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Shipping and superstition in antiquity
Sailors faced many dangers. But the superstitious people found a way to deal with that, and many deities and animals assisted the humans on the sea. A coin from Kyzikos tells of all this, a coin minted on the visit of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. [ more ]
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Coin hoard or coin collection?
In the Philippines a shortage of coins has become regularly noticeable notwithstanding impressive masses of struck coins. But apparently those coins do not get or stay in circulation. A new bill proposes to penalise coin hoarding. [ more ]
International Coin Design Competition (ICDC)
In their International Coin Design Competition 2011 the Japan Mint received 127 works from 16 countries for the General Category and 174 works from 7 countries for the Student Category. And here are the winners. [ more ]
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at a Roman coin collector’s home ... [ more ]
