Coin Collector

Coin Collector gives you all the information, news, expert advice, market insight and inspiration you need to build your coin collection and get the most from your hobby. Every issue features in-depth collecting guides giving you the lowdown on coins from a wide range of periods and location, from Viking and Roman coins to the latest coins issued by mints around the world. Each issue includes the unique and popular ‘British Numismatist’ section, bringing you the latest discoveries, exhibitions, theories and literature from the academic world of numismatics. Written by authors, curators and learned experts, the pages provide an academic yet still accessible take on the hobby.

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HOARD UNEARTHED IN NORTHERN GERMANY

PROFESSIONAL NUMISMATISTS PROGRAMME LAUNCHED BY STACK’S BOWERS

WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE ANCIENT COIN RETURNED TO GREECE

NEW ZEALAND POST REVEALS KING CHARLES III EFFIGY ON NEW COMMEMORATIVE COINS

HEREFORD MUSEUM ACQUIRES RARE KING OFFA COIN

SIX OF THE BEST!

IN BRIEF

DONCASTER CITY COUNCIL OBTAIN ROMAN HOARD

MAJOR EXHIBITION AT ASHMOLEAN IN OXFORD

A FEAST FOR COLLECTORS

A BRISTLY NEW CELTIC COIN DISCOVERED

JERSEY HOARD GOES ON DISPLAY

AUCTION UPDATE • THE LATEST COIN SALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CHECK YOUR HOLED PESETAS AND CENTIMOS • Did you keep coins from small change after holiday trips to Spain in the 1990s? In his new column on finding numismatic treasures, Michael Burzan suggests a few examples to look out for.

THE VALUE ONE POINT • Sometimes one point is not hugely significant, writes US coin expert and dealer Jeff Garrett, but when it comes to collecting rare coins it can make a huge difference to the quality of a collection

THE CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS OF CHARLEMAGNE • From 8 to 11 May 2023, Emporium Hamburg will hold their auction sales 102 & 103 at Stoertebeker House. The undisputed highlight is one of very few denarii with a portrait of Charlemagne. These portraits are the only contemporary depictions of this ruler we have.

THE HUMAN TOUCH… • Digital innovations continue to take numismatics in exciting directions, but they simply can’t beat face to face collecting, says European coin expert Sebastian Wieschowski in his latest opinion piece

JAPANESE SAMURAI MONEY • Japanese money of the Edo period is one of the most unique and interesting types of currency in the world, writes Ema Sikic, as she explores some of the rarest and most beautiful coins of Samurai Japan

ENGLISH SILVER COINAGE OF THE TUDORS • In the first of a comprehensive two-part guide to the coins of the Tudor monarchy, Desmond Rainey examines the coinage of Henry VII and his son Henry VIII

COINS OF THE 6TH CENTURY • Were Lydian lions the first-known coins? In the first in a new series examing coins from a specific century, Paula Hammond explores a numismatic mystery whose origins mix ancient history and mythology

GREECE IS THE WORD • While the modern world tends to talk about Ancient Greece as if it were a single unified entity, in reality, ‘Greece’ was made up for thousands of self-governing city-states, writes Paula Hammond in her latest ‘A to Z’ guide

G IS FOR GREEK CITY STATES

REBEL EMPERORS OF BRITANNIA: CARAUSIUS AND ALLECTUS • Ahead of the publication of their new book published by Spink Books, authors Graham Barker and Sam Morrhead shed new light on two rebel emperors whose unorthodox leadership is reflected in a series of intriguing coins

TEN SIGNIFICANT COINS • The history of coinage presents us with many notable, historic developments, from the form currency initially took, to the gradual evolution of coin design. Paula Hammond picks out ten...