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Vo l. 10, No.6 June 1996 6 Coins and sculpture The CelaToJ{ tell the story of Telephos Incorporating by Ben L. Damsky ROlllal! Coins and Culture PublisherlEditor 14 An unpublished Steven A. Sayles drachm of Lysimachus Office Manager Page 6 by Nicholas A. Sicure/{a Stephanie Schultz The story of Telephos O ffice Assis!
Deadline for the July issue is Saturday, June 1 these are rather moot points. This par ticular series is more expensive be cause it represents the most popular ized historical fi gures of the entire 1,000 year history of ancien t Rome. • • Indeed. some collectors arc moti vated primarily by historical associa Commentary by Steven A. Sayles tion . What kind of emotions arc evoked by the simple act of owning and holdi ng in your hand a coin that circulated in the time of Julius Caesar J n the wake of the recent auc do you have? Perhaps you have cop or Alexander the Great? The answers ~ tions by Sotheby's of items ies of the Hu nt sale catalogues. or arc almost as varied as the number of Jj fro m the Jacq uel ine Kennedy Garrett, Bement. Lockett, Pozzi, etc. collectors, but the association with a Onassis estate, many people In fac t, most auction catalogues in well known historical figure is the have ex pressed thei r opinions and cl ude provenances fro m importan t col common denominator for many a col thoughts about the sale in the news lections or sa les in their descriptions. lec tion of ancient coins. media. This month 's issue of The Some collectors derive a great deal When considering the amazing Celaror is no exceptio n. of enjoyment in researching a coin's prices rea lized in the Sotheby's sale, Num erous individuals. including history (see Dav id Vagi's "Through the the issue rea ll y boil s down to supply Dr. Saslow in his paid advertisement Looking Glass" column, November an d demand. Using the Twe lve [" Ye Olde Backe Paige"J. have ex 1995, p. 25). Others place even more Caesars example above, these coins pressed amazement at the extraordi importance on the issue of provenance. are genera lly morc expensive because nary prices realized, in add ition to be Cons id er the coll ection o f J ulio there arc a large num ber of collectors wilderment at the causes for thi s "phe Claudian coins assembled by Bob who are historically motivated. There nomenon ". While the prices realized Levy. Alt hough th is collection con a rc probably more collec tors of arc truly amazing, the motivations of tained coins of except ional condition Twelve Caesars coins than any other area of the Roman series. The only rea! diffcrence between " ... the motivations of the participants are fairly obvious ... " the Twelve Caesars example and the Sotheby's salc is the scope of the de mand. Ancient coin collecting is, rela the participants are fai rl y obvious, and and/or rarity. provenance played a key tively speak in g, a rather small field. indeed. do have parallel s in the ancient role in the acquisition process, as any On the other hand, the fascination wi th numismatic marketplace. one who has seen the catalogue of the modern celebrities (be they historical As Dr. Saslow points out , the prices Levy collection can attest. fi gures. entertainers, or sports fi gures) ach ieved in the Sotheby's sale had Beyond the issue of provenance is has an enormous aud ience. little to do with the act ual value of the the related issue of historical associa When a high-powered collection of items offered. The prima ry bas is for tion. Generally speak ing, collectors ancients comes on the market- be it the success of the sale, in terms of the of ancient Greek coins choose this se high qual ity coins, great rarities, or prices real ized, lies in the fact tha t ries for its artis tic merit. while collec impressive provenances-the prices these items were owned by important tors of Roman coi ns afe intrigued by rea lized ure usu ally indicative of the hi storical figures or celebrities. the association with fam ous historical material offered. The Sotheby's sale The same can be said for virtually figures or events. differed in the levcl of demand. In an any type of collectible, be it ancient Due to the fact that the fascin ation auction room filled with a large num coin s, antiques, or whatever. Items with the Kennedy fami ly is a modern ber o f interestcd parties. many with that were owned by prominent histori phenomenon. finding a distinction be very substantial resources, and all ea cal figures, celebrities, or collectors tween historical association and prov ger to make some type of purchase, it often bring premium s above ide ntical enance is difficult when considering is litt le wonder that the prices renected items lac king a provcnance. the Onassis sale. but the distinction is events. If the collecting base and de Auctioneers. realiz ing that prov va lid, and can be seen by taking a mand for ancient coins were at simi enance is an important- and lucra closer look at the ancient coin market. lar levels, it would not be unrealistic tive-aspect of selling any col lectible, For example. consider the series of to expect similar results. are quick to take ad vantage of th is coins issued by the "Twelve Caesars". Speaki ng of auctions, a nu mber of collec tor mental ity (and rightf ull y so). Coins of this series. as a group, te nd sales arc bcing held this month, each For those of you who have librar to be more expensive. When consid wi th something of merit. As you pe ies whic h include auction catal ogues, ering individual coins, the issues of ruse the latest offerings, and ponder take a moment and look through them. quality and ra rity come into play, but the recent events at Sotheby's, why not How ma ny "named" sale cata logues when examining the series as a whole. share your point of view'!
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June 1996 3 war concluded successfully in October the matches pertain only to the crown 97 would have had to begin sometime of Ihorn s. My pOint is that elsewhere near the end of Domitian's reign-he the mention of thorns has only to do was murdered on September 18, 96. with barrenness, i.e. as in Luke 8:7, Time would not have been available for "And some lell among thorns, and the Nerva to fully plan, begin, wage, and thorns sprang up with it, and choked win a war in on ly one year's time. it." I would think this reference to bar Dr. Ian Carradice of the University renn ess and thorniness is no coinci in St. Andrews, Scotla nd wrote to me dence. Again, if the palm had been last week and indicated that he had an meant, I believe the writer would have "open mind" as to my conjectures, but so said. Surprisingly, only in John is th ere Nerva and Domitian wasn't convinced as to the correctness a mention of the palm. in John 12: 13, of the hypothesis 01 Bri an Jones in his "Took branches of palm trees, and went , would like to thank David Wend for study entitled The Emperor Domitian forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: his kind words in the leller published as to the very existence of Domilian's Blessed is the King of Israel that in the May issue of The Celalor re flnat war in Pannonia. Jones and Car cometh in the name of the Lo r d .~ garding my short arliele in April on radice are among the leading scholars Domitian's Minerva Victrix denarius is I should clarify that my search was on Domilian. That either would give for the words ·tho rns ~ and ·palm" in the sue of A.D. 96 (TAP XV and XV I). Both my mini-theory the "tim e of day" is flat Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Wend and J also seem to share an ad tering. John. I also checked the mentions of miration for Nerva. Usually those who James B. Casey these words in the rest of the Bible. praise Demilian invariably downgrade via the Internet Howeve r, a lthough the compute r Nerva-and the reverse is also true. search fou nd additional matches for But both Domilian and Nerva seem to both words, I did not think the results have been highly competent and effec Theory questioned revealed any further clues that might tive rulers within the context of their very much enjoyed Marvin Tam elucidate the true nature of the "thorns· own very distinct ways 01 managing eanko's thought-provoking article on in the crown of thorns. alfairs. For careful and efficient man the nature of Jesus' crown of thorns in agement, Demil ian may have been the April issue. I think, however, the Christopher George among the very best Roman emperors. article is wrongly titled as "The 'Crown via the Internet Although a fairly competent admin of Thorns' shown on ancient coinage" istrator, Nerva functioned with greate r since the author is merely pointing to tact and sensitivity to political realities ancient crowns, particularly the laure Iconoclasts and iconodules than Domilian. This is especially true ate crown and the radiate crown, that The arti cle "What if anything is a when co nfronted with op en opposi appear on ancient coins and that the Byzantine" [March 1996] was interest tion-{duri ng) the revolt of the Prae Roman soldiers sought to copy in a ing. However, it had at feast one error torian Guard in 97, Nerva was willing mocking fashion with a crown of thorns, of fact-stating that the Basileus Irene to be flexible and accept personal hu lampooning the ctaim that Jesus was -adhered to the religious doctrine of milia tion-to ~ t ose the bailie" so that the King of the Jews. tconoclasm which the West rejected." Rome could ultimately "win the war" More seriously, however, as fer First, Basileus trene was an iconodule (the struggle for succession). Nerva vent ly as Tameanko argues that the (icon lover), not an iconoclast (icon and Talleyrand were brilliant political thorns were from a palm tre e, his theory destroyer). Second, the West was not leaders of their respective centuries seems off base. Su re ly the palm was religiously united on this poi nt. The and both could have taught Machiavelli so distinct an entity th at the Biblical text Papacy was consistently iconodule a few lessons. When considering the would mention that the thorns came (which led to estrangement with the enormous administrative difficulties from a palm tree. It is quite evident to emperors in Constantinople du ring th e and labors involved with governing a me that some other thorn is meant. I iconoclast period). The Franks were ~wo rJd empire~, all of the Roman em partic ularly think this since I have had semi-iconoclast (they mig hi be willing perors from A.D. 70 to A.D. 180 we re the chance to search for the word 10 accept icons as decorations, but nol extraordinarily gifted and eff ective. ~t h o m " in the World Wide Web Bible as objects of veneration). Part of the I am less certain as to the validity Gateway. which 1 have discovered al problem was that the Franks received of my connection of the Minerva Victrix lows one to trace all mentions of a word faulty translations of the Seventh Ecu with Domitian's ca mpaign in Pannonia in the Bible (Net users shoutd go to menical Council (787), but political fric during A.D. 96, as is David Wend. I http://gospelcom . net/bible). Searching t ion between the Franks and the believe that my conjecture is correct, th is way, one discovers 15 matches for Greeks was also important. but can't prove it (of course) without the the word "thorns" in Matthew (5 A nice introduction to the ~ Ic ono se rvices of a time machine. It would matches), Mark and luke (4 matches clastic Controversy" can be fo und in the seem only sensible to me that a major each), and John (2 matches). In John, article by that title in The Oxford Dic tionary of the Christian Church, 2nd ed.
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Pergamene Kingdom and the in vad The Greal Frieze is 2.3 meters high, An Opportunity ing Celts in the middle of the second and bends around projecting podiums The Pergamon Museum in Berlin cen tury B.C.E. Victory in this stru g Lo mesh marvelously with the 24 broad has loaned the most im pressive por gle was the moti vation for the rulers steps. The up per frieze, now vis iti ng tions of the Telephos Frieze San Francisco, is 1.6 meters to a traveling exhibi t wh ich is high and ran along three walls louri ng the U.S. It has been in a "U" shape. Some of its seen in New York and is cur details arc unfinished, sug re ntl y in San Francisco at our gesting that work was inter Fi ne Arts Museum s. These rupted, possibly by Ihc inva stones have never hefore been sion of Prus ias II of Bilhynia loaned by the Berlin Muse um, in 156 B.C.E. and it is un likely ever to hap The Telephos Frieze told pen again, so this is an impor the entire myt hic life of Tcle tan t opportunity for those in~ phos. This was a signi fica nt tcrested in Hellenistic art to departure for Greek art, which sec a crucial work. had hereto fore focused on a The acropolis of Pergamon single moment rather than was excavated by the Berlin te lling a full narration in one Museum, with most o f the work of art. The Greek artist Great Altar material emerg grappled with the problems ing between 1878 and 1886. of dividi ng a continuous band This was only a few years af into episodes without intro te r $ehriemann began his ex ducing impediments to the cavations at Troy, and there The Coins There are coi ns of Tegea from the Hel leni stic period showing the infant Te1c phos suckl ing at his fos ter mother. These arc instances of straightforward local pri de ex pressed at the hero's home town. Tn the Roman period there arc more varied depictions. Small bronzes of Caraealla and Gc ta from Sebas t opo!is ~ Herakl eopolis in Pontus show Tele Figure 3 phos nurs ing. Several ci ties struck Coin of Tarsus showing Herak/es holding Te/ephos. coins showing either thc first moment as Heraklcs discovers his son st i 11 suck li ng,2 or the succeeding instance in which Hera kl es picks up his son whi le the doe stands beside him. Germe in A few selections from Mysia struck the most impressive of the fo rmer, a large piece in line style issued under Septimius Severus. This PALLADIUM was a copy of the design of a rare Roman medallion used by Antoninus NUMISMATICS & ARTIFACTS Pius) Germe struck smaller pieces with ponrai ts ofCaracalla and Gordian Bid-of-Buy Sale #11 TTl as well. Several ci ties in Phrygia used the We Issue Regular second scene. in wh ich Herakles holds Bid or Buy Sale Catalogs hi s in fant SO li . These coins were also issued under Scptimius Sevcrus. Tar To receive a free catalog, sus struck this design for Caracall a, Maxim inus I, and Trajan Decius .4 please call, write, or fax Curiously, I could find only one in stance ofTelephos appeari ng on a coin PALLADIUM of Pergamon itself. this on an example 4125 W. Mineral King struck by the young Commodus. Suite 316 It is interestin g to ask why all these Visalia, CA 93277 citi es chose a Telephos design, since there seems to bc no superficial co n (209) 625-2010 nection between Telephos and the provinces of Pontus. Phrygia. and