'Holy grail of coins' with King Farouk and US Secret Service connection in Sotheby's sale
Coin and two stamps collected by US designer could be worth €31 million
Auctions: First edition of ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde fetches more than €30, 000
Unopened 134-year-old bottle of Jameson whiskey makes €4,800; 1st edition of ‘Ulysses’ fails to sell
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Painting by Walter Osborne hits the top of its estimate and Morgan O’Driscoll
Western leaders’ fixation on Assad has backfired
Obsessive focus on particular Middle Eastern figures has only made them stronger
Egypt nationalists celebrate launch of New Suez Canal
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hopes waterway will power an economic turnaround
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