Archive: People and Markets
When Is a Currency Launch – Not a Currency Launch?
Nowadays, it is frighteningly easy to send misinformation around the world in a matter of seconds. Michael Alexander from the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre uses a recent example to show that important subjects such as currency unions, or even money in general, can also be affected by this.
Two-Euro Ticker: A Look Ahead at the €2 Coins of 2025 (and 2026)
After a relatively quiet end to 2024 in the world of €2 coins, the start of the new year finally brings fresh energy to this collecting field.
Can the British Museum Recover Their Lost Items?
Around 2,000 un-inventoried objects from the Greek-Roman collection of the British Museum were stolen. The museum recently announced the deployment of a task force and recovery program, but will these measures be enough to see the return of the lost objects?
London Museum Receives Roman Artefacts and £20 Million
The London Museum receives generous support. Bloomberg Philanthropies is providing not only £20 million, but also more than 14,000 Roman artifacts that were unearthed prior to the construction of its London headquarters in the heart of the city – at the site where the Temple of Mithras once stood.