C il icia. Perhaps it was a fac tor that myths preserved the idea that settlers •aEl from Arkadia came to Phrygia. More iI likel y, the concept was 'simply 10 con vey graphically the idea of a heroic David S. Michaels, Classical Numismatist father caring for his son. The Roman medallion was a reference to Antoninus 8 The Celator Pegasi NUMISMATICS Ann Arbor, MI • Holicong, PA Washington. DC Public Auction II In Conjunction with the New York International Saturday, June 8 at 7 PM Complimentary Catalog upon Request Features Collections of Greek, Roman, Judaean, Medieval, and Modern Coinages Pegasi YLuctions PO Box 131040 Phone: (313) 995-5743 Ann Arbor, MI 48113 Fax: (313) 995-3410 June 1996 9 Pius' adoption and tutelage of Marcus Aurelius. Com modus, Caracalla, Geta, and Gordian [11 appear as embodi ments of the younger generation who have benefited from semi-divine par entage and imperial nurturing. Septi mius Severus, Max iminus [, and Trajan Decius are paralleled to Heraklcs, lhe loving and provident father, who in sures that his people will have the benefit of rule by another generation of his dynasty. There are also rare pieces that refer Figure 4 indirectly to Telephos. A set of im Medallion of the Ionian League depicting Herakles and Auge. pressive medallions was struck by the Ionian League under Antoninus Pius. They are indisputably tied together because all share a single obverse die Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc. and all bear the name of the same magistrate. One of the five known designs features Herakles and Auge, Proudly Announces AUCTION 69 who are presented together somewhat reatunngfine Ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and judaean Coins, like a marriage portrait.5 This pair is Also Classical & Egyptian Antiquities and Related Literature also known from several Greek mirror covers which emphasize the amorous Mo nday, June 3, 1996 aspect of their union. The si gni ficance of thi s design (and at 7pm at Malter Gallery most of the other Ionian League me dallions) is to recall no table mythic marriages for the year which saw that most imperial union. the wedding of Marcus Aurelius with Faustina II. She was the daughler of the Roman em peror, while he was the adopted son and intended heir of the same Roman emperor. This Herakles and Augedesign was used in one other instance- Pergamon honoring Lucius Verus.6 I suspect this coin too was intended to recall an imperial wedding, in this ease that of Lucius Verus with Lucilla. Conc lusions I! is often thought thaI Roman pro vincial coins only present local topics and themes in their reverse designs, but the coins with Telephos motifs can best be understood as commentary on dynastic developments at Rome. The Coill loIs Prcvieuied: AlIlo/s previewed, rich heritage of Greek mythology was al LONG BEACH COIl', SHO\\f at i>f ALTER GALLERY utilized for images famil iar to all and l'>lay 30th - June 2nd at '\'laltcr table Monday, June 3rd from lOam - 7pm imbued with an aura of majesty to We are lucated 40 millutes north of Lou!!, Beach Cuin Shuw symbolize marriages and the adoptions Please call for additional preview huurs, of heirs. Just as there were political messages in the subjects of the marble Auction 69 Catalogue on-line friezes at the Great Altar of Pergamon, hup:!I mcmbcrs.ao! .com/rareal1s/malterlgalle lY.html many of the coins we enjoy had a message as well. Illustrated Catalogue, $10 ("Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc. the Great Altar" can be seen at the *V 17005 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316 California Palace of the Legion of Honor Ph: (818) 784-7772 • Fax: (818) 784-4726 • e-mail: rarearts@earthlinknet in Lincoln Park, at 34th Avenue and Clement, San Francisco, from May 4 10 The Celator through September 8. Open Tuesday through Sunday, l Oa m to 4:45pm. Closed Mondays. Adult admission is Ancient Greek, Roman and $7. For further informa tion call (415) 863-3330 or visit the web site at http:! Byzantine coins. www.famsf.org. Those unable to at Mediaeval and later European coins. tend may be interested in ordering the thoughtful and well-illustrated catalog Worldwide selection of modern coins. lor the show, which was edited by R. Dreyfus and E. Schraudofph.) Footnotes: I Pausanias (Arkadia) 8.4.7 , 8.48.7 and 8.54.5-6. 2 There is a magnificen t Roman wall pa in ting with this scene: Museo Nazionale, Naples 9008 from the Purchase and sale 01 Single cOins and '·B asilica" at Hercul anium. The aCQUisi tion of entire collections. Appraisals. counselling. pai nting is discussed by Robert tr ansactIOn orders lor aucti ons. Hannah, "Et in Arcadia Ego? The We shall be glad to mail you your personal copy 01 our Monetarium finding of Telcphos", Amichthon20 calalogue. which IS published at regular intervals. (\986) pp. 86-105. 3 Lexicon lcol/ographic Mythicae Classicae shows the framed speci men at Copenhagen # L952. 4 The Trajan Decius piece shown in - the plate is SNG Lel'Qllte, CiLicia moneGor'lum 1160; the Maximinus piece is 1098. Numlsmatoc ~<)rlmenl TelcptlOfle (O I) 333 22 66 BuSiness hours 5 For comments on the Ionian League Bahnhofslfasse 89. 41h Fk.loo" Fa:.c (01) 212 07 15 Monday- Friday and ils joint coinage. sec BMC Greek. CH 8070 Zunch 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Ionia, p. 16; B.V. Head. Historia Nummomm (London, 1896), p. 566; and especia lly J.U. Gi ll ispie, "KOINONI rnOAEON. Astuuyof the coi nage of the 'Ionian League"'. Revue Beige de Numismatique 102 (1956), pp. 3 1 ~53 and the addendum ANTIOCH 14 ASSOCIATES he published short ly aflerwards, RBN Crescif Al!IOr Nummi - Ju venal 105 ( 1959). pp. 211 -213. Gillispie (summing his original article and his addendum) located a total of 25 Drop us a line to have your name specimens with thi s portrait of placed on our mailing list to receive: Antoninus Pi us, o f whic h five have this reverse type. This unusual fra med speci men is Gill ispie' s • Newly issued price li st of over 1200 Greek number 14, whose location was lost and Imperi al bronze coi ns from th e Lindgren to him at the time. It is ex. Frank Kovacs collection and was formerly III collection. in ArsClassica II, 18-20 June 1925 • Illustrated buy-or- bid catalogs. (H.C. Levis) #584. The theme of the Herakles and Auge design was the • Price lists of moderate to low-priced Greek, subject of a companion paper to the Gi ll ispie art icle: L. Lacroix, "Un Roman, and Byzantine coins. aspect meconnu de 1a legende u' Herackles sur une monnaie de Pcrgame", Re vue BeIge de Numis ANTIOCH 1'>4 ASSOCIATES matique 102 ( 1956), pp. 5-30. 6 H. Von Fritze in Die Miin zen von 236 - West Portal Avenue - 297 Pergamon, (Berl in. 19 10)shows th is Sa n Fra ncisco, CA 94 127 Herakles and Auge ty pe on an AE 36, known from a specimen at Paris. Phone: (415) 564-5702 A nother specimen is SNG von Au lock 7506 (Supplement). Fax: (4 15) 665-5933 June 1996 11 Basok sale ties ancients with medieval Russian coins "The history of the Eastern frontier" different coin types, primarily 01 Vasily neatly interlaced and lead into the Ru s is how Alexander Sasok describes the Tiomny. sian portion. with imitations of Islamic contents 01 his Buy or Bid Sale #7. The current selection includes an coins, a rare piece of Volga 8ulgars, Usually known for strong representa expansion into related Islamic issues. nine coins of the Khazars, and some tions of medieval Russian coins, this Thirty-seven pieces issued by the Mon imitations of coins of the JuJ ids, prob time he expands the coverage even gol Jujids, from the Golden Hoard, are ably th e earliest issues struck by Rus further. Some Feudal and appanage a part of a larger collection formed over sian prin ces in the 14th century. Principalities rep re sented in this 3ale the past 45 years. The various issu The ancient part maintains a strong include Pronsk, Galilch, Mozhaisk, ers from Central Asia, the Arab Cali ret at ion to Eastern Europe. Along with Vereya, Serpukhov, Kashin, Tver, and phates, Iran, and an extensive collec regular Roman sestertii, there are sev a very rare denga from Yarosla"!. The tion coveri ng coins from Armenia, era! pieces from the Bosphoros, and Grand Duchy of Moscow is represented Georgia, Azerbaidjan and other various the Byzantine section is heavy wit h by an outstanding variety 01 over 20 issuers in the Caucasian mountains are coins minted at Cherson. Antiquities consist entirely of Northern Black Sea re gion pottery and a much better than usual group of early Russian brass icons. The total of almost 1,000 lots also includes Renaissance and modern for eign coins, with such rarities as a 1557 Leu Numismatics Ltd. Eeu 'Philippe minted in Brugge, Flanders, by Philippe II of Spain, Oav. 8644. Several ra re, and one possibly Zurich, Switzerland unique 1797 5 kopeck reoverslrike of Paul I of Russia are also featured. Catalogs may be requested and will be sent free of charge from Alexander 8asok, 3023 N. Clark Street #303, Chi cago, IL 60657; phone (312) 935-9098; fax (3 12) 935-2066. The closing date of this buy or bid sale is July 15, 1996, with the option fo r the winning lois to be picked up at the Greater Chicago Coin Expo, July 17-20. Davis issues Spring ancients catalogue Kirk Davis has just released his il lustrated Spring 96 Catalogue of An cient Coins, which contains over 275 1015 of Greek, Roman, and Celtic coin age. Highlights of the catalogue in clude: a rare and beautiful gold slater of the Celtic king Cunobe!in, a superb tetrad rachm of the Paeonian ki ng l ykkelos, a nice ru n of Roman Repub lican silver, and a stunning bronze of Every year we have an auction of very important ancient coins Nero, all in high grade. Th e list also includes hig h grade in spring. bronze from Brellium, Th race, and We issue occasiona/lists. Macedon, plus an assortmenl of Par Our stock ranges from Hemitartemoria to Dekadrachmai, and thian bronze and Judean coins. A large from Ouadrantes to Multiple Aureus Medallions. seclion of lots p riced under $100 We actively buy and sell at all price le ve/s. rounds outlhe list. The catalogue is well researched, lully illustrated, and is filled with quat ity, competilively priced ancient coins. Authenticity, satisfaction, and friendly service is guaranteed. lIIuslrated cata logues are issued qup.rlerly, and are Leu Numismatics Ltd. available on request from Kirk Davis, In Gassen 20 CH-8001 Zurich Switzerland Classical Nu mismatics, P.O. Box 324, Telephone (fromtheUS)011411211 47 72 Telefax0114112114686 Claremont, CA 9171 1; phone (909) 625-5 426; e-mail Daviski @cgs.ed u. 12 The Ce/ator CIIERRONFSOS _ 400· 350 ~c M,GINA -c. 5.'\O · ~2S B. C ;R Hcrnidr.dHll. Forepm of lion ,. lookillg ba< k. ;R -'I'",w·1()[[oi,,·" ".',:c. Se, ,un lc wi, h , hd l d ivided ALEXANDER 111_ 336·.'2.) I\,c. pa"'~ "i5cd . R",: QltJdripani" incost "1.o, ro, i"", 'hin""" "" Ie$. R,,,,, "Unio n J,(k" inc",,, punch, ;R Te""d,..,h", " her na,c dcp re"io", cun",i" , _It" ,,,d ",o"ogr> m. Loc km 2}6). \\;"'1'.I:o no,. ANS MI\' .H , 1 ~88, 12.'\, b.-1rt~,dJ ,.,,,,. $350. FxrmwlJ /""f, S 17 5. h"emdJ nile .,,,1, 'cr), we. $• .750 J' .'u "", '.' "' IONIA-I\lilc,o, _ 25U ·200 I\.c. A, [)id" ch", {IO,43 gd Lo ur, hrl, of Apollo OJU[)AlCA FiRST REVOlT - A,D, 66-70. j UDAEA HEROD AGRIPPi\ II _ AI) 56 · ~) w Ie',. R..-: Lion "'ndi"s Itf" hd. ,urned I"ck; ;R Shekel )'ear !h .... Chali«, 1(..-: l'omts",nl'«, A, 28",,,,. I.mr. hLm of\'c,p"i,n r. Rev. '"'' burs , ,bo"t. Self-4506 (rIilT. ""g,). Choicf It" Fin, ,ad nicd y wneJ, $ 1,250, Tycht ",,,rli"g (yc", Y» . 1,1.81: J\Ic, h. }O IOx''',",& /-into ~ I ,7 S0. Vrry /-In< _m J we, S~50 \(I) ~ .. ' ~ ~ . , ",Y I\UGUSTUS _ Gold ,me", "nock in CLAU])l US _ ,j 1·5. AJ ). CONSTANTlUS II lHEODOS1 US II _ 108·150 A.I) I,ro", I 5- 1.\ B,C. BMO head of At Dc n" ,;,,,. I)IVUS CLAUDIUS, " " "'. Gold w li du, muck " An, i""h. A, Gold ""1;,1,,, . A"",o, BO N DED lIaM . ~ CALIFO RN IA La",,,,,,. S. G June 1996 13 An unpu"blished drachn. of Lysin.achus important for communicat ions of the Phi lip II , wi th Philip 's name and A Y by Nicholas A. Sicll1'clla Maccdoni an armies in the East with (for Lysimachus). A second issue of their homeland, as well as servi ng as a coins consisted of the same Iypes with route through wh ich AUica a nd other au! Ph ilip 's name. and were insc ribed populous distric ts dre w their prj nei pa l AY or BA1:IAEflI: A Y. (DEDICA TION: In Memory of Dr. food supplies.2 The sy mbol of the forepart of a Martin J. Price, a friend and scholar As of31 0 B.C., Lysimachusdid not lion appeared o n all these coins, we w ill sorely miss.) have any mints to strike coins. With wh ich were struck at his new capital, the help of Cassandcr in Macedonia Lysimachia, between 306/305 and Of all the successors of Alexander the ini tial coins he issued consisted of 301/300) The acquisition of west- the Great, the coins ern Asia Minor after of Lysimachus arc the ·defeat o f Anti the most inte resti ng gonas at Ipsus. wi th fr0111 lhe standpo int ils many important of variety and artistic mints, enabled Lys i endeavor. machus to increase Lysimachus re ign hi s output of coins. ed from 323 10 282 He continued to is B.C.1 Whe n Alexan s ll e A lexander-type der's e mpire was d i drachms from Lysi vided among the Din m achia in Eu rope. doeh i, Lysi machus and h om hi s new was entrusted with mints in Asia Minor: Ihe govern orshi p of Lampsacus, Abydus, Thracc . This arcn Teos. Colophon. and inc luded lhe penin Figure 1 Magnesi a. Colophon, su l n of t he Che r- Reverses of th e two coins (enlarged). Left: Price #L-12. Right: Variant. Magnesia and Sardis sonese. which com- a lso struck a fe w manded the Hel lespont, over which silver tetrobols and bronzes (obverse: tetradraehms, while Sestu s and Aby passed the land route between Asia head of Apollo: Reverse: horseman). dus issued some gold staters. and Europe. T his region was also These coins were copied from those of These coins were struck in the name o f Alexander, with the symbol on the reverse o f Lysimachus' perso nal badge. the forepart of al1 attacki ng li on. Prom 299/298 LO 297/296 these Dr. Ralph R. DeMarco, Jr. min ts continued to issue Ihe same de nom inations, but the legend was r~il'1l1E ~il'1l(~IEil'1l T (O~il'1l.5l changed 10 BA~IA Efl r A YI:I MAXOY. Oraehms of th is type were also issued at Teos, Lampsacus, and "Not your average hoard material" Myt ilene on Lesbos.4 In 297 B.C. Lysimachus started to issue his own P. O. Box 705 Mail Bid Sale Number 1 - June, 1996 types of gold and silver coins. wh ich Murray Hilt, NJ were charac terized on the obve rse by 07974-0705, USA Free Catalogs the deified head of A lexander (with (908) 464-7252 lhe royal diadem and th e horn of Ammon) facing right. On the reverse 14 The Cefator Athena appears enthroned, fac ing left, her left arm resting on a shield, while with her outstretched right arm she holds a STllall winged victory, who crowns the king's name wit h a laurel wrcath (reference to his part in the victory at Jpsus).5 The