New Director of the Winterthur Coin Cabinet Appointed
Gunnar Dumke will be the new director of Winterthur Coin Cabinet. The ancient historian and archaeologist will succeed Benedikt Zäch, who is retiring after thirty years at this position.
Entries by Ursula Kampmann
ICOMON Annual Conference 2023: Take a Look at the Program
The ICOMON Annual Conference will be held in in Malaysia from 16-18th November 2023. The program is now available for download online.
The New and Advanced Coin Yearbook 2024
The new 2024 edition of the Coin Yearbook is fully revised and updated. It features accurate up-to-the-minute pricing of English, Scottish, Irish and Isle of Man coins and many more features.
Rebel Emperors of Britannia: Carausius and Allectus
At the end of the third century AD, Carausius and Allectus successively ruled Britain, and parts of the Continental coast, as rebel emperors for a period of ten years. A new book, published by Spink Books, aims to tell the incredible story of these two rebel emperors. Learn more about them and their rich coinage in this article.
Greek Museums Between Commercialisation and Modernisation
Five of Greece’s most important museums are to become more autonomous and operate independently of state funding. A bill of the Greek government to this effect has been hotly debated and led to strikes.
Joe Cribb is the 2023 Derek Allen Prize Winner
Joe Cribb is a well-known specialist in the monetary history of Asia. For his outstanding contribution to the discipline of numismatics, the British numismatist has been awarded the 2023 Derek Allen Prize by the British Academy.
New Corporate Design for the World Money Fair
Updates from the World Money Fair: The world’s largest coin fair has had a new managing director for some time now. Now the corporate design has also been revised.
Swissmint Commemorates Wind Power
Following the issues on hydropower and solar energy, Swissmint completes its trilogy “Energy of the Future” with the new commemorative coin “Wind power.” As with its two predecessors, the silver coin glows in the dark.
CIT’s Topography – Grand Canyon
Those who take this Grand Canyon coin in their hands for the first time, will find it hard to believe how detailed it replicates the relief of the Grand Canyon. With this issue, CIT and B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt demonstrate that an ultra-high relief can also be turned into an ultra-low relief.
Sberatel: The Place to Meet Czech Collectors
On 8 and 9 September 2023, the Sberatel took place in Prague. It calls itself the largest coin show in Central and Eastern Europe – and this is no exaggeration. Ursula Kampmann was there.
