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Teaching history through games
The Bodleian Libraries has recently acquired a major collection of board games and pastimes dating from 1800 to the year 2000 and is showcasing a selection of them in a new display exploring how games have been used to teach history.
Maccabees and Seleucids as reflected in coins
It is never easy to write Jewish history. Too many emotions are involved. The Maccabean Revolt is no exception. By including the coins, David M. Jacobson arrives at a much more nuanced picture. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at his book.
Coin robber shot in New Mexico
On January 30, 2016, a coin dealer in Albuquerque was robbed by several individuals. Despite his head wounds, he managed to shoot down one of the thieves who later died of his injuries.
Gottardo 2016: A country in an exceptional state
On June 1, 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will be handed over to the Federation. On this occasion, Swissmint issues two commemorative coins. That is why it has become the center of media interest: TV, the radio and daily press reported on the commemorative coin.
Davissons Ltd., USA-Cold Spring MN
The February 3, 2016 closing date sale from Davissons in the United States has 423 lots of coins, tokens, and medals, mostly of British interest.
Goldberg Auctioneers, USA-Los Angeles
Goldberg Auctioneers Pre-Long Beach Sale, Session Six on February 2, features The Money of the Bible Collection.
India’s minister condemns smelting of ancient coins
India doesn’t have a serious coin trade. This may be the reason why Indian Minister of State Hansraj Ahir, when attending a numismatic congress, called for a law against the smelting of ancient coins.
Michel Sapin: Minister of Finance with a soft spot for numismatics
Most European citizens know Michel Sapin as the French Minister of Finance and Public Accounts. Only a few know that the politician has also a predilection for coins on a more private level. Starting in his adolescence, he is a keen hobby numismatist.
Pigs as excavation helpers
A chance find was made by pigs in Scotland: In their search for food, they “discovered” the earliest evidence of a culture of hunter-gatherers dating to the last Ice Age.
Romanian Coins (1989 to 2014)
Hardly anything says so much about the self-understanding of a country than its coins, in the past as in the present. Erwin Schäffer’s catalog of the coinage of post-communist Romania, therefore, is much more than a price guide.