Auction 96 of Classical Numismatic Group is an internet and mail bid sale closing electronically on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, from 9 AM ET. It comprises coins ranging from exceptional late classical Greek coins to Chinese spade money and World coins.

The Live Auction 7 of Naville Numismatics Ltd. will take place on the internet closing on Sunday 11th May 2014, at 18.00 GMT (UK time), when the Live session will begin. The auction features a selection of 248 lots of Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins.

The European Parliament has approved a new directive concerning the return of national treasures. The directive puts private collectors at an unprecedented disadvantage. For the first time the burden of proof with regard to the “due care and attention” regulation will officially be placed on the possessor – apparently even for “archaeological” coins with the nominal value “0”!

Do you also start daydreaming when you think of Sicily’s fantastic coins? The Arethusa’s head, crab and eagle or the natural beauty of the celery leaf! We’re going to visit the cities where these coins originated. Accompany us on our journey through the paradise of each coin collector! Today we’re visiting the Roman Villa Casale and Morgantina. And to top things off, we discover a coin treasure.

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, during the Financial Crisis ...

Coin collectors who share photos of their coins with others online take an enormous risk since cell phones save the location data together with the picture. Criminals can make use of this to track down collections. However, there are ways to block crooks easily.

The Journal of Ancient Numismatics is a free online journal dedicated to the study of Ancient and Medieval numismatics and history. Thanks to the sponsorship of Agora Auctions the journal is online again.

The publishing house Moneta (Belgium) has released several new or revised books. Moneta publishes volumes on numismatics, monetary history and coin finds, from antiquity to present times, in various languages.

With the issue of the Gibraltar Silver Royal, a legal tender coin with a face value of 20 pounds, the Gibraltar Mint officially joins the market of international coinage. The Silver Royal contains one troy ounce of pure fine silver with a millesimal fineness of 999.

On March 17, the 10 euro silver proof coin dedicated to Gioachino Rossini has been issued by the Bank of Italy. It belongs to the Europa Star program, which this year focuses on European Composers.