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 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.
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.
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.
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