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Earlier this year, the ANS launched the web-based research tool “Seleucid Coins Online”. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the coinages struck by Seleucid kings between 320 BC and 64 BC. An updated second version has now been unveiled.

With the issue of additional denominations, the Norges Bank continues with its new family of banknotes. The new 50 and 500 Kroner banknotes were released in October of 2018. Michael Alexander writes about their security features as well as their motif.

The South African Mint has reopened its “Coin World Museum” after extensive renovations. The museum’s two distinct themes, circulation coins and collectables, recreate South African history from the perspective of coins.

The Republic of San Marino has issued a new 20 Euro coin in gold. It marks the 10th anniversary of the inscription of the San Marino Historic Center and Mount Titano in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

CIT Coin Invest AG continues its extremely popular Skull series. The “Blackbeard Edition” is presented as a unique gold coin in the shape of a three-dimensional skull. The silver coin “Big Pirate Skull”, which is made of 500 grams of silver, has also been issued.

One of the founders of the New York International Numismatic Convention, Richard Margolis, passed away on November 24, 2018. The amiable New Yorker was one of the prominent experts of French numismatics and medal art.

The Bank of England Museum is showing paintings and drawings by Polish expressionist artist Feliks Topolski. They were commissioned by the bank in the 1950s and capture post-war life, architecture, and design at the newly-built printing works at Debden (Essex).

Using sniping software in online auctions is becoming more and more popular. It has turned the act of bidding into an almost negligible and unexciting matter. But auction houses and coin dealers often have to deal with the unpleasant side effects.

At New York University you can admire the Berthouville Treasure in “Devotion and Decadence”. The largest and best-preserved hoard of ancient silver ever unearthed demonstrates with more than 160 objects how ancient Romans exhibited their wealth.

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at Ctesiphon ...