La pasión numismática del mercado del arte: entrevista a Jesús Vico Monteoliva, numismático

Abstract

We bring to our pages one of the great figures of the numismatic world, both Spanish, European and worldwide: Jesús Vico Monteoliva. As he himself tells us, he felt love at first sight for coins at the age of 9, when he held in his hands a sestertius of Hadrian. This man, who has been in the world of numismatics for more than 50 years, is difficult to define, as he is an atypical numismatist; in addition to buying and selling coins, his auction house is one of the most important in the world, with more than 150 auctions held, and he has been able to build bridges and establish fruitful dialogues between the commercial world, the academic world and public administrations. Author of several books and articles and corresponding member of the Royal Academy of History, he is also a privileged mind who presents the world of the art market in all its crudeness, but, at the same time, with infinite love.