An Etruscan Bronze Masterwork
Etruscan bronze helmeted warrior in combat , wearing cuirass with /J/eryges; cold-worked with incised decorarion. Umbria, mid-5th Cenna)' B,C. Height 9 112" (24.1 em.) Acquired in the late 18th CemuT)' b), M. La/aille; ex Musee Lafaille, La Rochelle, France,
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6 Importance of Magna Mater led to her representation on Republican coinage by James Meyer Publisher/Editor 16 Coinage played an important Wayne G. Sayles political role in events Page 6 surrounding the Battle of Ipsus Office Manager Magna Mater by Ron KolIgaard Janet Sayles by James Meyer 28 A Coin's Point of View: Associate Editor Roman coins select most Steven Sayles famous female of the past by80bLevy Di stribution Asst. Christine Olson 42 Coin of Vahra" V indicates Arl earlier mint activity at Sind Parnell Nelson than was previously thought by R.C. Senior The Celator is an independent journal Page 16 published on the first day Battle of Ipsus of each month at 226 DEPARTMENTS Palmer Parkway, Lodi, by Ron KolIgaard WI. It is circulated internationaUythrough 2 The Celator's Point of View subscriptions and special distributions. Subscrip 4 letters to the Editor tion rates are $24 per "" 14 Antiquities by David Liebert year (second class) "'~~,. Illil within th e United States THE 26 People in the News and Canada, $48 per year to <'0'"'' 0- 27 Art and the Market all other addresses 30 Book News (Air Pri nted Malter). Advertising and copy Page 28 32 Coins of the Bible by David Hendin deadline is the second Friday of each month. "Meellhe Coins" Reference Reviews by Dennis Kroh 34 Unsolicited articles and by Bob Levy 38 Coin File - Quotes - Trivia - Humor news releases are welcome, however 39 New Finds - Just for Beginners publication cannot be About the cover: guaranteed. Second Sketch 01 the reverse of an 40 Coming Events class postage, permit aureus minted by Lucius Cestius pending, Lodi, WI 53555. and Gaius Norbanus circa 43 45 Professional Directory Copyright©1990, B,C, in Rome. Magna Mater is Clio's Cabinet. depicted in a biga. This reverse 52 Index of Advertisers - Classifieds probably refers to the procession 608-592-4684 in the Circus. Sketch submitted by the author.
Deadline for the March issue is Friday, February 8 more excitemenl lhan ever thi .~ year and very soon will be upon us. You'll find C1& Ce!ato, i, nam,d fo, and d,dicahd to t& coin die.-enfTtatJ£7.1- of antiqui.t!J Wf201-e a'll 'lemain~ a> pow"r'[ an d appwUn:J today a. in t&i, tim,. 2 The Gelator Sicil}'. Panormu~. Tctradrachm Sold No~emll<'r 30. 1990. $39.600. Fine Greek and Roman Coins w ill be included in oll r sale of Ancient, Foreign & United States Coins to be held in New Yo rk C ity, April 4, 1991. Viewing from Apri l lscCataloglles will be available in ea rly March. We a re now accepting consignme nts of Fine Ancient Materia l to ourJunc 5t h and 6th numism atic sale. For ca talogues. cons!:· nment details or general information about Christie's contact ames Lamb, Christine Dellssen or Glen na Sainsbury at 212/54 · 1056, or w rite Christie's Coin Department, 502 Park Avenue. New York, New York 10022. February 1991 3 myguest and visit yourgrade, secondary dates. It would be much more useful if it and high schools. l ook and listen towhat also included the show location and hours. is being taught. For folks, this is where I am sure you must have ready access to overall historical knowledge was led to that information. The only way I can ham and eggers like me, obtain il is to place long distance calls to You see I came from a period where one or more dealers to request the in world history was taught, not discarded, formation after I see the date listing in The demeaned and dismissed. Where names Gelalor. Please let meknowyourthoughts as Troy, Thebes, Memphis, Babylon, on this matter. Athens, Alexandria, Rome, and I recently attended the NY International Constantinople had meaning. Where and I must agree that the show location discipline worked, where your heritage, this year was the worst in my memory. Is Dea r Editor: religion, race. and morality gave you pride. there an address where I can write to To be able to receive a college education complain? " it would not cause you This letter will be my third effort to was a hard earned honor, not expected problems, an aclclress should be published write your outstanding publication, since from the state. in The Gela/offor other dissatisfied col I talked myself out of the other two, doubt Well it's not that way, nor will it ever be lectors to register their opinions. ing any of your readers would be remotely again. Standards of excellence are 01 interested in what I'm about to express, little or no value today. levels of profi" Russell Bobkoskie None the less I feel the time is right so Gi ency have been altered or dropped so Pennsylvania here goes. not to discourage anyone or any group. I have a small business called "An We are beginning to die within, culturally, (We will try to include more information, cient Greek Coinage~. From the artwork intel lectually, and historically. Sorry, we do not have a current address on the Classical Greek coin period I create Now, what does this gloom and doom for NYING officials.) jewelry in gold and silver. I have for the rhe toric have to do with The Gelator? past three years traveled to various festi Well leI's say I just don't want our cultural vals and art shows in and out of Georgia. Ship togo down without a fight! Sohere's This leiter is in reference to your re But what I enjoy most is showing and my plea: If those who read and contribute port AArt and the Market" in your January explaining to all interested and semi· to your publication are involved in edu '91 Gelator. In referring to Christie's No interested visitors, through the display of cation, publiC affairs, local clubs and major vember 30th coin auction, mention is my original Greek coin collection, who coin shows and would make an effort to made of a "denarius of the Second Re the ancient Greeks were and what they show and tell, to the general public, where volt, year 2, was bid up to an astounding provided Western man. The surprising and how our Western history and culture $3 ,500 nearly six times the estimate." part is 7 out 01 10, after being shown the comes from, maybe, just maybe, we can The price fetched by Christie's was actu coins, pictures, maps, and artifacts be preserve what has taken us th ousands of ally below 'market value' for a coin of this come totally captivated. This continued years to build. For iI's our history, yours rarity. The estimate plaCed by Christie's response from the interested public is and mine, and ifwecan rekindle in a new on lot number 67 ($500-700) was, in my what has prompted me to write. generation to appreciate the past we may opinion, a case of non familiarity with I would now like to acquaint you from be able to resist that massive movement Second Revolt coins. This year 2, "wide where this letter originates. The town to leap backwards. lyre " variety is a very important rarity. It is shipis called Lithonia, but lor all practical We ll I've said my piece, I do believe not just a 'rare die', which can only be told purposes lets say Allanta, Georgia. I'm this letter will not appear in the "Leiter" apart by minute details. not a native but transfe rred here from column for I may have said too much for I refer to lot number 270 in NFA's Philadelphia 20 years ago. Over the so many because of so few. Do keep the November 29th sale. leo Mildenberg in years my interest in history has propelled faith and that candle burning. his Typos VI, The Goinage of the Bar me into ancient Greek history and their Kokhba War shows this coin as being coins, in turn to numerous coin shows, S. W. Moser one of 33 known. The presale estimate dealers, and finally The Gelator. Georgia byNFA was$2,500-3,OOO. The coin sold Upon my first reading I was com lor $4, 750 (1 0% included). The denarius pletelyastounded. Article after article on in your article is Mildenberg's number 15, Greek, Roman and Byzantine coinage, I continue to enjoy The Celator and with onty six reported known. Although minting procedures and localities. a co r look forward 10 its arrival every month. I same obverse as NFA's coin it has a nucopia of Western mans' history. Sir I have been a collector of coins about 40 completely different reverse and is almost do believe your publication is one of the years and ancients lor nearly 20 years. 3 times rararyet was sold for only $3,500. few remaining beacons in the growing Although it has been repeated many times It is possible with correct attribution and gloom of tribal regression. by your subscribers, I want to state that estimates, the coin sold by Christie's Do you folks really know how it is your publication has filled a void that would have obtained a higher price than today, in Allanta, or for that matter any existed for at least as long as I have been actually realized. major industriallcommercial city in the in the hobby. Don Simon United States? Why ancient coin deaters I am a consultant, and as a result I New York avoid most of these cities? "Not because travel extensively east of the Mississippi. markets weren't sufficiently developed When possible, Ilike to schedule my trips (Thank you for the "education". At least and historically proven", but because our to allow for attendance at the major shows. two people in the world were aware of fhe Western classical history is now not rela Fo r that reason, I would like to make a coin's true value, your editor not being tive to the expanding rap culture of suggestion about your "Com ing Events" one.) America. 1/ you feel this is over slated be section. The listing has only a range of 4 The Gelator Numismatic FineArts ' ''lE A N ~ l ONALa INC . 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Though the outcome of the Second Punic War had convinced many of the goddess' power, her priests and temple personnel (pur Figure 1 posely isolated) remained remote and Denanus of C. Fabius, minted in Rome ca. 102 B.C. Crawford n 32217b. somewhat despicable: they resembled Obverse: Bust of Magna Mater facing right, wearing turreted crown and veil; too much the ma .~s of slaves pouring in legend EX A PV. Reve rs e: Victory in biga, to righ t. holding reins in left hand and from Roman conquests in the East. lfwc goad in right; bird below biga ; control le tter L behind bird; in exergue C.FAS/. C.F. C;lll trust 11 remark from a play o f Pl autus. eunuch priests were sti ll comidercd ri diculous. During the hundred years pcned 10 be loosely :llIicd with Rome. against Jugurtha). was the logical choice. following Hannibal's defeat, Rome's Roman troops were sent to help but de Marius was g iven full authori ty to reor spite the advantage of surprise2 the Ro ganizetheanny. In 102 B.C.,hedeployed III iI itary enterprises were usually crowned with success. Certainly, during the sec manannywas soundly defeated, leaving his forces in southern Gaul. The 311Swer ond century B.C., there were no more the barbarians free to invade Gaul. In to the 4ueslion of divine ire was solved 105 B.C., [he Romans attacked again. the same year with the arriva l at Romeof threats 10 Rome' s exi~tence. Underthese favorable c ircumSI:lI1 CeS, t he new goodess this time with 1I1argcr anny. The batt le M agna Ma t er'~ h igh priest from 5 beg'lIl to lose some of her importance in took place in southern GaUl, ncar Arausio Pessinus. The events surrounding his the minds of 1he people. 'l1,e govemment, (Orange). On this occasion the Roman recept ion, as recorded by Plutarch amlYwasannihil:lIed and 60,000 Roman (Marius 17)and DiodorusofSieily(Book su~p i ciou s of the cult 's true nature. did nothing to encourage remembr,mcc. In soldiers died. Fortunalely for Rome, Ihe XXXVI, 13) provide illuminating testi keeping with this policy, the goddess Cimbri and the Teutones then decided to monies of the mood of the people and the docs not appear on coinage during this invade nort hern Spllin. At Rome, panic Senate. period. was agai n in the air. These previously The high priest, known as Battakes. unknown tribes were gaining, like had come to Rome to tell the Romans not Hannibal before them, a reputation of to worry. The goddess h;]d confided to The Second Hundred Years invincibility. Repon.~ef lerribl eponen t s him Ihat she was indeed irritated with the and the End of the Republic were circulating anew.3 Romans6 but Ihat Ihey would eventually New Crisis defeat the Gennanic tribes. Nonnally In :Iodition to I-lannib The Coinage From 102 D.C. to the end of the Re public. the coinage can be conveniently di vided into two period.'i: the " nonnal coinage" and the civil war coinage. As we have seen above, it took a spcci,liturn of events for Magna Mater to appear on Roman coinage at all. Once within the repertory of permissible coin types. Write for our membership list however. Magna Mater began to regu larly appear on the nonnal (peacetime) Jean-Paul Diva coinage. On c ivil war coinage, she ap Secretary, I.A.P.N. peared onlyonee: the protagoni sts (who l6wenstrasse, 65 st ru ck their own coinage) were more concerned with relati ng current event s CH-8001 ZOrich, Switzerland (as they saw Ihem) and projecting their ideals to the people. ~ 8 The Celalor SILVER DENARII OF JULIUS CAESAR Julius Caesar, d. 44 B.C. Silver Dena rius minted 47-46 B.C. in Africa by Caesar. Diademed head of Venus. right. Rev.: Aeneas advancing left. carrying Anchiscs and Palladium, Syd, 10\3, Crawford 458/1. Choice VF condition, specially priced at $275,00. Minted by the first of ''The Twelve Caesars."'hese silver denarii form one of the most historically impor tant coin types 01 the fascinating Imperatorial period. The obverse type chosen, that of Venus (Vic trix). probably refers to Caesar's earlier vic tory al Pharsalus ("Venus, Caesar" were the watch words/cries for the important battle at Pharsalus). whereas the coins themselves wefe struck for Caesar's campaign in Africa. The reverse type alludes to the pretended ancestor of Julius Caesar, lulus, the son of Aeneas. Aeneas, himself the supposed son of Venus and Allchises, bore on his shoulders and thus rescued his father, eventually liberating his family by his actions. Shortly after these coins were struck. Caesar returned to Rome. the master of the Roman World. ANCIENT BRACELETS Byzantine glass bracelets, the color ranging from a pale blue green to dark blue. All intact and a few with some iridesence. Size from 1W ' to 2Vi", 7th to 11th century A.D. Our choice $22.50 each, including pack ing and postage. L..w""",e GoId~ .... Goldberg <~ SUr.7~!:~t~~m ~~o~I?ev~ ~'~~le nS~:,'42!