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A generous donation of $100,000 has been given to the ANA. The donation will be used to update and digitize the Numismatic Diploma Program, a range of courses in numismatic training and education that will become available as online courses in the future.

In his book, professional astrologer Don Cerow presents an intriguing view of astrological subjects within a broad context of time and human awareness. Although it is not about coins, per se, it will be a delight for anyone interested in the ancient world and ancient myth, says Wayne G. Sayles in his review.

The Central States Numismatic Society’s 75th Anniversary Convention will be held in April in Chicago. Amongst others, the convention will offer several auction sessions, an almost 300 booth bourse area as well as educational seminars, for instance on Women in Numismatics or on the Civil War.

Following the “Coral Reef, Eilat” coin issued a year ago, the Bank of Israel has released the “Jordan River”, the second coin in the “Views of Israel” series.

In California, walking the dog a couple found the largest treasure ever found in the USA. Estimated value: over $10 million. But is the money really theirs? Maybe not, as the recent development is indicating.

The English Portable Antiquities Scheme has presented a new tool which locates around 300,000 coins found in the country on an interactive map. Numerous search options reveal new connections between coins and their mints.

In collaboration with New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released a new version of OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). The database has become bigger, multi-contributor and multi-lingual.

This May, the Oriental Numismatic Society invites to their annual meeting in Tübingen. The programme has not yet been agreed on and the organisers appeal for active participation and contributions.

Svein H. Gullbekk, Professor of numismatics at the University of Oslo has submitted an intriguing publication that crosses all historical periods. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at that book.

On March 13, 2014 Eurydice Georganteli of Harvard University will give an Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture on Byzantine Money in Cambridge, MA (USA).