Look at coins
Images, letters and materials
Portraits, animals, emblems, letters and materials. Read from both sides of a coin what its makers wanted to say.
Courses
Deciphering the Images and Text on CoinsWe will compare portraits, animals, coats of arms, and text to consider what the issuer intended to communicate.Reading the Inscriptions on CoinsWe will use abbreviations and dates as clues to determine who made a coin, when, and where.Materials of Coins and BanknotesGold, silver, copper, paper. We will examine the properties of the materials used for money and the reasons they were chosen.What Did Rulers and States Communicate Through Coins?We will compare the faces of kings and national emblems to examine instances where coinage carried political messages.How Were Coins Made?Casting metal, hammering, striking with a machine. We will examine the differences in manufacturing methods by looking at the shapes of actual coins.Enjoying Coins as ArtEngraving, profiles, placement of text. We will compare the designs packed into small coins.Why did rulers' faces appear on coins?We examine the relationship between currency and power through the portraits of kings, emperors, and republican leaders.Coins that depict faces, coins that speak with textWe compare Byzantine and Islamic coinage and consider the relationship between design and faith.
Price
After purchase, the full courses, the illustrated books, every country’s story and the numismatics examination are open to you.
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