Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics ⸱ March 2025 Fixed Price List ⸱ 27 February 2025 ⸱ Online
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 410 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices. See some of the highlights here.
Noonans
Noonans ⸱ Auction 317 ⸱ 19 February 2025 ⸱ London
The Hammersley Collection of exceptional British Milled Sovereigns fetched a hammer price of £274,000 at Noonans Mayfair. Comprising 62 lots, the collection represented the best group of milled sovereigns to be dispersed in London for over a decade.
VOC: The Other Side of the Dutch Golden Age
VOC coins tell the story of the Netherlands’ colonial past. The States General granted the VOC all the rights of an independent state: it could declare war, make treaties and issue its own currency. Join us on a trip to Indonesia, the place where the spices grew that financed the Dutch Golden Age.
The Suffering of Leiden – A Siege During the Dutch Revolt
The third part of the Beuth Collection that Künker offers in Auction 420 contains many historically interesting emergency and siege coins. They were issued by the Dutch towns besieged by Spain during the 80 Years’ War. One of these towns was Leiden, which to this day commemorates the end of the siege every year with a festival.
From a Collector’s Market to an Investor’s Market: Reasons, Consequences, Opportunities, Part 2
Today we continue Ursula Kampmann’s analysis of the change from collector to investor market with the second part. Find out how the market for American coins became a perfect investor’s market.
Spectacular Coin Hoard Discovered in the Province of Utrecht
A hoard of 404 coins has been unearthed in the province of Utrecht. It is probably the first find on the European mainland to include both Roman and British Celtic coins. The coin find underlines the importance of the Lower Germanic Limes for the Roman invasions of Britain.
2023 Was a Record Year for Archaeological Finds in the UK
The British Museum has launched the latest Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Annual Report, showing a record high of 74,506 finds recorded by the public in 2023. See some of the highlights here.
How the Romans Made Counterfeits
Counterfeits have been around in ancient Roman times, too – usually, they were cast from a copper-tin alloy. Researchers at the University of Tübingen examined the counterfeiting process and reconstructed it experimentally. A video documents their experiment.
Conference on Ancient Coin Legends in Munich 2025
The conference “Ancient coin legends: composition, design, lexicography, and framing potential” will take place from 26 to 28 June 2025 in Munich, Residenz (Bavarian Academy of Science).
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ February 2025 Showcase Auction ⸱ 4 February 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Stack’s held its first US-Showcase Auction of 2025, featuring a small, but powerful selection of rarities. One highlight was the finest known 1849 Pacific Company $5 gold piece, which sold for $1,260,000 – nearly $500,000 above its previous record.
