Fritz Rudolf Künker, D-Osnabrück
The Baums Collection comprises about 1,100 medals from the renaissance to the present day and will be liquidated by Künker during the spring sale on 13 March 2014. You will find more special collections – Malta, China and Mansfeld – as well as the entire numismatic range from antiquity to today.
Künker, D-Osnabrück
140,000 euros for a Chinese dollar from 1896, 110,000 euros for a gold coin from Czechoslovakia from 1938 – the spring sale of Künker was full of surprises! Less surprising was: the pre-sale estimate of 5.7 million euros was easily surpassed by the hammer price amounting to 8.75 million euros.
Gorny & Mosch, D-Munich
Even though there were many remarkable results to be witnessed in the Gorny & Mosch auction sale conducted between 10 and 12 March 2014, one ought to be singled out: a set comprising four extremely rare gold coins from Czechoslovakia from 1938 that changed hands for 282,000 euros.
What’s the story behind the Californian gold treasure?
In California, walking the dog a couple found the largest treasure ever found in the USA. Estimated value: over $10 million. But is the money really theirs? Maybe not, as the recent development is indicating.
Lost Change – innovative mapping tool for England and Wales
The English Portable Antiquities Scheme has presented a new tool which locates around 300,000 coins found in the country on an interactive map. Numerous search options reveal new connections between coins and their mints.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the city ...
New release of OCRE – Online Database of Coinage of the Roman Empire
In collaboration with New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released a new version of OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). The database has become bigger, multi-contributor and multi-lingual.
Annual ONS meeting in Tübingen
This May, the Oriental Numismatic Society invites to their annual meeting in Tübingen. The programme has not yet been agreed on and the organisers appeal for active participation and contributions.
Gold Coins: Money that changed the World
Svein H. Gullbekk, Professor of numismatics at the University of Oslo has submitted an intriguing publication that crosses all historical periods. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at that book.
Lecture on Byzantine money
On March 13, 2014 Eurydice Georganteli of Harvard University will give an Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture on Byzantine Money in Cambridge, MA (USA).