The 43rd New York International Numismatic Convention was held at the Waldorf-Astoria this past week. In conjunction with this show there were a number of different auctions held by various companies, including Heritage and Stack’s-Bowers. In this auction recap we will take a look at a few prices realized at these auctions. Please note that […]
Preview of Heritage NYINC World Coins & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Auction
In conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention that is held during the first week of 2015, Heritage Auctions is holding several auctions of ancient and world coins. The top material will be sold during Platinum Night, held on Monday January 5, 2015 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In this preview […]
Highlights from the Monaco 6th December 2014 Gadoury Auction
This year’s much anticipated Gadoury Auction, held in conjunction with the increasingly popular “Numismatique” Bourse got off to a promising start. Hosted this year at Monte Carlo’s Meridien Hotel perched on the eastern-most coastline of the principality, the auction began with a tantalizing selection of Roman and Byzantine pieces. One particular piece, A Roman Dupondius […]
Rarities at Numismatik Lanz Auction Sale #159
On December 8, 2014, Numismatik Lanz will conduct auction sale #159 in their premises, Maximiliansplatz 10 in Munich. Almost 1,000 lots will be for sale. A first focus is on ancient coins with Celts, Greeks, Romans and Byzantium. The Roman-German Empire and the foreign countries are present, as well. The sale is highlighted by two […]
Rome at the Center of Upcoming Gadoury Auction Sale
Two marvelous collections of coins from Rome – minted by the Roman emperors and the popes – are at the center of the upcoming auction sale of Éditions V. Gadoury. In addition, there are rarities available both from all around the world and from all eras. On 6 December 2014, one day prior to the […]
Horn Collection Included in Upcoming Künker Auction
One of the biggest pre-war collections is that of Meißen-based businessman Ernst Otto Horn. Now, the first part of it will be auctioned off in Künker’s auction sale #254 – and this is not the only highlight of the October auction. On Saturday, 4 October, 2014, the sale of orders and decorations will be conducted, […]
Marvelous Rarities and Collections at Gorny & Mosch
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 […]
