New volume in Handbook of Greek Coinage Series
Volume 12 in the Handbook of Greek Coinage series is being at press and will be available soon. This volume represents the 7th of the 12 scheduled volumes of this important work being written by Oliver Hoover and published by CNG.
Brad Ciociola joins Stack’s Bowers Galleries as currency specialist
Stack’s Bowers Galleries announces the addition of Brad Ciociola to its currency division. Ciociola brings a wealth of currency and grading experience to Stack’s Bowers Galleries, and has begun his position with the firm in January 2014.
David Playing For Saul
The Bank of Israel has released the 18th Coin in the ‘Biblical Art’ Series, ‘David playing to Saul’. The coin tells of the rise and fall of Saul, the first king of the people of Israel, told in the first Book of Samuel.
News from The Perth Mint in February
The Perth Mint has released new products introducing new series and continuing popular ones. Ancient god Zeus opens the new series Gods of Olympus and a lioness the series Mother’s Love.
Kolbe & Fanning / Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück
Kolbe & Fanning and German auction house Künker jointly held an online eLive auction of the second part of the outstanding and comprehensive library on ancient numismatics formed by New York coin dealer Herbert Kreindler on February 13, 2014. The sale brought exceptionally strong prices.
CNG
CNG’s Electronic Auction 320 offers 743 coins featuring rare Armenian bronzes, dated Tyrian shekels, quinari of Allectus and a broad selection of silver rupees from the Sikh Empire. The auction closes on February 12, 2014.
Künker, D-Osnabrück
On 13th February 2014, the second part of the important library of Herbert Kreindler will be auctioned off at Künker’s eLive 26. During the two days prior to that, more than 1,000 coins and medals will be available for sale at the internet featuring a comprehensive series Brandenburg-Prussia.
Künker
Shortly after the Berlin sale of auction house Künker, the company’s 26th eLive Auction was conducted at https://elive-auction.de from 11 to 13 February 2014.
Congratulations to Wolfgang Steguweit
On January 30, 2014 Dr Wolfgang Steguweit celebrated his 70th birthday. Following his positions at the coin cabinets in Gotha and Berlin he is enjoying an extremely prolific and restless retirement.
USA releases new import restrictions on coins from Bulgaria
On January 16, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced new import restrictions on coins from Bulgaria. This is another major expansion of import restrictions, and one that for the first time reaches coins made as recently as the 18th century.