American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has published the latest Money Talks lecture on their YouTube Channel. The lecture, open to ANS members, was held online for the first time last month due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Normally the lecture series is hosted at the ANS’ New York offices. The lecture was recorded and published to the Society’s YouTube channel yesterday. In this particular lecture, Dr. Lucia Carbone discusses the coinage of Mark Antony and …

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The ANS is pleased to announce that an updated version of PELLA (numismatics.org/pella) has now been launched. As a component of the National Endowment of the Humanities funded Hellenistic Royal Coinages project, PELLA is an innovative research tool aiming, among other things, to provide a comprehensive typology and catalog of the coinages struck by the Macedonian kings of the Argead dynasty (c. 700–310 BCE), arguably the most influential coinages of the ancient Greek world. Fueled …

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The American Numismatic Society‘s Executive Director, Dr. Giles Bransbourg, issued the following open letter to ANS members over the weekend. The letter address how the society is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and working to keep the work of the ANS going during this challenging time. March 13, 2020 Dear ANS Members, As you know, we are facing a challenging public health situation. On behalf of the American Numismatic Society and its staff, I am …

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The following Press Release comes from the American Numismatic Society on the acquisition of the Robert Martin notebooks on Connecticut coppers. It was through a gift from Syd Martin, Roger Siboni, and Tony Terranova. Through the generosity of Syd Martin, Roger Siboni, and Tony Terranova, the ANS library has acquired the Robert Martin notebooks on Connecticut coppers. These recently appeared in the Stack’s November 2019 Baltimore sale (lot 5056), and are there described in part …

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The American Numismatic Society has named the receipient of the 2020 Eric P. Newman Research Fellowing. This year, it is awarded to Dr. Jérôme Jambu. Dr. Jambu has published multiple pieces on various coinages of the Americas and is currently engaged in an extensive research project. The aware is named after famed numismatist Eric Pfeiffer Newman. Mr. Newman worte several books about early American coins and paper money. At the time of his death in …

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The American Numismatic Society has announced that they are accepting applications now through February 21, 2020 for the 2020 Summer Seminar. Here is full Press Release from the Society. For over half a century, The American Numismatic Society, a scholarly organization and museum of coins, money, and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with its preeminent numismatic collections. With over three-quarters of a million objects, the …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gilles Bransbourg has been named Executive Director. He replaces Dr. Ute Wartenberg, who is stepping down as Executive Director after two decades leading the Society; she will remain at the ANS in the new position of Research Curator. “I am very pleased to hand over the reigns to Gilles, whose experience in academia and the financial world is perfect for an institution such as …

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