8PHILISTIA.
Azotos.
Circa 420-350 BCE.
Rbʾ Šql = Drachm.
Estimate: 20.000 CHF

67PHILISTIA.
Athenian-styled,
circa 420-350 BCE.
Rbʾ Šql = Drachm.
Estimate: 35.000 CHF

375Vespasian, 69-79.
Aureus.
Estimate: 100.000 CHF

497FRANKFURT.
Goldmedal 1898
on Rosenbaum and Hamburger.
Estimate: 7.500 CHF

516FRANKFURT.
Goldmedal 1844
on S. M. Rothschild.
Estimate: 25.000 CHF

1020SICILY.
Akragas.
Circa 410-406 BC.
Tetradrachm.
Estimate: 50.000 CHF

1074ATTICA.
Athens.
Lachares, 296/5 BC.
Stater.
Estimate: 35.000 CHF

1220Cleopatra VII of Egypt,
51-30 BC, with Mark Antony.
Tetradrachm.
Estimate: 100.000 CHF

1304Umayyad Caliphate.
temp. Muʿāwiya I ibn Abī Sufyān,
AH 41-60.
Solidus.
Estimate: 35.000 CHF

1437Mexiko.
Libertad Unze 1998
PP, NGC PF 68 UC
Estimate: 1.500 CHF

Archive: People and Markets

Next Week, It’s Time for the Coin Conference 2024!

From 28 to 30 October, the central banks and mints will meet in Lisbon to discuss the challenges the coin sector faces today. Ursula Kampmann will also be there. She’s responsible for a workshop on “Commemorative Coins for an International and a Domestic Market.”

King Felipe Unshaven: New Commemorative Coins from Spain

Spain has presented its first commemorative coins for 2024 – and the designs show an interesting detail.

Pop Culture & Coins Unite! The National Coin Week 2025

What do Homer Simpson, the Olympic games, Elvis Presley, and Superman have in common? They’ve all been featured, or will soon be featured, on coins. This year’s annual National Coin Week, April 20-26, 2025, explores the fascinating ways pop culture influences money.

Curaçao is getting a new currency – and with it, new coins. Photo: LPETTET via Getty Images.

A New Era for the Caribbean: The Caribbean Guilder is Coming

In March 2025, a new currency will be introduced – the Caribbean Guilder. Collectors can look forward to intricately designed coins and banknotes that highlight the cultural and maritime identity of the islands of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The impressive collection was untouched for over 100 years.

Highlights from the Bruun Collection

Stacks will sell the about 20.000 coins of the Bruun Collection in various auctions. The first sale features 300 Scandinavian rarities with an estimated value of 10 million US dollars. Learn more about two of the highlights: a Danish gold noble and a Norwegian Speciedaler dated to 1661 depicting the fortress of Akershus.
The fortress on the rock – not just a popular tourist destination, but also the most expensive 2 euro commemorative coin in the world. Collage: Canva / Wieschowski.

A Numismatic Journey Through the Principality of Monaco

On the visit of Albert II and Charlène of Monaco to Germany: The small country on the Mediterranean has more to offer than casinos, car races and film stars – it can look back on a long numismatic tradition.
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