Brink, Eric ten
Eric ten Brink built a special collection of 1,800 coins of Hadrian. His particular interest was dedicated to coins from Alexandria, cistophori, and Eastern denarii.
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Boyer, Alden Scott (1887-1953)
Alden Scott Boyer started with revolutionary period currency and finally concentrated on classical Greek coins. For what he collected beyond coins, he purchased a bank building in Chicago to house the Boyer Museum of American Curiosities.
Bradfield, Elston G. (1906-1977)
Elston G. Bradfield is especially known for his articles in The Numismatist and the Numismatic Scrapbook. He was editor of The Numismatist for over eleven years.
Boosel, Harry X (1912-1994)
Harry X Boosel was a collector of U.S. coins. He wanted to be called “Mr. 1873” because of his extensive study of the coinage of that year, to the eventual exclusion of almost everything else.
Bolla, Ferruccio (1911-1984)
Ferruccio Bolla was a Swiss judge and a passionate collector of ancient Roman gold coins.
Blaschegg, Dr. med. Max (1930-2021)
Coins were a passion for the trained doctor Max Blaschegg. In almost eight decades he built up an extensive collection of several thousand coins forming a classic universal collection, ranging from ancient Greece to contemporary Euro coins.
Bunbury, Edward Herbert (1811-1895)
Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury was an English barrister, Member of Parliament, and Vice President of the Numismatic Society of London. He collected ancient coins and published extensively on this subject.
Benz, Leo (1906-1996)
The Swiss engineer Leo Benz was an avid coin collector attached to the history of Rome. This was reflected by his coin collection.
Bühler-Zimmermann, Fredy (1938-2021)
Fredy Bühler-Zimmermann was a passionate collector of coins, medals and securities of the Swiss canton of Glarus. He wrote several numismatic books and was President of the Historical Society of the Canton of Glarus (HVG) for 10 years.
Brand, Virgil Michael (1861/62-1926)
Virgil Brand gathered the largest private coin collection of all times. When he died in 1926 he left 368,000 items, a collection estimated at a staggering five million US$. The son of a German father made his fortune with the family’s brewery business in Chicago.
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Beals, Gary
Gary Beals specialises in Spanish coins and crowns of the Americas. The qualified journalist has published extensively on his specialist field, including a numismatic dictionary.
Brand, Virgil Michael (1861/62-1926)
Virgil Brand gathered the largest private coin collection of all times. When he died in 1926 he left 368,000 items, a collection estimated at a staggering five million US$. The son of a German father made his fortune with the family’s brewery business in Chicago.
Bytheway, Simon James
Simon Bytheway is an Australian scholar on the financial and economic history of Asia, and of Japan in particular. He teaches at Nihon University.
Baumbach, Daniel
Daniel Baumbach is a numismatist and historian with a heart for medals. Since November 2019, he has been working for CoinsWeekly and the Numismatic Press Service Kampmann.
Bransbourg, Gilles
Gilles Bransbourg is an economist and historian, and holds the position of Deputy Director at the American Numismatic Society. His research focuses on Roman monetary and economic history.
Basok, Alexander
Alexander Basok is a numismatist, coin dealer and author. This specialist for coins from his native country Russia as well as Eastern Europe, living today in the USA, has his own coin dealership called “Rusty Penny”.
Bendall, Simon
Simon Bendall knew the numismatic world in its various forms. A collector from early on, he was known as a scholar and was a dealer specialized in Byzantine coinage for almost 40 years. If you elected ‘Mister Byzantium’, he would be a good choice.
Bursche, Aleksander
Aleksander Bursche is full professor at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. He specializes in Roman and Barbarian numismatics and relationships between the Classical World and the Barbarians.
Beck, Albert M.
Albert M. Beck founded the MünzenRevue and had been its chief editor for many decades. Founded in 1972, his Basel Coin Fair, renamed World Money Fair, became the most important market place for modern numismatics worldwide.
Baseri, Khadijeh (Zohreh)
Khadijeh (Zohreh) Baseri is an Iranian numismatist. In Tehran, she serves as keeper and curator of coins and seals at the National Museum of Iran.
