Vol 3, No.4 Numismatic Art of Antiquity APRIL 1989 $1.25
Coins cataloged Trebizond issued independent series of bronzes by Simon Bendall were governed by one of their own As the Turkish conquests in Asia families. Minor advanced westwards during the However, the new appointment only later eleventh century, the Byzantines, illustrates the dilemma of the govern aided by their navy. clung to the long ment in this situation since Gregory northern coastal strip of Anatolia. Far immediately rebelled against Alexiu s 1 at the eastern end lay the ancient city of and held out for about three years before Trebizond. It is not surprising that its being defeated and captured. Although remote position fos tered a spirit of imprisoned, he was later pardoned but independence, w ith many of it's rulers whether reinstated in his post or not we taken from the prominem local families. do not m ow. By 111 9. however. the One of these was the Gabrades fa mily. province of Chaldia, which included Trebizond had, in fact, fall en to the Trebizond. was being governed by yet Alexius I • AE Turks after the battle of Manzikert in another member of the Gabrades famil y, Trebizond 107 1 but four years later was recaptured Constantine Gabras, a son, brother or (enlarged) by Theodore Gabras. Some ten years nephew of Theodore Gabras. Thus for later Alexius I appointed him Duke of over fifty years the history of Trebizond Trebizond but was careful to keep his was inextricably bound up with the while the later types are usually Allhough published by the author in son Gregory in Constantinople as a fortunes of the Gabrades family. surety for his loyalty 10 the Comnenan irregular octagons. the 1977, 1979 and 1982 volumes of The combination of the remote The third factor in their attribution is the Numismatic Chronic/e, the whole regime. Even so. Alexius' daughter, location of the city and the independant Anna Comnena remarked in her famous the result of the Byzantine habit of series was inadvertently omitted from spirit of its rulers resulted in the overstriking new coins on earlier issues, the second edition of Seaby's Byzantine history, The Alexiad, that Theodore production of a series of no less than Gabras regarded the city as his own thus enabl ing us to arrange the coinage Coins and Their Values: so that a brief fourteen different types of copper coins in a correct sequence. In this series, description of the types seems useful. property. In 109112 Theodore made an over this period. Of these, ten are unsuccessful visit to Constantinople in eight of the fourteen types are linked by anonymous, two bear legends referring overstrikes. . Please turn to page XX an auempt to secure the release of his to Alexius I and two depict the emperor. son and consequently returned to This group of coins is linked by Trebizond less inclined than ever to c0- several factors. The first is that of operate with the central government. In provenance. Although eumples of Beware the /dQs 1098 he was captured and killed by the certain of these types have been found in Turks. the excavations in Corinth and Athens, He was replaced as Dulce of the bullc of the finds have been at Calendar's origin complex Trebizond by Dabatanus, who as Trebizond itself and, while the coins are governor of Heraclea and Paphlagonia, by Robert R. Kutcher The calendar used by the Roman rare, they do not appear in the prolific Every student of ancient history, republic was derived from an even earlier was certainly a supporter of Alexius I. groups of Byzantine coins found in However. within five years he was particularly a student of ancient Roman calendar that has been traditionally western Asia Minor. his tory, is aware of the old hag's attributed to Numa Pompilius, the replaced by Gregory, probably the son The second factor is the method of of Theodore Gabras. Presumably the warning to Caius Julius Caesar; second king of Rome (c. 716-673 B.C.) production. All but one type are found "Beware the ides of March." Also, most and that calendar was lunar in scope. government had discovered that they struck on polygonal flans. Which have could only obtain the co-operation of students are aware that the "Ides of This lunar year had but ten months and been clipped from thin sheets of metal. March" was the fifteenth day of that it had a two lunation gap in its winter. the independant Trapezuntines if they The earlier types have up to twelve sides month, but. where did the "Ides come lanuarius and Februarius was added to from? Just what was or is the Ides? this lunar calendar to form the twelve Was the ides of April or the ides of July month Roman republican calendar. the fifteenth day of these m.onths too? Martius with 31 days was the first Miscellanea • • • • Does it all have anything to do with the month in the republican year. The Julian calendar that was implemented by second month was Aprilis with 29 days, • Deak coin photos exhibited the Roman dictator Caius Julius Caesar, followed by Maius with 31 days, then The Finkelstein Memorial Library, Spring Valley, NY recently hosted an the very man assassinated that day in [un;us with 29 days. Quintius with 31 exhibit of photOgraphs by Frank De& which included photos of Judaean March of 44 B.C.? days, Sexti/is with 29 days, September To answer these and many more coins from a hoard dating to the flrst century A.D. A versatile artist, Deale. with 29 days, October with 31 days, questions about this subject. some November with 29 days. December with also presented works inspired by his native Rumania and Parisan scenes small knowledge of the calendars prior reflecting his cosmopolitan background. Frank. Deo1k is known to many to and after the Julian calendar is needed. Please turn to page XVIII readers of The Celator as the Head of the Photography De:partment at the ANS, but he is also a free-lance artist specializing in coin photos. · r • Coin collecting classes offered r" .... INSIDE ~9; "Coin Collecting: A survey of world coins and currency - Level I," will be offered through Portland Community College beginning March THE CELATOR: ;,'"&'0_ 29. -." The course will introduce students to the general areas of interest in the ~ .... o numismatic markets and offer an historical analysis of rare coins and currency ","'~ as an investment vehicle. Material covered will include Greek, Roman, 8:'" Byzantine and Medieval as well as modern coinage. Beginning May 3, the Point of View II course "Coin Collecting: Technical Aspects - Level I," will also be offered. Book News 1111 The classes are to be held at Wilson High School in Portland. For more People VI information contact Portland Community College at (503) 273-2810. Market XII Coin File XVI If-., • Classical Club meets in New York Trivia XVI .;:~ • 0 ~- The New York Classical Club. presided over by Professor David Sider of Calendar XVII of!:: • the Classics department at Fordham University, hosted three workshops in Prof. Directory XXIIII teaching Latin at its March 4 meeting. The club. over 300 strong, mee ts at ig Classifieds XXVI ~iii FordhamlLincoln Center, Room 816 in the Bronx. The gouup's next ~w ~. meeting is schedu led for Saturday, May 6. ~ II Letters to the Editor The Celotor ~ Dear Editor: How do you pronounce "Celator"?
oj • • • At last I have subscribed to some ~pronounce Point View ·'Celalor" with a soft C as thing where the renewal notices do not Commentary by Wayne G. Sayles in celery or in other words, self-a-tore. The begin with the first issue. The Celator rationale that we use is that the word, as is doubtless the best numismatic spefled, is already Anglicized and therefore its ast month we brought you, where, is indeed substantial. For that publication I receive, taking everything pronuncialion should also be Anglicized. through. Kerry Wetterstrom's reason, it is a foregone conclusion that into consideration. I seem to recall that Others may adh£re to the proper Latin with a L article on fakes from the Black the condemnation will be challenged and some sobersides thinks the cartoons are hard C and long i for the dipthong Q!. We Sea area, a sad tale of apparent rechallenged. That is only fair, but in flippant. He is wrong; they are just never object to the more proper and formal pronunciation, but find the former easier 011 deception. This month. we see on the the meantime we don't need a rash of flippant enough, which is as it should the English ear and tongue. Our Europeall froOl page of another publication a public controversy that creates unrea~on be. You might as well drop the "Clip friends will undoubtedly prefer the lalter. III claim to the contrary. The coins are not able doubt in everyone's mind as to the & Save" dept., as I have not heard of the end, a rose is a rose ...) fakes! At least so says an alternate market's ability to deal with this kind of anyone who cuts up The Celalor. group with an opposing point of view. threat. When all is said and done, and The first year reprint is splendid, .* ••• While we are certainly not in a position the ultimate consensus is reached, let's though I would like to have seen the to pass judgement on the authenticity of hear about it. In the meantime, lets date each piece originally appeared I learn a lot from your magazine and the coins themselves. we are in a keep the haggling out of the hobby. Did you see that Walter Breen defmed eagerly await the next issue. position to comment on the way this on a more positive note, we have a celator in his encyclopedia? He ranks Larry DeBreto issue is being handled. very strong agenda of articles for the the celator as an artist, then he says, the Minnesota The pronouncement of this Black Sea coming months. Simon Bendall has die engraver "in any official mint hoard as being spurious was undertaken entertained and enlightened us again in eventually had to become enough of a .*.