Lesley Wuu, Author at INSIDER

COINEX UNEARTHED: EXCEPTIONAL FINDS FROM A THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY

London , 30th September – 1st October 2025 This September, Spink’s much-anticipated Coinex sale promises not only several high-calibre collections but also a showcase of exceptional artefacts and other detecting finds spanning a millennium of history. These are relics not only of monetary value, but also of profound cultural significance. From the age of Viking […]

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A WORD FROMOUR CHAIRMAN

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Dear Friends and Collectors, As every summer in August, I am writing these few words from my holiday house in France. Being away from the office is a good place to reflect on our business activity and hobbies. It is also a time when heat waves are affecting the northern hemisphere, leading to massive forest

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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA

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Spink London, 16th September 2025 Napoleon Bonaparte’s Attempted Conquest of Syria and Egypt In the wake of the French Revolution, the establishment of the first French Republic and the growing influence of an ambitious military strategist and Commander, Napoleon Bonaparte, France looked to expand its global influence. In particular, Bonaparte sought to diminish the might

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KING WILLIAM’S WATCH

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Grandson of Charles I, nephew of Charles II and son-in-law of James II, William III (1650-1702) was the last Stuart King of England and possibly its most underrated monarch. A fearless military commander who, like his Norman namesake, led a successful invasion of England, William was also a skilled politician, diplomat and collector, with a

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Fifteen Years in the Making: RIC V.5 – Carausius and Allectus

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It was soon clear that with the demands of the ‘day job’, the work on RIC would be frustratingly slow, especially as I was asked to curate a Roman exhibition which was to tour four Continents of the World. It seems a very long time ago, around Christmas 2009, when I was asked to write

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A Hole New World

Misc

Numismatic discoveries are a not infrequent occurrence at Spink. Only a cursory flick through decades of our global auction catalogues and printed periodicals testifies to the breadth and depth of Spink’s unparalleled contribution to this most passionate pastime. As we embrace the second quarter of the 21st Century, and evolve as a business and indeed

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VERONA: THE LITTLE ROME

Lifestyle, Misc

VERONA: THE LITTLE ROME “There is no world without Verona Walls,but Purgatory, torture, Hell itself ” quote written on plaque beneath bust of Shakespeare near Piazza Bra Verona – perhaps over-shadowed a little by its near neighbour Venice – is an interesting place to visit for a weekend, or longer if you use it as

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Obituary

Coins, Misc

IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE MÜLLER (1926-2025) Georges (George) Ernest Müller, former Director of Spink’s Ancient Coin Department, passed away on 6th January, at the age of 98, surrounded by loved ones at his family home in La Rippe, Switzerland. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris on 6th December 1926, George was educated at the Lycée Pasteur, and later

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INSIDER TRAVEL: MADAGASCAR

Lifestyle, Misc

To most people, Madagascar was a series of very successful animated films starring the instantly recognisable ring-tailed lemur. To me, it was the place my father, as a British Intelligence officer attached to the Free French, saw out the Second World War.

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70 YEARS OF CHANGE: THE COINAGE OF ELIZABETH II

Coins, Misc

Elizabeth II died a little over two years ago and, in her passing, many at the time rightly saw the end of an era.

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