TRIER UNIVERSITY DIGITIZES COIN CABINET

 

The University of Trier has had a collection of mainly ancient coins for several years. The more than 500 copies have now been digitized and made accessible in portals.

The digitization of coin collections is a great benefit for science. Integration into databases and permanent access to a large number of coins opens up new options for research, but also for teaching, explains Prof. Dr. Frank Daubner, the ancient historian responsible for the collection at Trier University.

There are some very beautiful coins, for example, one with a portrait of Emperor Constantine, explains Professor Frank Daubner.

 

However, ancient historians are more interested in coins as a source of data and information than aesthetics. A special feature of the Trier collection is that the place where most of the objects were found – predominantly in Trier and the region – is known. The comparison between the place of origin of the coin, the mint, and the place of discovery can reveal information about trade relationships and travel routes at the respective time.

The collection is represented on three online platforms under the name Digital Coin Cabinet of the University of Trier. At www.ikmk.uni-trier.de, those interested can only find objects from the Trier collection.

The University of Trier is also a partner in the Network of University Coin Collections in Germany (NUMID), which was founded in 2015. To date, 34 universities with 42 coin collections belong to this research and digitization network. NUMID uses the Interactive Catalogs of Coin Cabinets database provided by the Münzkabinett Staatliche Museums zu Berlin.

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