On 29 October 1888, the Russian imperial train derailed near the village of Borki. 23 people lost their lives. The tsar’s family survived. A medal commemorates the event. It will be offered by the Künker auction house on 1 February 2024.
Nomos AG ⸱ Obolos 30 ⸱ 17 December 2023 ⸱ Online
Obolos 30 by Nomos includes 836 lots, ranging from Celtic to modern coins and seals. Johannes Stelzhammer presents a selection of outstanding Greek coins from the Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection.
Cayón Subastas ⸱ Extraordinary Sale ⸱ 20 December 2023 ⸱ Online
For their December auction, Cayón presents almost 500 rare and beautiful Spanish coins with many desirable highlights. A collection of Fernando VI coins and a collection of peseta issues are particularly remarkable.
After a five-year break, the Mint Directors Conference took place in Ottawa, Canada, from October 15 to 18. One of the most eagerly awaited events was the announcement of the winners of the prestigious MDC Awards. You can now find them here.
Cooperation is the key to success. Following this motto, the Künker auction house enters another strategic partnership with Myntauktioner i Sverige AB, headed by Dan Carlberg, Sweden’s leading auction house.
ICOMON is looking for presentations for their annual conference 2024, which will be held in Stockholm. One topic that will be particularly in focus is Cross-Organization Collaborations. Abstracts can be submitted until 31 January 2024.
The NumisPlace ⸱ Winter 2023 Special Release ⸱ 7 December 2023 ⸱ Online
The NumisPlace presents its Winter 23 Special Release with a selection of high quality coins & medals from various dealers. See some of the highlights of the offer that went online today here.
Every few months, Germany’s latest collector coins can be bought at face value at the counters of the Bundesbank. Sebastian Wieschowski has been on site as a collector and roving reporter for many years. He wonders: why do fewer and fewer coin enthusiasts want to be there when new additions to their own collections are being released?
Leu Numismatik AG ⸱ Web Auction 28 ⸱ 9-14 December 2023 ⸱ Online
The Leu Numismatics Web Auction 27 spans over 6 days – no wonder with a total of 7,250 lots on offer. The diverse selection includes for example the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, part III of the collection of Constantinian coins of Dr. L. Ramskold and Part II of the Dr. S. Coffman Collection of Axumite coins.
Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Electronic Auction 552 ⸱ 13 December 2023 ⸱ Online
CNG’s Electronic Auction 552 includes 1036 lots. Offerings of Roman Provincial and Roman Imperial coins are especially strong.
