Art & Collectibles This Ultra-Rare Ancient Gold Coin, Made to Mark Julius Caesar’s Death, Was Just Returned to Greece The Eid Mar was repatriated this week along with 28 other ancient artifacts looted from the country. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles One of the World’s Most Expensive Coins Ever Sold Is a Fake The “Eid Mar” (Ides of March) coin sold for $4.2 million in 2020 by Roma Numismatics director, Richard Beale. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles The Balkans’ Notorious ‘Pink Panther’ Gang Is Suspected of Stealing $25 Million in Diamonds at TEFAF Last Year The Balkan gang behind multiple jewelry heists is known for its tactics that seem ripped from a movie. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Andy Warhol Paintings Art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz pleaded guilty yesterday for selling the counterfeit artwork to an unnamed victim. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles A Man Accused of Selling Fake Warhols Is Arrested After His Wife Goes Missing Brian Walshe allegedly sold two knock-off paintings to the Revolver Gallery in LA. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Despite Authenticity Concerns, Phil Collins’s Collection of Alamo Artifacts Is Heading to a Texas Museum Experts are questioning whether items in the Genesis singer’s collection are real—here’s why. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Theodore Roosevelt’s 1898 Revolver Sold for Nearly $1 Million at Auction Last Month The former president’s Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 revolver dates back to the Spanish-American War. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Following 2022’s Crypto Crash, the Future of NFTs Seems Banal—Here’s Why The question of what value is actually being offered to buyers has once again risen to the surface. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Snoop Dogg, Madonna and More Celebs Are Being Sued for Promoting Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The A-listers are accused of promoting the NFTs for compensation without disclosure. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Apps The Internet’s Favorite New Photo App Is Using Your Selfies to Train Its AI Here’s why you should be careful. By Shanti Escalante-de Mattei for ARTNews
Variety Elon Musk Says Only Verified Twitter Accounts Will Appear in For You Timeline Starting in April