Academia and Trade

Stefan Krmnicek is Junior Professor of Ancient Numismatics at the University of Tübingen. He has widely published on various numismatic topics such as ancient coin use, the archaeology of money, coin iconography, and the history of research. Hadrien Rambach is an independent scholar affiliated with the University of Lille, a professional advisor in ancient numismatics, and a dealer in engraved gems and antiquarian books. His research is concerned with all aspects of numismatics, with a special focus on the history of coin collecting.

1. Academia and Trade—The numismatic world in the long 19th century: An introduction. 2 Parva Burghesia: Two unpublished numismatic manuscripts by Bartolomeo Borghesi. 3. Numismatics and collections in Southern Italy: Some case studies. 4. Churchill Babington (1821–1889) and the Cambridge coin collection. 5. Eugène Hucher (1814–1889), ‘hoards historian’. 6. The Beginnings of collecting and research into Byzantine coinage in 19th-century Italy. 7. The small world of Byzantine coins at Parisian auction: Agents, collectors and value. 8. Numismatics in Bulgaria during the 19th century. 9. Collecting, learning and connecting: A case from 19th century Sweden. 10. The Delhaes-collection: Relation between Vienna and Budapest. 11. Dattàri and Egyptian numismatics. 12. Reconstructing the provenance of the Chinese coin collection at KBR. A story of 19th century collectors and gift giving. 13. Russian medallic art of the 19th century: Back to the national roots. 14. Vercingetorix and national identity in 19th-century France. 15. G. N. Olcott and the didactic importance of ancient coin collections. 16. Evolution and revolution: Four sculptors and the 19th amendment.