*. by dealers who had no vested interest in this issue and Hank Lindgren is sharing sculptor to create device punches." the pieces themselves. Some had with us a chapter from his book Creal Breen meant, at the US Mint. That Thanks again for putting out a fine bought the pieces (others had not). but Expectations, The Psychology of puts a hard face on it, but most of our paper, the last issue especially, with the those who had bought them had Money. We'll be running his views on coinage has a hard face on it anyway, article by Kerry Wetterstrom on fakes. sufficient recourse to be protected the psychological origin of money in a except where it has a wishy-washy face. Articles such as these help inspire against financial loss. Their "breaking series of three articles during the Anyway, the celator made the US confidence in dealers and the market - or of the story" seems to have been upcoming months. Due to a foul-up in "Big Book". The news is getting should I say actions. motivated primarily by a sense of our schedule, we are running this around. Cerry Meisenhelder responsibility to their customers in month, instead of last mooch as we had Hugh Cooper Pennsylvania particular and the entire hobby on the planned, a remarkable bit of research by Illinois whole. Bob Kutcher which teaches us "more (In fairness to Charles Seltmo.n, we ••••• should q/Ulte a pllTagraphfrom his book titled "Let's keep the haggling out of the hobby" Approach to CreekArt. I am a new collector of ancient Greek silver coins (about 2 years) and I really "There was a comprehensive Greek word, enjoy your issues. For me it is a source The claim that these pieces are fake than we ever wanted to know" about the toreutikt, .... meaning carving, chasing and of information, dealers, show news, engraVing on gOld, silver, bronze, ivory or was not based upon limited advice, Ides of March. David Hendin's etc., etc. I really look forward to it each indeed, some of the most knowledgeable entertaining vignettes about Biblical gems. The artist who practised this was a toreutes, in Latin called c~lator. The Latin month. Keep up the good work! and respected numismatists in the world coins will continue on through the rest Gil Eggleston were consul ted. The overwhelming of this year. We also have another fine tenn for his art was c~{atura, from which came an english word celature used io the Florida consensus was FAKE. Now, it is not article by Ron Kollgaard, about Greek seventeenth century and before, but grown • impossible for experts to be wrong, nor coins, in the wings as well as one by obsolete, though it will be found in the big ••••• is it impossible for the consensus to be Colin Pitchfork about Hadrian's coinage dictionaries. We shall do well to revive this wrong, but one point must be at Aelia Capitolina. Larry McKinney word; to caB this art of engraving Your magazine is excellent - just remembered. A basic premise of buying will present insights to Seleucid coinage embossing-chasing-carving celature, and to what the collector of ancients has needed ancients is that if you don't feel good and its symbols, and Eric Kondratieff english the artist as a celator." for a long time. Your advertisers are about the coin - DON'T BUY IT. will share with us his knowledge of the very reliable and honest in their Forgeries have been around for as long Roman Procurators in Judaea. Of The revival has begun! description of coins - a rare Quality these as their have been collectors around, and course, Stephen Album's epic about the days of MS 59-60-67 etc. [1] have Asfor the "Clip & Save", we have gotten that we know goes back to at least the secured some nice ancients thru your coins of Islam will be continued as a fair amoUlll of positive feedback - it seems third century B.C. and probably earlier. well. Even yours truly will be slipping many readers photocopy thefeature and affIX paper and won prizes with them in an We generally think of contemporary in an article or two about those it to a 3x5 card for filing. Thal technique exhibit of ancients. Also met some counterfeits as having been struck for fascinating Turkoman bronze coins. s/wufd work out even better with the new very knowledgable dealers thru your commercial use, that is to pass off in And best of all, there's more coming. paper stock we are using. The poinl about pages. Thanks. trade as genuine. It would not be a great Thanks for all the kind words in our dales in the "Best of .. " is a good one which Walter 1. Boeyer shock to learn someday that counterfeits mailbag, and a special thank you to aU we will try to remember for next year.) Florida were also made to pawn off on those who sent in two-year renewals, *••• * collectors some 2,(X)() years ago. your confidence makes the sun shine ••••• If some of the world's foremost even in a Wisconsin winter. We'll be We love it! Perhaps you could publish a small numismatists "smell a rat" I for one seeing some of you in Chicago, until Crady JrelmuJ note on the plurals of Roman coins. would be hesitant to distrust their then keep in touch with your point of Georgia Many people seem to have trouble with judgement. Now that doesn't mean view. this, while the rule is simply to change they're right, it simply means that there ll.S. to i:. is no overpowering reason to take the chance. I respect the value of scientific Deadline for the May issue is Solid/us - Solidi evaluation, and of modem technology, Oenarilus-Denarii but I also respect the ingenuity of Friday, April 14 Antoninian/us - Antoniniani skilled artisans with motivation to Aurelus - Aurei deceive. If man can walk on the moon, SestertiJus - Sestertii man can certainly copy effectively something that was made by hand with perhaps that would get rid of the denari, relatively crude tools. solidii, aureii. etc. so frequently The thing that protects us as Postmaster: send address changes to: encountered. collectors is that there are so many 1. Stoffel Vogelaar thousands of types and variations of P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 Ireland ancient coins, and so many are found Phone (608) 592·4684 legitimately that counterfeiting becomes The Galater is an independent newspaper published on the first day of each •• *.* impractical except in very specific month at 10905 Hwy V, Lodi, WI.. h is circulated internationally through Since I have to send a change of instances. subscriptions and special distributions. Subscription rates are $15 per year address I thought I would also send in (second class) within the United S1ates; $20 per year to Canada, $40 per year to The last thing we need, with a my 1990 renewal as a way of expressing European addresses (Air Printed Matter), $48 per year to Asia - Aftica - Pacific satisfaction, in fact delight, on receipt of multitude of new collectors entering the addresses Advertising and copy deadline is the second Friday of each hobby, is an incident like this to scare each issue of The Celator. The book month. Unsolicited articles and news releases are welcome but cannot be prepublication offers continue to pay for them away. Obviously, the initial returned. Second class postage, permit pending, Lodi, WI 53555. Copyright © The Celator and then some. Keep up purchasers are concerned. It has been 1989, Clio's Cabinet. estimated that the hoard might consist the good work. of some 4,500 pieces. At an average Wayne G, Sayles . .. •••• ••• •• Publisher/Editor FA. LiberaJore retail price of $300 each that amounts to Janet Sayles •••••••••....•• Office Manager Massachusetts $1,350,000 - not exactly small change. Christine Olson .•...•. .••.•• Distribution Asst. Ttlt'; pPtenti~l. l~~~ ~ , t~ . s~p'\t;:9!,1~, . ~p!TI,e ; , '.' ~' ~======~. '... '.' '. The Ceiator Apri119,89 111
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Ponland, Oregon coin dealer Ken doing business in Portland as Castle the Investment Advisors Act. Accord for failure to appear to show cause why Tanaka. according to a Ponland Coins and Currency. The finn had been ing to the U.S. Postal Service, the he shou ld not repay over $900,000 to newspaper The Oregonian, has been dealing locally, and through mail lists, charges stemmed from his business his investors. arrested and taken into custody on a and had established a small, but activities in Denver under the names warrant issued by a court in Denver. seemingly satisfied following among G.N.E. Financial Associates, Inc. and News of Tanaka's arrest came as a According to the report, Tanaka is collectors of ancients. In ves tments Management Co., Inc. surprise to Portland area collectors charged with "defrauding numerous These firms were ostensibly dealing in where Tanaka had taught classes in investo rs out of more than a million The Oregonian went on to say that securities investments which were not numismatics at the local community dollars." Tanaka was arrested in Tanaka was charged with 10 counts of related to ancient coins. A warrant for college and actively promoted the Portland and is awaiting transfer to mail fraud and one count of violating his arrest also had been issued in Denver collecti ng of ancient coins. Denver where he will be tried. The name Ken Tanaka was reportedly an alias for David Ken Yoshinaga who was Convenes in Brussels BOSTON... International Numismatic Congress XI set Foreign and Ancient Coin The organizing commitee of the centennial celebration of international paper at the congress, should write to Mecca o/The Northeast! IntemationaJ Numismatic Congress has numismatic congresses and the ] 50th Miss GhisJaine Moucharte, Secretary BAY STATE COIN SHOW announced that its Xlth congress will anniversary of the Royal Numismatic general of XIth International Numis convene in Brussels from September 8- Society in Belgium. Persons wishing matic Congress, College Erasme, place tt. 1991. The event will be held at the to receive a copy of the program, which Blaise Pascal I, 8-1348 Louvain-La November 17, 18. 19 - 1989 Palace of Congress near the historical will be prepared in t990, or to read a Neuve, Belgium. quaner and important museums. "57" PARK PLAZA HOTEL The purpose of this congress is to Room reservations: 617-482-1800 provide the opportunity to exchange Over 23 years ... information about the most recent Royal Oak Coin Club "Neill England's lArgest Coin. Shuw!W scholarly contributions in all areas of Chairman: Ed Aleo numismatics and to illustrate the hosts May 7 Spring show Box 400, Winchester, MA 01 890 relation to neighboring disciplines like archaeology and an history. ~ 617·729·9677 A The Royal Oak Coin Club will hold foreign coins at all price levels. In This congress will coincide with the its annual Spring Coin Show, Sunday. addition. ancient Roman and Greek May 7th. at the American Legion Hall coins will be offered at the show. on the cornet of Rochester and 12 Mile Roads in Royal Oak. Michigan. The Royal Oak Coin Club holds This year's show will afford the regular meetings at the Royal Oak BMC GREEK opportunity to see and purchase Library on the first and third Monday of • • thousands of American. Canadian and every month at 7:00 p.m. IS gOIng r ' 4 Columbia University offers '~ out of print! rare book summer courses ORDER NOW The Columbia University School of in the antiquarian book trade. The base Prepaid Special Order $65 per volume Library Service will offer this July a tuition rate is $435 for each course. 51 pLease allow 6 weeks for delivery broad series of five-day non-credit Dormitory housing is offered at $30 per ~f7. courses on topics concerning rare books night. For more information contact .. and special collections. The courses th e Rare Book School. School of Plant, Greek Coin Types and range from HEuropean Bookbindingft to Library Service. Columbia University. _ill ft --. Their Identification "Problems in Preservation with some New York, NY 10027 or telephone 212 Normally $30 courses oriented toward persons working 8544734, NOW 20% off @ $24 order #B33
