• Dept. III
• Digital Humanities
• Stamatina Mastorakou Pascal Belouin
• Heavens in Your Hand: Artifacts and Astral Practices in Eurasia and North Africa (4000 BCE–1700 CE)

This numismatic visualization platform provides access to over 13,000 ancient coins featuring celestial imagery. Created by the MPIWG's "Heavens in your Hand" Working Group in collaboration with the Digital Humanities team, this tool allows users to explore how astronomical themes were represented on currency.

Users can filter coins by time period, region, and specific astral symbols, with each specimen accompanied by detailed descriptions and high-quality images. The platform serves both educational and scholarly research purposes, making this specialized numismatic collection accessible to anyone interested in ancient astronomical representations.