subject of this paper is a varia tion of an Al exander type drachm of Lys imachus minted in Lampsacus. The coins of Lampsac us are highly aflistic, and ra ther consistent as to images and legends. On the obverse thcy depict thc head of a young Hercules, clad in a Figure 2 lion sk in, facing right. The reve rse Obverses of the two coins (enlarged). Left: Price #L-12. Right: Variant. shows Zeus enthroned, facing left, holding an eagle in his right Iwnd and a scepter in hi s left hand. The reported coin in question, but did locate a cast The reason and si gn ificance of these symbols depicted on the reverses of ing of!he coin. The tag indicated that differences J cannot explain at thi s the coi ns of Lampsaeus can featu re the coi n was in the Berlin Museum as time, and wou ld appreciate any com part of the Prokesch Collection. ments from the readers of The Cefator any of the following on the left: the forepart o f Pegasus over the forepart wrote to Dr. H.D. Schultz of the Ber who could provide some information of a lion, a dolphin over the fo repart of lin Museum for information regardin g regarding this maile r. a lion, vario us monograms over the the coin. He wrote back confirming Acknowledgments: fo repart o fa lion, or just the forepan of the fact that the coin is in the Prokesch a lion. Collection. Since lhe coin has not Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi of the been described in any or the ref"erences Americ an Numismatic Society in Under the throne, all the coins have I have checked,6 .7,8.9 I must conclude New York C ity for permission to ex a long torcl1.6,7,8 The legends on these amine its collec tion of coins minted coins, up until now, were always the that this coin is an unpublished variety of Price #L-1 2. by Lysimachus and her relevant re- same. The ti tle BALlAEQl: is on the ri ght reading down, and the inverted name A YLlMAXOY reads right to left under the throne. The coin in question Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. is a variation of Pri ee #L-1 2 (Thomp son #36 and MUller #L-25), a dolphin - NUMISMATISTS AND AUCTIONEERS SINCE ]870- over the forepart of a lion6.7.8 (see Figure I). It differs as fo llows: on the re verse, where normally one might ex pect the tit Ie BALlAEQr readi ng down on the right, you have th e name A YLiMAXOY reading down; and un • PURCHASE AND SALE OF ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND der the throne, where one would ex MODERN COINS AND MEDALS AS WELL AS OF IMPORTANT pect the inverted name A yrlMAXOY NUM ISMATIC LIBRARIES reading right to left, is the upright title BAL.lAEQ:Ereading left toright. What • AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC AUCTIONS / MAIL BID SALES A YEAR makes this coin doubly interesting is • APPRAISALS AND EXPERT ADVICE that its obverse can be die-li nked with • ATTENDING MOST MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SALES a "normal" Price #L- 12 (see Figure 2). ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS You now have two coins sharing the same obverse die which are qui te dif Catalogs available by subscription at a biennial rate of U.S. 540 (4 issues). feren t regarding the legends of the Payments may .lJQ1 be made by Credit Card reverse dies. • PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Receotly, through the courtesy of Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biueehi of the ~ Bornwiesenweg 34, '~ American Numismatic Society in New D-60322 Frankfurt a.M. 1 ~ . .. ~/ ' . ~ York City, I had the opportunity to GERMANY ~ , . ~ examin e the Society's collection of • r. • • PHONE 49,69,5970281 FAX 49,69,555995 ("Iy coins mi nted by Ly simachus. I was ""Ull1-~ not able 10 find any examples of the June 1996 15 marks regarding the coin and this slUdy. Mr. Dennis Kroh of Empire Coins, Inc. in Florida for examining the coin FRANK L. KOVACS and corroborating my initial observa tion that the coin was die-linked to the Expert in Ancient Coins & Antiquilies standard variety. Dr. H.D. Schultz of the Berlin Mu seum for in formation regarding a simi Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins lar coin in thc Prokesch Collection of the most unusual types and best condition. held in the Berlin Museum. Mr. Edward 1. Waddell of Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. in Maryl and for his I normally work direclly with individual collectors by ap useful comments regard in g the coin pointment, at shows, or via letter. Occasi onal catalogues. and fo r also corroborating my in itial Advanced collectors will particularly benefit from my 30 observation that the coi n was die years experience. linked to the standard variety. When in the San Francisco Bay area call for an appointment. References: Future Shows: New York Spring InC l., Ju ne 6-9; SF In t'!., ! David R. Sear, Greek Coins and Their Val lies, Vol. II, Asia and North Nov. 7-9; NY In1'l., Dec. 6-9, 1996. Africa. Lo ndon, 1979, p. 634. 2 Edward T. Newell , Royal Greek Por trait COiIlS, Racine, Wisconsin, FAX (415) 574- 1995 PHONE (415) 574-2028 RnKovacs@ix. nelcom.com 1937, p. 20. 3 Otto M0rkholm, Early Hellenistic P.O. Box 25300, San Mateo, California 94402-5300 Coinage, Cambridge, 199 1, pp. 60- 61. 4 Otto M¢rkholm, Early Hellenistic Coinage, Cambridge, 199 1, p. ~\! . 5 Edward T. Newell, Royal Greek Por trair Coins, Racine, Wisconsin, Selling your Coins 1937, p. 22. 6 Martin J. Price, The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Are you thinking of selling part Philip Arrhidaeus, Vol. I , British or all ofyour collection? Museum, 1991, p. 219. i Margaret Thompson, "The Mints of If so, then we would li ke to help you! We have established the Lysimachus", in Essays ill Greek reputation of bei ng one of the world's leading aucti on houses for Coinage - Stanley Rohinson, Ox ancient, medieval and modern world coins by representing both fo rd, 1968, p. 170. sellers and buyers with total honesty, integrity and confidentiality. 8 Ludwig Mi.iller, Die Miillzell Des We hold fo ur auctions per year, we meet our schedules, we offer Thracischen Konigs Lysimacus, competitive rates and we settle promptly. With us, your coins are Copenhagen, 1858, pp. 41-42, Tafeln safe and insu red. The combined mailing list of CNG and its III. 9 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, subsidiary, Seaby Coins, is one of the strongest collector-based Copenhagen. Vol. /I, Thrace and mailing lists in the world (over 15 ,000 strong). If you have been Macedonia, 1942. seriously considering selling any or all of your col lection, then please call us or write to us so that we can stan discussing the proper sale and presentation of your important collection through a eNG venue! Reader Response Call or write for a schedule of our consignment deadlines iJ eJJl'llIiailo Ihe .\·UCCI'.\J of any publiC(1' tion. We are sincerely in terl'.IIed in your Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. ~·" mmeIllJ. airicismJ. suggestions and desires. Share your news. view.! GIld Post Office Box 479 ~ "b.,e/"llalirm.\ wilh OIher.! who enjoy the Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17608-0479 jascinalirm ,if antiquity a!.much (u you do. (717) 390-9194, Fax (717) 390-9978 Write to: The Cclator, ~ P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 16 The Ceiator GREG MANNING GALLERIES (rormcrly Harmer Rooke Ga!Ierics) presents an unreserved absentee auction closing date: June 24, 1996 Roman-Egypt S/UCCO Head Corinthiall O/pc . Chock full of Classical and Egyptian Antiquities, Pre-Columbian Art, Asian Antiquities, Ethnographic Art, and More! To order a fully illu strated catalogue for $15, or any other information, call: ::: 1·800·497·0088 A Selection of Kalona Blades ROIII().lI ellt Glass BOI/!e Peruvian Hum-i TapeS/I)' Akkadian Cuneiform Tahlel GREG MANNING GALLERIES 775 PASSAIC AVENUE WEST CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY 07006 201-882-0887 800-497-0088 · 24 Hour Fax: 201-882-5422 Email : [email protected] WWWaddress: http://www.clusLcr.comlhrg June 1996 17 Just for Beginners Surfaces are an llllportant• aspect of a COIns• ~ desirability centuries, coins will be found in qui te trolysis between the metals and lead by Wayne G. Sayles varied states ofprcscrvalion. For ex to a migration of molecules from onc ample, if a coin has been comfortably 10 the other. Sometimes the deposits secure in the protection of a pot for can be removed by reversing the elec Lasl month we discussed the im the past 2,000 years, it will probably trolytic process, but the surface of the portance of centering in the selection be free of corrosion and will enjoy a coin is disrupted and will never be of a coin. Another facto r which weighs rather even toning from natural oxi quite the same. heavily in determin ing eye-appeal is dation. On the other hand, if it has In addition to electrolysis between the coin's surface. Not to be confused been lyi ng loose in the soil, it will coins, olher minerals and compounds with grade (that is, wear), the surface probably be pitted from the chemical in the soil can afix thcmselves to the conditions of a coin should always be reactions that occur in most kinds of surface of a coin. The result is of examined carefully. The surface is af soil. ten manifested as a hard, lumpy fected by such variables as metal qual When dissimilar metals arc buried substance which we call verdigris ity, color, reflectivity, and consistency. together for a long period of lime Ihe (VER-di-gree). Verdigris can be re Depending on the conditions to result can be shocking. Tiny fields of moved either mechanically, that is, which they were exposed over many electricity in the soil can cause elec- by scraping or cutting with a tool, or chemically, by reduction in an acid or corrosive mixture. In either case, the surface will probably be de graded. Some silver coins suffer from a condition called crystallization , where Numismatic the metal actually undcrgoes a struc Notebook & Catalog tural change. Crystalline coins arc generally lighter than normal, and are susceptible to fracturing. They often appear "milky" looking rather than sil vcr in color. The su rface of a crystal • Articles li zed coin is usually porous. Porosity is not limited to crystal • Interesting Coins, Tokens, Medals, Books lized coins; it may also be the result of normal corrosion or very poor • A Budget Ancient Section cleaning. Bronzes which have been found in very acidic or alkaline soil • Spring Clearance Specials are often porous. Cast fakes may also look porous, but that is another issue. Write, fax or e-mail for your copy Regardless of the cause, porosity is not a desirable condition for the surface of a coin. Sometimes metal quality is not 11 product of nature's attack, but rather a result of the alloy that was used by Allan & Mamie Davisson the mint. Especially in periods of in Cold Spring, MN 56320-9623· USA 612-685-3835·24 hr FAX 612-685-8636 flat ion and governmental instability, e-mail: [email protected] silver and gold were subject to debase ment. In some cases, this is the natu • ral condition of all coins of a particu- 18 The Celator lar type. In other cascs the metal qual ity varies within a series. In the llltter « Ancient & Medieval Numismatic Literatur e);.. case, poor metal quality wo uld be gen In an e(fon to offer litera ture at the best possible prices, we have developed a erally regarded as undesirable. topical databasc. This will allow us to target our lists keeping printi ng and Patina, that natural oxidation and maili ng cost at a minimulll . If you are acti vely bui lding a library. we will be protective coating which we admire on pleased to send you the lists of inte rest at no charge. Please photocopy and return an ancient coin , can come in a variety thi s ad even if you arc a rece nt customer or if you have received our catalogs of colors. On bronze coins, green and previously. Book lists arc available now, auction sale catalog lists will be ready by brown are popular colors, as are black early sununer. [check the appropriate boxes] Sale and tan. Somctimes we fi nd traccs of To~ie Boo k~ Cat a l()l:,~ red and blue as wel l. Silver coins lake Ancicnt Greek and Roma n 0 0 o n a less colorful but nonetheless Ancient Greek {the ~r i od 00 0 0 pleasing patina. The oxidation of sil Roman (the period 00 0 0 vcr coins is ofl en referred to as "ton Ro man RCl:!:ublic 0 0 ing". Silver coins which have been Ro man Empire 0 0 cleaned and natu rally acquired a new Roman Provincial 0 n patina are referred to as having "old ~e lt i c 0 [J cabinet toning" . This is a very dcsir Middle ages ge neral 0 n able condition. and coins wi th this Byzantine 0 [] natural ton in g usual ly bring premium Vandals, Visigolhs. Sucvi. Ostrogo ths, Lombards n 0 prices. islam 0 0 Coins wh ich arc harshly cleaned Name: Tel : Fax: and stark in appearance, while they Address: may be more prevalent in today's mar Also, we llre alwa)'s buying OtIt-of-print standard refcrtnces. We urgcntly kel, are less desirable to most collec need Roman Imperial Coinag/!: ,·ols. 2,5,7,9 ltod complete sets; Blffe Roma" tors. Fortunately, most coins wi ll re Emp ire: vo l. 5 and completc sets. Please write or fax immediatel),! cover from the effects of cleaning if given sufficient ti me to mellow. John F. Bergman Aside from the color, the reflec 4223 Iroquois Ave. 1 Lakewood, CA 9071 31 USA 1 Fax: 310-421 -2208 tivity of the surface is important. A du ll coi n docs not evoke the samc emotional response as a smooth glos sy coin. Broken patina can also be a problem if Ihe cond itio n is serious. Miinzen und Medaillen A G Some collectors think highly of mot tled patina, but the mottling can often 1942-1996 make details of the motif difficult to For 54 years we have beet! serving see and appreciate. A consistent. smooth surface is generally better than collectors ofAnci ent Coins.. . one that is patchy- regardless o f the and we would like to serve you too! color or refl ectivity. Sometimes. the surface of a coin is marred by unnatural c ircumstances. Grafitti is the IeI'm used to describe man-made scratches (usually letters or names). Other unnatural intrus ions of a coi n's surface include banker 's marks and test-cuts. All of these tend • Monthly Illustrated Fixed Price Lists • 10 reduce the value of a coin. • Public Sales · Appraisals · Buying and Selling · Surface condition is one of thc easi • Large Stock in All Price Ranges · est aspects of a coin to evaluate. it generall y does not require the useofa magn ifying glass, and it need not be measured by degrees. If the coin's Please contact: surface is appeali ng, it will be rela tivelyobvious. The beginn ing co ll cc Mtinzen nnd Medaillen AG to r needs only to remember that su r P.O. Box 3647 • Malzgasse 25 faces should be considered along with the other variables which determine CH • 4002, Basel, Switzerland desirability and price. Tel. (061) 272 75 44 Fax. (061) 272 75 14 June 1996 19 Gorny sale features strong group of Roman coins On