According to media reports archaeologists discovered 66 Sassanid gold coins in the city of Aziziyah in the south-west of Baghdad. The coins were expected to be sent for laboratory tests in order to confirm their authenticity.

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the bath ...

For months US and international media were fascinated by the idea of solving the US debt crisis by simply minting one single coin, a platinum bullion coin with a face value of $1 trillion. But how could that have worked? And why did they abolish this idea? Read it here.

According to Chinese reports, archaeologists excavated about 3,500 kg of ancient coins in Inner Mongolia, which is located in Northern China. Most of the coins date back to the Han Dynasty.

On January 24, 2013 during the Americana Sale Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ realized the highest price ever for any rare coin at auction. A 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, a superb Gem Specimen example, the finest known to exist was sold for $10,016,875.

During A schoolboy's coin collection, on January 22, 2013, yielded a rare American Half-Cent which reached a sale total of £225,700 (inc.prem.) at Salisbury saleroom Woolley & Wallis.

During an attempted robbery at a coin dealer’s in the USA a gun struggle saw the shop owner and the robber injured.

London-based gallery Rupert Wace Ancient Art will again be exhibiting at the Winter Antiques Show held annually at the Park Avenue Armory, New York. This year the fair will run from 25 January to 3rd February.

Ernest Hemingway made Pamplona famous. Ever since, thrill-seeking hooligans the world over have been going there for their chance to run with the bulls. And yet, Pamplona has so much more to offer! Join us on this final leg of our trip as we fall into a pit (!) and then manage to get out of it again with the help of some kindly Spaniards.

At the end of the year 2012 The Perth Mint has issued a range of final releases. The lunar series are continued with dragon and snake coins dedicated to the years of 2012 and 2013 respectively. The new Australian Season series opens with a Summer issue.