Pocket Change
Collectively branded as Pocket Change, the ANS publishes new content frequently on its blog, in The Planchet podcast, as well as videos. Back-issues of ANS Magazine are also available.
Sydney F. Martin Executive Director Ute Wartenberg Kagan will be attending the Central States Numismatic Society Convention from April 23-25, 2026, in Schaumburg, IL. Stop by Booth 2406 to say hello, browse recent ANS publications, and get a sneak peek at forthcoming titles, including:
The James M. Collier Collection of Greek and Roman Coins: A Selection by Dimitrios Gerothanasis et al.
Essays for the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Victor D. Brenner (Coinage of the Americas Conference Proceedings 17) by Jesse Kraft (ed.)
Hadrian: Coinage and Imperial Policy, 2 vols. (Numismatic Studies 49) by Martin Beckmann
Coins and Money in the Middle Ages: Studies in Honor of Alan Stahl (Numismatic Studies 50) by…
The ANS is pleased to announce the launch of Renaissance Medals Online (RMO), a new, open-source research tool focused on…
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The ANS is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John R. Melville-Jones AM, ANS…
War and Money in the Ancient Mediterranean World 800 BCE-336 CE
January 29-31, 2026Athens, Greece
The week of 26 January, Sydney F….
It is with great sadness that the American Numismatic Society announces the passing of John H. Kroll, former ANS Trustee…
The American Numismatic Society is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, an ANS Life Fellow and…
The American Numismatic Society will hold a free reception and contribute to several sessions at the 2026 Joint Annual Meeting…
Throughout its 167-year history, those who have made bequests to the Society are among our most generous supporters. This week,…
Representative Marcy Kaptur discusses the American Numismatic Society’s relocation to Toledo, Ohio from the floor of the US House of…
For this special session, we asked our Members to share their favorite pieces in the ANS collection. Join Lucia Carbone (Andrew…
Carthaginian gold and electrum coins, struck in large quantities from the second half of the fourth century BC onwards,…
Between the fifth century and the eleventh, coined money was at a low ebb in Western Europe. It was…
While early coppers of Syro-Palestine generally restrict their treatment of the natural world to inanimate subjects such as astral…