ANS repatriates coins to Austrian Museum
In 1995 the American Numismatic Society acquired 94 coins which were rumored to have come from a museum in Austria in 1945. In the meantime the rightful owner was proved, and the coins were repatriated end of May.
To Spain! Part 6: The Sistine Chapel of the Neolithic Age?
Cueva de los Letreros is occasionally referred to as the Sistine Chapel of the Neolithic Age. Whether or not it really is you can find out in this episode. Also: Where the best olive oil in Spain is made, and where people still live in caves today.
Report on UNESCO 1970 Conference in Paris 2017
On May 15-16, 2017, the fourth meeting of the state parties to the 1970 UNESCO Convention took place in Paris. Representing The International Federation of Dealer Associations CINOA, IADAA chairman Vincent Geerling attended the meeting. Here is his report.
A must-have for every library on the Middle Ages
Still in 2016, the long-awaited fourth volume of the comprehensive standard work on “Medieval European Coinage” has been published. It deals with Northern Italy. Ursula Kampmann took a look.
KNIR organizes course on coins and identity
Under the title ‘Cities, Emperors and Popes: Coinage and the construction of identity in Antiquity and the Early modern period’, the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome will host a course in October 2017. (R)MA and PhD students are invited to apply until July 1, 2017.
NGC Certifies Dramatic New Kennedy Half Dollar Variety
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® has certified a newly discovered variety for the popular Kennedy Half Dollar series. Thorough investigation brought to light that the proof coin revealed one style of mintmark punched over another.
Bükk National Park – Coin IV in the National Parks of Hungary series
The fourth coin in the series ‘National Parks in Hungary’ marks the 40th anniversary of the Bükk National Park’s foundation. Hungary’s Magyar Nemzeti Bank issues a 10,000-forint silver and a 2,000-forint non-ferrous coin in 2017.
Exotic Butterflies – Aporia crataegi
For Mongolia, Coin Invest Trust adorns the seventh issue in its successful Exotic Butterflies series with a true-to-life specimen of the black-veined white. This makes the series, which was issued by a different country every year, complete. It is the last issue in the series.
Egypt punishes illicit trade in antiquities with life imprisonment
The Egyptian cabinet approves a tightening of the law on the illicit trade in ancient objects. With a sentence of life in prison, it stands alongside the leaking of state secrets. Therewith, the Land on the Nile hopes to guard its cultural property more properly.
To Spain! Part 5: The New Carthage
160,000 coins, a few ancient wrecks, a garum factory, and two Carthaginian trade metropolises, all that is only a few hours’ drive away from Lorca. Not to mention that Lorca itself calls a magnificent parador its own.