Category Archives: Vienna

Emergency Money: A Short History of Siege Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. The issue of siege money is recorded on various occasions in antiquity and the Middle Ages, but its history effectively begins in the late fifteenth century, and the issue of obsidional money accompanies all the great sieges which are such a conspicuous feature of the military history of Europe […]

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Win a Trip to Austria in the APMEX Voyage to Vienna Sweepstakes

APMEX is teaming up with the Austrian Mint to give one lucky winner an experience of a lifetime during the Voyage to Vienna Sweepstakes. This trip includes roundtrip airfare to Vienna and hotel accommodations for five nights for the winner and one guest. While in Austria, the winner and their guest will take a tour […]

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World Coin Shows – 2018 NUMISMATA Munich and Vienna Spring Festivals

In the spring of 2018, all eyes are on Classical numismatics once again. At two NUMISMATA coin shows, visitors from all over the world will meet the most distinguished exhibitors in the field, on March 3-4 in Munich, and on April 6-7 in Vienna. Fans of Classical numismatics have been looking for the 51st NUMISMATA […]

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World Coins – A History of the Netherlands Gold Ducat, Part 3: The Importance of Primary Research in Numismatics

By Dariusz F. Jasek ….. Link to Part 1 | Part 2 The idea of this article is not to discredit other authors or publications mentioned here. However, without pointing out certain examples it would be impossible to explain how important it is to do primary research in numismatics. Of course, some mistakes are inevitable […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Modern Fakes of Ancient Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….   “To declare that a forged coin is genuine is a mistake, but to declare that a genuine coin is a forgery is a crime.” –Leo Mildenberg (1913 – 2001)[1] FOR CLASSICAL NUMISMATISTS any discussion of fake ancient coins is… a delicate subject. Dealers worry that fear of fakes […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Modern Fakes of Ancient Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek …. “To declare that a forged coin is genuine is a mistake, but to declare that a genuine coin is a forgery is a crime.” –Leo Mildenberg (1913 – 2001)[1] FOR CLASSICAL NUMISMATISTS any discussion of fake ancient coins is… a delicate subject. Dealers worry that fear of fakes will […]

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COINS in UHD: The 10 Best CoinWeek Videos of 2016

It’s hard to believe that the end is upon us… the end of 2016, that is. With the better part of the calendar year behind us, the editors of CoinWeek felt that it was time to take a look back at a banner year for CoinWeek’s video team. In 2016, CoinWeek fully committed itself to producing […]

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