The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
The obverse of this silver three cent coin contains a shield in a six pointed star with the words "United States of America" and the date surrounding the star. The reverse shows a stylized letter "C" with the Roman numeral three inside it and...
After the Fire of 1874, the College needed to replace two-thirds of the Central Building. It was decided, rather than replicate the original design, it would be more prudent to build five separate buildings. This appeal was widely sent to alumni...
This coin is an example of an early uninscribed Celtic coinage. Prior to the Roman invasion in 43 AD the Celtic tribes did not keep records but passed down their heritage through the telling of stories. Through this oral tradition, Historians are...
In 158 BC, Perseus, the last king of Macedon, lost the battle of Pydna and ultimately the third “Macedonian War” to the Romans. The Romans, however, did not immediately make Macedon a Roman province, but instead divided it into four states....
Bust of Maurice Tiberius Helmeted and Cuirassed, Holding Globus Cruciger
This solidus shows Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus on the obverse side, and an angel with a cross on the reverse side.
Maurice Tiberius was the supreme commander of the Byzantine army under the reign of Tiberius II during the Persian War. ...
The Celts were the first inhabitants of Britain to use coins. The earliest ones were brought over from northern France, but the British Celts soon began to make their own versions. The designs on this coin are good examples of how the Celts took...
Under Tiberius II, Maurice Tiberius was the supreme commander of the Byzantine army during the Persian War. After victories in both Collinicus and Constantina Maurice returned to Constantinople in 582 where Tiberius II adopted him as a successor...
Louis the Pious, also known as Louis I, was born the third son of Charlemagne in Casseuil-sur-Garonne, today's Gironde, France. Louis was crowned king of Aquitaine as a child and sent there with regents and a court to rule in order to quiet...
This rare silver denier was minted in Burgundy, France under the authority of the abbots of Cluny in the 11th century AD. This is an anonymous issue, but there were only two abbots of Cluny in the 11th century: Odilo (994-1048) and Hugh...
This buff steatite scarab was created in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1750-1550 BC). This amulet has the body and shape of a beetle, and the bottom has a symmetrical, geometric pattern. Scarabs are most commonly made out of...
This coin was minted between 158 - 149 B.C. at Amphipolis, a city founded by the Athenians in 436 B.C. This city was very close to the Aegean Sea, and was on the river Strymon. The obverse shows on a Macedonian shield the image of goddess Artemis...
Bust of Leopold II facing right, Engraver's initials: LW, Date 1877, Inscription LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES.
This Belgium coin clearly displays the initials of its engraver, Leopold Wiener (LW), under the lower left corner of Leopold II's bust. Wiener worked as a royal engraver at the end of Leopold I's reign and continued his work with the Belgium...
The Mexico City 8 reales coin pictured above represents one of the many gold and silver coins found in shipwrecks throughout the world. These irregularly shaped gold and silver coins, known as cobs, were minted in the New World and then transported...
Hubert Smith writes this letter in response to a letter of Asher LeFleur. After the amputation of his leg, it is a real concern as to how Asher will be able to earn a living. Smith suggests that farming would be too hard and perhaps Asher should...
In this 1863 letter to his sister, Etta, Simon Hadley writes of camp duties and of his hopes they will be reunited in the future. He mentions how much he misses his son, Walter.
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From 1902-1922, Joseph William Mauck was president of Hillsdale College. The Mauck family made their home in this building at the corner of Hillsdale and E. Fayette Streets. The name of the home was Sunnycrest. The building is now the chapter...
Beta Alpha Delta was a local fraternity made up in 1924 from students of the defunct American Commons Club. In 1934, this group was granted a charter from the national group. Sigma Delta Rho. This home was orginally owned by President Durgin and...
The title on the verso "Hillsdale College; Hillsdale, Michigan. This is Broadlawn, the beautiful pillared colonial home of the president of Hillsdale College. Located on Hillsdale St., this lot contained the original home of President Durgin. The...
This photograph of East Hall has been used on two different postcards. The photograph has been cropped slightly different in each of the cards. Note the couple on the stairs of the porch. This postcard was postmarked "Hillsdale Aug 26 1:30 PM...
