Xavier Rogé (Numista)
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I manage the collaborative numismatic catalogue Numista.com
Heavily worn coins have a charm of their own.
I can only imagine how many years this one spent jingling in the pockets of Romanian workers.
I can only imagine how many years this one spent jingling in the pockets of Romanian workers.
April 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Heavily worn coins have a charm of their own.
I can only imagine how many years this one spent jingling in the pockets of Romanian workers.
I can only imagine how many years this one spent jingling in the pockets of Romanian workers.
Coins come in all kinds of shapes and techniques.
Here are some bullet coins from Siam (Thailand): small silver bullets, bended into an almost ball shape and stamped. This kind of coins was used from the 13th century up until 1904.
Here are some bullet coins from Siam (Thailand): small silver bullets, bended into an almost ball shape and stamped. This kind of coins was used from the 13th century up until 1904.
April 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Coins come in all kinds of shapes and techniques.
Here are some bullet coins from Siam (Thailand): small silver bullets, bended into an almost ball shape and stamped. This kind of coins was used from the 13th century up until 1904.
Here are some bullet coins from Siam (Thailand): small silver bullets, bended into an almost ball shape and stamped. This kind of coins was used from the 13th century up until 1904.
Interesting discussion in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the French Numismatic Society: are the wreaths on the coins of the Achaean League olive or laurel leaves? The difference matters when describing coins accurately!
April 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Interesting discussion in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the French Numismatic Society: are the wreaths on the coins of the Achaean League olive or laurel leaves? The difference matters when describing coins accurately!
The right-turning white conch shell 🐚is one of the Eight Auspicious Signs in Buddhism, the state religion of Bhutan 🇧🇹, where this 10 Chhertum coin circulated.
April 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The right-turning white conch shell 🐚is one of the Eight Auspicious Signs in Buddhism, the state religion of Bhutan 🇧🇹, where this 10 Chhertum coin circulated.
Thank you CoinsWeekly for sharing the word about the new literature section on Numista!
We are proud of this new collaborative database of numismatic books, journals and articles, intended to promote and facilitate access to printed numismatic knowledge.
new.coinsweekly.com/news-en/numi...
We are proud of this new collaborative database of numismatic books, journals and articles, intended to promote and facilitate access to printed numismatic knowledge.
new.coinsweekly.com/news-en/numi...
March 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thank you CoinsWeekly for sharing the word about the new literature section on Numista!
We are proud of this new collaborative database of numismatic books, journals and articles, intended to promote and facilitate access to printed numismatic knowledge.
new.coinsweekly.com/news-en/numi...
We are proud of this new collaborative database of numismatic books, journals and articles, intended to promote and facilitate access to printed numismatic knowledge.
new.coinsweekly.com/news-en/numi...
Join us for the 3rd session of the INAC conference on Sunday (March 30th).
The programme includes travelling Dutch coins, mints of the Madras presidency, coins of the Sogdian principality of Abgar, and archeological finds of Samarqand.
The programme includes travelling Dutch coins, mints of the Madras presidency, coins of the Sogdian principality of Abgar, and archeological finds of Samarqand.
March 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join us for the 3rd session of the INAC conference on Sunday (March 30th).
The programme includes travelling Dutch coins, mints of the Madras presidency, coins of the Sogdian principality of Abgar, and archeological finds of Samarqand.
The programme includes travelling Dutch coins, mints of the Madras presidency, coins of the Sogdian principality of Abgar, and archeological finds of Samarqand.
A nice bimetallic coin from San Marino, showing a swallow flying over the Earth, escaping barbed wire, hoping for world peace 🕊️
March 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A nice bimetallic coin from San Marino, showing a swallow flying over the Earth, escaping barbed wire, hoping for world peace 🕊️
A winged Victory is holding laurel branches over the site of the Universal Exhibition 1900 in Paris.
The plaquette was awarded to 10,000 laureates of the Games of the II Olympiad, which were held together with the Exhibition.
The plaquette was awarded to 10,000 laureates of the Games of the II Olympiad, which were held together with the Exhibition.
March 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A winged Victory is holding laurel branches over the site of the Universal Exhibition 1900 in Paris.
The plaquette was awarded to 10,000 laureates of the Games of the II Olympiad, which were held together with the Exhibition.
The plaquette was awarded to 10,000 laureates of the Games of the II Olympiad, which were held together with the Exhibition.
Numista’s collection management just got better! Now you can now add third-party grading info, acquisition details, and measurements to every coin or banknote in your collection.
March 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Numista’s collection management just got better! Now you can now add third-party grading info, acquisition details, and measurements to every coin or banknote in your collection.
Animals make wonderful coin designs! Check out this Uruguayan 10 pesos bimetallic coin featuring a graceful puma (Puma concolor) strolling in front of a rising sun.