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This is not to imply that a In my last article I discussed some single unified cult of bull wors hippers thing of the history and development of existed in antiquity. far from it. the bull cult in early antiquity and As is well known, the classical touched on its importance in the world was divided into many sovereign class ical world. Not wishing to leave states, with differing official religious the full story of this extre mely and political outlooks. not to mention impon an t cultural force in the ancient the widely varied views of private world incomplete, I decided to do a individuals among them. It would be follow-up article on the bull cult in more correct to say that despite their classical antiquity this month. differences, it was the practice of the The many numismatists, both Greeks throughout their history to amateur and professional, who read The absorb religious innuences and adapt Ceialor will. I am sure, be familiar with them to their own beliefs. Thus, it is the variety of bulls found on the coinage nOl surprising to see the bull featured of the classical world. The archaeol prominently in Greek religious ritual. ogist's spade has carried the origins of mythology, literature. and art. In the the bull cult in classical art even further myth of the rape of Europa, great Zeus back to the beginnings of Greek himself assumes the form of a bull and civiliz ation in the Cretan and carries her off to Crete with its ancient Hellenistic terracotta bull Mycenaean worlds where, as we have bull worshipping heritage. Although seen, it was already well established. In bull sports were not as widely practiced the Archaic and Orientalizing periods we in classical times as they were in the see it amalgamated with even more Mycenaean and Minoan times they were the enduring symbols of Greek art. As life from other directions as well. ancient bull cults from the Near East not unknown. The bull was one of the such, it was enthusiastically adopted by Already in the Imperatorial period, after which. as we saw last month. trace their primary objects of sacrifice in the the Romans as was so much of Greek the conquest of Egypt, the Apis cul t roots back to the dawn of human classical Greek world as well as one of culture. (discussed last month) was brought to The bull cult impinged on Roman Rome, where it became popular, as did other aspects of Egyptian religion. However, perhaps the most widespread ANCIENT GREEK & of the many bull influences came through the introduction of Mithraism ROMAN COINS from the Eastern provinces in the fi rs t COLLECIDR COINS - century AD, probably during the time of AFFORDABLE PRICES Pompey who brought many Cicilian pirates to Rome. It spread gradually ct -~\ CONSERVA11VE GRADING - FREE USTS If. the is nol correCt, until the second century when it began send ' us- a/ correction notice to spread more rapidly among the army ORACLE ANCIENT COINS immediately. When the postal v'11;;j) 539 - 62ND STREET and along the trade routes, particularly '(,-"" '- service sends us your address in the ports. At Osti a an important BROOKL ¥N, N_Y. 11220 change they- rip the comer Mithraic sanctuary was excavated con off your Cefator, send it to us taining many wonderful representations with a change notice, and of bulls in sculpture and mosaics. throw the ' rest of the paper The away. Adding insult to Injury, The cult made great inro ads in we have to pay them Roman society until it was destroyed by (postage due) for this dis Constantine th e Great in {he fourth Time Machine Company service. century. Although there was a brief is a/Nays eager to aid beginning collectors with moderately revival under Julian, who fa vored it priced coins and antquities. Call David Liebert direct Also check the renewal date along with other pagan sects over to disaJss your interests and needs. on your label. II that date has Christiani ty. the hopes of its adherents already passed, you are In died for all practical purposes with the danger 01 not receiving future victory of Theodosius in 394 AD. The issues· renew today! If it is bull conti nu ed, however. to be an In error, please let us know so imponant symbol in late class ical and that we can make the proper Byzantine art and iconography and still adjl,Jstment. plays a role in many modern cu ltures influenced by classical ideas.
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Eisenberg, Ph.D. Director 153 East 57th Street (212) 355-2034 ANA·LM 177; FRNS 332 North Beverly Drive (213) 550-1199 New York, N.Y. 10022 Mon.-&1. 10 to 6 Established 1942 Bewrly Hilb, CA 90210 Mon.-&!:. 10 to 6 x The Celator April 1989 Obscure origin Ancient glass production relied on technology by Pat Remler and Mesopotamia. This new method was discovered around the middle of the Little is known about the production was an important breakthrough in glass first century B.C. and seems to have of glass in the ancient world. One early making. It was a technique that been practiced from the first century source, Pliny the Elder (23-89 AD), remained in use for over a thousand A.D. on. It in volved capturing a reported the tale of natron (soda) years. and allowed for the production of molten glass bubble on a hollow metal merchants who. when they stopped to glass vessels in a variety of shapes. A blowpipe and inflating it to the desired prepare a meal, supported their cooking core of mud of about the same size as shape and size. It could be either blown vessels on the beach with blocks from the completed vessel was placed on the free-form or blown into a mold. or a their cargo. The heat of the rue fused end of an iron rod. A second rod was combination of the two. The speed and natron and sand, and a new substance dipped into containers of colored molten relative ease with which this technique was fonned. This. Pliny says, was the glass, and the glass was wound around could be handled opened new vistas for origin of glass. the core materia1. This process was the production and use of glass in the Glass-like materials were used in repeated many times until the core was ancient world. Egypt long before the production of covered. The next step was to wind Glass blowing developed at a time glass itself. Egyptian faience, a popular bands of colored glass around the core when the Roman Empire, under material used in the production of glass and to comb them into a design. Augustus Caesar and his successors, amulets, and small vessels. was a The finishing touches - the rim, the wanted peace (pax Romana). stability mixture of quartz sand with an alkali base and maybe the handles were added and a better way of life, and thi s binder. It was molded, and then fired, last. The piece was slowly- cooled and included consumer goods. The causing a bright glaze to migrate to the then polished. It was a lengthy and combination of a new technology and a surface. expensive process, and core-formed glass demand on the part of the Roman citizen Real glass is more difficult to was available only to rulers and allowed the new method. to forge ahead., produce, because its ingredients must be nobility. and blown glass began to rival pottery heated to a high enough temperature to The Millefiori technique (Italian for and metalwork, both in speed of Roman blown glass pitcher melt and then fuse completely. Meso "a lhousand flowers") was also known production and in variety of shapes and potamian cuneiform tablets contain in Mesopotamia as early as 1,500 B.C. sizes. hs smooth surface was easy to slender neck and a flat rim. The color some references to glassmaking. This method required a group of various clean for reuse. eliminating the storage varies from colorless to pale bluel indicating that it was a very difficult and colored glass rods to be placed in a problem of porous pots. greenish hues. and they sometimes are secret undertaking. There is no ancient cylindrical mold. They were heated and Syria became the "glass factoryft of covered with an irridescent patina. recipe for the making of glass. but it fused together, and were then pulled the Roman Empire. and goods were Unguentaria were used for perfumes, may be that in an attempt to duplicate from a small tube. like taffy. This shipped and stored in glass bottles and cosmetics and oils. and are fine the glazes formed in pottery making. the created a pattern that was then sliced and wine flowed from glass jugs. Blown examples of ancient glass that can be mixture of sand. soda and lime bonded placed side by side into a decorative glass was finally inexpensive and collected today. compatibly, thus forming the 4.000 mold, in order to create the final shape. available to aU. year old lump of blue glass discovered at The method too was expensive and time Today, many examples of ancient ancient Eridu. This, along with a green consuming to produce, and its colorful Roman glass are available to collectors, glass rod found near Eshuna, which patterns were again available only to the Unguentaria or "tear bottles", as they are dates from 2.000 B.C., is the earliest wealthy. often called. are the most common glass that has been found. Glass blowing was probably the items of Roman blown glass. They In about 1.500 B.C. the technique of greatest single advance in glass vary in size, but usually have a "core forming" developed both in Egypt technology. This revolutionary process somewhat bulbous base with a long Auction ANCIENT GREEK, ROMAN BYZANTINE CRUSADERS ORIENTAL GERMAN Coins and Medals especially of Brandenburg, Nassau, Saxony FOREIGN COINS Miinzhandlung Schullen & Co. GmbH Numismatische Fachbuchhandlung KlingelpUtz 16. SOOO KOin 1 West Gennany tel. (0221) 121777, Telex 8881139 The Celator April 1989 XI Part one of three Origin of money relates to psycholog.ical needs by Henry Clay Lindgren view that appeals to common sense, produces a degree of hormonal activity among the cruelest forms of but it is too narrow for our purposes. not present when we are alone. punishment. lie that lOl/ell! silver shall not be for it does not explain why money Still other studies have demonstrated A case can be made that some of the satisfied with silver, nor he that lovelh became psychologically important. To that social stimulation is essential for most important human inventions - abundance wilh increase. . answer that question, we must return to normal development. If they are language, to name the most significant ··Ecclesiastes. 