Links to External Websites

This list does not link directly to commercial sites. You can find a list of US dealers through the ANA's Dealer Directory. Also, this page is not intended as a comprehenisive list of numismatic web sites but rather a collection of useful starting points. Many of the sites listed here maintain their own list of links and readers may find it useful to follow those.

The ANS does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites

Government Sites

• United States
  • The United States Mint
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• Foreign
  • The Royal Australian Mint
  • The Austrian Mint
  • The Bermuda Monetary Authority
  • The British Royal Mint
  • The Royal Canadian Mint
  • The Czech Mint
  • The French Mint
  • The Japanese Mint
  • The Royal Mint of Malaysia
  • The Mexican Mint
  • The Royal Norwegian Mint
  • The Singapore Mint
  • The South African Mint
  • The Spanish Mint

Numismatic and Related Organizations

• American Medallic Sculpture Assocation
• The American Numismatic Association
• Ancient Coins Collectors Guild
• Archaeological Institute of America
• The Canadian Numismatic Association
• Early American Coppers
• The Harry Bass Research Foundation
• Institute of Nautical Archaeology
• International Numismatic Commission/Commission Internationale de Numismatique
• The Israel Numismatic Society
• John Reich Collectors Society
• The Museum of American Financial History
• Oriental Numismatic Society
• The Professional Numismatists Guild
• The Royal Numismatic Society
• The Society of United States Pattern Collectors

Collections

(This section lists the web pages of public collections from around the world. While many of these do have images of coins, some just list information such as hours or a contact for arranging access.)

• Australian Center for Ancient Numismatic Studies
• Banco de Mexico. Colección Numismática.
• Bank of Canada. Currency Museum
• Bank of Japan. Currency Museum.
• Bibliothèque nationale de France. Monnaies, médailles, et antiques
• The British Museum. Coins and Medals Department
• Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks. Byzantine Collection
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Münzsammlung des Seminars für Klassische Philologie
• Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Das Orientalische Münzkabinett in Jena
• Geldmuseum, Utrecht
• The Hermitage Museum. Numismatics
• Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Numismatic Pavilion
• Kittredge Numismatic Foundation
• Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna. Münzkabinett.
• Lawrence University. The Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins
• Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna. Collezione Numismatica.
• National Museums and Galleries of Wales. Archaeology and Numismatics
• National Numismatic Museum, Athens.
• The North Carolina Collection. Currency.
• Pepperdine University, Institute for the Study of Archaeology and Religion. Numismatic Project
• Princeton University, Numismatic Collection
• Sharjah Islamic Museum. Islamic Mints Hall
• Smithsonian Institution. National Numismatic Collection
• The Spanish Mint. Casa de la Moneda Museum
• Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Münzkabinett.
• University of Calgary, Nickels Art Museum.
• University of Cambridge, The Fitzwilliam Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
• University of Glasgow, Hunterian Museum. Coin Cabinet
• University of Notre Dame. Rare Books and Special Collections
• University of Oslo. Coin Cabinet
• University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. Heberden Coin Room
• University of Virginia Art Museum Numismatic Collection
• Yale University Art Gallery
• Zagreb Archaeological Museum. Collections (Link to "Numismatics" on right page of screen.)

Search Tools

• MANTIS: ANS Collection Database
• CoinArchives.com
• ACSearch.info
• Digital Coins: list of numismatic search tools
• Early Medieval Corpus of Coins Finds
• Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum

Virtual Galleries and Related Web-sites

(This section lists non-commericial sites that feature a large number of coins or which provide other resources for numismatic study.)

• The Americas
  • Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in Conferate Currency
  • The Canadian Coin Reference Site
  • Coin Facts
  • Colombian Silver Cobbs
  • The Currency Gallery
  • Dawn's Virtual Currency Collection
  • The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Currency Exhibit
  • How to Grade U.S. Coins
  • The Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency
  • Numismatic Americana
• The Ancient World and Medieval Europe
  • Ancient Greek and Roman Coins
  • Ancient Roman and Greek Coins, FAQ
  • Ancient Imitations -- References
  • As de Nîmes Web
  • Asia Minor Coins
  • Byzantine Coins
  • Celtic Coin Index
  • Celtic Improvisations
  • The Coinage of Baltic Countries
  • The Coinage of Ephesus
  • Coinage of the Greek-Illyrian City Staets: Apollonia and Dyrrhachium
  • Coins of Ancient Miletus
  • Die Saurmasche Münzsammlung
  • Digital Historia Numorum
  • The Hoover Collection of Seleukid Coins
  • Magna Graecia Coins
  • Museum of London: Roman Gold
  • Nomisma.org
  • Old Money. An Exhibition of Greek and Roman Coins. Frances Lehman Loed Art Center, Vassar College.
  • The Parthian Empire - History and Coins of Ancient Parthia
  • The Perseus Project
  • Presveis: A Currency for Europe
  • Projekt ISEGRIM - Münzdatenbank
  • Roma e il suo fiume: storia e diffusione della moneta
  • Roman History, Coins, and Technology
  • Roman Provincial Coinage Online
  • The Ruth and Louise McCollum Memorial Collection of Ancient Coins
  • Sasanian Empire
  • Severus Alexander
  • Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins
  • Wildwinds DataBank of Ancient Coins
• Islamic
  • Al-Andalus: The History of Islamic Iberia. (See "Islamic Coins" under Table of Contents)
  • Early Islamic Coins
  • History of Currency in the State of Bahrain
  • Islamic Art and Architecture Organization. Islamic Coins.
  • Islamic Coins Group
• Other World Coinage and General Sites
  • The Annuities Museum
  • Antique Spectacles (Look under "Collections" for coins)
  • Banknotes of Africa and the Middle East
  • Chinese Coinage Web Site
  • The Coins and History of Asia
  • The History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
  • Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies
  • Mexican Coin Magic
  • The Money Museum
  • More Than Money. From the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
  • Nupam's Webpage for the Indian Coins
  • Sycee On Line: Explorer to the world of ancient China's silver treasures
  • Travis Numismatic Digital Photography
• Numismatic Books
  • Digital Library NUMIS
  • Numismatic Bibliomania Society

Discussion Groups

• Amnumsoc-L: Announcements and discussion about the ANS and its programs. Commercial postings are strictly prohibited from this list.
• twitter.com/ANSCoins: Follow ANS on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news, event announcements, special sales, and more
• Barbarized: Discussion about 'barbarized' coins of the Roman Empire.
• Islamic_Coins
• Moneta-L: Ancient and Medieval Coinage
• Numism-l: Ancient and medieval coins. There is no web site for this list. Subscribe by sending "sub NUMISM-L <your name>" to listserv@vm.sc.edu.
• southasia-coins

Periodicals and Other Publications

• The Asylum
• The Celator
• Coin News
• Coin World
• Coins Magazine
• Moneta
• Numismatic News
• World Coin News