oa Linked Open Data for Coin Finds. Antike Fundmünzen in Europa (AFE)

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The web-based database AFE for finds of ancient coins was developed by David Wigg-Wolf and Karsten Tolle. Implementing the principles of LOUD and FAIR data, it employs the concepts and ontology of Nomisma.org to facilitate communication with other numismatic facilities, and is also linked to a range of further resources such as Geonames for geodata or Zenon for bibliographic references, thus enabling integration into the wider digital archaeological and historical landscape. There are now four instances of AFE, installed in Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Warsaw, and Budapest and a common search interface for all four instances, AFE.NET, is currently under development for them. This paper presents the architecture and philosophy behind AFE, as well as discussing the potential offered by such an approach for digital coin find applications and studies.