Antiquities Exhibits

The annual meeting of the American Numismatic Association will be held February 27-29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Educational displays on every area of numismatics including ancient coins and artifacts, tokens and medals, and world coins.  Members share their knowledge, research, creativity and collections with not only other members but the general public. See more:  https://www.money.org/ Image:  Beautifully detailed Roman coin depicting a galley minted by Hadrian in 131 CE.

Tyrants of the Tiber Ancient Coin Collection now online. "Tyrants go by many titles: Kings and Queens, Emperors and Empresses, Czars and Czarinas, Dictators, Regents, Popes, Caliphs, Sultans, and Khans. But what defines them is their absolute power over a territory containing millions of people. Tyrants have been the primary shapers of history for thousands of years. One of the first things tyrants do upon obtaining po wer is strike coins with their name and likeness, announcing their claim to their territory. And they continue to mint coins to maintain their claim until the day they die or are deposed. Everyday coinage is the primary means by which tyrants notify their subjects and rivals of their tyranny. The Tyrants of the Tiber collection features Roman tyrants from Sulla (82 BCE) to Romulus Augustus (including the 12 Caesars in gold) to the earliest Roman Republic portrait coins over 2,200 years ago through the Imperatorial and Empire Periods, and ending with the fall of ...