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

John Highfill († 15 June 2025)

Tulsa, Oklahoma rare coin dealer John Highfill, founder of the National Silver Dollar Roundtable and author of a landmark 1,200-page reference book, The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia, passed away on June 15, 2025. He was 82.

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Michael Märcher and his team will welcome you in Aarhus, Denmark.

Oslo Myntgalleri Opening Sister Company in Denmark

The auction house Oslo Myntgalleri will open a sister company in Denmark with Michael Märcher as CEO. He and his team will run a traditional coin shop in Aarhus as well as a large online shop.

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries Professional Numismatist Program

If you have ever considered making your hobby your profession and aren’t older than 25 years, the Stack’s Bowers Professional Numismatist Program offers an opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to be successful in this field.

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At the February 1, 2022, Paris conference: Vincent Noce, far left, Henrik Hanstein, President of the Federation of European Auctioneers (back shown), Alexandre Giquello, President of the Drouot, Professor Marc-André Renold, Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerruti, IADAA Chairman Vincent Geerling (with microphone) and far right with his back to the camera, Roberto Riccardi, Head of Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.

Defamatory Attack on IADAA And Its Officers – a Response

A French newspaper article claims IADAA chairman Vincent Geerling to be involved in trafficking antiquities. A close look reveals a distortion of facts – or how the journalist and the authorities simply ignored them. With consequences not only for the accused.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Anarevito Horseman gold stater, struck in east Kent, c.AD 10-20. Only the second known. Found near Dover. PAS no: KENT-06535F. To be sold by Chris Rudd of Norwich, 17 November 2024. Picture: Chris Rudd.

Was Anarevito a Slave Trader?

Until recently, the name Anarevito was completely unknown. It first appeared in 2010 on a coin struck shortly after the birth of Christ. Now the name has surfaced on another coin, which is for sale. Chris Rudd discusses this ruler, his coins, and his connection to the slave trade.

Royal Gold: England’s Five Guineas and the English Gold Currency

On 10 December 2024, Numismatica Genevensis will offer the most complete run of English Five Guineas ever sold at auction. The pieces are considered to be the most beautiful and the heaviest English circulation issues in gold. They were struck from 1668 to 1777, during the period when England replaced its bimetallism with the gold currency. Read on to find out more.
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