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”.

Walker, Alan

Alan Walker is not just well known for his brilliant catalogues but also for his witty humour. He worked at the Bank Leu, Leu Numismatics and LHS for many years and in 2008 he became director of Nomos AG in Zurich.

Doyen, Jean-Marc

Jean-Marc Doyen is a trained archaeologist and art historian and he mainly does research on numismatics and monetary history of Gaul and the Roman provinces.

Kelleher, Richard

Richard Kelleher is Assistant Keeper of Medieval and Modern Money at the Department of Coins and Medals of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. He is an expert in English coinage, with a particular interest in the later medieval period.

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.

Guruleva, Vera

Vera Guruleva is Curator and Senior Researcher of ancient Roman and Byzantine coins at the Department of Numismatics, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Another key interest of hers is the history of Byzantine numismatics in Russia.

Arslan, Ermanno A.

Ermanno A. Arslan is one of the most renowned Italian researchers and authors on archaeology and numismatics. Among the key academic interests of the former INC Vice-president and conservator at several museums are Italian numismatics of early medieval times.

Draganov, Dimitar

Dimitar Draganov ranks among the most distinguished Bulgarian numismatists. He has a passion for transmitting numismatic knowledge. At his instigation, the Numismatic Museum Ruse was founded in 2008.

Amandry, Michel

Michel Amandry is a multiple-award winning numismatist. The academic interest of the Honorary Director of the Cabinet des Médailles of the Bibliothèque nationale de France focus on the coinage of Roman Imperial times.

Gorini, Giovanni

Giovanni Gorini is one of the best-known Italian numismatists. Until 2011, he served as professor at the University of Padua. One of his well known books is “Monete incuse della Magna Grecia”.