The Melsonby Hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2021 & subsequently declared Treasure. The Yorkshire Museum aim to raise £500,000 to acquire & conserve the hoard, keeping it in a public collection. Help keep the hoard in Yorkshire & donate today at: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-m...

All the replies/discussion on this are fascinating, thanks!

Save the Melonsby Hoard #Archaeology #Yorkshire www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-m...

Devil’s Arrows at Boroughbridge ….

It’s out …. Sam Moorhead’s RIC volume on Carausius and Allectus is now available from Spink!

Detectorist finds hoard of Roman silver coins. #ClassicsBluesky 🏺 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Newly entered on CHRE: Exciting new hoard found in the Netherlands (Bunnik 2023), dating from the time of the Roman conquest of Britain, mixing Roman denarii and aurei with staters of Cunobelinus! #numismatics ➡️ chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21255 ➡️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🪙Archaeology enthusiasts Reinier Koelink and Gert-Jan Messelaar discovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins near Bunnik, Utrecht, shedding new light on the Roman conquest of Britain.

This photo gives a better idea of the coins' scale. It also includes many of the other coins we'll be covering in the talk. They date from the 12th century to 1707.

From left to right: groat of James III (1484-88); 1575 dated £20 of James VI, the largest circulating hammered gold coin minted in the British Isles & a testoon of Mary Queen of Scots minted soon after her return to Scotland in 1561.

I'm giving an online talk on the Lord Stewartby Collection (the largest collection of Scottish coins ever assembled by a private individual) next Friday at 1pm. We'll cover the collection's background and examine many of its highlights. Here's the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-foc...

Given George Orwell’s interests, it will be a great shame if this is a non-circulating coin that is only available to the general public at a “collectors’ premium”. Two pounds is Seven Pounds Fifty ….. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Q. What's the difference between a coin hoard recovered by archaeologists rather than metal detecting? A. Context How many organic containers (like this paper filled parcel) are lost to blind digging rather than systematic recovery?

Hoard of 11th Century coins found at Sizewell C www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The 'Yorkshire Numismatic Society' Programme for 2025 is now posted on the website at yorkshirenumismatic.blogspot.com

A special coin this one! A Viking imitation found in the Baltic states. It copies a radiate helmet type of Aethelred which itself copies a radiate military bust type of Constantine the Great that was struck in London c. AD 312. That’s a lot of history in a battered and pieced bit of silver …

And here's more for the centenary: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

#2025 will be the 100th birthday of the #ShippingForecast. Here's my paean to that institution: norseandviking.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-...

BBC article featuring some lovely new Norfolk metal detected finds discussed by Dr Helen Geake. Clear instructions on reporting finds too, it can be done!

Please repost as the Roman remains and museum under the pub need to be protected and kept open so the public can continue to visit. Concerns over plan to revamp pub on Roman ruins www.bbc.com/news/article...

Happy festival of Sol Invictus to all those who celebrate! #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK of AKAM Coin Series issued by Kolkata Mint. More Info: https://bit.ly/3P44JQ4

Happy #Solstice! The Nebra Sky Disc is considered to be the oldest known material representation of cosmic phenomena in the world, dating around 1600 BC. On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte in Halle. Further information: www.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de/en/nebra-sky... 📷 me 🏺

One of the most iconic coins relating to Romano-Britain, the Arras medallion. This is an electrotype made by the Parisian coin dealer and jeweller Bourgey. From a private collection.

Four more numismatic job opportunities at the Heberden Coin Room in the Ashmolean Museum. It’s raining coins …. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

This stunning coin is a silver medieval penny of William I dating to c.AD 1068 – 1070. It is from William's Bonnet issue of coins and was minted in Lincolnshire by the moneyer Outhgrim. #FindsFriday #WilliamI #Bonnet #Lincoln https://buff.ly/4iGFpNP

Ancient Coin of the Day: I’ve been remiss in coin threads this week, so let’s get back to it with this base-silver tetradrachm from Alexandria, ca. AD 66-67, one of a series celebrating the Emperor Nero. #ACOTD #Numismatics #Nero 🏺🧵 Image: RPC 5300/5. Link - rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5300

Here’s the birthday boy … he used to like a party.

