Monday, 28 April 2008
Coins in Context
Ancient coins form an integral part of the archaeological record. Nathan Elkins has started a new weblog, 'Numismatics and Archaeology'. He has made several postings on SAFECORNER (e.g. "Archaeologists don’t care about ancient coins?") and is sure to make some key observations and comments on the way that ancient coins surface on the market.
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