, Greece. He has recently published two books: one about coins of the Frankish occupation of Greece 1184-1566 and a reprint of six studies of Jean Svoronos on Byzantine numismatics.
Thailand’s Treasury Department held Press Conference for hosting 29th MDC
The 29th Mint Directors Conference will take place between 1 and 8 May, 2016, at Bangkok, Thailand. As host, Thailand’s Treasury Department held a press conference, stating that the event is also intended to assist the Royal Thai Mint in becoming an international coin maker.
ONS Meeting Tübingen 2016
The ONS annual meeting/regional conference on Islamic numismatics will take place in the large seminar room of the department of Oriental and Islamic studies of the AOI, Tübingen University in the afternoon and morning 7/8 May 2016.