~C. M .... Goldberg ~,7 (213) 203-9855 . Outside California: (800) 421-0754 . Fax: (213) 2030496 February 1991 9 types may have been influenced by the reponed prodigy of 43 B.C. Due to disturbed political circumstances, it was issued under the authorityoftwo Praetors, ostensiblyfortheSenate, see Figure5. If the female bust indeed repre.~enls a vic tory, then Magna Matcr would again be illustrated in her func tion of bringer of victory. On the last four coins reviewed, Magna Mater is seen without a veil. Where detail is sufficient (namely on the heads), we nole that her hair is tied in a bun, with a few strands hanging down her neck. Thisdeviation from thecarlier Figure 2 Greek representation (secn on Fabius' Sketch of a denarius of Publius Fovrius Crassipes, minted in 84 B.C. in Rome. dcnarii) reflects the new Roman norm, Grawford n 356/1a. Obverse: Turreted head of Magna Mater to right. Deformed visible on the Palatine statue and reoc foot at left; legend AED(i/is) GVR(ulis). Reverse: Gurule chair (sella curulis) curring on later Imperial numismatic inscribed P.FOVRIVS. In exergue CRASS/PES. The combination of Magna compositions. However, though sub Maler and the curule chair indicate that the games are being invoked here. mcrged, the older Greck tradition was never completely forgotten and sporadi cally is found in Imperial art. During the Republic. a total of six Magna Mater in her biga of lions. It most coins depict Magna Mater. Apart from like ly depicts Ihe image carricd during Literary Interest the fi~t coin which we have already the Ci rcus procession. As we have noted above, the Roman fCviewed, these coins refer on ly 10 the Magna Mater next appears on a govemmenttook great care to isolatethc RO!1l GrC'at goddes.t, goddC'ss Cybele, Great lady ofDi ndyme, renlOl'e yOllr fllr)" all yOllr fllry,from my hOllse , 0 mistress. Catullus can hardly be accused of casting afavomble lighton the cull. Still, The poem tr.msmil.~ the essential points of Figure 4 the story and covers the sordid myth with Sketch of a denarius of Aufus Pfautius, minted 55 B.C. in Rome. a mantle of sentimentality which would Crawford n 431. Obverse: Turreted head of Magna Mater to right. appeal 10 the more emotional elements of LegendA(ulus). PLAVTIVSAED(ilis). CVR(afis). S. C. Reverse: Kneeling th e population. The last lines of the ruler to right holding olive branch (gesture of peace Dr submission). poem may convey :I real horror of the Behind camel to right. Legend IVDAEVS, in exergue 8ACCHIVS. cull'semotio n:ll ism but they m:lY just as well be a literilry convention. Cen"inly, the bu lk of the educmed Romans saw" a long poem (7400 lines su rvive) named !lere is ana/her trllth which you thre"t to traditional religious thought. "On the Nature of Things", in which he mllSI keep in mind: ofallihe beings Magna Mater was but one Oriental cult discusses natural phenomena and dis which yO/l see, none is made of aile thaI was gaining gro und. Thecultofl!'> is, miS. 16th ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL COIN FAIR March 8-9-10, 1991 Hyatt Regency Hotel 151 East Wacker Drive Featuring: a major auction of world numismatic material presented by Ponteri o and Associates. Plan now: to attend the Fi rst Bi g World and Ancient Num ismati c Convention of 1991, featuring more than 120 participating d e a lers from aro und the world . Bourse: Kevin Foley P.o. Box 573, Milwa ukee, WI 53201 (414) 282-2388 12 The Celator : ._.,.'1 PUBLIC AUCTION ' , .. .}~~r-" J-,_~ -~ , ...... ,;, March 9, 1991 . .~ held in conjunction with the ~~ CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL COIN FAIR FEATURING: The Joe Houde collection of Greek and Roman gold and silver including aurei of Pertinax, Maximianus, Tacitus, Augustus, Commodus, Septimius Severus, Trajan Decius, Domitian, Gordian III, Lucius Verus , Diocletian, Claudius, Vitellius, Antoninus Pius, Caracalla, Macrianus the Younger and others. Catalog and prices rea lized $15.00 ~'. ., PONTERIO & ASSOCIATES ~~J~~ ~:~ ~~~~,n~~n9~~~3 0 ~IT ;;~,~~ ~:~, ~,~ 1.M216J flJ08 Rici,tudll. POliurio 800-854-2888 619-299-0400 Licansed and bonded auction company. Ca lif. license #968. February 1991 13 Antiquities Search continues for tomb of Herod the Great by David Liebert 99) Josephus lells usex;)cllywhere Herod King Herod the Greal. the judean was bu ri ed. That is, in the fortress of monarch whose rebuilding of the Second Herodeum in Ihe Tekoah area of the Temple in Jerusalem won him a promi Judean desert. Nor is the site of the nent place in Jewish history, is the s,lme fonressofHerodeum unknown tod;)y. It King Ilcrod whose massacre ofthe inno has in fact been conclusively identified ce nts is recounted in thc gospel of St. as the conical hi ll known asJeocl Pureidis. Matthew, to his everlasting shame. The about seven and a half miles soulh of ve ry same Herod who built the hanging Jerusalem. It was here that Herod, who pa lace on Massada and murdered his reigned from 37 t04 D.C., built a massive own fami ly is an M.H.P. (missing his palace fortress guarded by a Willi fo rti AE prutot of Herod the Great torical pcrsonil ge), and his final resting fied by four imposing towers. situated at place is a V.A.A . (unfound archaeologi the cardinal points of the compass. It of the site bUI carried out no systematic cal artifacl). Well, aClUally. the lomb of should be nOled that Herodeum held a excavations. From 1962 to 1967 V. King Herod the Great of Judea and thc special fascination for King Herod. Corbo conducted extensive excavations body of Ilerod. which according to the Among other things it is the only o ne of on the sitc, uncovering most of the main historian Josephus was buried on a jewel his many building projects which bore buildings on the top of the mound. Since encrusted golden bier. hasn't really dis his name. His tcmple restoration W.IS not 1967, whcn the site fell into Isracli hands, :lppc .. rcd from Ihc face of the Earth, it's completed in his lifctime, and was named further exc:lvations both on the summit just losllo modem scient ific eXploralion. after him in hIler limes. It was thesilcof and at its base have been conducted by The above poc,ic hyperbole aside, onc of his greatest early military viclo the Israeli Parks Departmenl and the ii's nOI totally losl. Unl ike olher famous Ties against Antigonus, and although he Hebrew Un iversit y. Most of these were 10SI lombs, such as those of some built a mausoleum in Jerusalem for his under the direction ofEhud Nelzer, who 1'11 As major wholesalers of Ancient Coins and Antiquities of the Ancient World we offer some of th e keenest priced coins and artifacts available on the world markel, both to dealers and collectors. If you would like to benefit from buying at English prices with old fashioned English grading, then ask for our regular catalogues by letter, fax or phone. This month we offer:· South Italian, Apulian, red figure pottery 4th century B.C. A group of A large plate Oinochoai approx 10" with decorated wi th the the "Lady of "Lady of Fashion Fashion" centre approx. 10" high with concen tric @ $1200 each decoration around - some A Lekanis with slight cracks cover 11" diameter restored - &9" high otherwise an decorated with attractive item Eros & a lady @$975 seated @$1750 C.J.Martin (Coins) Ltd 85, The Vale, Southgate, London N14 6AT. 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A1cxitl1dcr at that stage i, was still possible for one of Ic:f! lWO pOlential stlccessors from the the Diadochi to control most of what roy •• l house of Macedon: his half brothe r Alexander had conquered. That man Gold coin of Alexander the Great with Philip [II, and a son Alexander [V, bom was Antigonus Monophthalmus (lheOne a bust of Athena in a Corinthian of his wife Roxanc. Unfortunalcly. Eyed) and hccameclose 10 obtaining the helmet backed by a standing Nike however, Philip was menIally incompe goal o f all the Diadochi to be the true tent and Alexander IV was born after his successor of Alexander. This very real the last between the kingdoms which father's death, and, perhaps most dan possibility prompted three other power they founded). defined the political gerous of all, there was no clear choice fu l Diadochi - Lysimachus. Ptolemy. sphere~ of influence of Ihe Hellenistic for regent among what had been and Seleucus - to ally themselves agai nSI kingdoms, setting Ihe stage for the con Alexander's inncrcirc!e. And yet even if Antigonus, At the great Banleoflpsus in flicts that were 10 follow and. ultimately. there had been an obvious candidate 10 30 1 B.C. (not to be confused with the for the coming of Rome. be regent. the empi re of Alexander was BailIe of Issus between Alexander lind The coinage o f the Diadochi reflects 100 new. and the Macedoni:m military the Persi;on king Darius III , in 333 B,C.) the tr.lnsition between the single empire leaders too amhitious. for itto survive a Antigonus was defeated and killed. and. of Alexander. which was still influenced lOllS regency. '1l1C result was that those although ~ome of the remaining Diadochi by the traditional coinages of Greece. who had been the most powerful gCller· may not have reulized it, the possibility and the large Hellenistic kingdoms that :Ils and commander~ under Alexander. of Alexander's empire corning under a were to follow. In the quest for their goal •md who became known as the Di,ldochi si ngle autho rity was destroyed as well. of gaining control overthe entire empire . (succc,~.~o r s). l ook to bickering overlheir The results of the DaHle of Jpsus. which the Diadochi used coinage in a new and pO_~ ilions. and were soon comrn:H1ding WllS the last majorconfrontatioll between di fferent way. Insteadof util il.ingdesigns armies against one another. The ide:1 of the Diadochi (although nOI by any me:ms which identified a specific city slate or nation, the coins promoted the Diudochi themselves as individuals to be seen as worthy successors of Alexander. This ALEXANDER TIlE G REAT, 336·323 H.C. important shift also became necessary SILVER TF.TRAORACHM because, with only rare exce ptions, the Di,ldochi controlled d ispamte territories Conqueror of the known world and dead thai had linle incommon and no tradition by th~ "ge of 33. This i~ one oflhe cl3s~ i c coin~ of Ancient Greece and the emer· ofrulebyGreeksorMacedonia ns. Often ge lICe of Wc~tern Civilization. The bold the Diadochi themselves. and the merce· and :lll r:ldive mode head, originally nary amlies Iheycontrolled. were all that lIerakles but in cre' l~ingly resembling held the territories together. The use of Alexander. represents the best of cJa~~ic portraits of reigning kings gradu:llly be· Greek ,m. On the reverse the figure of came a widespread practice. passing Ze u .~ seated holrl illg an engle add~ to the down inlo a Iradition that lead to its being sense of nn heroic age. adopted by the emperors of Rome. The A few hoards of th is issue have made their \ use of regal portraits was. however, w:ly to the mMk et in the past few years. confined tosilver and gold, although the We have typic,lIly se lected a few and paid descendants of the Diadochi eventually ,I pre mium price for the privi lege of<:hoi<:c. added Ihem to some o f the bronze as None of the earlier ho;mls we have seen , mat<:h the qua Iity of this group in tenns of well. These changes did not occur im· styk. exc.;ution ;.ml condition. So. we mediately :tfter the dcath of Alexander. took" deep bri.'ath :.ml comm iu i.'d to buy. but only when the Diadochi felt them ing the enlire group, selves 10 be in a strong enough position S"i('('1 "'WIII,I",I' j,."", " ,,.,,,,IIII,,,,,,.d to be declared king. At first the mints in oj high Iflli/lity ,'(JiIiJ. Alexander's empire, even though they were controlled by rival Diadochi. con· :-,'EMI L\TII I ': M~: I.\' Fir.... : $365 ; VF' $175 DAV1SSON'S LTD. tinued to produce coins with the same ,110111<" dUlin' lOp .'nd lIlI/l (Allan & Mamie Davisson) general designs as had been issued under gll.t be acting for Phil ip III. In resisting The treachery of these soldiers was not of Greece and Macedon by Ant ipater in Cassander, Olym pia.~ raised her own forgotten, even though they were wel 319. just before the old man's death. anny and had Phil ip II I put to death in comed into the service of Antigonus. This appointment effectively made 317, althou gh she herself met that fa te Some were sent 10 distant regions where Polypcrchon Antipatcr's heir, a move after being captured by Cassander. orders wcre given to send a few al a time which did not si t well with Antip'ltcr's Cassander al so imprisoned the boy on d:lI1gerous patrols where it was un own son, Cnssander, who now con tested Alexander IV and his mother Roxane. likely they wou ld survive. thc control ofGrecce with Pol ypcrchon. Meanwhile, Antigonus made the final Antigonus and his son Demetrius were C:lssandcr found all ies in Antigonus, move ilgainst Eumenes, who had taken now in the strongesl position, with a Ptolemy, Sclcucus, and a new plllye r, to claim ing that Alex ander Ill 's ghost powerful anny and navy based in Asia Lysi mac hus, another former member of ,lIIended his staff meetings! If so, it Minor, and attempted to quickly exploit Alexander Ill 's bodyguard who con- didn't help Eumenes in the end, who was their advantages. Antigollus moved in to Babylon, capturing the city in 315 and prompting Seleucus to flee to Egypt. Antigonus then gained control of Syria and Phoenicia, greatly adding to his trca· su ry on the way which now contained over 45,000 talents of silvcr, cnough for over fifty million tetradrachms! Bank Leu Ltd Zurich Antigonus scoffed at thc thrc:lls of Cassandcr, Lysimachus, and Ptolemy, Numismatics who dcmanded that he withdraw from Syria, give complete control of the Hellespont to Lysimachus and 1I110w Seleucus to return to Babylon. Instead of com pl ying, Ant igollus courted Polyperchon a .~ a counterpoise to ,-:' Cassander, began to construct a fl eet, and re organized the vast territories he controlled . Fighting broke out on several fronts, with acrucial battle coming in3 12 when Antigonus' son Demetrius in vaded Egypt. but was beaten by Ptolemy at Gaza. Seleucus was able to exploit this and return to power. In 311 the remain· ing Diadochi reached a truce which rec ognized the domains of each: Antigonus in Syria and Asia Minor, Cassander in Macedon, Ly simachus in Th race, Ptolemy in Egypt and Cyprus, and, al though he did not take part in the truce, Scleucus was effectively confirmed in Mesopotamia. Cassander's authority, however, was onl y to last until the matu r:1 1ion of A lexander IV. Cassander avoided this by the simple expedient of Every year we have an auction of very important ancient coins having the boy and his mothcr Roxane in spring. put to death in 310. An illegitimate son We issue occasiona/lists. of Alexander Ill 's, Herakles, who was Our stock ranges from Hemitartemoria to Dekadrachmai, and briefly promoted by Polyperchon, and from Ouadrantes to Multiple Aureus Medal/ions, Alexander's sisler Cleopatra met similar We actively buy and sell at aI/ price levels. fates soon after, and the royal line of Macedon was extinct. The truce of 311 did li ttle more than provide ashon respite. Ant igonus tried again to take B;lbylon in Bank Leu 309, but failed, wh ile Dem e triu .