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In the Collection No. 1 (April 2021) “The Inaugural Entry: How a Curator is Made”

In the inaugural entry for In the Collection, Prof. William S. Bubelis introduces himself as the Curator and sets the agenda for future blogs.

5.3.21
Blog, Numismatics beyond the collection

Beyond the Collection No. 2 (May 2021) “Counting Athena”

Even the coins we think we know best are full of surprises and reward a closer look. In this post we will look at one of the most familiar series of coins the world has ever known, the silver 'owls' struck by Athens c. 440-404, from the height of its hegemony over much of the Greek world to its terrible defeat in the Peloponnesian War at the hands of Sparta and its allies.

5.3.21
Blog, Numismatics beyond the collection

Beyond the Collection No. 1 (April 2021) “The Inaugural Entry: Pattern and Difference”

Looking at familiar objects with new perspectives advances our knowledge and understanding in provocative ways. Here, in this inaugural blog for Numismatics Beyond the Collection, we begin exploring the field of numismatics by thinking about the value of examining the coins and scholarship that too often we take for granted.

4.21.21
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In the Collection No. 1 (April 2021) “The Inaugural Entry: How a Curator is Made”

5.3.21 | Read Story

In the inaugural entry for In the Collection, Prof. William S. Bubelis introduces himself as the Curator and sets the agenda for future blogs.

Beyond the Collection No. 2 (May 2021) “Counting Athena”

5.3.21 | Read Story

Even the coins we think we know best are full of surprises and reward a closer look. In this post we will look at one of the most familiar series of coins the world has ever known, the silver 'owls' struck by Athens c. 440-404, from the height of its hegemony over much of the Greek world to its terrible defeat in the Peloponnesian War at the hands of Sparta and its allies.

Beyond the Collection No. 1 (April 2021) “The Inaugural Entry: Pattern and Difference”

4.21.21 | Read Story

Looking at familiar objects with new perspectives advances our knowledge and understanding in provocative ways. Here, in this inaugural blog for Numismatics Beyond the Collection, we begin exploring the field of numismatics by thinking about the value of examining the coins and scholarship that too often we take for granted.

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