E-Sylum has details of a new book: Rosanagh Mack's new book Equine Currency: Thessalian Coinage and the Horse in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods, published by Archaeopress.

Equine Currency reinterprets the coinage of ancient Thessaly and Perrhaibia through the region's famed horse culture. By analysing coin imagery, production and context, it explores the political, economic and cultural importance of horses, while revealing Thessaly's connections with the wider ancient Mediterranean world.

More: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n4…

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On the 20th May 325 AD, the Council of Nicea was convened by Emperor Constantine to unify the early Christian church. Its key actions included formulating the Nicene Creed to define Christ's divinity, condemning Arianism, standardizing the date of Easter, and establishing foundational canon law: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Co…

I don't have a coin specifically commemorating that (does anyone have one they can share?) but here is a coin issued under Emperor Constantine from the same period: coinofnote.com/324-329-ad-cons…

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The largest Viking Age coin hoard in Norwegian history has been found in a field near Rena in Østerdalen.

usatoday.com/picture-gallery/n…

A total of 2,970 silver coins have been discovered so far, with the search is still ongoing.

The largest coin hoard in Norwegian history consists mainly of English (Anglo-Saxon) and German coins, in addition to some Danish and Norwegian ones. Among them are coins minted under Cnut the Great, Æthelred II, Otto III, and Harald Hardrada.

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