~, Ptolemy, and Cassander all struggled in Numismatics ~ - - -- Greece. After Ptolemy made im portant Bank Leu Ltd gain s in 30R , to the point whcre he was /n Gassen 20 CH-8001 Zurich Switzerland able to occupy Corinth, Demetrius moved Telephone (from the US) 0 11 41 1 2192406 Telefax 0 11 4 11 2193306 in. taking control of Athens from Cassander in 307. Then, in 306, ~ 18 The Celator MESOPOTAMIA - Syro Hittite terracotta figurines. 2000 - 1500 B.C . Bird or female heads with sculpted hair and one, two or three rows of neck ornaments. 1. 6.5" hI. 8. 6.75" hI. 2. 6.25" hI. 6. 6- hI. 7. 6.5- hI. $995.00 3. 5.5" hI. $995.00 $845.00 4. 6- hI. 5. 6- hI. $895.00 $945.00 $845.00 $845.00 $895.00 16. Romao lead paoel • Temple; wilh Medusa head to protect from evil. Custom mane lucite siand. 15.25" x 15.25" $1500.00 • 12. 4" hI. 13. 4.5" hi. 14. 5" hI. 15. 6" hI. 9. 6" ht. 10. 5.25" hI. 11. 4.25" hI. $395.00 $395.00 $895.00 $995.00 $995.00 $845.00 $395.00 Bird Head Bird Hoad Bird Hea d 18a. Phoenician terracol1a figurine of a PHOENICIA pregnant woman. 600 B.C. 5.75" hI. Beautiful $1 ,200.00 P.O. Box 692 Graa. Stalion. _ YOlt. NY 10028 (21 2) 722*4603 Large shipments easily arranged. Photos represent multiple lots in certain cases. Money back guaran tee within 10 days for any reason. Please add $3 shipping and handling. NY residents add 8 114% sales tax. Prices Bre suggested refail. Reasonable offers considered on a/l Items pictured. 18b. Phoenician te rra co1ta male ligurine 17. Ancient pollery: 1000 B.C. beard and Osiris type crown. 600 B.C. 300 A.D. lot of 10 di1!crent Beautiful condition. styles. limited quantity available. $270.00 19. Roman lead double panel · Sphinx, Medusa. dolphin and 20. Ancient terracotta oil lamps: tOO · 60G a.O. Lot 0110 W!~ ____lea l im agas. Custom matte lucite stand,__ 24" x 14. 5" $1 ,200.00______ditlaront styles. limited quantity available. _ $270_.0 0 ."0 February 1991 19 Demetri us won a great naval victory by Ant igonus to join a League of 1$land il was thi$ very real possibili ty which over Ptolemy off CY Pnis. States, as well as prov id ing some eco prompted the others to band together. After hi s na v.11 success Demetrius nomic assistance lo Pt olemy. Demetrius The stage was now set for the Baule of and hi s father Antigonus decided to finally laid siege to the cit y of Rhodes and had Ipsus. lil y to rest the all too obvious fiction that const ructed enomlOli sand elaborate siege Unfortunately we do not have II de they were operating in the name of some engines. After :1 yeu r without success, tailed account of the Battle of Ips us. The higher roya l authori ty, which, by this Demetrius was fo rced 10 return loGreeee, principle source is a short account by point, did not ex isl anyway, and had though he was known thereafter liS Plutarch, which may accurately reflect themselves declared to be king, claiming Poliorcetes(the Besieger). The Rhodi ans the general course of events or which also that they were rel:lled to the royal sold the scrap from these huge machines maybe largely fiction . It is impossible to house of Alexander. This move was not and lIsed the money to build a huge statue know for sure, although the course of Iik ely to Iwve been made lightly, corning of Apollo which became known liS the events as related by Plutarch are not a few years after the death of the last of Colossus of Rhodes. Demetriusresumed wildly implausible. According to Alexander Ill's true blood hei rs, and it the war in Greece aga inst Cassander, Plutarch it wou ld seem that the all ies must have been viewed by all as a pre basi ng himse lf at Athens. The At henians (Seleucus, Lysimachus, and Ptolemy) liminary step on the road to Antigonus overdid themselves on the fla ue ry, pro carefull y coordinated the movements of and DemetriUS gaining firm control over claiming that Demetrius was thesi$terof their annies with the intention offighting the entife empire. The other Diadochi Athena herself. 111ey soon regretted this the foonidable forces of Anligonus and reacted predictilbly. First Pto!cmy. and when Demelrius took them up on thi s Demetrius logether. Lysimachus and then SeJeueu .~ , Lys imachus. and claim by moving imothe house of Athena Scleucus were able to join up before the Ca .~s andcrwere alsodcdlred king. These - the Parthenon! - wi th his retinue of batlle, although Ptolemy's am1Y did nOI sudden elev'lti ons of status had such an mistresses. Abruptly, however, travel fa st enough. We can't know for effec t that Agathoc les, the tyrant of Demetrius reached a truce with Cassander sure today, but it is quite possible that Syr.lcuse. who was not involved in the when a far more serious thrCil1emerged. Ptolemy purposely avoided reaching slntggles of the Diadochi, had himself Seleucus, Lysimachu s and Ptolemy sol them in lin al1empt to conserve hi s forces made a king as well. idly all ied themselves against Ant igonus and to grab territory regardless of how With their ambitions now totally in and Demetrius. Tile fin al phase of the the fight ing turned out. Such a tacti c is the open. the Diadoc hi resu med their Wars of the Diadochi had now been certainly ill keeping with Ptolemy's prior struggles. Demetrius 1ll;lde.1 spectacular reached. If Anl igonus and Demetriu$ conduct. The allied afmy and that of ;llIad on Rhodes in 305, which had re could break the powcrofthe othef$ lhen Antigonus met at Ipsus in Phrygill. cen m;lined independent and somewhat aloof they would be able to consolid'lte the ir tral AsiaMinor. Accord ing totheancieOl of the struggles, ha ving res isted attempts hold on the entire empire. And. indeed, authorities the allies had 64,00Cl infaOlry and 10,500 cavalry against 70,000 in fantry and I 0,000 cavalry for Antigonus and his son. Ancient anny sizes were often greatly inflated. but these figures J'Lncien t (jreel0 do not seem inconsistent with those given for other armies during the Wars of the Di"dochi, although at Ipsus the forces '.R.pman & 13yz an tine WOIl Id seem to have ocen somewhat larger than had been typically used before. The importance of this contest, which must COINS have been recognized by those involved, may have been an inducement to se nd forth the most powerful arm y they could mus ter and pay for. Regardless of the actual num bers, it seems likely that in teons of infantry and caval ry the two amlies were roughly equally matched. TIlat was nOlthe case with the third am1 0fa Hel lenisti c anny: warclephants. The allies arc listed as possessing4800f these gre:11 beasts, as opposed to a mere 75 for Anti gonus. Seleucus had come into posses.~ion of a large number of the beasts after he invaded the Indus basin 011 ( Send Today For Free Illllstrated List ) the eastern extremity of hi s domains following the truce of 31 I. In 303 SeJeucus reached an agreement with the founder o f the Mauryan Empire, TOM CEDERLIND Chandragupta, who traded to Scleucus 500 elephants i n exchange for the Pu njab. P.o. Box 1963-C, Portland, OR, 97207 Many of these beasts were on hnnd at (503) 228-2746 Ipsus. El ephants had first appe:1rcd be fore Greeks and M A ONE COIN MAIL BID SALE \V e have never done anything like this since being in IJIIsiness. but I can '/ remember halJing a similar coin in recellt years that presents slich a conundrum. Here we have a coin which I know right off the bat, most major col/eclors and almost every major museum does nor have. The coin 1I'01i/d appear 10 be missing from every major col/eelion that I call/ocote. and I want to give everyone an equal chance. SO HERE GOES!!! GREEK-SICILY.SYRACUSE, attributed to the LYS ID... MASTER, The IJcriod of the Republic, silver 8 li t rae, ca. 2 14-212 B.C. OIJl'erse: Head of Demeter to the len. wreathed with grain. at her neck, a small owl standing to the left, wings closed, R,'~'('rse: Fast !.juadriga being driven 10 Ih e right by a st:mding Nike holding a long goad, the qUlldriga siuing on a base, below the rear hooves of the horses are the Greek letters AY inscribed on the base. In the exergue, the Greek legend l:YAPKOI;IUN. Two monograms in the field, APK and AI. Metul: Silver. Weight: 6.7 grams, ConditiO/I: Ext remely fine (evidence of having been overstruck on an earlier coin type), No evidence of "improveme nt" with cabinet toning. Puhlished: Previously unknown. obtained by private tre(lty. never previously offered for sale. References: This is the six th known exaillple, Bumelllists four examples; BMC #658, lameson #894. de Lynes #1395, and all example which is the only record of this coin having been sold at auction. MiJ nzen und Medaillen AG 61, 1982, Lot #73, estimated 01 sF 11,000 and sold for sF 11.000 ($9680 im:luding buyer's commission). A fifth example with the unique signature Ayn6 is li~ t ed in Antikenmunzen Basel & Sammlung Ludwig page 149, #541. No/£': OF T IIF. GREATEST RARITY, missing from Dewing. POlli, the Hunt Collection. and most of the SNG's, AN EXTRAORDINARY OI>I'O RTUNITY. E.~lilllareJ Vall/I': $RJM)() - S 11.000. 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Ir you enjoy this quality of ancient coin but have ol her needs give us a call . February 1991 21 (which joi n ~ with the Indus River farthe r however, there we re viclOries during not only from the enemy infantry he south), where Alexander i[ [ defeated the which elephants played an important role, wished to allack, but also from his own Indian king Porus in 326, The elephants such as when the Seleuc id king Antiochus infantry. There still remained a contin were an important p:m of the Indian I beat the Gauls, and when Hannibal gent of allied cavalry which took the army, and Poru s himse lf fought from defealed the Spaniards, bUI, generally, opportunit y to fa ll down upon the flank one. but in the cnd the ~upc riorta ct i cs of elephants we re only effective against of Antigonus' phalan x. Anti gonus' sol Alexander prevailed :md Porus, along le .~s di sc ipl ined troops who were unfa di ers, or at least some of their officer.; , with rnanyofthceJephants, was de feated mil iar with them, against lightly :mned must have seen the danger lit once, Some and c"ptllred. It must have been a hard soldiers. and against c .. valry because of them reali zed which way the courseof won victory, and the image of the great horses tended toshy away from them. At the battle was going and dcfected to the beasts lumbering int o b"ttle surely made Ipsus the allies were 10 be facing a sub allied side, This move, coupled with the ,In im pression. The Diadochi often in stantial force of infantry who were quite auuck by the allied horsemen, must have cluded c1eph:tllls in thei r armies,:t prac well anned and very f.. mil iar with el shattered the morale of the remainder of tice that pa .~sed down totheirHellenistic ephants. Nevert heless the elephants of Antigonus' anny. Antigonus himself descendants. the Carthaginians and ulti Se leucus were to prove crucial in the doesn't appear to have lost hope, how mately even to the Romans. Elephants defeat of Antigonu s. though more by ever, he rushed into the fray with hi s must have been expensive to aCl{uire and accident than design. phalanx shouting thai Demet rius would mainta in, but did bring with them a cer When the Baltle of Ipsus beg.1Il the come and save him, It wal' not to be. tai n mea~lIre of prestige which was in itiative went to Demetrius, who com Anti gonus' anny was crushed and he sometimes reneeted 011 th e coinage. One ma nded th e cavalry for Antigonus, himselfwaskilled. Dcmetriuswas forced would pre~urne, therefore, that elephan ts Moving to attack from one fbnk, to flee to the coast where he St ill controlled were vcry effective in b;lItlc. In truth , !)cmelrius defealed the contingent of a substantial nava l force. 111e kingdom however. they were no\. St:lrling with all ied cavalry which was arrayed against which Demetrius had jointly ruled was the bat1l e on the I [ yd;1.~pes Ri ver itself. him. As the all ied horsemen retreated. buried with Ant igollu s who wa~ afforded the side with the preponderance of el Demetrius planned to wheel around and full rega l h onor.~ by the victors. ephants more often than not /rJ,f/. Much take the allied infa ntry from the rear or In the aftermath of the bailIe of the reason for the rel "tive ine ffective flank. where thei r great phalanx was Antigonus' possessions were divided up. ness of elephants is that, in spite of thei r vu lnerable. Demetrius was prevented Lysi machus was given western Asia rugged ,lppcarance, thei r hide is ra ther from doing so. however. by the physical Mi nor to add to hi .~ domains in Thrace, sensitive, :md nonlethal wounds from presence of the all ied elephants, which wh iIe Scleueus look S yri .. and ather parts arrows ;Hld spears willlllake them 4uite lay between him and the rest of the bail ie. of Asia Minor. Ptolemy. who had missed angry and difficult to control . Certainly, Demetrius now found himself cut off. the act ual fight. gained control of the Levant. Although all three were. for the moment, in strong positions, none WllS powerful enough to vlInquish the others. ANCIENT COIN SPECIALIST including Cassandcr who still ruled in Macedon. GIlEEK, 1l0MAN, BYZANTINE COINS '111e enonnous political changes wh ich AND CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES occurred with the assu mplion of the title of king by the various Diadochi and the results of the BanJe of Ipsus werc re fl ected on their coinage. 111i s was par tieularlytrue forSeleucus. When he had himself proclai med king. Seleucus con trolled most of the eastern parts of Alcx.mder· sempire, from Me.~opota mi a to Northwestern India. His principle mints. however. were in the west, at B:tbylon, Susa. and Ecbatana. Before the Diadochi began 10 style themselves as kings in 306 and 305, these mints. especially Babylon. produced great 4uantities of silver and gold in the stan dard designs employed duri ng Alexander SEND $2.00 FOil SAMPLE CATALOG Ill's lifetime with Babylon also minting Oil $25 ANNUAL SUBSCIlII'T10N "lion staters". The design for the lion state rs had been initialed d uri ng Alexander's lifetime by the Persi an Mazaeus . who Alexander had made hi s EDWARD J. WADDELL, Ltd. first satrap of Babylonia. 