Haim Gitler nominated Chief Curator of Archeology at The Israel Museum
Following Michal Dayagi-Mendels, Haim Gitler has been nominated new Chief Curator of Archeology at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem. He has joined the museum’s staff in 1987 and became Curator of Numismatics in 1994. CoinsWeekly congratulates Haim Gitler on his promotion wishing him all the best!
Numismatic news from the Western Black Sea coast (Bulgaria)
Bulgarian archaeologist and numismatist Evgeni Paunov gives some detailed descriptions of recent archaeological findings in Bulgaria containing coins.
Latvia to issue new collector coin ‘Silver Salmon’
The Bank of Latvia is commemorating the birth date of the Latvian lats by issuing a silver replica of the original one-lats coin with a twenty times increased nominal value.
Joyce misquoted on collector coin
The Central Bank of Ireland honoured national writer James Joyce with a collector coin. The coin shows a portrait of the author and a quotation from his masterpiece Ulysses. However the quotation is wrong and – as the bank states – ‘not intended as a literal representation’.
Hollywood Legends IV – Bernard of Hollywood™
The successful ‘Hollywood Legends’ series is being taken one step further – this fourth set of the series is dedicated to the stars of the 50s and 60s: Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, and Gregory Peck in photos by Bernard of Hollywood.
Professional Coin Grading Service Opens Office in Shanghai
Professional Coin Grading Service is opening its first grading and authentication center in mainland China. The firm is also opening a strategic partnership agreement with the Chinese company Shanghai Quanping Collectables Co. Ltd. expanding thus in the Asian market.
Suspect Selling Counterfeit Coins
Dealers should be on the look out for a subject selling counterfeit coins. The suspect is selling counterfeit modern coins in original packaging, including capsules and COA’s according to an Oklahoma dealer.
Comprehensive catalogue of Venetian coinage
For more than 1,000 years the Lagoon City Venice has struck coins. Now, Eupremio Montenegro has published an enormous catalogue comprising all Venetian issues with their respective market value.
Academic collections illustrate research
Until October 27, 2013 the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art displays objects from academic collections of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies of Vienna University. ‘Academic Objects? – Paths to Knowledge’ illustrate how research works in real life.
Panta rhei – Or a Brief History of the Money Museum
It started in 1999, when Dr Jürg Conzett published his coin collection on the Internet. How the MoneyMuseum has developed during the last years is the focus of this article.