Spain Celebrates National Summer Olympics Team
The Royal Spanish Mint has a longstanding tradition of lending support to sport teams. On behalf of the Spanish Team participating at the next Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, two proof coins will be issued, one in silver and the other in gold.
Dutch Mint will be sold
The Dutch Minister of Finance has announced plans to sell the Royal Dutch Mint. Several offers exist, but no final decision had been made as yet.
Welcome to Iran! Part 4: The slaughtered lamb, or: just another day in Iran
Just like everybody else, Iranians like their time off. To pass this time, there are local recreational areas. We visited one of them: Kandovan, the Iranian Göreme. Part 4 brings you little history and numismatics but a lot of Iranian everyday life.
200 years of the Fitzwilliam Museum
200 years ago, in 1816 the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion bequeathed his art collection to the University of Cambridge, along with £100,000 for ‘a good substantial Museum’ to house them. Richard Kelleher presents this magnificent museum.
Spink revises catalog of English silver coinage
Every catalog must be updated eventually. By means of the standard reference on English silver coinage, Maurice Bull illustrated how this can be accomplished in an exemplary manner. Björn Schöpe has taken a look at the revised edition.
Symposium in Early Medieval Coinage Call for Papers
The Sixth International Symposium in Early Medieval Coinage will take place on 28th and 29th October 2016 at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The organizers call for papers and speakers.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries launches new technology platform
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce that, as of now, its clients will be able to access its entirely new, integrated technology platform including website and iOS mobile and tablet apps.
Finland releases Alvar Aalto collector coin
Mint of Finland will release a silver collector coin dedicated to architect and designer Alvar Aalto on 16 May 2016. This coin is part of the Europa Star programme in which European countries release coins with the shared theme of Ages of Europe: Modern 20th Century.
Milestones of Mankind 2016 – Egyptian Labyrinth
The Milestones of Mankind 2016 – Egyptian Labyrinth coin, produced by Coin Invest Trust for the Cook Islands might become a milestone of modern numismatics. It shows the Egyptian Labyrinth of the German polymath Athanasius Kircher in great wealth of detail.
Sherlock proves 23,000 missing artworks to France
France cannot find 23,000 cultural objects, as proven by a new online database. One of the problems is the division of responsibility which makes such an irresponsible handling of the country’s historical heritage possible.