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#numismatics

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Erotic Mythology 🏳️‍🌈

It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

"The Crab is said to have been put among the stars by the favour of Juno, because, when Hercules had stood firm against the Lernaean Hydra, it had snapped at his foot from the swamp. Hercules, enraged, had killed it, and Juno put it among the constellations."
Hyginus, Astronomica 2.23

🏛️ Bronze #coin, 138-161 CE, found off the coast of Haifa, Israel

@antiquidons @mythology #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene #numismatics

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CoinOfNote

The US mint has placed what it described as the last order of planchets for pennies, indenting to stop distributing the coin by early next year. Is this the end of one of the most highly minted modern coins?

Article: coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n2

And here a piece I wrote on a "Cross cut" penny: coinofnote.com/1999-us-penny-w

#Numismatics #Coins #UnitedStates #Cent #Penny #EndOfThePenny @numismatics

Image of a 1999 US Penny Reverse The Lincoln Memorial is surrounded with the face value in full, the lettering : "UNITED STATES oF AMERICA" and the motto : "E • PLURIBUS • UNUM •". Script: Latin Lettering: UNITED STATES oF AMERICA E • PLURIBUS • UNUM • FG ONE CENT Translation: Out of Many, One Engraver: Frank Gasparro The coin has a large Christian cross cut out of the centre
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CoinOfNote

I'm in the big smoke for a couple of days of work meetings (so the newsletter will be a bit late this week). But I managed to find something #numismatic for you, or #exonumia at least: an amusement #token.

"Fantasy World, Coin's Adventure".

A colleague found it in the coat she had borrowed from her mother and gave it to me. It's from #Australia, but does anyone know anything more please?

Numista: en.numista.com/catalogue/exonu

#numismatics #Coin collecting #tokens @numismatics

Obverse Animated figure with helmet on sliding left Script: Latin Lettering: FANTASY WORLD COIN’S ADVENTURE
Reverse Hot air balloon in center with compass in background Script: Latin Lettering: FANTASY WORLD COIN’S ADVENTURE
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CoinOfNote

20th May is the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention, an 1875 treaty between 17 countries to standardise on the metric system: the metre, kilometre, gram, kilogram, etc.

abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0

Most countries have adopted metric units of currency as well, some well before this treaty.

From Numista, here is an 1821 Gulden from the #Netherlands. I picked it because it lists both 1 G (1 Gulden) & 100 C (100 Cents).

#Numismatics #Coins #OnThisDay #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

1821 Netherlands 1 Gulder Reverse Crowned coat of arms of the Netherlands dividing value. Privy mark left and mint mark right. Year on top. Script: Latin Lettering: MUNT VAN HET KONINGRYK DER NEDERLANDEN 1 G 100 c. Unabridged legend: 1 Gulden 100 cent Translation: Coin of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Dave Muth

I found the coolest U.S. quarter today. The design is completely unlike any coin I've seen. The woman's dress is "made" of words. It looks like a black-light poster from late 60s San Francisco. Turns out, it's one of a whole series honoring impressive American women thru history. (It was all new to me.)

This particular woman's history (her name was Jovita Idar) had an absolutely amazing life...
womenshistory.si.edu/blog/que-

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum¡Que Viva Jovita! Celebrating Journalist and Activist, Jovita IdarOn August 14, 2023, the United States Mint officially released the latest coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Continuing through 2025, the U.S. Mint is releasing new quarters that honor the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of our country. A quarter released in late 2023 featured journalist and educator, Jovita Idar.
#History#WomenInHistory#Herstory
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schneckenhaus
Die Münzen Islands erzählen kleine Geschichten: Fische, Vögel und andere Motive aus der Natur sind auf ihnen zu finden. Von geringem Nennwert werden sie hier auf dem Flohmarkt pro Schöpfkelle verhöckert, da viele der kleineren Münzen im Alltag kaum noch einen praktischen Wert haben. Trotz ihres geringen Geldwerts sind sie faszinierende Zeugnisse isländischer Geschichte und Kultur.
10.05.2025, #iceland #Reykjavik #fleaMarket #Kolaportid #coins #numismatics
#numismatics
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CoinOfNote