5: 10 modern research and theory in isolated from others of their kind, -- evolved because they helped people psychology and sociology. human young and the young of certain get together. Certainly, barter should be Grace is given of God, but Human beings are social organisms. other mammals will de velop sub included among such inventions. At knowledge is bought in the market. Our drive or need to be with others has normally in intell igence and in the fmt glance. barter merely seems to be a --Arthur Hugh Clough util itarian value; it makes possible ability to cope with new situations. practical device whereby we secure such cooperative activities as gathering, But we do not need psychological needed goods or services in exchange for The use of money is all lhe processing, and storing food, taking studies to tell us how important the goods or services surplus to our needs; advantage there is in having mlmey. protective measures against an presence of others is, for it is widely --Benjamin Franklin unfriendly environment. and imple known th at solitary confinement is Please turn to page XVI menting those interpersonal arrange It is easier to use money or to talk ments that ensure the survival of the about it than to define it. The British species. But over and beyond these SPECIALS FOR THIS MONTH economist Sir Ralph Hawtrey (1928) fundamental collective actions. we said: "Money is one of those concepts consistently invest lime and energy in ROMAN COINS: which, like a teaspoon or an umbrella. social activities that have apparently no Gens Caecilia (89 Be) Denarius. BAB 45. VF. $60 but unlike an earthquake or a buttercup, practical value. at least in · terms of Caligula (AD 37-41) Quadrans, Sear 617. nice VF, $78 are definable primarily by the use or survival. If psychology teaches us Trojan (AD 98-117) Denarius. Cohen 242, toned XF. $250 purpose they serve. M The American anything. it is that explanations of Diadumenian (AD 218) Denarius, Sear 2070, nice XF, $500 economist, Charles R. Whittlesy human behavior based on purely Marius (AD 268) Antoninianus. Sear 3154. Fine, $110 ( 1967), defined money as "the medium practicaJ considerations are incomplete. Quintillus (AD 270) Antoninianus. Sear 3246, XF. $75 in which prices are expressed, debts The fact is that much of our social Vabalathus (AD 271-272) Antoninianus (with Aurelian) not cleaned, discharged, goods and services paid for behavior has little or nothing to do with Sear 3292, VF $50 and bank reserves held." survival. It appears that being with Numerian 283-284) Antoninianus. Sear 3439, VF/F $40 Whittlesy is of course describing others is often its own reward. (AD (XX), modern money that can be deposited in Human beings are not alone in this. AJlectus (AD 293-296) AE Quinarius. Sear 3590. F. $70 banks and transferred from one person to Much of the behavior of the other Constanlius I as Caesar (AD 293-305) Follis. Treveri, legend "Nobil COO. XF. $58 another or from one account to another higher animals has nothing to do Phocas (AD 602-610) 40 Nummia, year 5. Cyzicus. F/XF. $50 by checks or even by electronic means. directly with hunting, food-gathering. BUYING LARGE COLLECTIONS AND HOARDS IN STRICT CONFIDENCE Ancient money took a more concrete physical comfort. or sex; it seems TERMSOFSALE form -- that of commodity money - instead to meet a need to associate wilh 1. '" con are ullCOlldllooaly guaranleed genuine 2. Postage. ",epakI DO ordets 0Yef $1 00 • Under add $3.00 although societies that had banking others of the same species. 3. '" /undo rTlJ" 1:* tn U.S. ~. on U.S. S..,kI systems had bills of exchange that were Experiments with both humans and 4. CaitotTi.a reo.IdenIl ITlIII add talo& t"" in some respects similar to the debt other animals show that a significant s. F "Render unlo Caesar the things that are Ousar's .... • TIberi us. ''Tribute penny." Obverse: his head right; rev: Livia, his mother, seated on a throne. SRC 567 (£250--$425+.) Similar but all ·Monthly lIIustrated Fixed Price Lists· are better than Fine and Ihereare very few marks; decent examples and priced very low. $199 each. 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All at no foons contact Moe Weinschel, Conven scheduled for May4,5,6 &7,1989 at the of numismatic exhibits is also in the charge· FREE ADMISSION! tion Coordinator, P.O. Box 277, Park Central Hotel, Seventh Ave. & works. Indications are that the Special air fare and hotel rates have Rockaway Park, NY 11694. Telephone 56th St., New York City. Over 100 meetings, the auctions, exhibits and the been arranged for this great convention. (718) 634·9266. dealers will be in attendance at the bourse which will feature the now famouse" Ancients Arcade", the "Medals May 6 & Exonummia HaW puis a full contingent of U.S. & Foreign speciaJist Park Central is site of Empire auction dealers. Stack's will conduct a three day Empire Coins auction # 10 of Kroh, president of Empire Coins, the auction featuring a great variety of early Ancient Coins will be held on May 6th coin has successfully undergone non and late U.S. coins, paper money, and at 5:30 P.M in the Manhattan Skyline destructive spectroanalysis both of the ancients on May 3.4, &5 at 7:00 P.M. Room of the Park Central Hotel in New metal and the elemental composition of On Saturday, May 6, at 5:30 P.M. • York City. The sale consists of 342 the deposits (the coin is uncleaned) to Empire Coins will conduct another of lots of nearly all superb quality material determine its authenticity. their well known ancients auctions. On with many rarities included. The coins are offered entirely without Sunday, May 7 at 12 noon, NASCA Among the notables is an Anastasius /I Artemius reserves and will be available for will conduct a medals & Exonummia exceptional offering of ancient gold viewing at the Chicago International Auction that will also feature a large coins including four Egyptian octo Coin Fair and the Oassical Numismatic selection of numismatic literature. drachms, a gold dinar of Shapur I, Anastasius II Artemius (713-7 15 AD).' BOlme in San Francisco as well as at The Young Numismatists, under the several early Roman aurei and a solidus Th is coin is only the second published the Greater NY show prior to the sale. guidance of Larry Gentile, Sr., will have of Basiliscus. A solid group of rare example of Sear 1468 which is listed as Catalogues for non-subscribers may an all-day meeting starting at 10:00 Greek staters is presented along with unique. The piece is a ceremonial coin be obtained by sending $5.00 to Empire A.M. 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The type is of Arethusa May 4 at 4:00 P.M. at Novotel, 52nd depic ted on the obverse with a and Broadway, in New York City. The magniftcent representation of Herakles 435 lot sale features an outstanding wrestling the Nemean lion on the Roman collection from the 12 caesars reverse. The piece is estimated at through Constantine the Great. The $1 1,000 to $14,000. A noteworthy collection, mostly in high grades, selection of Judaean silver is also being boasts a set of the 12 caesars in silver, placed on the block. toned VF, which will be sold as a set in Catalogs, including prices realized, one Jot. are available from Victor England, Box Highlighting the Greek section is a 245, Quarryville. PA 17566-0245. Christie's sale includes "Masterpiece" of Greek art The Christie's auction set for 6:30 coming round of Spring auctions. The p.m. May 2 at the company's Park type, included in Charles Seltman's Avenue, New York, galleries will Masterpieces of Greek Coinage. is include an exceedingly scarce and highly seldom offered on the open market, and desirable work of art by the die-engraver is in fact absent from a great many Heracleidas. The coin, a tetradrachm famous collections. For further struck in Catana about 410 B.C., is information contact James Lamb or estimated to bring $40,000 - $50,000 Amy Corcoran at 212/546-1056. and may very well set the tone for the HOARD SPECIALS H.H. KRICHELDORF Nachf. A. $475 Byzantine AE (100) fair·fine. B. $675 Greek AE wilh Roman Colonials (100) fair·fine COINS" MEDALS " AUCTIONS C. $695 "Widow's Mile" type lepta (1 00) fair·fine NUMlSMA TIC PUBLISHER O. $495 Roman bronzes (100) VG·VF FOR 40 YEARS E. $195 Roman bronzes (100) fair·fine F. $495 Roman bronzes (500) mostly fair GUNTERSTALSlRASSE 16 G. $280 Ancients (1 000) mostly poor D·7800 FREIBURG. 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XliII The Celator April 1989 ISLAMIC NAME SEALS from lime of the Crusades, ALEXANOER THE GREAT 12th-13th Cen tury, bronze, oval, or square, ROMAN TERRA COTTA HEAO SILVER TETRAORACHMS inscribed with a name or prayer, FRAGMENTS. from Egypt, C. 300 BC , 136-323 BC. (very fine condition) $35.00 ea. ,"., 'h' 1011g. $40.00 ea. $225.00 ea. SYRO·HITIITE OIVINITIES blJff terra colia, C. 2500 BC , excellent condition, Ty pe A· 8 ~' taU $900.00 ea. Type B- 7" tall $475.00 ea. Type Co 5%' tall $300.00 ea. ROMAN GLASS BOTTLES EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTIS PHOENICIAN MOTHER·GOOOESS (greenish color). C. 100 AD, Ancienl household votive statue, Inscribed: (Shining Forth the terra coUa from the Holyland. C. 300 BC. sma!! size, 3' tall $125.00 ea. Osiris. Ta-Zi-Oi. deceased) late Period r tall. $95.00 ea. large size ,S" tall $225.00 ea. 4" tall $95.00 ea. ROMAN GLASS BRACelETS (green color w/design) EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAO NECKLACE C. 100 AD, approx. I 'll" dill. LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL dilferent styles, 26th Dynasty. 600 BC . 24" long $39.00 ea. ('" MASTER OF ~I M AlS'). 1200-800 BC .• wearable. $145.00 ea. 6'11" tall, $595.00 ea. FALCON MUMMY & WOOOEN SARCOPHAGUS, Egyptian Late Per iod, C.6Q0.300 Be. Falcon in original linen wrappinq. lZ" long, Sarcoph. 17" long. $2000.00 ea. LURISTAN BRONZE SPEAR BYZANTINE CENSOR SASSANIAN SILVER OIRHAMS POINTS. 12OO-1KKl BC. t6" long, with suspension chain and looted, various rulers, 6th-7th CenlUry AD. line condition :r dia .. tinear decoration on bowl broad lIan. Type A, 16" long $145.00 e. bronle. C. 9th Century. $15,00 ea, $250.00 ea. LURISTAN BRONZE OAGGER 1200-Il00 BC , (elcellent condition) MUMMY MASK·EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC CERAMIC JARS Type A 16" IOIlg ...... lm .OO ea. wood traces of paint C. 300 Be. with Floral & Geometric design, nice glale Type B 1~ "l ong ...... 00 ea. and gesso. Several styles. 18th century. apprOl. 10" tall Type C 11" 1000 . 275.00 ea. $595.00 cream & dark blue. $245.00 ea. The Celalor April 1989 xv PERSIAN TIlE LURISTAN BRONZE ANIMALS PHOENICIAN TERRA COTTA HEAO hand painted, oval. 14" xl," 1200-800 BC. 1'h"long FRAGMENTS, (-2'1t" tall. C, XlO BG. C. 18111 Century. Horse and Rider. fine condition. difterent styles. $95.00 ea. $19.00 ea. $190.00 JALISCO CULTURE STANDING FIGURE. terra cotta. 100 BC .• appro)(, IS" tall, pre·Columbian. $675.00 HOLYLAND OIL LAMPS LURISTAN BRONZE ARROWHEADS PHOENICIAN Terra cotta, C.lOO AD, approx. 3"'all, (nice condition), appro)(. 4'·5' long, 12O().8()(l BG. TERRA COTTA AMPHORA ditterent shapes. $39.00 ea. $45.00 ea. (fine condition), C. 300 B.C., approx. r tall $125.00 ea. EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA 26th Dynasty, C. 600 BC , 4" dia .. (fo r ritual & domestic uses il) ancient times) $675.00 ea. EGYPTIAN SCARABS ROMAN BRONZE BRACElETS (anc ient symbol ~ TO EXIST"). inscribed wI EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTIS (different types, design on terminals. wearable) hieroglyphs, apprQx., y!' long, C. ltXXl8C. ("servants of tile dead "), 26th Dynasty, C. 600 BC. C. 100 AD $25.00 ea. $95.00 ea. 2'1t" tall, $59.00 ea. Type C-3'h" lall Type B-3'1" tall Type A·m." tall LURISTAN BRONZE SWORD Winged Pomme l. (incised grip and guard) PARTHIAN SILVER DRACHMS ROMAN BRONZE FIBULA EGYPTIAN ALABASTER UNGUENTARIA 12OO-8CX1 BC, 25" long. $1500.00 ea. 200 BC·20 AD. dillerenl rulers, (brOoch), 700 BG. lor cosmetics, New Kingdom, C. 1000 BC, (VF to EF cod ilion), $45.00 ea. beaulilul condi tion. $95.00 ea. $195,00 ea, , XVI The Celator April 1969 Money Continued from page XI but there is more to it than meets the by a flood of orders. The fact that most before money made its appearance, and sheep could set a value, in terms of eye. of us engage in a great deal more it was bartering that made villages units of grain, on a sword he had made Bartering for Fun and Profit purchas ing than is necessary suggests possible in the rust place. and exchange it for sheep having the In a survey of primitive money and that it meets a genuine need. In shon, We have very liule information equivalent value in grain. It was not the social conditions preceding its use, the need to encounter others and about the beginnings of barter, but we necessary to conven the sword into