Barbara Mears From Devon to the Islamic World: the Crusader link Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on google Stories about the fantastic gold Penny of Henry III, found in a field in Devon, are difficult to miss. The £540,000 it realised at auction was certainly impressive. However, […]
From Devon to the Islamic World: the Crusader link Read Article »
Stephen Sack is an American artist living and working in Brussels since 1977. He has exhibited widely in America and Europe. The Insider caught up with him recently to find out a little more about his past and future projects.
ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT COINS – STEPHEN SACK Read Article »
This is the tale of the making of a groat in Cork. It is one of three Irish coins known from the second reign of Henry VI, all of which are Cork groats.
THE SEVENTH EARL OF DESMOND, THE ENGLISH JUSTICIARY AND A CORK GROAT Read Article »
As the year has panned out, one could be easily forgiven for wanting to look forward rather than back. With 2021 heralding the 1,150th Anniversary of the coronation of King Alfred of Wessex, it gives Spink great pleasure to do both by presenting one of the larger offerings of his coinage to appear in recent years, alongside a succession of truly rare and iconic numismatic treasures from the most formative years in the history of the British isles. Migrant influxes, economic turmoil and political fragmentation – this may sound like our own times – but the same is true in AD 871, and just over the horizon? The Vikings are coming…literally.
FORTHCOMING EVENT – THE ENNISMORE COLLECTION Read Article »
‘Finding the aforesaid head a stumbling block to the feet however, he wondered what it was, because his foot was tangled up in the head’s long golden curls. And touching it more carefully, he realised that it was the head of a decapitated man. And intuitively he realised that this was the head of someone holy, and a young man. And when his hands had been steeped in blood, and sometimes in the place where his eyes had been, he put the blood on his face. And immediately his sight was restored.’
‘Offa’s Remorse’: The martyrdom of an East Anglian king Read Article »
Emma Howard, from our book department, chats to Spink author Tony Abramson about his interest in coins and how his collection began.
A CONVERSATION WITH DR TONY ABRAMSON Read Article »
The Numismatic Collectors’ Series sale will take place in Hong Kong on 19th August 2020. For further information please contact Kelvin Cheung, [email protected].
THE NUMISMATIC COLLECTORS SERIES SALE Read Article »
Few coin collectors will have failed to notice the television coverage of Edward Colston’s Bristol statue being toppled off its plinth by anti-racism protestors. Author Graham Birch discusses British Coins and their links to the slave trade.
BRITISH COINS AND THEIR LINKS TO THE WEST-AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE Read Article »
To celebrate the release of his new publication, debut author Graham Birch spoke to Olivia Marshall from our book department, who had a few questions to ask him about the writing process and what inspired this book.
An Interview with Debut Author Graham Birch Read Article »
Spink were proud to include this historically fascinating item in their May Spink Numismatic e-Circular 2: Part I: Toy Money and Tokens, Tickets and Medals.
