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Ball Games in Ancient Mexico
Only three days to go until the 2014 FIFA World Cup final. The players of the victorious team will become national heroes. The losers, on the other hand, will travel home, defeated, yet considerably richer than when they arrived at Brazil. They face a much happier fate than the players of the Mayan ball games.
To Spain! Part 6: The Sistine Chapel of the Neolithic Age?
Cueva de los Letreros is occasionally referred to as the Sistine Chapel of the Neolithic Age. Whether or not it really is you can find out in this episode. Also: Where the best olive oil in Spain is made, and where people still live in caves today.
To Spain! Part 5: The New Carthage
160,000 coins, a few ancient wrecks, a garum factory, and two Carthaginian trade metropolises, all that is only a few hours’ drive away from Lorca. Not to mention that Lorca itself calls a magnificent parador its own.
To Spain! Part 4: Valencia
Indiana Jones really was pretty dumb: looking for the Holy Grail in Petra! When every reader of CoinsWeekly knows, after reading this episode of the numismatic diary at the latest, that the Grail is in Valencia. Well, Indiana Jones should just read CoinsWeekly I guess!
To Spain! Part 3: Sagunto
Sagunto does not belong to the great attractions with World Heritage Site status. But if you’ve ever read anything about Hannibal’s great war, you will be curious about this city, which was destroyed by Hannibal, and whose conquest led to the Roman invasion of Spain.
Switzerland’s Most Precious Coins
From 2 to 12 May 2017, the international auction house Rapp, with Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, will present L’EXCELLENCE SUISSE in Wil. Exhibiting the most rare coins, it tells the story of Switzerland’s coins and documents the creation of the Swiss Franc.