The
ANA Museum in Colorado Springs currently has an exhibit running through August 2007 portraying ancient coinage. I haven't gotten down to see it yet, I'm hoping to find the time after finals during break. Info from the
ANA November newsletter is below. Has anyone been to see this exhibit yet. It looks pretty
good.
The Die Is
Cast:
Money of the Ancient World
There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to the
ANA Money Museum's new exhibit, The Die Is
Cast:
Money of the Ancient World.
Visitors are amazed to see an entire
gallery filled with the art,
architecture and coinage of the classical world.
The exhibit is built around two temples, and celebrates the great ancient civilizations of
Greece and
Rome. Featuring over 300 artifacts from the 7th century BC to the 5th century AD, "
Money of the Ancient World" explores the design and use of early coinage and its effect on the lives of ancient people.
Visitors can learn where and why
money was invented, its rapid spread throughout the Greek Empire, and how the
Romans used coinage as the ultimate propaganda tool.
The Die Is
Cast:
Money of the Ancient World will run through August, 2007.
