Be it an ox hide ingot, a unique silver medallion of Trajan, the largest collection of religious amulets and medals the market has ever seen or a nicely assorted collection of numisnautics: Gorny & Mosch has spectacular offers for its October sale. Make sure to keep the week from 13 to 17 October, 2014, free! […]
Numismatik Lanz: Phanes Stater Realizes 280,000 Euros
It is an icon of numismatics, the stater in the name of Phanes, enigmatic witness of the earliest coinage. Now it was auctioned at Lanz for 280,000 euros. Slightly less expensive was the famous EID MAR denarius of Brutus that obtained a price of 165,000 euros. More than 1,000 lots were offered by auction house […]
Duplicates of the BCD Library Offered in Numismatic Book Sale
If there is anything in the world that puts the BCD collection of ancient Greek coins in the shade, it is the BCD library, which is by far the largest privately owned library on Greek numismatics that ever existed. The collector, who has been documenting every written remark about Greek numismatics for several decades and […]
Künker Spring Sale: A Week Full of Surprises
140.000 euros for a Chinese dollar from 1896, 110.000 euros for a gold coin from Czechoslovakia from 1938 – the spring sale of Künker was full of surprises! Less surprising was: the pre-sale estimate of 5.7 million euros was easily surpassed by the hammer price amounting to 8.75 million euros. The spring auction of Künker […]
Künker Berlin Auction Marks Successful Start of the Numismatic Year
With 7.4 million euros turnover on a single auction day, seven lots achieving hammer prices in the six-figure range, hundreds of collectors and dealers from all over the world attending the auction in person: the Künker Berlin auction once again exceeded all expectations. Those who visited the auction floor at Berlin Estrel Hotel on 6 […]
Medals from the Baums Collection Highlight Künker Spring Sale
10-14 March 2014 Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück Auction sale 245-248 About 1,100 medals from the renaissance to the present day, made of bronze, silver and gold, some being created by famous artists, some referring to world-changing events – that is the Baums Collection, which will be liquidated by Künker during the spring sale on 13 […]
Archaic Silver and German Gold
The three March auctions of Gorny & Mosch in Munich cater for all tastes. Anyone with a particular interest in Archaic silver coins or gold coins from Germany is offered a selection that is without equal. From 10 to 12 March 2014, right after the Munich Numismata, Gorny & Mosch will conduct their auction sales […]
Selected Coins in Jacquier’s Auction Sale
Anyone collecting ancient coins is well aware of what the name Jacquier stands for: rarities and exquisite items. Auction sale 38 is no exception, offering numerous treats to the numismatic gourmet: 900 lots containing ancient coins, objects and literature. On 13th September 2013, auction sale no. 38 will be conducted by Paul-Francis Jacquier. You can […]
Albrecht von Wallenstein 10 Ducat Piece Estimated at 150,000 Euros
In the autumn auction sale of Künker, between the 7th and the 11th October 2013, a ten ducat piece of Albrecht von Wallenstein with a gorgeous portrait will be on offer. This piece shows the extraordinary economic genius, whose logistical skills made him become probably the greatest military leader of his era, at the peak […]
Macedonia Becomes A Province
A rare Macedonian tetradrachm, minted around 147 B. C., tells a story from the beginnings of the Roman province of Macedonia. The rarity is to be auctioned off in the upcoming Künker autumn auction sale to be conducted between the 7th and the 11th October 2013. In the summer of 168, Perseus, the last Macedonian […]
