Archive – Research Institutes
International Symposium on Roman Coins in the Renaissance
From November 16 to 18, 2011 various research institutes organize an international symposium in Berlin. The aim is to conduct a comparative analysis of the role and function of antique coins, and the reception, and (re-)construction of ancient culture and history in the age of the Renaissance... [ more ]
ILAC – new computer applications for numismatics
The Austrian research project ILAC opens the interdisciplinary field of computer vision to numismatic research. One of the applications will be the Computer-aided coin archiving and processing. Martin Kampel and Klaus Vondrovec who are working on ILAC explain what it is all about. [ more ]
Call for papers for monographs on ancient economy
The Spanish journal “Herakleion” has started to prepare monographs on different topics of antiquity to be published as “Anejos de Herakleion”. The editors call for paper for a monograph on ancient economy. [ more ]
The Mark Blackburn Memorial Fund
The British newsletter Money&Medals reports in its August issue about a Memorial Fund in memory of the late numismatist Mark Blackburn in order to promote research on coins of various epochs and geographical areas. [ more ]
Over 7,000 coins from Huntington Collection return to ANS as long-term loan
The American Numismatic Society has received a long-term loan of a group of some 7,291 coins and tokens from the collection of Archer M. Huntington. An anonymous friend of the Society bought the group. [ more ]
Byzantine Coins and Seals Summer Program at Dumbarton Oaks
From July 8 to August 2 Dumbarton Oaks will again offer a summer program on Byzantine numismatics and sigillography, drawing upon its extensive holdings of coins and seals. A limited number of places will be available for graduate students. [ more ]
The DAMIN program of the depreciation of silver in history
The axis of the DAMIN program is the study of the depreciation of silver in the second half of the XIXth century and its consequences in developed countries. DAMIN publishes also important historic documents and organizes round tables. [ more ]
The British Museum and the University of Leicester announce £645K to study Roman hoards found in Britain
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has awarded the British Museum, working in collaboration with the University of Leicester, a £645K grant for a 3-year project on “Crisis or continuity? The deposition of metalwork in the Roman world: what do coin hoards tell us about Roman Britain in the 3rd century AD?” [ more ]