Entries by Peter Terhorst

The Great Elector, Taxes and the Rise of Prussia

On 1 February 2024, the Künker auction house will hold its 400th auction sale. Among the 770 lots are very rare issues from the reign of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia. They bear witness to the achievements of the Great Elector, who brought prosperity to a realm devastated by the Thirty Years’ War.

Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang

Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang ⸱ Literature-auction 1 ⸱ 7 January 2024 ⸱ Online

At the beginning of January, Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang will be offering over 1,300 lots of numismatic literature in its very first auction. These include numerous bibliophile works and a wide range of titles on ancient numismatics.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Electronic Auction 553 ⸱ 3 January 2024 ⸱ Online

CNG’s Electronic Auction 553 includes 1163 lots. The sale is particularly strong in ancient and German coinage.

Heritage Auctions

Heritage Auctions ⸱ NYINC Signature Auction – Platinum Session ⸱ 8 January 2024 ⸱ New York

Heritage Auctions put together an impressive sale with highly important world and ancient coins for the NYINC. The selection of British coins is particularly remarkable.

Atlas Numismatics

Atlas Numismatics ⸱ December 2023 Fixed Price List ⸱ 21 December 2023 ⸱ Online

Atlas Numismatics has updated their inventory with 330 new high-quality coins, medals and tokens at fixed prices.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ NYINC 2024 Auction – The Emilio M Ortiz Collection ⸱ 12 January 2024 ⸱ New York

Among their many offerings at NYINC, Stack’s Bowers Galleries presents Emilio Ortiz’s collection of Spanish Colonial coins as a stand-alone catalog. This collection includes many pieces that have been absent from the market for years and in some cases have never been offered in the state of preservation seen there.

Astarte SA

Astarte SA ⸱ Young Collectors Web Auction 1 ⸱ 11 January 2024 ⸱ Online

Astarte SA’s next web auction is specially addressed to young collectors who want to discover the passion of numismatics by starting or continuing their collection. The sale includes over 780 mostly ancient coins, all of which with a starting bid of 5 CHF!

Swiss Linguistic Diversity Gold Coin

The latest Swiss gold coin “Swiss Language Diversity” honors cultural diversity and multilingualism as the very essence of Switzerland.

Conference Report: Coining Values: Bronze between Money and Scrap

A conference in Bonn recently dealt with archaeological bronze finds on the outer borders of the Roman Empire. There is a lack of clarity as to how exactly they are to be understood: were the bronze pieces stashes of value or just waste metal rendered useless? Claire Franklin Werz reports.

Künker

Künker ⸱ Auction 400 ⸱ 1. February 2024 ⸱ Berlin

On 1 February 2024, the World Money Fair kicks off with Künker’s 400th auction. Look forward to a firework of rare coins and medals!