Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
Anyone going to Kalamazoo next week?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3525546, member: 96898"][USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] , it was a true pleasure to meet you at Kalamazoo. And I fully agree that there was an overwhelming number of sessions on medievalism and contemporary politics this year. I have very mixed feelings about this development. Max Weber once argued that the question of how the world should be is of no relevance for truthfully answering the question of how the world is or has been in the past – this position is increasingly abandoned in today's academia, I'm afraid...</p><p><br /></p><p>On a more positive note, although I didn't come there primarily for coins, I was able to make it to two very good numismatic sessions this year. Alan Stahl presented some quite fascinating insights into coin circulation in the Justinianic era (somewhat surprisingly, Justinian's conquests apparently didn't have much of an impact on coin circulation), and David Yoon presented a convincing paper on some Merovingian-type coins that he argued to be Visigothic imitations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Allen Berman had a booth at the book exhibition. I dropped by and couldn't resist picking up this nice little bracteate. Yes, it is small and flimsy – but it is the only high medieval coin prominently featuring a dragon that I know of. If that's not cool, I don't know what is...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936686[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Freiburg im Breisgau, civic issue, bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1250 AD. Obv: dragon ("Lindwurm") r. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.37g. Ref: Berger 2432–3; Slg. Wüthrich 54; Wielandt, Breisgau 44. Ex Allen Berman.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3525546, member: 96898"][USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] , it was a true pleasure to meet you at Kalamazoo. And I fully agree that there was an overwhelming number of sessions on medievalism and contemporary politics this year. I have very mixed feelings about this development. Max Weber once argued that the question of how the world should be is of no relevance for truthfully answering the question of how the world is or has been in the past – this position is increasingly abandoned in today's academia, I'm afraid... On a more positive note, although I didn't come there primarily for coins, I was able to make it to two very good numismatic sessions this year. Alan Stahl presented some quite fascinating insights into coin circulation in the Justinianic era (somewhat surprisingly, Justinian's conquests apparently didn't have much of an impact on coin circulation), and David Yoon presented a convincing paper on some Merovingian-type coins that he argued to be Visigothic imitations. Allen Berman had a booth at the book exhibition. I dropped by and couldn't resist picking up this nice little bracteate. Yes, it is small and flimsy – but it is the only high medieval coin prominently featuring a dragon that I know of. If that's not cool, I don't know what is... [ATTACH=full]936686[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Freiburg im Breisgau, civic issue, bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1250 AD. Obv: dragon ("Lindwurm") r. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.37g. Ref: Berger 2432–3; Slg. Wüthrich 54; Wielandt, Breisgau 44. Ex Allen Berman.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
Anyone going to Kalamazoo next week?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...