Long Table Lectures

Every Friday at 1:00 pm ET

The Long Table series brings together ANS Members from around the country each week. Lead by ANS staff, outside numismatic curators, authors, enthusiasts, historians, and many more, each talk offers the opportunity to take an hour away from your busy day to discuss all things numismatic, exchange views and ideas, and speak directly with fellow members and with the ANS.

Upcoming Long Tables

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Past Long Tables

LT#DateTitleHost(s)Recording
1May 1, 2020 Slabbing: How it has Changed Collecting CoinsUte Wartenberg, Mark Salzberg, and David Vagi
2May 8, 2020The HRC Project and Other Online Resources at the ANSPeter van Alfen and Ethan Gruber
3May 15, 2020The Medallic Art Co. CollectionJesse Kraft and Scott Miller
4May 22, 2020Glance at the Collections of Queen Christina and Queen Elizabeth IIMary Lannin
5May 29 2020 Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP)Lucia Carbone and Liv Yarrow
6June 6, 2020Signs of InflationGilles Bransbourg
7June 12, 2020Topics in Biblical and Judean CoinsDavid Hendin with Haim Gitler
8June 19, 2020Preparing your Manuscript for PublicationAndrew Reinhard
9June 26, 2020The Richard B. Witschonke CollectionLucia Carbone
10July 10, 2020Meet the Moonlight Mint: A Q&A with Coiner Daniel CarrDaniel Carr
11July 17, 2020Exploring the New Monogram Tools of Hellenistic Royal CoinagesEthan Gruber and Peter van Alfen
12July 24, 2020Vault FavoritesJesse Kraft
13July 31, 2020Discovering the Coinage of the NabataeansEby Friedman
14August 7, 2020An Introduction to CoinHoardsEthan Gruber and Peter van Alfen
15August 14, 2020Vault FavoritesPeter van Alfen
16August 21, 2020Artists of the Medallic Art Company CollectionTaylor Hartley
17August 28, 2020Roman Emperor Roll CallDaniel Voshart
18September 4, 2020The Hidden Treasures of this Happy IslandAndrew Burnett
19September 11, 2020Mints of New York CityPeter van Alfen
20September 18, 2020Vault FavoritesLucia Carbone
21September 25, 2020Old World Meets New World: The Coinage of Joanna and Charles, 1536-72Jesse Kraft
22October 2, 2020Themes and Variations in Byzantine CoinsDon Squires
23October 9, 2020Recent Acquisitions to the ANS CollectionPeter van Alfen
24October 16, 2020Cultural Heritage and Collecting CoinsPeter Tompa and Ute Wartenberg
25October 23, 2020The Archaeology of Future CurrenciesAndrew Reinhard
26October 30, 2020Vault FavoritesGilles Bransbourg
27November 6, 2020Zenobia and Vabalathus—the Legacy of Palmyra in Coinage and SculptureRichard Beleson
28November 13, 2020From the ANS ArchivesDavid Hill
29November 20, 2020Vault FavoritesJesse Kraft
30December 4, 2020The Numismatic Collection in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of MichiganIrene Soto Marín
31December 11, 2020Connections, Community, & Coinage: A Conversation about the System of Coin Production in Southern Asia Minor AD 218-276George Watson
32December 18, 2020The G.N. Olcott Collection at Columbia UniversityLucia Carbone
33January 22, 2021The Ties that Bind: Archaic Greek Coins of Mother Cities and their ColoniesPeter van Alfen
34January 30, 2021The Vatican Numismatic CollectionEleonora Giampiccolo
35February 5, 2021From the Particulars to the General: Acheloios and His Sinews. Revisiting Man-Faced Bull IconographyNicholas J. Molinari
36February 12, 2021Artists of the Medallic Art Company, 1909-1930Taylor Hartley
37February 19, 2021Cistophoric Mysteries from the ANS VaultLucia Carbone
38February 26, 2021A Look at Collections of the Art Institute of ChicagoElizabeth Hahn Benge
39March 5, 2021“Why did they do that?” The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, Congress and the United States MintMary Lannin and Peter van Alfen
40March 12, 2021The Berlin Coin Cabinet in the Past and TodayBernhard Weisser
41March 19, 2021If Portraits could TalkEugene Daub
42March 26, 2021Coinage in the Roman Provinces Before RPC: An Afterword and What was Left OutLucia Carbone
43April 9, 2021Coins and papers: the Ptolemaic collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de FranceJulien Olivier
44April 16, 2021The FrancGilles Bransbourg
