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 […]
Fifteen Years in the Making: RIC V.5 – Carausius and Allectus Read Article »
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 “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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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
DEAR FRIENDS AND COLLECTORS, It was a hectic and rewarding closing of 2024, including the organisation of the world’s most prestigious philatelic event by the Club de Monte-Carlo in my capacity as President of the Club, with the presentation of the usual rarities and a jaw dropping exhibition of the best 50 collections of Asia
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british and world coins winter sales in london In January, the Coin department in London held two sales of British and World Coins and Medals. The first was a room sale on the 9th, in which we were proud to set a formidable precedent as the first auction of 2025. Another marathon sale no less,
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THE SIMPSON COLLECTION OF HIBERNO-NORSE AND IRISH COINAGE Spink London, 2nd April 2025 The Spink London Coin Department was delighted to return to the rostrum on 2nd April to present The John Noel Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage. Following the success of the collection’s banknotes in our NYINC programme in January, similar interest
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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.
INSIDER TRAVEL: MADAGASCAR Read Article »
Elizabeth II died a little over two years ago and, in her passing, many at the time rightly saw the end of an era.
70 YEARS OF CHANGE: THE COINAGE OF ELIZABETH II Read Article »
It might seem strange to claim that William Wyon was and is Britain’s most truly popular artist. After all he is hardly a household name today.
