Auc. 112 Lot 71

Cilicia,
Persian satrap Mazzaios.
AR Stater (361-334 BC)
with Baal of Tarsus.
Condition: ef.

Estimate: 2.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 472

Roman Empire, Titus.
AE Sestertius (AD 80–81), Rome.
"Judaea Capta" type.
Condition: rare, ef.

Estimate: 26.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 505

Roman Empire, Trajan.
AV Aureus (AD 107–113), Rome.
Restitution issue honoring Augustus.
Condition: extremely rare, near vf.

Estimate: 24.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 1467

Province of the United Netherlands.
Arendsrijksdaalder (Eagle Rixdollar), 1598.
Condition: very rare, vf.

Estimate: 800 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 1871

Bremen, City.
Thaler, 1657.
Bearing the title of Ferdinand III.
Condition: near ef/ef.

Estimate: 1.200 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 2139

Free City of Frankfurt.
Vereinstaler 1857.
Condition: attr. piece, first strike.

Estimate: 3.900 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 2363

Saxe-Meiningen, Louise Eleonore.
Convention thaler, n.d. (after 1803),
issued on the death of Duke Georg.
Condition: extremely rare, unc.

Estimate: 6.100 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 149

Central African Republic.
Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale,
1000 francs 1974.
Condition: I-.

Estimate: 500 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 161

Lübeck.
Commerz-Bank,
20 Thaler, July 1, 1865 (1866), blank.
Condition: I.

Estimate: 400 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 288

Bank Deutscher Länder banknotes.
50 Deutsche Mark 1948, specimen.
Condition: very rare, I.

Estimate: 1.000 EUR

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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (in the centre) is the tallest building in Harare. Photo: Baynham Goredema from Johannesburg, South Africa / CC BY 2.0

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11. May 2023

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1. June 2023

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12. October 2023

In a new exhibition at the Museum of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection shows historically and culturally important coins and addresses their role in communication and financial education.

Lars O. Lagerqvist in May 2015. Image: Sven Rosborn via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lars O. Lagerqvist (1929-2023)

16. November 2023

Lars O. Lagerqvist, former director of the Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm and FIDEM Honorary President, passed away. He was one of the most important Swedish numismatists and a renowned expert for medals. Marie-Astrid Voisin Pelsdonk remembers her mentor and friend.