A Window into the Past
What increases the pleasure a coin collector takes in his treasures even further: right, a bottle of fine red wine. Renowned coin dealer Marc Emory has written a novel about the two passions of the connoisseur. Ursula Kampmann has read it.
The Invalides and the Grand Palais on new French Coins
Since 2007, Monnaie de Paris pays tribute to UNESCO world heritage cultural property sites in a collector coin series. 2015 the new coins in this series will be dedicated to two famous monuments in Paris: the Hôtel des Invalides and the Grand Palais.
Beam me up, Scotty
The Perth Mint will issue two new silver coins on Star Trek the Original Series, one shows the portray of William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, and the other a colour image of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 flying through space.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-New York
On February 6, 2015, Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold The Stephen Winthrop Collection at its New York Americana Sale, raising over $1.3 million to support ALS research at Harvard University.
Kangaroo meets Ampelmann: Australia is Guest of Honour at World Money Fair
The Royal Australian Mint is this year’s Guest of Honour at Berlin World Money Fair. The Australians have seized the opportunity to celebrate their Mint’s fiftieth birthday. The attendees in Berlin can look forward to very special coins.
Vending machine industry will pay dearly for new British coin
It was announced as the world’s most secure coin, Great Britain’s forthcoming £1 coin. But even with this coin it is not just sunshine and roses: the industry will face enormous costs modifying over half a million vending machines in order to adjust them to the hightech coin.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the construction site ...
British Museum explores beauty of human body in Greek art
From 26 March until 5 July 2015 the British Museum will stage a major exhibition on the human body in ancient Greek art: ‘Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art’. It will explore the Greek preoccupation with the human form featuring breath-taking objects.
Scientific Meeting Explores Greek Colonisation
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection organise the Scientific Meeting “Greek Colonisation: New Data, Current Approaches” in Thessaloniki on February 6, 2015.
Patrick van Maris new Chief Executive Officer of TEFAF
Paul Hustinx will step down as Managing Director of TEFAF, the world's leading fair for art, antiques and design. The Executive Committee of TEFAF has appointed Patrick van Maris as new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 May 2015.