8PHILISTIA.
Azotos.
Circa 420-350 BCE.
Rbʾ Šql = Drachm.Estimate: 20.000 CHF

67PHILISTIA.
Athenian-styled,
circa 420-350 BCE.
Rbʾ Šql = Drachm.Estimate: 35.000 CHF

375Vespasian, 69-79.
Aureus.Estimate: 100.000 CHF

497FRANKFURT.
Goldmedal 1898
on Rosenbaum and Hamburger.Estimate: 7.500 CHF

516FRANKFURT.
Goldmedal 1844
on S. M. Rothschild.Estimate: 25.000 CHF

1020SICILY.
Akragas.
Circa 410-406 BC.
Tetradrachm.Estimate: 50.000 CHF

1074ATTICA.
Athens.
Lachares, 296/5 BC.
Stater.Estimate: 35.000 CHF

1220Cleopatra VII of Egypt,
51-30 BC, with Mark Antony.
Tetradrachm.Estimate: 100.000 CHF

1304Umayyad Caliphate.
temp. Muʿāwiya I ibn Abī Sufyān,
AH 41-60.
Solidus.Estimate: 35.000 CHF

1437Mexiko.
Libertad Unze 1998
PP, NGC PF 68 UCEstimate: 1.500 CHF

Archive: People and Markets

The Sixbid Archive – What It Is and Why You Need It

Sixbid has launched a new service: the Sixbid Archive. What makes this archive different from all the other auction databases out there? Is it really one of the most important numismatic projects of this century? Is it worth the €66 price tag? And for whom might it be worthwhile to purchase the €666 gold subscription?

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Foreign Coin Production Ends at the Royal Mint – The End of an Era or Another Step Closer to a Cashless Economy?

The Royal Mint has announced that it will no longer produce coins for other countries, ending a business model that it has operated for 700 years. Michael Alexander puts this development into perspective.

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Using Coins as Sources: The Roman Provinces, 300 BCE–300 CE

The series “Guides to the Coinage of the Ancient World” has a new volume. Andrew Burnett has published his work on Roman Provincial coins, highlighting the unique insights these coins provide into the Roman world. Order by the end of January for a 20% discount!

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In Marseille the dealers’ association IAPN hold their 71st General Assembly in June 2023. Photo: Tiia Monto via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

IAPN General Assembly in Marseille 2023

At their 71st General Assembly in Marseille, the International Association of Professional Numismatists elected new members, increased the Executive Committee, and awarded the prestigious IAPN Book Prize.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

For the obverse of the 2022 20-Francs commemorative coin “Mani Matter”, various patterns were created, most of which are unique. They will be offered this fall at SINCONA.

SINCONA Offers Spectacular Swissmint Patterns

In its Auction 87, SINCONA AG showcases Swissmint patterns. They are truly remarkable as they are true patterns that were not produced for collectors but are natural by-products of the coin creation process.
Only 138 out of the planned 1,000 pieces were minted. This makes the Lion Dance a highly contested collector’s coin!

100 Yuan Lion Dance 1995: One of the Rarest Chinese Coins of Our Age

From 13 to 15 May 2024, Heidelberger Münzhandlung will hold its 88th auction sale. Among the highlights are some of the rarest contemporary issues from China, including the 100-yuan Lion Dance coin of 1995. 1,000 specimens should have been minted – but in the end, only 138 were produced.
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