Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 2
During the second stage of Ursula Kampmann’s journey to Greece, she wades through icy-cold Acheron, River of the Dead, descends to the realm of the dead and visits the oak of Dodona. There she introduces us to the world of ancient oracles...
Celtic gold strong
A previously unrecorded gold stater of a hitherto unknown British king, Anarevitos, was recently auctioned by Chris Rudd for GBP 21,000. This is a record price for an Iron Age coin of Britain...
First Coin to Have “QR” Bar Code Embedded into Design
To honor the centennial of the Mint building in Utrecht the Dutch Ministry of Finance authorized the issue of an additional commemorative coin this year. A special feature on this coin is a 2D (two dimensional) QR bar code...
The Karachi coin business
In Karachi the bus conductors have to give back exact change. But by law they are not allowed to provide themselves whith enough coins to do so. How clever people gain from this dilemma creating a new business sector you can read here...
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at Hesse...
A beer mug, “a house of hemp and butter” and the Versailles of the Baltics
275 years ago the magnificent Rund?le Palace was founded, the Versailles of the Baltics. The Bank of Latvia commemorates this event with a new collector silver coin. Also to the Hansa city Riga a coin is dedicated and a new circulation coin shows a beer mug. Why? Read it here!
D-Munich, Numismatik Lanz
Impressive provenances and selected quality – those are the two criteria that make the price of a coin today. Auctions 151 and 152 again testified to that...
Gorny & Mosch, Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich
On June 29, 2011, auction house Gorny & Mosch conducted its auction of ancient art in Munich. On offer were numerous rarities and historically important pieces, which reached impressive prices...
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 1
The first stage of Ursula Kampmann’s journey to Greece takes her from Venice to Igoumenitsa and Nicopolis up to Ambracia. Hidden mosaics and fateful padlocks render the area’s visit quite difficult. But there is enough left to discover!
ANA Coins Stolen from St. Louis Museum of Transportation
Six coins from the American Numismatic Association’s collection with a combined value of approximately USD 18,844 were stolen June 11 or 12 from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation...