ICE Auction Galleries, IR-Dublin
ICE Auction Galleries will conduct its Auction VIII on Friday 20th February 2015 in conjunction with the Irish International Coin Fair in Dublin. The auction features a set of 387 lots, including ancient Greek coins and a selection of World coins and medals.
European Police Recover Thousands of Stolen Cultural Artefacts
Thirty-five individuals have been arrested and 2,289 cultural artefacts seized, in an international operation supported by Europol to prevent the theft and trafficking of European cultural property. The operation initiated 38 new investigations, with more expected.
How monkeys pay in cash
Human beings share many biases with other primates. This shows the ‘monkey marketplace,’ an experimental set-up where animals use tokens. But there are also significant differences as to how using cash.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the study ...
Interview with Claude Fayette, important collector of French banknotes
Claude Fayette, collector of French banknotes and author of the book “Les billets de la Banque de France”, has given an interview about some questions on the enjoyment of collectors.
Coin Cabinet of the royal library in Belgium increases online database
The Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium continues to digitalize parts of its collection. A fifth database has been added, namely the catalog of the collection of coins of the Prince-Bischopric of Liège comprising a total of 2,420 coins.
Boris Kochnev Memorial Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics
On Saturday, March 14, 2015, the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Program at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, will hold the Seventh Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics in Memoriam Boris Kochnev (1940-2002).
Three new Swiss commemorative coins
The Swissmint has launched three new commemorative coins: A bimetallic coin on the custom of the descent from Alpine pastures and two silver coins, one on the innovative “Solar Impulse” project and the second on “1500 Years of St. Maurice's Abbey”.
Chinese Medals Commemorate Imperial Palaces on World Heritage List
Two new issues, commemorating the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the Forbidden City and Shenyang, illustrate the appeal of medallic art in China. Designed by Long Hu and sculpted by Lin Feng and Li Jin, these are being struck at the Shanghai Mint.
Gerhard Hirsch Nachf., D-Munich
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger will sell the M. G. Collection of gold coins from the Bavarian region. The catalogue features 141 lots.