Following the resignation of the British Museum’s director and his deputy, the board of trustees has already filled one position on an interim basis. Surprisingly, the numismatist Sir Mark Jones has been proposed as interim director.
The French Society for Numismatic and Archaeological Studies (SÉNA) published the proceedings of their 2017 colloquium. The volume presents various works and studies on the coinage in and around Avignon.
In 2023, Stockholm Numismatica will take place on 1 October. The previous day at the same premises a series of exclusive coins from the Gunnar Ekström collection will be sold in a public auction.
MDC Monnaies de Collection ⸱ Numismatic Auction 12 “The French Collection” ⸱ 11 October 2023 ⸱ Monte Carlo
MDC presents “The French Collection”: a collection gathered over more than 40 years with 540 lots from the French Revolution to the Fifth Republic – most of them Top Pop or second high grade.
Stephen Album Rare Coins ⸱ Auction 47 ⸱ 14-17 September 2023 ⸱ Santa Rosa
Steve Album presents 3400 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, U.S., and World Coins. The sale features the Charles W. Lueders Collection of Indian & Asian Coins, the Joe Sedillot Collection of World Coins, and a superb selection of rare U. S. coins and medals.
Under Emperor Napoleon III, France experienced an economic upswing. The Paris cityscape was completely revamped, just as coin designs. The gold rush in the US thrust Europe’s silver money into a crisis. The answer came from France.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ Global Showcase Auction 2023 ⸱ 16 August 2023 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Rarities Night session realized more than $11 million. The 229 high-end American rarities saw exceptionally strong bidding activity with numerous record prices achieved.
Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Feature Auction 124 ⸱ 19-20 September 2023 ⸱ Online
CNG’s Feature Auction 124 includes 1151 lots. The sale is highlighted by a number of collections as well as individual rarities.
The most well-known symbol of the city of Heidelberg actually began as a sort of treasury: the Heidelberg Tun was built to accommodate the Palatinate’s tax revenue generated from winemaking. And then a Calvinist propagandist turned it into a tourist attraction. This is reflected in a medal that Künker will be auctioning on 29 September 2023.
Thousands of objects have disappeared from the British Museum – allegedly stolen by a senior curator. The matter was uncovered by an antiquities dealer, whose warnings fell on deaf ears. The museum’s director has stepped down, and this seems to be merely the tip of the iceberg.
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