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Box 10607 Please keep in mind Lancaster, PA 17605-0607 that this is a one-per son business when FOUNDED 1987 BY you're trying to reach WAYNE G. SAYLES me. Thank you! June2010 1 EDITOR'S . . COMING NEXT ~- MONTH NOTE ~. IN THE CElATORo When 1 f irst Fifty Coins in 2,500 Years: started coll ecting A Numismatic Walk ancient coins . I hud the good fortune of al ready know through Indian H istory ing several ancient coin coll eclors by Pankaj Tandon through our local coin club. One fel low club member in vited me to visi t he was telling me about each coin. how Unmasking a Modern his home someti me so that I could see he had acqu ired it. etc. A rmenian Fantasy: his collection of ancient Greek and Later, I told other collectors about TIle Profile Head Coin At Roman coins. I eagerly accepted his this visit. Some were as dumbfound offer, as the opportunity to view all ed as I W:l S that our fellow club mem tributed to Baron Levan II cienl co in .~ , especially the collection ber would onl y show me his substitute by L A. Saryan of an advanced collector. was II rare collccti on. After all , I could always and great opportunity for a teenager look at photos of coi ns in books, auc AND COMING SOON liv in g in Denver, Colorado. tion catalogues. and fixed price lists, I still remember th is vi sil as clear whereas I was hoping to actually hold Anti-Christian Coinage ly as if it had happened yesterday. I and examine tangible examples of an of Maximinu s II arri ved at his home. and after some cient coinage. by Brian Rowe "sma ll tal k," he directed me to his Thirt y pl us years later. I have had the kilchen table, and the n went to " re opport unity to examine. fi rs thand, tens Having Fun With Coins: trieve" his collection. He came in lO the of thousands of anciem coins, but I still Byzimtine Scyphate Bronzes of kitchen carrying several Abafil cases, remember my "'cardboard coin" experi th e smaller type that hold 5-6 trays, ence, and enjoy relating the story. And tile FOll1til CnLSllde whi ch in turn could ho ld 12 coin s in while I still believe that this collector by Ted j . Puis, M.D. 2x2 in ch compartments. I sat th ere mislead me into think ing I was going to eHgerly anticipating the treasures th at be able to view his ac tual collection, I The Pilgrim Token s of Saint I was about to examine first hand. now understand his viewpoint. sort of. Simeon the Younger The first case that he opened was Yes, he should have told me that he by Max Spiegel & Sam Spiegel for Gree k. coins. He undid the latch and was not comfo rtable bringing home his raised the lid. and there on the tOp tray actual collection fo r me to view, and An Introduction to were 12 wonde rfu l G ree k tet then let me decide if I still wanted to radrachms! I stared in awe 3t these visit him . I probably would ha ve. I Roman Imperial Vola tre asures. but then I rea lized that think, for I reali zed th at he knew a by Paul R. Bredt something was wrong. It took a mo heck of a lot morc about ancient coins ment , but then the di sappoin tment hit than I did. and I could still learn some A Controversial Reverse me as I realized that these were not th ing from him, which I did. by Pierre R. Monney actu al Greek coins. Instead, they were Today, with the advent of digital From Iconiwn to the photographs of coins th at had been photography, it is easy and straightfor carefully c ut out, and th en pasted ward for a collector to maintain a pho Home of Saint Luke: down on a cardboard core. At fl rst tographic archive of his coll ection . A Numismatic Odyssey glance. they looked like arn3zing ex Our coins il re valua ble. and need to be amples of ancient Greek coinage. kept in a secure place, such as a bank 's by Peter E. Lewis I don't remember my exact words, safe deposit box. When one feels the Trajall: The Perfect Prince but I mumbled somethi ng about where need to "view" his ancient coin col were the "real" coins that I W:lS expect lection, and you don't want to vi sit by David Wend ing to sec. He looked at me. with a sur your bank's vault, digital or actual Is tile 240 BC "Hair of prised look on his f:lce, and told me that photographs are a great substitute for they were far too valuable to bring home, the real th ing. Just do me one favor, Berenike" Story A ctually and that he kept his actual collecti on in though. Tr you know a young, naive col Halley's Comet the bank. The photographs on cardboard lector, and want to share your collection by Matthew Kreuzer we re his "surrogate" collect ion. Need with him. please try to show him the less to say. I was disappointed. but tried "' real McCoy." Believe me. he wi ll be 'Alexander-type' Telradrachms my best to maimain my interest in his far more enthra lled rmd grateful for the in file Names ofllis Successors cardboard coins. He was a very knowl opportunity you have afforded him, even edgeable collector, so I focused on what if photos are an 3dequate replacement. by Wal ter C. Holt, M .A. CZ;he Cela.tM is >ta.med ~M a.>td dedica.ted to the coi>t die-e>ti/7a."e7S ot a.l1tiquitV h,hosc a'lt IZcwtallls as pOIIIJelZ5u.l a11d appeall115 toda,( as £11 thei'l 01llJ11 ti111C. 2 The Celator CataIop will be available in late May - call today to request yours.VlSit www.bowersapdmerena.cgm for complete schedule and online bidding. 800.458.464(; June 2010 3 Un ited State, Department of State suggesting the cataloging criteria of 2200 C Street, NW public collections fo r the benefit of Washington, DC 20522 scholars and visitors alike. The Society has always been an April 26, 2010 advocate of independent research and its review (Rivista di Numismatica and Re: Memorandum of Understanding Scienze Affini - RIN) is today one of between the Republic of Italy and the the oldest serving numismatic reviews United States still active in the world, having started its publication in 1888 (a lew years The Celator is Perfect Venue Dear Prof, Reid and Members 01 the before the Society itself was elfective for Alternative Theories Committee: Iy founded) , Societa Numismatica Italiana (Ital Finally, the SOCiety has regularly I read with considerable interest the ian Numismatic Society) is the most been promoting conferences and sem article in April by Mike Gasvoda, ~Fur pres tigious and longest serving numis inars ded icated to specific themes, like ther Thoughts on the Julius Caesar matic association still active in Italy. the celebrations for the fi rst cen tenary 'Elephant' Coinage," Mike dissected Societa Numismatica Italiana was of Corpus Nummorum lIalicorum, the the debate in a clear and logical way, created in 1892 under the presidency catalog ue composed of twenty in-fol io coming to a conclusion that I person of Francesco Gnecchi, who toget her vol umes, of the collection of King Vic ally do agree with . He also makes an with his broth er Ercole, have been two tor Emmanuel Ill, the only example of important point in closing. The option of the most famous Italian numisma a complete catalogue of the enti re se· to consider alternate theories is what tists. Among the Society's founders ries of coins produced by a nation. makes our hobby a rich endeavor and was also the Prince of Naples, the fu Wi th its long standing tradition and raises it from a diversion to an avoca tu re King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. also conveying the sentiment of its ai tion. The Celator is, and always has Among its other illustrious mem filiates, the SOCi ety today advises this been, a perfect place to explore alter bers, presidents, and councilors 01 the Honorable Committee to reject the native theories precisely because peer Society are: Count Niccolo Papadopo restrictions to the importation of ital review is not a career threatening ex Ii, Prof. Serafino Ricci, Raffaele Cas ian coins in the name of the free perience, We are exceedingly fortunate tellani, Oscar Ulrich-Bansa, Prof. Pan trade principle that regulates trade to have this freedom, vini- Rosati , and Athas Moretti can be flows within the EU as well as most Wayne G. Sayles mentioned. Several 01 these names are countries in the world. Missouri historical numismatists [that arel also It is precisely with the free exchange recorded and celebrated in the specIal of goods, of ideas, of initiatives, and of Societa Numismatica ly dedicated ~ N umismat i sts' Halt of cooperation between institutions that Italiana Rejects Import Fame," preserved in the numismatics the cultural progress of numismatics Restrictions on Ancient section of the Museum of American has been made possible and that it has History of the Smithsonian Institution grown to today's sophisticated stan Roman Coins in Wash ington, DC. dards and re ach. Lette r from the President of Sod All international numismatic con Moreover, it is to be reminded that eta Numismatica Italiana (Italian Nu gresses, since the establishment of this most of the public collections that we mismatics Society); Italy's leadi ng and institution, have seen the active par can today admire and study in muse oldest numismati sts association. ticipati on of the Society (Paris in 1900, ums have been the heritage of private Bruxelles in 1909, London in 1936, ones, fo rme d over decades, in some The letter was signed and sent by Rome in 196 1, New York in 1973, etc.). cases centuries, by individuals and posllo Prof. Reid. Li ke wise , the Society maintained families who devoted precious resourc stro ng ties, in its early days, with pub es to their search and formation. Had Prof. Katherine L. Reid lic institutions, such as the Min istry of a ban on the commerce of ancient Cha ir, Cultural Property Advisory Education, to assist in the re -organi Committee zation of important public collections, Please tllrn to page 40. Tasciovanos 'killer of badgers', king of the Catuvellauni 'men excell ing in battle', carri es a bronze camyx (war trumpet) of the sort seen on the famous Gundestrup Cauldron, Just one of the many rare and beautiful Celtic coins you' ll see in Chris Rudd's July catalogue, which includes an excessively rare gold coin of Agr (only fo ur others recorded). All guaranteed genuine or double your money back. Ask for a free illustrated catalogue, Chris Rudd, PO Box 222, Aylsham, Norfolk, GB-NR l l 6TY. 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The Hel lenistic Period with its more For several years now, the author fluid combat, extensive use of has been compiling a comprehensive cavalry, and far ranging cam database of all of the known ancien! paigns saw the development of Greek helmets Ihal have come down a number of more specialized to us with the intention of identifying helmet types, namely the Attic, specific workshops, regional lypes, Boeotian, Pilos, Phryg ian, and and hitherto unrecognized patterns of Halo-Corinthian types. development. This fascinat ing area has The particular helmets on long been overlooked with many im which this articlc will focus portant examples remain ing unpub belong to a sub-group of the lished and many related groups unno I!lyrian type. This type is so ticed. The enlire corpus of ancient named as a great many have Greek helmets has never been studied been fou nd in the nccropoli of as a whole, nor has there been a thor the barbarian kingdoms to the ough comparati vc analysis of all of the north of the Greek mainland extant material. To illustrate this, the and specifically in the area of author has chosen for this article one anc ient II lyria. We know, smal l group of Greek helmets of near however, from archaeological ly identical manufacture and style that evidence that the Ill yrian hel, are now dispersed among private and met was first developed in the public collections worldwide, which Pcloponnese. By the end of appear to be the work of a single the Greek Dark Ages sophis Macedonian workshop of the S,h cen ticated metallurgy had re tury Be. The numismatic evidence of emerged in Crete and the Figure I- Bronze Kegel helmet, ca. 780-720 Be, Macedonian mints of this date sup Peloponnese, and in the early height: I J in. (28 em), said TO be from Argos in ports this hypothesis. 8,10 century BC the Kegel (Ger the Pelopol1nese. BudapesT Szepmllvnzeti Muse, As Greece emerged from the Dark man: cone) type helmel came UIII, Hungary, II/V. No. 8442. Ages in the S'hcentury Be, bronze ar into being (see Fi g. I). Con mor and helmets began to reappear for structed of several sheets of the first time since the waning years bronze carefull y riveted together, leav The shortcomings of the Kegel hel of the Mycenaean Bronze Age. From ing a quadrangular opening for the met were soon overcome by the de then on the pace of development was face, the Kegel helmet was the ante signers of the lIIyrian helmet, which rapid. By the 6'" century Be, Greek ar cedent of the Illyrian type. The Kegel was at first constructed of two halves, mor smiths had become technological helmet is found almost exclusively in riveted together along the crest line ly proficient and design conscious. Peloponnesian contexts, with over a over the crown. By the end of the 7'h Greek helmets worn by the hoplites of dozen fragmentary examplcs found at century Be, the lllyrian helmet was the Classical period are divided, based the sanctuary of Olympia alone. being raised from a single sheet of bronze, making for a much more du rable piece of protective armor. For the next hu nd red years or so, th is basic form remained virtually unchanged. Ancient Coins The Illyrian helmet was worn by ~ • Mail Bid Sales Vilit 0111 //lteillet lite at Greek hoplites in the phalanx along ~ • • Fixed Price Lists "" \\ w.rosen blumcoins.com side comrades wearing the more pro • Buy or Bid Sales tective but also more restrictive Corin .