111e5e staters have aseated figure of Baal on theobversc 7910 Woodmon! Avenue, #1104 with a prowling [ion on the reverse. A Bethesda, MO 20814 seemingly small change with large po litical implicmions was made after (301) 654-0470 Seleucus returned 10 power following his exile in Egypt. Thedate ofSeleucus' 22 The Celator return to Babylon (October 7, 3 12) be ca me the basis for dating according to the "Se[euc id Era", sign ifying the creation of what later became the Seleucid King dom. The return was commemorated on the lion statcrs by the addition of the symbol of Seleucus, an anchor, above the lion. These new staters bacame the onl y major type produced at Babylon. Sometime afler the recum to power, a new ci ty, Seleucia-on-the-Tigris (mod em Bnghdad). was created as the capital and became the site of the principle mint. Meanwhile Susa continued to produce Alexander-type issues, though now some had anchors and other symbols. Ecbatana, however. minted only silver with the original Alexander-types during the en Coin of Seleucus with bust of Dionysus on the obverse, tire cou rse of Seleucus' reign. and Nike crowning a trophy on the reverse. Upon Seleucus' elevation to king, there was a dramatic shift in the primary designs. The obverse now shows a bust the great victory at the BailIe of Ipsus, founded in 309. Prior to this he seems to of Dionysus, though with clements of the although a new type of silver lilrgely have used a mint at Amphipol is, which ponmiture which have been linked with replaced the original Alexander-types. he may have had access to following the Alexander and Sc1eucu .~ himself. The On these new coins a bust of Zeus is truce of 311. From 311 until his as helmet which Dionysus wellTS is covered presentcdon the obverse, with Athena in sumption of the title ki ng in 306, wi th u panther's skin and has the horn a quad riga being pulled by elephants on Lysimachus produced Alexander-types and e;tr of a bull, while a lion's skin is the back. All of these symbols allude to in the name of Alexander and Philip 111 . seen tied at the neckoflhedeity. Dionysus Ipsus, the elephants being the most ob though sometimes with the Greek lett ers was mytho logically reputed to have made vious. Zeus was heralded as the "bringer LY (the L being a lambda) added. Small conquests as far as India, an appropriate bronzes were also issued during this pe allusion for Seleucus who turned his riod, with some types that were derived attention in that direction soon after be from those of Alex:l11de r Il l's father Philip coming king. The reverse of these new II, having what is probably a bust of types has Nike crowning ;ltrophy, with Apollo on the obverse and a naked youth the name of "King Seleucus". Standard on a horse fo r the reverse design. The A lexander-typc silver issues in the name abbreviation LV in Greek was also in of Sc1 eucus were also minted. and were cluded. After his elevation in 309, Ihe original I y assumed to have been produced Alexander-types in gold and si lver were during the years immediately following Coin of Seleucus depicting continued, but now iii the name of "King Seleucus ' elevnt ion to king, although die Athena in a quadriga being Lysimachus". The Battle of Ipsus pri link studies with the coinage ofSelcucus' pulled by four elephants. mari ly affected the coinage of son have shown that these i!\sues were in This alludes to the battle of Ipsus. Lysimachus in that he now hada number fact made near the end ofSeleucus' reign. of mints in western Asia Minor under his lltemint ofSu s a, it would seem, produced of victories", wit h Athena given credit control. These were used extensively some silver pl ated versions of this type, by Seleucus for his specific vic tory at later in his reign whe n he produced sil ver although it is unclear why this minI alone lpsus. Some mints produced variations with a new design, featuring a superb did such a thing. The truce which on thi~ design, changing the number of busl of Alexander lll, with his hair bound Seleucll~ made with Chandragupta a fcw elephants from four to two, and altering in a roynl diadem and also featuring the y ear.~ after becoming king was com the warlike pose of Athena. One of the horns of the Greco-Egyptian composite memorated as well. with Alexander·type more significnnt implications of this is god Zeus-Amon. This latter nddition tetradrachms of Seleucia replacing the sue is that it makes no refere nce at all 10 refers to Alexander's visit to thl! Libyan eagle which Zeus holds on the reverse Alexander, but only to the mi l itary prow oasis of Siwa in 331 where he m;lde ,\ with H small figure of Victory. Bronze ess of the new king as well as the deities mysterious trip into the oracle of Amon, coinage produced at Su!\ a and Ecbalana which are supposed to have aided him. as well as the belief that Alexander WH S has a bust of Alexander wearing an Some bronze issues also alluded to the the son of Zem. 'm e reverse of these elephant's skin, in pan a reference to the Battle of Ipsus. At Su!\a, for exmnple. remarkable coins showed a helmeted 500 war elcphams which Chandragupta some types have a bearded Herakles on Athena sillingon ;\ throne, with one hand tmded to Seleucu.~ in exchange for the the obverse, bncked with iL walking el resting on a shield. This design was Punjab, with the reverse on .~orne i .~s u es cphant. adopted later in represcntations of Rom;\ al so commemorating this "victory" with As great a variety of coinage was not and ofBrilannia, the laller which follows a figureofNike. Gold coi nage. howcver, issued by the other victor of Ipsus, this model to this day. The coinage of largely continued in the Iradil ion:!) fash Lysimachus. During A[exander's li fe Lysimachus became so well entrenched Ion, time there was no mint in Thrace, but in the Black Sea thaI it continued to be A smal l figure of Ni ke in the hand of Lysirn achus created a major one in his produccd for that region, in his name, Zeus also :!ppeared on silver issues after c;\pita [ city of Lysimacheia which he even after hi~ death in 2R l. ~ February 1991 23 For the big loser at lpsus, Ant igonus, there is relat ive ly li ule coin;lge to dis cuss. Presumably he made do pri rn..rily with standard Alexander-types. A few Alexander-type issues in the name of Anti gonus were produced after he be came king, perhaps at Ant igoni Sear offers authentication service for ancient coins David Sear, prominent numismatist mitments. Interested par1ies may contact Sear and author of several standard reference The fee for Sear's authentication ser by writing to A.C.C.S., P.O. Box 5004, works, is offering an Ancient Coin Certili vice will be $25.00 per coin. Sear is Chatswor1h, CA 91 313. Coins should be cation Service (A.C.C.S.) to individuals offering a special introductory offer in submitted using cer1ified or registered requiring authentication of ancient coin s. which the first consignment submitted by mail, and customers are requested to Sear stated that items submitted will each ind ividuat will be handled for $20.00 add the cost of return postage to their be authenticated, photographed, fully per coin, with a limit of five pieces. remil1ance. identifiedandgraded. Pertinentinforma tion on the certificate of authenticity will include th e issuing state, denomination, Davisson discusses numismatic dateo! minting. diameter, weight, die axis and minI. Obverse and re verse descrip references at Twin Cities club meeting lions will also be featured, as well as The Twin City Ancient Coin Club, in The Twin City Ancient Coin Club meets references and grade. The historical and their January 24th meeting, hosted Allan on the 4th Thursday of each month at the numismatic note will consist 01 a de Davisson asa guest speaker. Davisson, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, scription of the historical signi/icance or of Davissons ltd. in Cold Spring, Minne Minnesota. FUr1her information about context of the coin's minting, as well as sota, is a coin dealer who specializes in the ctub may be obtained by contacting other pertinent facts. the area of British coins, both ancient and Elwood Rafn at (612) 489-4609 or Ar1 Sear had previously offered authenti modern, as well as ancient Greek and Noot at (6 1 2) 439 -7 106. cation of ancient coins to collectors in Roman coins. Davisson's discussion England in the 1970's, but was forced to centered on ancient coin reference works cur1ailthe service due to publishing com- and how collectors can utilize Ihem. PNG Essay Contest deadline is June 1st The deadline for the Professional Numismatists Guild essay contest is June 'ratties in 1. The contest is held yearly and is open to young numismatists aged 18 years ~umis m nfirz and younger. Winners of the contest will be awarded scholarships to the American Burton Y. Berry Numismatic Association Summer Semi 1901-1985 nars. Hunan Berry was born in Indiana and was Entries may be on any numismatic introduced toa cl assical education through aTl subject, and iIIustralions should be in aunt who was a professor of Latin at Indiana cluded ifpossible. Thereare no limitations on size or subject. as entries are judged University. He served for many years in key on content. Typewritten submissions are posi tions with the U.S. Foreign Service inthe requested. Balkans and the Ncar East, where he was fun her exposed 10 the lure of tile ancient Entries should be directed to the world . J\ n active connoisseurof an from antiquity, Berry assembled one of the 20th Education Chairman of the PNG, Harlan century's most impressive coll ections of ancie nt coins, gems, jewelry and text il es. J. Berk, at 31 N. Clark st. . Chicago, IL Berry was a strong advocate of recognizing small objects :IS works of an and became 60602. very well educated on thc subject. The bulk of his collect ion was published between I%X 26 Th e Celator Art and the Market Ancient coins seem to resist pressures facing the economy at large by Wa)'n c G. Sayles Roman, Byzantine and contemporary tional Coin Fair (March 7-10). Although Numismatists must be a die-hard 101. civilization coinage. the mid-year ANA show has not histori Although predictions of doom and gloom Three upcoming shows in California cally been a good show for ancients, the fer the U.S, economy have become slan will provide a clearer picture of the mar choice of Dallas as this year's site will dard faire of late, we see very little impact ket. The last week of January (25-27) undoubtedly bring out many dealers and of the current recession orpolilical insta marks the advent of the Golden State collectors who might otherwise have bility on the ancient coin market. Collec Show in Pasadena; a private show of the foregone the experience. The CICF, on tors continue to be active in virtually all Historical Numismatic Gu ild is set for San the other hand, is traditionally a major sections of the country, even where the Francisco the first weekend (1 -2) of Feb show for collectors of ancient coins and economy, in other respects. seems to be ruary; and the Long Beach Expo will be the show has seen notable improvement floundering. Reports from a number of held the following week (6-10) in South recenlly. Amajor auctionot ancient coins dealers who specialize in the sale of ern California. With the likelihood of by Ponterio and Associates will help to "collector-oriented" coins (especially by many EUropean dealers abstaining from draw collectors for this event. mail) have been very posit ive as the trend travel to these show s, the role of the While predictions are never a safe toward movement from U.S. coins to an collector and the retail market shoutd be undertaking, there seems to be cause for cient coins continues to grow. This more acutely in focus than ever before. optimism that the hobby will continue to movement is confirmed by a substantial Hot on the heels of these shows are bloom this year in spite of economic prob increase in lirsl lime requests for sub the ANA midwinter convention in Dallas lems facing some regions of the country scriptions or samples of The Gelator. (March 1-3), and the Chicago Interna- and the globe. This is especially encouraging since the primary center of numismatic re search, literature, and preservation has always been the collector. It is amazing Are you interested in how many new ~d iscoveries" in the field of ancient numismatics are made by neo CHOICE WORLD COINS? phyte collectors who naturally tend to You should be receiving our publications question each and every element of a coin's composition. MORE THAN THREE The normally slow winter months have seemed more active this year than in MAIL BID CATALOGUES ANNUALLY most recent years and earlier fears of a market burnout seem to be lading. Much to the surprise of many, the depth of Featuring RARE and CHOICE gold and silver coins 01 collector commiUment was ctearly and the world as well as ancient coinage and world paper boldly displayed at last December's New money. A sample catalogue is $15.00 postpa id . York International Numismatic Conven tion. The 36th annual Ftorida United Nu Inelude .,· Prices Realized mismatists (F.U.N.) convention, held at the Orange County Convention Center in An annual subscription is also available. The cost is $45 Orlando January 3-6, seemed more ac within the U.S. and $60 outside the U.S. tive than in recent years. Although there were relatively few specialists in ancients taking tables this year, collectors ap Ponterio & Associates, Inc. peared in greater strength than usual. Catering to the demand for introductory 1818 Robinson Ave. information, the educational seminar San Diego, CA 92103 ponion of the event included a stide pre 1-800-854-2888 or 619-299-0400 sentation by Thomas A. Palmer. The lecture, titled "A Type Set of Ancient Liccnse(/ Allc/ion CO/llp all)' #96H Coins", was designed to introduce the Richard H. Ponterio - President L.M.1I2163 beginner to the world of collecting Greek, February 199/ 27 A Coin 's Point of View Roman coins select most famous female of the past hy:l C:_li gul:l Scslerlius,:1 C la udius Denarius a nd a Nero De na rius, with )'tJur host, Rob Levy "Good evening. ladies and gentle men, we welcome you to this week's broadc;l.~tof·MecllheCoins'. Ourgucstl> Ihis week comprise a rdTe grouping of ancient coins from some of Ihe most well-known of the earl y Roman Julio Claudian cmpcrors. They are a C:lligula .~cs[crtius from A.D. 38, a Claudius denarius from A.D. 5 1 and a Nero denarius frolll A.D. 55. Our discussion today will center around the subject of famous fCllWlcs of the pit"!. More spe ci fi c,dly. which femilie frolll the era of Galigula sestertius your minting do you fcel has made the Obv. Laureate head of Galigu/a lIlost cvcrl ast ing impression on your life Rev. The three sisters of Ga/igu/a - from the coin's point of view?" Caligula Seslertius: second Roman emperor upon the death this world m Romein A.D. 51. I consider " If I nwy be so bold, since I am the of Augustus in A.D. 14. Livia wielded myself to possess exceptional style of aides!, please allow me to go first I am enomlOUS politic:11 influence during the engra ving on both my obverse portrait of :t sestenius of the third Roman emperor, reigns of both AugUSTUS and Tiberius. Claudius and my reverse portrait of Cdigula, who ruled from A.D. 37 to 41. However, due to vic i ou.