45April 23, 2021Seleucid Ghost StoriesOliver Hoover
46April 30, 2021The Ultimate Coin: The Unlikely Saga of the 1933 Double Eagle David Tripp and Ute Wartenberg
47May 7, 2021The John Max Wulfing Collection of Ancient Coins and Related Objects at Washington University in Saint LouisWilliam S. Bubelis
48May 14, 2021The Greek and Roman Numismatic Collection and Gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonLaure Marest
49May 21, 2021Commemorative Medallic ArtsMashiko
50May 28, 2021Iron Age Coins in BritainCourtney Nimura, Ethan Gruber, and John Talbot
51June 4, 2021The Peer Review ProcessAndrew Reinhard
52June 11, 2021Numismatic Holdings of the North Carolina CollectionLinda Jacobson and Bob Schreiner
53June 18, 2021HELP! Unsolved Medallic Mysteries in My CollectionIra RezakWatch
54June 25, 2021Finding Hidden Harmony in Medal DesignsHeidi Wastweet
55July 1, 2021Highlights of the Collection Jesse Kraft
56July 9, 2021The Display of Ancient Coins in the Getty VillaJeffrey Spier
57July 16, 2021Forgeries in the Late Roman Republic (RRDP)Liv Yarrow, Lucia Carbone, and Jeremy Haag
58July 23, 2021Highlights of the Collection Gilles Bransbourg
59July 30, 2021Coins with a History: A Tour of Provenance, Collectors, and Inventories in the Berlin MünzkabinettKarsten Dahmen
60August 6, 2021The Difficulties of Recording Ancient Greek HoardsUte Wartenberg and Peter van Alfen
61August 13, 2021The Numismatic Cabinet at the National Museum of Art of CataloniaRobert Hoge
62August 20, 2021FLAME (Framing the Late Antique and early Medieval Economy)Alan Stahl, Lee Mordechai and Mark Pyzyk
63August 27, 2021Old-Regime French JetonsJames E. McClellan III
64September 10, 2021Highlights of the CollectionLucia Carbone and Nathan Elkins
65September 24, 2021Favorites from the ANS ArchivesDavid Hill
66October 1, 2021A Conversation with the Chief Engraver for the US MintJoe Menna
67October 8, 2021Coinage of the Bar Kochba Revolt with a Focus on Overstrikes and their Roman Under TypesRichard Beleson
68October 15, 2021A 17th Century Painting with Ancient Coins as a Disguised Political ManifestoFrançois de Callataÿ
69October 22, 2021George Clapp and his Large CentsChuck Heck
70October 29, 2021The Significance of Architectural Representations on Roman CoinageNathan Elkins
71November 5, 2021The Penkalas HoardsHüseyin Köker and Lucia Carbone
72November 12, 2021Let’s Chat About Ancient Cypriote CoinsEvangeline Markou
73November 19, 2021Roman Imperial Women and Numismatic PortraitureFae Amiro
74December 3, 2021An Overview of Edward C. Rochette Money MuseumDouglas Mudd
75December 10, 2021Coin Deposits in Ancient Synagogues in Late Antique PalestineTine Rasselle 
76December 17, 2021Die Analysis and the Coinage of HadrianMartin Beckmann
77January 21, 2022Daily Bread: Observations on Archaic Greek Markets and Small ChangePeter van Alfen
78January 28, 2022Loonies, Toonies, and Tombac: Vault Favorites from the Canadian CabinetJesse Kraft
79February 4, 2022To Whom Does the King Kneel?Anna Accettola
80February 11, 2022Really BIG MoneyEllen Feingold
81February 18, 2022Using Coins Outside the Marketplace: Roman coins from Sardis, TurkeyJane DeRose Evans
82February 25, 2022Coins in ShakespeareMichael Markowitz Watch
83March 4, 2022The Mark and Lottie Salton Collection: Jewish Entrepreneurs and the Beginning of the German Coin TradeVicken Yegparian, Ursula Kampmann, Fabian Halbich, Alexandra Elflein-Schwier, and Ulrich KuenkerWatch
84March 11, 2022An Introduction to the Function and Design of MedalsScott MillerWatch
85March 18, 2022The Significance of Architectural Representations on Roman Coinage, Part IINathan Elkins
86March 25, 2022Femina Princeps’ and her Exceptional Numismatic AccoladeTracene HarveyWatch
87April 1, 2022From Republic Crises to Imperial Ideals? A View from the Roman Coinage of the 40s–30s BCEHannah CornwellWatch
88April 8, 2022The Nickle Numismatic Collection at the University of CalgaryMarina FischerWatch
89April 22, 2022Schulman, Salton, and Frankenhuis in Archival RecordsDavid HillWatch
90April 29, 2022Like Stickers on a Steamer Trunk: A Century of American Merchant Countermarks on Foreign Coins, 1770-1870John KraljevichWatch
