Silver medal features original shred of papal stole
The canonization of Pope John Paul II was held on 27 April 2014. Lithuanian mint has marked this special occasion by issuing a unique piece of art – a silver medal with an insert. This is a shred of pope’s stole that he was wearing during the visit in Lithuania in 1993.
GDR – Turnaround – Reunification: Museum and Numismatics in Politically Turbulent Times – Part 3
In 2009, Bernd Kluge, Director of the Münzkabinett (Coin Cabinet) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, gave Ursula Kampmann an interview and explained to her what it meant to work in the Münzkabinett in the GDR era and to lead it through the Turnaround and the German Reunification. On the occasion of his retirement on 1 October, 2014, we publish this interview again in CoinsWeekly.
‘Germany – Memories of a Nation’ in the British Museum
The British Museum has opened its new exhibition ‘Germany – Memories of a Nation’ running until 25 January 2015. The display features 200 objects and focuses on a key period of 600 years in Germany’s history, from the 15th century to the present day.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, outside the child’s room ...
Keys to Rome. An exhibition in four places – and in the virtual world
‘Keys to Rome. The city of Augustus’ is an exhibition organized in parallel in four incredible locations: Rome, Sarajevo, Amsterdam, and Alexandria. Employing the most cutting-edge digital technologies it shows how the virtual museum of the future may look like.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Baltimore
Stack’s Bowers Galleries present their fall Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo, which will take place in Baltimore on October 30 – November 2, 2014. The fall auctions feature the full scope of numismatics, including world and ancient coins.
Naville Numismatics Ltd.
The Live Auction 10 of Naville Numismatics will take place on the internet and will start closing on Sunday 26th October 2014. The auction features a selection of 293 lots of Greek, Roman and Italian coins, selected with the contribution of NAC’s experts.
Archives International Auctions, USA-New York
Archives International Auctions will offer 1,450 lots of U.S. and worldwide banknotes, coins, medals, scripophily and security printing ephemera in a pair of auctions slated for Saturday, October 25th (in New York City) and Tuesday, November 4th (in New Jersey).
One million registered coins at the Portable Antiquities Scheme
The British initiative Portable Antiquities Scheme looks back on 14 successful years – and one million registered finding coins! Members of the public have enriched enormously our knowledge of the past by reporting their findings.
Emperor Maximilian on schaumünzen and medals
Two important publications written by Heinz Winter at once deal with the gorgeous presentation pieces of the ‘last knight’: the catalog of the collections of the KHM Vienna and two articles in the catalog of the exhibition on Maximilian in Mannheim. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at both books.