Coin of Note is a personal project to share #numismatic information & images of #coin or #exonumia (#tokens, #medals, #medallions) I enjoy. I love to learn about history & try to include interesting info. I hope you enjoy it! Always up for a numismatic chat :)
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A new coin was recently discovered that is thought to be the oldest known Anglo-Saxon coin. The "massively significant" find that was struck in the 7th Century. The design depicts a man dancing a jig while holding a Christian cross above a symbol linked to the Norse god Odin.
https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n24.html#article23
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Still on the Roman Empire, and still in E-Sylum, and an interesting article on the many and sometimes confusing uses of the word Maximus / Max and finding it on coins: https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n24.html#article19
#History #Histodons #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #AncientCoins #Rome #RomanEmpire @numismatics @histodons
Students at King's College London are learning how Roman coins were made, including the "significant disparity in portrait styles in Roman provincial coinage for which there is no good explanation" - how? By learning how dies are made and by practising striking coins themselves - it sounds a fascinating course!
Article in E-Sylum:
https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n24.html#article10
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A rare gold coin has been found dating back to about 640 CE, it is the oldest coin from East Anglia. On the obverse is a male in a dancing pose who is holding a cross, which is above a valknut. This is a symbol of three interlocking triangles which represent the pagan god Odin. Odin was associated with afterlife and death. It provides a link between the pagan religion and the new religion of the time being Christianity. https://arkeonews.net/earliest-known-east-anglian-gold-coin-found-a-fusion-of-pagan-and-christian-imagery/
These are the dirham coin snips from Tune. The coins were struck in the Caliphate. They were cut up like this because the Scandies didn't read Arabic and paid no attention to the denominations. They were interested in the *weight* of silver when paying for something.
Greek DRACHM --> DRHM --> Arabic DIRHAM
While I'm on the topic of the #MysteryCoin, I better share the current one - can you guess it? As a clue, those who read the last newsletter have a very big advantage!
And if you don't yet get the #newsletter, why not subscribe here: https://coinofnote.com/newsletter/ it is one email a fortnight, not too long (and if you subscribe in the next few days, I'll send you last fortnight's to help you guess the Mystery Coin!
Let's continue the #MysteryCoin theme! This piece was revealed in the last #Newsletter. And what was it? It was a 1961 #Afghanistan 2 Afghanis: https://coinofnote.com/1961-afghanistan-2-afghanis/
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Here's a #coin I posted to the site a couple of weeks ago but haven't shared here yet, particularly for #SaturdayNightCoinShow
This was the #MysteryCoin from the newsletter before last, which turned out to be, the 1830 1 Double from #Guernsey - a #KM1 coin too: https://coinofnote.com/1830-guernsey-1-double/
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