91May 6, 2022Data Wrangling: How to use NomismaEthan GruberWatch
92May 13, 2022Coins and the ColosseumRichard BelesonWatch
93May 20, 2022A Mysterious Medallion of Antoninus PiusBen Lee DamskyWatch
94May 27, 2022The Newman Portal and the ANS ArchivesLen Augsburger and Kim DumasWatch
95June 3, 2022Coins of the CrusadesMike MarkowitzWatch
96June 10, 2022Conservation and Treatment of Ancient CoinageAlmoatz-bellah Elshahawi Watch
97June 17, 2022Researching the Belleville MintBill DalzellWatch
98June 24, 2022Yale’s Numismatic Collection and the Bela Lyon Pratt GalleryBenjamin Hellings and Emily Pearce Seigerman
99July 1, 2022Dignity and Monetarii: Mint Workers in the Late Roman EmpireSarah E. BondWatch
100July 8, 2022An Interview with Basil DemetriadiUte Wartenberg and Basil DemetriadiWatch
101July 15, 2022Portraits of Women on Roman Coinage in the Late Republic and Early Roman EmpireLucia CarboneWatch
102July 22, 2022Numismatics and Sensitive History: A Brief Overview of the Popular Perception of the Coins’ Iconography in Modern TimesJérôme JambuWatch
103July 29, 2022Another Cistophoric Mystery: The ATRA Series and Its Role in the Late-Republican Coinage from the Province of AsiaAntonello MastronardiWatch
104August 5, 2022Portraits of Women on Roman Coinage in the Late Republic and Early Roman Empire Part IILucia CarboneWatch
105August 12, 2022In the Treasure Room of the Sakra KingWaleed ZiadWatch
106August 19, 2022Don’t be Afraid of Technology: Using Sophisticated Techniques to Evaluate Ancient CoinsRonald BudeWatch
107August 26, 2022Place Your X Here: The Story of Slaves and Freedman Serving in the Continental Army as Told by Fiscal PaperChristopher McDowellWatch
108September 2, 2022Imperial Legionary Coins and Civil WarsNathaniel KatzWatch
109September 9, 2022The Not Very Brief History of the Fulton Fund MedalScott MillerWatch
110September 23, 2022Bernini, Rome, and Numismatic ArtMatthew K. AverettWatch
111September 30, 2022Recent Acquisitions to the ANS CollectionJohn ThomassenWatch
112October 7, 2022Excavations at VindolandaRichard BelesonWatch
113October 21, 2022Conservation and Treatment of Ancient Silver CoinageAlmoatz-bellah ElshahawiWatch
114October 28, 2022Banknotes of Argentina, Peru and Chile in Bolivian Money, and Other CuriositiesRichard Cacchione-AmendolaWatch
115November 4, 2022A Hoard of Syrian Tetradrachms from a Mass Burial in ‘Akko-PtolemaisDanny SyonWatch
116November 11, 2022Form and Function: Revisiting the Serrated Bronzes of Seleukos IVEduardo García-MolinaWatch
117November 18, 2022The Dacian Kosons: A 500 Years Gold Rush PhenomenonCristian Gazdac
118December 2, 2022Interacting with Iconography under the Roman EmpireProfessor Fleur KemmersWatch
119December 9, 2022Coins, Collectors, and Collections: An Introduction to Swedish NumismaticsRagnar HedlundWatch
120December 16, 2022Salton Medals at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtDenise AllenWatch
121January 6, 2023Today’s Art Medal—From Decoration to Handheld SculptureDonald Scarinci Watch
122January 20, 2023Currency and Courts: Banknotes and the Paradox of Private Monetary Sovereignty in the Antebellum United States, 1787—c1859Jonah EstessWatch
123January 27, 2023Richard Norton’s Ill-fated Excavations at Cyrene and his Coins at the ANSPeter van Alfen Watch
124 February 3, 2023Coins for a Safe passage? Coin Deposits near the River Aa (Netherlands) and the Votive Act in AntiquityLiesbeth ClaesWatch
125 February 10, 2023Crusades, Colonies, and Coins in the Baltic and BeyondNanouschka Myrberg Burström
126February 17, 2023 The Lost Splendor of the Empire: The Roman Gold Coin Finds from Eastern EuropeKyrylo MyzginWatch
127February 24, 2023The Merchant of Venice In Huqoq: Coins, Treasures and HistoryRobert Kool
128March 3, 2023New Medieval Coin Finds from the Area Of Phoinike in Southern Albania: Coin Usage and Storage in Times of Intense Political and Economic Pressure (1320s-1340s CE)Julian Baker Watch
129March 10, 2023Pompey’s Propaganda against CaesarBen Lee DamskyWatch
130March 17, 2023Great Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649Jesse KraftWatch
