Retrieved this from the cabinets for an enquirer the other day and couldn’t resist sharing. An absolutely fabulous three-quarter facing bust of the usurper Postumus on this aureus, struck at his mint of Trier, Germany, c. AD 264.

🎧NEUE FOLGE🎧 Die Schlacht von Pydna (168 v. Chr.) veränderte die antike Welt. @drcrollinger.bsky.social c/o @unitrier.bsky.social erklärt,wie es zum römischen Sieg über Makedonien und dem Wendepunkt der Geschichte des gesamten Mittelmeerraums kam.

Another one for #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢🐢🐢 A stater (silver coin) from the island of Aegina, 4th century BC. 📷 Lena Nitzer | Staatliche Münzsammlung München | license see alt text

Super impressed modern archaeologists and earth scientists have been able to detect the exact find spots of the ships raised out of lake Nemi! Citation next post.

Fantastic new article (OA) by Reinhard Wolters on #coins of #Domitian showing buildings in the city of #Rome!👇🏼🏛️ journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/bj... Image from the article

📣 It is always a bit conceited to advertise a paper publication, but this project was great fun thanks to the fabulous team involved. If you are interested in miniature pottery, please take a look. doi.org/10.1177/1469... #Archaeology 🏺

If you click on this link, not only can you find links to two of my co-authored articles, BUT you can also find OPEN ACCESS to 240 papers across four volumes all on NUMISMATICS. livyarrow.org/2025/09/22/i...

Among the pieces discussed is also the rare but incredibly well preserved specimen from our collection in Munich (no. 45 in the article)!🤌👀 #numismatics #coins

So I am talking on Agrippina the Younger in one week, 6pm Sydney time, 9am UK time. Sign up here if you are interested! macquarie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

CfP für den 19. Tag der Antiken #Numismatik (#TAN) in Münster. Der #TAN findet vom 7. bis 8. November statt und insbesondere NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen sind wieder eingeladen Abschluss-, Qualifikationsarbeiten oder laufende und anstehende Projekte vorzustellen.

#job in #numismatics and #PhD candidates two research associates (m/f/d) in Berlin at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (BBAW) www.bbaw.de/stellenangeb...

"The oldest and most beautiful head of Zeus (sc. from Olympia/Elis)…" "Der älteste und schönste elische Zeuskopf (aus Olympia)…" (Regling 1924, 78 referring to this coin (421–365 BCE) today in Berlin: ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18...). #numismatics #AncientBluesky 🏺 #coins #Olympics

These little cupids are working hard to finish their garlands! Eight of them are already hanging from the top, between them erhaps four oscilla(?). This tiny object, which is only 3 cm wide, is made from glas paste and stems from the famous collection of Paul Arndt. #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBlueSky🏺

⚱️ #Archaeology news "Wie lebten Römer und Einheimische zusammen? Neue Forschungen nahe des Römerlagers Anreppen" #Münzen spielen wieder einmal eine wichtige Rolle bei der Datierung. Dazu mehr in der Pressemitteilung des LWL: www.lwl.org/pressemittei... Fotos: LWL-AfW/S. Pechtold #numismatics

A unique #coin (www.bavarikon.de/object/bav:S...)! Achaeus was the cousin of Seleucus III and Antiochus III. In 220 he declared himself king and made Sardes the capital of his kingdom. The #gold stater shown below is perhaps to be interpreted as an inauguration issue. #numismatics #AncientBluesky🏺

Interested in #coins and #genealogy of the #RomanRepublic? Manfredi Zanin just published his detailed study on "I tirumviri monetali degli anni 150-70 a.C." (OA): boris-portal.unibe.ch/entities/pub... Coin: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... #AncientBlueSky🏺

Michael Crawford interviewed by Andrew Burnett about Roman Republican Coinage. A must watch for all interested in #numismatics youtu.be/znKrj5lkXLM

Dear #coin-enthusiasts, if you are interested in the activities of the Bavarian State #Coin Collection (Munich) do follow us here: instagram.com/staatlichemu... #numismatics #ancientcoins #History #Antiquity #Medieval #AncientBluesky🏺

Dear #coin-enthusiasts, if you are interested in the activities of the Bavarian State #Coin Collection (Munich) do follow us here: instagram.com/staatlichemu... #numismatics #ancientcoins #History #Antiquity #Medieval #AncientBluesky🏺

A new volume of the Mitteilungsblatt, Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte is out: bit.ly/3zGFiQA Including a short summary of my dissertation on federal coinage! #numismatics #coins #Classics 🏺AncientBluesky ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18...

Next monday (15 July, 4:30 pm CEST) Eleanor Ghey (@britishmuseum) will talk about "Hoards from Roman Britain and the Treasure Act" in our lecture series "Neue Funde und Forschungen" @goetheuni #coins #numismatics #hoards! Register to attend online👇

Nicht verpassen: Heute Mittag spricht Stefanie Baars im Kolloquium "Neue Funde und Forschungen" zu "Die fiktive Bündnisprägung des Italiotischen Bundes im 4. Jh. v. Chr. - Eine historische, archäologische und numismatische Dekonstruktion und ihre Folgen"! Zoom-Link 👇

Dear coin-people, I am currently working on a hoard containing a coin of Acanthus/Akanthos. There is apparently a 1996 Oxford dissertation by Tselekas and I wonder if anyone has a copy of it? As far as I can see the book is not available for ILL in Germany 🏺ClassicsBluesky AncientBluesky 🏛️

🥳🎉🎊 The newest edition of our biannual "Mitteilungsblatt" has arrived and it looks fantastic! From now on every issues will not only cover the activities of the "Institute for Numismatics and Monetary History" we also have smaller articles concerning numismatics topics!