Pocket Change Blog
Pocket Change is the official blog of the American Numismatic Society.
March 6, 2023
Figure 1. RRC 352/1b with special formula EX·A·P on the reverse. BM 2002,0102.2762 (3.93 g).
The newest RRDP data release includes the following RRC types: 341/1, 341/2, 353/1, 353/2, and 352/1b. The last subtype is not included in Schaefer’s archive of Roman Republican dies, but specimens from Nomisma partner collections—already represented in CRRO—have been analyzed to supplement the previous release of 352/1a and 352/1c.
Figure 2. RRC 353/2 with special formula EX·A·P on the obverse. ANS 2002.46.247 (3.96 g).
RRC 352/1b (fig. 1) and 353/2 (fig. 2) bear the special formula EX·A·P, denoting they were made ex argento publico. Although this…
March 1, 2023
Figure 1. The participants to the workshop Money in Mid-Republican Rome on the terrace of KNIR. Front row…
The United States Mint (Mint) invites the public to participate in a new research study to collect customer preferences on…
February 8, 2023
Today’s post comes from David Hendin, ANS First Vice President, adjunct curator, and winner of the 2022 Burnett…
January 31, 2023
The coinage of western Eurasia and its colonial explants had, from the Archaic Aegean to the twentieth century,…
January 23, 2023
From time to time here at the ANS Library we still get books and other numismatic items from…
January 18, 2023
Most of us have a favorite day of the year. For many, it’s their birthday. For others, it’s…
Season 3 of the Planchet podcast from the American Numismatic Society wrapped earlier in December with a conversation with Chris…
December 19, 2022
Today’s post comes from Jane Sancinito, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a…
December 14, 2022
The assembly, the people and the civic senate honored Moschion son of Moschion, who held the office of…
December 6, 2022
A new study, published by Paul N. Pearson et al. last week in Plos One, has made a…
November 29, 2022
ANS President Edward T. Newell and his rabbit review the contents of a volume of the American Journal…