1/2 Reichstaler 1621,
under Wilhelm V of Hesse-Kassel as administrator.
Condition: ef+


city of Besançon,
3 Pistols 1666 with title Charles V.
Condition: CH UNC

Bavaria, Chaise d'or (imperial shield)
1328-1347 under Emperor Louis IV.
Condition: ef

Reichstaler 1654-1668
under Count Guidobald von Thun.
Condition: vf-ef

Solidus (491-518)
under Anastasius the righteous.
Condition: vf-ef

Archive: People and Markets
ICOMON Annual Conference 2023: Call for Papers
The 2023 ICOMON annual conference will be held in November in Malaysia. Speakers are now invited to send their abstracts on the theme: Reinforcing Museum’s sustainable competitiveness in the peak of digitization & social/global challenges.
2-Euro Ticker: New Releases in May 2025
Luxembourg celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Grand Duke’s accession – and prepares for his farewell – with a little help from a German mint. Italy, Finland, and Malta also delight the euro coin community with new designs.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

400 Years Ago – The Founding of Kongsberg
On 2 May 1624, Christian IV of Denmark and Norway founded the mining town of Kongsberg. A series of coins to be offered in the upcoming Künker sale tells us of the hopes that the ruler placed in the silver from these mines.

Berlin and South Africa – A Time-Honoured Connection
Did you know that the first coins of the Boer Republic came from Berlin? It was quite a challenge to create the dies because the Berlin engraver Otto Schulz had no idea of Boer identity, which is why things almost went wrong…















2-Euro Ticker: New 2-Euro Coins in August 2024
The 2-euro world is in a summer slump: only two new coins will be released in August, but there is good news for price-conscious collectors – interesting details were released about the issues of the coming months.
Dr. Albert J. Beck (1935-2024)
Dr. Albert (“Al”) J. Beck passed on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Our friends from Stephen Album Rare Coins shared this obituary for their colleague with us.