While I'm on "origin stories", I previously found a video on where gold comes from (see previous post). Now, how about money as a concept? Where did that start? Here is an article on that: https://mastodon.social/@theconversationau/112552257174870177
In the year 284 This Tetradrachm was issued under Roman Emperor Numerian. I am constantly amazed that a coin minted nearly 2,000 years ago can be dated to the year! For that, and much more on this period and coin, including the wisdom of @phistorians please check out: https://coinofnote.com/284-rome-numerian-tetradrachm/
If that hasn't tempted you already, then maybe the threat of my poetry will?
I'm not late for #SaturdayNightCoinShow, it turns out time is an illusion (Lunchtime doubly so). Since I've started whimsical, I'll go with the fun piece I just wrote up - an Imitation Spade Guinea "In memory of the good old days". You should definitely read:https://coinofnote.com/imitation-spade-guinea-good-old-days-uk/ - it talks of #gold#coins I can't afford, imitations of which there are many, garden implements & late 1800s #theatre! Enjoy :)
One new coin for me this week, but it's a neat, old, #USA cent - the 1857 Flying Eagle cent. Yes, a coin with a #Bird on it! I know you never expected that from me :D
When I looked at Yugoslavia as Y for the #AtoZChallenge, the first coin I liked was the 1955 50 dinara. I love how that series of coins work together. I wrote up the earlier 1931 10 dinara first, to break up the history of the country a bit, so today here is that 1955 #coin: https://coinofnote.com/1955-yugoslavia-50-dinara/
Part 2 of my #AtoZChallenge2024 reflection. I love the personal connection you find with #coins & the community. I wrote most of the posts in the weeks prior to the #AtoZChallenge. This was fortuitous as my mother passed away early in April. But those connections made it a joy to re-read each post & share it. Today's #coin is from day "D", #Denmark, & a park open when my ancesters lived there: https://coinofnote.com/25-ore-token-denmark-dyrehavsbakken/
Apologies for many posts today - I was excited after the #AtoZChallenge :) In any case, I also discovered another server I could log into & search for hashtags like #coins & #Numismatics & see a whole bunch of posts I never saw before. I really wish the Fediverse had a simple way of seeing EVERYTHING posted anywhere on Mastodon with a particular hashtag!
(@FediTips do you know, will me sharing posts help me see future posts from those servers, or do I actually have to follow those accounts?)
@FediTips but that's my point, there's no way for me to say "I want to follow the #numismatics hashtag and see everything anyone on any server posts about it". I can't even set it to see any post with that hashtag by any server mine federate with. I can follow the hashtag, but I'll only see posts from people on my server, people I follow, people others on my server follow. It's next to impossible to find anyone "new".
@FediTips ok practical question rather than a whine - I've found these posts from people who sometimes post about Numismatics. How can I set it up so I will see (only) their numismatic posts in future? Do I have to follow them and then block posts which don't have say #numismatics?
If the account is visible to your server anyway (for example if someone else is following them) you could just follow the #numismatics hashtag. But ideally they would post to the group too rather than just the tag, so that no one has to follow them.
@FediTips oh absolutely, and it is broadly great here, but there are limitations which are quite crippling was my point - like search. Hence the need for groups like @numismatics (if groups followed even just their own name hashtag - like #numismatics in this case - that would help). Anyway thanks heaps for letting me rant!
We're up to "Z" and the last #AtoZChallenge post for 2024! Following a comment suggesting it on an earlier coin (please do leave comments, they are greatly appreciated!) - today we visit #Zanzibar. Home to microliths (what are they?), the Sultan of #Oman (at various times), and the really nice 1 Pysa coin I have for you today: https://coinofnote.com/1882-zanzibar-1-pysa/
As per the boost of @phistorians's post, today is the traditional date celebrated as the founding of Rome by Remus and Romulus, raised by a she-wolf and pictured on this coin issued by Constantine I (the Great) in 333-334 A.D. (Roma on obverse). Minted in Treveri (Germany), if I'd thought of the date when planning this weekend's #AtoZChallenge posts I probably would have written it up for today.
We haven't yet had anyone guess this week's #MysteryCoin, it must be a tricky one! It's a worn, but nicely decorative piece, but from where?
Let us know! And don't forget to subscribe to the Coin of Note Newsletter, as it's due out this week with the answer: https://coinofnote.com/newsletter
Since Sunday is a day of rest and there is no #AtoZChallenge letter for today, let's have a #bonus "R" coin. Again, we are in Ancient #Rome. Actually, more like #Hispania, and a very rough denarius issued by the first Roman Emperor, Augustus. Or is it? Once again, so much history in such a small piece of metal! Find out more here:
For today's "R" coin for the #AtoZChallenge, let's travel to ancient Rome. I picked a piece I find fascinating - not the highest grade piece in my collection, but there is so much history and information in this coin I wanted to share it: https://coinofnote.com/360-a-d-rome-ae-3-fel-temp-reparatio/