Now available: a link to a podcast I did for the 'Million Dollar Books Agency' about books on money and its history - blog.milliondollarbookagency.com/rory-naismith-…

Incredible to see one of only two originals of the poster put at 10am in the morning across Petersburg to announce the Russian Revolution to the populace on 27 October 1917. Newly restored in Trinity College Library, Cambridge.

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist : Medieval Coins with Rory Naismith medievalists.net/2024/04/mediev… #medieval #coins #numismatics

Hoard of cut dirhams from Slask, Poland 🇵🇱

A wonderful Carolingian object I don't see celebrated enough - the so-called Key of St Servatius in Maastricht. Silver, early 9th century. Glorious! Picture my own. nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleutel_v…

Hats off to St Alphege (or Ælfheah), archbishop of Canterbury, martyred #OnThisDay 1012. He found himself at a drunken party with some bad people, it was literally a matter of life and death, but he still refused to bung them £3,000 of public donations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfh…

A beautiful gold solidus of a rosetted, diademed, draped, & cuirassed Emperor Valens (AD364-375).
Minted in Trier [TROBC] & rediscovered up on't'moors in North Yorkshire 1600 years later

The British Library announced it had acquired the St Cuthbert Gospel for the nation #OTD in 2012, following a successful fundraising appeal. An 8thC manuscript copy of the Gospel of St John, it is the earliest surviving intact European book. ©British Library

Congratulations to Professor Caroline Goodson, a member of the BSR's Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters, on her appointment as the next Mellon Humanities Professor at the American Academy in Rome. We are looking forward to having Caroline in town!aarome.org/news/features/…

Last week I had the great privilege of looking at Cambrai MS 679, which has the oldest example of Old Irish prose (fols. 37r-38r), a homily on the colours of martyrdom. #manuscript #medieval #ManuscriptMonday #oldirish (1/2)

Very much enjoyed being interviewed for Quirks & Quarks a few days ago about the work Jane Kershaw, I and others did on 7th-century silver: now available to listen to here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The sixteen essays gathered in this collection present a systematic and informed discussion of the literature researching the economic trajectories of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.

📣 We are delighted to advertise for an Assistant Professor in Roman History, Culture, and Society. This is a tenure track position, based in the Dept of Classics. Closing date: Monday May 13th 2024. 
Full details: tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/ (under School of Histories & Humanities).

A bit of Carolingian loveliness. St Philibert-de-Grand-Lieu, built as a refuge from the Vikings in the early 9th century but sacked and burned by them in 846. Restored and still glorious! Picture my own.

An impression of the Scottish gold eagle crown of James V in a French money-changer’s manuscript from the 1520s. There are no surviving specimens of this coin so this document is the only reason we know what it looks like. From Joan Murray’s numismatic archive National Museums Scotland

Excavations on National Highways A14 scheme unearthed more than 280,000 artefacts 🏺 😮

Discover the stories these finds tell of ancient communities, animals, and landscapes connected by today’s A14 in our new book and digital interactive!

HERE: buff.ly/3JeWj5y

Exciting news! European Research Council (ERC) grants #ERCAdG to INSULAR MSS in the Age of Charlemagne (€2.5m). Our team includes @litteracarolina.mastodon.online & partners in libraries & universities across Europe incl. ercb2c Dan Bradley Charlotte Denoël lieve watteeuw Bodleian Libraries Medieval Manuscripts

We've opened the call for our The British Academy The Leverhulme Trust
small grants scheme offering £10k. We receive so many good applications so awards will be allocated randomly between those applications that meet our quality threshold. Spread the word!
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-lev…

Just announced - £1000 student bursary for a placement at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. Applications close 6th May. Details: britnumsoc.org/the-society/fu…

The day after publication of a major new finding in medieval coinage, Fellow Rory Naismith led a workshop for visiting 'Medieval Worlds' residential students, an outreach programme unique to #CorpusCambridge . The students were enthralled by the fascinating coins he brought. 🪙