Armenian Numismatic Journal, Volume 32
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Series I Volume XXVII 2001 ARMENIAN 1111111 numismatic JOURNAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. XXVII (2001) Announcement: Armenian Numismatic Books Offered to the Public - . 1 '^ 2 Meeting Notice Letters 2 SAEYAN, L. A. Armenian SSR Lottery Tickets 3 Armenian--'Numismatic Literature :' 20 (Vartan Matiossian, Book review on Ruben Manaserian, Armenia from Artavasdes to Tiridates the Great) 21 Armenian Numismatic Literature 22 NERCESSIAN, Y. T. The Armenian Coin Auction of the «Araratian» Collection; Part III 23 Armenian-'Numismatic Literature ; 26 ^' (IMargo Lena Garabedian, Book review on Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian^Numismatic Studies) 27 Armenian Numismatic Literature 30 Letters 31 NERCESSIAN, Y. T. Coinage of the Barony of Cilician Armenia 33 Armenian Numismatic Literature 55 Letters 57 Armenian Numismatic Literature 58 Editorial 59 Letters 60 ...., , fi (SAHAKYAN, Bagrat. Charitable Auction) 61 Zacos NERCESSIAN, Y. T. The Armeno-Byzantine Lead Seal Auctions of George 63 Collection Armenian Numismatic Literature 68 69 Bibliography of Khatchadour A. Mousheghian Armenian Numismatic Literature 83 .85 Obituary—Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian (1912-2001), an Appreciation . 87 Editorial, Good News, Bad News ..88 Letters Donations . 88 Use of VARDANYAN, Ruben. A Dated Copper Coin of Artaxias II: Evidence on the . 89 the Pompeyan Era in Artaxata . 95 NERCESSIAN, Y. T. The Myth of Tigranes the Younger Coins Armenian..,Numismatic. Literature 100 (ZOHRABIAN, Armine. Safavid Coinage Dies Discovered in Armenia) 99 101 Letters Armenian Numismatic Literature 101 ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY ISSUES PAUL Z. BEDOUIAN MEDAL On September 1, 2000, the Armenian Numismatic Society presented Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian with a gold and silver medal, having his image on one side, and with the Society seal on the other side. The obverse portrait was designed by artist/sculptor Hagop Ishkhanian. The reverse Armenian Numismatic Society logo was originally created by Y. T. Nercessian and first appeared on the cover of the Armenian Numismatic Journal in 1975. This is the first medal struck by the Armenian Numismatic Society since its establishment in 1971. Dr. Bedoukian produced a steady stream of scholarly papers on Armenian coinages which were published in leading numismatic and Armenological periodicals in Europe and the USA. Gradually, he became recognized as the world's foremost authority on Armenian numismatics. His many books, including Coinage of Cilician Armenia (New York, 1962), Roman Coins and Medallions Relating to Armenia (Vienna, 1971), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia (London, 1978), Selected Numismatic Studies (Los Angeles, 1981), and Coinage of the Armenian Kingdoms of Sophene and Commagene. (New York, 1983 and Los Angeles, 1985), continue to be relied upon today as standard reference manuals in their respective fields. Dr. Bedoukian spearheaded a movement to strike Armenian medals and underwrote most of the expenditure for this purpose. These include the St. Vartan Cathedral consecration medal (1968), Komitas Vartabed centennial medal (1969), Armenian Church in America 75th anniver- sary medal (1973), and Armenian General Benevolent Union 75th anniversary medal (1981). Dr. Bedoukian never sold a single Armenian coin. Rather, he has donated about 10,000 Armenian coins, as well as important collections of Armenian antiquities and rare books, to more than twenty American, Armenian, and European museums. limited A number of 0.999 fine one troy ounce silver medals, 1.5 inches diameter (39 mm), are made available to the public for purchase by the Armenian Numismatic Society. The Society may be contacted c/o 8511 Beverly Park Place, Pico Rivera, CA 90660 or by e-mail at [email protected]. ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY Mr. W. Gewenian, Treasurer 8511 Beverly Park Place Pico Rivera, CA 90660-1920, U. S. A. Dear Mr. Gewenian: Please send me copies of the Bedoukian 0.999 fine one troy once silver medal, $40.00 each. Enclosed is a check for $ (plus postage and handling, $3.00 and add $1 for each additional medal, US, $10.00 elsewhere). California residents please add $3.30 for sales tax. Foreign remit- tance may be made by international money order or a draft drawn on a branch of a U. S. bank. Name.... Address Zip AFIMENIAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY Mr. W. Gewenlan, Treasurer 8511 Beverly Park Place Pico Rivera, CaMomia 90660-1920, U.S.A. The Armenian Numismatic Society obtained the entire stock of following Bedoukian publications. We are pleased to offer them for sale. For other books of Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian, published by the Armenian Numismatic Society, see our general publication list, e-mai: [email protected] BEDOUKIAN PUBLICATION TITLE PRICE Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, by Paul Z. Bedoukian. London: Royal Numismatic Society, Special Publication, No. 10, 1978, 81 pp., 8 pis., cloth. Weight 2 lbs. US book rate shipping amd insurance $2 extra 30.00 Coinage of Cilician Armenia, by Paul Z. Bedoukian. Danbury, CT: 1979, xxxie, 494 pp., 12 pis., casebound. Weight 3 