Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in a research centre ...
Diary of a numismatist travelling Turkey (2009) – Part 5
Caesarea Cappadocia – only few cities in the Roman provinces possessed an equally comprehensive coinage yet barely anything Roman is still extant in the city.
New Medium for Coin Producing Industry
On February 2, 2012 Ursula Kampmann presented her most recent product: MintWorld, a medium for the coin producing industry. MintWorld consists of the printed journal MintWorld Compendium and the internet journal MintWorld.
Heritage Auctions, USA-New York
A trio of historic Judaean coins realized nearly $3 million on March 8-9 as part of The Shoshana Collection of Ancient Judaean Coin, offered by Heritage Auctions. The whole auction realized $7,672,726.
Public consultation – privately
The European Union is conducting a public consultation largely unknown whether the directives on the return of cultural property need restrictions. Please join absolutely in this consultation today. Today, March 5, 2012 the deadline expires.
Gorny & Mosch, D-München
The auction week at Gorny & Mosch was full of surprises. From 5 to 8 March material ranging from Antiquity to Modern Times were auctioned. And one thing became apparent: Russian coins are brought back down to earth. The most expensive coin was an ancient specimen!
Titanic Anniversary Marked By Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is commemorating the 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage with the release of a GBP 5 coin, available in both Silver Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated quality.
New Canadian circulation coin features Orca
A special 25-cent coin is the fourth of five commemorative circulation coins honouring Canada’s legendary nature. It features the Orca and half of the issue is coloured.
“Ancient British Coins” wins RNS award
The authors of Ancient British Coins - Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills – have been awarded the Lhotka Prize by the Royal Numismatic Society.
Keep your eyes open when purchasing coins
The American collector Robert Friedmann paid $72,000 for a coin collection. According to the statements of the vendor it was considered much worthier. However, according to an expert’s testimony it is composed exclusively of Chinese counterfeits. The case has gone to law.