Entries by Peter Terhorst

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić: The Woman Who Gave Croatia Its Fairy Tales

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić is one of the authors that every Croatian is familiar with because they grew up listening to her fairy tales. Now the Croatian National Bank is issuing two collector coins to commemorate the 150th birthday of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić.

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LCC

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LCC⸱ Auction 35⸱ 7-9 May 2024 ⸱ US-Winter Park

The Daniel Frank Sedwick Auction 35 contains a wide variety of rare, historical, and even unique coins, currency, and artifacts, including shipwreck coins and gold and silver cobs.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Electronic Auction 561 ⸱ 1 May 2024 ⸱ Online

CNG’s Electronic Auction 561 includes 1170 lots. The sale features coins from a number of impressive collections, including the CJR, Sand, St. Croix, St. George, Weise, and William B. Porter Collections.

National Coin Week: Spotlight on Numismatics

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has been organising a national week of events in honour of numismatics since 1924. The ANA presents the entire spectrum of coin collecting with playful missions for children and specialist lectures from the world of science.

Nomos AG

Nomos AG ⸱ Obolos 30 ⸱ 21 April 2024 ⸱ Online

In the next Obolos sale, Nomos offers 872 mostly ancient lots, with many interesting and rare Greek, Roman Provincial and Byzantine issues. Johannes Stelzhammer presents some highlights of the upcoming sale.

Heidelberger Münzhandlung

Heidelberger Münzhandlung ⸱ Auction 88 ⸱ 13.-15. May 2024 ⸱ Heidelberg

The May auction of Heidelberger Münzhandlung features countless rarities. Particularly remarkable is an extensive collection with Brunswick issues from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, as well as a large collection with coins of the German Empire and some Chinese rarities.

Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang

Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang ⸱ Literature Auction 2 ⸱ 28. April 2024 ⸱ Germering

Bibliophile works, rare original editions and useful standard works: Auction 2 of the Numismatische Antiquariat Lang is offering 1472 lots of numismatic literature.

The Turks, the Bohemian Estates and Two Gnadenpfennigs by Ferdinand I

SINCONA’s spring auction will be held from 13 to 15 May 2024. Among other highlights, two extremely rare gold gnadenpfennigs by Ferdinand I are on offer. The multiple coins with a weight of 10 and 15 gold gulden are among the great treasures of Habsburg numismatics. We share their story.