Today’s guest is archaeologist and numismatist François de Callataÿ whose latest book, Numismatic Antiquarianism through Correspondence (16th–18th c.): In the Margins of the Project Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae (FINA) was published by the American Numismatic Society (and is now available to purchase). In this episode, we talk about what “numismatic antiquarianism” means, the origins of the FINA project and its “Grand Document” of over 5,000 letters to and from European collectors, which is available for online research, and the personalities behind this often competitive international correspondence that marked the birth of modern, serious numismatic collecting and scholarship. Because François was traveling, we recorded the episode in two halves which have been stitched together.

Total Time: 56:12
Music: “Atomic” by Blondie

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