Robbery in Olympia – result of saving measures?
Greece must economise. And where is it most easy to do? Of course in the cultural sector. Today 1,900 security guards watch over 15,000 museums, historical monuments and archaeological sites.
True Protection of Cultural Property Is Evolving
The Turkish Board of Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets proposes to sell artifacts which never leave the archives of a museum. A commission shall be created only to the goal of valuing these objects, and the objects might be sold after the valuation.
Titanic Anniversary Marked By Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is commemorating the 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage with the release of a GBP 5 coin, available in both Silver Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated quality.
New Canadian circulation coin features Orca
A special 25-cent coin is the fourth of five commemorative circulation coins honouring Canada’s legendary nature. It features the Orca and half of the issue is coloured.
“Ancient British Coins” wins RNS award
The authors of Ancient British Coins - Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills – have been awarded the Lhotka Prize by the Royal Numismatic Society.
Norway to withdraw banknotes
Norges Bank informs that the banknotes in the previous Series VI will soon be worthless. Many banknotes in this series are still in circulation. Norges Bank will no longer be obliged to redeem these notes as from 1 November 2012.
News from Perth for February
The Perth Mint continues its successful series Ships That Changed The World featuring USS Constitution and introduces new series like the Australian Opal Series and a three-coin set commemorating the London 2012 Olympic Games.
New Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens
Whitman Publishing has released the first edition of a brand-new work on Canadian numismatics. The “Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens”, by Dr. James A. Haxby, is available now.
Roman Imperial Coinage AD 268-276 goes online
As a preliminary step to the printed revision of the Roman Imperial Coinage V.1, part 2 a new website has gone online. The database presented there applies to the imperial reigns from AD 268 until 276 and is searchable and contains more than 4,500 entries.
Earliest known portrait of Sultan Mehmed II to be sold by auction
On the 25th April, 2012 Baldwin’s will offer for sale the Magnus Princeps Bronze Portrait Medal of Sultan Mehmed II, c. 1460. It provides the earliest known portrait of one of history’s greatest military commanders.