March 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Animals make wonderful coin designs! Check out this Uruguayan 10 pesos bimetallic coin featuring a graceful puma (Puma concolor) strolling in front of a rising sun.
Reposted by Xavier Rogé (Numista)
Finally announced, the Online Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy: numismatics.org/coi/, a collaboration between IKMK Berlin (prepared the data) and the ANS (hosting). There are 720 coins linked to 120 types, excellent photographic coverage, mostly from Berlin and the BM #classicsbluesky
Online Coins of Ostrogothic Italy
numismatics.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Finally announced, the Online Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy: numismatics.org/coi/, a collaboration between IKMK Berlin (prepared the data) and the ANS (hosting). There are 720 coins linked to 120 types, excellent photographic coverage, mostly from Berlin and the BM #classicsbluesky
Silver turtles like this one were widely used in trade during the 6th and 5th centuries BC.
The sea-turtle design is distinctive of the island of Aegina, located off the northeastern coast of the Peloponnese.
The sea-turtle design is distinctive of the island of Aegina, located off the northeastern coast of the Peloponnese.
March 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Silver turtles like this one were widely used in trade during the 6th and 5th centuries BC.
The sea-turtle design is distinctive of the island of Aegina, located off the northeastern coast of the Peloponnese.
The sea-turtle design is distinctive of the island of Aegina, located off the northeastern coast of the Peloponnese.
Reposted by Xavier Rogé (Numista)
🎶 Got the blues for buried treasure? 🏺✨
Our next Coin Talk is with Dr. Eleanor Ghey! 🎉
Coin Hoards in Britain will be on the 19th of March at 12:30 GMT.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4kpvNYM
#coins #money #roman #numismatics #museum
Our next Coin Talk is with Dr. Eleanor Ghey! 🎉
Coin Hoards in Britain will be on the 19th of March at 12:30 GMT.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4kpvNYM
#coins #money #roman #numismatics #museum
March 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🎶 Got the blues for buried treasure? 🏺✨
Our next Coin Talk is with Dr. Eleanor Ghey! 🎉
Coin Hoards in Britain will be on the 19th of March at 12:30 GMT.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4kpvNYM
#coins #money #roman #numismatics #museum
Our next Coin Talk is with Dr. Eleanor Ghey! 🎉
Coin Hoards in Britain will be on the 19th of March at 12:30 GMT.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4kpvNYM
#coins #money #roman #numismatics #museum
Ever wondered what a coin die really looks like?
Here is a 15th-century lower die (on the left) and two upper dies (at the top) for hammering coins,
and a 16th-century cylindrical die (on the right) for roller mills, seen at the Bode Museum, Berlin.
Here is a 15th-century lower die (on the left) and two upper dies (at the top) for hammering coins,
and a 16th-century cylindrical die (on the right) for roller mills, seen at the Bode Museum, Berlin.
February 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ever wondered what a coin die really looks like?
Here is a 15th-century lower die (on the left) and two upper dies (at the top) for hammering coins,
and a 16th-century cylindrical die (on the right) for roller mills, seen at the Bode Museum, Berlin.
Here is a 15th-century lower die (on the left) and two upper dies (at the top) for hammering coins,
and a 16th-century cylindrical die (on the right) for roller mills, seen at the Bode Museum, Berlin.
Reposted by Xavier Rogé (Numista)
This is one of the many Scottish coins I'll be covering in my online talk on the Lord Stewartby Collection. It's on Zoom at 1pm on Friday the 7th of February. Here's the signup page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-foc...
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is one of the many Scottish coins I'll be covering in my online talk on the Lord Stewartby Collection. It's on Zoom at 1pm on Friday the 7th of February. Here's the signup page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-foc...
Stained-glass window illustrating the production of coins, from the mint of Schaffhausen, 1565. 🪙🔨
Exhibited in the gallery of the Münzkabinett Berlin at the Bode-Museum.
Exhibited in the gallery of the Münzkabinett Berlin at the Bode-Museum.
February 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Stained-glass window illustrating the production of coins, from the mint of Schaffhausen, 1565. 🪙🔨
Exhibited in the gallery of the Münzkabinett Berlin at the Bode-Museum.
Exhibited in the gallery of the Münzkabinett Berlin at the Bode-Museum.
Our colleague Dzmitry Huletski presents his latest book about Lithuanian coins, 1495-1536, proudly sponsored by Numista.
You are welcome to join the presentation at the Bastion of the Vilnius Defence Wall on February 8th at 13:00.
You are welcome to join the presentation at the Bastion of the Vilnius Defence Wall on February 8th at 13:00.
February 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our colleague Dzmitry Huletski presents his latest book about Lithuanian coins, 1495-1536, proudly sponsored by Numista.
