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The MDC in Bangkok: News from the world of mints Part 2 Sessions of...
From May 1 to 4, 2016, the Mint Directors Conference took place in Bangkok. It was attended by nearly 360 delegates for whom 35 presentations were held. Here you find an abstract of the papers given by the Technical Committee.
The Hellenistic World – Using Coins as Sources
In collaboration with the ANS, Cambridge University Press releases a new series where leading scholars provide an overview of the ongoing research in their area of expertise. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at the first volume covering the Hellenistic world.
To Maria R.-Alföldi’s 90th birthday
On June 6, 2016, the numismatist Maria R.-Alföldi celebrated her 90th birthday. Helmut Schubert congratulates her on this special day and recalls the importance of the work of this doyenne of numismatics.
From the underground to the end-users: the final Round Table of the DAMIN project
Where does the material come from, that is used by mints for coining? In the final Round Table of the DAMIN project in San Francisco, the focus was placed on gold, silver, and mercury.
Mausoleum of Suleiman the Magnificent’s heart discovered
He is considered as one of the most powerful rulers of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I, nicknamed The Magnificent. In the south of Hungary, archaeologists have now found what appears to be the mausoleum where his heart had been buried.
The MDC in Bangkok: News from the world of mints. Part 1 The plenary...
From May 1 to 4, 2016, the Mint Directors Conference took place in Bangkok. It was attended by nearly 360 delegates for whom 35 presentations were held. Here you find the first part of a short abstract of the papers given.
The coinage of the Pomeranian dukes
Together with the historian Joachim Krüger, the coin dealer Manfred Olding has written a standard work of reference on the coinage of the German Duchy of Pomerania. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.
29th MDC in Thailand
Every two years, representatives of the mints gather at the Mint Directors Conference, to discuss the main issues. The venue is changing. This time, the Royal Thai Mint in Bangkok was the host. The Land of Smiles was at its best.
Peter Nikolaus Schulten, M.A. (1936-2016)
Peter Nikolaus Schulten was renowned as coin dealer and author of numismatic books not only in Germany but also abroad. Since 1990 he worked for auction house Künker. Now he died aged 79. Fritz Rudolf Künker remembers him in this article.
600kg of Roman coins found in amphorae
In Tomares in southern Spain, construction workers have found nearly 600 kg of coins. Dating to the Tetrarchic era, the folles were stored in 19 amphorae and then buried in the ground.