Schätzpreis: 1.300 EURThrakien,
Stadt Byzantion.
Stater (250 – 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr.).
Erhaltung: vz+69
Schätzpreis: 1.800 EURRöm. Reich,
Matidia.
Denar (112 n. Chr.), Rom.
Erhaltung: sehr selten, ss/ss+222
Schätzpreis: 11.000 EURRöm. Reich,
Julian II.
Apostata als Caesar.
Solidus (355-357 n. Chr.), Rom.
Erhaltung: Prägefrisch581
Schätzpreis: 6.000 EURDänemark,
Frederik IV.
Doppeldukat 1704, Kopenhagen.
Mit Echtheitszertifikat.
Erhaltung: f.vz681
Schätzpreis: 1.000 EURIrland,
Georg III.
6 Shilling-Token 1804.
Erhaltung: PP805
Schätzpreis: 1.000 EURNiederlande,
Friesland.
Adlertaler 1598.
Erhaltung: sehr selten, ss886
Schätzpreis: 2.000 EURSinzendorf,
Johann Wilhelm.
Dukat 1753, Nürnberg.
Erhaltung: selten, f.vz1165
Schätzpreis: 2.000 EURPommern-Stettin,
Bogislaus XIV.
Taler 1629.
Erhaltung: sehr selten, ss+1385
Schätzpreis: 1.200 EURReuss,
jüngere Linie, Heinrich XIV.
2 Mark 1884 A.
Erhaltung: f.st2059
Schätzpreis: 12.500 EURNebengebiete, Danzig.
25 Gulden 1923.
Erhaltung: PCGS PR622681

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Birds of Paradise in the German Empire

Arguably the most fine and wanted commemorative coin of the German Empire features a bird of paradise. This motif was chosen for reasons that went beyond mere aesthetics.
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Kumaragupta and the Rhinoceros

While Rome struggled in the West, Gupta culture flourished in northern India. Their coins rival Rome’s. Here is a coin of Kumaragupta, the rhino slayer.
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Tim Wright, British Celtic Coins: Art or Imitation? An Introduction to the coins of pre-Roman Britain. Spink, September 2023. 144p.148 x 210 mm. ISBN 9781912667987. Price: £30.

British Celtic Coins: Art or Imitation?

The peoples of pre-Roman Britain remain an enigma, and the same is true for their coins. Tim Wright wrote a new book on British Celtic Coins which will soon be published by Spink Books. Read his introduction on the topic here.

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries has relocated their Hong Kong headquarters to larger corporate offices at Unit 2202-03, 22/F, Mira Place A. Photo: Ralf Roletschek / CC-BY3.0

Stack’s Bowers Moves Into New Hong Kong Office

Stack’s Bowers Galleries has relocated their Hong Kong headquarters. The new space is larger with a state-of-the-art auction facility. Opening will take place on October 11.

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At the centre of the indictment against Richard Beale is the provenance of the second-most expensive ancient coin in the world, an EID MAR aureus. From Roma Numismatics XX (2020), Lot 463. Hammer price: 3,240,000 pounds.

Coin Dealer Richard Beale Pleads Guilty

Richard Beale has pleaded guilty to a number of charges. At a court hearing in New York in August 2023, the British coin dealer admitted, among other things, to falsifying the provenance of an EID MAR aureus.

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A fresh start for the British Museum? Maybe with numismatist Mark Jones heading the museum as interim director. Photo museum: UK. Photo Sir Mark Jones: © National Trust for Scotland.

A Numismatist at the Head of the British Museum?

Following the resignation of the British Museum’s director and his deputy, the board of trustees has already filled one position on an interim basis. Surprisingly, the numismatist Sir Mark Jones has been proposed as interim director.

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50 Years of Membership: PNG Honors Past President Gillio

At this year’s Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money, the former president of the Professional Numismatists Guild, Ronald J. Gillio, was honored for his membership and service.

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Dominique Hollard and Marie-Laure Le Brazidec, Monnaies et Monnayages en Avignon entre Provence et Papauté. Recherches et Travaux de la Société d’Études Numismatiques et Archéologiques (RTSÉNA) 10. Proceedings of the colloquium of May 25-28, 2017 at the Calvet Museum – Avignon. SÉNA, Paris 2022. France: 35 EUR, overseas: 45 EUR.

Coins and Mints in Avignon Between Provence and Papacy

The French Society for Numismatic and Archaeological Studies (SÉNA) published the proceedings of their 2017 colloquium. The volume presents various works and studies on the coinage in and around Avignon.

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