Paul Einzig (1966) notes that barter is a experience mild arousal is an important can speculate. Perh aps in earl ier grain and the grain into sheep. major fonn of recreation and entertain one, and commercial lIansactions prehistoric phases a skilled maker of, Once the problems of day-to-day ment in many primitive communities. provide a convenient way of satisfying say, flint tools, would seek out a survival were solved, the people of Participants appear to enjoy it for its this need. Economic activites satisfy successful hunter and haggle over the many early communities invested their own sake, aside from any practical gain other psychological needs, of course, as relative value of arrowheads and animal energies in the expansion of commercial they may deri ve by disposing of sUlplus we shall discover later. skins. As villages sprouted in localiti es acti vities. They devised systems of goo:l.s and acq uiring needed ones. We should also note that one of the where agriculture developed, markets extending credit and recording debts. As a social transaction. barter is a advantages of monetary transactions were set up, and produ cts that were The accepted standards of value--baskets flexible arrangement It can be a clean· over barter is that money enables people frequently exchanged came to serve as of grain, head of cattle, metal ingots of cut, open-aod-shut affair, without to buy and sell more freq uenUy and thus standards by which other goods and a certain size, or whatever--became units dangling loose ends that require experience more social interaction and services were valued. Villages sharing of account in which such transactions continued personal involvement and arousal. In human behavior, the rule common languages often became were recorded. In fact, written language interaction. It is thus unlike trans seems to be that if some is good, more federated; they organized into stales owes its begi nnings in large part to the actions within the family or the is better. This is especially true of the whose govern ments developed standards necessity of record ing commerc ia l - political structure of the community, stimulation and arousal we receive from modes of conduct, religious values, and transactions. which often lead to new transactions and social interaction. Constantine A. measures to be employed in the further involvement If the participan ts Doxiadis (1970), the Greek urban exchange of goods and commodities. The above selection is the first of wish, however, bartering can also serve planner. has observed that of all the Specified quantities of foodstuffs were three consecutive installments dealing as the basis for long interpersonal animals, man al one seeks to increase hi s often used as general measures of value. with the psychological origins of relationships: A satisfied barterer is contacts. Observation of the trading customs of money. The material has been extracted likely to seek his favorite bartering The coming together of our ancestors primitive tribes today suggests that such wi th ki nd permission of the author from partners when he has surpluses to be to fono villages and, later on, cities was standards can be used in simplistic Dr. Lindgren's Great Expectations: The traded or when he wants only to an expression of the human need to ways. Einzig, for instance, notes that Psychology of Money. The book is out socialize. increase contacts. Money was es even in the recent past, primitive of pri nt, but copies can be obtained for In these respects, bartering is pecially suited to city life. The services peoples lacking a well-developed sense $20 postpaid by writing to him at th e psychologically no different from a great that city folk have always needed and of value sometimes traded bowls for the Psychology Department, San Francisco many lIansactions involving money. provided for one another do not fit a amount of grain or oil they held, or State University, San Francisco, CA As purchaser and seller encounter each barter system very well; such services exhanged slaves for their weight in Sail 94132. Dr. Lindgren is also author of other, there is social interaction and are exchanged more readily if they are As communities in ancient times Ancient Greek Bronze Coins, European arousal. Mail-order transactions may priced and paid for with money. Rural developed standardized measures of Min ts, from the Lindgren Collection, dehumanize such interactions by placing people are less likely to need the weight and volume, barterers were able and coauthor, with Frank Kovacs, of them on a higher level of abstraction, services that city folk think are to take a significant step toward a Ancient Bronze Coins of Asia Minor but even they have their share of essential, and in ancient times what they monetary society. Measures of grain and the Levant from the Lindgren arousal. The complete gardener's thrill needed could be secured as easily by became the accepted standard of value in Collection. Both of these catalogs are in leafing through the new spring seed barter as by money. Hence the use of many early civilizations. This meant published by Chrysopylon Publishers, catalog is matched only by the money increased with the growth of that goods and services of all types P.O. Box 25,300, San Maleo, CA exitement of the mail order seed cities, while barter lingered on in rural could be priced in tenos of what they 94402. The above material is merchant who opens his post office box areas centuries after it had disappeared in were worth at the grain market. A copyrighted, 1980, by Henry Clay on a Monday morning and is inundated the cities. But barter was the rule long metal worker who wanted to obtain a Lindgren. Clip & Save QUOTES FROM THE PAST Coin File "Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable." I Otho I I I Cicero I AU - Aureus I ~~ I I Bust I Securitas I RIC9 I I I I M. Salvius Otho was bom in 32 AD, the son of a high ranking Roman I TRIVIA QUIZ I greatly favored by Tiberius. He was married to Poppaea Sabina and was a I companion of Nero who eventually took Poppaea as his own wife and I The river-god Achelous was I assigned Otho to the governorship of Lusnania. He joined Galba in the I represented as a manheaded bull I revolt against Nero, but later plotted the murder of Galba and was I on bronze coins of a Greek town in I proclaimed emperor by the troops at Rome. Unable to defend his throne Acamania. What was the name of I against the armies of Vitellius, Otho took his own life at Brixellum at the I this ancient site which was located I age of 37. The coinage of Otho bears testimony to the emperor's I near the mouth of the I effeminate appearance as the bust regularty exhibits a coiffured hair style I Achelous river? I and much softer features than those of his contemporaries, especially as I (Last month's answer on page XXVI) L contrasted______to those of Galba. _ .J IT A" STAR1ED W~EN BUYING & SELLING I "'NSWERED AN I>.D ABOUT WORLD ,,"FREE. MEDITE-RRI>.NEAN CRUISf. .~ _ COINS 1100 RC. to Modern Ilw.;" for Free List: (i) Anything Anywhere P. O. Box 02826 Portland OR 97202 The Celator April 1989 XVII Letters Continued from page II Coming Events .... Thank you for your effort to keep up (3 /11189 ) I've not yet received The with the high quality standards. Being Celator for March. I purposely waited Mar. 30 - Apr. 2 St Louis Num. Expo. Cervantes Ctr involved with the modem coin and this long, but to no avail. medal design I still look at ancient coins (3/13/89) Wouldn't you know it! The Great American show, San Jose as a wonderful source for my artistic day after I sent you a card telling you Mar. 31 - Apr. 2 inspiration. Perhaps some day we'll that I hadn't received March's Celator. it find some space in The Celator to tell arrives! What explains the delay? Any Mar. 31 - Apr. 2 Metropolitan NY show, Vista hotel (and to show) how a modem age celator ilea? works trying to preserve old tradition for Alfonso Archuleta Apr. 2 Joel Matter auction, Los Angeles those who will come after us. With aU California my best. Apr 5-7 Dr. Busso Peus Auction, Frankfurt Alex Shagin (Yes sir, I have a good idea why your Los Angeles paper was delayed, but my friends down at the U.s.P.s. wouldn't like it much if I told Apr. 8 Stack's CICF auction you. We mail The Celator faithfully on the (Consider the invitation extended!) last monday or tuesday, depending on our Apr. 8 - 9 Chicago International Coin Fair printing schedule, of each month. March's ••••• issue WQ.I" mailed early, it went out on Apr. 21-22 CNB, San Francisco T hank you for a marvelous Felxumy 22. The postal service clainu they periodical! I look forward to receiving will deliver anywhere in the counJry within 3 or 4 days . mlJre or less. Guess which! Ed Apr. 21 -23 Central States, Overland Park, KS each issue and devour it cover to cover. Waddell, a dealer in Bethesda, Maryland, told Marshall Genger me thai he received his February issue the May 2 Christie's Auction, New York New York day after he received his March issue. My ••••• adllia is complain to your local Postmaster, May 4-6 Greater NY show, Manhattan just Uk I do, then you'{f be able to Today I received The Best of TIle SJmparhize with our problem. Fortunately, tlu! majority of our readers do get the paper May 4 CNA Auction, New York Cefator. It was a sunny day in Natanya, without signi{lCanl delays.) so I spent the morning sitting at a sidewalk cafe in the town square May 6 Empire Coins Auction, New York enjoying the fine articles, commen taries, etc. My comments can be May 8 Gerhard Hirsch Auction, Munich simply stated as "Superb" from cove ~ to Your Cefator is 'Great', keep up the cover. good. work. May 10 Bank Lew Auction, Zurich Howard Kogen Frank; DeLorenw Natanya. lsrael North Carolina May 28 - 31 Superior Auction, Beverly Hills June 1 NFA Auction, Beverly Hills Closes May 1 June 1-4 Long Beach show, LB Arena Colosseum holds sale 41 June 3 London Coin Fair, Marble Arch Colosseum Coin Exchange mail bid Mesopotamia, Rome, the Holy Land auction #41 wiU close on Monday, May and Pre-Columbian America. A fixed 1 at 3:00 P.M. The sale includes 260 price bargain list section includes lOIS of Greek, Greek Imperial, Roman almost 50 Egyptian faience amulets of Republican, Roman Imperial, the various deities. For a fully Greater New York Byzantine. Vandalic and Medieval coins. illustrated copy of mail bid auction 41 Some of the more interesting lots (list #68) write to Colosseum Coin Numismatic Convention include a scarce didrachm from Arpi in Exchange, Inc., P.O. Box 21. Hazlet. Apulia, a scarce Alexander the Great NJ 07730. 