Benedict Sayers

Assistant curator, Romanist and numismatics obsessive

[Peter Smith @Redpeter99]

Hats off to the person responsible. Annoyed English teachers can be pretty fearsome.

[Money & Medals Net @Moneymedalsnet]

It’s time for another #MoneyandMedals online training event, this time about Iron Age and Roman Coinage! Today we have Dr Eleanor Ghey and Richard Abdy from @britishmuseum leading the training, and I will be tweeting during the event. #numismatics #coins #museums #ssn #training

[Money & Medals Net @Moneymedalsnet]

Bit of excitement today - I’m off on the first #MoneyAndMedals museum assessment trip of 2021, the first one I’ve been able to do! Looking forward to visiting the #museum in question and seeing its #numismatic collection…

[Bank of England Museum @boemuseum]

We're back on-site and cataloguing some of our coin collection. They can be pretty hard to photograph, but at this angle you can see the lovely crown and fleur de lis pattern 👑 ⚜ #numismatics

[FLO for South West Midlands and West Staffordshire @FloMidlands]

Just over two weeks left to help fundraise for these nationally important Bronze Age items. Only 1% of the target raised so far 😥 https://t.co/JiFtH1fW1T

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

Monkeys playing bagpipes in medieval manuscripts.

There's really nothing to see here, nothing at all. It's not really a thing. Not sure why we're even interested.

Add MS 18851, f. 412v
Harley MS 2887, f. 29r
https://t.co/sv07l8iMUN
https://t.co/ZufzjEhSBG

[Durotriges Project @Durotrigesdig]

The Twitter mobile photo crop has gone you say?

Marvellous

Here's a pic of an archaeological find in all its glory - the beautifully decorated Late Iron Age mirror from Langton Herring now in @DorsetMuseum photographed by us shortly after discovery in 2010 🤩

[Benedict Sayers @BenedictSayers]

Happy birthday Rome!

[Benedict Sayers @BenedictSayers]

Enjoying a bit of #CoinRelief from @findsorguk to start the day, its an interesting read. #numismatics

[Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk]

It's Coin Relief time! This issue is all about the coinage of Tacitus and Florian. Neither lasted long, clocking up about a year between them! Still, coins were minted and you can find out more here: https://t.co/ozjqunFSKI #Tacitus #Florian #Numismatics #Romans

[token_communities @ancient_tokens]

amongst the bronze #tokens of the early #Roman Empire are this series carrying a portrait of the emperor #Claudius and different numbers within a wreath. (This piece @britishmuseum). #numismatics

[Benedict Sayers @BenedictSayers]

Great opportunity, tempted to submit something myself if I'm still young enough to be an early career professional #numismatics #cointalks

[token_communities @ancient_tokens]

The @RoyalNumSoc is now looking for early career #numismatists for its 2022 lecture programme! Details below. #numismatics

[Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk]

It's coin blog time! This time we look at the coinage of this guy 👇👇No, not Joaquin Phoenix, but Commodus. There's no gripping finale in the Colosseum, but there is a sprinkling of plots and megalomania. Read it here:https://t.co/9TlWC5BzYx #CoinRelief #Commodus #Romans

[Dr Megan Gooch @agneatha]

Naughty Nero’s debasement of coins (adding more alloy to the precious metal) still cause problems centuries later. Then: oh no my coins are worth less. Now: oh no the copper in these coins is a conservation nightmare. Thanks Nero! #numismatics @Moneymedalsnet

[Benedict Sayers @BenedictSayers]

@Moneymedalsnet Notepad, drink and novelty Roman coin pencil ready, time for a #MoneyAndMedals training day! #numismatics

[Benedict Sayers @BenedictSayers]

What a fantastic little find!

[Roman Britain News @Roman_Britain]

Rare #Roman Cupid figurine found on #Gloucestershire new road site. https://t.co/nWNf2UjSDQ #RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

[Benedict Sayers @BenedictSayers]

Didn't realise The Wilson was one of only 4 assessment visits carried out by @Moneymedalsnet before covid last year, so privilaged and glad we were able to fit it in when we did!

[Lenborough Hoard Project 💙 @LenboroughHoard]

@Moneymedalsnet conference are bigging up MK museum!

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

At a site just outside the eastern defences of the once Roman-legionary fortress at Kingsholm, #Gloucester, #CASiteTeam have discovered an astounding assemblage of early #Roman artefacts: https://t.co/oQA29pF1tK #Archaeology #Gloucestershire

[Money & Medals Net @Moneymedalsnet]

This is the Minted exhibition which was held at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. It featured many innovative display techniques, making #numismatics accessible to visitors of all ages! @Monty_Liz will be speaking about it at our online conference tomorrow! Not too late to book!

[Cheltenham Town @CTFCofficial]

Full-time: #WsM 2-1 #CTFC https://t.co/JmErXepOHo

[The Roman Baths @RomanBathsBath]

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! We are thrilled to have received a £3.4m National Lottery grant from @heritagelottery for the #ArchwayProject!