LOOSE CHANGE: NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Greek Black Sea Colonies

Tauric Chersonesus, Chersonesus, AR Trihemidrachm, Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin with a thunderbolt countermark within incuse rectangle and a reverse of a bull butting left; XEP above and ?ENONOS in exergue; SNG BM Black Sea 778-82, 17.5 mm, 4.60 g, 250-230 BCE. (CNG 405, lot 155, $650, 1/26/17).

To read the complete article, see:
Tyras & Chersonesus: Ancient Greek Coins of the Black Sea's Northern Coast (https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/tyras-chersonesus-ancient-greek-coins-of-the-black-seas-northern-coast/)

Tulipmania: More Boring Than You Thought

For decades, economists have pointed to 17th-century tulipmania as a warning about the perils of the free market. Writers and historians have reveled in the absurdity of the event. The incident even provides the backdrop for the film Tulip Fever, based on a novel of the same name by Deborah Moggach.

The only problem: none of these stories are true.

What really happened and how did the story of Dutch tulip speculation get so distorted? Anne Goldgar discovered the historical reality when she dug into the archives to research her book, Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age.

“I always joke that the book should be called 'Tulipmania: More Boring Than You Thought,'” says Goldgar, a professor of early modern history at King's College London. “People are so interested in this incident because they think they can draw lessons from it. I don't think that's necessarily the case.”

To read the complete article, see:
There Never Was a Real Tulip Fever (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/there-never-was-a-real-tulip-fever)

The Coin Collection Under the Stairs

Jordan Peele's next project is set to be a remake of The People Under the Stairs for Universal.

Based on Wes Craven's 1991 horror satire, Collider reports that Peele will produce the new film alongside Win Rosenfield via their Monkeypaw Productions house. It isn't anticipated that Peele will direct himself, and it's not known if he'll take part in writing the script.

The original film starred Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, and Ving Rhames, and celebrates its 29th anniversary on Nov. 1. Craven's plot told the story of a young boy and two adults who try to steal a rare coin collection from a strange couple's home. However, the trio end up becoming trapped in the house owned by the Robesons.

To read the complete article, see:
(https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/10/jordan-peele-produce-remake-wes-craven-the-people-under-the-stairs)

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