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Sequential Die Marks in the Roman Republican Coinage and the...
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Sequential Die Marks in the Roman Republican Coinage and the Possibilities of Quantification
By Alice Sharpless

The newest Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) data release includes seven control-marked issues which are part of the subset of issues which Richard Schaefer has termed ODEC (One Die for Every Control-Mark). These are issues where only one die is produced with any given control mark. Schaefer has given particular attention to these issues because of their potential in helping us test modern statistical methods of quantification, as already addressed in previous posts. For ODEC issues with sequential numerical control marks, Schaefer recognized that the highest control numeral should be equivalent to the original number of dies. Five of the…

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Developments and Preliminary Data Release for the Roman Republican Die...
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Developments and Preliminary Data Release for the Roman Republican Die Project
By Lucia Carbone

Lucia Carbone and Liv M. Yarrow

The following post is a precursor to a Long Table discussion scheduled for Friday, July…

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ANS eBay Store Behind-the-Scenes: Coin Photography
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ANS eBay Store Behind-the-Scenes: Coin Photography
By John Thomassen

As the ANS continues to make duplicates from its collection available on eBay, it may be of interest to Society…

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Antigonid Coins Online
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Antigonid Coins Online
By The American Numismatic Society

Ruling over parts of Asia Minor and Macedonia starting with Antigonus I Monophthalmus (the “One-Eyed”, r. 306­–301 BC), the Antigonid…

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Binders of Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) now...
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Binders of Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) now online
By The American Numismatic Society

by Lucia Carbone, Assistant Curator for Roman Coins, American Numismatic Society; and Liv Yarrow, Associate Professor of Classics, Brooklyn College

The…

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A New Monograms Function in Hellenistic Royal Coinages
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A New Monograms Function in Hellenistic Royal Coinages
By Peter van Alfen

One of the more enigmatic aspects of ancient Greek coinage, and Hellenistic coinage in particular, are the many symbols and…

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Seleucid Coins Online as a Clearinghouse for New Information
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Seleucid Coins Online as a Clearinghouse for New Information
By Peter van Alfen

As work continues apace to add monograms to the coin data presented in Seleucid Coins Online (SCO) (as well as…

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Roman Imperial Coinage and OCRE
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Roman Imperial Coinage and OCRE
By The American Numismatic Society

Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) is the definitive corpus of coins issued under the Roman Empire. This 10-volume typology spans 460…

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CoinHoards.org Launched
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CoinHoards.org Launched
By Peter van Alfen

The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce the launch of CoinHoards, a new web-based, linked open data tool for…

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Massive Update to Ptolemaic Coins Online
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Massive Update to Ptolemaic Coins Online
By Peter van Alfen

In 2018, the ANS launched Ptolemaic Coins Online as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities funded Hellenistic Royal…

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The Coinage of Philip II now in PELLA
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The Coinage of Philip II now in PELLA
By Peter van Alfen

 Back in 2015, the ANS launched PELLA (numismatics.org/pella) as our first foray into creating dedicated online tools with a focus…

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Zoomable High-Definition Images now in MANTIS, ARCHER
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Zoomable High-Definition Images now in MANTIS, ARCHER
By The American Numismatic Society

Original and zoomed images of an Arethusa coin (ANS 1997.9.54).

The ANS is pleased to announce a new image-zooming feature in…

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