Italian Commemorative Coin Dedicated to Giardini Boboli
The Italian “Historical Villas and Gardens” Series has a new representative: featuring the Boboli Gardens at the heart of Florence, the 5 euro coin celebrates one of the most important works of Italian garden art.
England Success Story PAS Threatened by Cuts
In 1997, the British government established the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It was the beginning of an impressive success story. Now, the project is threatened by budget cuts. The head of the co-ordinating department, Roger Bland, has now resigned.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at business lunch ...
Sweden to launch new banknotes and coins
Starting from October 2015 Sweden will see the largest banknote and coin changeover in its history. However, one quarter of Sweden’s population seems to be still unaware of this important fact. Therefore the Riksbank has launched an information campaign.
A Look at the Images
In 2012, a multidisciplinary conference on the interpretation of Greek and Roman coin imagery was conducted in Tübingen. The proceedings have now been released. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at them.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 289 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed price. Featured items come from ancient Greece, Great Britain and Italy.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Rosemont, Illinois
The company’s Rarities Night session was a resounding success. Its 306 premium lots with U.S. coins realized over $6.45 million. Prominent highlight of the sale was an 1807/6 Draped Bust Large Cent sold for $470,000.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG’s Electronic Auction 357 offers 624 lots with coins from distinguished collections, including the BCD Collection of Thessaly, the Wayne C. Philips Collection, the Elwood Rafn Collection and the Huntington Collection featuring Italian coins.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Rosemont, Illinois
Stack’s Bowers Galleries announces their World Coin, Ancient Coin and World Paper Money Auction, to be held at the 2015 World’s Fair of Money. The auction offers many sensational selections from around the world, including German, French, Brazilian and Russian coins.
Gold coins from Nazi reichsbank found in Germany
In Northern Germany a metal detectorist found gold coins buried under a tree. Over 200 coins were stored in two sealed pouches with seals bearing the sign of the Berlin reichsbank from the WW2 time. Speculations about the background are going on.