https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/ Short videos on coins that shed light on various aspects of ancient history, presented by Professor Kevin Butcher. en-GB (C) 2026 University of Warwick Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:15:16 GMT Wed, 29 May 2013 13:10:45 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kevin Butcher webteam@warwick.ac.uk (ITS Web Team, University of Warwick) SiteBuilder 2, ITS Web Team, University of Warwick, http://go.warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2 coins classics classical studies Kevin Butcher ancient history video webteam@warwick.ac.uk Kevin Butcher Kevin Butcher no coins, classics, classical studies, Kevin Butcher, ancient history, video VodCast Short videos on coins that shed light on various aspects of ancient history, presented by Professor Kevin Butcher. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/depletion_silvering.mp4 Professor Kevin Butcher and Dr Matthew Ponting discuss the technique used by the Roman mints to disguise the quality of the silver coinage and how to analyse the coins. Roman silver coinage coin depletion silvering surface enrichment of silver Roman denarius Nero Antoninus Pius Caracalla debasement Wed, 29 May 2013 13:10:45 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=depletion_silvering.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Roman silver coinage coin depletion silvering surface enrichment of silver Roman denarius Nero Antoninus Pius Caracalla debasement Professor Kevin Butcher and Dr Matthew Ponting discuss the technique used by the Roman mints to disguise the quality of the silver coinage and how to analyse the coins. Professor Kevin Butcher and Dr Matthew Ponting discuss the technique used by the Roman mints to disguise the quality of the silver coinage and how to analyse the coins. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/barbegal.mp4 The astonishing water mill complex at Barbegal in Provence used to be considered a product of late antiquity, but the discovery of a coin of Trajan (AD 98-117) embedded in the plaster of the aqueduct has led to a reconsideration of the place of hydraulic technology in the earlier Roman empire. Barbegal Roman mill water power Trajan coin technology Provence Mon, 28 May 2012 11:54:26 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=barbegal.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Barbegal Roman mill water power Trajan coin technology Provence The astonishing water mill complex at Barbegal in Provence used to be considered a product of late antiquity, but the discovery of a coin of Trajan (AD 98-117) embedded in the plaster of the aqueduct has led to a reconsideration of the place of hydraulic technology in the earlier Roman empire. The astonishing water mill complex at Barbegal in Provence used to be considered a product of late antiquity, but the discovery of a coin of Trajan (AD 98-117) embedded in the plaster of the aqueduct has led to a reconsideration of the place of hydraulic technology in the earlier Roman empire. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/baalbek.mp4 Can coins help us reconstruct the original appearance of the giant temples of Heliopolis (modern Baalbek) in Lebanon? Baalbek Baalbeck Heliopolis temples temple Jupiter Heliopolitanus Mercury sun god Lebanon ruins colonial colony provincial coins Roman architecture Bacchus Dionysus stone stones megaliths megalithic trilithon Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:23:31 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=baalbek.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Baalbek Baalbeck Heliopolis temples temple Jupiter Heliopolitanus Mercury sun god Lebanon ruins colonial colony provincial coins Roman architecture Bacchus Dionysus stone stones megaliths megalithic trilithon Can coins help us reconstruct the original appearance of the giant temples of Heliopolis (modern Baalbek) in Lebanon? Can coins help us reconstruct the original appearance of the giant temples of Heliopolis (modern Baalbek) in Lebanon? https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/nero_and_agrippina.mp4 Why does Agrippina seem to be given precedence over her son Nero on the earliest coins of his reign? Nero emperor of Rome Agrippina denarius Roman coin history portraits Britannicus Claudius Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:42:58 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=nero_and_agrippina.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Nero emperor of Rome Agrippina denarius Roman coin history portraits Britannicus Claudius Why does Agrippina seem to be given precedence over her son Nero on the earliest coins of his reign? Why does Agrippina seem to be given precedence over her son Nero on the earliest coins of his reign? https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/dating_the_birth_of_jesus.mp4 Anno domini. Today we use the system devised by the sixth-century monk, Dionysius Exiguus, as a way of synchronising events, and associate its origin with the nativity of Jesus and the 'first Christmas'. But did Dionysius get his dates right? A coin issued by Herod Antipas suggests not ... Jesus nativity Christmas anno domini Herod Antipas coin Dionysius Exiguus AD BC Christmas story Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:22:40 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=dating_the_birth_of_jesus.