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Thus the year was 355 days long. ten and a quarter days less than the solar year. This inequity of about ten and a Quarter days 10 May 1989, Hotel Baut au LaC; Zurich, SWitzerland is part of what the Julian calendar was supposed to correct March (Martius) remained the first month of the year for a long time. even though the Etruscans had commenced their year in January, and thal/(UUl(Jdus referred to the festiva1 of the god lanus (Janus) who was the god of the gates and or god of first beginnings. In 153 B.C., January did become the officially recognized month for the commencement of the New Year in Denarius of Brutus Rome. However, by popular thought at that time, the year ended on February were held on odd numbered days. but if 23rd. the Terminalia. because it was the festival was to last for more than after that date that the "M en s i s one day there would be a gap of either In/ercalaris" was made. This one or three days in between. For intercaluclation was made once or twice example, the festival of Lucaria was a every four years and it was followed by two day affair and was held in the month the remaining five days of February. of Quintifis on the 19th and 21st of that 208 important ancient Greek coins with numerous rarities, es This intercalculation was usually to month. The Carmentalia, which pecially from Northern Greece. 173 ancient Roman coins of the adjust to the right phase of the moon honored the prophetess Carmentis was highest quality. Many coins have impressive pedigrees, going again. The whole operation of this also a two day holiday and was held in back to famous collections as Pozzi and "Kunstfreund w and to calendar was under the jurisdiction of the lanuarius on the 11th and 15th of the major auctions in the 19605 and 1970s. Pontifices or priests and each month month. 2451015 of books on ancient numismatics. they watched for the new moon and Some of the surviving Roman The fully illustrated catalogue will be available in early April. proclaimed its appearance. When the proclamation of the new moon was calendars show a sign on some of the It costs $15, refundable with any successful bid and including days to indicate its civil standing. airmail postage and the prices realized. made, the announcement of the appropriate nomae or "nones," or the Some of these signs were; F for fas, ... ninth day of the month before the Idus indicating the days that were available or "ides" could be made. Thus the ides for legal business; N for nefas. or the fell in mid month, which was the time days not so available; C for comitialis. Bank Leu of the full moon. These ides occurred which related to the comitia or Numismatics on the 15th day in the months of assembly, and so the days on which Manius (March). Maius (May). meetings could occur; NP for nefas Bank Leu Ltd Quinrilis (July). and in October. and on feriae publicae. or public feast days and In Gassen 20 CH-8001 Zurich Switzerland the 13th day of all the other months. this was when a sacrifice was offered. Telephone (from the US) 011411 2192406 TelefaK 219 33 06 The first day of the month. the day of Some of these permissions were the proclamation of the new moon and sometimes divided during that particular of the nomes was known as the day, like a day could be nefas in the Kalendas or callings. The second day morning and evening and fas in the was called the postridie kalendas. The afternoon. or vese versa. postridie kafendas. the nonae and the This calendar of the Roman republic idus were all believed to be unlucky became so interfered with by reducing or days. And too. the nomae were the extending of tenos of offices and by sometimes festival days, and on the failures on the part of the priests and Icalentk days sacrifices were somelimes other political maneuvers that it was offered to Juno. the wife of Jupiter, or hopelessly confused. Also, the ten and to Janus, while the idus was a day held a quarter days that were missing and sacred to Jupiter. added at infrequent intervals had the In the Roman republican calendar the seasons and the phases of the moon off. weeks were all nine days long and they Thus the reformed calendar by Julius COINS were independent of the months. The Caesar as the Pontifex Maximus or week began. or it really ended with the chief priest and also the dictator. In his Nundinae or the ninth day. or the market new calendar Caesar was advised by the - day. While the weeks had no individual Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes, and names, some of the days had they began the reformation in 46 B.C. astrological significance and are found by intercalculation of 67 days between on some calendars of the later republic, the months of November and December, but they had nothing to do with any making that year 44S days long. This Roman religious cult. Some of the action brought the civil and the months did have religious associations astronomical years into line and so set with the god Mars. and the festival of the stage for the new Julian calendar to purification (februa) did occur in Februarius. Most often the festivals Please turn to page XVIlIi Send Today ANCIENT ROMAN For & GREEK COINS Illustrated Price Lists Numismatic Literature Free Illustrated List Auction Representation Want List Search Service David P. Herman Classical Numismatist TOM CEDERLIND 1322 35th St., SuH. 101 P. O. Box 1963-C 32809 Portland, OR • 97207 The Celator April 1969 XVilil Calendar Continued from page XVIII If you aren't seeing this symbol on catalogues you are currently receiving be implemented in 45 B.C. This new In the United States (the American calendar was designed so as to avoid the Colonies) the Gregorian Calendar was old errors, or so they thought. not adopted until the act of 1751, which also changed the beginning of the New The first Roman Emperor, Augustus. Year from March 25th to January 1. the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, made an adjustment to the month of Sex/iUs This act also needed to deduct the 11 in 7 B.C. In just 38 years since its days that had now occurred since the adoption, it was noted that there was an adoption of the Julian Calendar. Thus error in the new calendar, and so Sextilis the day following September 2, 1752 was lengthened by one day and renamed became September 14th. As many for the emperor as August. The month people did not understand the nature of just prior to August, Quinlius, was also this change and were under the renamed July for Julius Caesar, who of misapprehension that they were some course preceded Augustus as the ruler of how being cheated out of the 11 days, Rome. Some of the later emperors also they rioted asking for their II days renamed months after themselves too, back. George Washington was actually but these names were soon forgotten or born on February 11, 1732, and it was abolished after their death. only after the adoption of the new Gregorian Calendar that his birthday Caesar's decree to account for the became established as February 22, ~I extra one fourth day each year was to 1732. Most all of the dates in pre 1732 , insert one full day every fourth year in American history have been converted to February, the shortest month, between the new system for us. For the the 23rd and the 24th days. Thus it was determination of Easter, which is to occur after the sixth day preceding the reckoned from the lunar calendar, the kalends (first day of March. This American colonists used the rule laid intercalculation caused February 23rd to down by the Council of Nicaea in 325 occur twice in the intercalary year and A.D., but the epacts were fixed by the the extra day was known as the bissexto full moon instead of by the new moon Write for our membership list kafendas and the year in which this as stated by the Council. occurred was the bissextile year. The day was added between the 23rd and 24th Now when you hear the story of of February so as to not interfere with Caesar's assassination on the ides of the festival days which followed these March in 44 B.C., or see that rare dates, and which also followed the older denarius of Marcus Junius Brutus with Jean-Paul Divo traditions of intercalation. However, the the liberty cap between two daggers and Secretary, I.A.P.N. Julian calendar assumed that the length the inscription, "EID MAR" you will of the solar year was equal to 265.25 know all about what it all means. You L6wenstrasse, 65 days, whin it is more nearly 365.2422 will know too, what Brutus meant when days in length. Therefore Caesar's addressing Cassius on the eve of the CH-8001 ZOrich, Switzerland calendar was 0.0078 days, or just over first battle of Philippe, in saying; "On 11 minutes and 15 seconds too long. the ides of March I devoted my life to This small error does not become too my country, and since then I have lived significant until a very long time has in liberty and glory." et tu Brute'? passed, as it amounts to just over one day in 130 years. The actual solar year very nearly consists of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 47.8 seconds. ANCIENT COIN Pope Gregory XlIl was the next to SPECIALIST alter the calendar, and this was in March GREEK, ROMAN, BYZANTINE COINS of 1582 and for the Holy Roman Over 1,400 Empire only. This Gregorian calendar AND deducted the accumulated 10 days from Satisfied CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES that year and tried to correct the further accumulation by stating that the years 1700, 1800, 1900,2100,2200,2300, Subscribers 2500, etc. would not be intercalation years. The actual Gregorian Leap Year rule provides for the dropping of a day The Celator from every centesimal year (ending in Subscribe today! 00) whose number cannot be di vided by 400. Thus the years 2000 and 2400 will be Leap Years with their February having 29 days. It further states that the lunar cycle would not be adjusted in the years 1800, 2100, 2400, 2700, 3000, etc. It was Ulius who tackled the problem of the changing lunar cycle, which is important in setting the dates of Passover and Easter. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN PRICES We regularly mail free lists of ancient Greek, Byzantine and Roman coins. While most sell quickly, those that don~ are included in our special clearance listings -- often at EDWARD J. WADDELL, Ltd. amazingly low prices. If you're not already receiving our lists, write or call for your free copy today. 7910 Woodmont Avenue, #1104 Bethesda, MD 20814 PANTHEON P,O. Box 730051-B ._. ~\jllD • "", (301) 654-0470 Royal Oak, MI 48073 ~.. ~'" ~ (313) 583·3268 r I xx April 1989 Trebizond Continued from page I , . References: -- -'. Bendall,S. • "The Mint of Trebizond +~.!J------+ under Alexius I and the Gabrades," . Numismatic Chronicle. VoI13?, 1977. , A...... ,.,~~: I ...... T ",bi'-"ncl I ~~~?-'( ... ---, "Some Further Notes on the Mint of ~ .. ...-----::...... I Trebizond under Alexius I. Numismatic I Chronicle. Vol. 139, 1979. I ,I ---, "A New Twelfth-century Byzantine Coin fro m the Mint of Trebizond. Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 142, 1982. p. 163. ---, "A Foll is of Alexius I of Trebizond," Numismatic Circular. July/August 198 1, p. 237. , Grierson, P. , Byzantine CO iIl S, Metheun, 1982, pp. 228-9. ,w 200 )00 Km. Types struck at the mint " AI'Pwximate frontier under Akx iu.< [ c. 1118 '" of Treblzond under It- ~..". Alexius I & the Gabrades AppTOllim:.lIlc fronticr umler John II (. 1143 Tripoli Apprv:lunllc frvnl;cr under Manuel I ,. IlltO J 12. Obv: Bust of Christ. Rev: Bust 1. Obv: Bust of Christ. Rev: Cross of St. Theodore. This type is with floriate base. overstruck by type 14 a.nd on types II, 6. Obv: Bust of the Virgin, Rev: 41 9. Obv; Four Xs around patriarchal 8 and 7. -X-41-M cross, Rev: Four Es around patriarchal cross. This type is overstruck by type 10. 2. Ohv: Bust of Christ. Rev: A-A B- P at extremeties of cross. 