Curator for Iron Age and Roman Coin Finds (@findsorguk.bsky.social / British Museum). Vice-President of the Royal Numismatic Society. Trying to use this more, but X sucked all the joy out of social media.https://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3mpjqqtnllc2bToo hot even for Augustus in the BM galleries today. You’d think all that time buried beneath that temple in Sudan would have prepared him for the discomfort of a British summer.30 Jun 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjqqtnllc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3mnrysl5ric2aRetrieved this from the cabinets for an enquirer the other day and couldn’t resist sharing. An absolutely fabulous three-quarter facing bust of the usurper Postumus on this aureus, struck at his mint of Trier, Germany, c. AD 264.08 Jun 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrysl5ric2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3mflycdixt227Hmm. Something isn’t right with this… can’t figure out what, though 🤔 (Coin from the Frome hoard: 53,000 third century coins and counting…)24 Feb 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflycdixt227https://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lrprqabwps2hPlease share! The Royal Numismatic Society is seeking two freelancers to work on its administration and archives. Both positions are part-time for one year, based in London. No archival qualifications or experience necessary. Further details on our website: https://numismatics.org.uk/2025/06/16/rns-seeks-two-freelancers-for-administration-and-archive-projects/16 Jun 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrprqabwps2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lqwcgvvaoc2e1,800 years ago, someone snipped the edge of this denarius, discovered it was just a silver-plated forgery, and then vented their rage on the poor coin itself by repeatedly hacking its surface. Recorded with @findsorguk.bsky.social this week: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1220720# #FindsFriday #RomanBritain06 Jun 2025 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwcgvvaoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lpgz5d5ktc2f*Is* there a nicer flower than a lupin? ☀️18 May 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgz5d5ktc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3loqg255jek22One of the very few images of Amminus, an #IronAge ruler from the area of Kent, who might have been the person #Suetonius tells us fled across the Channel to seek aid from #Caligula c. AD 40. This is the first example recorded with @findsorguk.bsky.social #FindsFriday https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/121355409 May 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqg255jek22https://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lobtnykx422zCarpets of English bluebells on the slopes of the Wrekin in #Shropshire.03 May 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobtnykx422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lo6dlcxwx22eA heap of radiates struck for Tetricus I (AD 271-274) at Trier, Germany. From the massive Frome hoard of c 54,000 other third century coins, now in the final stages of being sorted at the British Museum. @findsorguk.bsky.social #FindsFriday #RomanBritain02 May 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6dlcxwx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3liafefdj7c27HOW has it taken me this long to see the wonderful (and free!) exhibition of the Bloomberg finds? https://assets.bbhub.io/company/sites/30/2017/11/BLA-web.pdf #romansitesaturday #romanbritain15 Feb 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3liafefdj7c27https://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lhroqft6422fI am glad that everyone has been posting about the #Superbowl: another word to add to my growing mute list of U.S. -specific terms.09 Feb 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhroqft6422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewball.bsky.social/post/3lhl6b4wcqk2mLove this republican denarius struck for Q. Metellus Pius c. 81 BC. Elephant on the reverse and what I want to believe is a diplodocus (and not a ?stork) on the obverse. Found in Cheshire and reported to @susieflo.bsky.social this week. Record: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1203117 #FindsFriday #RomanBritain07 Feb 2025 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:7sro65poxiaddryfgpf6yjwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhl6b4wcqk2m