~ attacks on her Agrippina Junior, not only the fourth My obverse is a ponfait ofCaligu la while ch,lractcr after her death by her great wife of Claudiu s but also his niece as my reverse shows the three sisters of grandson, the emperor on my obverse, I Agrippina Junior was the daughter of Cdigula. Agrippina Junior is the per have to pick someone cI~e. A fter all, she Claudius' brother, Gennanieus." sonification of Securitas or Security to was accused by Caligula of complicity in "As to the woman who has made the those of you humans who are unfamiliar the deaths of Marcellus, Caius, Lucius, most everlast ing impression on me, I've wilh Lonin. Drusilla isConcordiaor II;.r Agrippa. PoslUmus. Gernumicus and narrowed my field to two. First would be many ;md Julia Livilla is Fortlllla or even Augustus him.~elr. Nevertheless. Antonia. the mother of the emperor on fort une. Although historical references she was quile an impressive woman." my obverse. She died in A.D. 37 as the list my date of minting at A.D. 37-3H, I "Actually,lhe woman that has made result of suicide just fourteen years be WilS ;Ictua!!y struck on the day you hu the most everlasting impression on me fore my minting. Her influence ;l!ld nwns wou ld now refer to as January 2H, would have 10 be the woman stamped so memory, however, were noted by a A.D. 3H. The weather was rather in boldly on the lefl .~i de of my reverse, number of coin issues which were struck clement on that day in Rome - I re namely Agrippina Junior. After all, J do postumously under her son, Claudius. member1hc fi rs t thing I saw after leaving C;lfTj her with me wherever I go! Al She was born in 36 8.C. being the younger the minting facility was a layer of snow though banished by herbrother. Caligula, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia , covering the ground. I at firslthought the from Rome in A.D. 3(), she nevertheless the sister of Oct.-vian who later became ground (jh,'(/Y'~ had snow on i l ~ I W ilS later returned ,l fter Clligula 's assassina known as the emperor Augustus. Anto extremely surprised when il melted tion during the re ign of Claudius and, nia witnessed much of the crueialtransi what it mess~" through her own pol itical maneuvering, tion between the late Roman Republic "As for Ihe question th;lt has been was able to assume a posit ion of political and the early Roman Empire and re asked of us coins on tod .. y 's show - tl1<1t .~ upremacy th .. t was even greater for a mained th roughout a pillar of high moral really is a hard one. My first inclination time than Livia had been able to accom and social values, a trait shown by few in on the rem;lle who has made Ihe most plish. f or thaI reason, she has to be my those turbulent times." everlasting impression on my life would choice." "Secondly, I also find myself choos probably be Augustus' second wife, ing the woman imprinted on my reverse Livia. She died almost len years before Claudius Denarius: and, in the final analysis, I must say that Illy strik ingatthc advanced ageof eiglny ''The question posed to us is indeed a it is Agrippina Junior whose impression six but her in nucnce was slill present complicated one Which, I'm sure, could on me is the strongest over the years. among the people of I~ ollle. She W;lS be hOlly deb;l\ed for hou rs. I lowcver, Th is daughter of Gemlanicus and A gri p quite a dete rmincd lady from a!! I've due toour lime constr;lints, I'll try to be pina Senior overcame the adversity of heard. what with the w .. y the heirs to as bri cf as possible. First, an introduc her banishment by Caligula to return to Augustus a II seemed 10 mysteriously pre tion. I am a Romandenarius oCthe fourth ROllle and wed her uncle, Claudius, who decease him with the exception of Livia's Roman emperor, Chilidius, who was the was twenty-five years her senior, so that SOil by her first mani .. ge to Tiberius leader of the Roman Empire from her political ambitions could be realized. Claudius Nero. This son. Tiberius. 28 The Gelator Britannicus, with her own son from a previous marriage, Nero. This end was achieved through hcr poisoning of Claudius in Octobcr, A.D. 54, which left the way dear for Agrippina Junior to enjoy extraordinary politicul influcncc through her dominance over her then seventeen ye Nero Denarius: "Both the Caligula and the Claudius coins gave very valid answers to the Claudius denarius complex question with which we have Obv. Laureate head of Claudius al! been presented. Before I shure my Rev. Draped bust of Agrippina Junior thoughts with you all and the viewing aUdience, J would like to give you my young emperor, Nero, was responsible elusion might be hotly contested by many personal history. I am a denarius of the for my being struck. My obverse in of our viewers as well as other coins, fifth Rom,lTl emperor, Nero, having been which the emperor and his mother are both ancient and modern. To show our minted in A.D. 55 , early in Nero's reign, depicted as equal partners in the exercise appreciation each of you will rece ivc a which lasted from A.D. 54 to 68. My of Imperial authority is an example of velvct-lined mahogany two-inch by IWO birthplace is Rome. Myobverse is rather this. Shc wanted to be thc most influen inch individual coin tray for your rcsting rare for ancient Roman coinage, that is, tial woman in ROllle and, through her comfort. You'll find thi s cubicle perfect conjoined heads of two individuals, in plans and schemes, she was ahle to ac for display or storage whether you reside this case the young emperor, Nero, and complish her goal during the glory years in a coin cabinet or safe deposit box. We his mother, Agrippina Junior. My re of the carly Roman Empire. Of course, invite all of you viewers to join liS next verse most likely depicts the Imperial her meddlesome ways finally led to Nero week when 'Meet the Coins' will have deities, Divus Augustus and Divus having her Illurdered in A.D. 59 but all of the coins in the famous "King of Chwdius, being drawn in a C,lr pulled by that's beside the point. It's hard to argue Siam" proof set as guests. And, don't four elephants." th,lI the wom;m who was sistcr to the forget our tenth anniversary show in two "My answer to our question today third emperor. Caligula, a wife to the weeks which will fealurea reunion of the closely parallels that of my two col fourth emperor, Claudius, and mother of most famous coins thaI have ever ap leagues. I, at first, thought th,ltthe woman the fifth cmperor, Nero, can be anything peared on our show. Scheduled arc a throughout history who has 1l),lde the Imt thc most influential woman l!1 my famous Brasher doubloon, two 1804 Illost lasting impression on me was centuries of recollection." American silver dollars, a 1913 Ameri Agrippina Senior. The daughter of can Libcrty head nickel, the Brutus Eid Marcus Agrippa, Augustus' Ilusted friend Host: Mar aureus and the famous Greek and gcneral, and J ul ia, Augustus' daugh "I thank alJ of you coins for your dccadmchmof Agrigentum, provided that ter, was a noble, most loyal wife to participation on our show today. Al his flan chipping from a recent nasty fall Gennanicus, often accompanying him though your answers were quite varied, has sufficiently healed. Until next week on his military campaigns along the Rhine you all seem to agree on Agrippina Jun this is your host reminding you to check and in thc East. They had nine children, ior as the woman who, tllroUghout your that change in your pockct - you never among thcm the emperor Caligula and, lives, has left the largcst mark on history can tell which interesting coins you might of course, Agrippina Junior. Myadmi and yourselves. 1'111 SUfe that your con- meet!" ration for Agrippina Senior is traced not on ly to my previous comments but also to her strength in standing up to the emperorTiberius. Gennanicus, nephew and ,1dopted son of Tiberius . had died mystcriously at Antioch in A.D. 19. Convinccd that Tiberius had ord ered her husband's death, Agrippina Senior spoke out against Tiberius and the growing power of his protectors, the Praetorian Guard, which led to her banishment to the island of Pandateria In A.D. 29 and her subsequent death therc from star"V Ptolemaios II Macedonia, Skione Macedonia, Acanthos Caria, Rhodes AU· Pentadrachm Tetradrachm Telradrachm T elradrachm n .~~.. p.';~o,J ~ ." ~~ .-"..' ~~il] ~ .'t( ~~} ~ Seplimius Severus Numerianus Otacilia Severa Aelius Aureus Aureus Antoninianus •Aureus Unique! AUCTION NR. 169 20 - 22 February, 1991 r.------,M iin "lC nhancllling Cala!oXllcd al/d sold hy I Ccrhard Hirsch NadIr. I I Prorncn:Hlcplatz 10, D-8000 Miinchcn 2, (;crm:my I Gerhard Hirsc h Nachfolgcr I Endoscd plc February 1991 31 Coins of the Bible Some bronze coins of Judea defy standard rules h)' Dayid Hcndin the assistant pulled the STrip along by one CROSS-SECTIONS coin, and the process was repeaTed . After OF THE COINS OF Dear Mr. Hendin: all flans on the strip were struck (many THE HASMONEANS Recently I rcad in The Celalorlhat one off center or imprecisely) the flans were sure sign of a forged ancient coin was a chopped apart. this gives the ancient ridge around the edge that resulted from Bibl ical "prutot" their characteristic off \'-____-'1 the casting, since all ancient coins are round shape. Usual flan cast in open mold struck. Now I am worried. In my col Forstill unknown reasons, Mattathias lection I have a large bronze coin of Antigonus had the vast majority of his Mmlathias Antigonus and it has a very coins struck on double-thick flans. Thcse clear ridge just as has been described flans were created whenlhe molten metal as a maneTof fact, the top and the bonom was poured into a double mold (Just such arcn ', even with each other hav ing the a double mold, with openings the diam ('---~) appearance of two halves being stuck eter of the second-denomination coin of Flan cast in closed mold together. I bought it from a reliable Mattathias were found in excavations dealer more than 20 years ago. Am [ ncar Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate, suggesting stuck with a fake'? Ihis W,IS the loc,lt iOIl of Ant igonus' mint. Photographs of this can be seen on the ~ \ Dear Collector: laST page of plates in Volume [of Ancient \'------'/ Relax, you have no problems. The Jewish Coinage by Mcshorer). Stepped flan cast in closed mold coins of MaUathias Anligonus, struck in ror further explanation, take a look at Jerusalem between 40 lind 37 B.C.E. the drawings of the cross-sections of the were struc k on unusual double-thick coins of thc Hasmoneans (Maccabees), molds. However, extremely rare coins nans. wh ich come from Yaakov Meshorer's bearing his name were also struck on To bel!erunderst:md what this means. Jewish COlm of the Second Temple Pe· nonnal flaIlS - one Type being the ex ['II give you a quick lesson in how bronze riod. Drawing I shows a cross section of tremely rare Menorah coin and the other coins were made in Judea from early in a standard Ilasmonean coin struck on a being a basic imitation of the coins of hi s the first century B.C.E. until the end of flan cast 111 ,Hl open mold. Drawing 2 predecessors. the first century C.E. shows thc cross scction of a coin struck Incidentally, the coins of Mattathias The blanks, or flans, were made by on a flan cast in a closed mold. Drawing Antigonus are also slruck from a far less (,lsting in molds made of shallow, round 3 illustrates the coin you describe in your pure alloy than the earlier Hasmonean sockets connected by channels. The letter. It was struc k on a flan cast in a coins - 68 percent copper as opposed to sockets were drilled in rows on the sur closed mold, but fhe top and bottom of 82 percent copper. One can assume that face of a flat limestone brick. After themold were slightly uneven in casting, this was due to the dire circumstances of pouring molten metal into the molds and thus giving the coin a "stepped" appcar- the reign ofthe lastofthe Maccabees. As !clling it cool, strips of coin blanks con ance in cross section . a mailer of f;lct, Ant igonus ruled for nected by short metal ribbons were re Meshorer states: "The coins of three years that overlapped the first three moved. These are called flan strips. Mallathias Ant igonus appear as though years of the rule of Herod, both claiming They were later reheated and an assistant made of two coins stuck together, but to begin rule in the year 40 s.c.E. would place the first bbnk flan between when. as happened sometimes, the two Please also note that Jewish silver tw o strik ing dies on 11 sturdy base , perhaps sections of the mold did not fit properly, coins of the First 1cwish War against ,I Tree trunk. The moneyer hit the topd lc stepped flailS were produced." Rome (66-70 C.E.) and the Bar Kochba with a hammer, pounding it Jrl to The Antigonus struck all three denomina War (133-135 C.E.) also have unusual bottom die, thus st rik ing the coin. Then. tions of his coins on these double-thick edge characteristics_ The shekels are invariablypeened (hammered) to a round (convex) surface, often crudely, espe cially in the first year of their issue. The Guide to Biblical Coins edges of the Bar Kochba sil ve r coins, by David Hendin always struck upon either Greek or Ro· man silver coins, arc flat, and occasion· Ha rd cover. 224 pages. t6 pages plates, va lues, cleaning coins, ally even conC,lve, a result of their being detecting fo rger ies, much more. Personally autographe d. $35.00 struck within collars that helped prevent splitting. " 1' .. scin"linl( lind inform"li\"~ ... "·N.Y. nmtJ "Should he " p"rl or your library." ·Biilli("{,/ A,.rI",~()I ()gy R el';"w ©1990 by David Hendin "lnd i 'p~ n sahl~ ... Relon~s On HHJ s~rinus {"o lkctOT" bookshelf."·1"he eclat"r "We wrote the book on Biblical coins!" (Editor's Note: Send your questions on ASK FOR our free il lus trated ca ta log of Biblical coins to David Hendin at P.D. '""'7 \~' PO. Oo x 005 Y" ' \ i ~~PHO~~ Jewish, Biblical, Greek, Roman coins. Box 805, Nyack, NY 10960. Whenpos· ~f Nyack. NY 10960 ~~iJ:" " sible, he will answer these questions in 914·J~8·7J64 . we ights and small antiqu ities. future issues of The Gelator.) 