Atlas Numismatics

Atlas Numismatics ⸱ Fixed Price List June 2023 ⸱ 22 June 2023 ⸱ Online

Atlas Numismatics has updated their inventory with 218 new high-quality coins, medals and tokens at fixed prices.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Electronic Auction 541 ⸱ 28 June 2023 ⸱ Online

CNG’s Electronic Auction 541 includes 1134 lots. Greek tetradrachms and world talers from the Don T. Hayes Collection again headline the auction, accompanied by a further offering of coins from the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.

Können Sie sich vorstellen, wie eine ganze Million Münzen aussieht? Foto: vetkit via Shutterstock.)

What to Do With a Million Pennies?

Imagine you are cleaning out the house of a late relative and find 1 million cent coins in the process. What would you do with them? This is what happened to a California family. Why had this huge amount of coins been amassed? And what could they be worth?

Archaeological Museum of Tegea, exhibition view. Image: Savvas Avramidis (KIKPE Numismatic Collection, Athens).

A Numismatic Itinerary Through the Peloponnese

The Archaeological Museum of Tegea in Greece shows in a temporary exhibition how places in the Peloponnese were presented on ancient coins.

Fr. Henniker, Notes during a visit to Egypt, Nubia, the Oasis Boeris, Mount Sinai, and Jerusalem. 2nd Edition, London, 1824, X+352 S.

Sir Frederick Henniker: Notes during a visit to Egypt…

200 years ago, Sir Frederick Henniker embarked on his Grand Tour to the Middle East. His travelogue gives a vivid insight into the beginnings of cultural tourism and the antiquities trade. A specimen is currently being offered by Münzen & Medaillen GmbH.

Dr. Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert.

2022 Huntington Medal Award Goes to Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert

Dr. Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert is the recipient for the 2022 Huntington Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to numismatic scholarship.

The numindex on 13 June 2023.

The Numismatic Index on 13 June 2023

The numismatic index numindex transparently shows how the prices of selected coins change over time. In the style of a stock index, it was designed for collectors who consider their collection an investment. Find out about the current state of the index.

Pobjoy’s 50 Pence Moon Coin

Pobjoy Mint has issued a 50 pence coin featuring the surface of the moon. The coin is available in two versions and comes with special permission granted by NASA.

Solidus Numismatik e. K.

Solidus Numismatik e. K. ⸱ Auction 121 ⸱ 25 June 2023 ⸱ Online

Solidus Auction 121 offers auction catalogs ranging from early specimens from the mid-19th century to entire series from well-known companies of the 21st century.

Maria Theresa and Her Persecution of Jews

On 18 December 1744, Maria Theresa adopted a decree that expelled 40,000 Bohemian Jews from their homeland. A medal testifies to the fact that she had to revoke the decree due to financial and diplomatic pressure. The time of Jewish persecution was over for the time being – that is, until the genocide of the Jews in the 20th century.