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Our Department of Classics & Ancient History, Warwick The Classical Association schools competition, Why do tokens carry numbers, closes soon! Find out more information and submit your entry here! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class…

Rome and the Coinages of the Mediterranean Muon testing at the ISIS Neutron and Muon facility, Rutherford Appleton Lab ISIS Neutron and Muon Source for #RACOM project University of Warwick Department of Classics & Ancient History, Warwick

delighted by this Roman gem showing... a ring! A hare in the middle of the ring, grasshopper on an ear of wheat at the bottom, chariot rider above, helmeted head (Minerva?) and shield either side of the gem. The surrounding gold ring, alas, is more modern. id.smb.museum/object/679471

a gem expressing happy new year to #Commodus, accompanied by #Roman new year's gifts: a laurel leaf, a date, a fig and three #coins! The coins show a cult statue in a temple, Victory and the Commodus' portrait accompanied by this titles Pius and Felix. id.smb.museum/object/690778

Save ancient history at Cardiff- a petition led by the students affected. You all know what to do chng.it/RdwyqtkDdS

#tinyjoys = study Amaryllis in flower. 😍

👇Read our latest Ad Fam article: 'Ancient Worlds inspire Modern Teaching Paths' by Sian Squire. Sian discusses how she engages the next generation of Classicists at A Level with twitter, youtube and podcast and more. Read it here: tinyurl.com/y7um5pze Classical Civilisation Shrewsbury

when you are a stickler for accuracy and just HAVE to depict all 30 piglets that the Lavinium sow gave birth to on your gem....

occasionally in the Roman world women sponsored local coinage, as here on a coin of Eumenea, struck by a high priestess named Bassa, daughter of Kleon. The obverse of the coin shows a bust of Agrippina II and the reverse shows the goddess Cybele. rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/3151

In 1892 Gnecchi published an article in RIN where he made the observation that some hundreds of lead coins came out of the Tiber, many of which are Republican types. It's extraordinary, but as far as I can tell they were never published in full. The mind boggles as to purpose.

A cameo made of glass paste showing a laureate Augustus, the dotted border strongly suggests the model was a coin. britishmuseum.org/collection/obj…. Glass pastes were a cheaper way to produce products similar to gems, making them more available to a broader population.

delighted to see a bronze token of Augustus among the scanned coins placed online by ACANS . :-) Its pierced in a very odd place! Warwick Classics Network mq.pedestal3d.com/r/OSqwP0UjvL/

So it’s LEGO Classicism Day 2025. Our Department of Classics & Ancient History, Warwick students have been building the Colosseum since before Christmas proving Rome wasn’t built in a day… #ILCD25 Brick Classicists Empire Prof. Michael Scott Warwick Institute of Engagement

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This bronze with head of Roma and ROMA was thought a token. But an example found in the mining area of Castulo (RIN 2016, Martinez Chico) led to the suggestion it may be a locally produced quadrans. A token later used as small change? This piece is ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=1820…

New article on the Material Musings blog! Zhian Zhang discusses children on tombstones in Roman Britain in an article titled ‘Love and Loss: Commemorating Children in Romano-British Tombstones’: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class… Department of Classics & Ancient History, Warwick Warwick Classics Network Warwick Institute of Engagement

so why DO tokens carry numbers? A follow up podcast with The Classical Association where we explore people's ideas and the ancient evidence. Warwick Classics Network open.spotify.com/episode/5POzXn…

The 'Ancient Societies and Ancient Artefacts' conference will take place on June 8 at Macquarie University. The call for papers is now open. Please submit abstracts to [email protected] by May 20, 2025. Attendance is free! Register here: tinyurl.com/yrbmuak2

Last day or two to submit an abstract to the ACANS Ancient Societies and Ancient Artefacts conference if you are so inclined! A great exchange on how we use material culture in the classroom awaits! :-)

the Warwick Classics Network has a new blog where teachers can share examples of innovative teaching! The inaugural blog, by Sian Squire (Shrewsbury College) and Nina Rinke (Worcester Sixth Form College) is of course numismatic themed! Enjoy! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class…