Brussels conference on posthumous fate of Greco-Roman coins
On May 19, 2017 the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium will host the 5th International Numismatic Conference in Brussels. The program of the conference “How They Died: Overstriking and Reminting in the Greco-Roman World” is now available.
Tübingen ONS-Meeting 2017
The annual meeting of the Tübingen Oriental Numismatic Society will take place on May 6 and 7, 2017. The organizers are looking forward to international participation and welcome further papers.
A coin for the dead – monetary discoveries within burials
From 23-24 November 2017 an international conference in Athens will revisit the question of monetary discoveries within burials through a contextual approach, incited by conceptual progress in the analysis of funerary documentation that has been made in the last years.
Quilling Art Bird
For the Cook Islands, Coin Invest Trust creates the second issue of the series Quilling Art. Every specimen of the 999 pieces edition is unique, with handcrafted Quilling elements, a colorful bird and two green leaves.
Australian coin commemorates Norse goddess Freya
Kicking off a three-coin series on Norse goddesses, The Perth Mint strikes a 2oz high relief coin featuring Freya. Made of 99.99% pure silver with an antique finish, the limited coin is issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu.
Giant gold coin stolen from Bode Museum
In a spectacular heist in the Berlin Bode Museum, one the world’s largest and most valuable gold coins was stolen. The theft is almost unprecedented. The great force the perpetrators executed came totally unexpected.
NGC & Chen Gi Mao Form NGC Advanced Chinese Authentication Bureau
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® and noted numismatist Chen Gi Mao have announced that they will form the NGC Advanced Chinese Authentication Bureau. An extremely rare 1897 Ferracute Szechuan Pattern Set is the first certified coin.
The Krugerrand 50-year success story
With over 60 million coins sold the Krugerrand is the most popular investment coin, an integral element in the investment sector since the coin’s inception. In 1967, the first Krugerrand was minted by South African Mint, the State minting institution, in Pretoria.
Spanish Mint issues coins for 2018 FIFA World Cup
Invited by FIFA, the Royal Mint of Spain participates in the official collector coin program of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The coins in gold and in silver feature the effigy of H.M. the King Felipe VI as well as football motifs.
Crimean gold to (no) end
Who owns objects that were lent to another country, when the original owner becomes part of a different state during the lending period? This has been an important question since 2014, regarding the gold objects from Crimea. A court in Amsterdam has ruled.