The coinage of the Iranian huns and their successors
Covering Bactria to Gandhara, the 4th to the 8th century AD, a two-volume catalog published by Klaus Vondrovec examines the coinage of the Iranian huns and their successors. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at it.
American Numismatic Society Introduces Digital Library
The American Numismatic Society Digital Library will grow to house three collections of digital material: numismatic theses / dissertations, auction catalogues, and ebooks. Everybody is invited to send material.
HJB Ltd. Establishes “History in your Hands Foundation”
A new annual coin show at the Chicago Cultural Center will take place for the first time on April 5-8, 2017. All profits from this show will benefit the “History in your Hands Foundation”, recently established by HJB Ltd. for the purpose of popularizing the collection and study of coins.
Hungary releases coin in honor of Prime Minister Kálmán Széll
Marking the 100th anniversary of the death of politician Kálmán Széll, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank issues a collector coin in two versions. It features a portrait of the Prime Minister of the period of Austro-Hungarian Dualism in Hungary.
Congressional Gold Medal on Monuments Men released
Issuing a Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Mint honors the “Monuments Men”. The group received the nation’s highest civilian honor in recognition of its heroic role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of cultural heritage during World War II.
Roman coin trove found in Swiss cherry orchard
A farmer discovered one of the biggest coin troves in Switzerland in Ueken near Frick by pure chance. Exceptionally well preserved, the more than 4,000 coins from Roman Times must have been withdrawn from circulation shortly after being struck and buried in the ground.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG’s Electronic Auction 364 offers 668 lots featuring ancient and world coins with an exceptional offer of Roman Republican coins and medals relating to ancient history.
Coins of the Roman Republic
Coins of the Roman Republic
November 26, 2015 – In the Spring Auction 259-262 auction house Künker sold a special collection Roman Republic on March,...
The Veronese currency area
Helmut Rizzolli and Federico Pigozzo have written a weighty volume on the monetary history of the Veronese currency area, including accompanying type corpora. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at the monumental work.
New app identifies counterfeit euro notes
A recently released smartphone app, developed by the Dutch Central Bank, now allows quick and easy checking if a euro note is genuine or counterfeit.