~ • Numismatic Literature thian type, as well as the somewhat • lighter and more open Chalcidian Specializing in moderate priced Judaean w ... ~_ types. The I11yrian helmet was a less (serious want-lists solicited) complicated design than both the Corinthian and Chalcidian type. 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Box 65908, Washington, D.C. 20035 USA Telephone: (202) 833-3770 • Fax: (202) 429-5275 ACAMA - Antike Miinzkunst - Dr. Hans Voegtli Malzgasse 25 Postfach CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland Telephone: (011) 4161272 75 44· Fax: (011) 4161272 75 14 June 2010 7 span from the Archaic period we are able to identify a num through the Hellenistic Period, ber of very specific sub-types, indicate just how ubiquitous the which beg further analysis. Illyrian he lmet was on the an There are present ly seven cient Greek b__ tlleficld. lI1 yrian he lmets known that in When we examine all of terms of style and manufac the surviving Ill yrian hel ture represent a departure mets-there are more than fo ur from the standard form that hundred examples presently exists in so many contempo known-we arc able to imme rary examples. This group is diately discern a chronologi marked by a di sti nct deSign cal progression. The earlier clement, a technological inno types, wit h large decorative vation that would have afford rivets around the border vary ed the wearer a good bit more widely in terms of dimen protection and would have sions, gauge of the bronze, represented a significant chal lind quality of the craftsman lenge to the armor smi th ship (see Fig. 2). By the late chargcd with their production. 6'h century Be, the type be The innovation is a raiscd or comes more uniform , the riv carinated ridge around the eted border is abandoned as upper part of the helmet. This the emphasis moves from os subtle addition served to tentation to function. As we strengthen the helmet. cn move into th e 5'h century Be, abling it to deflect glancing we find a large grou p of tech blows to the side much as the nologically proficient exam raised crest lines wou ld have ples o f st riking ly simila r done on the top. It also pro craftsmanship. dimensions, Figure 2-Bronze JIlyrian helmet. ca. 600-550 BC, height: 9 vided the hoplite wi th an ad and quality, which may rep 1/8 ill. (23 cm). formerly ill Ille colleclion ofAxel Cultman/l, ditional cent imeter or so of resent the work of a prolific Berlin, Germany (/944-2001). spacc between his bronze hel workshop or perhaps a nation met and his sku ll. This design al issue (see Fig. 3 on page 10)_ The 11- from about 650 BC to at least 400 Be. feature is common on contemporary Iyrian helmet type saw a span ofservice Within this broad historical development Corinthian and Chalcidian helmets, but it is otherwise unattested on lIl yr ian helmets. The most well known example of thi s type is a helmet in thc Mctropoli tan Museum of An, acquired before JOHN JENCEK 1935 and said to be from the Argolid Ancient Coins &: Antiquities in the Peloponnese (see Fig. 4 on page 12) . Apart from the prominent carinat ed ridge, this helmet also has an in ciscd design ove r the brow of two fac ing lions each with one paw raised. The scene is reminiscent of the Lion Gate keys tone re lief over the entrance of the citadel of Mycenae. Surprising ly, two other helmets from this group have the exact same incised image of fac ing li ons. The first was sold by Sotheby's, New York, Decembcr 7, 2001, lot 69 (see Fig. 5 on page 14). The second comes from a German pri vate collection fo rmed in the 1970s and was sold at Christie's, New York, December 10. 2004. lot 454 (sce Fig. 6 on page 16). These three incised hel mets fo rm a sub-group within the larg er group of seven carinated Ill yrian helmets. The other four examples lack the incised lions. 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One was cheek pieces also found pref found in Greek Macedonia and erence among Greek artists as is currently in the Archaeolog it allowed the face of the hop ical Museum of Kil kis (see lite to be shown. The lllyrian Fig. 9 on page 18). The last ex helmet, despite its long peri ample. adorned with gold foil od of use and apparent ubiq appliques was only recently uity on the battlefi eld, is rare discovered in excavations at ly depicted in contemporary the Archontiko Necropolis in Greek art. The one notable Pella, also in Greek Mace exception to this phenomenon donia (not illustrated). The exists in the ancient numis seven helmets of this sub-type matic evidence from the have been dated on stylistic mints of ancient Macedon. grounds within a wide range A series of coins issued by from the later 6th century (Met the Macedonian Argead Dy ropolitan, Christie's, and nasty in the 5th century BC Sotheby's) to the 4th century prominently displays what we BC (Kilkis). now call lllyrian helmets. The Clearly these distinct hel coin type first appears just mets are related. Either they after 480 BC during the reign were the product of an individ of Alexander I (498-454 Be). ual workshop or they were It was at this time that the commissioned from different Macedonian king secured the sources by a specific group. Figure 3- Brollze JIlyriall helmet. ca. 480-400 Be. approxi· prolific silver mines around Contemporary depictions of mate height." 10 ill. (25.4 em), from the Budvi Necropolis. the city of Bisaitae, and be- ancient Greek helmets from Bulgaria. gan a large issue of currency sculpture and on Greek vases on the newly adopted Phoe nician weighl standard. Among the reverse types of the smaller denomi nations of this issue, the tetrobol and the diohol, arc carefully rendered de ANTIQUA INC. pictions of Illyrian helmets (see Fig. 10 on page 56). The coins depict on • Specializing in ancient art and nlllnis the reverse, the famil iar upright IIlyr ian type helmet of angular form with matics with an emphasis on quality, large wide cheek piece (as in Fi g. 3). rarity, and desirability The helmet is shown either in three quarter vicw or full profile. There is • Over 25 years of professional expertise no carinated ridge around the crown and no opening for the ear. The hel • Regular and acti ve presence in the met, which almost always faces righl, international marketplace is contained within a shallow incuse square that is sometimes bordered by • Fully illustrated catalogues featuring a single thin line. The obverse depicts carefully selected material a cantering horse, never rearing as in some of the issues of Alexander I's • Representation for serious collectors successors. A large alpha sometimes at all major international auction sales appears above or below the horse, helping to affirm the attribution to the • Appraisals, market advice, liquidation reign of Alexander I, although they advice and professional courtesy to all lack full legends naming the king. The si lver tetrobols of Alexander interested parties J' s immediate successor, Perdikkas IT • Visit our web site: Antiquainc.com (454-413 Be) also depict an IIlyrian helmet on the reverse, but the form of Afilliy illustrated catalogue sent upon request the helmet has changed considerably (see Fig. lion page 56). The issue of 20969 VENTURA BLVD., SUITE #11 TEL: 818-887-0011 Perdikkas II can bc divided into an ear WOODlAND Hlll5, CA 91364 FAX: 818-887-0069 lier and later type. 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The helmets profile, never on earlier issues are mostly contained in three-quar with in an incuse square bordered by ter view, a s one line. The later issues always have was often the a double line border and sometimes case with Alex bear a legend of the ruler's name, ander I's coin n EP.11K, which provides us with a age. The hel firm date of re ference. The horse on met IS now the obverse of these later coins is now more rounded rearing its front legs. In most exam and the cheek ples of this issue, the Illyrian helmet pieces narrow is qu ite carefully executed and the pro to a poi nt. nounced ridge on the upper part of the More impor helmet is prominent and clear. The die tantly, there is engravers were clearl y and intention now a pro all y depicting something quite specif nounced cari ic und new here rather than simply re nated ridge peating un idealized or perfunctory aro und the design element. Thc helmets depict crown- an ex ed on the coins dated to the ellrlier part act parallel to of the reign of Perdikkas II arc identi the seven he l cal in form to the seven helmets iden mets in ques tified earlier (see Figs. 4-9). tion (see Fi gs. The diobols of Perdikkas II 's suc 4-9). Through cessor, Archelaos I. 4 13-399 BC, also out most of this bear this same type of lII yrian hel mct series of coin (see Fig. 12 on page 56). The coins of age the helmet Archelaos I are easily distingu ishable Fig/lre 4-Bmnze [llyri(ln helmet with pronolll1 ced ridge and in does not have from those of Perdikkas [I. They in cised lions, cu. 460-410 BC, height: 10 in. (25.4 cm), m id to have an opening for vuriably bear the legend, APXEAAO, beellfol/lld in the Algolit!, Pe{opolI/zese. Metropolitan Mu seum of the ear, but the around the helmet. Whereas the later final issues coins of Perdikkas' issue began (0 re Arl. New York, since 1935, Fletcher Fund, Inv. No. 35.11.2. display thi s veal an opening for the ear on the side of the hel met, the opening on Arch elaos I's coins is now more prominent NUMISMA T1CA ARS CLASSICA NAC AG :md depicted wit hout exception. The overall form of the helmet has evolved still further. The cheek pieces are now Ancient Coin s - Greek - Roman - Byzantine morc narrow and rounded at the end. Mediaeval - Renaissance - Medals Thc neck guard is angular and more pronounced. The helmet now always Auctions - Sales & Purchases - Estimations faces to the left and is always within an incuse square bordered by two lines. The obverse has reached its final stllge as well. The horse now always faces le ft and is invariably rearing. These he lmet depictions suggest that the die engravers were indeed fol lowing along with the subt le innova tions of the armor smiths who were in turn adapting to their patrons' battle fie ld needs. We can assume that the casual observer in S'h century BC NUMISMATICA ARS CLASSICA NAC AG Northern Greece would ha ve been aware of the changing styles in mili Niederdorfstr. 43 3rd Fl oor, Genavco House tary headgear as well, j ust as a mod PO Box 17, Waterloo Place ern layman is readily able to discern CH - 8022 Zu ri ch GB - London SW I Y 4AR the di fference between a German in fantry helmet of 1914 and one of 1939. Tel +4144261 1703 Tel +44 20 78397270 In th is way. mi litary headgear becomes emblematic of entire generations or Fax +4 144 26 1 5324 Fax +442079252 174 regimes. Th is dynamic was al work in zurich@arsclassicacoi ns.com info@arsclassicacoin s.com ancient Macedon as well. There has been considerable con www.arsclassicacoins.com fu sion in attributing th e diobols and 12 The Gela/or -- is pleased to present The Zachary 'Beast' Beasley Collection of Roman Camp Gates Sale Schedule Sale 236 - ArIes Mint Part 1 Sale 238 - Alexandria, Ticinum & Aquifiea Mints Sale 240 - Siscia, Sirmium & Constantinople Mints Sale 242 - ArIes Mint Part 2 Sale 244 - London, Trier & Lugdunum Mints Sale 248 - Thessalonica Mint Sale 250 - Aries Mint Part 3 Sale 252 - Nicomedia Mint Safe 254 - Rome Mint June2010 13 tetrobols of the 5'~ century obverse and three reverse Macedoni an kings. In par dies known (D. Raymond, ticular, the coins of Alex Macedonian Regal Coinage ander I and Perdikkas II thai /0413 B.C. , New York , do n OI bear legends lire aI 1953 , ANS NNM No. 126). first glance interchangellble. She dates the series to the Consequently, coins thai middle of the Peloponnesian stylistically fall wi thin the Wa r, ca. 4 15-413 BC, when earl y reign of Perd ikkas II, Perdikkas, during the fi nal with the cari nated helmet, years of his reign, found are often arbitrari ly a s himself obl igated to assist signed to reign of Alexander the Athenians in recapturing L The author believes that Amphipolis from the Spar the clear stylistic division tans. It is important to nOle coupled with the legends that the reign of Perdikkas clearly demarcates the dif II coincides with the ferent rei g ns. Perhaps a Peloponnesian War. This byproduct of this analysis was a time of rapid innova will be a reassessment of the lion in terms of tactics and attribution of these coin s. weaponry in t he Greek We can draw th e conclu world in response to the pro sion that thi s particular hel lon ged stalemate of the con met type, based not o nl y on flict. The pitched battle be th e numis matic evidence. tween evenly matched pha but also on its place within lanxes of heavily armored the establi shed, albeit broad hoplites was becoming ob chronology of the lIl yrian solete as commanders ex type, belongs to the reign of plored more nuid battlefield Perdikkas II. Ray mond has Figure 5-Bronze fl/yrian helmet with pronounced ridge and in tactics in an effort to turn the argued that the issue bearing cised lions, ca. 460-4 10 BG, height: 10 In. (25.4 em), at auction: tide of the struggle. At thi s the nEP.6 IK legend was Sotheby's, New York, December 7, 200 1, /0/ 69. time. we see a transforma quite brief. with only four tion to a lighter, more open fonn in all types of Greek helmets. The heavy and elosed Corinthian type be comes obsolete. It is also noteworthy that the cantering pony of the obverse of Alexander l's coins has given way to a more robust and warlike rearing steed by the time of Archelaos I at the end of the 5'" century Be. tbitbal The 5'" century Macedonian kings consciously chose to display II lyrian helmets prominently on their coinage. These are not mere mintmarks. Nor are ~ilbtr they the idealized headgear of Athena or some other mythoiogiclli fi gure like we find in the issues of so many con temporary Greek city-states. The de piction of the helmet alone is intention $9 al and one might surmise decidedly militaristic. The practice begins in the Curious about medieval as a natural complement to your ancient 5'~ century BC with the above- men collection, but don't want to invest much until you know you li ke tioned ki ngs. but persists and prolife r it? Then start small and painl ess. 