Archive: People and Markets
Sir Frederick Henniker: Notes during a visit to Egypt…
200 years ago, Sir Frederick Henniker embarked on his Grand Tour to the Middle East. His travelogue gives a vivid insight into the beginnings of cultural tourism and the antiquities trade. A specimen is currently being offered by Münzen & Medaillen GmbH.
Customs Repatriation to Greece Raises Questions
U.S. Customs recently confiscated fifty-one ancient coins and repatriated them to the Greek Government. But was this act really covered by the MOU with Greece? Peter Tompa gives coin collectors some advises.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more
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Ursula Kampmann2024-06-13 10:48:452024-06-13 11:10:58400 Years Ago – The Founding of Kongsberg
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Ursula Kampmann2023-09-14 11:08:452023-09-14 11:10:58The Augustean Denarius Find From Brohl-Lützing Offered at Auction
Ruth Pliego Receives the 2023 Huntington Award
The Trustees of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) have named Dr. Ruth Pliego as the recipient of the 2023 Archer M. Huntington Medal Award for Excellence in Numismatic Scholarship. If you are interested in Visigothic coins, be sure to watch the lecture the honoree gave on this occasion.
Foreign Coin Production Ends at the Royal Mint – The End of an Era or Another Step Closer to a Cashless Economy?
The Royal Mint has announced that it will no longer produce coins for other countries, ending a business model that it has operated for 700 years. Michael Alexander puts this development into perspective.