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Goethe is said to have once stated: "Coins bring history closer". However<br />

that is not all. Coins are also living history and an exceptional historic<br />

and cultural item.<br />

NUMISMATIC Department<br />

"Since people have been shaping coins, coins have been shaping people."<br />

(Manfred Hinrich, German philosopher)<br />

This special passion, coupled with a broad<br />

overview of all markets and coins, enables<br />

the experienced numismatists at <strong>Emporium</strong><br />

Hamburg to provide outstanding advice to the<br />

increasingly large and international clientele.<br />

Coins of all varieties are valued in the<br />

Numismatic Department from Greek gold and<br />

silver coins from the 6th Century BC to the<br />

current euro coins. This requires experience and<br />

the Elbe around the former Hammaburg was<br />

actually called "<strong>Emporium</strong> Hamburgum" on the<br />

maps of the Roman Empire. It goes without<br />

saying that the Hanseatic trading house<br />

feels obliged to follow the guidelines of a<br />

respectable businessman.<br />

The coin market has grown<br />

enormously in recent<br />

decades.<br />

specialist knowledge, especially as the<br />

numismatic coin market has grown enormously<br />

over recent decades.<br />

Dr Josef Fischer<br />

Head of Numismatics<br />

Dr Laura Thielen<br />

Deputy Head of Numismatics<br />

At <strong>Emporium</strong> we keep abreast of the entire<br />

market. <strong>Emporium</strong> means "main market<br />

place" in Greek. The original settlement on<br />

Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (307–337),<br />

AV Solidus PTR, Trier, 4.44 g of gold,<br />

a splendid example of great rarity<br />

Phone ++49 (0) 40-257 99 134 · Fax ++49 (0) 40-257 99 100 · E-mail fischer@emporium-hamburg.com · Web www.emporium-numismatics.com<br />

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