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A detectorist brought England a sensational discovery: A silver stylus led him to an important Anglo-Saxon settlement which until now remained unknown. An example of an ideal cooperation, as the archaeologist in charge calls it.

The United States Government has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with Italy for another five years. Import restrictions on Greek, Punic, Etruscan, early Roman Republican and certain Imperial city coins of Italy will again be restricted from entry into the USA.

The upcoming Numismatic Lanz sale of December 7, 2015 focuses on ancient coins. Nevertheless, world coins are also well-represented featuring spectacular objects. Let’s only mention the Obing treasure containing about 950 coins which will be offered for sale en bloc.

Until September 25, 2016, the British Museum, in partnership with National Museums Scotland, will stage the first British major exhibition in 40 years on the Celts. Beautiful objects tell the story of the different peoples who have used or been given this name.

In Northern Germany a metal detectorist found gold coins buried under a tree. Over 200 coins were stored in two sealed pouches with seals bearing the sign of the Berlin reichsbank from the WW2 time. Speculations about the background are going on.

Book publisher Spink has issued new books ranging from a beginner’s guide to Byzantine coinage to coins of the Late Roman Empire, medieval Britain, and a new volume of the prestigious Roman Provincial coinage series.

In terms of numismatics, Copenhagen has much more to offer than ‘just’ the Coin Cabinet. Several coin collections are on permanent display, as in the Thorvaldsen Museum and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Not to forget the hoard finds in the National Museum of Denmark!

SNG Cop. – these six letters tell the insider everything. The museum world of Copenhagen is an El Dorado for every coin aficionado. First of all, Ursula Kampmann reports on the Coin Cabinet of the National Museum of Denmark.

The largest hoard of gold coins ever found in Israel was recovered from the seabed in the ancient harbour in the Caesarea National Park. Almost 2,000 gold coins from the Fatimid period were discovered by a group of divers who will not receive any fee, though.

The British initiative Portable Antiquities Scheme looks back on 14 successful years – and one million registered finding coins! Members of the public have enriched enormously our knowledge of the past by reporting their findings.