2026 IAPN BOOK PRIZE NOMINATIONS

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V29 2026 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 29, Number 20, 2026, Article 5

At my request Peter Preston-Morley of the International Association of Professional Numismatists kindly forwarded this list of nominations for the 2026 IAPN Book Prize. Several of these have not yet been mentioned in The E-Sylum and we'll feature them in coming weeks. Thank you. -Editor

"For this year's Prize there are 27 entries; 16 from Europe, 7 from North America and 4 from Asia. The Prize will be determined by vote of the members of the IAPN at its General Assembly in Rome on 24 May, and the winner will receive CHF 1,000, a medal and a diploma at a future award ceremony."

BERTUZZI, Stefano. Corpus Numismatum Omnium Romanorum Pontificum: Pio IX nelle medaglie, nelle croci capitolari e nella faleristica
3 vols. Edizioni D'Andrea, Rome, 2025
ISBN 979-1-28207-242-7
Price: €300. Order from www.liberdomus.it

CHORNEY, Dominic. Treasures of the Occult: A Guide to History's Unorthodox Money
Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's, Ringwood, UK, 2025
ISBN 978-1-83688-477-4
Price: GBP 34.95. Order from www.baldwin.co.uk

CRIBB, Joe and BRACEY, Robert. Kushan Coins and History: A Type Catalogue of Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun Coins Based on the Collection of the British Museum
2 vols. British Museum, London, 2025
ISBN 978-0-86159-191-6
Price: GBP 60. Order from www.britishmuseumshoponline.org

DELZANNO, Roberto. Norges Myntbok – Coins from Norway 995-2025
Roschberg mynthandel AS, Oslo, 2025
ISBN 978-9-15311-993-7
Price: NOK 699. Order from www.roschberg.no

DELZANNO, Roberto. Rome the Legacy: Coins as Storytellers
Roberto Delzanno Numismatic Books, Älvsjö, Sweden, 2025
ISBN 978-9-15271-684-7
Price: NOK 500. Order from www.oslomyntgalleri.no

FARHI, Yoav. The City of Gaza in the Roman Period: The Numismatic Evidence
Israel Numismatic Society, Jerusalem, 2025
ISBN 978-9-65784-939-2
Price: US $175. Order from yizhar.shamir@gmail.com

FISCHER-BOSSERT, Wolfgang, and WARTENBERG, Ute. When Coinage was Born. Treasures from the Zhuyuetang Collection
American Numismatic Society, New York, 2025
ISBN 978-0-89722-748-3
Price: US $100. Order from membership@numismatics.org

GITLER, Haim, JOHANOFF, Mati and TAL, Oren. A Corpus of Samarian Coinage from the Persian Period
2 vols. Israel Numismatic Society, Jerusalem, 2025
ISBN 978-9-65784-941-5
Price: US $200. Order from yizhar.shamir@gmail.com

GRABOWSKI, Hans-Ludwig. Das Geld der Bayern. Münzen, Banknoten, Staatspapiergeld und überregionales Notgeld für Bayern 1800 bis 1925
Battenberg Bayerland Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany, 2025
ISBN 978-3-86646-256-4
Price: €24.90. Order from www.battenberg-bayerland.de

GREENHALGH, David. The Galata Guide to Medieval Pennies Part III: Edward IV – Henry VII 1461-1489
Galata Print, Llanfyllin, Wales, 2025
ISBN 978-1-90871-528-9
Price: GBP 45. Order from www.galata.co.uk

HOOVER, Oliver. "Let Us Have Peace". A Catalogue of Indian Peace Medals at the American Numismatic Society
American Numismatic Society, New York, 2025
ISBN 978-0-89722-392-8
Price: €225. Order from www.brepols.net

JONES, Mark. William Wyon
Spink, London, 2025
ISBN 978-1-91171-807-9
Price: GBP 180. Order from www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

KORCHNAK, Lawrence. Siege Notes of the World 1793-1913
Kolbe & Fanning, Gahanna, USA, 2025
ISBN 0-9715747-3-1
Price: US $70. Order from www.numislit.com

KRAUSS, Ursula. Victor Huster Medailleur. Werkverzeichnis 1972 bis 2025
Ursula Krauss, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2025
ISBN 978-3-00082-994-9
Price: €80. Order from www.victor-huster.de

LATELLA, Emanuele. Pecunia Non Olet: Le monete raccontano l'impero dei Flavi
Edizioni D'Andrea, Rome, 2025
ISBN 979-1-28207-211-3
Price: €85. Order from www.liberdomus.it

LOCATELLI, Stefano. The Florentine florin: The politics and culture of money in the Middle Ages
Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK, 2025
ISBN 978-1-52615-813-0
Price: 85 GBP. Order from www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

McDOWELL, Christopher. Medals of the Americas: The Betts Companion, Volume II
Colonial Coin Collectors Club, USA, 2025
ISBN 979-8-21856-895-5
Price: US $140. Order from www.numislit.com

MEZZAROBA, Leonardo. Venezia Attraverso le Medaglie l'Ottocento
Libra Media & Services, San Giustino, Italy, 2025
ISBN 978-8-89459-669-4
Price €90. Order from www.cronanumismatica.com

MOORHEAD, Sam. Roman Imperial Coinage. Volume 5, Part 5: Carausius and Allectus
2 vols. Spink, London, 2025
ISBN 978-1-91171-806-2
Price: GBP 195. Order from www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

ORTIZ, Emilio. Cuba Specialized Banknote Catalogue 1857-1960
Emilio Ortiz, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2025
ISBN 978-0-98617-546-6
Price: US $139. Order from cubanbanknotes@gmail.com

RODRIGUEZ, J. David. Moneda Española 1868-2024
José David Rodriguez Soage, Vigo, Spain, 2025
ISBN 978-8-40968-850-0
Price: €100. Order from www./enumismatic.com

SALEM, Ibrahim. The Banknotes of the Levant: Lebanon, Syria
Ibrahim Salem, Dubai, 2025
ISBN 978-9-94869-735-0
Price: GBP 40. Order from www.noonans.co.uk

SEDWICK, Daniel. Arce's Doubloons: A Die Study of the Colombian Gold Cob Coinage of Assayer Arce in the name of Charles II, 1692-1714
Sedwick & Associates, Winter Park, USA, 2025
ISBN 979-8-99373-901-4
Price: Softback $49.95, hardback $89.95. Order from www.sedwickcoins.com

SHAGALOV, Vladimir. Coins of Pre-Islamic Central Asia
Vladimir Donovich Shagalov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2025
ISBN 978-9-91091-712-7
Price: US $140. Order from www.numislit.com

SMITH, Richard [KIRSCH, Arne]. The Coinage of the House of Brunswick-Calenberg-Hannover During the Period 1714-1837
Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany, 2025
ISBN 978-3-86646-261-8
Price: €39. Order from www.battenberg-gietl.de

TODD, Ian, and FISHMAN, Alexander. The Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States in Western India
Ian Todd and Alexander Fishman, privately published, 2025
ISBN 979-8-33654-525-8
Price: US $78.95. Order from www.amazon.co.uk

WRIGHT, Tim. Travels with the Naxos Masterpiece
Spink, London, 2025
ISBN 978-1-91171-808-6
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