Did you guess the most recent #MyhsteryCoin? Several did, though all via email, probably because I forgot to post a reminder - Please do subscribe to the newsletter, because I really am quite forgetful! 😆🤦‍♂️ coinofnote.com/newsletter

So what was it? Why, it was the 1956 Spain 50 Centimos. One of my favourite coins! So much to explore! A hidden puzzle! Such a seafaring #History to get lost in :)

coinofnote.com/1956-spain-50-c

#Numismatics #Coins #SaturdayNightCoinShow #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

1956 Spain 50 Centimos Obverse Anchor with rope to the left of the central hole and rudder below. Script: Latin Lettering: 🟌 ESPAÑA 🟌 1949 Translation: Spain. Engraver: Carlos Mingo López
1956 Spain 50 Centimos close up of top of obverse showing part of the country name, year and anchor, with 56 in star
1956 Spain 50 Centimos Reverse Elements of coat of arms of Spain (castle, for Castile; lion, for Leon; four pallets, for Aragon; chains, for Navarre; pomegranate, for Granada; and external elements: yoke, and bundle of arrows. Script: Latin Lettering: 50 CENTIMOS Engraver: Carlos Mingo López
Painting of the three ships of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World – the Niña, the Santa Maria and the Pinta, at sea. From ItalianTribune.com
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STOP OCCUPATION 🍉 S. Costa

Two new records about the Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project (CHRE) project submitted to the #Archaeology community on #Zenodo

Visualising coin hoards: The Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project (CHRE) zenodo.org/records/15295888

Digital Approaches to coin finds: the Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project zenodo.org/records/15298458

ZenodoVisualising coin hoards: The Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project (CHRE)The Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project (https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk) provides a digital research infrastructure covering hoards of all coins in use within the Roman empire, from 30 BC to AD 518. In order to better analyse its ever growing database, containing over 5,800,000 coins for more than 13,800 validated hoards (June 2023), a range of visualisation tools has been developed. These are presented here.
#Numismatics
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CoinOfNote

Today, April 25, is ANZAC day where we honour #Australian & New Zealand soldiers. Learn more: army.gov.au/about-us/history-a

Today I am sharing the 2021 Indigenous Military Service PNC, specifically honouring indigenous soldiers. The coin is the #Indigenous #Military Service $2 I wrote about here: coinofnote.com/2021-first-nati

Lest We Forget.

Stamps: australiapostcollectables.com.

#Numismatics #ANZAC #ANZACDay #ANZACDay2025 #LestWeForget #Coins #History #Histodons #NewZealand @numismatics @histodons

Text "Lest We Forget" and "Australian Indigenous Military Service" on the left with a poppy over part of the word Australia. A soldier in the center, coin on the left, stamps with wreaths on the top-right and postmarked first day of issue 13 April 2021 Canberra ACT 2601
Name at top, coin right and explanatory text left
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CoinOfNote

I intended to write up the #MysteryCoin and the #newsletter tonight.... (Do subscribe! coinofnote.com/newsletter/ ) - but then I decided to write up this #coin issued under the late Pope #Francis: coinofnote.com/2014-vatican-50

An interesting coin, the only standard circulating coin featuring the image of Pope Francis.

And a bit of a look at his life too. He was a good, & humble #Pope.

More #AmWriting for me tomorrow!

#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

2014 Vatican 50 Euro Cents Obverse The frontal portrait of His Holiness Pope Franciscus is encircled by the inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City) and the twelve stars of Europe. Script: Latin Lettering: CITTA' DEL VATICANO R 2014 LDS INC. O.ROSSI Translation: VATICAN CITY R 2014 LDS INC. O.ROSSI Engravers: Orietta Rossi, Luciana De Simoni
2014 Vatican 50 Euro Cents Reverse A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders. Script: Latin Lettering: 50 EURO CENT LL Engraver: Luc Luycx
Black and white photo of Pope Francis in white vestments with cross around his neck, smiling, almost face on.
2017 Vatican 50 Euro Cents Obverse The designs feature the coat of arms of the Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis. The mintmark 'R' appears at the bottom left and the year of issuance '2017' at the bottom right. The coins' outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. Script: Latin Lettering: CITTA' DEL VATICANO R 2018 IHS MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO D.LONGO ELF INC. Engravers: Daniela Longo, Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini
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