With jackhammers against cultural heritage of humanity
A video has provoked worldwide consternation: the film shows once more radical IS fanatics destroying unscrupulously the cultural heritage of humanity. This time they hit Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrians, once among the world’s biggest cities.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the Roman motorway M 1 ...
Israel’s largest gold hoard discovered
The largest hoard of gold coins ever found in Israel was recovered from the seabed in the ancient harbour in the Caesarea National Park. Almost 2,000 gold coins from the Fatimid period were discovered by a group of divers who will not receive any fee, though.
The Lokrians of Opous
There is this wonderful coinage with the unpronounceable name: the starters with Demeter’s head on the obverse and fighting Ajax on the reverse. A monograph has now been published that enlightens us about the Lokrians of Opous. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at it.
The Napoleonic era as mirrored in its medals
From 19 February to 28 June 2015 the Liechtenstein National Museum in Vaduz presents the exhibition “The Napoleonic era as mirrored in its medals”. Highlight of the exhibition is a leather casing with over 130 bronze medals featuring the medal history of the Emperor.
The Royal Mint reveals Queen’s fifth coin portrait
The Royal Mint has unveiled a new coinage portrait of The Queen. It was designed by Jody Clark and is only the fifth definitive portrait of The Queen to appear on circulating coins since her accession to the throne in 1952.
Nano Life
542 million years of evolution on our planet: what fills entire libraries has been condensed by Coin Invest Trust on a single coin, compressed on a nano chip.
A new collector coin for the Finnish “Sisu”
The Mint of Finland has released a new collector coin in tribute to “sisu”, the quality of extraordinary determination, often associated with the Finnish people. The Finnish sisu collector coins celebrate the Year of Sisu 2015 and were designed by Tapio Kettunen.
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers
The first online sale of Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers has been posted. The sale focuses on North American numismatic literature and features 380 lots. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the sale will be conducted as a live internet auction.
Watch it: Art in Circulation!
Take a closer look at the banknotes in your wallet – you might find a genuine work of art. A Greek artist modifies euro notes and then returns them into circulation. With this project, all of Europe shall become aware of his money critique.