Miami Valley Coin Club

Origins of Money lecture on April 30 at Sunwatch in Dayton

One of our new members has let us know about an exciting and interesting lecture to be held at the Sunwatch Indian Village and Archeological Park on Saturday, April 30 at 10:30 AM.  Dr. John Papadopoulos will present  The Origins of Money: Coinage, Art and the Construction of Value in the Ancient Mediterranean, exploring the origins of money. Dr. Papadopoulos, Professor of Classics and Archaeology with the Classics Department, Cotsen Institute, UCLA., is a specialist in Aegean prehistory and Classical Archaeology, especially the Early Iron Age, the archaeology of colonization, and the integration of literary and material evidence, Dr. Papadopoulos was selected by AIA as the 2010 Homer A. and Dorothy B. Thompson Lecturer. He has excavated widely in Australia at Aboriginal and historic sites, as well as in Greece, Albania and Italy.

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, admission to the SunWatch Lecture Series presentation is free and open to the public. Admission fees apply for guests wishing to explore the Village or the Interpretive Center before or after the presentation.

RSVPs are requested for the presentation; seating after reservations is on a first come, first serve basis. To make reservations, call 937.268.8199, ext. 111 or or visit the Sun Watch web site.

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