131March 24, 2023The Coinage of Eadberht, Saxon King of Northumbria, 737-758 AD: A Tough Nut to CrackRonald BudeWatch
132March 31, 2023Heavy Bronze: Preliminary Results of a Metallurgical TestingLiv M. YarrowWatch
133April 14, 2023The Joy of Die-Studies: Cataloguing the Coinage Of Gordian IIIRoger BlandWatch
134April 21, 2023Real Money, Virtual Stuff: The Porous Economy of Paying Something for NothingAndrew ReinhardWatch
135April 28, 2023The Thirty Pieces of Silver: Coin Relics in Medieval and Modern EuropeLucia TravainiWatch
136May 5, 2023The Royal Coin Cabinet in Sweden – History, Present and FutureCecilia von Heijne
137May 12, 2023The Hoarding Vikings: Silver Hoards as Economic, Social, Cultural, and Symbolic CapitalGitte IngvardsonWatch
138May 19, 2023The First Romano-Campanian Silver: Some Reflections on Hoards Containing RRC 13/1 from Southern Italy during the Pyrrhic WarMarta BarbatoWatch
139May 26, 2023Up North: Interactions Between Celts, Germans, and the Mediterranean World in the Light of CoinageDavid Wigg-WolfWatch
140June 2, 202320th Century Coinage of the German Empire: The Free Hanseatic Cities and the ColoniesJohn JaneczekWatch
141June 9, 2023Silver Coins and Chopmarked Coins in China, Up to 1873Eric Brothers Watch
142June 16, 2023The Power of Influence and the Influence of Power: Germanic Elites and Solidi Imitations at the End of AntiquityAnna Zapolska Watch
143June 23, 2023The Meanings of Libertas on Roman CoinageNathan ElkinsWatch
144June 30, 2023Sponsianus Gold and Its TimesAleksander Bursche and Kyrylo MyzginWatch
145July 7, 2023Tumultuous Times: Tyre in Phoenicia Under the Emperor ElagabalusAchim Lichtenberger Watch
146July 14, 2023New Thoughts on Rome’s Oldest CoinsSeth BernardWatch
147July 21, 2023What’s New at the Newman PortalLen Augsburger and Kim DumasWatch
148July 28, 2023Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards from BritainEleanor GheyWatch
149August 4, 2023Numismatic Pathways: Coins in Cosa’s Bath ComplexMelissa LudkeWatch
150August 11, 2023Theodore Roosevelt and the Gold Designs of 1907–08: An Analysis of Presidential DecisionsMike MoranWatch
151August 18, 2023Gold & Power: The Spectacular Velp 1715 hoardPaul BeliënWatch
152August 25, 2023Coining a Colonial Identity: Civic Coins and Colonies in the Roman ProvincesRobyn Le BlancWatch
153September 1, 2023The Gallic Connection: Roman Coinage, Silver Bullion and the Via DomitiaCharles Parisot-SillonWatch
154September 8, 2023Scrip Issued for the Illinois and Michigan CanalDale LukanichWatch
155September 15, 2023Changes in the Use of Roman Money in the Mid-Republican Age: From a Rather Weak “Economic” Approach to a More “Rational” Use of the MoneyMaria Cristina MolinariWatch
156September 29, 2023Nicaea in Bithynia: An Atypical Provincial Mint in the Roman EastDario CalominoWatch
157October 6, 2023Between the Greeks, Celts, and Iberians, the origins of coinage in Western EuropeEneko HiriartWatch
158October 13, 2023The Coinage of Phaistos: New Light on the History and Economic Dynamics of a Prominent Cretan CityFederico CarboneWatch
159October 20, 2023Tokens in Classical Athens and BeyondMairi GkikakiWatch
160October 27, 2023General Charles Richard Fox (1796–1873), Coin CollectorKarsten DahmenWatch
161November 3, 2023The Franco American Castorland JettonRoger SiboniWatch
162November 10, 2023Why Collect Forgeries? The Dies and the Story of Carl Wilhelm BeckerBernhard WeisserWatch
163November 17, 2023The Silver Coinage of Carausius (AD 286-93)Sam MooreheadWatch
164December 1, 2023Roman Gold Coinage from the Second Punic War to the Flavians From An Archaeometric PerspectiveArnaud Suspène & Maryse Blet-LemarquandWatch
165December 8, 2023Benjamin Franklin’s Money: A Financial Life of the First AmericanEdward GrayWatch
166December 15, 2023Local Coinages in a Roman World, Second Century BC–First Century ADLucia CarboneWatch
167February 16, 2024Reevaluation of Cretan Drachm Overstrikes on Kyrenaika CoinsJohn TatmanWatch
168January 19, 2024Knossos, Crete: Coins, History, and Economies: Old Data in a New PerspectiveClaudia DevotoWatch
169January 26, 2024Ships, Shipwrecks and Medals in the 17th CenturyPeter van AlfenWatch