In Vienna, a new monograph on the coins of the Huns in India has been published within the framework of the interdisciplinary research project “The cultural history of the Western Himalaya”. Ursula Kampmann reviews Matthias Pfisterer’s work for you.

Three awards for Coin News made their staff rejoice. Every year the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) honours numismatic publications and writers in various categories.

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation will begin to offer Chinese and English bilingual labels for its popular Early Releases® and First Releases® designations which identify a coin that was received by NGC within 30 days of its release.

On 18 August 2014, former National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut, Mr Richard (Rick) Hieb, launched the final spectacular domed coin, “Orion”, from the award-winning “Southern Sky” series at the Royal Australian Mint, to celebrate National Science Week.

Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. bring their 192th Buy or Bid Sale ending on October 9, 2014. This sale is comprised of 440 ancient coins in all encompassing Greek, Roman and Byzantine and 50 antiquities and antique maps.

Classical Numismatic Group’s Electronic Auction 336 will be closing on 8 October. This sale offers 550 lots ranging from Sicilian bronze and silver fractions to British issues from the Celts to the Hanoverians.

On October 7-10, 2014 the auction house Künker will conduct the auctions #255-257. Highlight of the sale is the first part of the Horn Collection. Series from Italy, Great Britain and Switzerland will follow. The last day of the sale is devoted to ancient coins.

Auctiones announces that eAuction #30 is taking place from October 5 to 19 2014. The sale has a pre-sale estimate of more than 275’000 CHF featuring 348 lots from Greek and Roman antiquity, Early Medieval and Byzantine times, the Islamic World, World coins, and Lots.

On Saturday, 4 October, 2014, the sale of orders and decorations will be conducted, which is the 10th of Künker’s so far. It will include i. a. the insignia of the Russian Imperial Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, estimated at 750,000 euros. Next in line is auction #254 with many rarities, such as large series from China, Italy and Switzerland.

On October 4 to 10 9,451 lots were sold at Künker’s auctions 253 to 257. The total estimate of 7.9 million euros rose to 11.4 million euros total hammer price. 3,200 bidders participated in this event.