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PugJesus<p><strong>"Horse-hoof money", China, 1st century BCE</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/33326981" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/33326981</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>'Knife Money', China, 1st millennium BCE</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/33268086" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/33268086</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>Coin of the Emperor Probus, Roman Empire, ~280 AD</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/33196941" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/33196941</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>Gold and copper coins of the Tang Dynasty, China, between 618 AD – 907 AD</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/33146112" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/33146112</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Following on from the post about banking in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a>, I thought I'd share this piece. A Denarius was the standard day's wage for a labourer in Ancient Rome. This one is interesting as it is not all that it seems. It is a "Fouree", an ancient counterfeit coin made of copper and plated with silver. <a href="https://coinofnote.com/19-b-c-rome-augustus-denarius-fouree/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">coinofnote.com/19-b-c-rome-aug</span><span class="invisible">ustus-denarius-fouree/</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoin</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Collecting <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a>, particularly those from Rome is popular. But how much do you know about the <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> system? Invicta has you covered with this 19 minute video on the banking system in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ancient</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw-TszklK-g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=nw-TszklK-</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a> (Not much mention of specific coins, but an interesting discussion on how it worked)</p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Historian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Historian</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinCollecting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>Casting mold for coins, China, 1st century AD?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/32619124" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/32619124</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>'Spade Currency', China, 475 - 221 BCE</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/32561760" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/32561760</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Why do medieval coins look simpler than ancient coins? It's not just that the Roman Empire had fallen and it took a thousand years to get back to the same level of technology, as we often hear. Classical Numismatics dives into it and explains: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj_13kelQWE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=vj_13kelQW</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinCollecting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ancient</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> @Numismatics <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>Copper coins from Masada, rebel-held fortress in Iudea, Roman Empire, 66-73 AD</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/31881763" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/31881763</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
CoinOfNote<p>A new coin was recently discovered that is thought to be the oldest known Anglo-Saxon coin. The "massively significant" find that was struck in the 7th Century. The design depicts a man dancing a jig while holding a Christian cross above a symbol linked to the Norse god Odin.</p><p><a href="https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n24.html#article23" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n2</span><span class="invisible">4.html#article23</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinCollecting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Still on the Roman Empire, and still in E-Sylum, and an interesting article on the many and sometimes confusing uses of the word Maximus / Max and finding it on coins: <a href="https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n24.html#article19" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n2</span><span class="invisible">4.html#article19</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinCollecting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/RomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmpire</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Students at King's College London are learning how Roman coins were made, including the "significant disparity in portrait styles in Roman provincial coinage for which there is no good explanation" - how? By learning how dies are made and by practising striking coins themselves - it sounds a fascinating course!</p><p>Article in E-Sylum:<br><a href="https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n24.html#article10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n2</span><span class="invisible">4.html#article10</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinCollecting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ancient</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Studying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Studying</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Students</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
Kyrgizion<p><strong>After 5 years of searching, I finally have him: Caligula. Fourré denarius, Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 40CE. Reverse: "SPQR - Ob Cives Servatos", "PP"</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/30442491" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/30442491</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Getting Started with Celtic Coins – Crude and Barbarous, or Just Different?</p><p><a href="https://collectingancientcoins.co.uk/getting-started-with-celtic-coins-crude-and-barbarous-or-just-different/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">collectingancientcoins.co.uk/g</span><span class="invisible">etting-started-with-celtic-coins-crude-and-barbarous-or-just-different/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CelticCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CelticCoins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collecting</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🚀 Ah yes, the groundbreaking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartography</span></a> of ancient coins and inscriptions, because everyone’s been desperately needing a treasure map to the trivia nobody asked for. 🗺️ Just follow the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hesperia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hesperia</span></a> breadcrumbs, and maybe you’ll find a lost civilization—or just your way to a history lecture no one wanted. 😂<br><a href="http://hesperia.ucm.es/consulta_hesperia/mapas.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">hesperia.ucm.es/consulta_hespe</span><span class="invisible">ria/mapas.php</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientcoins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historytrivia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historytrivia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lostcivilizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lostcivilizations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Just which type of coins were the 30 pieces of silver Judas Iscariot was paid with for handing Jesus over to be crucified?</p><p>Classical Numismatics investigates the options: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cYiCGMIwOw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=0cYiCGMIwO</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinsOfTheBible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinsOfTheBible</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BibleCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibleCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Easter</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Easter2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Easter2025</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religious</span></a></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>Gold coin (Aureus) of the Emperor Hadrian, Roman Empire, 118 AD</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/28301690" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/28301690</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PugJesus<p><strong>Gold coin ('hyperpyron'), Constantinople (now Istanbul), Byzantine Empire, 1081-1118 AD</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/28228709" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/28228709</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
CoinOfNote<p>A metal detectorist spent 6 years searching the same farm and was eventually rewarded with a rare £5,000 coin from emperor Aulus Vitellius, who ruled the <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> Empire for just 8 months in 69 AD.</p><p><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64378729/roman-coin-vitellius/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">popularmechanics.com/science/a</span><span class="invisible">rchaeology/a64378729/roman-coin-vitellius/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CoinCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinCollecting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AncientCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientCoins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/historians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historians</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/numismatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>numismatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
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