June 13th, Giessener A rare elect rum stater of Cyzicus MOnzhandlung, of Munich, Ger· high lights the Greek section. Roman many, wi ll be offering about 800 coins include a wonderful denarius of lots of ancient Celtic, Greek, Ro Gordian II with VICTORIA AVGG re man, and Byzantine coinage in a verse (est. OM 4,500), and an anton supplemental auction sale. A inianus of Pacatian. Also featured is comprehensive consignment of a gold binio of Aurelian (from the ancient coins is the reason for collection of Sir Arthur Evans) from this supplemental auction. the Siscia mint, wi th Fortuna reverse The offering contains many (est. OM 12,000). Other highlights rare and important specimens include an octadrachm of Oomitius of ancient numismatic art in av Oomitianus with Sa rap is reverse erage grade. estimated at cor (est. OM 1,200) and a Judaea Capta respondin gly low prices. The sestertius of Vespasian (esl. OM coll ector is presented wi th an 4,000). opportunity to acquire coins at Catalogues are available at US reasonable prices that in high $15 each, and can be ordered from grade are almost unaffordable. Giessener Munzhandlung, Dieter On the block will be coins of Gorny GmbH, Maximiliansplatz 20, the Celts, the Greeks, the cities 0-80333 Munchen, Germany; phone of the Eastern Empire, the Ro (49) (89) 22 68 76; fax (49) (89) 228 55 mans, and the Byzantine era. 13. The firm holds regular auction Also featured are 90 interesting sales of ancient and medieval coin 61: la rge lots. age. Q DeMarco holds first mail-bid sale · ~fIJ Dr. Ra lph DeMarco will be common but choice Roman si lver and 6\) conducting his first mail-bid sale bronze coins covering all periods from From top: octadrachm of Domitius Domitianus, in June, tentatively scheduled to the late Republic through the late fourth Judaea Capta sesler/ius of Vespasian, close on June 21, 1996. In it is century A.D., many on medallic lIans. denarius of Gordian II, gold binia of Aurelian. featured a small collection of The coins were collected over a period of fifteen years for their artisti c me ri t and eye appeal. Some of the highlights of this col lection are FDC denarii of Julius Cae sar (Venus/Anchises), Had rian, and .. i£ 0010£ QIurillsifl£ ~411PP £ Marcus Au relius as Caesa r and as (u div. of RCCA Ltd.) located at Augustus. In choice EF are a quinarius of Augustus, a "VIC PAR" denarius of 111 South Orange A venue · South Orange, NJ 07079 Lucius Ve rus, a denarius of Aure li an, a medallic antonin ianus of Macrianus, A complete collectors gallery selli ng: and a lovely portrait centenionalis of Oecentius. Other coins include a nice & COinS, & U.S., IIllcient, foreign U.S. foreign stamps, run of Republican denarii in EF, nice paper money, tokens & medals, Classical Antiquities problem free VF bronzes of Augustus of Greece, Rome, Egypt, & Judaen, Pre-Col umbian, and Agrippa, and an Antioch tetra drachm of Augustus in nice VF with a AmericIIII Indian, African, & Ethnographic objects magnificent glossy black hoard patina. & artifacts, along with historical and papillar autographs The collection and the other coins & III1l1111script material, RevolutiOlwry War & enrlier Americana. in the sale re fl ect the firm's motto, "Not your average hoard material". De & Marco strives to offer choice and/or un BUYING SELLING - FREE APPRAISALS usual material at affordable prices. In "You'd be amazed at what we will buy & how much we will pay" line with this are some of the other coin s in the June sale. These include a rare AE24 of Leontin i depicting a fac i£ 0010£ QIUrillSitl£ ~411Pp£ ing bust of Demeter wearing a radiale crown of wheat stalks, several choice Prop.: Dr. Arnold R. Saslow Antioch bronzes depicting the popular Associate Di rector: Erik Gold Assistant Di rector: Charlene Saslow "Ram with star and crescent" astrologi cal reverse, an Evagoras !etrobol of Phone (201) 762-1588 • Fax (201) 761 -8406 Sa lamis, a Seleucus I tetradrachm of the Alexandertype, and choice bronzes Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 6:00 of Caligula and Hadrian. Visa, MasterCard & American Express Accepted Free copies of the sale catalog are available from Dr. Ralph DeMarco, P.O. ------Gift Certificates Issued ~----- Box 705, Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0705; phone (908) 464-7252. 20 The Gelator Don't just slt til ere tills summer • • • DO DENVER! , , , , The PNG is proud to open ANA's 105th Anniversary Convention in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Convention Center 700 14th Street PNG Day - August 12, 1996 9:00AM - 3:00PM Contact: Robert Brueggeman PNG 3950 Concordia Lane Fallbrook, CA 92028 Tel. (619) 728-1300 Fax (619) 728-8507 for more information and to request your free copy of the "PNG Membership Directory", "Pleasures of Coin Collecting" and "What You Should Know Before You Buy Rare Coins For Investment" . June 1996 21 Through the Looking Glass The ancient coinage of Crete: Part 3 the Roman legions being roundly de In times past these Allie imitations by David L. Vagi feated in the earliest bAules, but Mith were associatcd with thc Cretan alli radates ordered the general massacre ance with Athens against the Mace of as many as 80,000 Italians res iding donian ki ng Philip V in about 200 in Asian cities. B.C., or, as Barclay Head suggested so (This third and final part of "The ancient These tragedies were partiall y re long ago, thaI they were not inspired coinage of Crete" examines the coins ve nged when Sulla defeated the expe- by any alli ance, but simple commer- struck under Roman influence cial opportunities. and domain.) The next num ismatic mile SlOne in Roman Crete occurred As Rome cast its ever-grow with the conquest of th e island ing shadow ovcrthcGrcck cas t, by Q. Caeeilius Metel lius in 67 the relati vely powerless island B.C. Within a yearofMetell iu s' of Crete was an inevitable ac conquest, the Romans had or quisition. A lthough the con gan ized Crete together wi th quest of the islallddid not occur Cyrenaica as a province. La ter unti l 67 B.C.. a level of coop il was part of a federation cre eration ex isted long before this ated by Marc Antony, and fi eve nt. nall y, in 27 B.C., Crete became Pe rh aps the firSI tangible a senatorial province govern ed Roman influcl1C::c on Cretan by a proconsul with praetorian coi nage occurs on Ictradrachms rank. struc k at seven Cretan mints No coin symbolizes the Ro which imitate the lypes of the man occupation of Crete hetter Atheni an "New Style" let ra than a special-issue tetradrachm drachrns. of Gonyna, the city chosen by Hoard evidence suggests the Romans as the admini stra th ese coins were struck in about Roman-era coinage of Crete includes a tetradrachm tive center of the Koinon of 85 B.c., when Crete sided wilh of Gonyna (top) showing the head of Roma and the Greek cities on Crele. The ob the Romans in their ri m war Artemis of Ephesus, and an issue of Gortyna (bottom) verse shows the head of Roma with Mithradates VI of Pontus. struck in the name of "Kydas the Cretarch~ which is weari ng a winged and crested This wou ld place the issuesjusl imitative of a Pergamene cistophoric tetradrachm. helmet adorned wi th an e!e- after Lueullus spent the win ter of phant's head, and wi th the leg 87/86 B.C. on the island winning the d it ionary force Mithradates sent end POMAI: behind. The reverse is CretAn cities over to the RomAn side. against Athens in 87 B.C. Subse in scribed with the city name and The Romans needed all of the help quent victori es at Chaeronea and shows Artemis of Ephesus fl ank ed by they could get in the Fi rst Mi thradatie Orchomemus allo wed the Romans to a bee and elephant head, all within a War, wh ieh had begun di saslrously for cross the Hellespont and fo rce Mith wreath. the Romans in 88 B.c. Not onl y were radates to sue for peace. The sy mbolism here is complete: the bee heralds the change from the traditional Artemis Diktyn na to the Artemis worshipped at Ephesus, and the elephant head alludes to Metel1ius, CALVIN J. ROGERS whose ancestor was victorious over Classical Numismatist the Carthaginian elephants at Panor mous in 25 1 B.C. And most impor tant ly, the head of Roma replaces th at Fully illuslfated o f Athena. list free upon request Equally remarkable (although more cnigmatic) is a silver coin modeled after the Pergamene cistophoric tetra P.O. Box 7233 drachm which was issued at Gort yna Redwood City CA 94063 in 43 D.C. by a certain Ky das, "the (415) 369-1508 Cretareh". This Kydas is most likely the Kydas who was a friend of Marc Antony' s from Gortyna, and who is 22 The Celator known to us (unfavorably) from the writings of Cicero. The Gortyna coin closely fol lows the Pergamene prototype on t he ob STEPHEN M. HUSTON verse, but strays on the reverse as the C£assica£'J{!Lmismatist bowcase (between the two coiled ser Post Office Box 19362 t pents) is replaced by a statue of Zeus San Francisco, C,\ 94 1t9-3 62 t USA brandishi ng a fu lmen and holding an eagle in his outstretched right hand. It ·415 · 71<1 - 751<0 · has been suggested that the Zeus statue is derived from Republican denarii struck by Lentulus and Marcel lus in OFFICE OPE .~ BY ApPOINT'.lI'NT O~LY 49 B.C., but the postures are suffi 581 MI\RKH STREET ' S".~ FRI\!o"C1S(;O ciently differe nt that the source is more likely local statuary. Al so struck in the Triumviral pe riod were bronzes for Crete and Cy renaica in the name of a certain Cras Giessener Mliim~h~mdllUlllg·----, sus. Altho ugh the temptation is Gorny GmbH, Mtinciilen strong to assign these to the infamous Crass us whose legions were destroy ed by the Parthians in 53 B.C., this is not likely, as it is believed the is sue was struck circa 37-36 B.C. or AUCTION slightly earlier. The likely candidates are P. Canidius Crassus or M. Licin ius Crassus, both of whom were active in the events of the Trium viral period. Although the provincial series on Crete continues well into the mid-2nd century A.D., the most impressive is sues were struck at several cities under Ihe Julio-Claudians. Almost all of these coins are blessed with Impcri al portraits of superb quality in both the base metal and silver. June 13, 1996 Tiherius' silver draehms and tet ra drachms show on their reverses the ANCIENT COINS head of Di vus Augustus, a richly bearded head of Zeus, or a particular A comprehensive consignmenl of ancient coills is the ly attra(;tivc veiled and bearded bust reason for Ihi s supplemental auction, which conlaillS of the Roman Senate. Caligula and aroulld 800 lots. The offering contains many rare and Claudius struck tetradrachms depict importnnt specimens ofaf/cient numismatic an in aver ing a statue of the seated Di vu s age grade estimated at correspondingly low prices. The Augus tus holding a scepter and collector is presellted here with an opportunity /0 ac patera- either as the entirety of the quire specimens at reasonable prices that in high grade design set or upon a triumphal (;art are almost utlaffordahle. drawn by a quadriga of elephants . On the block will be coins of the Celts. the Greeks, the Base metal coins were primarily cities of the Eastern Empi re, the Romans, the Byzantine struck at Knossos, and occurred in five era, the migrations as well as 90 interesting large lots. denominations which approximated the Imperial coinage. Many of these Of speciaillote arc a wOllderful denarius of Gordian II, bear the na mes of Romans belonging all af/follinianus of Pacatiwl, and (I binio of Aurelian to duoviral colleges. (from the collection of Sir Anhur Evans). In lighl of the spectacular Julio Catalogues are available at US$ 15 each from our com Claud ian coins, the later Imperial is pan)'. sues fa il to impress, and indeed dem onstrate all too well the decline of Greece's importance as the true inter Giessener Miinzhandlnng ests of Rome shifted further east. Dieter Gorny GmbH Maximiliansplatz 20, 0-80333 Miinchen Copyright ©1996 by David L. Vagi Tel: 49/89/22 68 76 • Fax: 49/89/2 28 55 13 June 1996 23 Coins of the Bible How did they date ancient Jewish coins? Pondering al l 1his, I began to think Some of the coins of Herod I are by David Hendill aboullhe many persons who have asked dated "Lr", referring to the official me aboutlhe dates on ancient coins in th ird year of Herod's reign, or 37 general, and the coins of ancienl lsrael B.C.E. (Herod actual ly reigned from Many ancient coi n references uti in particular. 37 to 4 B.C.E .. but he had been offi lize lhe terms "A.D." and "B.C. " when Many persons-i ncl udi ng coin col ciaily designated "King of Judaea" by dating specific coin issues. "A.D." is lectors- have never given the dating the Roman Senate and Octavian in 40 an abbreviati on of the Latin words of coins much thought, and thus arc B.C.E. However, it was three years AIllIO Domini, or " in Ihe year of our surprised to find that the methods we before he could wrest the th ro ne from Lord", referri ng to Jesus. And, of usc to date coins today arc relatively Mattathias Antigonus, last of the course, "D.C." is an abbreviation for modern as far as numismatics goes. Hasmonean kings.) '" before Christ". Jews- and, inciden In fac t, the first coins usi ng the tall y, some other scholars as well curre ntl y used dating system we re have taken to using the non-secterian struck until 1234 by the Roskilde mint, reference "C. E." for "common era", as now in Denmark. By that ti me coins well as "B.C.E." (before the common had been minted for more than 1,500 era) in stead of B .C. years! Many of those carl ieT coins had dales, but they were not dates as we know them today. Ancient coins were dated by the regnal year of the ruler, or PATRICK FINN by some kind of a local era. Numismatist This would be Ihe equ ivalent of [977 coins of Ihe United States be ing dated "Year One", corresponding to "The first year of the rule of Jimmy The coins of the Fi rst Jewish War Carter". Against Rome arc dated from "Year The first dated Jewish coins were One" th rough "Year Five", which cor Specialist in Early British apparentl y struck un der Alexander respond to the five years of the war, 66 Scottish, Irish and Jannaeus (Yannai), Kingof lsrael from through 70 C.E. The coins of the first Anglo-Gallic Coins 103 t076 B.C.E. All of hi s coins were year are quite rare, and those of the not daled, bu t at least one type was. fifth year are excessively rare, with Advice given on valuation, This is the small bronze (Hendin- only about a dozen of them known. auctions, insurance and 12, Meshorer 9 var.) which carries on During the Bar Kochba war (1 32- numismatic literature. its obverse an upside-down anchor 135 C.E.), the coins were dated "Year within a circle, surrounded by the One and "Year Two". A large number List of coins for sale available Greek for "of Ki ng Alexander". The of the Bar Kochba coins are not dated, three times /Jer year, usually reverse shows a star of eight rays su r but evidence from Ihe sllldy of die about 500 coins listed a nd rounded by dOls and a crude Aramaic combinations, breaks, and