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Jesus nativity Christmas anno domini Herod Antipas coin Dionysius Exiguus AD BC Christmas story Anno domini. Today we use the system devised by the sixth-century monk, Dionysius Exiguus, as a way of synchronising events, and associate its origin with the nativity of Jesus and the 'first Christmas'. But did Dionysius get his dates right? A coin issued by Herod Antipas suggests not ... Anno domini. Today we use the system devised by the sixth-century monk, Dionysius Exiguus, as a way of synchronising events, and associate its origin with the nativity of Jesus and the 'first Christmas'. But did Dionysius get his dates right? A coin issued by Herod Antipas suggests not ... https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/nero_plays_the_lyre.mp4 Does this coin depict the emperor Nero as a musician, or does it show the god Apollo instead? emperor of Rome Nero coin Roman history fiddled while Rome burned Apollo tyrant Roman empire lyre Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:27:28 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=nero_plays_the_lyre.mp4 Kevin Butcher no emperor of Rome Nero coin Roman history fiddled while Rome burned Apollo tyrant Roman empire lyre Does this coin depict the emperor Nero as a musician, or does it show the god Apollo instead? Does this coin depict the emperor Nero as a musician, or does it show the god Apollo instead? https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/the_tribute_penny.mp4 What was the tribute penny of the Bible? render unto caesar Jesus Tiberius emperor of Rome Roman empire tribute penny money coin biblical temple tax tyre tyrian shekel caesarea cappadocia drachm denarius Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:25:16 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=the_tribute_penny.mp4 Kevin Butcher no render unto caesar Jesus Tiberius emperor of Rome Roman empire tribute penny money coin biblical temple tax tyre tyrian shekel caesarea cappadocia drachm denarius What was the tribute penny of the Bible? What was the tribute penny of the Bible? https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/caligula_and_his_sisters.mp4 A brass sestertius of Caligula provides contemporary proof of the high regard the emperor had for his three sisters. Caligula emperor of Rome Drusilla coin sestertius Agrippina Julia Roman empire Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:22:04 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=caligula_and_his_sisters.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Caligula emperor of Rome Drusilla coin sestertius Agrippina Julia Roman empire A brass sestertius of Caligula provides contemporary proof of the high regard the emperor had for his three sisters. A brass sestertius of Caligula provides contemporary proof of the high regard the emperor had for his three sisters. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/antony_and_cleopatra.mp4 What did Cleopatra look like? Her coins provide evidence. Cleopatra Antony coin Egypt Syria portrait tetradrachm face of beauty beautiful ugly Roman empire history Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:18:29 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=antony_and_cleopatra.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Cleopatra Antony coin Egypt Syria portrait tetradrachm face of beauty beautiful ugly Roman empire history What did Cleopatra look like? Her coins provide evidence. What did Cleopatra look like? Her coins provide evidence. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/the_fall_of_sejanus.mp4 A coin minted at the Spanish city of Bilbilis in AD 31 records not only the success of Tiberius' henchman Sejanus but also his fall from grace. Professor Kevin Butcher explains how it does this. Tiberius emperor of Rome Sejanus coin Roman history empire Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:54:42 GMT Kevin Butcher https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research-old/outreach/podcast/vodcast/?podcastItem=the_fall_of_sejanus.mp4 Kevin Butcher no Tiberius emperor of Rome Sejanus coin Roman history empire A coin minted at the Spanish city of Bilbilis in AD 31 records not only the success of Tiberius' henchman Sejanus but also his fall from grace. Professor Kevin Butcher explains how it does this. A coin minted at the Spanish city of Bilbilis in AD 31 records not only the success of Tiberius' henchman Sejanus but also his fall from grace. Professor Kevin Butcher explains how it does this.