Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2024 i World Coin News

Five gold Byzantine coins discovered in the ruins of a house in northern Bulgaria are leaving archeologists with more questions than answers. Normally, coins found at such a dig site serve the same function as index fossils at a paleontological site—the coins give an idea of the age of the ruins. The five coins date from the time of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, who ruled between 527 and 565. Based on two iron sickles, iron tools, a belt buckle, three bronze rings, and various-sized ceramic vessels found with the coins, archaeologists are positive the building in which the coins were discovered dates from the 10th century, several hundred years after the coins were minted. Adding to the mystery is that there appears to have been a fire, which is likely…

Now, here are some coins you can really sink your teeth into. The Bank of Korea recently announced it will relax a rule through which the commercial use of the iconography on any South Korean coins and bank notes can be used for other purposes. The source of this revision is a bread filled with cheese called Sibwonppang, which resembles a 10-won coin. The obverse of this coin features the Dabotap Pagoda dating from the Silla Dynasty (57 B.C.-935 A.D.) in Gyeongju, South Korea. The pagoda is a national treasure. The reverse of the coin features the numeral value of the denomination. Won-denominated coins were introduced in 1966, the 10 won initially being struck in bronze. The coins were the first Korean coins on which the Gregorian rather than the…

With the death of Alexander I at Taganrog on Nov. 19, 1825, Nicholas I ascended to the throne of his ancestors, although not without difficulty. In a technical sense, the coinage of Nov. 19 through Dec. 31, 1825, may be given to Nicholas, but it usually is allotted to Alexander I, his elder brother. It is just barely possible that there is a coinage of 1825, which can be clearly ascribed to Nicholas. At some point late in that year, Paul Stupitsyn, who had held the post of gold mintmaster, either died or suddenly retired, and his place was taken by Paul Danilov. Danilov was, until that time, the mintmaster for silver. The elevation of Danilov to the gold section left the silver post open; this was then filled by…

In 2021, Monnaie de Paris inaugurated a new collection to celebrate literature through major works and authors. Each year, a literary style is highlighted. After poetry and theater, it's time for the adventure novel with Alexandre Dumas and his legendary musketeers. “The Three Musketeers,” published 180 years ago, narrates the adventures of D’Artagnan, a young man who aspires to become a musketeer to King Louis XIII. In his adventures, he befriends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, experienced musketeers who will face the evil Cardinal Richelieu to save the honor of the Queen of France. On the four 10-euro denominations, we find a musketeer in a combat position. To the left of the coin, the name of the character is inscribed in the middle of fleurs-de-lis and swords, symbolizing the body of…

Pantelleria, Cossyra, Cossura, or whatever you want to call the Italian island and commune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea within the site of Tunisia, this rock may not in the past been known for much of anything. Now, it’s known as the site where multiple hoards of ancient coins have been found in the past half-century or more. The Roman Fasti Triumphales records the Romans occupying the island, then known as either Cossyra or Cossura, in 225 B.C. The Carthaginians recovered the island a year later, and the Romans occupied the island more successfully in 217 B.C., towards the end of the Second Punic War. Bronze composition coins used on the island initially carried a Punic legend. This changed to Latin by the first century B.C.…

Great Britain has followed through with its new policy on treasure trove, a policy that is meant to identify extremely rare and significant items and then ensure they don’t leave the country. The idea behind the new policy is to ensure such items, including some coins, can be assured to be available for display or study domestically. Should such a policy be adopted and used by other nations, the policy could be misused, becoming an additional tool for seizing individual objects that have been out of their country of origin before being listed in the Memorandum of Understanding between countries. Britain’s challenge was how to safeguard a single coin when a single coin originates from a find that didn’t fall under the existing 1996 Treasure Act. The common law of…

The largest find of medieval bracteate coins encountered in recent times was recently announced in Glottertal, Germany. Those studying the find hope to get a new view of the area’s local history as well as contemporary silver mining operations. Glottertal is situated in the Black Forest in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district. Archaeological evidence indicates iron smelting has taken place there since Roman times. Silver mining began during the 11th century. A 15-kilometer water channel supplying the mines with water was built in 1284. Mining activities ceased late in the 12th century, following the mines having been flooded. The hoard was discovered in May, according to a Stuttgart Regional Council statement. The coins were uncovered during the installation of a water pipe near the village swimming pool. The workers were accompanied by…

Sweden may be leading the march towards a cashless society, but Bulgaria is going in the other direction. The Bulgarian National Bank, or Българска народна банка, recently announced that as of the end of July, the southeastern European nation reached a new record for physical cash that is in circulation. This is the sixth straight month in which the circulation of coins and bank notes has increased. The largest increase in coinage use is in the 1- and 2-leva denominations. The values of these two denominations are now estimated to be at 195 million and 94 million leva, respectively, up from about 190 million and 90.5 million leva at the end of 2023. Overall, it appears the value of coins in circulation is about 609 million leva or about $346.2…

Perhaps the cashless society concept is making gains in some parts of the world, but not so in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. A recently released report conducted by the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan concluded that non-cash transactions had slowed by threefold. In response, on July 25, the National Bank of Kazakhstan reported the nominal face value of coins and bank notes in the country to total 4.4 trillion tenge or nearly $9.2 million U.S. dollars. A U.S. dollar can be exchanged for about 475 tenge. The breakdown is about 4.3 trillion tenge in bank notes and about 100 billion tenge in coins that are in circulation. This includes a recently redesigned 10,000-tenge bank note that was released on June 28. Notes of the same denomination dated 2012…

• *Is the popularity of coin collecting in decline? According to a Jan. 8 GovMint.com online posting, “Recent studies into Millennial and Gen Z cultures have found passionate collecting communities across the United States. While young collectors have demonstrated different motivations for coin collecting than older generations, high satisfaction can be found among collectors of all ages.” The article continues, “In 2022, 61 percent of Americans identified as collectors, withx the highest area of interest being collecting coins at 17 percent. Not only are Millennials continuing to keep coin collecting alive, but even younger groups are also getting in on the excitement. The [British] Royal Mint has reported Gen Z as the most likely generation to begin collecting coins, and over 1,200 current members of the American Numismatic Association fall…

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. ALABAMA Jan 18-19 AL, Foley. Gold Coast Coin Show. Civic Center, 407 East Laurel Avenue. SH: Sat: 9-5, Sun: 9-3. SP: South Baldwin Numismatic Society. A: Free. T: 36. F: $160. Robert Jenkins. PH: 251- 943-5621…