Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain
The British Museum shows a coins and medals display, ‘Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain’. Until 22 May 2016 this exhibition explores the stories behind the headlines focusing on prehistoric and Romano-British hoards from across the United Kingdom.
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”.
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.
Instant Conviction of Japanese Dealer
One of the most shocking episodes in the Asia Week series of seizures was the lightning-fast conviction of Japanese art dealer Tatsuzo Kaku under a plea agreement with the New York prosecutor, just one week after he was arrested. Kate Fitz Gibbon reports.
Welcome to Iran! Part 2: At the Mongol’s tomb
Today we make our way across modern Tehran, to the old Safavid capital Qazvin and to Soltanyieh, where the Mongolian ruler Öljaitü built a magnificent shrine as a last resting place for Mohammad’s son-in-law Ali and his son Hossein.
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.