Entries by Peter Terhorst

Solidus Numismatik e.K.

Solidus Numismatik e.K. ⸱ Auction 132 ⸱ 21 May 2024 ⸱ Online

Solidus presents Auction 132 with 864 attractive lots. This includes a collection of coins from Saxony containing many exquisite pieces and rarities.

Künker

Künker ⸱ Auction 408-409 ⸱ 18-21 June 2024 ⸱ Osnabrück

Künker is the first choice when it comes to auctioning off special collections. This is proven once again by the special collections showcased in Künker’s Summer Auction Sales: Scandinavia, German coins from the 19th century, Mainz gold coins, Wismar rarities, yield and mining coins as well as patterns from the Coenen Collection.

Charles I of Austria-Hungary: A Hapless Emperor Who Was Beatified

In the context of its Summer Auction Sales, Künker will offer the only gold coin of the last Austro-Hungarian Emperor that is available on the market. Johannes Nollé tells the story of this coin and its commissioner, who died in Madeira aged only 35.

Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio

Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio ⸱ April 2024 Hong Kong Auction ⸱ 19-22 April 2024 ⸱ Hong Kong

The recently completed Stack’s Hong Kong World Paper Money Sale shattered the firm’s May 2022 Hong Kong record for highest grossing world banknote sale.

Cayón Subastas

Cayón Subastas ⸱ Auction 418 ⸱ 14 May 2024 ⸱ Online

Auction 418 by Cayon is entirely dedicated to gold. Among the 216 lots are Roman aurei and Spanish gold coins from the Visigoths to the present day.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ CNG Feature Auction 126 ⸱ 28-29 May 2024 ⸱ Online

CNG presents their Feature Auction 126. This sale offers 1286 lots from ancient times to British coinage with a presale estimate of just over $2.5 million.

The First Years of Czechoslovak Coinage

SINCONA will auction off an impressive collection of Czechoslovak patterns. The offer includes a pattern for the Wenceslas Ducat of which only two specimens exist. Moreover, the sale features the very specimen of the Wenceslas Ducat that President Mazaryk gave to the family of the murdered Finance Minister Rašín.

Where Did Silver Come from in Early Medieval Europe?

In the mid-7th century, a veritable silver coin boom set off in the North Sea Region. So far, the question of where the silver for the coins came from was up for speculation. A new study provides concrete results.