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Friday, May 201:00 pm ET
Join ANS Fellow and Roman specialist Ben Lee Damsky for an explanation of a mysteriousmedallion of Antoninus Pius. Authorities have disagreed as to the reverse figure, but the correct description improves our understanding of several other coin types, both Greek and Roman, and suggests the occasion for issuing the medallion.
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Atwood, R. Stealing History. Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World (New York, 2004). A fascinating chronicle…
Required readings prior to start of Seminar
Introduction to Numismatic Terms and Methods
C. J. Howgego, Ancient History from Coins (London and New York,…
Introductions and Surveys
Mommsen, Geschichte des römischen Münzwesens (Berlin, 1860); translated with additions and corrections by the Duc de Blacas, Histoire…
Content
1. Introduction2. Vocabulary3. Methodology3.1. Style3.2. Dies3.3. Hoards3.4. Archaeological Finds3.5. Documents3.6. Literature3.7. Metrology3.8. Statistics
1. Introduction
Numismatics is the study of coins and money, of coins and coin-like objects. The value of coins as…
This list of readings is designed to provide background for the summer’s work. The titles have been selected to illustrate…
on May 13 at 1:00 PM ET with Richard Beleson
The ANS Archives serves two distinct audiences: ANS staff and external researchers. There are three levels of access to archival…
Additional primary sources can be found using the Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America at The Frick…
When citing materials in the ANS Archives, the following general rules should be followed:
I. In Publications
FormatItem identification, date (if known),…
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On May 26 at 6:00 PM ET with Dr. George Green