lbs. US book rate shipping and insurance $3 extra 45.00 Armenian Coins and Medals: An Exhibition from the Collection of Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian — Sf- New York: Museum of the Diocese of the Armenian Church.of America, 1971, [24 pp.], bilingual, illus. in black and white, 8.5"x7", card covers. Being sold for a fraction of market value. US first class shipping $1 extra 2.00 Armenian Books: An Exhibition of Early Printings 1512-1700, from the Collection of Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian — Snfp-. New York: Armenian Museum of the Diosese of the Armenian.Church of America, 1975, [24 pp.], bilingual, illus. in black and white, 8.5"x7", card covers. Being sold for a 2.00 fraction of market value. US first class shipping $1 extra Thirty Centuries of Armenian Metal Art: An Exhibition from the Collection of Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian - - Gallery,- Sf- - New York: AGBU 1978, [24 pp.], bilingual, illus. in .black and white, 8.5"x7", card covers. Being 2.00 sold for a fraction of market value. US first class shipping $1 extra 18 — 18 Century Armenian Medals Struck in Holland. Venice: Mekhitarist Press, 24 pp., 7"x9.5" card covers, 24 pp., illus. in black and white, 3 pp. English summary. Reprinted from Bazmavep, 1977/3-4, pp. 728-751. Being sold for a fraction of market value. US first class shipping $1 extra 2.00 Armenian Woven Art: An Exhibition from the Collections of Tina & Haroutune Hazarian, Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian - - - -Armenian Museum, 1982, [24 bilingual, New York: pp.], illus. in color, 8.5"x7", card covers. Being sold for a fraction of market . 5.00 value. US first class shipping $1 extra Armenian Ceramic Art: An Exhibition from the Collection of Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian — - - - New York: AGBU Gallery, 1980, [24 pp.], bilingual, illus..in color, 8.5"x7", card covers. Being sold for a fraction of 5.00 market value. US first class shipping $1 extra “Fifty Years of Armenian Numismatics: An Autobiography,” by P. Z. Bedoukian, an offprint of ANJ, Vol. XX (1994), pp 13-22. US first class shipping $1 extra 2.00 2001 California residents please add 8.25% sales teix Shipping extra Series I Volume XXVII, No. 1 March 2001 m ARMENIAN • NUMISMATIC JOURNAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. XXVII (2001) No. 1 Announcement: Armenian Numismatic Books Offered to the Public - . '] '1 1 Meeting Notice 2 Letters 2 SARYAN, L. A. Armenian SSR Lottery Tickets 3 Armenian Numismatic Literature 20 ...' : ' ^ (Vartan Matiossian, Book review on Ruben Manaserian, Armenia from Artavasdes to Tiridates the Great) 21 Armenian Numismatic Literature 22 NERCESSIAN, Y. T. The Armenian Coin Auction of the «Araratian» Collection: Part III 23 Armenian Numismatic Literature 26 -' -' * ' (Margo Lena Garabedian, Book review on Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Numismatic Studies) - 27 Armenian Numismatic Literature 30 ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC JOURNAL Series I Vol. XXVII. No. 1 March 2001 ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC BOOKS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC ' The Armenian Numismatic Society has - - been the recipient of a collection of Arme- - nian numismatic publications from the - - family of Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian, who is in failing health, and wanted to share his - - publications with the public. Dr. Bedou- : - kian has been the foremost authority of Armenian numismatics in the coin world - The most important of these publica- tions, are the ones on the coinage of Ar- , - taxiads of Armenia and Cilician Arme- , nia, and exhibition catalogues, which we :1981 - are pleased to offer to the public. 8 In 1981 the Society started the Special : -- Publication series. The first of this series - - was Selected Numismatic Studies of Dr. : Bedoukian. Since than. The Society has - published nine volumes in this series and - two Festschrifts in the Armenian Nu- 2000 9- - mismatic Journal. In the year 2000, the . Society published SP-9, Armenian Numis- , . -- matic Studies by Y. T. Nercessian. ' The costs of the Society's publications - far exceed the revenue from the sales, but : - is committed in serving the public with the - only Armenian Numismatic periodical in the world. Therefore, the ArmNS is will- ing to offer to the public, some of these rare : - publications. You may have a list of them : by requesting them from the Armenian Armenian Numis- Numismatic Society, 8511 Beverly Park matic Society, 8511 Beverly Park Place, Pico Rivera, CA Place, Pico Rivera, CA 90660 or e-mail at 90660 ' [email protected]. [email protected]: A wonderful gesture of public service - would be to purchase a set of Armenian - numismatic books, and donate them to - one of our many Armenian Schools. L.E. : .. ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC JOURNAL is the quarterly publication of Armenian Numismatic Soci- ety, an educational, non-profit organization. Editor, Y. T. Nercessian, 851 1 Beverly Park Place, Pico Rivera, CA 90660-1920, USA (e-mail: [email protected]). Associate Editors, W. Ge- wenian and T. Nercessian, Corresponding Editor, L. A. Saryan. Non-member subscriptions $30.00 per year. ISSN 0884-0180 — IXXN 85-649443 Armenian Numismatic Journal, Vol.