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Sound attributions are yet another aspect of our commitment to the specialized needs of all ancient coin collectors. Showcase every essential detail of your treasured collectible. Visit www.NGCcoin.com/ancients June2010 15 It would seem that the hel lion motif on three of these hel met was emblematic of the mi l mets parallels the Lion Gate at itaristic culture of the Mace Mycenae in the Argolid. donians. It may be that thi s par Based on the numismatic ev ticular type of lllyrian helmet ide nce and the fi nd spots of the with its prominent ra ised ridge helmets themselves. one can was especially associmed with draw the conclusion that these the Macedonian aristocracy in seven helmets belonged to the the mid-5'h century BC. Other Macedoni an aristocracy of the wise. the co in di e engravers mid to late 5111 century Be. The would have done just as well to possibility that the hel mets de continue on depicting the much picted on the coin s of Perd ik more common standard form of kas II might be somehow ideal llI yrian helmet. The fac t that of ized or archaizin g is rul ed out the hundreds of l11 yrian hel met s by the facl that the earliest coins tha t ha ve surv i ved to the in the series. those of A lexander present. there arc currentl y only I, represent the standard form of seven examples of th is specifi c IIlyrian helmet. while the laler type known suggests that this ones of Archelaos show a more was a special type of hel met. developed design. The author Furthermore, those with known has seen all but one of the sev find spots come from ancient en hel mets in person (the Pell a Macedon (I.e. Pella and Kilki s). example), and has had the op The provenance of the Metro portunity to handle all three that pol itan Museum example as. appeared at auction as well as "said 10 have been fou nd in the the one that is now in an Amer Argolid." is dubious. However, ican private collection. The it is interesting to nOle that Hero three examples with incised li dotus maintained that the Arge Figure 6-Bronze lIIyrian helmet with pronounced ridge and ons are obviOUSly very closely ad Dynasty of Macedon claimed incised lions, ca. 460-4 10 BG, height: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm). related in terms of form, as is descent from the Temenids of formerly in a German private collection since the 1970s, at the Kilkis pi ece. They could Argos and that the confronted auction: Christie's, New York, December 10, 2004. fat 454. very well be the work of the same hand. The other three arc of similar though slightly less refined craftsmanship. The group of Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. seven may be the work of two indi Ancient Coin Specialist viduals within a single workshop. As for the incised confronted lions over Greek, Roman & the brow of three of the helmets, again we turn to the numismatic evidence. For all Yo\l f'fiiUecrin- needs -.Visit our The coins of Perdikkas II always have • Contlnuo,~s On-Line A,mlra,,, an equine obverse, the reverse is only • Ancient C01~S ( " ever one of two things: an lllyrian hel " • Numismatic books met with pronounced ridge or the • Abafll coin forepart of a lion. Despite the icono graphical continuity of the coinage of Alexander I, Perdikkas II, and Arch elaos I, the lion only ever appears on the coinage of Perdikkas. The tetrobols of Archelaos I sometimes have an ca gle or goat in place of the hel met. De spite the facl that leonine imagery is nearly synon ymou s wi th royalt y across a myriad of cultures over the millennia. this evidence helps 10 fur ther narrow the dates of the manufac ture of these helmets to within the reign of Perdikkas II. Perhaps the lion was especiall y associated with Perdik kas. and the eagle with Archelaos. If we were to take this argument one step fu rther, we might draw the conclusion P.O. Box 3759, Frederick, MD 21705 that these seven helmets belong to a group that was made during the Phone: (301) 47]·8600 ' Fax: (301) 473·8716 · E-mail: [email protected] or 16 The Gelator I BALDW~" I I ~'''''''~I (~ " r.;;;;;;;~;;;; Carsley Whetstone Compa n ,· . . . -_ .... -- David ::OO"iln.... ~ An_ ,c ~c 0'" A" ."" f.rKointlliner Co. EUKRATIOES _.-.c.o...,_ MciefJl.Numb ...t ~ , , . . ~ June 2010 17 Peloponnesian War specifically for king Perdikkas II , very likely at the Macedonian capital of Aigai (modern Vergina). One could even posit that the three helmets bearing the royal lions over the brow belong to an even more exc lusive group, possibly an elite unit or body guard to the king. Whatever the case, we can at least state that the seven helmets are almost certainly of Mace donian manufacture, and possibly originate from a si ngle workshop. Therefore, they can be convincingly dated to the middle to late 5t ~ century Be within the first three de cades of the reign of Perdikkas II (ca. 454-4 13 Be). Heilllet photographs by Alexander Valdman. See Figure 10 on page 20 and Figures J J & 12 on Page 56. Aboul the author-Randall Hixenbaugh is the owner of Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd., a New York art gal lery specializing in fi ne antiquities and ancient coins (320 East 81 st St.). He holds a Master's Degree in Clas sical Archaeology and has participated in a number of archaeological excavations of Roman and Pun ic sites in Tunisia. He has a particular interest in ancient arms and armor. and has sold a number of important Greek and Roman helmets to both museums and private col lectors. He is currently working on the first compre hensive illustrated catalog of all of the surviving an Figure 7-Bronze lIIyrian helmet with pronounced ridge, ca. cient Greek helmets known worldwide with the inten 460-410 BG, height: 10 114 in . (26 cm), at auction: Hermann tion of publishing in the next few years Historica, Munich, April 19, 2005, lot 3045. Figure 8-Bronze lIIyrian helmet with pronounced ridge, ca. Figure 9-Bronze lIIyrian helmet with pronounced ridge, 460-410 BG, height: 11 in. (28 cm), American private col 460-410 BG, height: 11 in . (28 cm), from the area lection. ca. around Kilkis, Northern Greece, Archaeological Mu seum of Kilkis, Greece, Inv. No. MK 504. 18 The Gelator June2010 19 DR. BU S SOP E U SN A C H F. 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Since 1999, I have and www. been a sometimes lecturer at the Uni fondaz i one versity of Siena in Remote Sensing, pava.org web and so was invited 10 work alongside sites). Built on students from all over Europe. Like the remains of a before, I flew 10 Rome and after sev second century eral days made my way to the little Roman villa, our Tuscan town of San Giovanni d' Asso. objective was to Accommodations were in a former ele learn as much as mentary school, six to a room, with possible about a showers downstllirs. Food was prepared sixth century A view of the excavation of the church, San Pietro di Pavao by two village ladies who volunteered church, which ex- Photo courtesy of the author. 10 cook for the 30 of us each evening. isted in various The three-week experience started forms through the eleventh century. feet long with two side aisles. During on Monday morning with a briefing As can be expected, many modifica the 2006 excavation session, a treasure tions were made of26 gold and silver coins was discov during the six ered (please e-mai l the editor for a PDF centuries of usc, catalog of this hoard, Riposriglio Oi and the church Pava by S. Giovanni D'Asso, kindly may have once provided by the author). These coins held a bishop's were probably an emergency fund and chair, in other hidden at the time of the founding of words, a place the church. What is really important where a bishop abou t this treasure is that it dates from would periodical the sixth century, the time period of the ly visit to per Goths in Italy. Most of the coins were form some of the struck in the name of the Byzantine prescribed sacra Emperor Justinian I (the Great) and ments. date from 49 1-540 AD. On the reverse T he church, are named the Gothic Kings (Atalaric, named San Pietro Amalasunta, Tcoderic, and Vit ige), and tn Pava, was as an ancient coin coHector for almost mentioned in forty years, I can say that these coins documents from are among the most rare from the post Student and volunteers working on the excavation site. the eighth centu Roman world. Photo courtesy of the author. ry, and was \00 The other grandfather on the site, an English archaeologist named Chris, and I started work by sweeping the MORTON & E DEN L TD central nave of the church-with two in association with Sothebys 45 Maddox Street London WIS 2PE small whiskbrooms! It took the whole first week, but I gained a bctter appre ciation for the complex walls of the site Auctions, Valuations and Sales of and the various periods when they were Ancient, Islamic and World Coins, constructed. 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A cemetery surround moved and transferred to the Univer plots or of husbands and wives buried ed the church and that means th at all sity of Pi sa for study. It is not often together. Unli ke two years ago, this of the graves must be excavated to bet that we get a chance to study the health time we started to find the remains of ler understand how the church runc- and diet of an anc ient people and so children. It was sad to see the tiny re mains of a four-year- old. Because of the hard clay soi l and having to be so careful, it took a full day to get as much of the skeleton ex posed without disturbing the pos it ion. Al that point, the skeleto n was as signed a number, photographed, six geographic positioning points (GPS) taken and five elevation read ings made. When this was accomplished, the skeleton was removed. This took another fu!] day and bones were placed in as many as fifteen di ffe rent bags. One for each foo t, hand, left arm, etc. This year the first skeleton I did was a large man with his feet and lower legs missing. He was carefully ptaced in side a church wall sometime during the 10'" century, and since this was a place of honor, he may have been the local priest. Helping me remove the skele The author, Tory Failmezger, hard at work! ton was a Romanian archeologist Photo courtesy of th e author. Ph.D. student named Christine, and she discovered some small bird bones in the stomach area, probab ly from the man's laSl meal. 0" .. oo~.~ "' , •• We are learning much from these remains: how old lhe people were (not :; I)NW many over fifty); general health (good); teeth (ground down from stone . . . ground flour from the littl e chips of stone left in the flour); and, how hard www.dnw.co.uk they worked (hard). I even became fairly adept at telling the difference be CELTIC COINS, 17 June tween male and female skeletons Uaw bones, pel vi ses, etc.). Th is cemetery ANCIENT COINS, 28 September has provided about three centuries of important information about the hu man condition in this part of world, Dix Noonan Webb are the only auctioneers in the and the excavation has revealed the two outer aisles of the church. UK staging specialist auctions of ancient coins. '\Ie It was not all work in the 90 de are currently accepting material for our future gree Tuscan sun, and there was some auction program. If you're thinking of selling, advanced wine drinking. Unli ke last whether it be your collection or some duplicates, lime, most of the students were Ital ian and I was able to brush up on my please contact our consultant Italo Vecchi today on language skills. In addition to my 44207016 1822, or at [email protected] new Roman ia n friend, there were students from Brazil and Japan, so it was a nice international group. 