First all-Celtic coin auctions in Britain
Chris Rudd, the Celtic coin specialist based in Norfolk, will hold six e-Auctions a year which are dedicated exclusively to Ancient British coins. The first of these all-Celtic coin auctions is already online. It will be closing on Sunday 15 March.
Whitman Publishing: “Share Your Hobby” Photo Contest
Whitman Publishing announces a numismatic photography contest with prizes up to $500 in retail value. The “Share Your Hobby” Photo Contest is open to all photographers 18 and older and will run through the Fourth of July 2015.
Monnaie de Paris celebrates 70 years of Peace in Europe
With the new series “Europa 2015” the Monnaie de Paris celebrates the accomplishments of the European integration. The coin’s obverse shows the figure of Europa as a woman with star-studded hair floating in the wind, on the reverse is depicted a dove as a peace symbol.
History of the Samurai
Brave, fearless, honourable – such are the Samurai warriors that fascinate both young and old up to the present day. For Cook Islands, Coin Invest Trust has produced a small-scale silver monument to this Japanese institution.
The Lokrians of Opous
There is this wonderful coinage with the unpronounceable name: the starters with Demeter’s head on the obverse and fighting Ajax on the reverse. A monograph has now been published that enlightens us about the Lokrians of Opous. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at it.
The Napoleonic era as mirrored in its medals
From 19 February to 28 June 2015 the Liechtenstein National Museum in Vaduz presents the exhibition “The Napoleonic era as mirrored in its medals”. Highlight of the exhibition is a leather casing with over 130 bronze medals featuring the medal history of the Emperor.
The Royal Mint reveals Queen’s fifth coin portrait
The Royal Mint has unveiled a new coinage portrait of The Queen. It was designed by Jody Clark and is only the fifth definitive portrait of The Queen to appear on circulating coins since her accession to the throne in 1952.
Nano Life
542 million years of evolution on our planet: what fills entire libraries has been condensed by Coin Invest Trust on a single coin, compressed on a nano chip.
A new collector coin for the Finnish “Sisu”
The Mint of Finland has released a new collector coin in tribute to “sisu”, the quality of extraordinary determination, often associated with the Finnish people. The Finnish sisu collector coins celebrate the Year of Sisu 2015 and were designed by Tapio Kettunen.
With jackhammers against cultural heritage of humanity
A video has provoked worldwide consternation: the film shows once more radical IS fanatics destroying unscrupulously the cultural heritage of humanity. This time they hit Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrians, once among the world’s biggest cities.