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.
The Numisplace ⸱ Summer 2023 Special Release ⸱ 15 June 2023 ⸱ Online
The NumisPlace presents its Summer 23 Special Release with a selection of high quality coins & medals from various dealers.
Heritage Auctions ⸱ June 2023 HKINF Auction ⸱ 21-23 June 2023 ⸱ Hong Kong
Among the top attractions in Heritage’s Hong Kong Auction in June 2023 is a Pattern “Long-Whiskered Dragon” Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP63 NGC – for many collectors a “holy grail” among Chinese numismatics.
Nomos AG ⸱ Nomos 26-28 ⸱ 21-22 May 2023 ⸱ Zurich
Nomos 26 was a special auction as it was composed exclusively of Greek fractional silver coins. Only one lot was not sold! Alan Walker presents this sale that held a lot of surprises.
Two coin hoards from Viking times were found by detectorists in Denmark at once. The coins by Harald Bluetooth tell of a dramatic period and led researchers to the sensational find of a settlement area.
Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ First Friday Price List June 2023 ⸱ 8 June 2023 ⸱ Online
CNG presents the First Friday Price Lists – June 2023 offering a batch of 46 selected coins all offered at the lowest price.
Frédérique Duyrat will be the new Director of Collections and Keeper of the Heberden Coin Room in Oxford. Duyrat is currently Director of the Department of Coins, Medals and Antiques at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.
Robert Brueggeman has been honored by the Professional Numismatists Guild with the 2023 Harvey G. Stack Lifetime Achievement Award. He was not the only numismatist to be honored with a PNG award.
The American Numismatic Society has chosen the inaugural recipient for the Chairman’s Fellowship for Numismatic Research. The fellowship will fund a dissertation research and a planned book project.
In the days of absolutism, a feast was not simply a gathering of friends and family. It was a political means of propagating one’s status. That is exactly what Augustus the Strong did in 1719. His son’s wedding was nothing but a welcome occasion.
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