Lalique and numismatics
17 November 2025
Lalique and numismatics
Lalique is one of the world's most famous Art Nouveau artists. Did you know that he also created a medal in honour of his patron, the actress Sarah Bernhardt? She was a great admirer of Lalique.
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Are these raids changing the debate on cultural property protection?
17 November 2025
Are these raids changing the debate on cultural property protection?
It is a terrible thought: cultural assets are destroyed so that their components can be sold. This makes us realise that cultural assets have not only historical value, but also material value.
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Spink sells his publishing house
11 November 2025
Spink sells his publishing house
The auction house Spink is selling its book division to the Pen & Sword Group. Pen & Sword is the leading publisher of books on military, naval and aviation history in the United Kingdom.
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Antimony, Borneo and the White Rajahs of Sarawak
11 November 2025
Antimony, Borneo and the White Rajahs of Sarawak
If you want to understand the 19th century, you have to look at economic history. It was profit that tempted adventurers from the Western world to build a life for themselves in exotic countries.
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How is numismatics portrayed in the daily media?
11 November 2025
How is numismatics portrayed in the daily media?
NAC achieved 1.9 million Swiss francs for a 100 ducat coin in Zurich. Is this excellent publicity for numismatics? Or are we conveying a false image of coin collectors with these record results?
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Etruscan Vetulonia and its coins
3 November 2025
Etruscan Vetulonia and its coins
Vetulonia no longer shows signs of its former importance. Yet the blacksmiths of the Mediterranean world valued the iron from Vetulonia. It is still worth a visit, however.
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The first coin minted in Cologne!?
3 November 2025
The first coin minted in Cologne!?
The new RIC has thrown the coinage of Postumus into disarray. This gives an Antoninianus minted in Cologne a new significance: it is now one of the first coins to have been minted in Cologne.
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Jim Licaretz wins the 2025 FIDEM Grand Prix
28 October 2025
Jim Licaretz wins the 2025 FIDEM Grand Prix
Jim Licaretz wins the FIDEM Grand Prix 2025 with his medal “Autoritratto di Fantasia.” He is the second American to win this prestigious award. Who is Jim Licaretz, and why did his medal win?
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28 October 2025
What is an estimate?
Do today's coin dealers have no idea about the value of a coin? Or why is it that their estimates have nothing to do with the surcharges? Ursula Kampmann explains.
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