Vercingetorix, 52 v. Chr.
Goldstater.
Sehr selten.
Prägeschwächen, sonst sehr schön.


Denar, 42,
Lagermünzstätte in Kleinasien oder Nordgriechenland.
Sehr selten.
Av. schön. Rv. schön bis sehr schön.

Solidus, unbestimmte Münzstätte.
Äußerst selten. Wohl unediert.
Aus Sammlung Topp.
Fast vorzüglich.

auf die Münzkonvention der drei korrespondierenden
Kreise Bayern, Franken und Schwaben.
Sehr selten, nur wenige Exemplare in Gold bekannt.
Fast Stempelglanz.

Löser zu 10 Reichstalern 1614, Goslar oder Zellerfeld.
Äußerst selten. Aus Altbestand der Preussag in Goslar,
erworben am 28. Februar 1977.
Sehr schön.

Georg. Probe zu 5 Mark 1902.
Äußerst selten, wohl nur dieses Exemplar bekannt.
Vorzüglich bis Stempelglanz aus polierter Platte.

Ferdinand III., 1625-1627-1657.
Vierfacher Schautaler 1629, Prag.
Äußerst selten.
Aus Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel.
Fast vorzüglich.

Sigismund III., 1587-1632.
Portugalöser zu 10 Dukaten o. J.,
vermutlich Krakau.
Äußerst selten.
Gutes sehr schön.

Archive: People and Markets
The Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States in Western India: Analysis, Classification and Illustrated Catalogue
Authors Ian J. Todd and A.M. Fishman have published a new book on the silver coinage of the Gupta Empire and associated states in western India. Read their announcement here.
Faust Vrančić: The Croatian Leonardo
Croatia issues two new collector coins as part of its “Croatian Innovators” series. They are dedicated to Faust Vrančić, a Croatian polymath whose parachute design, published in his 1595 book “Machinae novae”, is the first appearance of this device in a printed work.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Coloured Metal from Austria: Niobium Coins
In 2003, the Austrian Mint introduced a new metal with exciting characteristics to the world of coins: niobium. The beginning of a success story.

The First Years of Czechoslovak Coinage
SINCONA will auction off an impressive collection of Czechoslovak patterns. The offer includes a pattern for the Wenceslas Ducat of which only two specimens exist. Moreover, the sale features the very specimen of the Wenceslas Ducat that President Mazaryk gave to the family of the murdered Finance Minister Rašín.












The Cape Mint: The Oldest Private Mint in South Africa
Did you think the South African Mint was the only mint in South Africa? That’s not true. In the heart of Cape Town, a small private mint fulfills all customer needs. I was privileged to visit the Cape Mint and met people there who take great pride in their work.
Trsat Dragon: A Field Marshal, His Tomb and a Legend
Visitors to the beautiful city of Rijeka are familiar with the two basilisks that stand guard on the Trsat hill in front of Count Laval Nugent of Westmeath’s mausoleum. The Croatian Mint dedicates a gold and a silver commemorative coin to these mythical creatures.