£18,000,000 during the largest-grossing run of auctions in philatelic history
With its £2million charity auction Spink completes the largest-grossing run of auctions in British and Commonwealth philatelic history realising £18,000,000.
Launch of essential newsletter for cash and payment industry
On July 25, 2018, Currency Publications Ltd launched Cash & Payment News. This monthly newsletter is the only news source dedicated specifically to the cash cycle and the role of cash within the payment eco-system.
Hungarian coin honors Fiumei Road Cemetery
Fiumei Road Cemetery was first opened in 1847 and is now one of the most famous heritage sites in Budapest. It is the final resting place of renowned Hungarians such as Lajos Kossuth and Ferenc Deák. A new commemorative coin honors this historic site.
The Minotaur added to Mythical Creatures series
The story of the Minotaur is one of the most fascinating Greek myths. The creature that was said so be half man and half bull has thrilled and entertained listeners for more than two millennia and is now depicted on a silver coin released by the Pobjoy mint.
Prop money leads to prison sentence
When you watch a movie, you want it to be as realistic as possible. A case in Hong Kong has now proven that some cinematic elements can also be too authentic. Two prop makers were sentenced to four months in prison – because their prop money was too realistic.
Whose Truth? NYT Journalist Accused of Stealing Cultural Property
Some politicians still believe that the funding of ISIS is based on the sale of looted antiquities. A US-American journalists has overturned this false claims. The criticism she earned challenges our appreciation of scientific freedom.
Stolen Big Maple Leaf invested in real estate?
In Berlin, the police struck a major blow against a Lebanese mafia clan. The family may also have been responsible for the 2017 theft of the Big Maple Leaf from the Bode Museum.
Bernhard Overbeck (1942-2018)
Bernhard Overbeck, long-time director of the Staatliche Münzsammlung Munich, passed away on July 8, 2018. In Munich, he had curated important exhibitions, such as the one about Coins and Seals from the Holy Land in 1993.
Young artists awarded in International Medallic Sculpture Competition
The winners of the Third International Medallic Sculpture Competition have been chosen. The competition titled “The Future in Hand” was open to artists born in or after 1980. All submissions and awarded works are now exhibited at the Medialia Gallery in New York City.
Dated Shekels of Tyre Supplement available as free download
Interested in Shekels of Tyre? CNG published as requested by the author “Dated Coins of Antiquity. Shekels of Tyre - Supplemental Photographs” as free digital download. You will find nearly 1.000 photos illustrating the text.