32 The Gelator NUMISMATICA ARS CLASSICA AG AUCTION 4 February 27, 1991 An important collecti on of Greek and Roman coins February 28, 1991 A large selection of interesting and historical Celtic, Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins with many rare Iypes in attract ive condition at accessible prices Catalogues available from NUMISMATIC A ARS CLASSIC A AG Ni ederdorfstrasse 43 CH-8001 ZURICH Telephone 01 2611703 Fax 01 261 5324 February 1991 33 Reference Reviews Ancient Greek Coins: Published Collections by Dennis Kroh volumes (Italy, Sicily, Thraee, etc., & other publications. Original editions arc There are 20 li"",s mcre reference works and Macedonia) lack plates, but have woodcut seldom offered and virtually impossible to olher books on Ancient Coins available today illustrations throughout the text. There arc a acquire, but a good-quality 1979 reprint lh,m just twenty years ago. Very few numis great deal of varieties published, and (now OOP) is still possible for $300 or so. matisis know how 10 utiliu these references, or although much of the dating criteria has even where /0 s/(Jrl looking for certain items. been superceded they still remain essential Many of Ihcse booh are essenlioJ for Ihe references and publish a great many coins *** N1Jle Weber Collection: Greek Coins N was collector 10 own . olhers worthy oj one reading not found elsewhere. The entire set was (and are never again consulted), and :rome aTe written by Leonard Forrer and published in passably reprinted by the Bologna firm obsolete and ponderous turdses in furiliry. three volumes 1922·9. It consists of 8,593 FORNI in the early 1960's, however many This nwnrhly column explores most references coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber, M .D . of the volumes arc now out of print and full on Ancient Coins (by city-stale or time period), (1823-1918), which were purchased en bloc sets very elusive (around $2000+). Most of and will rale them o"cording to their useful by Spink & Son and privately dispersed in the individual reprint volumes arc available ness. darify. illuslrmions. Wid availability, the 1920's. One excellent feature of this at around SI00 each, with originals fctehing utililing a five-staT system similar to that used collection is the large number of Greek and 2-3 times that figu re. Original full sets are for movies, res!auranlS, and hOle/s. Prices are Greek-Imperial bronzes published (many virtually unobtainable. also given wherever available. Ii is highly unlisted elsewhere) and the very high recollunended thai al/eau 10% OJ)'OU1 collecl standard of writing utilized by Mr. Forrer, ing budgel be invesled in reference books. with short but swcct introduction to each The "Fitzwilliam Museum Catalogue*** of the city and cross-references for all of the coins. MClean Collection ofGreek Coins", written Original editions arc expensive and seldom by Sidney William Grose in 1906 and offered, but a 1975 reprint of good quality, "A Catalogue of Greek Coins in Ihe**** British released in three volumes 1923-9, publishes containing 1.952 pages and 317 plates, is Museum" is a 29-volume set published 1873 - 10,078 coins, many of which are very nice recently out of print, but can be acquired 1917 , and is certainly the most utilin'd (with quite a few great) specimens. About without too much looking for around $300. reference work for Greek coins. It contains two-thirds of these arc illustrated on 380 in total 10 ,688 pages, 952 plates, and 15 plates. The catalogue is very well written Jam..,.,on with many cross-referenced to BMC and ***'h fold -out colou r maps. The first four The Robert Jameson Collection, entitled "Monnaies grecques a/ltiques el impiriales romaines», was published in four volumes 1913-1932. The most striking thing about this collection is the superb quality and style oflhe 3,152 coins (of which 2,620 are Greek). It remains one of the finest collec tions ever formed by an individual, and all coins arc illustrated on 164 plates. Original editions are well over $2000 when found, a decent 1980 reprint is available for 5295. The Neara/oglle of Greek Coins, ***BoslOn MIISeulfl of Fine ArisH was written in 1955 Jean ELSEN, S.3. by Agnes Baldwin Brett. [t publishes 2,348 coins in 340 pages, with 115 plates, and the coins arc all very high quality. Original editions arc rare and bring $300-400, the 1974 reprint (now OOP) $150-200. A 1964 • Numismatic Literature supplement published 328 coins acquired 1950-1963, and contains 78 pages and 30 • Monthly I11l1strated Fixed Price Lists plates. It can still be found for only 525 . • Ancient, Medieval, Islamic and Modern Coins ***** "71u~ Arthur Dewing Colleetiun of Greek Coins "was pubJishedby the A.N.S. in 1985 Avenue de Tervueren 65 and has become a slandard reference dlle to 1040 BRUSSELS-BELGIUM the modem research and dating criteria employed. The catalogue was written by no Tel: 011-322-734-6356 less than ~ of the best experts in the field, and edited by Silvia Hurter and Leo Fax: 011-322-735-7778 Mi ldenberg (of Bank Leu fame). It contains 2 ,797 coins with an exceptional run of 34 The Gela tor Sicilian coins, including 57 d('klulnu:hrns. Mints~ was catalogued and published by thc bring $800 or more. It was reprintcO in A two volume set, 194 pagcs, 142 plalcs. author, Henry Clay Lindgrcn, in 1989. Ovcr 1966, which can bc found for around 560. This is a real bargain at $ 120. 1,850 bronze coins are illustrated on 89 plates, with facing Icxt. Thc catalog Icxt is 8 01lii n sparse, but uses thc latcst rcsearch and the ** Gulhenkian ·Catalogue des monnaies grecques antiqltts photographs are top-notch. The collcction -,4 Cota/ogue of Ilu Ca/ousu Gu/benkion dt /'oncienne collection Pozzi, frappees en includes much elusive material, and has very Collection of Gruk Coiru ~ is a magnificcnt EI/rope· 'is a reconstruction of the above good indices. $75 , an estimated values is SS . achievement and a record of exceptional mentioned collection based on the entire coins beyond compare. Mr. Gulbenkian collection before it was broken up (with Lindgren & Kovacs eollccted only coins in perfcct mint only the juiciest parts appearing in the Ar.; The co mpanion to the above, • Ancient*** condition for their artistic merit and Classica sale). The cntire European portion Bronze Coiru of Asia Minor and the Lel'ant purchased many orthe best pieees from thc of 4,630 coins are publ ished in 290 pagcs, from the Lindgren Colleclion ~ was published auctions of the 1930's & 40's, as well as all illustrated in a separate volume of 202 in 1985. With the able help of Frank L. significant private purehases from the Vlasto plates, many of which are dark. This is Kovacs, 3,900 Greek and Greek Imperial and lameson collections. I'art I was particularly useful for attributing Greek coins are published in 230 pages, and al1 written by E.S.G. Robinson & M de Castro bronzes, and man y or these arc still around illustratcd on 135 plates. Printed from a Hip6lito in 1971, and contains 329 coins of unrecognizcd. Two card cover volumes, $80. typcwri!1cn manuscript, the layout could Italy, Sicily, and Carthage. The text in 136 have been better but the photographs arc pages is very elaborately written and quite excellcnt and there are good indic e~. $95. faeinating to read. The 42 excellent loose ***** plates llre contained in a separate vo lume "Antikemnl/sellm Basel + Sammillng Ludwig with index laid in. Now out or print, it is ~7. 7. i **** Griechischt Miinzen ails Grossgriechenland difficult to find (but worth it), and costs The celebrated Professor S. Pozzi collection lind Sizilien · is a vcry lavishly produced around 5200. ~ was just published in was sold in the fint Ars Classica auction on ca talogue of 571 coins of Italy and Sicily. 1989, and co ntains the remaining 698 coins 4 April 1921 It wntained 3,334 lots, all Written by Herbert Cahn, Leo Mildcnberg, of the wl!ection (Greece to the East) which illustrated on 101 finc plates. It soon became Roberto Ru sso, and Hans Vocgtli, it gives a was written by G.K. Jenkins and Castro a standard reference due to the style and history of each city an d nearly each issue is Hip6lito. It contains 200 pages with a quality of the material, but especially discussed. The coins arc all illustrated next portfolio of 57 plates, and costs new 5240. because of the co pious illustrations (the most to their dcscriptions plus 48 cxcellent plates evcr utilized in a sale up to that time). By of enlargemcnts. Many nice touchcs make Hunjl.'rian *** 1926 copies of this catalogue sold for this a pleasure to work with. Gennan tcxt, The threc volume ·Cotalogue of Greek SFr.100, (by 1933 SFr.125). Originals now eardcover, 273 pages. A bargain at $50. Coiru in the HI/nterion Collection , University of Glasgow· was written by Sir Georgc Ma cDonald 1899-1905. It publishcs over 12,000 Grcck coins (primarily formed Miinzen und Medaillen AG by Dr. William Huntcr from 1770 to 1783) in three large volumes containing 2,020 For 45 years we have been serving pages and 102 plates. Unfort unately, too collectors of Ancient Coins ... fcw coins arc illustrated in the plates, but an effort was made to havc this set complcmcnt and we would like to serve you too! thc BMC series, so II lot of the photos arc of itcms missing from thc BM C plates. It was reprintcO in 3 volumes by FORN I in 1974 (with only passablc plates), for around 5500. The John Ward collection of Greek*** Coins was fir.;t published in his 1902 book ·Greek • Monthly Illustrated Fixed Price Lists· Coiru and their Parent Cities ~ , with the cataloguc itself written by G.F. Hill of the • Public Sales · Appraisals · British Museum. 932 coins are described • Large Stock in All Price Ranges · and most ill ustrated within the text and on • HUl'ing and Selling . 22 platcs. This collection was purchas(:d en bloc by J . Pierpont Morgan, who donated it Please send us YO llr want lis'. We willfill it! to the Mctropolitan Museum of Art in 1905 . They sold it through Sotheby's Zurich in 1973. A 1974 reprint of the coin catalogue Please contact: only from this book contains 154 pages and 22 platcs for about 530. Originals (about Miinzen und Medaillen AG $150) contain many landscapes and amusing P.O. Box 3647 • Malzgasse 25 ancedotes and arc highly rccommended. CH • 4002, Basel, Switzerland Lindgren Tel. (061) 23 75 44 "Ancient Greek Bronte Coins: Ellropean**** February 1991 35 the absence of dating for most of the coins. de llirsc_h R2ll..!:!. ~Early Greek Coins from the ColleClion* * *of Cardcovcr, its certainly cheap at S15 . ~Lo Coffection Lucien de Hirsch , catalogue*** Jonatllan P. Rosen ~ was written by Nancy monnaie$ grecques~ was written by Paul Wulfine. M . Waggoner and published in 1983 by the * 'h Naster and pu bli shed in 1959. It is a very -71le John Max Wulfmg Collection in A.N.S. The 770 coins (nearly all Archaic), interc5ting eo11cction housed at the Biblio WashinglOn University· by Kevin Herbert is the most significant collection of these ever thCque Royale de Belgique in Brussels, and another in the above A.N .S. series. and was published, are described in 55 pages of text, consis\! of 353 pages and 104 plates in two published in 1979. 437 coins described in and illustrated on 28 plates with many cardeover volumes, Scldom offered, it has 30 pages and illustrated on 22 plates. Very enlargements. Many of these coins were not been reprinted and will run at least 5350 kw dates given in the text. and the co ins arc previously unpublished or unknown , and if and when it is found. unremarkable. Hardbound. in print at $20. unfo rtunately much of the text of this catalogue must be treated with caution as Wht'aton Collt'g(' quite a few issues are apparently mis 1. David Bishop and R. Ross Holloway* The ·Catalogue de 10 coUtclion dt Luynts***: I monnaies grecques· is a collection that attributed he re. highly recommend the wrote the ~WJJeaton CoUege ColleClion of Mu n7.en und Mcdaillen Auction #72 (6 Oct Greek and Roman CoillS" in 198 1 as part of resides in the Bibliotheque Nationale in 1987) and the NFA 1987 Winter Mail Bid the ANS ACNAC series. 32 pages describe Paris. The catalogue was written 1924-1936 Sale (where the majority of these were 450 coins, with 32 plates of illustrations. by Jean Babelon, and is in four volumes. A dispersed), as well as Jeffrey Spier's Although the dating is given this time, the FORNI reprint contains 806 pages and 154 excell ent review in the 1988 Numismatic quality and scope of the collection hardly plates. Each volume sells for about 575, Chronicle (pp. 220-3) for clarification of merits its publication. Hardbound, $30. although Vol. I (Italy & Sicily) is now Oop, discrepancies and many important additions to this catalogue. Still very useful. 560. Wintt'rthur ***Ih de Nan!euil ~ Griechische Mfinttn illl MfinLkabinell Privately printed in 1925, the Col/ection de Winterthur " publishes 2,321 coins of Spain monnaiu grecqu/!'S H. de Nallleuii contains ~The Norman Da vis Col/tclion" was writte**n to the Greek Islands , and was published in 1,000 coins, all ilIuslrated in a separate by HyJa A. Tro;l(e\l, and pub lished as 1987. Written by Hansjorg Bloesch, it portfolio of plales. The collection covers Vo lume I in the ~Greek Coins in North utilizes the latest research and includes a Spain to the Aegean Islands. Rare, and very American Collections" series by the A.N,S. large number of unpublished and/or interest seldom offered (around 5200). in 1969 . 345 coins arc described on 53 ing gems (mostly of smaller module) as well pages and illustrated on 28 plates. Although as many bronze coins. A larGe two-volume Locker-L'lmpson ***'/z the quality and scope of the collcction are set, with 234 pages of text and 102 excellent In 1923 E.S.G. Robinson wrote Catalogue very decent. its usefullness is hindered by plates. SFr.315 retail (about 5250). ofAn cient Greek Coins col/ecud by Godfrey CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN ANCIENT NUMISMATICS We arc a growing company in the business of selling While we hope to hire someone who has excellent ancient coins, artifacts, and other collectibles through knowledge of ancient history. ancient coins (especially out the U.S. through catalogs and other mailing pieces Greek and Roman). and experience in the ancient coin which we prepare entirely in-house. Our steady growth business. the most impon 36 The Celalo( Locker-Lampson , which publishcd 350 o,------~o choict> precious-metal coins of the most beautiful style for each type. All arc illustrated on 26 excellent plates plus one extra stunning plate of 'lacing heads» for a Spink frontispiece. Vcry well-written and fun to read, it is a pity that it is so rare. One or two per year arc sold for around S200-250. The oldest established COlD• business NEXT MONTH: We conclude the Greek published collections in the with the »Sylloge Nwmnorum Graecorum" series (SNG 's), which will include an intro duction to them and a guidc to their usc. Coins from ancicnt to modern bought and sold, \ . Dennis Kroh is a full-time dealer of ancien! Free verbal valuations' Expert impartial advice given COiTL5 and books about them, as well as a Coins bought outright, or sold on commission ' 1 free-lance catalogue writer who maintains a Regular auctions held - please send for our current list· Vefy large working library and ulilius many Publishers and stockists of numismatic books' coin references every single day. Queries Publishers of The Numismatic Circular since 1892 . 