Archive: People and Markets

Only one year after winning the Saltus Award, Hanna Jelonek is honored with the 2023 Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award.

The Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award 2023

At FIDEM Florence 2023, the winner of the Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award has been announced. The award is given for medals with Judaic, Biblical or Holy Land themes.

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So stellt sich die Grafik-Engine „DALL-E“ die Produktion eines numismatischen Fachbuches mithilfe von KI vor. Foto: Wieschowski

How AI Is Transforming Numismatics

Can entire numismatic reference books be written by artificial intelligence? Are ChatGPT and similar technologies becoming competitors for news portals, specialist publishers, and PR agencies? What can AI truly achieve? We put it to the test.

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Royal Dutch Mint and Osborne Coinage Join the Heimerle + Meule Group

It was only recently that we posted about the acquisition of Reischauer by the Heimerle + Meule Group – but the next big announcement follows right away: the company acquired all shares in the Royal United Mint, who is the parent company of well-known businesses like the Royal Dutch Mint and Osborne Coinage.

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New Exhibition at the British Museum Presents Recovered Gems

A new exhibition at the British Museum showcases some of the finest ancient gems in the museum’s collection. They include some of the pieces that were recently stolen and could be recovered thanks to the cooperation of coin dealers.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The French Marianne I: Marianne as a Representative of the French People – Part 1

Marianne represents France as a female national allegory. Gabriele Sturm explores how she is depicted on French coins. Part 1 covers the time period until the end of the Third Republic.

Silver for Württemberg

In the early modern period, much of the Black Forest, an idyllic mountain range in southwestern Germany, was a booming industrial center. A major part of the silver used to mint Württemberg coins came from this region. The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, on offer at Künker on 23 September 2024, includes many coins made from Black Forest silver.
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