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A Medal Made by Dürer as the Official Gift of the City of Nuremberg for Charles V

On 29 January 2025, auction house Künker will be auctioning an object of major art-historical importance in Berlin: the very Albrecht Dürer himself had been commissioned by the Nuremberg City Council to create the dies for medals that were to be officially handed to Charles V during his entry into the city in 1521.

Schätzpreis: 250,000 EURBerlin-Auktionen 379-380
Sachsen. Christian II. Johann Georg I. und August,
1 591-1611. 10 Dukaten 1611, Dresden, auf den Tod
Christians II. am 23. Juni. NGC: MS 65.

Von allergrößter Seltenheit.
835
Schätzpreis: 200,000 EURBraunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover. Johann Friedrich,
1665-1679. Löser zu 6 Reichstalern 1679, Zellerfeld.
Geprägt und verteilt anlässlich der Beerdigung
Johann Friedrichs. Aus Sammlung Salton und
Sammlung Meyerhof, Auktion Schulman 171 (1930),
Nr. 156. Äußerst selten. Fast vorzüglich.
156
Schätzpreis: 50.000,- EURSchweden. Erik XIV., 1560-1568.
Goldgulden 1568, Stockholm. Aus Sammlung Widegren.

Äußerst selten. Kleines Loch.
340
Schätzpreis: 250,000 EURBerlin-Auktionen 379-380
Sachsen. Christian II. Johann Georg I. und August,
1 591-1611. 10 Dukaten 1611, Dresden, auf den Tod
Christians II. am 23. Juni. NGC: MS 65.

Von allergrößter Seltenheit.
835
Schätzpreis: 200,000 EURBraunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover. Johann Friedrich,
1665-1679. Löser zu 6 Reichstalern 1679, Zellerfeld.
Geprägt und verteilt anlässlich der Beerdigung
Johann Friedrichs. Aus Sammlung Salton und
Sammlung Meyerhof, Auktion Schulman 171 (1930),
Nr. 156. Äußerst selten. Fast vorzüglich.
156
Schätzpreis: 50.000,- EURSchweden. Erik XIV., 1560-1568.
Goldgulden 1568, Stockholm. Aus Sammlung Widegren.

Äußerst selten. Kleines Loch.
340
Schätzpreis: 250,000 EURBerlin-Auktionen 379-380
Sachsen. Christian II. Johann Georg I. und August,
1 591-1611. 10 Dukaten 1611, Dresden, auf den Tod
Christians II. am 23. Juni. NGC: MS 65.

Von allergrößter Seltenheit.
835
Schätzpreis: 200,000 EURBraunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover. Johann Friedrich,
1665-1679. Löser zu 6 Reichstalern 1679, Zellerfeld.
Geprägt und verteilt anlässlich der Beerdigung
Johann Friedrichs. Aus Sammlung Salton und
Sammlung Meyerhof, Auktion Schulman 171 (1930),
Nr. 156. Äußerst selten. Fast vorzüglich.
156
Schätzpreis: 50.000,- EURSchweden. Erik XIV., 1560-1568.
Goldgulden 1568, Stockholm. Aus Sammlung Widegren.

Äußerst selten. Kleines Loch.
340

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Bernt Ahlström circa 1980. Photo: Family Archive.

Bernt Ahlström (1936-2019)

You will hardly find a dealer in the numismatic world who is completely unfamiliar with the name Bernt Ahlstrom. On the occasion of the sale of his numismatic library at Gut-Lynt, Arne Kirsch recounts the eventful life of the coin dealer and bon vivant.

Roberto Delzanno: Medaljer Konstnärer. Medaillen und ihre Künstler. Medals and their artists. 1st edition, 2022. Hardcover, 421 p. 21x30 cm, color throughout. ISBN 9789163994708. Price: 650 kr.

Medaljer Konstnärer – Medaillen und ihre Künstler – Medals and Their Artists

Roberto Delzanno presents his publication on five important Swedish medalists. The book of over 400 pages features texts in Swedish, German and English, as it aims to introduce Swedish medal art to the broader international collector community.

CIT’s Wild Mongolia – Snow Leopard

Wild Mongolia is the series with which CIT first introduced the new possibilities of smartminting® 2.0. By now, CIT has once again expanded the possibilities of smartminting® with the launch of smartminting® 4.0, and this is already the fifth issue of the Wild Mongolia series. It is dedicated to the snow leopard and features yet another innovation.

CIT’s Tiffany Art Metropolis – Seoul

CIT dedicates its fourth issue of the Tiffany Art Metropolis series to an Asian city. Following Paris, Rome and London, in 2024 CIT presents the metropolis of Seoul on the Han River.

Illustration: „highyou“ / Canva Pro.

Germany’s New Platform Tax Transparency Act: A Problem for eBay Coin Dealers?

Germany’s new Platform Tax Transparency Act has caused great concern among German coin collectors. Will they have to explain themselves to the tax authorities whenever they sell pieces of their collection? In most cases, the answer is no. Unless their hobby turns into a regular side-line.

The Capitoline Museum is home of some of the most important cultural goods of Italy. Image: Suicasmo via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Legal Head of Italian Culture Ministry: “Fiendishly Extensive” Proofs Bar Imports

A significant statement on the importation of numismatic goods was issued in June 2023 by the legal department of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Read an analysis by Valentina Tarquini for Cultural Property News here.