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Rosa Norström (13 November 1860 – 24 May 1944) was a Swedish
Norström died on 24 May 1944; her husband, Major Manne Norström, predeceased her – he had died in 1897. Her work has been identified by Stig Welinder as one of the earliest women, along with Märta Leijonhufvud and Sigrid Leijonhufvud, to publish in the journal ''
"Romerskt myntfynd från Sigdes i Burs socken, Gotland."
''Fornvännen'' 2 (1907): 202–203.
numismatist
A numismatist is a specialist, researcher, and/or well-informed collector of numismatics, numismatics/coins ("of coins"; from Late Latin , genitive of ). Numismatists can include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholar-researchers who use coi ...
and museum curator at the Royal Coin Cabinet, who published an account of the discovery of a hoard of 646 Roman denarii in Gotland.
Biography
Born Rosa Strokirk on 13 November 1860, her father was the numismatist Wilhelm Theodor Strokirk ( sv). She began work at theSwedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathem ...
in 1899, as an assistant at the Royal Coin Cabinet. Between 1899 and 1929, according to Timo Talvio, she was essentially "in charge of the cabinet", where she led rearrangement of some of the series held in the collection. The ''American Journal of Archaeology
The ''American Journal of Archaeology'' (AJA), the peer-reviewed journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, has been published since 1897 (continuing the ''American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts'' founded by t ...
'' recorded her publication of the discovery of a hoard of Roman denarii from Sigdes, near Burs
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in Gotland
Gotland (; ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a Provinces of Sweden, province/Counties of Sweden, county (Swedish län), Municipalities of Sweden, municipality, a ...
. The hoard contained 646 coins, dating from the reigns of Nero to Septimus Severus (64–195 AD).
Norström died on 24 May 1944; her husband, Major Manne Norström, predeceased her – he had died in 1897. Her work has been identified by Stig Welinder as one of the earliest women, along with Märta Leijonhufvud and Sigrid Leijonhufvud, to publish in the journal ''Fornvännen
(), ''Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research'' is a Swedish academic journal in the fields of archaeology and Medieval art. It is published quarterly by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in Stockholm, Sweden. The jou ...
.'' Welinder characterises this as part of the women's rights movement in Sweden.
Articles
* Norström, Rosa. "Myntfynd från Bösarps kyrkogård, Skytts härad, Skåne." ''Fornvännen'' 1 (1906): 191–195. * Norström, Rosa. "Romerskt myntfynd från Sigdes i Burs socken, Gotland." ''Fornvännen'' 2 (1907): 202–203.Norström, Rosa"Romerskt myntfynd från Sigdes i Burs socken, Gotland."
''Fornvännen'' 2 (1907): 202–203.
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