Helpful Links

This list does not link directly to commercial sites. You can find a list of US dealers through the ANA’s Dealer Directory or the Professional Numismatists Guild Find PNG Dealers.  This page is not intended as a comprehensive list of numismatic web sites but rather a collection of useful starting points. Many of the sites listed here maintain their own list of links and readers may find it useful to follow those.

The ANS does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Government Sites

• United States
  • The United States Mint
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
    
• Foreign
  • The Argentine Mint
  • The Royal Australian Mint
  • The Austrian Mint
  • The Bermuda Monetary Authority
  • The British Royal Mint
  • The Brazilian Mint
  • The Royal Canadian Mint
  • The Czech Mint
  • The French Mint
  • The Japanese Mint
  • The Mexican Mint
  • The Royal Norwegian Mint
  • The Singapore Mint
  • The South African Mint
  • The Spanish Mint

Numismatic and Related Organizations

• American Medallic Sculpture Assocation
• The American Numismatic Association
• Ancient Coins Collectors Guild
• Archaeological Institute of America
• The Canadian Numismatic Association
• The Czech Numismatic Society
• Early American Coppers
• The Harry Bass Research Foundation Coin Collection
• Institute of Nautical Archaeology
• International Numismatic Commission/Commission Internationale de Numismatique
• International Numismatic Commission News
• The Israel Numismatic Society
• John Reich Collectors Society
• The Museum of American Financial History
• Oriental Numismatic Society
• The Professional Numismatists Guild
• The Royal Numismatic Society
• The Numismatic Association of Australia
• The Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand
• The Society of United States Pattern Collectors

Collections

(This section lists the web pages of public collections from around the world. While many of these do have images of coins, some just list information such as hours or a contact for arranging access.)

• Australian Center for Ancient Numismatic Studies
• Banco de Mexico. Colección Numismática
• Bank of Canada. Currency Museum.
• Bank of Japan. Currency Museum
• Bibliothèque nationale de France. Monnaies, médailles, et antiques
• The British Museum. Coins and Medals Department
• Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte, Universität Wien (University of Vienna)
• Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks. Byzantine Collection
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Münzsammlung des Seminars für Klassische Philologie
• Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Das Orientalische Münzkabinett in Jena
• Geldmuseum, Utrecht
• The Hermitage Museum. Numismatics
• Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Numismatic Pavilion
• Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna. Münzkabinett.
• Lawrence University. The Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins
• Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna. Collezione Numismatica
• National Museums and Galleries of Wales. Archaeology and Numismatics
• National Numismatic Museum, Athens.
• Historic Moneys in the North Carolina Collection
• Pepperdine University, Institute for the Study of Archaeology and Religion. Numismatic Project
• Princeton University, Numismatic Collection
• State Historical Museum Moscow, Department of Numismatics
• Sharjah Islamic Museum. Islamic Mints Hall
• Smithsonian Institution. National Numismatic Collection
• The Spanish Mint. Casa de la Moneda Museum
• Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Münzkabinett.
• University of Calgary, Nickels Art Museum.
• University of Cambridge, The Fitzwilliam Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
• University of Glasgow, Hunterian Museum. Coin Cabinet
• University of Notre Dame. Rare Books and Special Collections
• University of Oslo Coin Cabinet
• University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Heberden Coin Room
• University of Virginia Art Museum Numismatic Collection
• Yale University Art Gallery, Coins and Medals
• Zagreb Archaeological Museum Collections 

Search Tools

• MANTIS: ANS Collection Database
• CoinArchives.com
• ACSearch.info
• Digital Coins: list of numismatic search tools
• Early Medieval Corpus of Coins Finds
• Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum

Virtual Galleries and Related Web-sites

(This section lists non-commericial sites that feature a large number of coins or which provide other resources for numismatic study.)

• The Americas
  • Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in Conferate Currency
  • The Canadian Coin Reference Site
  • Coin Facts
  • Colombian Silver Cobbs
  • The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Currency Exhibit
  • How to Grade U.S. Coins
  • The Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency
  • Numismatic Americana
• The Ancient World and Medieval Europe
  • Ancient Greek and Roman Coins
  • Ancient Roman and Greek Coins, FAQ
  • Ancient Imitations — References
  • As de Nîmes Web
  • Asia Minor Coins
  • Byzantine Coins
  • Celtic Coin Index
  • Celtic Improvisations
  • The Coinage of Baltic Countries
  • The Coinage of Ephesus
  • Coinage of the Greek-Illyrian City Staets: Apollonia and Dyrrhachium
  • Coins of Ancient Miletus
  • Die Saurmasche Münzsammlung
  • Digital Historia Numorum
  • The Hoover Collection of Seleukid Coins
  • Magna Graecia Coins
  • Museum of London: Roman Gold
  • Nomisma.org
  • Old Money. An Exhibition of Greek and Roman Coins. Frances Lehman Loed Art Center, Vassar College.
  • The Parthian Empire – History and Coins of Ancient Parthia
  • The Perseus Project
  • Presveis: A Currency for Europe
  • Projekt ISEGRIM – Münzdatenbank
  • Roma e il suo fiume: storia e diffusione della moneta
  • Roman History, Coins, and Technology
  • Roman Provincial Coinage Online
  • The Ruth and Louise McCollum Memorial Collection of Ancient Coins
  • Sasanian Empire
  • Severus Alexander
  • Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins
  • Wildwinds DataBank of Ancient Coins
    
• Islamic
  • Collection of the Egyptian National Library
  • The David Collection Coins by Islamic Dynasty
    
• Other World Coinage and General Sites
  • The Annuities Museum
  • Antique Spectacles (Look under “Collections” for coins)
  • Banknotes of Africa and the Middle East
  • Chinese Coinage Web Site
  • The Coins and History of Asia
  • The History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
  • Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies
  • Mexican Coin Magic
  • The Money Museum
  • More Than Money. From the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
  • Sycee On Line: Explorer to the world of ancient China’s silver treasures
    
• Numismatic Books
  • Digital Library NUMIS
  • Numismatic Bibliomania Society

Discussion Groups

• Amnumsoc-L: Announcements and discussion about the ANS and its programs. Commercial postings are strictly prohibited from this list.
• twitter.com/ANSCoins: Follow ANS on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news, event announcements, special sales, and more
• Barbarized: Discussion about ‘barbarized’ coins of the Roman Empire.
• Yahoo groups Islamic_Coins
• Moneta-L: Ancient and Medieval Coinage
• Numismatics subreddit
• Numism-l: Ancient and medieval coins. There is no web site for this list. Subscribe by sending “sub NUMISM-L <your name>” to listserv@vm.sc.edu.

Periodicals and Other Publications

• The Asylum
• The Celator
• Krause Publications World Coins | Coin News | World Coin News
• Coinsweekly
• Coin World
• Moneta

Affiliations and Memberships

• The American Council of Learned Societies
• The International Numismatic Commission
• American Alliance of Museums,
• Museums Council of New York City
• American Academy in Rome
• American School of Classical Studies at Athens