- May 21, 2022
"Those Odds and Troves of Medieval Ireland’s Coinage that Keep it Rolling" by Dr Alexey Shitvov
The Irish society in many aspect constitutes a unique phenomenon, an example of traditional social fabric of highest resilience. First acquaintances of coins gained through the contacts with Roman Britain did not let the native Celtic coinage sprout, as in other parts of Britain and Europe. The absence of a coin-based economy in the Early Christian Ireland went side by side with high literacy of the Irish society and its complex social structure, thus precluding incautious st
- May 21, 2022
"A Numismatist’s Quest for Inspiration" by Dr Alexey Shitvov
The second edition of the NSI-NB Show-and-Tell Competition was all about inspiration. In fact, for a collector on a hunt it is not an uneasy task to explain, even to the closest people, what drives their curiosity, powers their effort, and inspires their spendings. The competition was aimed to celebrate the power of inspiration, as the willing participants gutted the drawers in search of an item that inspired them in one way or another. As the result, ten excellent entries we