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It was a some of the coins found at the site. great experience to This lecture was very well re ident ify coins min ceived, and unlike so much of what we utes after they were hear about numismatists and archeol removed from the ogists. there was no animosity between soil. The earliest them and me (perhaps passing out free coins were fro m the copies of my book helped). In uddi first century and li on to the University of Siena, I have there we re quite a also worked with archaeology students few from my peri and fac ullY from the Un iversities of od (294-364 AD) so Rome and Naples, and ha ve always those were not a been well respected ror my knowl problem. I was fas edge and cont ribution to un covering cinated by the Cru the secrets o f the ancient world. I sader si lver coins kn ow thaI thi s is not the case at the that were found. national level in both Italy and the Mostly they were US, bu t my experience is that there from Lucca and is hope for mutual understanding struck under Duke and cooperation. Henry. The si te is I must give a special thanks to the only about six miles Warrenton Coin Club and the nice peo from the a ncie nt ple of Front Royal and Warren County Via Cassia, which who attended a special Tuscan Wine tast in mediaeval times ing in Apri l at my son's wi ne shop, Vino was a mai n pi lgrim E Formaggio. Because of them. I was age route to Rome able to present the Pava Foundation and on !O the Holy (http://www.fondazionepava .o rg) a Lind. Although check for 450 Euros ($600.00) to go for mo st of the coins expenses at the excavation. I intend to were pretty rough, I do other fund raising events for Pavao and please contact me if you would like me 10 give a talk about lhis dig to any interested group in return ror a tax-free (th ro ugh a US non-profit foundation of ASTIIR T E which I am a board member) donation to the site. Just email me at COINS & FINE ART vfailmezger@getforgandput PAVA in the subject line. A/Jo/II the author- Vi ctor "Tory" Failmezger is a retired U.S. Naval In tell igence officer who was stationed twice in Italy and once in Germany Ancient Coins - Modern Coins where he became interested in ancient Roman history and ruins. After ret iring Historical medals from the Navy. he ran a small interna tional consulting company and contin ued to travel to Europe, the Middle East. und China. He also helped his wife with her business, Architectural Old House Parts. Inc .. which bought and sold an tique house parts. These parts allowed him to construct 11 full-scale reproduc tion of Thomas Jefferson's private house "Poplar Forest" where they now live. Tory travels to Italy once or twice a year to pursue hi s archaeological interests and scout out wines and cheese fo r his son's wine shop. Vino E Fonnaggio in Front Royal. VA . He is also the author of Roman Bmnze Coins- Prom Pagan ism to Christianity 294-364 AD. (Ross & Perry. Inc . Publishers, 2003). 26 The Gelator SHOPS The big online coin mall • Ancient Coins 200,000 coins, medals, banknotes and accessories • Medieval • The Holy Ro man Empire • German Coins makes coin buying as easy as • Medal s. marks, jetons • Error Coins child's play • Empire Germany Coins • Co lon ies • We imar Republic, 3. Reich • Allied occupation • BRD I DDR • Wo rld Coin s and Euro • Gold . .. and much more. June2010 27 ANCIENT COINS FOR EDUCATION ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS The foll owing IWO essays over maps and drawing out elaborate ing the goblet. he drained iI, and then were selected as the winning es battle plans was giving the younger motioned ror the slave to refill it. emperor a massive headache. Revolts Turning the goblet over in his says for the annual ACE (A n were a contin uous lhreat.looming over hand s, he noticed hippocampi e n cient Coins for Education) Es them relentlessly. The names of rebel graved wi th in the swirling pattern of say Contest for the 2009/20 10 lion kept naring up, and he and hi s waves: powerful horses with rishes' father. co-emperors of Rome, bore the tails swimming through a surge of school year. With the kind per brunt of the burdens and accusati ons. waves, a sacred animal or Poseidon. mi ssion of ACE, the students, He held up a hand. The man stopped He remembered ... their parents, and teachers. The speaking respectfully. A young bo); Gallienus pushed his "1 weary of this for the moment , horse to a run along the edge of a lake Celator is pleased to publish Aureolus," Gallienus said. "Leave un as he leaned over its neck, exulting in these exceptional ess ays. til l call for you." the absolute freedom, losing himself;n "Bul this battle .. the rhythmic pounding of the horse 's Aureolus stopped mid-sentence as gail drumming into the ground. Th e the other man stared at him impassive sky was clear, the sunlight bouncing Gallienus and ly, eyebrows slightly raised, as if to off of the gentle waves lapping af the the Hippocamp remind him who had the greater au pebblel/ sand that fined the edge of the thority. Scowl ing, he swept up the water. The horse '.f powerful gallop was By Helena Huang, Age: 13 heavy map sprawled o n the table. /TIuted by the SOlid beneath. crelUilig a Harker Middle School Tuc king il safely inlO a fo ld in his toga, soothillg IllIIdding. Suddenly, in one San Jose, CA he left the room. Gall ienu s bit his swift twist of fate, the rhythm of the longue slightly; he knew that he would gallop was lost, and Gallienus' seren regret dismissing one of his finest men ity shattered; the dappled horse so brusquely, for he could nO t risk any slipped alld broke its ankle. With a pili growing resentment, but he nccded the fill whinny, it fellfonvard.lhrowillg ils lime. Before the door swung shut, the rider illlO Ihe lake. emperor called for 11 slave to bri ng Hefell the impacljar his spine, and some wine. As 1>oon as the slave was the sharp pebbles lining rhe bOllom of gone, Gallienus sank into a reclin ing the lake cut into his back. Before he Image courtesy of Beast Coins couch with a groan. mussaging hi s could regain his sense of balance, the temples. The stress of ruling was be undertow swept him deeper and fur ginning to gnaw aw ay at the edges of ther into the murky depths of the wa· his sanity, he thou ght. The slave re ter. Unable to breathe, he could feel Wi th It s igh, Ga!1icnus ran a hand entered the room. carrying with him a himself starting to drift illto uncon through his unruly hair, trying to hold bowl orthe most luxurious wine mon sciousness as he struggled hopelessly in his frustration. Before him, the head ey could buy, and poured it into an and desperately. Something flashed in of the Roman cavalry was speaking ornate sil ver goblct, with waves fro front of his face: a shimmering )\lall and drawing his finge rs across a map zen in time on the outside of the cup, of R·ale.f. The last/hing he heard over of th e Roman Empire. Constant wars Oowing together in an elaborate dance th e ru shing of his blood alld the throb raged in every corner of the Empire, until the eye could not make out where billg of his own pul.re IJfessing all hi:>" and long nights o f tediously poring one ended and the other began. Tak- ears WllS the neighing of a horse. A hone? ****** Five years later, Gallienus knelt before an impeccably made stone shrine. The image of a hippocampus was chi seled in between one of Nep catalogue 011 requeSI tune, the stormy god who presided over the seas, and Mercury, the god of KIRK DAVIS journeys. He prayed for these two to help hi s father to come home safely. Classical Numismatics As he languidly traced the hippocam POSl Office Box 324, Claremont, CA 91711 pus with a finger, he remembered that incident that had occurred to him many Tel: (909) 625-5426 [email protected] years ago. When he had awoken, bat - 28 The Gelator tered and exhausted, the men standing rose, and turned to face the land glanced at his surroundings, the inside over him, treating his wounds, had told sprawled below him, which seemed to of a military tent. One of his body him that his friend had seen him fall reach up, acknowledging his authori guards, strong, loyal men, had sprung into the lake. A man with a wild beard ty. And although his eyes were weary, forward when Gallienus had awoken and a heavily muscled body mounted for the first time in a while, he smiled. from the dream, only to have retreat on a noble, powerful horse had pulled ed back to his original position when him out from the bottom of the water, ****** he realized that there was no threat. Ever but had disappeared before he could since the battle with the traitor Aureo reach Gallienus. It seemed strange, but Th e image of (1 finned horse ~·him· Ius, Gallienus had had a feeling that the friend couldn't see the horse's hind mered IIpon the surface oflhe endless something bad was going to happen. legs. From then on, he knew it; Nep mass of water before him, bearing a Although this was not the first time he tune was watching him. Neptune must bllrly, rough man, with wild eyes and had dreamt of the stormy god, never had have been the one to save him, and his hair, clutching a trident and wearing it been so clear, so deeply emotional. mount must have been a legendary a horn arOllnd a thick neck sel on He and his army were bunked out hippocampus. broad shoulders. Their eyes met, and side of the city of Mediolanum, where It had been a long year, with upris Gallienus was swept away by the pow· Aureolus had fled after their recent ings stirring throughout the Empire. e,. in the god's deep blue eye.I·. Posei battle. To think that he and his father His father had been taken by Shapur don raised one hand and beckoned. had trusted Aureolus so readily! His 1, ruler of Persia, last year, and Gal Neither acting of his will or against treachery was almost like a slap in the lienus was struggling to adjust to rul it, his/eel shuffledforward toward the face, and although there had been ing by himself and to gain the trust and edge of the water. He tentatively many other revolts during his reign, loyalty of his subjects. Of course, rul reached Ollt alld gently touched lhe this one stung more than usual. ing alone was easier in some ways, as surface. Ripples distorted the water, Hi s moment of silent thoughtful· he didn 't have to check back with his distorting whatever image had been ness was broken as a messenger father on everything, but to see the there. When the water had calmed, no scratched on the door of the tent, great emperor Valerian 1 reduced to god, no horse remained. Sadness nest· awaiting permission to enter. One of such a servile position scared him, ed within the emperor's heart. He had the bodyguards, after checking him, though he would never bring himself been deserted. allowed him to come inside. to admit it. It showed that the power Gal1ienus sat up in his bedroll. For "Message from Commander Ce of the Romans was nO! perfect, that the a moment, thc pictures of the dreams cropius, lord! He says that his spies ruler of such a vast, mighty empire was still danced within h is eyes; he not invincible. With a quick prayer, he couldn't shake the ill feeling. He Gorny &: MoedI Giessener Miinzhendlung GmbH Maximiliansplatz 20 80333 Miinchen Tel. +49189)24226430 Fex +49189)2285513 [email protected] Gomy a Mosdt, New York, Hixenbaugh Ancient An l TO 320 East 81st Street, USA·NewYork, NY 10028 Tel. +1·212·861·9743 +1-646-326-0820 Fax +1·212-327..0870 info@hiI(8nbaugh.1l$t June2010 29 within the besieged city have report Stunned by the initial blow. he re Reluctance ed that Aureolus is on the move, lord! signed himself to his fate as he asked He is waiting upon your commands, himself: Am I really so hated, that the By Wendy Owens, Age: 15 lord!" men who surround me and befriend me Lingallore High School Stand ing, Gallienus swept to the aCliIally wish for my demise? How Ij amsvi lle. MD doors of the tent im periously and many are there who would wish me slipped through them. There was a sin dead? gle crack, and he fell to the floor The man raised his arms as he be dazed, stars seeming to spin around gan to bring the sword down upon him. For one split second, he was able Gallienus, this time with the blade, but to catch a glimpse of his assaulter. To Gallienus never saw it reach him. The his dismay, adding another burden to man's arms seemed to slow down 10 a an unbearably heavy heart, the man crawl as they descended. A deafening was wearing the uniform of one of his rush pounded against his ears, sweep own; another traitor, who was wield ing him away as he slipped into the Image courtesy of GNG, Inc. ing a sword, the pommel of which was endless, unfathomably black void that already dark with blood from the back seemed to welcome him. of his head. Two men stood by the door Falling ... falling ... falling .. I didn't want to move. as well, making sure the bodyguards Before he died, Gallien us sa w one I had spent the majority of the night wouldn't interrupt. more thing: a stormy man riding upon pondering plans of escape, and had whit a finned horse, beckoning, as if wel tled the possibilities down to a few plau coming him home. sible ones. I could sneak out the win Referrals dow and run through the city until...well, Work! Bibliography I didn't know. r