Estimated price: CHF 30'000.-Umayyads. Solidus imitating Byzantine solidi, early 660s AD.NUMISMATICA GENEVENSIS SA - AUCTIONS 19, 20 & 21
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1
Estimated price: CHF 750'000.-Roman Republic. Brutus. Aureus, 43-42 BC.
From the Mazzini Collection.
NUMISMATICA GENEVENSIS SA - AUCTIONS 19, 20 & 21
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1032
Estimated price: CHF 50'000.-Roman Empire. Theodosius II, 402-450.
Solidus 416 or 418, Constantinople.
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1054
Estimated price: CHF 200'000.-Holy Roman Empire. Leopold I, 1657-1705.
10 Ducats 1671 IGW, Graz. NGC MS64 (Top pop).
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1112
Estimated price: CHF 2'000.-China. Anhwei Province. 50 Cents year 24 (1898).
NGC MS63+
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1225
Estimated price: CHF 200'000.-Nuremberg. 10 Ducats 1694. NGC MS65 PL (Top pop).NUMISMATICA GENEVENSIS SA - AUCTIONS 19, 20 & 21
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1479
Estimated price: CHF 5'000.-Hong Kong. Victoria, 1837-1901. PROOF 1/2 Dollar 1866.
NGC PF64.
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1638
Estimated price: CHF 400'000.-Pamplona. Felipe IV, 1621-1665. 8 Escudos 1652.
From the Huntington Collection. Unique.
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1679
Estimated price: CHF 150'000.-Great Britain. Anne, 1702-1714. 5 Guineas 1703 VIGO.NUMISMATICA GENEVENSIS SA - AUCTIONS 19, 20 & 21
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2035
Estimated price: CHF 300'000.-Great Britain. George III, 1760-1820. PATTERN PROOF
5 Guineas 1777. NGC PF64 CAMEO (Top pop).
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Bad news from Brunswick: MDM is apparently preparing to reduce its workforce. Collage: Canva / Wieschowski.

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The summit building of the Schilthorn with Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Photo: Background: Schilthornbahn via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0. Coin: Swissmint.

Third edition of the Swiss Cable Cars series: Schilthorn Cable Car

The third coin in the “Swiss Cable Cars” series puts the Schilthorn in focus. A tribute to a region full of history and significance in the Swiss Alps.

Foreign Coin Production Ends at the Royal Mint – The End of an Era or Another Step Closer to a Cashless Economy?

The Royal Mint has announced that it will no longer produce coins for other countries, ending a business model that it has operated for 700 years. Michael Alexander puts this development into perspective.

Archaeological State Collection Munich: The room “Stories”. Credit: Daniel Stauch.

Archaeological State Collection in Munich Reopened

After eight years of renovation, the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection shines in new splendor. Since April 17, 2024, the doors are once again open to visitors from all over the world. The new exhibition rooms were planned and designed by Atelier Brückner.

Railway to the gate of Auschwitz.

New Coin From Slovakia: 80th Anniversary of the Vrba-Wetzler Report

In the summer of 1944, the world became aware of the Holocaust thanks to two young Slovaks: Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler. The National Bank of Slovakia honors them with €10 collector coin, produced by the Kremnica Mint. The coin represents many things – bravery, moral courage, responsibility and the power of public opinion.

Hintergrund: Softcodex via Pixarbay, Helvetia: CoinInvest GmbH via Wikicommons – CC BY-SA 4.0.

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