Antonio Machado once said that, “only a fool thinks that price and value are the same”. The exploration of what truly constitutes value is a…
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This object is a 8 reales silver coin with Chinese chop marks that was minted in 1791 under the Spanish Empire. The obverse side shows…
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When thinking about money in a historical context, it is easy to separate it from the ways in which individuals understood, used, and altered money…
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Maker(s): Justinian II (minted under) Culture: Byzantine Title: Solidus of Christ Date Made: 692-696 CE Materials: Gold Place Made: Europe; Asia; Turkey; Constantinople Measurements: 19mm…
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The first Krugerrand was minted in the South African Mint in 1967. In this post war period the gold standardization was glistening at its fullest.…
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This project focuses on traditionally valuable objects that convey a political message, which was not typically projected onto the elites. There is an added layer…
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Talipun, or Talipoon, shell masks are a form of currency used by the Boiken people in Papua New Guinea. Traditionally, they are made by severing…
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This laboratory explores gender as an integral part of the construction of currency by examining transformation, representation, and suppression. The objects are a ten-pound Brixton…
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Money is often thought of as coins, paper bills, or credit, but throughout history, many unexpected items qualified as currency. One such unexpected item includes…
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Greek coinage was known for putting puns on their coins! Roses demonstrated the identity of Rhodian citizens as the word for rose was a pun…
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