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The International Hi-Monthly Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology MINERVA is an illustrated news and review magazine, appearing bi-monthly (6 issues per year), devoted to ancient art, antiquities, archaeological and numismatic discoveries worldwide Irom prehistory to the 18th century. With regular contributors from around the world, MINERVA, published in England, is truly international in style and coverage. Feature articles will emphasize newly discovered works of art and objects of archaeological and numismatic importance leading to a better understanding of the past. A bi-monthly numismatic column, by Dr. Arnold Saslow, wi ll furnish readers with a lively review of the ancient coin marketplace. Regu lar excavation reports will include prehistoric, classical, early Christian, medieval, Egypti an, Biblical, Near Eastern, Asian, Oceanic, African and American findings, as well as reports on underwater archaeology. Liberally illustrated with full-color and black and while photographs, it will I impress you with the breadth of its coverage, the forcefulness of its reporting, the knowledge and wit of the feature writers, and the sheer usefulness of the many reports and listings for museum and gallery exhibitions, auctions, fairs, conferences, meetings, as well as the abstracts and book reviews. Jerome M. Eisenberg, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief Professor Barri Jones and Peter A. Clayton, Editors SUBSCRIPTION RATES Surface Mail Airmail 1 year (6 issues) U.S. $27.00 U.S., $39.00 2 years (12 issues) U.S. $54.00 U.S. $77.00 3 years (18 issues) U.S. $76.00 U.S. $1 10.00 Payment may be made by check or by Mastercard, Visa or Access cards (please give account no. and expiration date). 7 DAVIES STREET LONDON WIY ILL, ENGLAND Telephone: (44) 71-495-2590 Fax: (44) 71-49 1-1595 February 1991 37 TRlVIAQIDZ Hirsch auction A modern national capital was once the includes 1500 lots chief city of a Gallic tribe named the Tectosages. Its modern name and of ancient coinage ancient name are phonetically the same. What is the name of this capital? The German firm of Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolgerwill conduct their Auction 169 (Answer on page 52) in Munich on February 20-22. The auc tion win consist of 3,000 lots of coinage. Ancient coinage comprises 1,500 lots of the sale, with Greek, Roman. Byzantine QUOTES FROM THE PAST and Celtic issues represented. "Ignorance doesn't kill you, Notable among the Greek series is a but it makes you sweat a lot. " tetradrachm of Kamarina. ca. 450-420 B.C .. which is estimated at OM 5000. An Haitian Proverb extremely rare tetradrachm of Skione dated to 500 B.C. is also offered. The obverse of this coin has the head 01 r------, Protesilaos, and is estimated at OM : Clip & Save I 50,000. Tetradrachms of Acanthus and Rhodes are included, as well as a gold pentadrachm of Ptolemy II. : . Coin File ! Aurei of Vibius Varus and Julius Cae sar are highlights of the Roman section. A Port of Ostia sestertius of Nero is also I~------Pompey the Great --~I featured. Anotherexceptional item in the Roman series is an aureus of Aelius as : AE - As I Caesar. Aurei of Septimius Severus and I Alter 45 B.C. : Numerianus, as welt as a unique I Janus/Prow antoninianus of Otacilia Severa round I Crawford 479/1 I out the selections of Roman coins. The Byzantine section is highlighted I : I Cnaeus Pompei us Magnus was born in 106 B.C., the son a Roman by a very rare solidus of Constantine VII and Zoe, with an estimate of OM 17,750. I Quaestor, .Propraeto,r, and eventually Consul. He fought along with his I Catalogs may be ordered from the I !ather against the Italians al the age of 17. He was given the title Imperator I firm and are priced at $25. Further In 83 B.C. and served as a general of Sulla. He was awarded a triumph in I informati on may be obtained by writing to I Rome at the very young age of 25 and met with exceptional success on the I Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger. I battlefield. Pompey was elected Consul in the year 71 B.C., and turned his I Promenadeplatz 10, Munchen 2, Ger I all~ntion to the East. Pompey's great success placed him in contention with I many. Their telephone number is (089) I Julius Caesar and. eventually led to his murder. This bronze portrays the I 2921 50, and their FAX number is (089) L head of Janus on lIs obverse and the prow of a ship on its reverse. ------~ 2283675 . ... If IT'S 5urrOSED 'TO 13£ WORTH SIX Cl-IICKE'NG, TH£N HE WANTS TO 5&"10 IT 1...A'{ 61X £&&6/ 38 The Gelalor Ponterio to hold major auction of NEW FINDS . .. ancients at CICF On Saturday, March 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the Acapulco Room of the Chicago Hyatt (' Regency, Ponterio and Associates will rr" ='J place 417 ancient coins on the auction . ) block. Including coins from the collection of Joe Houde, Ponlerio offers a wide array of quality ancients with many rari Norma/Issue Backward Image ties and coins of exceptional condition. Gold is abundant in this sate, with 63 This anonymous issue AE semis (211-207 B.C.) has a raised pieces, including an extremely fine gold stater of Lysimachos bearing the backwards image on the reverse which indicates the die used to diademed head of Alexanderthe Great; a strike the reverse was carved without regard to how the image should very rare elect rum stater from Kyzikos have appeared once struck. (550-475 B.C.) with an archaic style This unusual coin was recently purchased at a co in convention in sphinx; and an EF electrum triple shekel from Carthage. Roman gold is high Madrid, Spain and was the only "backwards" semis found in a lot lighted by an excessively rare aureus of containing 39 other normal semises. A search of Seaby's Roman Coins Augustus from a Spanish mint. The lot is and about 50 auction catalogs failed to reveal other "backward" graded "superb" and estimated at specimens or information related to this piece. $15,000-25,000. Another rare and superb I would like to hear from any readers knowing of other specimens or aureus, of Lucius Verus, is estimated at $10,000-15,000. No less than six addi who might be able to give an explanation to this unusual coi n. tional aurei of this price range are featured, with many other rare and popular issues Albert Fairweather, Box 1103, APO, NY 90283 in the $4,000-6,000 range. A dozen Byzantine gotd pieces round out the se lection. Greek silver and bronze are available in a variety of conditions and prices, with JUST FOR BEGINNERS coinage of most major Greek city-states by Wayne G, Sayles being represented. A tetradrachm of Ainos, with Ihe famous depiction of Hermes wearing a petasos, is estimated Questions Answers at $3,000-4,000 in VF condition. Many silver staters and tetradrachms in VF to I have a quadrans of The monetal triumvirs were Roman officials EF condition fall into the $200-500 price Augustus, simi/arto appointed as superintendents of the empire's range. 5ear#516. It has the coinage. The name derives from the fact that A strong run of Roman Republican obverse legend there were traditionally three magistrates sil ver is featured, along with some choice APRONlVU5SISENNA appointed - one for gold, one for silver, and one and rare issues of the Imperatorial pe IIfVIR. The reverse reads for bronze coins. Under the reign of Julius Caesar, the magistracy was increased to four riod. At least three portrait denarii of GALUSMESSALLA individuals and indicated as such on certain Julius Caesar are featured in choice VF AAAFF. How do these coins of Caesar. or better. Equally impressive is the long four names relate to Under Augustus, the magistracy was restored run of coinage of the Twelve Caesars and each other? How do to three again, however, in th e year 5 B.C. four first century Roman personalities. Rari four names fit in with magistrates were appointed. Apronius, Galus, ties among the Roman coins include three tresiviri? Messalla and Sisenna. Although their names denarii of Antonia, Caligu la, Claudius, are all recorded on the quadrans the term for Clodius Macer, Galba, Otho, Marciana, their office is unexplainably recorded as III VIR rather than IV (or 1111) VIR. The same situation Pertinax, Did ius Ju lianus, Pescennius occurs a year later with the moneyers P. Niger, Clodi us Albinus, Diademenian. Beli!ienus Bassus, C. Naevius Capella, C. Gordian I, Gordian II , Balb inus and Rubellius Blandus, and L. Valerius Catuttus Pupienus. Several bu lk lots are also whose coins all record the title III VIR AAAFF. included in the sale. The letters AAAFF are abbreviations for the For information about the sale or cata words Auro, Argento, Aere, Flando, and Feriundo, meaning those authorized to prepare logs write 10 Ponlerio and Associates, and strike coins in gold, silver and bronze. 1818 Robinson Ave., San Diego, CA 921 03 or call (800) 854-2888. February 1991 39 Saslow cancels Coming Events .... New York NAB set for February 22-23 Feb. 6 - 10 Long Beach Expo, California Dr. Arnold A. Saslow, organizerofthe Long Beach Convention Center coin shows known as the Numismatic Feb. 9 London Coin Fair and Antiquarian Bourses, hasannounced Cumberland Hotel. London that the NAB scheduled for New York on February 22-23 has been canceled. Feb. 18 - 20 Dieter Gorny Auction Saslow cites problems in securing a Hotel Continental, Munich suitable location for the show as the pri mary reason for the cancellation. Other Feb. 20 - 22 Hirsch Auction options considered before cancelling the Promenadepfatz 10, Munich show were holding it in New Jersey and Mar. 1 - 3 ANA Midyear Convention, Dallas also holding a much smaller event than JNFOMART Conference Genter originally planned_ Neither of these op tions proved to be feasible. Mar. 7 - 10 CICF, Chicago Saslow has scheduled two NAB Hyatt Regency events for San Francisco and one for Chicago in 1991 . Other proposed sites Mar. 15-17 Northwest Coin Show include Boston and the Baltimorel Earle Brown Heritage Center Washington D.c. area. The next NAB Brooklyn Center, MN event will be held in San Francisco April Mar. 20 - 21 Glendining's Auction 26-27 althe Holiday Inn-Golden Gateway. 101 New Bond St., London Further informati on may be obtained by contacting Dr. Arnold R. Saslow at P,O. Apr. 4 - 5 Sotheby's Auction Box 374, South Orange, NJ 07079 or by 34-35 New Bond St.. 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Write for free catalogue Notable among the Greek issues of fered is a choice telradrachm of l eonlini, P.O. Box 35, Horicon, WI 53032 an allractive Siculo-Punic tetradrachm, a (414) 485-4475 letradrachm of Skostokos It and an ex ceptional didrachm from Larissa. Some interesting highlights of the Roman section i nelude a rare den arius of Caligula, a dupondius of Nero and Drusus WHOLESALE TO ALL! Caesars, and a rare denarius of Pescennius Niger. 100 ancient coins in flips and attributed. A diverse lot An article by Peler Lampinen illus including Nero, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great, trates and discusses unpublished coins from Aegina, Cyzicus, Babylon, and Biblical "Widow's Mite", etc. Only $475.00 postpaid, with Akmoneia (phrygia). The publication satisfaction guaranteed! features book reviews and a special sec· tion of numismatic "Masterpieces" or coins of special significance ollered for sate . A Lontfon Coin (ja[[eries "Specials"section fealures late Hellenistic Mission Viejo Mall, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 letradrachms of Cyme and Myrina in VF 1·5 at Crown Valley (714) 364·0990 or belter al $545 each. Classical Numismatic Group main· tains offices in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, and Beverly Hills, California. For inlor' mation about Classical Numismatic Re· view write to the Quarryville ollice, P.O. The name you know Bo)( 245, Quarryville, PA 17566·0245 or call (7 17) 786·40 13. DAVID R. SEAR Elysian fields is pleased fo onnounce his new holds buy/bid sale Ancient Coin Certification Service Elysian fi elds has issued a buy or bid sale closing on Friday, February 15, at (A.C.C.S.) 7:00 p.m. The sale offers 109 lots of ancient Greek and Roman coinage. Each coin submitted will be graded an d fully researched An early didrachm of Tarentum (460- and described, including a note on its hi storical 420 B.C.), Vlasto 225 and a laler issue background. The in formation will be presented on an with elephant beneath the dolphin are Iwo highlights wilhin the Greek series. allract ive laminaled cert ifi cate, complete with photograph. Other Greek silver includes coins of Athens, Carthage. Corinlh, Neapolis, Rhodes. and Tarsus. Fee: $25.00 per coin (any metal) A number of Greek bronzes are in cluded, along with Roman Republican and Imperial silver and bronze. AJudea Please submit by registered or certified mail, and add sufficient Capta sestertius of Vespasian in about Finecondition is offered at a minimum bid 10 yO/l r remil/once /0 cOI'er CO.tl of return postage. price of $275. Among the late Roman Fu rther information and .tpecimell certificate sent on reque~· I. coins an AE·l of Julian II inattracti veaVF condition is featured. P.O. Box 5004, Chatsworth, CA 91313 For a free copy of Iheir curren! buy or bid sale write to Elysian fields at P.O. 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Includes an extensive survey of the Greek their art. function. types and thecnlcial economic and political coins of Eu rope, and a broad variety of critical background roles coins played. This is not just" catalog, but is a hi ghly material, including: the evolution of Greek coinage, how the readable numismatic history of this fascinatin g period. Trace coins were made and circulated, denominations and types, the the evolution and significance ofpor1Tait styles. examine the art of Greek coins, and an overview of counterfeits. There is politicizing of reverse designs, and learn how coinage was a also a valuable and fully illustrated chapter on grading Greek coins, to include style, die-wear and strike peculiarities. major factor in the very transformation of the Roman Republic into the Empire! Whether you arc a colleetoror a history buff, 166 pages, with 18 plates ...... $17,95 you will find this book is a valuable addition to your lihrary! 