wear shows many illustrated. Write for inscription, which translates to "King lhal the undated coins were undoubt complimenta ry copy and be Alexander Year 25". edly issued during the third and final sure you are on our mailing list. On lhe obverse. many specimens of year of the war, 134-13SC.E. this type have a num ber of dots at the PATRICK FINN Numismatist poi nts of the anchor. These arc meant (This article is reprinted with permis Af '" P.O. Box 26 to spell out the letters "L KE" in a style sion from The Shekel, the journal of ' '~, Kendal almost exactly ident ical to the Ictler the American Israel Numismatic Asso , Cumbria L\9 7 AD ing on Seleucid coins of the same pe ciation.) , ' ft England riod. These !clters no doubt also sig TeJt:phone: 0 1539730008 nify the date, Year 25, referring to the Copyright ©1996 Fax: 0 1539721800 25th year of the reign of Jannaeus- 78 by David Hcndin B.C.E. 24 The Gelator LONG BEACH COIN & COLLECTIBLES EXPO The 19th Annual Summer Expo May 30 - June 2, 1996 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California ATTENTION ANCIENT AND WORLD COIN DEALERS Starting with the 1 une Expo we wi II increase the si lC of the ancient and world coi n sections to accommodate more dealers. We will be lidding fou rteen lahles. Space is limited so we urge you to reply SOOIl. We proudly welcome the fo llowing new booth holders to our upcoming May 30th - Ju ne 2nd, 1996 Expo: Swiss Bank Corp., Basel of Basel, Switzerland Harold Moeller GmbH Muem:enhandlung of Espcnau, Germany Spink America of New York, New York Classical Numismatic Group of Lancaster, Pcnnsylvnni a Hidetaka Tsuchikawa of Osaka, Japan Pico Collection PTE, Ltd. of Singapore Dolphin Cuins of London, England Frallk L. Carter Collectibles of San Gabriel, California Joel L. Malter Co. of Encino, Ca lifornia Hocherman & Son of San Francisco. Cali forni a Freeman & Scar of Chatsworth, Cal ifornia Sotheby' s of New York, New York REMINDER OF THE ARRAY OF WORLD COIN AUCTIONS Auctions held at the Long Beach Expo: Heritage Numismatic Auctions May 30th· June 1st, 1996 Featurin g: Coi ns of Mexico/Important War of Independence Collection, coins of Ihe Pacific Rim, an d othcr world coins. For catalog or consignment informmion, please contnet Louis Collins nt (214) 528-3500 Ponte rio & Associates, Inc. June lSI , 1996 Featuring: World coin, and coins of Mexico. For caw lo g or consignmcnt information, plcnse contact Rick Ponlerio a1 (800) 854 -2888. Auctions held off-site the week after the Long Beach Expo: Superior Stamp & CoinlAn A·Mark Company June 2nd-4th, 1996 in Beverly Hills Featuring: The Irv ing Goodman Coll ection of World Co ins and Medals including coins of the ancienl world. Spink America June 3rd, 1996 in Beverly Hills- ' Featuring: The Pnb lo Gerber Senior Coll ecti on of Mexican Coins, Part II. Joel L. Malter Co. June 3rd, 1996 in Encino ** Featuring : Ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Judean coins. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc, Ju ne 6th-7th. 1996 in New York '- Featuring: An importnnt selection of Roman, Greek, Byzantine. Islami c, World & British coinage_ H These aue/ion companies hi/ve 101 viewin}; at Their Long Beach Expo boo/hs. Still a few tables available for the June Expo For information, contact: Andrea Neumann, Show Coordinator Ron Gillio, General Chairman Paul Koppenhaver, Consultant 1103 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-9939, fax (805) 963-0827 June 1996 25 Important Russian collection offered by Markov Dmilry Markov Coins & Medals will Other highlights include a selec The total of about 400 Jots makes be conducting their first Mail-Bid Auc tion of rare sil ver and copper "wire this one of the largest specialized Rus tion. The sale consists of a highly im money" from the early Russian p ri nci sian collections in many years. Markov portant collection of Russian coins. palities. One of the most desirable does not charge a buyer's fee to bid About 400 lots of rare and quality coins coins offered is an original striking 1/4 ders. Lots may be viewed at Markov's are featured, with estimates ranging roub le of Alexei Mikhailovich. An in table at the Long Beach Expo, May 30 from $50 to $10,000. Many of the coins teresting group of eight Jefimki roub - June 2 (table #1512), or at the New are very seldom offered for sale. les are featured. These are Euro York Coin Expo, June 7-9 (table #73). The collection is comprised of three pean talers bearing two Russian in The thoroughly researched catalogs parts: coins from ancient Russia cuse stamps (an ordinary round ob are avail able for $10 ($15 overseas), through Peter the Great; Imperial Rus verse die of a kopeck and a rectangu which is refundable for successful bid sian coins; and a small group of coins lar stamp with the date "1655"). Con ders. Contact Dmitry Markov Coins & of the Soviet Union. Of particular in cluding the first section are two rare Medals, P.O. Box 950, New York, NY leresllo readers 01 The Gelator is the gold coins of Sophia as regent to Pe 10272; phone (212) 385-8661; fax first section, with coins of medieval ter I and Ivan V. (212) 349-1743. Russia, The sale opens with jive silver in gots (grivnas) from the 12th-14th cen Exhibits highlight Prescott show turies, They represent the so-called "coin less period" of Russian history, an The Prescott Coin Club will present There will be approximately 50 unusual phenomenon in the history of its 22nd annual coin, stamp, sports tables of coins and oth er small col· medieval European monetary circula card, and collectibles show on Friday, lectibles, and dealers will be eager to tion. There are two grivnas each from Saturday, and Sunday, June 21-23. buy, sell, and trade. Admission to the Kiev and Novgorod, main centers of The event will take place at the Pon mall is free , as is parking. ancient Russia. Another very rare sil· derosa Plaza Mall, 1316 Iron Springs The show will feature a number of ver bar is from Lithuania. This form of Road, in Prescott, Arizona. Show educational exhibits, such as a display currency proves a high degree of hours are 9am to 6pm on Friday and of coins and stamps from over 100 dif wealth, which was concentrated in the Saturday, and lOam to 3pm on Sun ferent countri es throughout the world, hands of high officials in those days. day. and treasure coins from the Atocha and other wrecks. At teast ten of the displays will con sist of ancient coins. Titles of some of these d isplays are "The Twelve Caesars", "Coins of the Bible ~ , "Rulers KIRK DAVIS of Judaea", "The Cain and Abel of Rome", "Constantine the Great and His Sons", and "Ancient Roman Inflation". Classical Numismatics In addition, many of the exhibits will be accompanied by free informational handouts. This extensive display of ancient coins is a virtual museum. They are all authenti c, not the replicas that are frequently displayed at shows and even at some museums. There will also be free appraisals and identifications of numismatic items and other information by experts, as well as tips for the be ginning collector. During the show, the Prescott Coin Club (a non-profit organization) will conduct a membership drive. Every one is invited to attend the meetings, which are held at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Dues are Aiew selections from the new Spring 96 Catalog lie $5 per year. There is also a wooden show dol la r, which will be available at the show Post Office Box 324 or by mail for 25e and a self-addressed, Claremont, CA 91711 USA stamped envelope. For more informa" tion about the show, contact Sandra (909) 625-5426 Wolf, P.O. Box 233, Dewey, AZ 86327; phone (520) 772-7144. 26 The Gelator AVAILABLE IN JUNE Price List 4 • Fine Greek and Roman coins in all metals • A concise offering of high qu ality Byzantine gold plus • An extensive listing of "bargain" ancients, most under $200, many under $100 Catalog is free to all 'freeman & Sear subscribers and Celalor readers !Tree11tlln & Sear • Jil !Jo/jmtisttultic Partnersliip P.O. Box 5004 · Chatsworth, CA 91313-5004 U.S.A. PHONE (3 10) 202-0641 / (818) 993-7602 • FAX (3 10) 202-0641 / (8 18) 993-61 19 June 1996 27 Educational program rounds out NYINC activities The New York Coin Expo, formerly cuss "The English Sterling on the Con Their Iconography. Collectors wil l have known as the Spring New York Inter tinent: 1150-1250 A.D.". McLain's pre the opportunity to purchase either Vol national, will be held at the New York sentation will take place in the Hudson ume I or Volume II of the book, discuss Marriott, World Trade Center, in New River room of the Marriott. the series with the authors, and have York City. The show, which runs from Christopher Connell begins his ex copies of their books autographed. June 7-9, includes a full dealer bourse, amination of "Fractions of the Byzan The dealer bourse consists of ap several auctions of anc ient and world tine Fol lis" at 3pm in the Canal Street proximately 150 dealers, specializing coinage, and an educational program room. Connell is speaking for the Clas in ancient, medieval, world, and U.S. with a variety of speakers. sical Numismatic Society of the Dela coins. Show hours are 1 Dam to 7pm Begin ning the educational activites ware Valley. on Friday and Saturday, and 1 Dam to of June 8th is Larry Gentile's Young At 5pm, William F. Spengler and 3pm on Sunday. Numismatists Program , which runs Wayne G. Sayles wil l give a presenta In addition to the bourse, numerous from 1 Dam to 3pm. Gentile organizes tion to the Oriental Numismatic Soci auction are being held during the week a variety of activities for the young col ety entitled "Coinage of the Zengids: prior to the show. In association with lectors, including educational talks, Christian Artists in Muslim Lands". This the show, Classical Numismatic Group play money auction, and door prizes. discussion will also take place in the and Pegasi Numismatics will be con This event wil l be held in the New York Canal Street room of the Marriott. ducting their sales at the Mariott. Harbor room , Earlier in the day, from 11 am to This is the first event in the NYINC's Several speakers will also be giv 1 pm , Spengler and Sayles will be avail new venue at the Marriott in the World ing presentations for the show's edu ab le on the bourse floor at a book sing Trade Center. Readers needing further cational program. At 1 pm Bradley ing, be ing held for the recent release information about the show or the edu McLain of the American Numismatic of the second volume of their book cational program should contact Jill Society's Medieval Department will dis- Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and Lagardere at NYINC, 425 E. Alvarado St. , Suite H, Fallb rook, CA 92028; phone (619) 728-1300; fax (619) 728- 8507. Jrofilcs: iu ANC dues to be paid ~umis:mafits: in ancient coinage The Ancient Numismatic Collectors Walter Niggclcr is a club for people who can't make regu lar meetings, or don't have one in 1878-1964 their area. The quarterly newsletter, Trapezium, is the voice of the member Walter Niggeler was born in Bergamo and at ship. The newsletter includes free tended Gymnasium (High School) in Bern be member ads, letters, and feature ar fore obtaining a position with Brown B overi ticles. Authors of the feature articles and Cie. in Baden. He reti red in 1943 and dedi are paid in ancien! coins. cated his li fe to his three great pa ss ions, na The ANC also distributes a member ship roster which describes collecting ture, music, and numismatics. Niggcler was a interests, recent discoveries, and other connoisseur of fi ne coins, and learned the art facts of interest to help members find of collecting from his friends A ldoph Hess, L eonard Forrer, and Kurt Regling. like-minded colleagues. Hiss collecting resol ve began in the early 1920's, and throughout his numismatic ANC was founded in 1995, with endeavors he bought coins of the highest quality from Illany famous collections, dues of $20. Beginning in 1996, dues including the Jameson Collection. He was particularl y knowledgeable in the will be payable in ancient coins. The field of Roman Numismatics, Republican denarii in particular, and specimens tariff is set at a day's wages: one obol before the time of A lexande r, one from his collection arc very highly regarded whenever they appear on the market drachma or denarius to the reign of today. The Niggeler collection was sold at Basel in 1965 through a Bank L eu! Marcus Aurel ius, or one medieval M&M auction. T he catalog alone is a collectable item. penny. ANC has one officer, Michael E. Marotta, who organizes the group This feature is provided courtesy of G eorge Frederick Kolbe and publishes the newsletter. For fur ther information, write to Ancient Nu Fine Numismatic Books, Crestline, CA 923 25 mismatic Collectors, P.O. Box 515, Ovid, MI 48866. 28 The Gelator Superior auction features rare coins and antiquities Superior's Irving Goodman Collec figu ri nes and Roman and Early Chris tion auction, set for June 2· 4, 1996, will tian lamps will be offered. The high feature an outstanding session on lig ht among the Greek and Roman coins and antiquities of the ancient marbles is an over-life si ze marble world. On Monday, June 3, at 12:00 head of Ant inou s, circa A.D. 170-190. noon, the firm will offer nearly 400 lots A large offering of Greek, Etruscan , of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coin and Roman bronzes featuring an imals s, followed by over 400 lots of Greek, of the ancient world is certain to draw Roman, and Middle Eastern antiq uities. strong bidder interest, as is an out Highlights in the Greek section will standing offeri ng of representations of be a fine run of Syracusan tetra Hellenist ic gods. Western Asiatic an drachms, including an un signed die of tiquities, including a Sumerian founda Euainetos; an Ainos tetradrachm struck tion brick of King Ur-Nammu, 2 11 2- ca. 382-379 B.C. from unlisted dies; 2095 B.C. , are featured, along with several excellent telradrachms from Sumerian cones, Hittite and Mesopo Crete, including an llanos didrachm tamian figu res in bronze and terracotla, c irca 320-270 g,C. an d a Knossos and a fine Canaanite bronze male fig tetradrachm featuring the labyrinth on ure, followed by offerings of Lu rislan the reverse; a run of Seleukid Kingdom bronzes, Iranian (Anatoli an) and port ra it tetradrachms followed by an Assyrian bronzes of various gods. impressive offering of Parthian and Catalogs are available through Su Sassanian sil ver and gold coins; and perior at $ 15.00 each, overseas $30. several choice Baktri an tetradrachms. Catalogs should be ordered by calling A selection of highlights from Roman highlights start off with a toll free (800) 421-0754 or (310) 203- the upcoming Superior auction nice selection of Roman Republican 9855; or by fax at (310) 203-0496. silver coins, as well as some ra re Imperatorial issues, which include a denarius of Ahenobarbus, followed by coins of the first 12 Caesars. Of par ticular interest will be several choice The Russian Sale sestertii of Nero and some excellent bronzes of Domitian and Trajan. A rare A MAIL-BID AUCTION featuring a highly important cistophoric tetradrachm of Hadrian, collection of coins from Ancient Russia to the Soviet Union BMC 384, wi ll be offered, as we ll as an impressive Valens medallion from the This co lleclion was assembled with great allentior; 10 the rarity and quality of the materia l sale of Si r Arthur Evans. A handful of Estimates ranging from $50 to $10 ,000 choice Roman gold coins will also be present, including a ra re Judaea Capla We will attempt to make th is catalog an important reference fo r cu rrerlt and future col lectors issue and an Anthemius gold solidus. The Byzantine coinage is quite im SOME HIGHLIGHTS: pressive, with a wonderful run of em • Five silver ingots {bars} from the 11 th-14 th C • Coi ns from Fe udal Russia perors being present. Some highli ghts • An exten sive group of Jefi mki. mainly on rare Eu ropean Ta lers • Two gold coin s of Sophia are Justin I and Justinian I as joint rul • A Quarter Rouble of Alexei Mikhailovich. An original strikingl • Square beard Token. 