Many consider gold to be a crisis-proof investment, which is why it has been extremely popular not just since Covid. Nevertheless, you can still make numerous errors when buying gold if you don’t know any better. Therefore we present you the ten commandments of reasonable gold investment.

Is there something better than browsing the internet for great bargains that you can add to your collection? After all, Covid-19 still makes us spend most of our weekends at home. And hoarding money in a bank account hasn’t made profits for quite some time now. So why don’t you combine the pleasant with the useful and invest in your own coin collection? We explain what to keep in mind when buying coins online.

In the second part of her article dealing with depictions of the French national allegory Marianne on coins of the French colonies, Gabriele Sturm examines specimens that were issued for Southeast Asia and the South Seas.

The national allegory Marianne embellishes numerous French coins. She also appeared on the coins of the colonies and overseas territories, although her imagery doesn’t seem to fit in this context. Gabriele Sturm knows more about this role of Marianne.

Two sheep adorn the national sides of Cyprus’ low-denomination coins. A sheep doesn’t seem like the best motif to strengthen national identity. And yet, these animals feature alongside an idol from the 3rd millennium BC and an ancient trading ship. This article will reveal why this is the case and what Cyprus intends to communicate with these motifs.

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, on the Forum Romanum …

Naville Numismatics present their Live Auction 74. The auction features a selection of 677 lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, medieval and modern coins.

CNG’s Electronic Auction 518 features 908 lots, among them selections from the Dean Kinzer and David J. Fleischmann Collections.

CoinsWeekly has a new concept to inspire people to collect coins: free copies of the CoinsWeekly Special Issue will be available in selected numismatic museums. The first partner is Hasegg Castle in Hall, where the taler was created.

The new Obolos 23 sale features over 1100 lots mainly from ancient times. Alan Walker presents the highlights among which are some selected coins from the J.-P. Righetti collection of Alexandrian issues.