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Brian Rosenblum @blros.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Getting excited for our African Digital Humanities Symposium at the University of Ghana in less than 2 weeks. In-person registration filled up quickly, with well over 100 sign-ups. Online attendance is free and remains open for everyone!

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

ARE YOU HELPING CANADA World War I era brass merchant token from W.H Wilkerson, jeweler in Victoria B.C. #Canada #Numismatics #Token #WWI #patriotism #VictoriaBC shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/576...

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

BOHEMIA, 1535, silver medal depicting the death of Marcus Curtius, riding his horse into a chasm in the Roman Forum in 362 BC. Symbolizing the Roman virtue of Courage. By medalist Concz Welcz shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/581... #Bohemia #Rome #MarcusCurtius #medals #numismatics

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I spent the last five years serving public history, arts, and culture at NEH. Please take a moment to let your representatives know you support NEH. Or read on and I can tell you a little bit about why I believe in public funding for the humanities.

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This 2012 coin (.999 pure silver) is from a series honoring the Mayan site of Chichén Itzá. The inscription "070707" refers to the date the site was officially recognized as one of UNESCO's New Seven Wonders of the World. shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/250... #mexico #ChichenItza #numismatics

Mexican $5 commemorative of Chichen Itza, Casa de las Monjas

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Ben Chappell @benchappell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Deep red western Kansas

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

EGYPT ~ 1277/4 (1864) ~ 10 Qirsh or Piastres ~ .833 silver ~ Issued under Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz, featuring the tughra (signature) on the obverse and mint details on the reverse. buff.ly/3ETiwr1 #Numismatics #OttomanEmpire #Egypt #RareCoins

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Vienna, c. 1800. Silver 36mm "Glückwunsch" coin given struck for celebrating special occasions. Dancing lady with cup of grapes / "DIR DEN BECHER DER FREUDEN LANGE NOCH SO WIE HEUT ("Enjoy this cup of joys....") buff.ly/4b3bwUw #numismatics #rarecoins #germancoins #gluckwunsch #germany

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

1971 Guinea 100 Francs: Non-circulating coin w/ Ahmed Sekou Toure. Copper-nickel, 34mm, struck by Royal Mint UK. Produced the same year Guinea switched from francs to syli currency. KM#41 Y-9 #numismatics #Guinea #rarecoins buff.ly/3QlZ7kY

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

1975 Mozambique 50 Centimos w/ Samora Machel & cashews. Minted in 1st year of independence but never circulated, most destroyed. Part of planned 'metica' currency derailed by post-independence chaos. Fascinating history behind this one. buff.ly/3EEhFdz #Numismatics #MozambiqueCoins

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We knew this was coming. I abandoned grant plans that I’d spent all summer prototyping because I couldn’t justify the work that was necessary to apply when we’d just get a desk reject. What really kills me is the effect this has on amazing early career researchers out there. +

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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Douglass Day is just 4 days away! 📖❤️ Join us this Friday, February 14th, for a day of love and collective action in honor of Black history. It’s not too late to register! Sign up now at DouglassDay.org #DouglassDay #BlackHistoryMonth #YouMakeHistory

A community event with a diverse group of people gathered in a classroom, working on laptops and collaborating at tables. Some participants are wearing red and black clothing, while others are engaged in discussions. A large screen in the background displays a webpage. The overlaid text reads: "A Day of Love & Collective Action for Black History," with a heart design and an open book illustration. The website DouglassDay.org is mentioned at the top.

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

NEH has posted updates to the funding restrictions for some grant programs.

Screenshot of grant guidelines with highlighted funding restrictions that include promotion of gender ideology, promotion of discriminatory equity ideology, promotion of dei or deia activities or initiatives, and environmental justice initiatives or activities.

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A coin about coins! 1992 South African 2 Rand Silver Proof, minted during SA's historic transition to democracy, marks 100 years from SA's first gold-rush era mint to new high speed minting tech. Change cast in silver! #Numismatics #SouthAfrica #HistoricalCoins buff.ly/4gJ5Wbe

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Brett Bobley @brettbobley.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This is an important new grant program offered by the NEH looking at the state of the humanities. Please check it out.

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

This dual-denomination (1000 Pesetas/10 ECU) silver proof from the contested Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic honors the European Community (now EU) & features 2 European historical figures: Charles V & Charlemagne. buff.ly/42VFPKX #Numismatics #SilverCoins #WesternSahara #EuropeanHistory

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

King Béla IV's silver Denár (1235-1270) with crowned head on front, eagle on back. A key medieval Hungarian coin minted after the Mongol invasion, when Béla rebuilt the nation. #coincollecting #numismatics #hungary #hungarycoins #medieval #medievalcoins shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/551...

Hungarian Denar from the reign of Bela IV ~ 1235-1270

Hungarian Denar from the reign of Bela IV ~ 1235-1270, compared with US dime

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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Coming soon to Nomisma.org: a map-based interface that will visualize comparative SPARQL queries. Here you see the distribution of types produced by Ptolemy I vs. Seleucus I.

A map of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East showing points for the distribution of the coins of Ptolemy I and Seleucus I

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AHeise @aheise.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-... This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.

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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research

Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

NEH's newest grant program, State and Impact of the Humanities, funds data-grounded research that can help us tell the story of how and why the humanities matter. It was a privilege to develop this program with Jess Unger, Ben Skinner, Lutie Rodriguez, & Scott Weingart. www.neh.gov/news/neh-ann...

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NEH Announces New Funding Opportunity to Support Research on the State and Impact of the Humanities

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

1942 Mozambique 10 Centavos coin. An example of Portuguese colonial coinage, minted 20 years before Mozambique's War of Independence. Obv: Coat of Arms of Portuguese East Africa. #coincollecting #numismatics #mozambique #portuguesecoins #colonialcoinage shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/572...

1942 Mozambique 10 Centavos coin obverse

1942 Mozambique 10 Centavos coin reverse

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Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Please repost as the Roman remains and museum under the pub need to be protected and kept open so the public can continue to visit. Concerns over plan to revamp pub on Roman ruins www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Roman Bath: Concerns over plans to revamp York pub

An 8,000-name petition raises fears York's Roman Bath pub could be turned into a "sports bar".

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Xavier Rogé (Numista) @numista.com · 30/12/2024

As we wrap up the year, Numista has reached an incredible milestone: 400,000 types of coins 🪙, tokens, medals, banknotes 💵 and paper exonumia are now described in the catalog 🎉. Thank you to the thousands of numismatic enthusiasts who contribute to the catalog, adding 130 new types every day 💙.

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Another Polish coin, this one from 1623. This dime-sized coin was minted during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632. Sigismund III presided over the Poland's largest territorial expansion. shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/532...

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This 1997 silver proof coin is a tribute to Stefan Batory, Prince of Transylvania & King of Poland from 1576 to 1586. Part of Poland's "Polish Kings and Princes" commemorative series, both obverse/reverse were designed by prolific medalist Ewa Tyc-Karpińska. shop.rosenblumcoins.com/products/578...

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

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Rosenblum Coins & Curios @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Since 1971 William Rosenblum has built a numismatic legacy in Israel, Palestine, Jewish, ancient, medieval & modern world currency. Now son Brian and grandson Shimon continue the tradition. 🔎 Rare coins, honest value 🛒 Explore our website: rosenblumcoins.com #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #RareCoins

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