You are welcome to join the presentation at the Bastion of the Vilnius Defence Wall on February 8th at 13:00.
You are welcome to join the presentation at the Bastion of the Vilnius Defence Wall on February 8th at 13:00.
After the World Money Fair, I visited the Bode-Museum, housing the Berlin Münzkabinett.
The permanent exhibition shows a great variety of coins and medals. Among them:
The permanent exhibition shows a great variety of coins and medals. Among them:
February 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
After the World Money Fair, I visited the Bode-Museum, housing the Berlin Münzkabinett.
The permanent exhibition shows a great variety of coins and medals. Among them:
The permanent exhibition shows a great variety of coins and medals. Among them:
We are present at the World Money Fair in Berlin. Happy to meet collectors and partners, and provoking smiles with the free world coin lottery.
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We are present at the World Money Fair in Berlin. Happy to meet collectors and partners, and provoking smiles with the free world coin lottery.
I'm excited to announce the Literature section on Numista!
A collaborative catalog for numismatic books, periodicals, and articles. Explore 3,100+ references and growing, or contribute your own.
Together, we're building the ultimate numismatic bibliography.
A collaborative catalog for numismatic books, periodicals, and articles. Explore 3,100+ references and growing, or contribute your own.
Together, we're building the ultimate numismatic bibliography.
January 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I'm excited to announce the Literature section on Numista!
A collaborative catalog for numismatic books, periodicals, and articles. Explore 3,100+ references and growing, or contribute your own.
Together, we're building the ultimate numismatic bibliography.
A collaborative catalog for numismatic books, periodicals, and articles. Explore 3,100+ references and growing, or contribute your own.
Together, we're building the ultimate numismatic bibliography.
Reposted by Xavier Rogé (Numista)
Dépouiller des #archives pour retrouver des #trésors… découvrez le projet de recherche Archinumis mené à @labnf.bsky.social - Bibliothèque nationale de France antiquitebnf.hypotheses.org/28069 💰 #numismatics
Le projet quadriennal Archinumis (Archives et histoires des collections numismatiques) 2024-2027
Le projet quadriennal 2024-2027 Archinumis (Archives et histoires des collections numismatiques) participe de l’effort engagé par la BnF pour retracer son histoire et celle de ses collections. Ses obj...
antiquitebnf.hypotheses.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Dépouiller des #archives pour retrouver des #trésors… découvrez le projet de recherche Archinumis mené à @labnf.bsky.social - Bibliothèque nationale de France antiquitebnf.hypotheses.org/28069 💰 #numismatics
As we wrap up the year, Numista has reached an incredible milestone: 400,000 types of coins 🪙, tokens, medals, banknotes 💵 and paper exonumia are now described in the catalog 🎉.
Thank you to the thousands of numismatic enthusiasts who contribute to the catalog, adding 130 new types every day 💙.
Thank you to the thousands of numismatic enthusiasts who contribute to the catalog, adding 130 new types every day 💙.
December 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
As we wrap up the year, Numista has reached an incredible milestone: 400,000 types of coins 🪙, tokens, medals, banknotes 💵 and paper exonumia are now described in the catalog 🎉.
Thank you to the thousands of numismatic enthusiasts who contribute to the catalog, adding 130 new types every day 💙.
Thank you to the thousands of numismatic enthusiasts who contribute to the catalog, adding 130 new types every day 💙.
Je suis très heureux de la sortie du 3e tome du livre "Le Franc, les essais, les archives", soutenu par Numista.
Ce 3e tome dédié à Charles X retrace notamment l'histoire du concours pour la nouvelle effigie du roi et de l'innovation de la virole brisée. 1/2
Ce 3e tome dédié à Charles X retrace notamment l'histoire du concours pour la nouvelle effigie du roi et de l'innovation de la virole brisée. 1/2
December 20, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Je suis très heureux de la sortie du 3e tome du livre "Le Franc, les essais, les archives", soutenu par Numista.
Ce 3e tome dédié à Charles X retrace notamment l'histoire du concours pour la nouvelle effigie du roi et de l'innovation de la virole brisée. 1/2
Ce 3e tome dédié à Charles X retrace notamment l'histoire du concours pour la nouvelle effigie du roi et de l'innovation de la virole brisée. 1/2
I often observe tension between different sub-communities of coin enthusiasts, which I find unfortunate. 1/7
December 17, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I often observe tension between different sub-communities of coin enthusiasts, which I find unfortunate. 1/7
Look what I found while tidying up today: my Le Franc catalog, 2nd edition. It's the first numismatic book I owned when I started collecting as a child. Good memories, checking everyone's wallet for commemorative coins.
December 11, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Look what I found while tidying up today: my Le Franc catalog, 2nd edition. It's the first numismatic book I owned when I started collecting as a child. Good memories, checking everyone's wallet for commemorative coins.