Auctions

Together with impressive works by ancient Egyptian sculptors, high-quality medieval edged weapons, masterpieces of craftsmanship, exquisite antique firearms, rare Russian orders and objects from military history reigned supreme in the 71st auction of the specialised auction house.

The 71st auction of Hermann Historica specialized in militaria presents a fascinating array of objects from antiquity and the Middle Ages, together with unparalleled mementos of European ruling houses and outstanding phaleristic sensations.

Aficionados looking for numismatic rarities certainly know auction house Paul-Francis Jacquier. Once again, his 40th catalog offers extraordinary items featuring perfect bronzes dating from Roman Imperial Times as well as a number of rare quinarii.

CNG’s Electronic Auction 361 offers 1135 lots from many distinguished collections. The focus is on ancient coins and gold world coins from the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection.

At its Fall Auctions 2015 Sincona offers more than 4‘100 lots in four catalogues. The spectrum covers coins, medals, orders and banknotes of the whole world, from the Middle Ages up to our times. Highlight of the sale is the largest known Swiss gold coin, a Basel 30 ducats.

Staggering results at Sincona’s: a total hammer price of 14.5 m CHF for the four sales, 1.5 m CHF for a Russian pattern efimok 1798, 1.1 m CHF for the rarest Family rouble and 725.000 CHF for the heaviest Swiss gold coin.

Auction 11 of Nomos offers a broad range of ancient coins from distinguished collections. Something new in this sale is the presence of a number of lead weights and seals.

NAC offers about 700 lots in three sessions with a combined total estimate of 6 m. Swiss Francs. The first two catalogues are featuring the Gasvoda resp. the Ernst Ploil collection of Roman coins. Auction 88 is dedicated to ancient coins in general.

CNG offers 2376 lots in two catalogs with a presale estimate in excess of $4,500,000. The first catalog is dedicated to the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection of gold coinage from ancient to modern times, the second catalog is the annual autumn sale.

The Gorny & Mosch October sale has much to offer. The sessions will present a wide range of numismatic highlights, featuring rarities from the ancient world and showpieces from Germany alike. The Middle Ages are particularly well represented as well.