College Level Numismatics Alan M. Stahl Curator of Numismatics Princeton University Young Numismatist ProgramJanuary 9, 2010

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education:

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge – Learning historical context

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge – Learning historical context – Making new discoveries

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge – Learning historical context – Making new discoveries Learning from the coin

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge – Learning historical context – Making new discoveries Learning from the coin – History

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge – Learning historical context – Making new discoveries Learning from the coin – History – Art

College Level Numismatics Numismatic education: Learning about the coin – Mastering existing knowledge – Learning historical context – Making new discoveries Learning from the coin – History – Art – Archaeology

College Level Numismatics Greek Naxos, Sicily Tetradrachm, 5th Century BCE

College Level Numismatics Greek Tarentum, Italy didrachm, 3rd Century BCE

College Level Numismatics Greek Syracuse, Sicily bronze, 3rd Century BCE

Byzantine Heraclius, nummi, mint? ex Antioch excavations College Level Numismatics

Byzantine Heraclius, nummi, mint? ex Antioch excavations College Level Numismatics

Sassanian Occupation of Syria, nummi piece, mint Antioch? ex Antioch excavations College Level Numismatics

Byzantine Justinian II, gold solidus College Level Numismatics

Crusader Peter II of Cyprus, Imitation denier Ex Polis excavations College Level Numismatics

Medieval Venice, 14 th century ducat Turkish imitation ducat

College Level Numismatics Paper Money New Jersey, Dec. 31, 1763 one shilling, Woodbridge

College Level Numismatics Medals Henry Lee Battle of Paulus Hook, replacement medal?

College Level Numismatics American universities with active numismatic collections Harvard University - ancient Princeton University - comprehensive Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Roman University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa - ancient University of Colorado, Boulder - ancient University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – mainly ancient University of Notre Dame – medieval, early US University of Virginia, Charlottesville - Europe Washington University, Saint Louis – mainly US Yale University - comprehensive

College Level Numismatics Alan M. Stahl Curator of Numismatics Firestone Library, RBSC Princeton University