Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ August 2024 Global Showcase Auction ⸱ 12-23 August 2024 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Ancient and World coins realized over $11,668,000 in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. Anchored by multiple specialized collections, the sessions spanned nearly two weeks.

Heritage Auctions

Heritage Auctions ⸱ ANA Coin Auctions ⸱ 12-18 August 2024 ⸱ Dallas

Heritage’s ANA Auctions of US, World & Ancient Coins amassed a combined total of $53,525,663 and accounted quite a few new auction records.

Noonans Mayfair

Noonans Mayfair ⸱ Auction 306 ⸱ 25 September 2024 ⸱ London

A collection of 254 coins that span the whole of the Greek World will be sold in the upcoming Noonans Mayfair auction. Formed over a period of some 90 years by father and son, the collection is estimated to fetch £1million.

Nomos AG

Nomos AG ⸱ Obolos 33 ⸱ 8 September 2024 ⸱ Online

Obolos 33 by Nomos comprises 1191 lots, with many interesting and rare ancient issues. Among them is a group of Greek and Roman Provincial coins from the John Aiello collection. Find out more about them.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Electronic Auction 570 ⸱ 11 September 2024 ⸱ Online

Classical Numismatic Group presents their Electronic Auction 570 featuring 1055 lots. The broad offering includes, among other topics, Romano-British coins, world coins, U.S. coins and Greek pottery.

In diesem Gebäude in Helsinki befand sich die ursprüngliche finnische Münzstätte seit 1864. 1988 zog die Produktion in eine moderne Anlage in Vantaa um. Doch bald werden auch dort die Maschinen stillstehen. Foto: I99pema via Wikicommons / CC BY-SA 4.0.

The End of Mint of Finland

Mint of Finland will close its doors in the spring of 2025. The Board of Directors of Mint of Finland announced this decision on 28 August 2024. Ursula Kampmann sums up the situation.

Medieval Coin Hoard Found in the Black Forest

In Southwest Germany, a significant medieval coin hoard was recently discovered, consisting of ca. 1,600 coins from the period around 1320 AD. The coin hoard is said to be the largest one found in South Baden in 75 years.

In the last years scams including coins became more common. Image: Mohamed Hassan via Pixabay.

The FBI Warns: Fraudsters Have Their Sights Set on Coin Collectors

The FBI has published a new warning that scammers are trying to trick older people in particular out of their coins. Find out which scams are common and how you can protect yourself against them.

Haim Gitler, David Jeselsohn, Mati Johananoff and Oren Tal, The Jeselsohn Collection of Coins of the Holy Land. Volume I: Hacksilber, Persian and Early Hellenistic Coinage. Yad Ben-Zvi Press. Jerusalem 2024. ISBN 978-965-217-465-9.

Hacksilber, Persian and Early Hellenistic Coinage from the Jeselsohn Collection

Haim Gitler, David Jeselsohn, Mati Johananoff and Oren Tal present the first volume of a series about the Jeselsohn Collection of Coins of the Holy Land, which is probably the most important collection of coins of the southern Levant. This volume covers Hacksilber, Persian and Early Hellenistic coinage.