Estimate: 2.200 EURGREAT BRITAIN.
Penny, ND (1016-23).
Cricklade Mint. Cnut.
NGC MS-64.17002
Estimate: 15.000 EURDENMARK.
4 Daler Klippe, 1604.
Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV.
NGC AU Details.17046
Estimate: 600.000 EURNORWAY.
10 Ducat (Portugaloser),
ND (1661). Christiania Mint. Frederik III.
NGC AU Details.18103
Estimate: 10.000 EURSWEDEN.
Wolgast. 4 Talers, 1633.
Wolgast Mint. Gustav II Adolf.
NGC AU-58.18172
Estimate: 20.000 EURGERMANY.
Saxony. Gold Medal /
10 Ducats, 1635. Johann Georg I.
NGC MS-62.18212
Estimate: 18.000 EURFRANCE.
Art Exhibition Gold Medal,
1881. Société des Artistes Français.
NGC MS-61.18255

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Beautiful Stockholm. Image: Brorsson – CC BY-SA 3.0.

Register Now for the 30th Annual ICOMON Conference

The Economy Museum in Stockholm will host this year’s conference of the International Committee for Money and Banking Museums (ICOMON) on 25-28 September 2024. The registration is now open and the preliminary program is available online.

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Archaeological State Collection Munich: The room “Stories”. Credit: Daniel Stauch.

Archaeological State Collection in Munich Reopened

After eight years of renovation, the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection shines in new splendor. Since April 17, 2024, the doors are once again open to visitors from all over the world. The new exhibition rooms were planned and designed by Atelier Brückner.

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Our Event Sites for the Coin Fairs in Basel and Munich

On the last weekend in February and the first weekend in March, two coin fairs took place that we didn’t want to miss: First the Basel Coin Fair, then the NUMISMATA in Munich. You can find our impressions of the fairs on two event sites.

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“Rich Man, Poor Man: Art, Class, and Commerce in a Late Medieval Town”. Photo by Bruce Schwarz Courtesy of The Met.

Rich and Poor in Early Tudor England

The Met Cloisters takes you into a merchant’s house in 16th-century England. Why did a rich man exhibit images of the poor? Intriguing objects tell us about tastes and self-expression. And you can expect coins to be there too!

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Women on Commemorative Coins: A Long Road to True Equality

Every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March—and this week, numismatists also have a reason to celebrate. On 6 March, a German 20-euro coin was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the International Women’s Year. This coin marks the beginning of a new German commemorative coin series under the theme "Influential Women". But does this mean that women have finally secured their place in the world of numismatics?

Joachimsthal and the Reformation

On 29 January 2025, Künker will auction a series of valuable Renaissance medals. They feature biblical topics and were minted in the region of Joachimsthal to spread the teachings of the Reformation. Johannes Mathesius, the author of Luther’s Table Talk, may have been at the origin of some of the motifs.
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