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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 years of Roman minting (from 31 BCE–491 CE), and its publication was itself a monumental undertaking. Begun in 1923 with a volume covering Augustus to Vitellius, the corpus was completed in 1994, ending with the emperor Zeno.
But numismatic knowledge is never crystallized. Spink releases updated volumes as necessary to reflect current research and progression in the field. In 2019, Spink released their latest addition to the RIC corpus. This updated version of RIC covers the Hadrian section of Volume II….

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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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Jay M. Galst, M.D.
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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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A Letter to our members
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A Letter to our members
By Gilles Bransbourg

Friends of the ANS:
As you know, we are facing a challenging public health situation. On behalf of the American Numismatic…

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The Centennial of the J. Sanford Saltus Award
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The Centennial of the J. Sanford Saltus Award
By The American Numismatic Society

Mashiko receives the J. Sanford Saltus Award from Donald Scarinci, chair of the Award Committee.

The eponymous J. Sanford Saltus Award…

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When the Moon Throws You a Curve....
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When the Moon Throws You a Curve....
By The American Numismatic Society

Kenneth Holland and Mary Lannin with Lannin’s struck $1 silver coin.

There are few universal memories that make each of us…

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ANS Annual Report (FY2017–18) Now Available
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ANS Annual Report (FY2017–18) Now Available
By The American Numismatic Society

The Annual Report of the American Numismatic Society (FY2017–2018) is now available to download in advance of the Annual Meeting…

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ANS to Repatriate 94 War-Looted Coins to the Salzburg Museum
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ANS to Repatriate 94 War-Looted Coins to the Salzburg Museum
By Ute Wartenberg

Salzburg Museum. Photo: Karl Gruber, CC-BY SA 4.0.

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) welcomes the Director and CEO of the Salzburg…

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ANS Launches Image-Based Roman Coin Identification
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ANS Launches Image-Based Roman Coin Identification
By The American Numismatic Society

The ANS is pleased to announce a new interface for Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), which allows non-specialists,…

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PELLA in Oxford and Paris
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PELLA in Oxford and Paris
By Peter van Alfen

The OPAL organizers, Frédérique Duyrat and Andy Meadows.

On April 3–4, the Oxford Paris Alexander Project (OPAL) hosted a conference at…

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The National Endowment for the Humanities Funds the ANS’s Hellenistic...
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The National Endowment for the Humanities Funds the ANS’s Hellenistic Royal Coinages Project
By Peter van Alfen

We are thrilled to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded the American Numismatic Society (ANS)…

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