Hola amigos, I recently added an article about a commemorative issue to my Korean coin site: http://dokdo-research.com/fifthrepubliccommems.html Does anyone else here write research articles on coins (of any kind)? If so, please share 'em! Cheers.
Yes, I read it. It's well-researched, extremely engaging, and your command of the English language is superb. I would suggest you submit it to the ANA for publication in The Numismatist. The tale of power struggles in contemporary Korean politics and the resulting coinage reads very much like the rise and fall of so many Caesars. We Americans are not accustomed to the idea of coinage as political propaganda, but much of the rest of the world still adheres to the ancient tradition. A handful of us collectors of ancients engage in a fair amount of research and publication. One of my projects is an overview of Nabataean numismatics, a work in progress as a thread at FORVM. I would eventually like to present a thorough, scholarly overview of the coinage, but that will take some time. This will be of no interest to anyone here, but since you asked... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=91378.0
Thanks for your kind words. I didn't expect somebody to have that positive of a reaction to it. Thanks for reading it. It's good to see that someone else here at CT is interested in doing write-ups on coins. Now to go look up exactly where in the world the "Nabataean" civilization was(!) I saw a reference to a "Corinthian helmet", so I'm guessing some-sorta Greeks. You would never guess, but I know next to nada about ancients.... I will be visiting that forum from now on, though.
