New book on Bulgarian Medieval Coinage
Vladimir Ovtcharov has published a new book on “Archaeometric analysis of Bulgarian Medieval coinage” as volume X in the series “Coinage and Coin Circulation on the Balkans” (CCCB).
HMS Victory Shipwreck To Unveal Her Treasure
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., has executed an agreement with the Maritime Heritage Foundation for the financing, archaeological survey and excavation, conservation and exhibit of HMS Victory (sunk in 1744) and artifacts from the shipwreck site.
Gold rain from French winery ceiling
U.S. gold coins worth $1 million dollars rained down on a worker who attacked a building’s rafter with a crowbar. François Lange, the location owner and head of a Champagne-producing company, decided to split the treasure up with the workers.
European Commission calls on Germany to change its rules on VAT concerning art objects (among them coins)
The European Commission has officially asked Germany to change its VAT rules as regards the application of a reduced VAT rate to the supply of works of art and collectors’ items. Germany’s current rules are incompatible with EU law.
German Dealers’ Associations are protesting in strongest terms against this change.
New auction portal online!
At www.liveplatform.ch the collector can access a new auction platform that brings together on its website the offers of many international companies.
Japan commemorates the tsunami
In 2015 two new coins will be struck by the Japan Mint to commemorate the “Great East Japan Earthquake”. The gold and silver coins will hardly be available abroad due to the great demand expected in Japan.
Obituary: Robert J. Myers
Robert J. Myers died aged 77 on February 14, 2012. He was a coin dealer and auctioneer, a “Renaissance Man” with many passions and interests comprising numismatic literature. The obituary is accompanied by a personal statement of George F. Kolbe.
Diary of a numismatist travelling Turkey (2009) – Part 5
Caesarea Cappadocia – only few cities in the Roman provinces possessed an equally comprehensive coinage yet barely anything Roman is still extant in the city.
New Medium for Coin Producing Industry
On February 2, 2012 Ursula Kampmann presented her most recent product: MintWorld, a medium for the coin producing industry. MintWorld consists of the printed journal MintWorld Compendium and the internet journal MintWorld.
Definitions – Work in Progress: Blank
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