Treasure from Caesarea on display at Israel Museum
In February 2015, divers off the coast of Caesarea spotted a group of gold coins lying on the seabed. They had found a treasure of 2,600 Fatimid gold coins. This finding is now on display in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Campaign against the art of Renoir
Enraged art lovers demand the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to remove the works of a terrorist against aesthetics and good taste: renowned Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Circulating coins: cash logistics
Between October 21 and 23, 2015, the Coin Conference took place in Madrid. In seven sessions, topics revolved around circulating coins. This time, we report on strategies for an ideal cash logistics as described by different central banks.
Exhibition in Fairfield, Connecticut: “Hair in the Classical World”
The Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University opened an exhibition on “Hair in the Classical World.” On display are objects and images from the Bronze Age through late Antiquity, including sculptures and, of course, coins.
Künker publishes the annotated inventory catalog of coins and medals of the Luther Memorials Foundation of Saxony-Anhalt relating to...
Under the title ‘Reformatio in Nummis’, auction house Künker published a two catalogue volume written by Klaus-Peter Brozatus and edited by Rainer Opitz. Spanning 1,276 pages, this volume presents the most comprehensive numismatic work ever published on the topic of the Reformation.
Copenhagen DAMIN Meeting videos available
On 28 and 29 May 2015 the DAMIN research project met in Copenhagen for a round table on ‘Mints, Technology and Coin Production’. All the videos of the speeches are now online.
New ANS grant project on hoard analysis
HARP is the title of the latest grant project of the American Numismatic Society, aiming to create a tool that provides a global analysis of patterns of coinage circulation from Archaic to Byzantine times.
Singapore Mint launches Macau Lunar Monkey Commemorative Coins
The Monetary Authority of Macau presents the Macau Lunar Coin Series, which is exclusively minted and marketed by The Singapore Mint. This new lunar coin series draws from the richness and diversity of Macau’s distinctive culture.
Pope Francis Counterstamped Coins by Mel Wacks
Mel Wacks produces the first counterstamped coins in over 30 years, commemorating the visit of Pope Francis to the United States in September 2015.
