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A new standard work of reference on the Syracusan tetradrachms in the time of the signing artists was released. Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert and Ute Wartenberg revised and annotated Tudeer’s catalog. Ursula Kampmann took a look at the opus.

With an investment project for Athen’s defunct Ellinikon Airport, debt-ridden Greece currently becomes a talking point. Archaeologists believe a planned tourist resort to endanger cultural heritage. But now the way seems cleared.

In April we had to report that at least 1,200 objects worth the equivalent of 2.6 million euros had disappeared from the Stockholm Royal Coin Cabinet. A perpetrator is now standing trial. A second one is the subject of ongoing investigations.

On May 21, 2016 the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium celebrated its 175th anniversary. Time to look back. In a colloquium, researchers reconstructed the history of numismatics in Belgium. Now the accompanying proceedings have been released. Ursula Kampmann took a look.

In August 2017, thieves took almost 400 mainly Viking Age artefacts among them coins from Bergen University Museum, Norway. To make the sale of these items more difficult, the public was asked for help. A first major success was achieved already.

Stanislaw Suchodolski ranks among the most famous Polish numismatists. He is specialized in the Middle Ages. Thus his festschrift is a get-together of all those who have something to say in medieval numismatics. Ursula Kampmann took a look.

Certified Collectibles Group has announced the formation of its newest member company, Authenticated Stamp Guaranty (ASG). Replicating many proven practices of NGC, PMG and CGC, ASG will provide a higher level of expertise and protection to the world of philately.

The Polish Numismatic Society has published a catalogue of the coinage of Charles Ferdinand Vasa, Prince Bishop of Breslau and Duke of Neisse. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at the little book.

‘Luther Imagines 2017’ is the title of the latest exhibition catalog of the State Coin Collection Munich. In line with the Reformation year, distinguished numismatists recall past Reformation jubilees. Ursula Kampmann took a look.

Highlighting how money evolved over 4,000 years, the “Museum on the Mound” in Edinburgh, Scotland, attracts more than 50,000 visitors every year. Its exhibitions are especially popular with kids. However, the owner will close it down in December 2017.