31 March 2026, Milano

We are pleased to announce that our director, Massimo Rossi, delivered the lecture “Coins and Medals of the Gonzaga,” organized by the Centro Culturale Numismatico Milanese. This event offered a unique opportunity to explore the history and artistry of the Gonzaga coins and medals, guided by the expertise of a scholar who has devoted many years to the study of the field.

29-30 November 2025, Mantova

When coins talk, history listens.

Gonzaga coinage through the centuries,
curated by numismatic specialist Massimo Rossi.

Available free at the exhibition of coins and medals
from the collection of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
Palazzo Ducale, Mantua.

20-21 September 2024, Lugano

Astarte SA was delighted to sponsor the INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DEDICATED TO THE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE OF ALEXANDRIA (BC 30 - AD 298) ALEXANDRIA IN NUMMIS held in Lugano on 20 and 21 September 2024 with the presence of leading specialists in this fascinating coinage. The proceedings were opened by Prof. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities and world-renowned Egyptologist.

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13 September 2024, Mantova

Our Director, Massimo Rossi, has realized the exhibition of the Mantuan and Gonzaga Collection of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the second most important collection after that of the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, housed in Museo di Palazzo Massimo in Rome.
Appointed scientific director of this exhibition, displayed in three rooms designed by Giulio Romano, it is visible within the itinerary of the museum, which consists of over 1000 rooms and contains masterpieces by great artists such as Andrea Mantegna, Pisanello and Rubens.

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01 July 2024, Mantova

We are pleased and honoured to inform you that our director Massimo Rossi has been entrusted with the task of creating the exhibition of the Mantova and Gonzaga collection of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena for the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua. This collection began to take shape in 1986 with the acquisition of the Casero and Giulio Superti Furga collections, and was enriched in 1993 by the prestigious collection of Count Alessandro Magnaguti, a Mantuan nobleman who over almost half a century built up an important collection of Gonzaga coins and medals. The current collection, consisting of 2184 specimens, represents the most important collection of Mantua and Gonzaga coins and medals visible in the world today and is second only to that formed by King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, preserved in Palazzo Massimo in Rome but currently not accessible to the public.The exhibition will take place inside the Palazzo Gonzaga consisting of over 1000 rooms covering 35,000 square metres in a building called La Rustica, built in 1539-1540 by Giulio Romano.Palazzo Ducale in Mantua was the Gonzaga Palace for almost four centuries and inside it preserves the Camera degli Sposi, a Renaissance masterpiece frescoed by Andrea Mantegna. The inauguration will take place on 13 September 2024.