10. Obv: Bust of St. Theodore, 7. Obv: Bust of Alexius t. Rev: Bust 13. Obv; Bust of Christ. Rev: A - of Christ This type is overstruck on Rev: Cross. This type is overstruck by type 5 and by type 12. type 11 and on types 9 and 8. A - B - P in angles of cross. Variety A has a jewelled cross and variety B a plain cross. .- . .fZ:'1~J:;1i ...._11 _ 3~ Obv: Bust of Alexius I, Rev: ...... IC-XC- N-I - KA in angels of cross. 8. Obv: Bust of Christ, Rev: 11. Obv: Bust of Christ, Rev: 14. Christ enthroned. Rev: Three iC-XC-I\H-KA at extreme ties of cross. Standing figure of St. Theodore. This Es flanking letter Ypsilon (7). This This type is overstruck by typeS 10 and type is overstruck by type 12 and on type is overstruck on type 12. 12. type 10. OVERSTRIKE PATIERNS 4. Obv: Bust of Christ, Rev: I iC X'C Ni KA in angles of jeweled . .. cross. G G'. G I S. Obv: Christ enthroned, Rev: Jeweled cross on crescent. This type is overstruck by type 7. The 'Celator 'Ap""1989 xx]' ANNOUNCES 1989 Chicago International Sale A public Auction of Ancient and Foreign Coins to be held April 8,1989 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel in conjunction with The Chicago International Coin Fair featuring: • An exceptional offering of Ancient Gold Coins, including an extremely rare Gold 1/2 Drachm 01 Rhodes, a Ptolemaic Pentadrachm and two Octodrachms, three Aurei of Julius Caesar, a Mark Antony Aureus, a fine group of 1st and 2nd Century ALirei, and an extensive run of Late Roman and Byzantine Gold. • A wide-ranging selection of Greek Sliver including a Syracusan Decadrachm and Tetradrachms of Antigonos Doson and Seleukos I. • A small but choice group of Imperatorial Silver_ • An excellent offering of Roman Imperial Silver and Bronze with particular emphasis on coins of The Twelve Caesars. OVER 350 LOTS Profusely Illustrated Catalogue Available Now! The price of $10 includes Prices Realized. r------, I STACK'S I I 123 West 57th Street I I New York, N.Y. 10019 I C1 I Enclosed please find $10 for the April 8, 1989 I _ (212) 582-2580 I Auction Sale Catalogue and Prices Reali zed (after sale). I Q FAX (212) 245-5018 I I I NameStreetL ______I .~ Telex 666125 (UW) ~ 123 West 57th Street IL ______City . State Zip ~I New York, NY 10019 America's Oldest and Largest Rare Coin Dealer and Leading Coin Auctioneers for Over SO Years. - XXII The Celator "'April l'gS9 Coins of the Bible Ancient Coins Herod's massacre: a myth • Mail Bid Sales COPYRIGHT 1980 by David Hendin century AD when a monk from South Russia living in Italy, Dionysius • Fixed Price Lists Now when Jesus was born in Exiguus, made a mathematical miscal .,.. • Buy or Bid Sales Bethlehem of Judea in the days of culation. His birthdate should be • Numismatic Literature Herod the king ... reassigned to 6 or 5 or 4 Be, though Mat/hew 2:1 some prefer 11 or 7. There are several Herods mentioned "Matthew's story of the Massacre Specializing in moderate priced Judaean coins in the New Testament. This coin was of the Innocents by Herod the Great, (serious want-lists solicited) minted under Herod the Greal, who because he was afraid of a child born reigned in Judea from 37-4 Be. at Bethlehem 'to be King of the Jews; He was a good administrator and a is a myth allegedly fulfilling a pro phesy of Jeremiah and mirroring William M. Rosenblum/rare coins great builder. His nickname ~the po box355evergreen,coIo.80439 Great" was not given him by his history's judgment of the great but 303-838-4831 Jewish subjects but by foreigners who evil potentate Herod, arising from admired his architectural achieve many savage acts during the last years ments, including the Jerusale m before his death in 4 BC. ft Temple. In one of those actual savage acts, Regarding the age-old story of Herod ordered that upon his death Herod's "Massacre of the Innocents," many of Jerusalem's leading Jews Jean there is a great deal of scholarly were to be murdered. Thus, he dispute. Famed historian Michael reasoned. there would be no lack of Grant offers this information in his mourners at his own funeral. book Jesus, An HIstorian's Review (Edito r's Note; Send your ELSEN, S.A. of the Gospels:" questions on Biblical coins to David "About the · date of Jesus' birth Ilendin at P. O. Box 805. Nyack NY there are .. perplexing problems. The 10960. When possibte he will answer • Public Auctions belief that he was born in AD 1 only these questions in future issues of • Numismatic Literature came into existence in the sixth The Ce tator.) • Monthly !l//lStrated Price Lists • Ancient, Medieval, Islamic and Modern Coins Avenue de Tervueren 65, Bte 1 1040 BRUSSELS-BELGIUM Tel: 011-322-734-6356 Bronze trilepton of Herod the Great, minted 37 BC. Obverse: tripod; reverse: incense burner. !7iBnner 9?ooke galleries presenls: 5'lIJsen1ee J/1miion XXXII Closing Date: April 12, 1989 F ealuring Over 500 LoIs of: Classical Antiquities, Pre-Columbian Arl, African Artfrom the Snite Museum of Notre Dame, Oriental Antiques, Americana, European Antiques, Ephemera including Sports Memorabilia, Nll1llismatic·Related Items & 200 Examples of Early American Glass Dnd Bottles fi.&rTJ 9I-x .:M-Ji Ia... -S l'" .Sot IO .,. - 2l'" (}- c.c '.1.¥ ?rgS 2I2-'/SI-IgDO 'W.5n5 800-22I-7Z16 ya.,x 2I2-7S8-IlI] ·The ~~I!ltor .· .. Ap'r.il1lI89 XXIll NEW FINDS.... If this calibre of numismatic art excites yOU· it is only one of hundreds of beauliful A MULE OF THE EMPRESS EUDOXIA treasures from the past residing for the moment in our trays. " .. ::~ .~ '«C. Write for a complimentary . ~' . , .. copy of our catalogue. The recent article on mules from eastern minis (The Celator, '10 1. 2, #9, September 19881 concentrated on those produced in the first half of the 4th PRo PavL RynEaRson century, but an interesting example came to light recently which dates from the very beginning of the fifth century. The coin was included among a large group P. O. Box 4009 of nondescript late Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic bronze, which had presumably been assembled for the purposes of trade. h did however seem to MALIBU, CA 90265 have been collected from a relatively small area w~h a high proportion of minI marks being Antioch. The coin in question is of AE-3 module of a type issued by the joint emperors Honorius (395 - 423 AD in the West) and Arcadius (395 - 408 in the East), with a reverse showing an emperor holding a spear and leaning on his shield looking at a winged victory who is crowning him with a wreath . The legend reads [VIRTUSJ EXER[CITI) - MCourage to the army· and although the mint mark is missing the small fairly thick flan (diam. 13-14mm) is typical of Antioch issues of WHOLESALE TO ALL! the period. This type of ooin is catalogued numbers 2791 - 2794 in Late Roman Bronze Coinage by Carson, Hill and Kent. However, instead of the expected portrait of an emperor on the obverse, the 100 ancient coins in flips and attributed. A diverse lot portrait is clearly female with earrings. necklace and an elaborate hairstyle. including Nero, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great, Inspection of other contemporary issues reveals that it is in fact a portrait of Biblical "Widow's Mite", etc. Only $475.00 postpaid, with Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius who was proclaimed empress on 9 January 400. 11 is satisfaction guaranteed! identical with the obverse of her norm al Antioch issue with the "SALUS REIPUBlICAE" reverse (LRBC #2800), although because of the small flan the obverse legend is entirely missing on this example. The rombination of an empress with a military type of reverse is most inappropri ate. but the coin has the appearance of having been produced from Mission Viejo Mall official dies and the die axes are normal. We must therefore ronclude that it is Mission Viejo, CA 92691 probably the result of an accidental mismatch of dies within the An tioch mint or the use of official dies for clandestine purposes. Interestingly, the British 1-5 at Crown Valley (714) 364-0990 Museum possesses the "opposite" mUle, i.e. Arcadius with a reverse of Eudoxia. Tony Goodwin Sussex. England New offering Amsellum list all Greek Ancient and rare coin dealer Claude with a bull looking backward, for Amsellum has just released a new list of $2,100; a scarce archaic obol with Greek silver coins at fixed prices. The facing lion's head from Rhegion, 466-- list includes 44 nicer condition coins 415 B.C., in VF condition at $120; and ranging in price from about $100 to an EF stater from Selge with wrestJers $2.000. and a slinger at $400. For a copy of this list write to Examples of coins offered include an Claude Amsellum, P.O. 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Will work with one coin or $85 each. Robert Vincent, P.O. Box an entire collection. Write or call 1013. Anderson. California 96007. Wayne G. Sayles, The Celator. P.O. Box 123, Lodi. WI 53555, (608) 592- 4684. Name:.______Roman RepUblican struck bronze coins for sale . All fine or very fine. Richard Schaefer, RD 1 Teliska Avenue, Address: ______Rensselaer, NY 12144. Mar. 89 - Trivia Answer: "Marsyas" .-... City: Stale: Zip: .------Roman Bronze Special AE-3s, AE- 4s. AE radiates - many easily attributed YOU MAY OBTAIN varieties. Avg. fine or better 5 diff. LARGE TAX REFUNDS out The Celator $29; 10 diff. $55; 25 mixed $125, br. donating your duplicate coins and Fill and mail s amps 10 hel~handica~ children. For this coupon (or a facsimile) to: P.O. Box 123 postpaid; au thenticity and satisfaction free useful In matlon and the new t9SS Lodi, WI 53555 guaranteed. MC/VISA ok. Write for rules (written by a Iax-attomey) write: current Ii st_ Elysian fields, Box 35. THE NUMtsMATlC ~rnm P.O. Box 74 I 60680 Horicon, WI 53032...... , ...... _ ...... ,.,', ...... ,' .. ,' -' ,-...... ' -" . . -, ,-., . , '-'.' " " '"',, , .... ,. . ,~.,. " , . ',',',', " '", , . ,... ,., .... The' ceiator XXVII Now it is a fact that a very slgnificanl proportion of our clientele buys the quality and rarity Dear Celator Reader: thai Is often seen In the laigesl sales. We of course attend every major sale in both the U.S. Winter is slowly leaving us and with it the Invasion 01 tho Spring Auctions. This season and Europe ()( have an associate In attendance on our behalf. How do I buy for these clients looks to be some sort of reco«l with malor sales of ancient coins planned for New York, of ours and how do I urge them to buy? Very Carefully!!! We discuss what coins they like the California, and Europe. These sales wi. fea\!.Ke literally thousands of ancient coins, all within most and what would be best to add to their holdings. We then inspecl or have the coins a 60 day period. and will obviously have some effect on IhG ancient coin marketplace - a topic nspected for our clientele. I discuss reserves, if any with the alXlion house, and I try to get a which I think is worth exploring. leel of how much competition there will be for a particular item. Only then do we try 10 First off, am auction sales a good place to buy ancients? That question is asked of us on a delermina what price to bid and how much lalitude wilh the bid we wilt have. Also the regular basis and the answer is not an easy one. It used to be that for a dealer willing to travel, questions 01 