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“Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” at the British Museum
Over centuries the Persian empire and the Greeks had many conflicts. But nevertheless they influenced each other in many ways, as coins and works of art document. A major exhibition at the British Museum explores the relationship between luxury and power in this time.
King Felipe Unshaven: New Commemorative Coins from Spain
Spain has presented its first commemorative coins for 2024 – and the designs show an interesting detail.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more
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Ursula Kampmann2022-06-13 09:54:432023-06-27 10:33:10The French Marianne I: Marianne as a Representative of the French People – Part 2
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Lucie Loechel2025-02-06 07:00:302025-02-06 15:38:12Coins on Coins: When Numismatic Legends Are Reborn
The Last Coin of the Pobjoy Mint
With the end of November, the history of the Pobjoy Mint also comes to an end today. The mint’s final issue is a Pegasus with a special mintmark for Taya Pobjoy. There is also a gold version of the coin with a mintage of 1.
Faust Vrančić: The Croatian Leonardo
Croatia issues two new collector coins as part of its “Croatian Innovators” series. They are dedicated to Faust Vrančić, a Croatian polymath whose parachute design, published in his 1595 book “Machinae novae”, is the first appearance of this device in a printed work.