The Unexpected Side of Old Coins Barry Crump
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Coins seem like such a simple object. Even an old coin that is almost 2000 years old or an unfamiliar coin from another country should be easy to understand as we know how coins work and what they are for? Not always so, says archaeologist Barry Crump who will explain how this does not take into the account the complexity of objects and object use for even the simplest of objects.
Join Barry as he explores the more unusual and unexpected ways people have made and used coins from the Roman period onwards.
Image credit: Barry Crump
About the speaker
Barry Crump is member of the British Numismatic Society, with a research specialism in Roman Coinage. Barry is an unusual archaeologist, with an eclectic mixture of interests and experience. He has studied Philosophy, English Literature and Archaeology and worked within many aspects of heritage, from archaeological excavation and finds to museums, outreach and research.
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