options comes up. If I get 11'38 then don' bid on 11'65 or if .38 goes cheaply they were a wonderful place to buy Inventory as many collectors did not know of the then also bid on 11'65, ele., etc. It Is possible 10 bid in the BIG sales and to do so sanely and to European auctions and certainly could not compete in terms of going there, viewing the also get oolns which you might never have a chance to bid on for the nexl decade. Bul by all coins, and then staying lor the sale. With the increase of publications devoted to dassical means, seek some exoert advice. coins, The Celatorbeing one of the foremost, most of this "insider" Information is now well disseminated and In fact a number of dealers make a very significant proportion of their income by acting as "agents" fO( customers who can' allend, Of' choose not to attend these ON TO OTHER MATTERS: '""".For the promoter Of' the collector who likes to own coins by the hundreds, auction sales In Europe are awonderfyl place to buy. One quickly finds out that most ancients which retail for under $50 per ooln can be bought in rather large lots at a fraction of the retail price and thai the only buyers seem to be small wholesale dealers who break up these lots and the n furnish coins to U.S. promoters Of' smaller dealers. At Glencinings In London it Is not unusual to see: ANNOUNCING "lot 600: AE Sestertii (4), HaQian (2), Anloninus Pius (2), about fine to aboul very line, with other ancient AE (37), poor to fino. (£60-80) 41 pieces: Obviously anyone reacing such a catalogue entry cannot make heads or ta~s of the lot e)(oopt that it does indeed contain 41 ancient bronzes and that the estimate Is about $3.60 per coin at the topsido. That Is the ©~ [N]©~[L'[lJ~[Q) mystique of such a lot and In fact, Glendinlngs has been selling such lots for the 12 years that I have been a regular at their sales. SUch a 101 can contain anything Imaginable from Roman, Greek, Of' Byzantine bronzes In abysmal condilion to a fine Of' better sestertius of Gordianus II CALIFORNIA AN Africanus thai has slipped past the cataloguer. Now obviously a collector win nol buy such a lot unless he wants to take his chances wilh getting a handful of junque, (it will be COIN & ES EXPO Inexpensive junque at least), to gelling something really good. The dealer who spends his time and money 10 attend may indeed find a bargain, but may also have to contend with four other dealen; who Just accidentally appeared at the sale and aD have noted a few "cherries". I once sat in amazement at "Glens" and watched a lot 01 Roman f-vf folies, which should have ------:-A,pril14 & 15- made about £:100 for the lot, get bid up to £1 ,100. Why, you may ask? Because two dealers each noted a bronze follis 01 Alexander the Tyranl in the 101 which was misses by the cataloguer and also by the vendor, a Middle·Eastern sort, who also was silting allhe table Held at the Holiday Inn (Convention Center), trying 10 figure out what was going on. So If you need large lots of ancient coins lor very little San Jose, California money per coin bul not 01 very high quality, you cannol beal auction sales, particularly in london. For the buyer of mid-price and mid-quality coins, again one has to actlJally see the oolns ()( to use an agenl Many auction houses, even very well known one in the U.S. may briefly I do apologize for myself and for the other major dealers who had catalogue the coin and supplay a nloo photograph but seem to frequently f()(Qet to mention planned to do this EXPO in San Jose on April 14-15th, but because of the fact lhat the coin has slight pitting, was acid-cleaned, has metal problems, Is slightly dOUble-struck, or has some resiooe of damage. They don'l neglect 10 mention Ihis in an current market conditions, we have had to postpone this event for some ellortlo fool you, txJtthe lime needed 10 desCtibe every single coin 10 the "nth" degree in a time in the near future, BaSically, due to the number of auctions and sale of over aoo coins where many 01 the coins will sell for under $300 per coin Is simply nOI shows that are taking place around the time of this planned event and the possible. If you read the disdalm8fS that precede each and every auction sale (and how lead time needed by some of the dealers involved to adequately prepare many of you do?) you will note thai unless the coins is proven to be fatse it is generally "caveat empto(" w ith the dealer furnishing "his opinion" and the buyer being expected to their auction catalogues and to also attend the auctions and shows to be know whafs going on. With the mirades of modem photography, the proverbial sow's ear held both in the U.S. and in Europe, it was decided that the concept was can indeed many times be made 10 look ~ke a Silk purse and even I have regretted txJying a yery gopd one but we needed to postpone the event. many coins from a European sale where I did not have time 10 view and depeoded on the For those of you who had looked forward to this event, be assured that photograph and slated description. Such Is life In the real world of auction sales. l ast, but we did also. We value very much our California clientele and hope to be nolleast, we have the "big-time" txJyer, the fellow who is actually going to take a shot and try 10 add the ' Ides of March" denarius of BrullJs to his collection, which may Indeed be already able to offer them something as exciting in the near future. staggering. These IndividJals take Ihe time and effort 10 view the co ins themselves 0( rely on phone conversations with the auction houses to determine the elCact quality of what they are SHOW SCHEDULE: after, to make sure the coin has no "problems", or indeed may elect to use an agent I()( purchase. In many ElW'Opean "name" sales, the ac:I!Jal buyer wi ll~make an appearance, for security reasons, for sake of anonymity, because "cash" Is being used to buy with, etc. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL - April 7-9, Hyatt Regency, Wacker Drive: For years I used 10 bid againSI one of the mosllalTlO!Js of the london coin firms, sitting for Chicago. A very important show with most of the major European and session after session, fighting with them for choice aureii In particular. To my surprise, I was U.S. dealers in attendance -- well worth your time to attend -- and a much inlonned recently that during this 10 year period, they themselves did nol have one single nicer time of the year to be in Chicago than in the past - major Stacks major client for Roman gold. but had simply been acting as agents for numbers of U.S. & auction of ancients at this show. foreign firms and collectors. If you are going to be buying In one of the~ sales 01 this season be advised that you need nol worry much about a coin having been mounted and CENTRAL STATES - April 21-23, K.C. Mart, Overtand Park, Kansas. the firm forgot to mention it Your wooy will be the hoard of new txJyers who have been Obviously iflllOrtant as it is a major regional soow in an area of the country broughl lnlo the marketplac:e both from Wall street programs and from promotion within the that has little in the way of ancient coin dealers or ancients of any ancient coin industry. Unfortunalely. quite a high peroontage of lhasa boyers simply have significance at local shows - if you enjoy ancients and don't get to see no Idea of what exactly they are doing bot cIo know that it Is a "smart" thing to get inlo ancient many - come to this show. coins. Sort of a 1950s Grade B movie "Invasion of the Yuppie Coin Collectors." While you have done your rasaarch, looked up similar coins that have appeared during the past GREATER NY (AINAl SHOW - May 5-7, Park Central Hotel, New York decade, have looked at or had the coin looked at by experts, and have figured out with some City. One of the biggest Spring shows with just about every major diligence how you can pay-oflthls thing that will be an added highlight 10 your holdings, you ancients dealer in the U.S. in attendance. Important sales held in wil be going up against an agent for a c:onsortiLm of professional volleyball players who have conjunction by Christie's of New York, Classical Numismatic Auctions, and pledged to him 2.3 milion to buy them some "nice coins: Empire Coins. - can I compete against this. or would I? Notlikelyll Cany you? I have no idea, but I do recommend !hat you seek some e!lQlrt a!Mse if you are going 10 be competing in the big AUCTION AGENT: Having given you a lot of -inside- info into the leagues this Spring. auction market, we need to remind you that we would be happy to I have briefly alluded to the Wall street programs such as Athena II Fund in the pasl and inspect, advise, and act as your agent at any of the major sales in the U.S. this has led some readers to come to the conclusion that I am against such Investment programs. fOR THE RECORD I THINK THEy ARE A VERY GCX:!D THING Why? Market or abroad. research has Indicated that of the general U.S. adult population, approximately 99.6% know no!hing about ancIenl coins. 1l\a1 means !hat !he hundreds of millions of dollars of business !hat Is done yeary In the U.S . In ~ents Is being done by 0.4% 01 the adult population. I think Ihe funds wiN and are spendng hundreds of thousands of dollars to educate people !hat ancient cons and classical anliq..llties do indeed exlsl, that they are real, thai they are legal to own, that they can be very affordable, and that they qualify as an artistic form thousands 01 years old. Of the people who get the prospectlves, who get the maiUngs, who read the ads. who attend the lecllJres, who attend lhe luncheons, and who get exposed 10 the concepl of ancient coins and the posslbHity of ownership, some will elect 10 buy Into the Rare Coins & Classical Arts Ltd. funds as simply an allefl\ative type ollnvestmenl, txJl others wiD elect to start to collect the coins independently Ills so obvious that I wonder how the point has been missed by so "Specialists in Museum Quality Coins" many that naysay these investment Pfograms. Certainly a number of newly Introduced Member: ANA, ANS, SAN, AINA, INS, Fellow RNS indiviWaJs will want b adlJa/ly ancIlndvicluallyS!!ttD, some ancients and will want to be able to act:uaItyb..amk their own cons. These people will insure that the ancient coin txJsiness will expand in the years ahead and that a new generation of buyers, colleclors, and Indeed P,O, Box 374 P,O, Box 699 investors will continue well Into the next century. Unfortunately, a lot of people get caught up In the story that they will nol be able to add to their collections, that coins will become 100 South Orange, NJ 07079 Palm Desert, CA 92261 "expensive", that not enough coins will be around 10f' Ihem to own. But in facl a significant percentage of both those who buy and sen coins are nol at all handling the type of coins that Phone: (201) 761-0634 Phone: (619) 345-7161 will go Into these mega-funds, and the impact on their holdings or their business will be marginal at best XXVIII The Celalor April 1989 Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. t~ i Currently in inventory ABDERA; 411-385 Be, State,; May-396 - I i~ I I Harlan J. Berk, Ltd PNG 178 31 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602 ANA - LM 762 (312)609-0017 FAX (312) 609-1309