Auc. 112 Lot 132Egypt,
AV Tetradrachm (282–272 BC),
King Ptolemy II and Queen Arsinoe II.
From the major collection of Alexandria mint.
Condition: vf+Estimate: 2.500 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 299Banknotes of the Bank Deutscher Länder.
50 Deutsche Mark o.D. ( 1948-1949) "Liberty".
Condition: extremly rare, IEstimate: 9.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 71Cilicia/Mazaios.
AR Stater (361-334 BC).
Obv. Baal of Tarsos.
Conditon: efEstimate: 2.000 EUR

Auc.112 Lot 1701House Habsburg.
Taler 1780 SF
with counter stamp Djibouti (1870-1900).
Condition: vfEstimate: 400 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 2875Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
20 Mark 1905 A.
Condition: vf/efEstimate: 6.000 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 66Polen, Duchy of Warsaw.
1 Talar 1. December 1810.
Condition: III-IVEstimate: 1.500 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 471Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, 1907-1918.
1 Dollar 1.3.1907, Tsingtao.
Condition: very rare, restoredEstimate: 2.000 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 492Interest coupons for Bavarian government bonds.
Royal Bavarian General Loan.
8.75 Marks, March 1, 1919.
Condition: rare, IEstimate: 300 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 901Silesia, Trebnitz.
City Treasury.
10 Pfennig, undated (early August 1914).
Condition: extremely rare, I-Estimate: 350 EUR

Auc 113 Lot 957Latvia, Mitau.
1 Kopek, 12.08.1915.
Sample note, handwritten by the "Mayor of Mitau".
Condition: IEstimate: 300 EUR

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The National Archaeological Museum of Athens would be affected by the planned change in law. Alongside other major museums, it is to become more autonomous but, in turn, will be largely on its own when it comes to its finances. The bill of the Minister of Culture and archaeologist Lina Mendoni is being hotly debated. Photo: Erik Drost / CC BY 2.0

Greek Museums Between Commercialisation and Modernisation

Five of Greece’s most important museums are to become more autonomous and operate independently of state funding. A bill of the Greek government to this effect has been hotly debated and led to strikes.

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Major State Exhibition at Two Museums in Trier: Marcus Aurelius

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CDN Publishing Acquires Whitman Publishing

CDN Publishing, the numismatic data and pricing specialist and well-known publisher of the Monthly Greysheet, has acquired Whitman Publishing, the major US numismatic publisher.

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The conference will take place in beautiful Brussels. Photo by Stephanie LeBlanc on Unsplash.

Putting Survival Ratios of Ancient Coinages Into Perspective – Here Comes the Program!

On 5th October 2024, the 7th International Numismatic Conference of the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium will be held in Brussels. The Program has now been published.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Pattern of the First-Class Warrior Medal – A Previously Unknown Relic of German Colonial History

Leu’s first World Coins Floor Sale features a previously unknown pattern of a warrior merit medal for indigenous soldiers in German East Africa. This exceptional item provides rare insight into the early development of this obscure decoration.

Gustav III: A Conservative Revolutionary

On 20 June 2023, Künker will auction off medals that the Swedish King Gustav III himself gave as a present to the young Peter Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg. These medals are a testament to the policies of the king who was shot dead at a masked ball in 1792.
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