Tag: Roman Imperial Period
Roman Gold Jewels With Postumus Coins Missing From France’s National Library
The Bibliothèque Nationale de France has reported missing three pendants with gold coins of the Roman emperor Postumus. They had been stored in a secured stock. The police investigate.
Scenarios of Power. An International Students’ Exhibition
How did the Romans use coins as a mass medium? An exhibition designed by students from Germany and China takes a look at this subject in a refreshing way, with a modern approach and complementary perspectives from East and West.
The Coin Yearbook 2020 Now Available
The Coin Yearbook 2020 is an independent price guide and collector’s handbook for the coin hobby, with features which include accurate up-to-date valuations for all English, Scottish, Irish and Island (Channel & Isle of Man) coins in an updated edition for 2020.
A Tale of Two Empires: Rome and Persia
The exhibition ‘A Tale of Two Empires’ explores the ancient superpowers of Rome and Persia through the Barber’s extensive Late Roman coin collection and its Sasanian cache. Dr Maria Vrij, coin curator at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, introduces the exhibition.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in Rome’s mint ...
Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East
The new exhibition “The World between Empires” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art looks at the diverse history of cities and people in the ancient Middle East. Also, the sequence of the many rulers in that region is illustrated by a large choice of coins.