Numismatics Archive
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The Historical Evidence of Greek and Roman Coins
Posted on March 13, 2013 | No CommentsIn contrast to works of art and inscriptions, Greek and Roman coins are wholly official in the information which they impart, for the simple reason (not sufficiently often realized) that they were almost always produced under state prerogative. -
Three-year project to examine what coin hoards tell us about Roman Britain in the 3rd century AD
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Arts and Humanities Research Council has awarded the British Museum, working in collaboration with the University of Leicester, a -
The Use of Magnifying Lenses in the Classical World
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsThis level of almost microscopic detail suggests that the die cutters would have either been suffering from extreme myopia or have access to magnifying lenses. -
The Coinage of Rues
Posted on October 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe aim of this study is to re-examine the earlier work on this series, and to offer an alter- native interpretation of the enigmatic RVES/RVIIS legend. It will seek to establish the likely phasing of the different issues relative to Tasciovanos's main series, and in the process examine potential models, both classical and Celtic, which may have inspired the iconography of these coins. Finally, it will examine what regional trends, if any, are shown up by the distribution patterns. -
Hadrian
Posted on August 30, 2012 | No CommentsHadrian -
The Coins and the Cult
Posted on August 5, 2012 | No CommentsThe interpretation of coins uncovered in excavation includes several numismatic and archaeological problems. -
The early Roman Economy, 753-280 B.C.
Posted on July 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe archaelogical record of the city of Rome is virtually devoid of evidence of coin finds before the third century B.C. -
The Roman Denarius and the Euro: A precedent for monetary union?
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsA look at the way the Roman Empire has sometimes been used as an historical precedent for the European Union, and specifically the way that the integration of the Roman monetary system has been seen as a (sometimes justifying) precedent for modern European monetary union. -
The Emergence of Ruler Portraiture on Early Hellenistic Coins: The Importance of Being Divine
Posted on June 10, 2012 | No CommentsThe appearance of a ruler's portrait on a Greek coinage was something new and even quite radical in the late fourth and early third centuries. -
2,000 year-old gold and silver hoard uncovered in Israel
Posted on June 5, 2012 | No CommentsA spectacular 2,000 year-old gold and silver hoard was uncovered in an archaeological excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Qiryat Gat region.
