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 UCEstimate: 1.500 CHF

Archive: People and Markets

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Joe Cribb is the 2023 Derek Allen Prize Winner

Joe Cribb is a well-known specialist in the monetary history of Asia. For his outstanding contribution to the discipline of numismatics, the British numismatist has been awarded the 2023 Derek Allen Prize by the British Academy.

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TICC: The Best Organised Coin Show in the World

Sometimes it takes a look outside the box to get some inspiration for how the coin show of the future might look like. The TICC in Japan certainly has some fresh ideas to offer. Ursula Kampmann reports on what she experienced in Tokyo.

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A Coin Hoard from the Time of the Roman Conquest of Britain

The newly discovered Worcestershire Conquest Hoard is the largest hoard from the reign of Nero ever discovered in Britain. Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire the 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins for the county.

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The “Red Book” and Its Two Fathers

Kenneth Bressett’s memoir “A Penny Saved” celebrates the life of Bressett’s mentor, hobby legend Richard S. Yeo and author of the “Red Book”. Joel J. Orosz explains what numismatics owes both of them.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Marcus Antonius: The Loser Who Did Not Write History

Künker’s auction 419 features numismatic rarities from the Roman civil war that followed Caesar’s death. In addition to the Eid Mar denarius, aurei of Marcus Antonius will cross the auction block. We will re-tell his story – from his point of view, not that of Augustus.

The Heidelberg Tun and Early Modern Winemaking

The most well-known symbol of the city of Heidelberg actually began as a sort of treasury: the Heidelberg Tun was built to accommodate the Palatinate’s tax revenue generated from winemaking. And then a Calvinist propagandist turned it into a tourist attraction. This is reflected in a medal that Künker will be auctioning on 29 September 2023.
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