Pocket Change
Collectively branded as Pocket Change, the ANS publishes new content frequently on its blog, in The Planchet podcast, as well as videos. Back-issues of ANS Magazine are also available.
For over half a century, The American Numismatic Society, a scholarly organization and museum of coins, money, and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with its preeminent numismatic collections. With over three-quarters of a million objects, the collection is particularly strong in Greek, Roman, Islamic, Far Eastern, and US and Colonial coinages, as well as Medallic Art. Located in New York City’s SoHo district, the Society also houses the world’s most complete numismatic library.
The rigorous eight-week course, taught by ANS staff and guest lecturers introduces students to the methods, theories, and…
Late Roman solidi reached Barbaricum in huge quantities. More than 1,200 from Scandinavia and around 900 from Poland have…
The International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) announced this week the winners of its annual Book Prize. The ANS is…
China employed international silver coins for their economy from the 1500s into the 20th century. Starting in the late…
Numismatist John Janeczek will discuss the coins struck in and for the Free Hanseatic Cities: Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck….
There is a new Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) release out now (June 6, 2023) that includes the following control-marked…
The campus of Western Michigan University, host of the International Congress on Medieval Studies.
The International Congress on Medieval Studies has…
Both “Celts” and “Germans” used and produced coins that were influenced by the coinages of the Mediterranean world. David…
Marta Barbato, archaeologist at the Museo Nazionale Romano, will explore the publication of the complete San Chirico Nuovo hoard…
By Scott H. Miller (ANS Life Fellow)
Coins, and by extension medals, have long been referred to as a permanent means…
During the Viking Age, silver hoards were created by people with different cultural, ethnic, social, and religious backgrounds. The…
Carole Raddato is a photographer and world traveller who since 2012 has been following in the steps of the Roman…
With a collection as large as the American Numismatic Society’s, those of us who work with it daily are bound…