Marco J. Rowen writes at the intersection of history, archaeology, and numismatic scholarship. His four-volume series on Roman coinage is available worldwide on Amazon.
Traces how Roman coins were minted, circulated, worn, buried, and rediscovered, furnaces, hammers, workers, patinas, and ancient forgeries.
Step inside a Roman mint: fire, hammers, human hands, and molten metal. An immersive journey into the workshop where ancient coins were truly made.
How ancient Rome shaped the symbols on American coins. A compelling analysis of the link between the two republics through numismatic language.
Emperors, propaganda, and coinage as political power.