1725 ers; an extremely rare solidus issued • PATT ERN and PROOF is sues of Impe rial Russ ia • Great se lection of blockages in A.D. 608-610 (th e Revolt of the • Copper sq uare plate-money 114 Rouble 1726 • AND A LOT MORE Heracli); Leontius and Tiberius iii so lidi, followed by a superb solidus of Highlights will be previewed at our table #1512, Philippicus and one of Anastasius II Long Beach Numismatic Expo, CA, May 30-June 2 Artemius. Solidi of Leo IV are featured, as is a rare solidus of Michael ii i ~ the Afllots can be viewed at our table #73 at the Drunkard". NY Spring International Show, New York, June 5-9 The anti quities section start s off with Roman and Near Eastern glass, fol NO BUYER's FEES - Mid-June closing lowed by an impressive array of fine Egyptian antiquities. Besides th e ex A thoroughly researched and fully illustrated quality catalog is available now for cellent offering of bronzes, faience $10 (USA & Canada) and $15 (Overseas). This fee is refundable with your purchase. amulets, and ushabti are several Egyp tian stucco wall paintings and a beau DMITRY MARKOV Coins & Medals tiful Egyptian polychrome cartonnage P_O. Box 950, New York, NY 10272 mask. Early Greek vases include many Ph. # 2121385-8661 Fax # 212/349-1743 highlights in the Attic vase area, sev eral by known artists. Greek terracotta June 1996 29 Denarius of Clodius Macer tops Pegasi's Coming Events •••• New York auction May 30 - Jun. 2 Long Beach Coin & Collectible Expo Pegasi Numismatics will conduct an Long Beach Conv. efr., 100 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA important public auction in conjunction with the upcoming June New York Coin May 31 - Jun. 1 Severan Conference Expo at the World Trade Center. The Hotel Villa Aricia, Albano Laziaie, Italy auction will take place on Saturday, June 8, at 7pm in one session . Jun. 2-4 Superior Auction According to the firm, the auction 9478 W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA will feature the entire spectrum of an cient and world numismatics, from the Jun.3 Maller Auction 6th century B.C. to the present. Some 17005 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA of the highlights are given below, with estimates in U.S. dollars. Jun. 6-7 eNG Auction The Greek section of the sale fea New York Marriott Hotel, World Trade Center, NYC tures choice silver, including a rare ar chaic octadrachm from Abdera in VF+ Jun. 7-9 New York Coin Expo ($10,000); an unSigned Syracusan New York Marriott Hotel, World Trade Center, NYC tetradrachm by Eukleidas, 412-406 Jun.8 Pegasi Auction B.C., in VF+ ($2,000); a tetradrachm New York Marriott Hotel, World Trade Center, NYC from Kos, 357-330 B.C., in VF ($2,500); and a rare tetradrachm of Ainos, 474- Jun. 11-13 Stack's Auction 449 B.C. , in VF+ ($4,500). Gold is rep Park Central Hotel, 870 7th Avenue, NYC resented by an aXF state r of King Kroisos, 560-545 B.C. ($4,700), and a Jun.13 Giessener MOnzhandlung Auction rare pentadrachm of Ptolemy I, 305- Maximiliansplatz 20, Munich, Germany 282 B.C., in VF+ ($6,000). Greek bronze features possibly the Jun. 14-16 Atlantic Rarities Expo finest known two-chatci of the rare Ar Baltimore Gonv. Gfr., Baltimore, MD menian king Charaspes J ca. 230 B.C., with a lovely green patina, in choice XF Jun. 21-22 H.H. Kricheldorf Auction ($2,000). There is also a special Guntersta/strasse 16, Freiburg, Gennany Judaean section, featuring rare early Jun. 21-23 22nd Annual Prescott Coin Club Show examples, plus some seldom offered coins from rare Judaean cities. The Ponderosa Plaza Mall, 1316 Iron Springs Rd., Prescott, AZ Greek Imperial section features a Jun. 28-30 Mid-America Coin Convention choice aXF rare AR tetradrachm of MEGGA Gonv. Gtr., 4th and Kilboum, Milwaukee, WI Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony struck in Syria ($5,500). Jul.8 Sotheby's Auction By far, the highlight of the sale is 34-35 New Bond Street, London, England an extremely rare denarius of Clodius Macer in FOG ($22,000), minted in Aug. 12 PNG Day April-October, A.D. 68. Included in the Colorado Gonv. Gfr., 700 14th St., Denver, CO sale is a collection of Sabina coinage, a rare Pertinax denarius i n VF+ Aug. 14-18 American Num ismatic Association Convention ($1,650), a VF sestertius of Gordian I Golorado Conv. Gfr., 700 14th St. , Denver, CO ($3,500), and two choice AR denarii of Gordian II ($2,500 and $3,500). Also, the auction contains a special Islamic sect ion , featuring a rare NEW BOOK AVAILABLE! Kushan kingdom , Kanishka I gold stater in VF+ ($2,400), plus a gold 12 xerafim from Goa dated A.D. 1790. Unrecorded Hasmonean Coins The medieval section offers a di from the Kaufman Collection verse listing, including a rare AR half pound of Charles I, A.D. 1642, in VF+ by J. Chaim Kaufman ($1 ,750) from the Shrewsbury mint- a Hardcover, 149 pages including 68 pages of plates rare proclamation piece. $35.00 plus $2 shipping Bargain hunters will enjoy the bulk lot section which rounds out the sale. PHOMf)'"tp ') "We wrote the book on Biblical coins!" 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Gait, minted in Emisa by Uranius AnlOnin us, are a radiate bust left and a laureate all subsequent issues arc attributed to bust right. On the reverse, there is an Malcolm E. Back, Antioch. eagle facing, with head turned left, and Brian E. Joyce and in the exergue SC (Senatus Con Gordian /II SU ll O, " issued by the Senate"). The in Marcus Antonius Gordi:mus III scription reads 6.HMAPX E2 OVCIAC (A.D. 238-244); born approximately (Figure 37). After the second consul {This article originally appeared in The A.D. 225; grandson of Gordian us I and ship, in A .D. 24 1, there arc the same Pic us, 1992, and is reproduced here nephew of Gordian us J[; murdered by two obverse types, and a second re with minor changes with kind permis his troops A.D. 244, who were prob verse type with a running ram in place sion of the Classical and Medieval Nu ably in fluenced by Philip I, who suc of the SC in the exergue. The reverse mismatic Society, Toronto, Canada. ceeded him. inscription on both types changes to The first part of this article, which dis Gord ian III was givcn thc title of 6.HMAPX E2 YPATOll. No examples cussed the Syrian and Phoenician Caesar in A. D. 238 by the joint emper of tetradrachms of Gordian's wife tetradrachms through Severus Alex ors Balbinus and Pupienus. No tetra Tranqui llina have been fo und. ander, appeared in last month's issue drachms with the inscription KECAP of The Gelator (Gait ef 131., 1992).} to denote this rank have been foun d to Philip I dare. In A.D. 239 he was elevated to M. Jul ius Philippus I (A.D. 244- The Post-Severan Tetrad rachms first consuL and in 241 the second 249); native of Arabia; killed along After the death of Scvcrus Alexan consulship was given. The tetra wi th his son in A.D. 249, in a battle der, there was a gap of approx imate drachms of GordJan can be dated by against Trajan Decius. ly three years, during which time six the in scriptions denoting these two The tetradrachms of Phil ip I are emperors came IDpower, none of whom events. Tetradrachms minted during probably among the most common of minted tetradrachms, Gordian III start the period between 239 and 241 have the series, as they were apparently ed fe -minting them in A.D. 239, and two obverse types and one reverse type. minted in large numbers throughout most of his six year re ign. The excep lion to Ihis is the "MON URB" issue described in more dclai l below. On the obverse the busts are either laure ate or radiate, with ri ght facing busts prohahly more common than left fac ing busts. The reverse variations include the eagle ei ther striding left or rig ht, or the Figure 37 eagle facing with head either left or Gordian III, Antioch, 11.09g, minted A.D. 239-241. righl. Issues from A .D. 244 with no consulship inscription, and from A.D. 245-247 (first consul ship), have the cagle standing on a palm branch with SC in the exergue (Figure 38). The later issues from A.D. 248 (third con sulship) (Figu re 39) and A.D. 249 (fourth consulship) omit the pal m branch, and rcplacc it with ANTIOXIA SC in the exergue. The most impres Figure 38 sive portrait s on these coins, and the Philip I, Antioch, 13.179, minted A.D. 244. rarest of hi s issues, are those whic h show Phili p in his mi litary regalia(Fig- 32 The Gelator ure 40). This example is dated by Philip's third consulship (A.D. 248), the year of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome. The handsome portrait may have been a commemora tive issue struck by Philip for this special event. He would have wanted to have himselfshown suitably dressed to head up the lavish ceremonies and games presented for the occasion. The portrait is given a much harder edge Figure 39 than other portraits in this series, per Philip I, Antioch, 12.659, minted AD. 248. haps to compliment the mi litary look. An in teresting series issued by Philip I, that has been the source of much discussion and debate for many years, are the "MON URB" coins. These are generally attributed to the period of his second consulship (A.D. 247-248), although no consulship in scription appears on the coins (Figure 41). For further discussion of the dif ferences, and Ihe impl ications of these differences on the "MON URB" is sues, the reader is referred to Gilmore ( 1977) and to Baldus (1969). Some of the marc important differ ences are as follow s. In place oflhe usua l SC or ANTIOXIA I SC in the cxergue, the inscription reads MON URB. This is taken to mean "Moneta Urbis", or "money of the city", inter prcted as "moncy or mint of Rome". The obverse inscription also changes from (I)IAlnnOC (nominative case) to the genitive case, ¢IAlnnoy, Figure 40 which translates as "of Ph ili p", sug Philip I, Antioch, 12.229, mintedAD. 248, 2.4x. gesting that Philip had direct control of the miming of these coins. There arc at least six officinae marks found for thi s issue. There is also a signifi cant change in the style of the eagle and of the portrait of Phi lip (compare Figures 38 and 4 1). On the "MON URB" coins the busts arc always lau reate and right fac ing, and no examples arc found with the portraits of Philip 's wife, Otaeilia Severa, or his son Philip Figure 41 Philip I, Antioch, 12.289, minted AD. 247-248. II. There are two opposing views as to the significance of this issue. One is that the coins were actually minted in Rome and transported to Syria, and the other is that they were minted in Anti och, with dies obtained from Rome, or under the direct supervision of Rome. Otacilia Severa Marcia Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I and mother of Philip lI. The tctradraehms of Otacilia Severa follow the same designs and reverse inscriptions as the regular issues of Philip I. Her hust is usually right facing, diademcd, draped, and resting June 1996 33 on a crescent (Figure 42); left fa ci ng busts are much rarer (Fi gu re 43). The reverse inscriptions incorporate the ti tl es of Phil ip I, and the same variants in th e posture of the eagle are possi b!c . The tetradrachms ofOtac il ia arc much rarer than those of her husband and her son. Figure 42 Philip II Ot8cili8 Se vera, Antioch, 12. 17g, min ted AD. 248. M . Julius Severus Philippus II (A.D. 244-249); born A. D. 237 thc son of Phili p I and Otacil ia Severa; ki lled along with his father in A.D. 249 in baltic with Trajan Decius. The tetradrachms of Phili p II can be confusing due to the fac t that most of the in scriptions and designs arc the same as those used by his father. The coin s can be distinguished only by the more youthful appearance of the por Figure 43 lrait of Philip II and the absence of a Otacilia Severa, Antioch, 10.85g, minted A.D. 244. beard (compare Fi gures 39 and 44). The strong family resemblance can be seen when comparing Ihese two well struck coin s. The proper care and atten tion was gi vcn 10 the engraving 10 give them II good physical li keness. The tetflldrllchms of Philip II as Caesar (A.D. 244) are, however, distinctive. The obverse is usually a bare-headed portrait of Phil ip II. with the inscrip tion MAPIOVAJ ct>T AmnoC KECAP Figure 44 (Figure 45). The reverse insc ription of Philip II, Antioch, 12.40g, minted A D. 248. this coin indicates that it was minted during the first consulship of this fa ther (. .. Vn ATOA). wh ich woul d dale the coin to A.D. 245 or 246. These issues of Philip II as Caesar (A. D. 244- 247) arc probably the rarest of his tetradrachms. Trajan Decius C. Messius Quint us Tra i:lnus Decius (A.D. 249-251); born about A. D. 20 I: became emperor after Phil ip I and II we re overthrown and mur dered; he was killed along with his el des t son Herennius Etruscus, prob ably by supporters of Trebonianus Gallus, in A.D. 251. Figure 45 Most of the portraits of Traj an Philip II, Antioch, 1'.79g, min ted A.D. 245·246, 2.4x. Deci us arc ri ght facing. either laureate or radiate, with pellets (I to 5) or a letter ~ (6) lind Z (7) to denote the offic ina of min ti ng. The tctradrnchm in Figure 46 demonstrates the care that was taken to produce these coins. They do no t have the appearance o f being produced in a hurry. as is seen on some issues, for example on some coi ns of Caracal la. They arc usually well cen Figure 46 tered with very readable legends. AI! Trajan Decius. Antioch, 12. 419. mintedA.D. 249-251 issues of Trajan Dcci us that we have seen have the reverse inscription -+ 34 The Gelator ANCIENT COIN COLLECTING is your road map to finding your way around the ancient coin fraternity. With more than 200 photos, 2S tables and charts and a pronunciation guide, you'll aquire the savvy needed to survive this sometimes bewildering market. 