Persian satrap Mazzaios.
AR Stater (361-334 BC)
with Baal of Tarsus.
Condition: ef.
AE Sestertius (AD 80–81), Rome.
"Judaea Capta" type.
Condition: rare, ef.
AV Aureus (AD 107–113), Rome.
Restitution issue honoring Augustus.
Condition: extremely rare, near vf.
Arendsrijksdaalder (Eagle Rixdollar), 1598.
Condition: very rare, vf.
Thaler, 1657.
Bearing the title of Ferdinand III.
Condition: near ef/ef.
Vereinstaler 1857.
Condition: attr. piece, first strike.
Convention thaler, n.d. (after 1803),
issued on the death of Duke Georg.
Condition: extremely rare, unc.
Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale,
1000 francs 1974.
Condition: I-.
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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.
After 100 Years: The Bruun Collection Comes Under the Hammer
The Bruun Collection has been held by Denmark’s National Museum in Copenhagen for 100 years. Now Stack’s Bowers Galleries has been commissioned with the sale of the collection, which Stacks refers to as “the most valuable collection of World Coins to ever come to market”.
Poetic Machines: Swissmint Honors Jean Tinguely
Steel, wheels, movement, order and chaos – Swiss artist Jean Tinguely was fascinated by the poetry of machines, which he captured in his kinetic machine sculptures. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, Swissmint is honoring the exceptional artist with a silver coin.
The Eggenberg Family and the Power of Money
In a new exhibition of the Coin Cabinet at Eggenberg Palace (Graz, Austria) the rise, splendour and decline of the Eggenberg dynasty are presented using their coins. In addition, examples of the diversity of coinage in the Holy Roman Empire in the 17th century are presented.