It has been approximated that between the years 1500 and 1900, almost 12 million individuals were removed from Africa by European merchants. These individuals were often bought from west African traders and forcibly moved across the Atlantic to the Americas in what is known as the Slave Trade or the trans-Atlantic Trade in Enslaved Individuals. …more
Category: Periods
Coin Relief 16 – Roman medallions
Welcome to another edition of our regular blog on ancient coins. In this edition Dr. Andrew Brown takes a break from the coins to look at another type of round object: medallions. Roman medallions are extremely rare objects and to date there are perhaps half a dozen examples that have been identified. The term “medallion” …more
Coin Relief 9 – 4th Century silver denominations
Here is the next edition in a series of blog posts written by Dr. Sam Moorhead and Dr. Andrew Brown, the PAS Finds Advisers for Roman and Iron Age coins. Other 4th century silver denominations As we saw in the last edition of Coin Relief, during the second half of the 4th century the silver siliqua …more
Coin Relief 5 – The Roman Provinces
Welcome to the fifth edition in our series of blog posts written by our Finds Advisers for ancient coins, Dr. Sam Moorhead and Dr. Andrew Brown. In this series they are exploring some of the many (many) ancient coins from the PAS database. The Roman Provinces – Part 1 The reverses of Roman coins, particularly …more
Coin Relief – Issue Four
Welcome to the fourth edition in our series of blog posts written by our Finds Advisers for ancient coins, Dr. Sam Moorhead and Dr. Andrew Brown. In this series they are exploring some of the many (many) ancient coins from the PAS database. Dynastic nummi c.AD 326 Constantine I (AD 306-337) celebrated his vicennalia – the twentieth …more
Stay At Home Activities: Roman Coins
There is more to a Roman coin than first meets the eye! As well as being used to buy things, coins were an important publicity tool for theemperor. They showed people what the emperor looked like and often celebrated important victories or other achievements. Below you can see what emperor Hadrian (AD117-138) chose to put …more
Stay At Home Activities: Medieval Coins
When we talk about the Medieval period, we are referring to the time from the Norman Conquest in AD 1066 to the rise of the House of Tudor in AD 1485. During this period, the standard unit of currency was the penny – not a penny as we would know it today, but a larger …more
“Founder” Coins and Rome’s Ritual Boundary
In this post Maria Kneafsey, Finds Liaison Officer for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, celebrates the anniversary of the foundation of Rome (21st April 753 BC) by examining a coin from the PAS database. WILT-E5BA8D (RIC I, Augustus, 272) is one of the rarer coin types on the PAS database at present, with only two examples recorded. It …more
Coin Relief – Issue Three
Here is the third edition in a series of blog posts written by our Finds Advisers for ancient coins, Dr. Sam Moorhead and Dr. Andrew Brown. In this series they will explore some of the many (many) ancient coins from the PAS database. Reece Period 17 (AD 330-48) – The period of Britain’s highest coin-loss …more
A history of Medieval Scottish coinage
In this blog post Medieval coin expert and long-time volunteer for the PAS, Carl Savage, takes us on a brisk hike through the history of Medieval Scottish coinage using coins on the PAS database. Scottish coins on the PAS database Given we are now all working from home for the time being this will be …more
