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.
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.
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.
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 ⸱ 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.
Stephen Album Rare Coins ⸱ Accumulations & Collections Auction 1 ⸱ 24 February 2025 ⸱ Santa Rosa
Stephen Album Rare Coins will be holding their inaugural “Accumulations & Collections Auction 1” on February 24, 2025 at their offices in Santa Rosa, California. This is a new approach to large lots for the auction house. This first auction contains exactly 750 multiple lots from all time periods and categories.
Künker ⸱ eLive Auction 86 ⸱ 3-7 March 2025 ⸱ Online
Künker’s eLive Auction 86 presents over 3,800 lots with coins from the Ancient World as well as Coins and Medals from Europe and Overseas. This includes interesting special collections of coins from Byzantium, Hesse and Oldenburg as well as a collection of Bavarian history talers.
Künker ⸱ Auctions 420-422 ⸱ 18-20 March 2025 ⸱ Osnabrück
Four days of the Künker auction week are dedicated to medieval and modern issues. The sale features part 3 of the Beuth Collection with Dutch coins, part 2 of the collection on Württemberg’s minted history, and an extensive collection with issues from Anhalt. A spectacular selection of world coins and medals with a focus on Germany will also be on offer.
On the occasion of the upcoming auction of the second part of the Bruun Collection, Ursula Kampmann set out again to explore the story of the person behind this collection on behalf of Stack’s. This time, she took a close look at Bruun’s career as a collector. Read on to learn about the coin trade and the world of collecting before the Second World War.
Complaining is of no use: change is coming, or may already be here. The question is how to deal with it. In order to develop smart strategies, one must be aware of what is actually happening and why. Ursula Kampmann summarizes the most important changes in the coin world in a loose series. Today: the shift from a collector to an investor market.
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