Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2022 i World Coin News

Two rare Greek coins each realized over $100,000 in a recent Morton & Eden auction. They were among dozens of rare coins in the London-based auction house’s Auction 118, held on July 20, 2022. The top coin in the auction was a 1915 Gold Essai 2 Drachmai graded NGC PF 64 (lot 1147). This coin is believed to be the only known example of its kind, according to the auction house. It was struck for Constantine I, who ruled for periods 1913 to 1917 and again from 1920 to 1922. It realized £144,000 (about $175,300). Another top coin was an 1869 Gold Essai 20 Drachmai graded NGC PF 65 Cameo (lot 1145). The obverse features King George I, the father of Constantine I who ruled Greece from 1863 until his…

For complete show listings visit NumisMaster.com The World Coin News club show and commercial events calendar is a guide to events with a focus for world-coin collectors. Domestic events scheduled up to 10 weeks in advance of the issue date and foreign events up to six months in advance are listed. Abbreviations used: “A” – Admission charge; “T” – number of tables; “F” – Table fee; “N/A” – not available. Other data required for submitting a listing: name and address of show site, and name and address of bourse chairman or other contact person. Your Show Can Be Featured In This Spot! numismatics@aimmedia.com ALABAMA Sep 17 AL, Trussville. Central Alabama Coin Show. Trussville Civic Center, 5381 Trussville-Clay Road. SH: 9-4. SP: Alabama Coin Show. A: Free. T: 38. F: $70.…

INDIA SEEKS REPATRIATION OF GIGANTIC COINS The Indian government is resurrecting its hunt to claim two gigantic gold mohur coins dating from India’s Mogul period. One of these two coins has been located, but the other continues to allude India’s Central Economic Intelligence Bureau. At the center of the hunt is money, lots of it. Ajay Agnihotri was a top CEIB official during 1980s and 1990s. In a June 11 The Sunday Guardian interview, Agnihotri referred to the two coins as being a “precious national asset.” Agnihotri further referred to the coins as being “a stolen asset” and as having been “smuggled” out of India. The question remains regarding if the two coins should be considered cultural patrimony belonging to India or if the two coins are the personal property…

■ Are there any good articles on how to estimate the number of an ancient or medieval coin that was minted? Two of the best articles I’ve read are Warren W. Esty’s “Estimating the size of a coinage” published in the Royal Numismatic Society’s 1984 (Volume 144) of The Numismatic Chronicle and the chapter titled Volume of Production in the American Numismatic Society’s 1985 Numismatic Notes and Monographs (No. 163) book “The Venetian Tornesello a Medieval Colonial Coinage” by Alan M. Stahl. There are others, but I find the explanation offered in these two works reasonably easy to follow. ■ What items other than coins can be slabbed? Stamps, trading, and sports cards, exonumia, diamonds, autographs, sports memorabilia, and comic books are among collectibles for which authentication and grading services…

IN THE SWEATY midst of Britain’s brief blowtorch heatwave some record highs were recorded for Ancient British silver coins in Chris Rudd’s July 17 sale in Norwich. A rare Bury Diadem silver unit of the Iceni – Queen Boudica’s tribe – was sold for £5,500; a rare Worthing Wonder silver unit of West Sussex realized £2,000; and an Eppillus Grapevine silver unit and Helmet Lyre silver unit each went for £1,600. In the same sale a rare gold stater of Sego, reportedly the finest in private hands (five of the eight known are in public museums), achieved £8,000 and a gold stater of the Durotriges of Dorset realized £2,600, the highest price ever paid for the type. “I’m delighted that the demand for high-grade Celtic coins remains undiminished,” says Chris…