The Archaeology of Money
What is money? What can be used as money? And what functions may the objects that are used as money carry out? These are just a few of the questions raised in a new collection of papers. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries expand gold trading operations
Stack’s Bowers Galleries announced the return of Richard Gonzales as its Director of Gold Trading and of Amandeep Jassal to lead the company’s new East Coast U.S. Gold trading desk.
CSNS Convention to Include Program About Newman Numismatic Portal
Len Augsburger and Wayne Homren will be giving a program at the 77th Anniversary Convention of the Central States Numismatic Society entitled: The Newman Numismatic Portal: What It Is, How It Works and What It Can do For You.
Austrian Mint concludes Klimt and His Women Series with “The Kiss”
On April 13, 2016, The Austrian Mint will issue the fifth and final gold coin in the “Klimt and His Women” series. The coin honours the internationally renowned painting “The Kiss”.
France celebrates UEFA Championship 2016 on coins
Organised every 4 years since 1960, the male European football UEFA championship, called “EURO”, will take place in France from 10th June to 10th July 2016. On this occasion France issues a series of coins. Special feature is a ball insert.
Greek Colonisation: New Data, Current Approaches
The Proceedings of a congress held on February 6, 2015 organized by the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection have been published.
Free one-year membership of Scripophily
Besides coins and banknotes, stock and bond certificates are collectible objects related to economic history, this field is called scripophily. The journal of the International Bond and Share Society has currently a particular offer.
New Joint Auction In London Featuring Islamic and Indian Coins
Stephen Album Rare Coins announces the launch of a new joint venture, “Horizon Auction,” to be held in conjunction with the preeminent British firm Wilkes & Curtis Ltd. The first sale will take place on Sunday, October 2, 2016 and will focus on Islamic and Indian coins.
World of Hunting: Alpine Ibex – Moose
The first two 2016 issues of the “World of Hunting” series, which Coin Invest Trust designs for the Cook Islands, are dedicated to the Alpine Ibex and the Moose. The stunning interplay of relief and colour renders the coins a captivating sight.
Artworks seized at New York Asia Week
An orchestrated series of highly publicized seizures during the New York Asia Week questions the viability of this important event. Kate Fitz Gibbon, lawyer and independent art historian specialized in Central Asia, reports what has happened.