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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
"Romerskt myntfynd från Sigdes i Burs socken, Gotland."
''Fornvännen'' 2 (1907): 202-203.
numismatist
A numismatist is a specialist in numismatics ("of coins"; from Late Latin ''numismatis'', genitive of ''numisma''). Numismatists include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholars who use coins and other currency in object-based research. Altho ...
and museum curator at the Royal Coin Cabinet
The Economy Museum - Royal Coin Cabinet ( sv, Ekonomiska museet - Kungliga Myntkabinettet) is a museum in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the history of money and economic history in general.
Function
The Economy Museum is an instit ...
, 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 the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1899, as an assistant at theRoyal Coin Cabinet
The Economy Museum - Royal Coin Cabinet ( sv, Ekonomiska museet - Kungliga Myntkabinettet) is a museum in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the history of money and economic history in general.
Function
The Economy Museum is an instit ...
. Between 1899 to 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 in Gotland
Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...
. 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
Sigrid Amalia Leijonhufvud (5 July 1862 – 14 November 1937) was a Swedish author, historian, and feminist, who is best known for authoring biographies of historical women. She was granted membership in the Samfundet De Nio (The Nine Society) ...
, to publish in the journal ''Fornvännen
''Fornvännen'' ("The Friend of the Distant Past"), ''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, Histor ...
.'' 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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