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Subtotal o Check or Money Order enclosed 3tI. ~ 1iI I DVISA o Disc. D Am Ex D MC I WI residents add 5.5% sales tax To> I cr. I I Total Ex p. Date I I Return Coupon To. Signature I L _ K~a~e':u~li~~~ ~u:!s=~c~o~k~Dep:.Q':N~ ~~.~t~e~t:.l~a,~I.:~9~O~O~ J June 1996 35 6 HMAPX EE OVCIAC, and the eagle is over a palm branch with SC in the exergue. The eagle is usually st riding ri ght, and more rarely the cagle is striding 10 the left. Left facing busts arc extremel y rare (Figure 47). Herennia Etruscilla Hcrcnnia Cuprcssenia Etruscilla, wife ofTrajan Decius; mother of Her ennius Etrusc us and Hostil ian. Thc tctradrachms of Herennia Elru scill a are qui te rare, and are of much the same style as those of Olac il ia Sev era (compare Figures 4 2 and 48). Her bust is draped and diade1l1cd, fac ing righi, and placed on a crescent. Pel lets, if present be low the bust, indicate the officina. On the reverse the eagle may be striding le ft or right, over a palm branch with SC in the exergue. The braiding in the hair and the well Figure 47 defined facial features in th is portrait Trajan Decius, Antioch, 12.89g, minted A.D. 249-251, 2.4x. gives testimony to the abili ly of the die engraver. Here, Herennia Etrusci lla bears a resemblance to some of the portraits of her husband (Figure 46) and her son Herennius Etruscus (Fig ure 49). Herennius Etruscus Quintu s Hercnnius Etruseu s Messius Deeius (A.D. 25 t); eldest so n Figure 48 of Trajan Deeius and Herennia Etru Herennia Etruscilla, Antioch, 12.66g, minted A.D. 249·251. scilla. He died beside his father in A.D.251. Herenn ius Etruscus was give n the rank o f Caesar in A. D. 250, and was elevated to Augustus in A.D. 25 1. His tetradrachms as Caesar bear the ob verse legend ErENN TroV MEKV- 6EKIOC KECA P (Figure 49). The busts arc invariably ri ght facing wi th a bare head. One to five peliets are usually present beneath the bust, to denote the officina, or either the leiter Figure 49 Herennius Etruscus, Antioch, 12. 93g, min/edA.D. 250. ~ or Z for the six th and seventh offi cina respectively. To our knowledge, no examples exist which indicate the rank of Augustus. Hostilian WHOLESALE TO ALL! C. Valen s Hostilianus Mess iu s Qu in tus, youn gest son ofTrajan Deci us 100 ancient coins in flip s and attributed. A diverse lot and Hercnnia EtruscilJa; brother of including Nero, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great, Herennius Elruscus. He was given the Biblical "Widow's Mite", etc. Only $475.00 postpaid, with ra nk of Caesar by his father in A.D. satisfaction guaranteed! 25 1. He died shortly after the death of his father and brother from the plague. Tetradrachms of Hoslilian are very ~uu~uu Hostilian was raised to the rank of Augustus by Trebonianus Figure 50 Gall us over his own son, Volusian, Trebonianus Gal/us, Antioch, 12. 76g, minted AD. 251. probably as a means to consolidate his position. Trebonianu$ Gallus C. Vibius Trebonia nus Gallus (A.D. 251-253); chosen hy the army to succeed Trajan Decius. He and his son Vo lusian were murdered by their own Figure 51 troops in A.D. 253. Trebonianu$ Gallus, Antioch, Early tetradrachms of Trebon ianus 12.28g, minted AD. 251-253. Gallus have a right facing bust, draped and laureate. Pellets appear below the hust to denote the officina. On the reverse, the eagle is fac ing wi th head righ t or occasionally left, standing on a line, with SC in the exergue. A letter, which corresponds 10 the nu mber of officina pellets on the obverse, is fo und Figure 52 between the legs of the cagle (Figure Vo/usian, Antioch, 50). The inscription is the standard 12.23g, minted AD. 252. t:.HMAPX E2: OVCIAC. A later issue is also found indicating the second consulship, with the reverse inscrip tion llHMAPX E:=: OVCIA vnATOB (Figure 5 1). The other feat ures of the coin are the same as those described for tile earlier issue. Volusian Are you interested in C. Vihius Afinius Gallus Vendum nianus Vol usia nus (A.D. 251-253); CHOICE WORLD COINS? son of Trebonianus Gallus. Given the You should be receiving our publications rank of Caesar in A.D. 251, and upon the death of Hostilian was elevated to MORE THAN THREE the rank of Augustus. ruling jointly with his fa ther until their deaths. MAIL BID CATALOGUES ANNUALLY The tetradrachms of Volusian are very rare (Figure 52). There do not appear to be any examples with the Featurin g RARE and CHOICE gold and silver coins of title of Caesar. Ohverse inscriptions th e wo rld as well as ancient coinage and world pape r read AVTOK K r A cDl N rAAO money. A sample catal ogue is $20.00 postpaid. VENllO VOAOVCCIANOC CEB. Reverse design and inscriptions fo l Includes Prices Realized low those of his father. An annual subscripti on is also available. Th e cost is $60 Uranius Antoninus within th e U. S. an d $80 outside the U. S. L. ] ulius Aurelius Sulpicius Severus Uranius Anton inus (A.D. 253-254); established himself at Emisa; deposed Ponterio & Associates, Inc. after Valerian's arrival in Syria. 1818 Robinson Ave. Little is known about Uran ius An San Diego, CA 92103 IOninus, but he is thought to have been 1-800-854-2888 or 619-299-0400 a usurpe r in the cast. He issued the last ''''''''''' "Oil"''''" of the Syro-Phoenieian tetradraehms " " .,,,,,~w t l~~.,I ,,~1I Fax 619-299-6952 from Emisa and An ti och. The tetra ~.~ Licensed Auction Company #968 drachms assigned to Antioch hear the P.N.G. #308 eM. #2/63 standard cagle reverse. At Emisa, how Richard H. Ponterio - President ever, quite a diversity of reverse de- June 1996 37 signs are known, and Sear ( 1982) I iSIS des Phil ippus Arabs", Dr. Bussa Peus 1873-1927,. 29 volumcs. BMC Vol three: the typica l eagle with EMICA Nach{, Frankfun/Main, Germany, ume 20, Galatia, Cappadocia, Syria , below; Tyche standing , holding a rud 1969. 1899. BMC Volume 26, Phoenicia, der and cornucopia: and a camel with Bellinger, A. R., '1 'wo Roman hoards from 1910. reins and a sadd le . His tetradrachms Dura-Europos", Americall Num ismatic Gait, R. I. , Back, M.E., & Joyce, B.E.. arc considered extremely rarc and hi gh Sociely Numismatic NOles & Mono "Syria n and Phoenician Tctradrachms grade examples reach very h igh prices. graphs, No. 49, 1931. New York, A.D. 202-254", Th e Picus, Classical US.A. and Medieval Numismatic Society, Copyright ©1992 by Robert I. Gait, -, "The third and fourth Dura hoards", 1992, Toronto, Canada. Malcolm E. Back, and Brian E. Joyce Americall Nfullismalic Society Numis Garmaise, M., "A stylistic comparison of matic NOles & Monographs, No. 55, coin issues from the mints of Syria Acknowledgements: 1932, New York. U.S.A. Phoenicia under Caracalla", unpub We thank Al ison Easson. Curalor in -, "The sixth, seventh and lenlh Dura lished M.A. Thesis, Department of the Greek and Roman Department at the hoards", American NUlllismatic Soci Classics. McGill University. Montreal, Royal Ontario Museum fo r reading this el), Numismatic NOles & Monographs. Quebec. Canada, 1985. article and giving us the benefi t of her No. 69, 1935, New York., U,S.A. Gilmore. P .. "The 'MON URB' tetra scholarly knowledge. M. Michel Prieur of - , "The Syrian Tetradraehms ofCaracalla drachms of Philip ''', Numismatic Cir Paris. among the few numismati c special and Macri nus", American N/lmismatic cular, LXXXV. #12, 1977, Spink & ists in this fie ld. has been a source of Sociely NumiSIII(l/ic Situlies. No.3, Son Ltd., London, England. encour:lgement to R.l. Gait through th e 1940, New York, U.S. A. -, "Thc formulae of Antioch and Tyre, years. He also kind ly read and made valu - , The Syrian Tetr{ulracltmso!Caracalla able com men IS on this man uscript; 10 him Nwnismatic Circular, LXXXV I. #29. alld M acrillll~', Sanford J. Dursl, re we owe our special thank s. The editorial 1978a, Spink & Son Ltd., London, En prinl, 198 1. New York, U.S.A. staff of The Picus were most accommodat gland. Birley, A.R., -, "The early tetradrachms of Syria", ing and palient in helping us to produce Se{nimills Severus. the Afri Ih is article. Finally, we thank lhe Classi cal! ElllfJerOr, Yale University Press, Numismatic Circular, LXXXV I. #9, cal and Medieval Numismatic Society. revised cd it ion . 19&9. New Haven, 1978b, Spink & Son Ltd" London. Toronto, Canada for perm ission 10 reprint Connecilcut, U.S.A .. and London, En Engl and. this article with minor changes and corrcc gland. - , ''Two unrecorded tetradrachms from tions. Bland. R. , "Six hoards of Syrian tctra Syria", NlIJnismatic CirCl/lar. drachms of the third century AD.", The LXXXVI I, #3 . 1979a, Spink & Son References: Nllm ismalicChronicle, Vol. lSI , 1991, Ltd., London, England. Baldus. N. R .. " MON(eta) URI3 (is) • pp. 1-33. - , "Syri an officinae under Caracalla and /\ NTIOXIA Rom und Antiochi a als A C(l/aiogH eo!Greek. Coill s illihe British Mn erin us" , Numismatic Circular. Priiges tiillen syricher Tetradrachmen Musellll!, variuus authors, London, LXXXV II. #6 . 1979b. Spink & Son LId .. London. England. -, "Caracalla's sil ver mints in Syria", Numismatic Circldar, LXXXVIII, #3, Classical Coins & Art 1980, Spink and Son Ltd .. London, England. of the Ancient World - , "Elagabalus' Antioch tetradrachms". Numismatic Circular. LXXXIX. #2, Greek, Etruscan, 1981. Spink & Son Ltd ., London. En Roman, Egypti an, gland. MeA lee, R.O., "The Severan tctradrachms & Near Eastern Antiquities of Laodicea", American Numismatic • Send for our FREE 1995 ca talog. Soci~ly Mus~ um NOles, #29, pp. 43- 59,1984, New York, U.S.A . • New FREE catalog of Egyptian Newell. E. T ., "The fifth Du ra hoard". scarabs and amulets, Americall Numismatic Sociely Numis matic NOles & Monographs, No. 58, DEALERS: We will excltange our 1933, New York, U.S.A. antiquities for your anciellt coins! Prieur, M. & Amandry. M. , "Nouvel apport ~ I'etude des tctradrachmes Severiens de Laodicee", Re VIle beIge de Numil'lIIatique, Vol. CXXXI II , pp. 67-86,7 plates, 1987, Brussels, Be! gium. Sear, D., Greek. imperial Coin s, 1982, Estab lished 1942 lJ.A . Seaby Ltd., London, England. -. "The stone of Em is a on a tetradrachm royal-athena galleries of CaracaJl a", Numismatic FiliI! Arts Jerome M Eisenberg. Ph.D., Dire<:lor 1,1i, Journ(ll, #32, 1986, Beverly liills. Cal i fornia, U.S, A, 153 E."I ~ 1 51t h St" New Yon:.. N.Y. 10022 Slit Tel: (212)-355-1034 · F~: (212)-688-0412 ~. ~ Seyrig, G. H., Alltiqlliles Syriel1l1l!S, Premiere serie, pp. 67-9, 1934. Paris, 332 Nonh Beverly Dr.. Beverly Hills. Ca. 902 10 Tel: (310)·5j().. t 199 ' Fa ~; (3 to)-S50, 1395 France. Senby, 14 Old Sond Street. Lon do n W I X 3DD, Eng lnn d Turton, G., The Syrian 'Prin cesses, Cas Tel: 0171-495-2590 ' Fax: 0171 -491-1595 sel & Company, 1974, London, En J"","< M. E;SCnhcfj; gland. LM 277 38 The Gelator Antiquities An overvIew• of the lllorality debate excavate, should sufficient funding even have a valid point , as in ancient by David Liebet·t some day miraculously matcrialize. 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PARK fax 501-376-368924 hours cient art would be left in the ground for LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205 WHOLESALE-please write fu ture generations of archaeologists to June 1996 39 Tourette~s and the Julio-Claudian elllperors def characterized by motor and vocal to a general disinhibition of behavior tics, and in some cases compulsive caused by the so-called Gts gene, which by George M. Burden, M.D. swearing. The tics can be suppressed is inherited in a semidomi nant-semi briefly and symptoms usually start recessive pattern. Those who carry before age 21. It is more common in two copies of the gene tend to have It 's a sordid tale of ambition, in the male gender, and may affect up to more elassie and severe Tourette's cest, fam ily violence, and murder. The I in 100 sc hool boys. syndrome. Those who carry only one Jul io-Claudian clan, from which arose Dr. David E. Comings, in his book copy range from showing no symp thc first five emperors of Rome, was Tou relte Syndrome and Human Be IOms at all up to a moderate Iypical involved in one scandal after another, haviour, also remarks thaI families of Tourette's picture. and perhaps fortunalely for posterily Tourettc's sufferers te nd to have other Interestingly, the Gts gene can also managed 10 exterminate themselves unusual behaviors. These have in be associated with very positive traits wi thin five generations. cluded unusual sexual behavior, vio such as increased musical ability, II now appears that Ihis behavior lence and abuse (especially within the physical coordination, creativity, and may have been innuenced by a genelic family uni t), ohsessive compulsive ten leadership traits. Comings feels that Irail related to Tourette's syndrome. dencies, anxiety disorders, manic de the GIS gene is over-represented both Classically, Tourette's syndrome is a pression, and even schizophren iform in the great achievers of our society as common hereditary behavioral disor- symptoms. This appears to be related well as those on the lower en d of the spectrum. There is good evidence that the third Roman emperor, Claud ius, may ANCIENT COIN SPECIALIST have had typical Tourette's syndrome GREEK, ROMAN, BYZANTINE COINS (sec The Nova Scotia Medical Jour AND NUMISMATIC BOOKS /lal, February 1993). He manifested tics and stuttering, as weI! as compul sive behavioral traits and unusual sex ual behavior. His last marriage was an incestuous one to his own niece, Agrippina II, and he was a compulsive womanizer. He proved, however, to be a eapahle administrator of the em pire with meticulous attention for de tail and finances. Achievements ranged from the completion of the conquest of Brit ain to reform of the aqueducts, and he di d find time to write several important histories. Claudius' father, Drusus, may have been an asymptomatic carrier of (he Gts gene, alt hough one may speculate SAMPLE CA TALOG UPON REQUEST that his reputation as a popular leader and great general may have been at least in part to the "energizing" affects EDWARD J. WADDELL, Ltd. of the gene . ~ 444 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 316, Dept. D Looking at the re~t of Claudius' family tree, we see over five genera Gaithersburg, MD 20877 ~ tions numerous examples of behavior • . (301) 990-7446 FAX: (301) 990-3712 ~ which may be explained by the Gts trait. Interestingly, this unusual be- 40 The Gelator havior did not seem to occur in the •• Juliun side of AuguslUs' family, the MUNZHANDLUNGSCHEINER I side descended from his first marriage I (0 Scribonia. of Germany The problems of Augustus. th e first 1 emperor of Rome, seem to have begun Our salcs list 0-46 offer.'; over 1.000 ancient coin s among tlte 6.000+ lots. 89 wi th the family of Livia (Claudius' pp. and 21 pnges of platcs. Price is $15, which is refundable on paid pUl"chase grandmother), a noted beauty in her over $100. I I youth whom he murricJ after divorc Our location hy Munich ennhles us to ohtain "new" coins (hoards and ing his first wife. The ir union was Individual picccs) offcred by Turks, Bulgarians. '"Yugoslavs" etc. Every weck I appmently barren of children. though we are purchasing lots and choice ancients (Greek. Roman. Byzantinc. ctc.) she had one son from a previous rela tionship and bore a second one th ree 1. From a hoard of Roman silver Denarii (Domitian 10 Commodus) months arter marrying Augustus (os we offer 7 different emperors & ::1 empresses in FIYF to VF/XF tensibly fathered by her fo rm er for $395 . spouse). Li via was a strong, forceful 2. From the same hoard 5 differetlt emperors VF or better $225 I personality. and no doubt was helpful (large quanti ti es available). ro her husbund's political career. 