could rip my dress to Wikipedia Foundations. Inc. "Gal shreds, r could tear my veil in half, or I Henus" at http://en.wikipedia.org/ Tell your could hire someone 10 kill my betrothed. friends about wiki/Gal lienus. Or I cou ld just refuse. Roman-Empire.net "Publius Licin But J couldn't, not really. ius Egnatius Gallienus" at http:// So that's why, although it was a The Celator www.roman-empire net/decline/ dreadfully late hour of the morning on a gallienus.html. brisk January day, although the sun was shining down upon the roofs and the trees of the city, although I could hear the preparations for the ceremony go ing on in the yard below my window, I ANCIENT COINS ONLINE still could not bring myself to leave my peaceful sanctuary and join the hustle www.vcoins.com/ancientlwaynephillips and bustle of the house. I had neither opened the heavy curtains nor let any one into my room since I retired last night, much to the exasperation of my elderly personal slave and confidante, irene, who had insisted through the door several times that I was behaving like a spoiled child and she needed to get me ready. She had been around since I was small, and would be taking the role of both my deceased mother and my bridesmaid in the ceremony later. Instead of following instructions, J just reclined on my bed. buried under the warm blankets as the fire had long since gone out, twisting my bronze en gagement ring around my finger and WAYNE C. PHILLIPS reveling in the safeness of the shad ows hanging in the corners. They were P.o. Box 4096 my companions as of late, and I wasn't Diamond Bar, CA 91765-0096 ready to chase them out yet, not when they were the only ones not annoyed ANA Life Member ANS Since 1963 with me. Phone (909) 629-0757 email: [email protected] There was a heavy knock on my door. I had put a chair in front of it be fore I slept last night, so it wouldn't "Serving The Collector Since 1959" open. "Placidia," called an irritated and familiar voice. I rolled over on my side 30 The Gelator and didn't respond. I had been wonder crushed his forces, in exchange for set with be Us on. Before the death of my ing when Honorius was going to arrive, tli ng in Gaul. But stupid, rash Honorius husband and the peace he planned on Everyone else I knew had spoken to me went back on his deal and demanded I establishing between the Western Em al read y without successfu l persuasion, be returned beforehand , so Ihe GOlhs pire and the Goths, and before the hu and it wasn't exactly a secret that my ravaged Gaul until Honorius sent out his miliation I suffered at the hands of his brother held the most authority over my best military commander and tactician, successor, maybe I wouldn't be so op actions, being my paterfamilias. After Constantius, who constructed a naval posed to marrying him. Maybe I wou ld all, it was he who had planned thi s in bloc kade around the peninsula where be able to look past his less than aes the first place, he who had handed me Athaulf and thc Goths were stationed, thetically pleasing appearance, his un over kicking and screaming to my fu forcing them to stop and move inland. pleasant demeanor. Maybe I wo uld be IUrc husband. I fe lt no twinge of gu il t But Athaulf and I had grown close able to forget that his status was lesser over pulling him from his duties as em since then. and despi te what Honorius than my own. and that I was an unad peror. especially since I hadn't asked or thought he knew about my desire to re vertised Christian who believed in mar wanted him to come. turn to his palace, I might even say I ry ing only once. Possibl y, it would fall "Go away, Honorius." loved the King of the Goths. My captor from my mind that he treated me like No one was willing to understand li stened to my suggestions and took me his laurel, or that he had stared at me why I was rel uctant to marry Constan seri ously. So no, I didn 't lie awake on with a disgusting sort of look in his tius, After all , Athaulf had captured me the day of our wedding, woefu ll y com eyes on every onc of our few and far during an att ack on Romc and held me plaining 10 myself about life from then betw een meetings. But all that fwd capti ve for thrce years before we were on out. r gratefully allowed Irene, who happened before I came back, and now wed. Noth ing could be worse 'han that traveled from Italy to Hispania for the I was marrying the man who had de not even being handed over to Constan traditional Roman ceremony, to dress me feated my husband at Gaul and looked tius in exchange fo r suppl ies fo r the in my whi te gown and put on my veil at me like he ow ned me. Goths like a pound of gold. And ye t, I and tie the knot of Hercules around my h occurred to me then that Honorius hadn't refused to move from my pillows waist. And I smiled with a bit of sincer had been talking through the door this on the day of my ('irst wedding. ity at Alhaulf. King of the Goths, as he whole time, My mind stirred lethargi Athaul f wasn', so bad. I was nOI carried me over the threshold of our cany from its bitter recap and foc used completely informed about the detail s, house and invited all our friends and on what he was saying. but he had been trying to make peace family in for more celebration. "--open the door, Placidia. You are with Rome, that much I knew, He came And maybe, if Constantius had re being a child. I' m going to get Irene, and to an agreement with Honoriu s and led trieved me earlier, before the death of you 're goi ng to open the door." My hi s men to capture lovinus, who had my son, the only possib le beginning of been attacking Ital y before Athaulf a Roman-Visigoth linc, I would do it Call til/lied all page 34 .... June2010 31 World Record $138.000 Brazilian 100 Reis Leads $5.2 Million Heritage CICF World Coin Auction DALLAS, TX- There can be no lions, the producers of World Coin prise us anymore, we have an auction doubt as to the continuing strength and News, Numismatic News, and Bank li ke this with results much stronger than ever-growing interest in the World Coin Note Reporter, among its many publi we could've predicted. It's a wonderful market after Heritage Auction Galler cations. By all accounts, the new union thing to be a part of." ies April 21-22 Signature~ World Coin was an unqualified success. Of all the international numismatic Auction at the Chicago International "The addition of Heritage as official treasure up for grabs at the Heritage Coin Fair (C leF) brought almost 3350 CICF auctioneer gave the show a big CICF event, a Brazilian rarity was to bidders to the table and realized a stun lift," said convention chairman and be the most coveted, with a Pedro II ning tolal of more than $5.2 million. Krause Group Publisher Scali Tappa. 100 Reis 1844, KM-452, Russo-525, "Heritage couldn't be happier with "The depth and breadth of the four-ses NGC-VF35 breaking its own world price the move of our spring auction to the sion sale attracted a great array of at record of $84,000, set in May of 2008, CleF," said Cristiano Bierrenbach , tendees and added to our growing when it finished at $138,000, more than D irector of International Sales at bourse floor. We look forward to Her doubling its base estimate of $60,000. Heritage. "Anytime we can reach so itage's continued partnership with The coin came 10 auction via the many high-end world buyers in one CICF and Krause Publications for Paulistana Collection. place, and subsequently realize years to come ." "This is the finest specimen of only more than 94% by value and 97% by "Scali Tappa and his crew put to three known,» said 8ierrenbach. "In lot on an auction, we know we're in gether a world class event and we 1834, Brazil, now an independent the right spot." matched it with more than 4700 lots for empire, attempted a new monetary The auction also marked the begin the Heritage collecting community system nicknamed the Cruzado. ning of a new CICF partnership be worldwide," said Bierrenbach. "When I While it ultimately fa iled by 1848, the tween Heritage and Krause Publica- think the world coin market can't sur- 1844 100 Reis is without a doubt the jewel of the series." Of equal demand, and certainly showing that collectors are paying at tention to the sleeping giant of the East, JltofiIe~ in was Chinese numismatic treasure, and a spectacular People's Republic of .1! umismatics China Lunar Series Kilo gold 10,000 Yuan Year of the Horse 2002, KM- Charles Lenormant 1427 , which rea lized $138,000 amidst fierce bidding. This coin, 1802-1859 numbered 10, is one of only 15 mint Charles Lenormant, born in Paris on June 1", ed at the Shanghai Mint, all of which 1802, was at first a student of law, and espe were initially intended for export. In cially of Roman law. As a young man, his truth, many of these large issue coins interest in archaeological studies was spurred have been melted, so the actual by II trip to Italy, which led to his becoming an established archaeologist, Egyp numbers in existence may be consid tologist, and numismatist. In 1828, he led an archaeological expedition to Egypt, erably lower than listed mintages. and in the following years served as Librarian of the French Royal Library and Chinese coin highlights continued to Professor of Archaeology at the College de France. He also traveled to Greece. dominate the top lots of the auction with Between 1834 and 1850, Lenormant, along with Paul Delaroche and Henriquel a People's Republic of China 20 Ounce Dupont, co-edited Tresor de lIumismatique et de glyptique, which was pub gold 1,500 Yuan Phoenix and Dragon lished in 20 volumes at Paris. In 1844, he founded the periodical Revue 1990, KM-321, bringing twice its base archeologique. He was also a prolific author, and his writings include such works estimate at $80,500, and a stunner as Introduction cl {' histoire orienfale (Paris, 1838); MIlsee des antiquites egyp when a People's Republic of China five tiennes (Paris, 1842); Iconographie des emperellrs romains et de leur Funilies piece platinum 1/4 oz., 25 Yuan set (Paris, 1843); and Numismatique des rois grecs (Paris, 1849), for which he is 1993, Ancient Scientific and Technical well known to numismatists. He was also {he Director of the Department of Inventions and Discoveries, Second Coins and Medals at the Bibliotheque Nationale from 1840 until 1859. Charles Set, all Gem Proof with COA, APW od 1.2500 oz., rea li zed a hefty $54,625 Lenormant died in Athens on November 22 , ! 859. against a base estimate of only $2,000. This feature is provided courtesy of Kolbe & Fanning "In so many areas right now, and Numismatic Booksellers, Gahanna, OH 43230 especially in numismatics, China is continued on page 36 ... 32 The Ge/ator Ponterio & Associates to Offer Diverse Rarities in Official June 2010 Baltimore Auction IRVINE, CA-Ponterio & Associates, Great Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan RIC-52, S-1930, Cal-412, NGC AU, Inc., the world and ancients auction (12SO-94).1t is among the earliest known Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5. division of Bowers and Marena Auc Chinese 50 Tael Sycee ingol." o Australia, Florin, 1934, KM-33, tions, will conduct its Baltimore Auction Additional highlights in Ponterio & NGC Proof-62. of World and Ancient Coins and Paper Associates' Official June 2010 Balti • Austria, Taler, 1590, Hall Mint, Ru Money as part of Bowers and Marena's more Auction include: dolf II (1576-1612), with Archdukes Official Auction of th e June 2010 Whit • Sicily, Messana, AR Tetradrachm Maximilian, Charles V and Ferdinand, man Coin & Co llectibles Baltimore Expo. (17. 39 grams), ca. 450-426 BC, Cae Dav-81 OS, Bachteli-128A, NGC EF-4S. The two-session sale will be conducted camo-Caltabiano-425, 0 183/A 175 o Guatemala, 8 Reales, 1787-M, June 18'h and 19'" at the Baltimore Con (same dies), NGC XF, Strike: 3/5, Sur KM-36.2a, FC-33, EI-41 , Brilliant Un vention Center. More than 2,300 lots will face: 4/5, Die Flaws. circulated. be offered, including approximately • Seleukid Kingdom, Seleukos I, Ni • Mexico, War of In dependence, 1 ,500 lots of ancient and foreign coins kator, 312-280 BC, AR Tetradrachm Oaxaca, 8 Reales, 1812-C, KM-168, and 825 lois of world paper money. (17.04 grams), Susa Mint, EMS-420, Bold Very Fine. Executive vice president, Rick Pon No. 99 (A59/P7). Neweli-417 (Persep All lot descriptions and images in the lerio states, ·Our June 2010 Baltimore olis), Very Fine. June 2010 Baltimore Auction can be Auction is sure to see strong bidder o Aoman Empire, Tiberius, AD 14- viewed online at the Bowers and Merena participation-and competilion 37, AV Aureus (7.88 grams), l ugdunum website, www.bowersandmerena.com. among specialists in many areas 01 Mint, RIC-25. 5 -1 760, Cal-30S, NGC Printed catalogs are available upon re foreign coins and paper money. Fea Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. quest by calling 800.458.4646. Online bid- tured among the coin offerings in this • Roman Empire, Nero, AD 54-68, sale are important rarities from many AV Aureus (7.33 grams), Rome Mint, COlllillued on page 36 ... periods of history, ranging from ancient Greece to the modern era. ~ ~e (!