My favourite nightclub bouncer …

🚨🚨 Dream #job Alert for numismatists! 🚨🚨 Curator of #Roman #Coins @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social in #Oxford! 🏛️ #HeberdenCoinRoom ✨ Care for 110,000 Roman & Iron Age coins ✨ Digitization ✨ Cutting-edge research in Roman numismatics ✨ Teach ✨ ... & more my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #numismatics

Hmm. I wonder if a late 3rd century Sasanian hoard just came on the numismatic market? CNG's current auction has 3 drachms of Waharān I (not very common), and 5 of Waharān II on offer. If so, I bet there will be some fancy drachms at the NY International Numismatic Convention in January.

The Ashmolean is looking for a numismatist for a Curator of Roman coins role #numismatics please retweet 😉 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Here is a composite image of the Bury St Edmunds boy bishop token I posted yesterday complete with the previous owner’s ticket. I will post further information about the hoard shortly….

New boy bishop appointed. I wonder if they also revive the custom of striking boy bishop tokens to hand out to the poor … cathedral.org.uk/news/st-nich...

It wasn’t me … www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...

Over 10,000 coins, dating from the Roman Republic to the Empire, were discovered in the sanctuary pool. Photo: Italian Ministry of Culture #ancientbluesky #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanarchaeology #roman #numismatics #ancientcoins #coin-enthusiasts #coins #romancoins

Some exciting news! I'm really delighted to have been nominated by Current Archaeology for #ArcaheologistoftheYear. Voting is open until 10 Feb, but do it now, before you forget 😀

Help us save the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard! ✨ We need your help to keep this important Roman hoard in Worcestershire, where it was buried in AD 55 and discovered last year. Donate today ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/support-us/w... Thank you!

Please help us acquire the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard. The largest hoard of its date ever found in Britain!! This is huge!! Whatever small donation you can make would be amazing. Cheers!! @museumsworcs.bsky.social #archaeology #coinhoard www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/support-us/w...

@thetimes.com @theguardian.com Can we get a bit of media exposure on this please 😉👍 www.gov.uk/government/n...

The British Museum research publication on Tetrarchic hoards was published earlier this year. A lo-res pdf version is available here britishmuseum.iro.bl.uk/concern/books/… It includes catalogues of the Rauceby, Wold Newton and Fyfield hoards. The print version is also available.

My website relating to the recent Britannia Nummaria conference held this year in York - fair warning, it involved people dressed up as Romans and coins! Loads of coins 😉 britannianummaria2024.blogspot.com?m=1

I think we need auction houses to provide slightly more realistic provenances … www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...

Money, Money, Money: Discussing The History Of Rome Through Ancient Coins w/ Collector GARETH HARNEY - YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJkX...

Seen in the wild in the book hall at #SBLAAR Inscriptions, Papyri and Other Artifacts edited by James Harrison and Randy Richards including my contribution "Coins of the New Testament World: The intersection between Coin Images and Legends and Roman Imperial Propaganda."

#OnThisDay - 20 November - in AD 284 Diocletian was declared Roman emperor on the death of Numerian. The Historia Augusta (30.13) notes that the army made this decision with "heaven-sent unanimity". 🏺 Image: RIC V Diocletian 1; Münze (Aureus 284). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

The worn sculpture of Vulcan and Jupiter found at Birdoswald fort on Hadrian’s Wall, the metal thunderbolt in Jupiters hand is missing but the hole remains. #Hadrianswall #archaeology

🌟 Tomorrow! Royal Numismatic Society lectures - 6pm on zoom (abstracts and link on website) #numismatics