I received an email today from a friend in
Munich: (following is translated from
German)
"The Numismata was a total disaster because the local authorities, after a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, wanted the organizer (Modes) to take so many precautions that he finally gave up. Yet at the same time (Saturday) there was a big football match in
Munich. So on Saturday, all the visitors were faced with closed doors.."