&lbe C/Curiositie i>boppe ~ (0 division oj RCCA Ltd.) located at _ 111 South Orange A venue · South Orange, NJ 07079 A complete collectors gallery buying & selling: U. S., ancient, & foreign coil1s, U.S. & foreign stamps, paper malley, tokens & medals, Classical Antiquities of Greece, Rome, Egypt, & ludaea, Pre-Columbian, Continued Ponterio: "An example of the diversity in this sale can be found American I"dian, African, & Ethnographic objects in two of the more important highlights. & artifacts, along witll historical and popular autographs The first is a very rare Zeugitania. & manl/script material, Revolutio1lary War & earlier Americana. Carthage AV Trihemistater, or 1-1/2 Shekel (see photo above), that dates BUYING & SELLING - FREE APPRAISALS to the early period of the First Punic War (ca. 264-260 BG) . The coin is at "You'd be amazed at what we will buy & how much we will pay" tributed alternatively as Jenkins & l ewis Group IX PI.1B, No. 392 (same dies) and MOller-Pg. 86, No. 66, and has been certif ied by NGC as AU, Prop.: Dr. Arnold R. Saslow Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5." Phone (973) 762-1588 · Fax (973) 761-8406 "We will also present a Yuan Dynas ty Zhi Yuan 50 Tael Sycee Ingot that is Email: arnie.saslow @prodigy.net extremely rare and historically signifi Gallery hours: Monday to Saturd ay 10:00 - 6:00 cant,~ Ponterio added. "It is dated the 14'" year of the Zhiyuan era (1273 AD), Visa, MasterCard & American Express Accepted inscribed with the denomination at up Giji Certificates Issued pe r left and the ruler's name and date ------at lower center. Khubilai Khan, the fifth June 201 0 33 ACE Essays Cont. from pg. 31 brother's usuall y calm, diplomatic voice was past irritated, and anger flamed through it like a li t match on dry paper. I would get up soon. I had never planned on missing my wedding- not that anyone would believe it. But I was resigned to the fact that Constanlius was going to be my husband. I knew that it was going to happen from the very be ginning, as soon as Honorius had pre sentcd mc. But that didn't stop me from fantasizing, quirking into a smile at the image of my dress torn to shreds. "Miss Pl acidia?" a warbled, old voice floated through the door. r sighed and stretched my foot out from undcr thc blankcts, extcnding it until I could reach the chai r against the door. I pushed it over, and immediate ly Irene jumped in pulling a metal tub behind her, unwilling to go through a repeat of the morning. She gazed at me unsympathetically for just a moment before demanding that Fixed price sale I go sit in the washtub, and then bustled over to the window. She pulled the cur www.deamoneta.com/artemideaste tains apart and sudden ly my shadows were gone. She said somethi ng about the Greek. Roman, Medieval and Italian coins. Papal Medals. Numismatic Books. cold and lit dancing flames in the hearth. I closed my eyes and fiddled some more with my ring. Just a fcw more seconds. But no, I had been lazy all moming Irene grabbed me roughly. taking care no t to hurt me, and dragged me to the tub with an unexpected strength. strip ping me down and pushing me in. We had a privatc, hcatcd bath, of course, but I supposed Irene deemed that too com plicatcd for mc today. She went to the ~an~ 34 The Gelator pressions varying from boredom to excitement as Irene scooted me up the SPRING BOOK SPECIALS!! isle without hesitation and left me - All $30.00 or less- with an encouraging smile to stand in Suy $125 or more - 20% Discount front of everyone, next to Constanti us. Buy $200 or more - 25 % Discount We both sat down on our stools fac BaItIorin.A.. ~ __ "" Gtwtc...... _ .... _ ... _. S llS.OO _In.A..~_''''A.o June2010 35 Ponterio Cont. from pg. 33 ding will commence in mid-May and pre auction bids will be accepted at www.bowersandmerena.com;bye-mailat [email protected]; by phone at 800-458-4646; by fax at 949-253- 4091; and by postal mail addressed to Bowers and Merena, Baltimore June 2010,18061 Fitch, Irvine, CA, 92614. Interested bidders are also encouraged to view lots onsite in Baltimore in June and bid in -person at the live auction, or live online through the Bowers and Merena website . A complete auction and lot viewing schedule is available at www.bowersandmerena.com or by calling 800-458-4646. Typical Results for Robinson Auction ALBANY, NY-All but 29 of the 511 lots were sold in Frank S. Robinson's 78'" auction of Ancient and Early Coins, which closed on May 4th , 20 10. The top price of $925 was reali2ed by a stater of Lokris Opuntia, with Persephone head righUAjax advancing right, grad ed VF/AVF. Among other Greek coins, a Saktri an tetradrachm of Euthydemos I in AEF/ VF sold for $610; a Lys imachos tet radrachm in EFwith trace of double strik ing brought $920, reduced from an FINE GREEK. ROMAN, PERSIAN, $1150 top bid; an early type Aspendos PARTHIAN & SA SSANIAN COINS "wrestler" stater in VF with a little crude Specializing in BIBLICAL COINS & ARTIFACTS ness realized $476 on a $600 bid; and an AEF Stater of Datames from Tarsos, We buy, sell & and build the finest collections. somewhat Off-center, brought $376. In the Roman section, a bronze of See us at the Chicago Internat ional Coin Fair #408 Soloi-Pompeiopolis with portrait of .WWW.zuzimjudaea.com Pompey graded VF-EF/F-VF sold for www.trocadero.com/zuzimjudaea $491 ; an AEFNF+ Ag rippa As realized Goldstein. Numistmatist $490 on a $71 0 bid; an As of Galba with 10 I 003, Brooklyn NY 11 2 10 Libertas reverse, graded F-VF/F, sold for i: $377; a Fine plus Julia Titi denarius brought $341 ; a Choice VF Maximus sestertius realized $435; and a Valens iP@WiP@O Now Available for Sol idus in VF/F-VF with cleaning scratches brought $401 . Subscription Payments The sale also included Byzantine and Now offer ing PayPal as an option that you can use t o conveniently pay other early coinages, group lots, numis for your subscription, Ce/ator binders, or back issues. Just send pay matic and historical literature. ment t o: kerence@frontiernetnet, and you can pay using the credit Frank Robinson conducts three mail card of your choice or have the monies automatically deducted from bid sales annually. Catalogs may be ob your checking account. Just go t o our secure site at www.vcoins.com/ tained free of charge from Robinson at celator where you can use Paypal or your Visa/Mastercard. P.O. Box 3040A, Pine Station, Albany, NY 12203; phone/fax 518-482-2639; or e-mail [email protected]. Catalogs The Celator ~ can also be viewed at his website, ~ P.O. Box 10607, Lancaster, PA 17605 _ [i .1'[ www.fsrcoin.com; and the results of the PhonelFax (717) 656·8557 ~ latest sale are posted at www.fsrcoin .com/resu ltS.hlml. 36 The Gelator Heritage Cont. from pg. 32 Baktrian Coins Numismatic Literature very hot," said Warren Tucker, Direc Topic of April For Sale tor of World Coins at Heritage Auctions. ACCLA Meeting "When a coin that is estimated at only Abramson. s.c ••I1 .... An IIlustr.ted <;uili 45 00 $2,000 ends up at almost $55,000, that A ..... odoylllurt"': k R.i Heritage Auctions , headed by Steve ing commun ity as well as promotion of Unlc.., oot June2010 37 New Gold Find of Cartivellaunos Helps Relocate His Kingdom-Again Last November we learned that a new gold stater of Cartivellaunos had been found-on ly the second gold stater recorded of this obscure late Iron Age chieftain who ruled in northeast Killer's Gold Sold The warrior wears tunic of chain-mail. England, apparently around the time of the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. The first was found in 1999 ginning of the first century AD. In and sold by DNW in 2008 for 1924, fragments of chain-mai l were £12,650- a record price for an ancient found in a royal grave at Colchester, British coin. Essex, dated to about 15-[0 Be." A rare gold coin of the Coricltavi tribe, known as the To rksey Quarter Rare gold stater of Tasciovanos. and dated about 50-20 Be, was also auctioned. Only two other examples A rare gold staler ofTasciovanos, have been recorded. beli eved to be onc of th e fi nest known, was auctioned in early May by my firm. Based in Hertfordshire, Tascin vaons ruled the Cat uvellauni tribe Gold stater of Cartivellaunos, only the around 25 Be-AD to. His name means second known. To be sold by Chris "Killer-of-Badgers:' and most of his Rudd on July 12'h, 2010. gold staters reflect his aggressive char acter. This rare one, issued in the lat To which tribe did Cartivellaunos ter part of his reign, describes him as ("strong ruler") belong? In 1893, when rican, which may mean something like "great king" or "supreme king," im his first silver coin was found in the plying perhaps thaI other chiefs were Honley hoard, West Yorkshire, it was thought to be the Brigantes of York reporting to him. shire. Indeed, for over sixty years this "This coin is of interest to military silver half unit, then still unique, was historians," says Elizabeth Cottam, "because it seems to confirm that some mistakenly attributed to Cartimandua ("strong pony"), queen of the Brig of the wealthier British warriors were wearing chain-mail armor by the be- antes, who betrayed Carataeus to her Artist's impression of Tasciovanos Roman allies in AD 51. Then in 1960, ("killer of badgers") as commander of it was reassigned to Cartivellaunos of Catuvellaunian cavalry. the Coritani of Lincolnshire, who are Muscular Dystrophy Association now called Corieltavi ("army of the broad land"). Today, thanks to the lat est gold stater find and other finds made by metal deteetorists since the I 980s, the Brigantes of Yorkshire once acrain look a more likely home for Where b Hope Begins Torksey gold quarter stater. Only two others known. Do it the Easy Way RENEW ONLINE! 1-800-FIGHT-MD at www.vcoins.coml www.mdausa.org Silver unit of Cartivellaunos, formerly celator attributed to Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes. 38 The Gelator BRtGANTES .. Who Was AGR? ·_··,·····, • ( . i • The recent di scovery of a rare Iron i : Age go ld coin, inscribed AGR and struc k shortly berore Cluud ius invad . ~:' ed Britain in AD 43, prompts the ques s : . tion: who was Agr? ,• Reconstruction of Agr silver unit, BMC .: CORI ELTAVI , 1899, found at Thurrock, Essex. Drawn . by Sue White . ~.--- tGE NI Marc us Ag ri p pa." However. Dr. John Sills thinks Agr- is more piau· Not one of the six coins of Cartivelfaun sibly interpreted as a Celtic name os with recorded find spots (gray dots) such as Agricu, meaning "war wa s found in Lincolnshire, heartland of hound ," as in the legendary Iri sh Agr gold quarter stater, struck by Ca the Corie/lavi tribe. Was he a prince of hero CU Chulainn ("hound of Cu tuvellaunian ruler AD35·43. Found the Brigantes or ParisH? ca. tann"). An equall y rare silver coin. near Stowmarket. September 2009. To also inscribed AGR, shows a bi tch Canivcllaunos, or possibly the ParisH be sold by Chris Rudd, July 5'~, 2010. attacking a snake. This lends some of north Humberside. support 10 Si ll s' interpretation. The new gold stater of Carti vel In 1989. Robert Va n Arsdell said The Agr gold coin , one of only launos will be auctioned in Aylsham. the inscription could refer to a son fi ve recorded. was found by a metal Norrolk. on Jul y 12'\ 2010 by Eli za or Cunobel in and th is still seems to detecto rist ncar Stowmarket, Suf beth COllam of Chris Rudd . She suys: be the most likely answer. In 2002. rolk. in September or 2009, and will " I think bidders wi ll recognize not Dr. Phil ip de Jersey suggested that be auctioned by Elizabeth Cottam of only the great ra rity of this coin , but Agr- might be an abbreviation of Chri s Rudd on July 5lh, 20 10. also its numi smatic and historic impor Agrippa or Ag rippina, "perh aps in tance. Ca rtivel launos is known to us recognition or one of Cunobelin's solely from six coins-all with secure friends at Rom e, or in memory of findspots ,lfid alt but one discovered by metal detecting:' Did Cartivellaunos and his two (?) brothers Dumnocoveros ("giant of W the world ) and Dumnovellaunos W ("commander of the world ) control th e Humber estuary (Abos 'rive,') shortly before and after the Claudi an invasion of AD 43? Say that you read it ill The Celator June 2010 39 Rudd ConI. from pg. 39 LETTERS Co ntinued from page 4 coins been raised that would have, de facio, hindered their making with a fa tal detriment to the cultural treasures we can share and enjoy today. With our most respectful regards, Silver unit of Solidus (~firm " or "en_ Ing . Ermanno Winsemann Falghera during"). another possible son or as President of the Societa Numismat- sociate of Cunobelin with a Latinate ica !taNana name, struck ca. AD 40-43. lis Nep tune was copied from the Agrippa as (see above). Found near Deal, Kent, Reader Expresses ca. April 23, 2000. Sold by Chris Appreciation for Rudd for £2,500. Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Those of us who focus on Ao mano-British issues are very fortu nate that Lee Toone had the foresight If Cunobelin was Roman.friendly, he to interview Dr. Vogelaar before his could have given one of his sons a untimely passing, and to publish a Roman name, such as Agrippa. record of this exchange r The Voge Bronze as in the name of Agrippa, laar Romano-British Collection ,~ May struck AD 37-41. Sold by Numismat 2010). I learned a thing or two, and ica Ars Classica NAC AG, Zurich, was excited to find a few of the coins March 24, 2010, for CHF 3250. thai I was able to secure during the sales of Dr. Voge laar's collection sin gled out for discussion. I never had the privilege of meet When you ing Dr. Vogelaar, but I will not forget how gracious he was in answering . ' " contact the my e-mail inquiries during the course ":;;? dealers of those sales. His answers were al ways very thorough and thoughtful, ~ advertising and he was kind enough 10 point out a few hidden gems tucked away in in this issue, don't UCuchulain Slays the Hound of group lots that I might have other Culain, W illustration by Stephen Reid forget to tell them wise overlooked. Dr. Vogelaar clearly from Eleanor Hull's The Boys' enjoyed sharing his knowledge of that you saw their Cuchulain, 1904. this faSCinating fie ld with his fellow ad in collectors; if only we had some mo re time to spend wilh him. The Paul DiMarzio Connecticut Reach a targeted audience. Celator Professional Directory ads get results! You can now read COIN NEWS, the UK's biggest selling coin magazine for less than $2 a month! Fo r just *$16 per year we will send you an online ve rs ion via an e-mail link every month direct to your inbox, fully searchable w ith e-mail and web addresses hot linked. 40 The Gelator ti cularly suited to the Egyptian envi ronment and Egypt today produces some of the linest cotton in the world. Silk was imported during the Ptolema ic period and later over the silk route from Asia. During the Ro man period. the Cloth and Clothing richly decorated tu in Ancient Egypt nic was introduced, and il reached ils Because of the dry climate and the height in the Coptic practice of burying the dead with large period from which quantities of cloth, we actually have many fine exam more physical evidence of cloth from ples have survived. ancient Egypt than we do from most oth Indeed, some of the Three styles of ancient Egyptian clothing. From http:// er counlries of antiquity, with the possi finest cloth from www.cuesd.tehama.k12.ca .us/ma ywoodlsta fflhohensteinl ble exception of Pre Columbian Peru ancient Egypt we ancienLegyptian_sites.htm. where a similar dry climate and similar have today dates to burial practices lead to the preservation this period. Although, as noted, much of placed in the tomb for the use of the of large quantities of cloth as well. Indeed, the earlier Egyptian cloth was undeco deceased in the afterlife. much of what we know of cloth and cloth rated, mummy wrappings were for ritu Although not as popular as some oth ing in the ancient Near East is derived from al use often inscribed with sayings and er ancient Egyptian artifacts, Egyptian excavations in Egypt. This is not only be pictures from the Book of the Dead and cloth and clothing can form an interest cause of the surviving examples of cloth other religious writings. Bolts of cloth ing area of collecting and has the added and clothing, but also because of the many inscribed with the name of the owner advantage that nice examples can still vividly painted waH decorations found in and other data were also commonly be obtained for a relatively modest price. the lombs. That is not to say that other cultures d id not depict clothing in their an but few did so with the fidelity and vibran cy of the Egyptian artists. THE SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY It is perhaps a shame that although cloth was produced in Egypt from Pre Founded in 1879 dynastic times and perhaps earlier, and At the forefront of scientific and historical research for over one hundred years, the Swiss the skill of the Egyptian weavers is Numismatic Society has established a worldwide reputation by its work with leading scholars, collectors and dealers diffused through its well known Revue and Gazette journals widely recognized, most of the cloth with articles in four languages, together with numerous monographs and special publica was, until the Coptic period, rather plain. tions in such series as Typos and the Catalogues of Swiss Coins. Dying methods were not unknown but The Society itself owes its inception in 1879 to the pioneering spirit of Dr. Charles Fran90is most garments were white or the natu Trachsel, its founder and first president, but the Swiss numismatic tradition goes back to the ral color of the doth. In fact, if a gar earliest days of coin collecting in the late 15" century when connoisseurs like the Amerbach fam il y of Basel, inspired by Renaissance humanists such as Erasmus of Rotterdam then ment is depicted as dyed in colors be residing in the city, established important cabinets . fo re the New Kingdom, it is usually The Society continued from the old century under the guidance of Eugene Demole and Paul worn by a foreigner. The Biblical refer Stroehlin, while the new was presided over by eminent scholars such as Dietrich Schwarz ence to the "coat of many colors" worn and Colin Martin. by Joseph is probably a reflection of this. The Swiss Numismatic Society remains today at the service of the international numismatic These garments were draped and pleat community, dedicated as it is to the furtherance of the knowledge of those small but invaluable witnesses of art and history, the coins of Greece, Rome, Byzantium, the Orient, ed rather than tailored. the middle ages, the modern period and Switzerland itself. In the New Kingdom and later peri By joining this leading society, you will be able to participate directly in numismatic research ods, the upper classes employed deco and moreover be eligible to receive the annual Revueand the quarterly Gazette, as well as rative methods such as tapestry weav members' discounts on most special publications. ing and embroidery as well as some dy Applications for membership in the Society are welcome from all with an interest in ancient ing to enhance cloth. Animal skins were and modern numismatics. sometimes worn as garments, particu The membership fee is Sfr 130 per year (including postage) and Sfr 2500 for life membership, larly for ritual use. Both linen and flax or a sponsoring membership from Sfr 250 per year. Please make checks payable to the were used but wool was not introduced Swiss Numismatic Sociely. Please visit our website at: www.nurnisuisse.org. before the Middle Kingdom, and even in later times it was not in extensive use SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY perhaps because of a religious prohibi c/o Secretary: Pierre-A. Zanchi, Chemin Cure 6 B tion. Cotton was in use only from the CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland Fax: +41 21 728 65 61 late period circa 600 Be onward, which is ironic because the cotton plant is par- E-mail: pmzanchi @bluewin.ch June2010 41 lion to celebrate the inaugura ti on of the Caesarea-Paneas mint of Agrippa II 's Flavian series. The recognition that this is a medallion issued for very limited use explains its rarity. It is believed that, in general, Roman provincial medallions were issued for ceremonial rea sons, and many of them even Figure 2-GBG 618a. Pseudo medallion of Agrip tually entered circulation. pa II, year 27, similar to GaG 618, but on a small The existence of Agrippa er, lighter f/an. II 's two types of celebratory A Medallion of medallions, only in the years 26 IT and 27, virtually guarantees Agrippa before the only other coin of this type that those two years corresponded with It is always fun and interesting to previously known (GBC 621), and it a special event. The most logical sug explain how new and significant coin was probably struck during the first gestion is the inauguration of a mint types are discovered, especially with year of Agrippa II's Fla regard to ancient coins that have been vian mint at Caesarea-Pa around for 2,000 years. neas. Second, the size of In the latest issue of Israel Numis the coin is comparable to malic Research (No.4, 2009), I have Agrippa's Vespasian por published an article regarding just trait medallion of the fo l such a coin. Not even one other ex lowing year (GBC 618). ample has ever been noted. This coin Finally, the legends as is a medallion of Agrippa II. It was well as the portraits ofTi firsl brought 10 my attention by numis tus and Domitian on this matist Frank Kovacs of San Francisco, ncwly discovered coin are who immediately recognized it as no t simple legend s or something speciaL busts, but are decorated in Figure 3-New/y described medallion of Agrippa /I with Subsequent research showed that ways not generally seen confronted, ornately decorated busts of Titus and the coin is remarkable in several re on the Flavian coins of Domitian. spects. First, it was struck the year Agrippa II. The busts of both Ti beginning in 74175 AD, and following tus and Domitian are the fall of Masada. heavily adorned, and the Agrippa II 's other true medallion legends appear to have (GBC 628) features Vcspasian's lau been carefully engraved, reate portrait and Tyche-Fortuna with with large dots inter her rudder atop a celestial globe. Ac spersed between Ihe cording to our current knowledge, th is words. The reverse motif coin was struck only in the year 27. is Pan. a local god ofeac While the emperor's bust is not sarea-Pancas, wh ich adorned on that coin, the sty le, engrav helps establish the mint. ing, and treatment of the inscriptions These traits confirm are celebratory. Words in the legends Figure 1- G8G 618. Medallion of Agrippa /I with Ves that the medallion was a are separated by dashes, perhaps an pasian's portrait struck in year 27. special issue: A medal- element related to the dots used on the year 26 medallion. Agrippa II's cele bration of his Flavian mint at Caesar roH. D. RAUCH GmbH Vienna ea-Paneas may have included the two medall ions as a dynastic series, cele RAUCH Numismatist and Auctioneer since 1969 brating all three Flavians, first the up For Ancient, World Coins & Historical Medals and-coming sons and then the father, all of them Agrippa II's patrons and Next Auction: Auction 86, benefactors. (Titus was also linked to May 13-14, 2010 Agrippa II by virtue of his long-stand Monthly electronic live auction starting ing relationship with Agrippa II 's sis " ler Berenice.) January 29 , 2010 Pseudo-medallions of both of the Please contact us: 01143153333 12 types described above were also struck E-mail: [email protected] in the year 27 (G BC 6 18a, 621). How ever, the year 27 issue with the con Visit our shop: www.hdrauch.com fronted busts of Titus and Domitian is Write to: A-to 10 Wien, Graben 15 (Europe) quite different from the medallion struck in the previous year, which is 42 The Gelator the topic of this article. Although the legends are identical , the dimensions of the year 27 issue are smaller and Tim Wakes both the legends and the portraits are Speciatist in Medi..,val and Islamic Coins less adorned. The copies of the Vcs pasian medallion are also ligh ter (around 20 vs . 35 grams) and smaller (30-34 mm vs . 35 mm) than the me dallion itself. None of the information above is very clear unless one considers the PO Box 150 method of dating the coins of Agrippa Battle II. The concept that the dates on Agrip e-mail: [email protected] East Sussex pa II 's coins are based on more than www.wilkescoinS.com TN330FA UK one era is not new. In 1864, Madden www.vcoins.com/ancient/timwilkes suggested four different dating eras should be app li ed to Agrippa II 's coins. Hill, in the British Museum Catalog, rejected this and maintained a system based upon a single era be ginning in 61 AD. Meshorer suggest Early ed two eras, of 61 and 56 AD. Most recently, Alia Kushnir-Stein reviewed Islamic & Oriental the history of th is subject and pro posed a new framework of eras. Coins Kushnir-Stein brought us to the conclusion that multiple eras are in deed appropriate for the coins of Agrippa II. His first era began in the www.vcoins.com/najafcoins year 49, which she points out was "menti oned by Josephus in B1 2:284. www.najafcoins.com Josephus reported that the Jewish re volt began in the twelfth year of Nero and the seventeenth year of Agrippa, in the mon th of Artemisos. This means the spring of66. Seyrig has shown that Now Available! the starting point of Agrippa's era is the autumn of 49." Kushnir-Stein further suggested lot Kosher that Agrippa II 's second main era be gan in 60/61 AD, but admits th at his Forleries of Ancien. tory records nothing notable for that year, although she suggests it might Jewish and Billlical Coins have been "a further enlargement of Agrippa's kingdom by Nero." If that David Hendin was the case, then, she notes, that "the coins of Agrippa dated by the era of Author of Guide to Biblical Coins, the bestselling 60 AD could thus have been struck in reference book of all time for this series, documents with photo a place which came under his control graphs more than 550 common and uncommon forgeries of more in 60/6 1 AD ... [Agrippa's father, than 125 types, from collections around the world. Agrippa I, struck coins in Caesarea Paneas, Jerusalem, and Caesarea Mar 224 pages, 7 x 9 inch hardcover with dust jacket itima .. .]" $50. 00 plus $3. 