A Resolution and Adventure medal has just been discovered in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.  The medal, c.1772-73, is linked to Captain Cook’s second voyage to New Zealand, during which such examples were given and traded amongst local Māori communities. With only around a dozen examples found buried in...

Western Roman Empire. Julius Nepos. 474-475 AD. Obverse: D N IVL NEPOS P F AVG. Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters right, holding spear and shield; the shield decorated with a horseman trampling a fallen foe. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG. Victory standing left, holding a long jewelled cross; in left...

Ferdinand Anton Nicolaus Teutenberg ( 1840–1933 ) was a German-born engraver, jeweler, and medallist who became one of New Zealand’s most accomplished colonial artisans.    Trained by his father, an engraver to the King of Prussia, he arrived in Auckland in 1866 and soon gained prominence with his first major...