Every six years, the big International Numismatic Congress takes place, under the auspices of the International Numismatic Council. Every six years, hundreds of numismatists from all over the world come together. Every six years, numismatics is the predominant sight in a specific city. This also held true for Taormina as the venue of the 15th International Numismatic Congress, organized by Maria Caccamo Caltabiano, with the assistance of Mariangela Puglisi. Although ancient times (and Roman coinage, most of all) dominating the field once again, other subject-matters are beginning to become the center of attention. The greatest increase in interest can be recorded for the history of numismatics, not least on account of the founding of FINA (= Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae). This informal collaborative project consists of researchers who publish pre-1800 numismatic correspondences. Numismatics in the Near and the Far East likewise appear to have won many admirers in the last six years, as can be inferred from the relevant lectures held at Taormina. Burning questions of the numismatic daily work were addressed in Round Tables. A major topic was the exchange of coin data on the internet: how to build an international cross-border network, which is free for everybody and makes data accessible in a way that it can easily be transferred in other data networks. This is anything but a trivial question. The complexity of such an issue becomes apparent when we recall the…