Agora Auctions’ Numismatic Sale #14 begins to close Tuesday, July 29, 2014. This sale features Barbarous coins, and a selection from various ancient cultures. Additionally, also a nice selection of 19th Century steel plate engravings of Roman emperors will be offered.

A robber took gold coins worth 100,000 euros during a forced incursion in the famous coin shop in Paris. He did not even shrink from using his gun.

Syracuse: the Mecca of Greek coinage. Birthplace of the most beautiful women’s coin portraits of all time. Just saying the name can send you into raptures. But then again, rats and closed museums can bring you back down to earth very quickly.

Numismatist and cartoonist Jeremy Bostwick discovers a different point of view of antiquity and its coinage. Today’s cartoon is dedicated to Byzantine numismatics which Jeremy loves. Watch Fokas and his focus group!

On 28 June 2014 it was exactly hundred years ago that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. On that occasion the Museum of Military History in Vienna has re-opened its newly decorated WWI room with many important original objects.

Whitman Publishing releases the third edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, by Scott Schechter and Jeff Garrett. In this beautifully illustrated book, two award-winning numismatists take the reader on a guided tour of the post-1963 circulating, bullion, and commemorative issues so avidly sought by collectors today.

The International Association of Professional Numismatists held its 63rd General Assembly in Monte Carlo, May 29th-June 1st 2014. A total of 38 of the world’s leading numismatic firms met to attend the congress, with an additional 21 firms represented via proxy.

With the issue of Queen Mary’s gold florin, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank continues its series “Medieval Hungarian Gold Florins”, launched with the gold florins of Charles I in 2012 and Louis I in 2013.

One of the world’s most beloved animated characters, Donald Duck, is set to celebrate his 80th anniversary this year, and to commemorate the occasion, New Zealand Mint has designed and produced a gold and silver coin honouring the popular character.

A must-have for every football fan, the Spanish Royal Mint has issued a stunning silver partially with gold plated coin dedicated to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It is another tribute to the greatest sporting event of 2014, that has taken place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July.