Saturday, 16 January 2010
Fritz Bürki and Coins
The Italian Carabinieri press release this week drew attention to the objects handled by Fritz Bürki (see my comments) whose name has been linked to a number of returns to Italy (see P. Watson and Cecilia Todeschini, The Medici Conspiracy, 185-88). Those interested in numismatics will no doubt be interested to learn that Bürki handled not only Greek pots and marble sculptures but also coins.
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