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Videos created by the American Numismatic Society

Long Table 86. Femina Princeps’ and her Exceptional Numismatic Accolades
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Long Table 86. Femina Princeps’ and her Exceptional Numismatic Accolades

Dr. Tracene Harvey, Director/Curator of the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan, explores the Roman empress Livia’s socially and politically potent visual image as communicated through coins. Coins of Livia from both Rome and the provinces, offer a greater understanding of the power and influence embodied in Livia’s unique visual persona, as well as the male-female, gender-based ideologies of power early in the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

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Language and monetary circulation in the early United States
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Language and monetary circulation in the early United States

This study seeks to understand better the methods by which money circulated in the colonial and early Federal periods…

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Long Table 84. An Introduction to the Function and Design...
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Long Table 84. An Introduction to the Function and Design of Medals

ANS Fellow Scott Miller leads an overview of medallic art. While introductory presentations on medals often emphasize their history…

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Long Table 89. The Mark & Lottie Salton Collection: Jewish...
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Long Table 89. The Mark & Lottie Salton Collection: Jewish Entrepreneurs and the Beginning of the German Coin Trade

Mark Salton (b. Max Schlessinger, 1914-2005), came from from a distinguished family of German coin dealers from before the…

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LT No. 82. Coins in Shakespeare
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LT No. 82. Coins in Shakespeare

Michael Markowitz guides a merry numismatic tour through the works of William Shakespeare. From drachmas to ducats to sixpence,…

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The American Numismatic Society: Sharing and Belonging
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The American Numismatic Society: Sharing and Belonging

For the 2022 ANS Gala in honor of David Hendin, we commissioned a short film by Pascal Perich that…

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Money Talks: Paying Attention: Images of Monuments on Roman Imperial...
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Money Talks: Paying Attention: Images of Monuments on Roman Imperial Coins with Prof. Francesco de Angelis

Representations of architecture on Roman coins have long been studied by scholars interested in retrieving information about ancient monuments,…

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Money Talks: The Four Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome Through Their...
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Money Talks: The Four Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome Through Their Medals with Dr. Eleonora Giampiccolo

Director of the Numismatic Department of the Vatican Library, Dr. Eleonora Giampiccolo, speaks on papal medals—discussing why and how…

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Our Minds are Full of Brenner—Mark Schlepphorst
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Our Minds are Full of Brenner—Mark Schlepphorst

Mark Schlepphorst, an Associate Member of the American Numismatic Society, is a transplant to the Boston area from Colorado…

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The 164th Annual Meeting (2021)
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The 164th Annual Meeting (2021)

The 164th Annual Meeting took place at the New York City headquarters of the Society on Saturday, October 23,…

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Victor D. Brenner and the Painterly Influence of Joaquín Sorolla—Christopher...
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Victor D. Brenner and the Painterly Influence of Joaquín Sorolla—Christopher J. Bach

Christopher Bach, an Associate Member of the American Numismatic Society, was formally trained and currently works in the field…

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Francis D. Millet and Victor Brenner: The Path to the...
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Francis D. Millet and Victor Brenner: The Path to the Penny—Jonathan Kagan

Jonathan Kagan is a Trustee and Life Fellow of the American Numismatic Society. He is also a Fellow of…

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