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The coins is essential 10 the success of any publication. We are sincerely get b;tser and thicker. and other coinsure interested in your comment s, criticisms, suggestions and known from th is se ries of later types. desires. Share your news, views and observations with others The province seems to have declined in who enjoy the fascination of antiquity as much as you do. imporlance and wealth under the Write to: Epth,,1 it cs and thei r successors the Huns. unti l the Arab invas ion of the eighth The Celator, P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 century A.D. NUMISMATIC VIDEO TAPES Produced by Da vid Lisot, an award winning journalist ,md multi -medi;! specialist. he following titles present lectures given at ANA Conventions by e)(perts in a ll:lniculnr fi eld. Man y presentalions include excellent color slides and r e pr e~n t an excellent way for people to 1c:lrn about coin collecting. A portion of the proceeds from the sa le of each tapes goes to the Am erican Numisrmlti c Association. Title Speaker Length Price Ancient Coins Ancient Coins and Modern Fakes Denni s Kroh 43:11 $29 Coinage of the Roman World Robert W. Hoge 150:32 $39 Making Ancient Coin Collecting Fun Bob Robbins 32:33 $29 Rare Roman Coins in the ANA Museum Robert W. Hoge 40:00 $29 Ancient Punchma(ked Coins of India John Page 49:51 $29 General Interest Treasures of the ANSociety Margo Russell 40:00 $29 Treasure Coins: Identification & Values Frank Sedwick, Ph.D. 41 :30 $29 Computers in Numismatics Carling Gresham 40:00 $29 How to Bid at Auction Michael R. Haynes 47:51 $29 How to Create an Award-Winning Exhibit Jim Stoutjesdyk 37:06 $29 Organizing a Numismatic Presentation Sam Deep 44;40 $29 The lo tlowing titles are avaitable tram Rare Coin Magazine, a program that airs on The learning Channel (a national cable television netwoli< de.... oted to educatlonal programming). Rare Coin Magazine, Program 4.2 Bruce McNall 27:31 $19 Rare Coin Magazine, Program 14.1 Beach, Rowe, Glazer, Denly Brueggeman, Album. Rettew, Garret 27:30 $19 Orderfrom The Celator, P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 1'1,,".«' i>l(/"'/" $2.50 I"''' /(I1,r .,hil'l'illS . C()I()m'/" ",,,llI'iJ"ColI$"1I ,... . ·idrllis add ap,nopl"iale sale., III,\". PINI. February 1991 43 Numismatique poindessault issues bi-lingual mail-bid sale catalog in French and English Numismatique bernard poindessaull of Paris has published a bi-lingual sale catalog in French and English forthe convenience of English speaking collectors. The Mail Bid Sale, which closed December 29, included 58 high grade ancients along with an additional 113 medieval and modern coins and one 2nd century Roman engraved stone ring. Poindessault's catalog is fully illus trated and commentary is extensive. The production is very high quality and a useful study guide. The French dealer indicated that this format would be continued if determined popular. For information about future sales and ca talog subscriptions write to Numismatique bernard poindessault, 38 rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris, or telephone 42 96 10 12. The Celator is dedicated to die-engravers of antiquity The word celator is an Anglicized version of the Latin caelator which may be translated as a carver or engraver, that is, an artist who works in bas-relief. Webster's New International Dictionarydefin es caelalUra as Ihe art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary, such as reliefs, intaglios, engraVing,' chasing, etc. The term caelator was apparently applied in ancient times to both metal workers and carvers of coin dies and gems. In some cases, scholars are certain 38, rue de Richelieu· 75001 PARIS that these disciplines were interchangeable. Signatures on both gems and coins. especially in Magna Graecia . bear this out. The celator was a highly respected member of society and those with extraordinary talent were actively recruited to design and execute images for the coinage of prosperous cities and powerful fulers. The Gelator is dedicated to advancing the appreciation of ancient numismatic art 1 98B - Be!it of The [elator and takes its name from the artists them selves. One obvious problem with the se c4"'c<,,1 ,,/ EXt. C<"H/;""':J aNnil lection of an Anglicized Latin name is pro- - The NlIl!lismati(' Litem!'}' Guild nunciation. The re combination of vowels would suggest a long "e" sound, but the 1 989 - 8e§t of The [elator resulting combination is rather unfamiliar to But !lii"~ - 'l1!,,'1f.:! Cm"mn~i"l' o''Vumi.mdi: o11a9az,,,u the ear trained in English. Therefore it seems more appropriate, although admit- - The Numismatic Litemry Guild tedly less precise, to follow the Anglicized spelling with an Anglicized pronunciation 1 990 - Be!it of The [elator such as (sell' a tore). the letters "Cel" being pronounced like those in the word celery. Better Than Ever It is to all of the unknown, and often forgotten artists. wh ose skill and dedication Ii", of 1990 $6.95 postpaid are reflected on the coinage that they pro AIIlhrcc - Besl oI88. 89 (Ind 90. $15.00 postpaid duced, that The Gelatorpays tribute. rrfu Ce[ator Tell your friends about P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 (608) 592-4684 rrlie Cdator 44 The Gelator Professional Directory C~ ____ A~nt=iq2u=i~t i~es~ __-,) C~ ____ ~A~n~ti~q~u~it~ie=s~ ___ ) ( Anti~ u i t ies ) ~.../"o.., --J; _ ~ 'It _ .... + ..... - _M- ,f.. ~ Andreas Singer Ancient Coins & Antiquities Post Office Box 235 ! 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Ancient coins or 1/2 Page - $160 Classical antiquities You should be Full Page - $320 subscribing to: 1/3 The Popular Award Winning Periodical Specializing in Multiple insertion Ancient Numismatics & An1iquities discounts available 'Ifte Ce[ator 1/6 Offering Monthly: • News • Features • Commentary Targeted directly to collectors • Book Reviews • Coming Events of ancient coins and antiquities • letters and Notices • Display & Classified Ads Get the most from your advertising dollar • And Much More! Advertise in ONLY $24.00 (U.S . and Canada) for twelve issues delivered to your door $48 via air mail to all other addresses rrhe Ce{ator The Gelator P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 P.O, Box 123 Phone: (608) 592-4684 Lodi, WI 53555 . USA (608) 592·4684 FAXon same telephone # - actil'ate witli asterisk 50 The Celator Pa id Advertisement THE BACK PAGE Dear Celator Reader: "cherry-pick" us to death. It is mutual ly satisfactory, as they really are getting some great deals, as I suddenly Having just returned from the F.U.N. show in Or notice the odd Otho bronze of Antioch which they have lando, Florida, I am quite perplexed as to what I found amidst a pile of Roman colonials, and which I encountered. The F.U.N. show is the first major show failed to recognize. I mean, you always finalJy do of each year, and is a large show with over 600 notice these things. but by then you are writing up the dealers. It looks very much like Long Beach South and invoice and it is a bit too late. Erik was overcome with deja vu as even the "snack So anyway, the F.U .N . show was indeed a lot of fun bars" 100kexacHy alike. Then again, how often do you and we are left to wonder if this means that 199 1 will see a 7' Woody Woodpecker wandering around Long be as strong or perhaps even stronger than the past Beach? But as usual I digress. few years. One thing to mention though. Since a lot Although the show is in the deep south, which is not of the new buyers are comi ng over to ancients from a hot-bed for ancient coins, F.U.N. has always been a U.S. coins, they are going to be looking a lot more good show to go to and see the sights at the same closely at coins than perhaps some are used to. They time. Well, tar my feathers, as this year itwas "ancient want coins that are problem-free and eye-appeal is a city". very important factor with them. It is also am using to Now you have to remember, with 600 dealers, I see them afraid to actually handle the coins, until you think there were about 8 of us doing ancients with insist that it is really "O.K." and that in fact, the oi l from tables and a few others seeing the sights with the kids one's hands is probably actually good for the coin . and putting a few hours in on the bourse floor just to Well we gave out a whole pile of sample Celator's keep on top of things, so to speak. and loads of subscription forms, so we shall see what Now I know that a lot of people are concern ed about we shall see. tight-money, and the "oil-can Hussein" jitters, and here we just had the Christmas/New Year's "buy 'till FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY you bust" extravaganza, but thecal lectors came out in I WILL BE IN CALIFORNIA droves, and they were buying ancients, and they were & ERIK WILL BE IN N.J. buying important coins. After it was allover, and we looked at the numbers, Upcoming Shows: we did 50% over 1990 and over 100% more than 1989. Long Beach ~ Feb. 7-1 Oth, at the Long Beach Con I think that one of the reasons is thai a lot of collectors vention Center (in California). This is a major 4-day have been watching the U.S. coin market and after show. figure show hours of 10-7, and has a large seeing that the "recent down-turn" has now stretched section devoted to ancients & foreig n. We are at our to well over lour months, with little sign of recovery if usual end-table location, Table #356. you kept an eye on the U.S. dealer's tables at F. U.N., A.N.A. Dallas March 1-3, in Dallas, Texas at the they up and decided to start collecting ancients and to INFOMAAT Conference Center. No idea as to my col lect them seriously. I met one newcomer who was table #, nor too many linal details (I hope they get some putting together a set (or collection) of Greek gold in ads out by the time you read this). I have not been to the finest state that she could locate, and after much Texas for several years, so I am interested in seeing hemming and hawing, and looking with some teeny, how this will go. I imagine a number of the major probably BOx power loop, decided to buy a magnificent European auction firms will also give this one a go. gold stater of Lysimachus which I had. Several others who wanted to start building high grade Greek silver Make sure you see my one coin mail bid sale, collections were very much in evidence, doing quite a elsewhere in this issue!!! bit of comparison shopping for both grade and cost. A lot of buyers who are using Greek silver now for jewelry were on the floor. I wonder if th is is the "new fJ),. c4,nofd cR. 2)a,[ow look" as the Constantinian bronzes which have been Rare Coins & Classical Arts ltd. used in jewelry for the past years are rather old hal by now. "Specialists in Museum Quality Coins" And loads of collectors. We have been buying a lot Member: ANA, ANS, SAN, AINA, INS, Fellow ANS of collections lately, so much material in fact, that Erik P.O. Box 374 P.O. Box 699 and I just don't have the time to really closely inspect South Orange, NJ 07079 Palm Desert, CA 92261 a lot of the less interesting items. So we throw them Phone: (201) 761 -0634 Phone: (619) 345-71 61 onto various trays, and let the knowledgeable buyer FAX : (20 1)761 -8406 February 1991 51 INDEX OF Celator Classifieds DISPLAY ADVERTISERS Rates: $5.00 for the first 20 words, 20<1: each additional word, Aig a; Numismalics Album. Steph6n " Amphora 32,48" Roman Egyptian tetradrachms ~ third Books Wanted - Original British Mu Amsellem. Claude 17, 48 Ancient World Arts, LId. century. 5 different emperors, F or bet~ seum catalogues of Greek coins from: Anyt hi ng Anywhere " ter, $60; VF or better, $90. iO different Sicily, T hrace, Seleucid kings, Aries Photographic "50 Bank Leu Ltd emperors, F+ or better, $170. 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Box 245, Quarryville PA, 17566-0245, USA (717) 786-4013 CAR TONNA GE BREAST COVER This cartorlrlage breast cover, composed of stiffened, gessoed, and painted linen cloth, once adomed a mummyofthe Ptolemaic era (300-30 8,C-l- This work, an outstanding e~ample of the age's artistic style, is one 01 many cartonnages executed for the wealthy. The primary function 01 the cartonnage was to invoke, through painted images, the gods of death aM re-birth, Their aid was esserltial in reaching the arterlife arld reviving the senses. MarlY of the symbols, moreover, served as reassurrance that this transformation, already apparent in natu ral phenomena, would take place. Three winged figures, dominating the composition, represent the heavens, flight, time, and cyclical events. Atthetop-most center, a solar disk flanked byuraei and with outstretched wings represents the sun's cyclical joumey across the sky, bringing warmth arld light, and bearing the energies of the gods and the spirits 01 ancestral kings. At each shoulder are hawk-headed symbols 01 the rising sun associated with the gods Re and Horus, A flying !leelle, at approximate midsec tion, is rendered as the power behind the sun's daily movement between an eastern birth and westem death. In this funerary context, the beetle endows the mummy with an eternity of ris ings and renewals. The sky goddess Nut, in the lower section, wi th the sun disk and wings to indicate her ce lestial nature, holds the feathers of justice in each hand. These are the symbols 01 a balanced universe, created when Order was imposed upon Chaos, and the world was set into motiorl. Two Eyes of Horus, each pair above the two lower, winged ligures, generally represent the sun and moon, butthe Eye also figured in the mythical battle between Horus and Set, in which the former's eye was stwck out and then magically restored by the gods. In this context, it is a symbol of the god's power over all earthly destruction. Two figures, of human-headed Osiris, and hawk-headed Horus, on either side, serve as re inforcement of the mythological connection betw"een the two as father and son. Below the winged beetle is a scene of ritual. The mummified body, represented generically as the god Osiris, the first to have undergone the process of mummi fication, lies on a lion-headed bier, a type of furniture aSSOC iated primarily with embalming. The figure with the jackal's head is the god Anubis, who oversaw not only the preservation of the remains, but acted, through a prieslly representative, in the ritual 01 revivification, touching the centers of each sense with a ritual adze and pronouncing the necessary spells. Sister-goddesses Isis and Nepthys, identified by their crowns and respectively, are witness to the scene, and w()(e th e first embalmers in the myth of Osiris. At the lowest section, four figures were painted, havirlg the heads of human, jackal, babboon, and hawk. These are the Sons 01 Horus, the protectors of the vital organs: the liver, stomach , lungs and intest ines respective ly. These organs, crucial to the body's functioning in life were preserved in death fo r th e be nefit of the newly awakened soul. Colorful bars and stripes fi ll out the composition between scenes and give balance to the piece. Price: Twelve Thousand Dollars J. BERK, LTD. 31 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 609-0017 FAX: (312) 609-1309 #178 r