The History of Coin Collecting
In short: Coin collecting evolved from the practical use of stamped metal in the 7th century BC into a formal academic discipline, with the modern study of numismatics beginning in the late 18th century.
A 1:53 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Britannica, “Roman, Republic, Empire | Britannica Money”; Princeton University Library, “Numismatics”; Oxford University (Ashmolean Museum), “History”; Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI), “Ordering the World in Coins: The Numismatic Networks of Frölich, Khell and Eckhel and their Systems of Classification for Ancient Coins”; academia.edu, “A Systematic Scientific Analysis for the Detection of Forged Copper Based Coins”; npj Heritage Science, “Application of multi-modal 2D and 3D imaging and analytical techniques to document and examine coins on the example of two Roman silver denarii”; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, “171625.P.pdf”; Birkbeck, University of London (eprints.bbk.ac.uk), “16745.pdf”; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, “final_webready_coin_case_brochure.pdf”.
Sources used in this film
- Britannica — Roman, Republic, Empire | Britannica Money · View →
- Princeton University Library — Numismatics · View →
- Oxford University (Ashmolean Museum) — History · View →
- Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI) — Ordering the World in Coins: The Numismatic Networks of Frölich, Khell and Eckhel and their Systems of Classification for Ancient Coins · View →
- academia.edu — A Systematic Scientific Analysis for the Detection of Forged Copper Based Coins · View →
- npj Heritage Science — Application of multi-modal 2D and 3D imaging and analytical techniques to document and examine coins on the example of two Roman silver denarii · View →
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit — 171625.P.pdf · View →
- Birkbeck, University of London (eprints.bbk.ac.uk) — 16745.pdf · View →
- Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth — final_webready_coin_case_brochure.pdf · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Britannica: Roman, Republic, Empire | Britannica Money
- Also: Princeton University Library: Numismatics
- Also: Oxford University (Ashmolean Museum): History
- Also: Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI): Ordering the World in Coins: The Numismatic Networks of Frölich, Khell and Eckhel and their Systems of Classification for Ancient Coins
- Also: academia.edu: A Systematic Scientific Analysis for the Detection of Forged Copper Based Coins
- Also: npj Heritage Science: Application of multi-modal 2D and 3D imaging and analytical techniques to document and examine coins on the example of two Roman silver denarii
- Also: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: 171625.P.pdf
- Also: Birkbeck, University of London (eprints.bbk.ac.uk): 16745.pdf
- Also: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: final_webready_coin_case_brochure.pdf
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