Archive: People and Markets

CIT’s Matterhorn – 2 Kilo Edition

If you have ever stood in front of the Matterhorn, you will never forget the sight. CIT created a striking tribute to the iconic mountain, reproduced to scale with an incredible relief of 14 mm.

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CIT’s Wild Mongolia – Snow Leopard

Wild Mongolia is the series with which CIT first introduced the new possibilities of smartminting® 2.0. By now, CIT has once again expanded the possibilities of smartminting® with the launch of smartminting® 4.0, and this is already the fifth issue of the Wild Mongolia series. It is dedicated to the snow leopard and features yet another innovation.

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Single-figure plaque, mid-sixteenth to seventeenth century, cast copper alloy, Dallas Museum of Art. Photo: Daderot via Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

Benin Bronzes Lawsuit Against Smithsonian

Shall all Benin bronzes be repatriated? The Restitution Study Group says no. They argue for the rights of descendants of slaves trafficked by the Benin Kingdom as you can learn from this interview by Kate Fitz Gibbon.

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From Brutus to Brandt – Digital Exhibition of the Deutsche Bundesbank

The Deutsche Bundesbank presents “From Brutus to Brandt – Coins as a Testimony to Collective Memory”. In this sophisticated digital exhibition, eight coins from antiquity to the present day are examined in detail.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Oh Dear, I Think I’m Becoming a God! Numismatic Testaments to the Consecration of Roman Emperors

On 31 October 2024, Künker will auction off part 9 of the Dr. W.R. Collection. It presents Roman coins from the period between the civil war of 68/9 and the end of the Severan dynasty. The diverse material illustrates the numismatic traces of the consecration of Roman emperors.
Gaius Iulius Vindex. Denar, zwischen März und Mai 68, Vienne(?). Äußerst selten. Vorzüglich. Taxe: 1.500 Euro. Aus Auktion Heidelberger Münzhandlung 89 (12. November 2024), Nr. 113. Hintergrund: Büste Neros, im Kapitolnischen Museum in Rom (cjh1452000 - CC BY-SA 3.0) und Büste Galbas im Stockholmer Schloss (Wolfgang Sauber / CC BY-SA 3.0).

The Roman Civil War of 68/9: The Prelude to the Year of the Four Emperors

Heidelberger Münzhandlung will offer a series of coins of impeccable quality struck during the Roman Civil War at its auction on 12 and 13 November 2024. We take advantage of this opportunity to examine the historical background of these issues, going back to a time when counter-emperors did not (yet) dare to put their portrait on coins.
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