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You will find us at following coin fairs:
• May 1, 2010, Hanover
• May 15-16, 2010, Vienna

Auction Sale 32:
on May 26, 2010

Here the link to auction 32.



Münzen & Medaillen will hold their 32nd Auction in Stuttgart on 26th May 2010.  Ancient Greek and Roman, as well as a number of Byzantine coins, will be put up for auction as well as coins from the Medieval and Modern Eras, and numismatic literature.
In the Ancient category a select group of ‘New Style’ Athenian Tetradrachms from 138-132 B.C. will be up for sale, as well as a series of Seleucid coins and a collection of Holy Land coins, some of them in multiple lots.
The Modern category of the auction focuses this time on the coinage of the Netherlands. The oldest coin from this area is a Merovingian Triens from the Dorestad mint, followed by medieval coins from Brabant, Flanders, Gelderland, Utrecht etc., coins minted in the Netherlands under the Spanish occupation, and the coins of the United Provinces. There is an extensive selection of medals, which is particularly rich in issues of the 18th Century. These illustrate clearly the political events of the day; given that the Netherlands possessed a huge fleet and played a pivotal role in world trade and world politics, the historical events covered touch on many other lands and have a historical significance reaching far beyond the borders of the Netherlands. There are also many medals with other themes: Medicine and surgery, catastrophes and floods, universities and schools, Reformation and religion. For those interested in former trades, a series of Handworker’s Guild Tokens is included, featuring interesting depictions of trade tools and products.
The Auction will close with 200 lots of numismatic literature, including amongst others Dewerdeck’s Silesia Numismatica (Liegnitz, 1711), Mieris’ Histori der nederlandsche Vorsten (s’Gravenhage 1732-1735), and the four-volume Dutch edition of van Loon (s’Gravenhage 1723-1731). Particularly outstanding is the five-volume edition of the complete works of Hubert Goltzius, dating from 1644. Hubert Goltzius’ books on ancient Greek and Roman numismatics, which he illustrated himself, make him one of the founders of numismatic science. Goltzius died in 1583. In 1644 a complete edition of his works appeared, which included previously unpublished material. This five volume edition will be offered for sale in the present auction. As well as the text and many good quality copperplate engravings, the edition includes a frontispiece designed by Peter Paul Rubens.