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Archaeologists in #Germany have uncovered a hoard of coins from the 30 Years' War. The coins from a large area, raise questions, not least of which: why are there only three in a large copper cauldron?

And from me: How many coins does it take to become a "#hoard"? One #coin is usually simple reported as "A coin was found...", so evidently, it's either two #coins, or three. Leave your answers in the comments!

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

Collecting #AncientCoins, particularly those from Rome is popular. But how much do you know about the #Roman #banking system? Invicta has you covered with this 19 minute video on the banking system in #Ancient #Rome: youtube.com/watch?v=nw-TszklK- (Not much mention of specific coins, but an interesting discussion on how it worked)

#Numismatics #Historian #Histodons #CoinCollecting @numismatics @histodons

The stories behind the coins are what really bring them to life. While I don't have any coins of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, but knowing his story, certainly brings life into those coins (I mean, not to him of course, his life as #Emperor of #Mexico was short lived :) )

Story from E-Sylum: coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n2

Coins in Numista: en.numista.com/catalogue/index

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

www.coinbooks.orgE-Sylum v28n26, June 29, 2025

Why do medieval coins look simpler than ancient coins? It's not just that the Roman Empire had fallen and it took a thousand years to get back to the same level of technology, as we often hear. Classical Numismatics dives into it and explains: youtube.com/watch?v=vj_13kelQW

#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #AncientCoins #Ancient #History #Histodons @Numismatics @histodons

Canadian Coin News: Numismatic resources archive reaches milestone. “The Canadian Numismatic Resources (CNR) website has surpassed 1,000 uploaded documents—and continues to grow. The digital archive, launched in 2023, offers free access to digitized articles, journals, books, reports and manuscripts related to numismatics and monetary history…”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/21/canadian-coin-news-numismatic-resources-archive-reaches-milestone/

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