00 shipping. Order your signed copy It has long been assumed that Cae directly from the publisher or your favorite dealer. sarea-Paneas was Agrippa II 's main mint, and according to Kushnir-Stein's theory, the era of 49 must belong to AMPHORA this city. J:i.. PO. BOI{ 80S Thus, this medallion dated to year .::;z...., .l? Nyack. NY 10 960 26, provides evidence that appears to @.:=:J •. ~A 84 5·]58,7364 support Kushnir-Stein's theory. -' [email protected] According to Meshorer's datin g according to the era of 61 AD, the www.amphoracoins.com coins of year 26 would have been http://www.vcoins.com/amphoracoins confinued on page 46 . June 2010 43 gur needed to take a reading, the cages were opened and food thrown on the ground. Depending if the chickens came out and ate the food (favomble) or re fused/mil away/made a conunotion (un favorable), the military group respond ed accordingly with their tactics. Ex quadrupedihus: This group per formed private divinations and was not used by the state for official busi Figure 2-Gordian 1/1 as Caesar, AR Denari ness. The augur in the group observed us-Uluus, secespila, ewer, simpulum and the movement of a quadruped (fox, aspergillum. Image courtesy of Beast Coins. deer, horse, etc.) across the path of the Priestly requestor to divinc a meaning. Implements the implement user. In ancient Rome, Ex diris: This was a catchall cate before the Imperatorial period when gory to cover the meaning behind ev It's kind of funny-having been an Juli us Caesar and all of the emperors ery-day accidents and omens such as ancient coin dealer for morc then ten going forward held the title of Pontifex sneezing and falling over. An important years now, I've seen plenty of exam Max imus (s upreme superintendent of military part of this group was the ex ples of Roman coins with "pri estly all religious mailers) solely for implements" on the reverse (see Fig political a nd social gai n, ures I and 2). However, I 've never priestly rituals guided not only really given a lot of thought to the personal daily life, but major purpose of each implement. or how public decisions and ceremo they were actually used in whatever nies as well. There were nu ceremony or funct ion fo r which they merous colleges of priests and were designed. Although modern rc priestesses and their roles were ligions have all sorts of rituals and well-defined and highly re objects. ancient religions overall were spected. One class of priests infinitely morc complex sioce they had was the augurs. Among them, a whole pantheon of gods of whom to there were five classifications: Figure 3-Jufia Domna, IE As-Vestal Virgins sacrific deal, appease, praise and fea r. Ex cada: This was the most ing at Temple of Vesta. Image courtesy of eNG, Inc. Before we start to get into the im important group of augurs and plements themselves, we need to take members were responsible for a step back and look al the fun ction of observing and divining the meaning of the acuminibus. or the augurs dealing with various types of thunder and lightn ing. flames appearing at the points of spears Ex avihus: Augurs in this group or other weapons. I can't imagine how derived meaning from the two class often that happened, but hey, apparent- es of birds, which could give signs 1y you needed your bases covered. the oscines, by singing or vocalizing, No public act could be performed and the alites, by their movement of wi thout consulting the auspices, no elec fli ght. The oscines included ravens, tion could be held, no law passed and crows, owls and hens . The alites in no war waged for a neglect of the aus cluded eagles and vultures. pices would have been equivalent to a Ex tripudiis: Auspices were taken declaration that the gods had ceased to by thi s group through feeding chick rul e the Roman state. Since everything Figure 1-Julius Caesar, AR Oenarius-Sim ens. This was primarily used during the Romans did revolved around their pulum, aspergillum, securis and apex. Im military campaigns. The chickens religion. fai lure to abide by the rigid age courtesy of Beast Coins. were kept in cages and when the au- ceremonies would have lead to the col lapse of order, law and society. There is a great page at http:// penelope. uchicago .ed ulTha yer/E/Ro man/Tex ts/secondary/SM I G RA */ Augurium.html. which gives a detailed account of the role of the augur/aus pex in Roman society for more read ing and better understanding of what I' ve summarized. Learn All About Collecting Ancient Coins Here arc the definitions of the pri mary implements used by the Roman augurs (among others) and displayed www.ancientcoinmarket.com on coins, as per A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, by John Mur New Articles Monthly ray (London, 1875). continued on page 46... 44 The Celator "defender of evil." Oh my, where does coin collecting, widely published au one even start in atlempling to set that thors and researchers , and most of all notion straight? My flTSt inclination IS they are leaders with considerable integ to defend the trade. Not because it is the rity. When they say th at ACCG is a charter of ACCG to do that, but because COLLECTOR organization (and you it is an unfair and unreasonable charac can ask any of them), you can take that terization by people who have a very to the bank. narrow world view. They appear to be Speaking of the bank, another often held hostage by an ideological vise that heard criticism is that the majority of squeezes all but a few highly compressed benefactors of Ihe ACCG are dealers. sound bites out of their brain. But, that That is in fact true. The interests of col defense plays right into their little chil lectors and dealers are very often con dren's ring game. vergent. It should be no surprise to any "Misconceptions" The ACCG charter, bylaws and ob one Ihal the ACCG opposition to import jectives arc c\emly stllted on the guild's restrictions serves the interests of deal The Italy request for extension of the web site, hnp:/Iaccg.us, and there are no ers, even though it is primarily a defense Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) hidden agendas. The ACCG is a collec of private coUecting. The financiaJ sup that places import restrictions on certain tor-based organization, pure and simple. pan of ACCO by dealers is one way that classes of artifacts is now in the hands The vast majority of its 600+ individual the trade can give something back to of the Cultural Property Advisory Com members are p ri vate collectors. The their clients and benefit at the same time. mittee (CPAC) in Washington. The com guild is supported by 21 Affiliate Mem Supporting ACCG is a "no-brainer" for mittee has received public comment in ber clubs, none of which are commercial the numismatic trade, but that does not the form of written leiters and faxes as enterprises. These Affiliate Members rep make ACCG a dealer lobby. The IAPN well oral presentations at a public ses resent more than 5,{XXl collectors. and PNO ably represent the numismat sion held on May 6'h at State Depart Critics of the ACCG constantly harp ic trade and while there is a symbiotic ment offices in Foggy Bottom. The on the fact that several board members relationship between these organizations ACCG sponsored Fax Wizard was tak have some affiliation with the trade. This and the ACCO, each has its own inde en advantage of by 1,934 individuals is, in their minds, evidence of trade dom pendent focus. who expressed their views in opposition ination. That is pure nonsense. Not one One might ask why does ACCG to import restrielions on coins. This is a member of the ACCO Board of Direc make such a point of being col!ector record response for ACCO Fax cam tors makes their living as a coin dealer. rather than trade oriented? After all, paigns, which saw a previous high of and the board members are nominated there's nothing disgraceful about lobby 1, 100+ during the CPAC hearing on ex and elected by the general membership, ing for the trade. When I first became lending the MOU wilh Cyprus. I'm told aware of the efforts of nationalist fo that the AlA equivalent effort generat One is a nu mismatic publisher, one a cused groups to control the private col ed about half Ihal number. If accurate, researcher and authenticator, one is an attorney. onc an Internet services devel lecting of ancient coins through legisla and I have no reason to doubt ii, this is opcr, onc a professional engineer, one a tion and governmental administrative a remarkable fact. retired corporate manager in the Defense actions, could not find any organiza The ancient coin collecting commu r industry, and for me personally, less than tion taking up the banner for collectors. nity is virtually the only solid resistance The numismatic trade organizations were to the restrictions created through bilat 5% of my annual income comes from the sale of ancient coins. I wouldn't call engaged, but neither theANS nor the ANA eral agreements. The anliquities trade is that a "trade dominated" board of direc at that time had taken any active role in conspicuous by its absence, and the tors. What I would suggest is that any organizing collector opposition to this museum community is far from unified one who researches the careers of these clear and serious threat to the hobby. Be in its position. Ancient coin collectors, board members will find a wealth of cause there had been no "umbrella" orga who were a very small voice in the de contributions to ancient numismatics nization for ancient coin collectors since bates ten years ago, are now the stron over the past half century. They are fel the short-lived Ancient Coin Club of gesl clement of opposition to the State America, I went to those friends that I Department generated restrictions- and lows of the RNS and ANS, recipients of many ANA awards for contributions 10 knew and trusted to fonn the ACCG. are growing in strength. Of course, be ing the most visible opposition also makes one the most attractive target and the ACCO has seen its share of "inc om Are you looking for someone you can trust ing" arti llery. to sell your collection for yOU? Aside from the purely nasty disposi tions that any debate seems to encoun Consign with confidence to ter, there are some misconceptions about the ACCG that seem to hang on dog Sayles and Lavender gedly in spi te of the facts. One of the most common, and highly targeted, mis hUp:llvcoins.comlsaylesandlavender conceptions is that the ACCG is a "deal er lobby." While Ihis in itself is nOI of SAYLES AND LAVENDER Call or Email fensive, the implicalion that generally P.o. Box 926, Watkinsville, GA 30677 about goes with it is. Some crilics, who are wayne@saylesandlavender,com'(417)679-2142 consigning your vehemently anti-trade, see dealers as a [email protected] · (321) 946·4633 coins or books scourge and thereby portray ACCG as a June 2010 45 Hendin Cont. from pg. 43 der why the on ly known medal lion of Agrippa 11 was slruck a year later in year27 (75n6 AD; Slruck in 86/87 AD and those dated GBC 618), and was nOI among year 27 . the fo llowing year. This means that coins bearing the imperial names the premier issues of th is Fla vian mint. and titles of Vespa sian as emperor were The new coin , brought to struck nearly ten years after his death. my attention by Frank Kovacs, However, if the suggested era be helps solve thi s ridd le, It was gan in 49 AD, the first coins were struck a year earlier and thus struck at the mint of Caesarea- Paneas immediately fo llowing the fall under Agrippa II during the Flavian Figure 4- GBC 621. Pseudo medallion of Agrip of Masada, and at the first year dynasty, in year 26, or 74n5 AD. This pa II, year 27, similar to the newly described of the Flavi an min t of Cacsar was j ust around a year after the final medallion but smaller in weight and a less cele defeat of the Jews in the Jewish War. ea Paneas. bratory engraving style. This arti cle lIdapted from which culminated with the fal l of Mas my article in Israel Numismatic Re ada in 73 AD. In that case, based on sea rch 4, 2010. Copyright © 2010 by David Hendin previous knowledge, one mi ght won- Photos © 2010 by David Hendin The Internet Connection Cont, from pg. 44 Apex - Cap. It was worn by the Secespira - Kni fe. This was a long flamines and salii in Rome. The es iron kni fe with an ivory handle used sentia l part o f the apex, to wh ich by the Roman priests in killing the alone the name properly belo nged , victims at sacri fices. It is also some was a pointed piece o f ol ivewood, times called a cutler. the base of which was surrounded Secilr is - Axe or hatchet. This was with a lock of wooL Thi s was worn another instrument used when sacri on the top of the head, and was held ficing animals. there either by fillets or fa stened by Sirnpullill/ - Ladle. This device was means of two slrings or bands and a used to pour wine. Figure 4-Festival of Isis Issue. JE20, 4'" bulton by which the strings were fas The augurs were j ust one of the Century AO Rome-Conjoined busts of tened under the chin. classes of ancient religious figures. Serapis and Isis / Isis with sistrum and Aspergilllllll - Sprinkler. This device A short column sueh as this does not situla. Image courlesy of Beast Coins. was used for sprinkling water or blood. allow gelling into the vastness o f LiIllIlS - Curved wand. 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