MEXICO CITY.- A Prehispanic sculpture that represents a beheaded ballgame player was discovered by archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) at El Teul Archaeological Zone, in Zacatecas, one of the few Mesoamerican s…
Important Italian Plate Serves Up Success at Freeman’s
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Late Wednesday evening, Freeman’s received a call for a special private viewing from a Parisian who had flown over to see Italian maiolica istoriata dish, measuring only 10 1/8th inch in diameter. The next day, the small, but beautif…
World’s Largest Gold Coin Sells for $4 Million
VIENNA (AP).- The world’s largest gold coin has been sold at auction in Austria for euro3.27 million ($4 million). The coin — a 2007 maple leaf coin with a face value of 1 million Canadian dollars ($960,000) that weighs 220 pounds (100 kilograms)…