3. Gordianus TIl Antoniniani from a Bulgarian hoard ""as struck" Though nothing hus been definitely I $55. ::1 different rs. $150. proven, there arc dark mu1terings in ancient texts, q uestioning why numer 4. Special list of Roman Republ ic Denarr r to Augustus (small hoard ous potential heirs to AuguslUs' em from Greece) + other new purchases $1. pire al l seemed to die mysteri ously. This opened the way for Tiberius, We can help at all MU1lich auctiolls-viewing & bidding! Livia's oldest na tural son (and Claud & (formerly of Wayne. Ind .) ius' uncle), to take power after A ugus .Tohn Hannelore Scheiner FI. I IuS' dem ise. It is said that Augustus Postfach 210853, D-85023 Ingo lstadtlD., Germany was so fearful of poisoning ncar the Telefon 49 841 32398/ Fax 49 841 17498 I end that he would only drink from a ANS, ANA LM 1264, ColleclOr since 1942, Dealer since 1953 flowing stream and cat figs from right ofT the tree. Livia is alleged to have had poison injected into the figs on the tree, resu lting in her spouse's timely death. ARA13 -SASANIA N. Tiberius now took power. A good Unwyynd Viceroy general and able administrator, he ran of the East. al-Hajjaj ibn Yusef. Ihe empire well for many yeurs, show 694-713 A.D., AR Drachm. Imiw\ive of coinage of Sasalliall ing an ohsessive concern for the fi king Khusro 11. Wi th governor's nances of lhc state. Towurds the e nd name. Icgend to r. 01" hust of of his reign, however, he hecame more Khusro 11 in Kufic (=Arabic). and more reclusive, retir ing to the is Within marginal 3rd circle the land of Capri. it was said to indulge in SlwlwJa in Klific (the profession 11is favori te sexual perversions, inc lud of faith: bismlAlfahl/o ill/ah ing a fondness for high born adoles ii/luI! walhda/rIlIM!!iwlI1m(Uilmsu/l cent girls. During this time the N/lah) obv. legcnd. On rev. Praetorian Guard captain, Sejanus, at usual I"ire -altar with a\tendalll on each temptcd to seize power. He seduced side, to l. AH 77 (696 A. D.) and to r. Livilla. who was Tiberius' niece and ART=Ardashi r·Khllrra minI in Pahlavi. Claudius' sister, and conv in ced her to UNPUBLISHED. Price all request. poison her hushand (who was also her first cousin). Tiherius was warned, Note : a coin of AH 77 of Bishapur mi nt is publisher! in Walker BMC Vol. r. coin 232. These very rareexperimenlal issues were struck by a l - Ha.ij[~ in AH 76 & 77 (A.D. 695 and a blood bath followed in which & 696) at Ardashir-Khurra. Bishapuf & Jayy (=Isfahan) mints in Fars Province jusr many wcre executed for being sus befOfc the monetary rcl"orms of rhe Clliph ' Abu d ai- Malik itHl Marwan in A H 77. pccted of sympathy with Scjanus' causc. We are especially interested in buying coins of the Ancient Calig ula also uppears to have had Near East & Central Asia. Our specialty for over 30 years. T ourettc' s syndrome. The Roman his torian Suetonius describes what urc WILLIAM B. WARDEN, JR. almost certuinly motor tics, though hc makes thc common error of believing p.o. BOX 356, NEW HOPE, PA 18938 the m to be under voluntary control. It Phone/Fax (215) 297-5052 is stated that "he (Caligul a) worked June 1996 41 hard to make his face even more repul dIe finger for him to kiss and wiggled He had the disturbed sleep patterns sive by practicing fearful and horrify it obscenely". often found with Tourette's, rarely get ing grimaces .. Of course, a family history of ting more than "three hours of fitful Coprolalia, the compulsive use of Tourette's syndrome in his uncle sleep a night". He was violen t and had foul lan guage, also appears to have Claudius, combined with his male gen a violent temper, executing, among heen present, for " ... whenever he (the der, also predisposed the appearance many others, his father-in-law and his Guard captain, Cassius Chaerea) de ofTourette's syndrome in the emperor. cousin Gemellus, and he reputedly manded the watch word, Caligula used In addition, Caligula also had many even poisoned hi s grandmother An to give him 'penis' or ' vagina'''. In of the Tourette's associated behav tonia as well. To keep the food bills addition, copropraxia (the use of ob iors. For example, he manifested un down in his private menagerie, he used scene gestures ), also associated with usual sexual behavior, includi ng "in to feed the animals condemned crimi Tourette's, waS in evidence. Caligula, cest with his sisters", and he "made nals. again in dealing with his poor Guard advances to almost every woman of Caligula cheerfully acknowledged captain " ... always stuck out his mid- rank III Rome". paternity of his infant daughter be cause of her violent temper when ". she would try to scratch her play mates' face and eyes". Tourette's and the Roman Emperors Caligula manifested some schizo phrenic-like behavior, which is seen Generation Augustus lib. Claudius Nero in about 12% ofTourettc's syndrome sufferers. This in cluded such bizarre 1 activities as having discussions with the god Jupiter in publ ic, atlcmpting 10 appoint his horse to high political office in Rome, and marching his troops into the ocean to collect sea shells. Tiberius (1,2,3,4) 2 Positive Tourette' s associated traits may have in cluded the emperor's "remarkable eloquence and quick ness of mind" and his "practicing many arts, including singing and danc Livilla (2,3) 3 lllg" ,2,4) Perhaps not surprisingly, Caligula was assassinated hy his long suffer ing captain of the Guard, who was no longer able to tolerate the emperor's insulting and demeaning be havior. Agrippina Germanicus (1) Caligula's father was Germani cus, the brother of Claudius. History records Germanicus as a virtuous, en ergetic, and popular man, an able general who was greatly mourned by Caligula (2) 4 the Roman populace after his death. It would seem in his case that car ri age of the GIs gene may have ampli fied his natural abilities and virtues. Agrippina II Ah~~~'(3) This was not, however, true of his Tourette's children. Associated 5 Germanicus' daughter, Agrippina Characteristics: II, seduccd her uncle Claudius and 1 Positive Trails convinced him to adopt her son Nero. 2 Incest, Hypersexuality Nero's deceased natural fa ther,Aheno 3 Violence barbus, was a cousin of Claudius, 4 Obsessive-compulsive Nero (1 ,2,3) noted for his temper and impUlsive Traits violence as well as incestuous and 5 Psychotic symptoms adulterous behavior. Claudius was subsequently poisoned with mush D= Male '" Typical Tourette rooms, and after Nero was safely en sconced as emperor, nis two cousins, Claudius' ill fated natural children, = Tourette's Associated Behaviors / Gts Carriage O=Female ~ were to follow. Though there were whispers that Nero and his mother 42 The Celator were perhaps also incestuously in volved, this did not prevent the young emperor from having Agrippina as THE SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY sassinated. As her murderers ap Founded in 1879 proached, she asked ironically to he At the forefront of scientific and historical research for over one hundred years, the stabbed in the uterus. Swiss Numismatic Society has established a world-wide reputation by its work with Nero from a young age exhibited a leading scholars, collectors and dealers diffused through its well known Revue and certain amount of musical and poetic Gazette journals with articles in four languages, together with numerous monographs talent, and at least initially was an able and special publications in such series as Ty pos and the Catalogues of SwiSS Coins. The Society itself owes its inception in 1879 to the pioneering spirit of Dr. Charles ruler. To the end he remained popular Fra m;ois TrachseL its founder and first president, but the Swiss numismatic tradition with the general public, despite his goes back to the earliest days of coin collecting in the late 15th century when vicious persecution of Christians and connoisseurs li ke the Amerbach family of Basel, inspired by Renaissance humanists rumOfS that hc was responsible for the such as Erasmusaf Rotterdam then residing inlhe c ity, established important cabinets. Th e SOCiety continued from the old century under the guidance of Eugene Demole hurning of Rome. His sexual propen and PaU l Stroehlin, while the new was presided over by emin ent schola rs such as sities both for men and women were Dietrich Schwarz and Colin Martin. notorious, though were certainly noth The Swiss Numismatic Society remains today at the service of the international ing new to the Roman public jaded numismatic community, dedicated as it is to the furtherance of the knowledge of with the escapades of his predeces those small but invaluable witnesses of art and history, the coins of Greece, Rome. Byzantium, the Orient. the middle ages, the modern period and Switzerland itself. sors. Nero was fond of having wealthy By joining this leading society you will be able to participate d irectly in numismatic Roman citizens brought up on charges research and moreover be elig ible to receive the annual Revue and the quarteny and executed when he became a little Gazette, as well as members' discounts on most special publications. short of cash. This allowed him to Applications for membership in the Society are welcome from all with an interest in confiscate their estates and add to his ancient and modern numismatics. own coffers. Perhaps this was the The membership fee is Sfr 100 per year (Sfr 50 for members under 25) and Sfr 2COJ for lite membership, or a sponsoring membership from Sfr 250 per year. Make checks reason for the revoll in A.D. 68 which payable 10 Swiss Numismalic Society, Credif Swiss Bank, Berne, Switzerland, ole 0094- ultimately forced the emperor 10 com 100849-41. mit suicide. The subsequent ruling families of SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY Rome were never again to prove as c/o Jean-Pierre Righetti, Regie de Fribourg SA interesting. In fact, for a hundred Rue de Roman! 24, CH-1700 Fribourg years after Nero the emperors of Rome were by and large a virtuous and ca pable lot In conclusion, the Gts gene seems to have had a less than salutary effect on Julio-Claudian rulers of Rome, with an exception or two. The gene may in facl underlie much of the psy chopathology we see today. Like a lwO edged sword, however, GIS may also be the energizing factor behind much of human growth and develop Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins ment, disproportionately represented in the best and WOfst of human so and Their Iconography ciety. Volume II: The Zengids References: by William F. Spengler and Wayne G. Sayles TOl/refle Syndrome In Human Fully illustrated, companion to Volume 1. The new standard reference for Zcngid Behaviour, hy David E. Comings, hronzc coinage. Hardback, Cloth covcr, sewn, dust jacket, with plates, concordances. M.D. The Twelve Caesars, by Suetonius. The Annals of Imperial Rome, by The Spengler/Sayles Zengid reference Tacitus. collections wil l be sold in June at +$3post "What is the Matter With Claudius?", eNG 38, Order the book now! $35 The Nova Scotia Medical Journal, (Wisconsin residents add 6.5% sales tax) 1993, Volume 72, Number 1, by NOW AVAILABLE! G.M. Burden. "Historical evidence points to Tourette's syndrome as the cause of Claudius' unusual behavior", The Clio's Cabinet Cefator, Vo lumc 6, Number 6, Ju ne P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 1992, by G.M. Burden. (608) 592-4684 June 1996 43 The gold florin: The first gold Renaissance sYlllbol florin of Florence. nance over northern Italy, much as A th After the fall of the Roman emp ire, ens had done in the Aegean world nearly western Europe was left a divided and by D on McKenzie lWO rni l1enniaearl icc Tn fact, the Floren weakened shell, dominated by the Ger tines fe ll a historical kindredness with manic tribes which had conquered it. the ancient Athenians, and indeed, the Without the strong centralized author As collectors of ancients, we are all city has been referred (0 in modern limes ity of the emperor, a power vacuum familiar with the tetradraehms of Ath as "t he new Athens on the Arno". The ensued, characteri zed by freq uent war ens as symbols of a golden age, an age cultural development of both cities was fare hetween the developing nation which provided the foundation upon nurtured and sustained by a great amass states and the church. In no rthern which much of our Western culture is men! of wealth, along with an intense Italy , a remarkable consequence of the based. Recently I acqui red a gold civic pride. For the Florentines, this decentralization of power was the flori n of Florence wh ich I lhink serves " rcbinh"-or rcv ival-of the learn ing growth of independent towns, often equally well- as a symbol of lhe and cul\ureofClassical Greece and Rome built upon the ruins of their Roman West's second great flowering of cul culminated in the greatest concentration predecessors. Many of these cities ture, the Italian Renaissance. of human creative achievement since had obtained, from their respective In the early 15th century, Fl orence lheAgcofPericles. II was an emergence ru lers, permission to govern them assumed a posilion of cultural domi- thaI was also a long time in coming. selves, and thus they paralleled the ancient Greek citY-Slates in their au tonomy. It was the freedom afforded hy autonomy, a relatively stable soci ety beginning to flourish through trade, and an intensely Christian faith which SPINK. THE OLD EST provided the necessary clements for cultural advancement. ESTi\BLISHED COIN By the middle of the 13th century, the newly formed Florentine republic BUSINESS IN THE was in need of a hett er medium of ex change in their monetary system. Ear WORLD. lier in the century, Florence had issued the silver florin as a substitute for the increasingly inadequate silver penny, Co i n~ from ancicnt to modern bought and sold, Free verbal valuations which had been used for centuries in Expert impartial advicc givcn . Coins bought outright , or sold on commission western Europe. At the time, this was Regular auctions held ~ please se nd for our currcnt list · Publishers and stockisl~ of considered to be a bold though neces numi~maticbooks' Publishers of The NumismaticCircularsince 1892 - Advice and sary innovation. In typical Florentine purchase at (Photo courtesy of Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich.) Footnotes: Write for our membership list I Grierson identifies the symbol fo und above the baptist's outstretched right hand as the mint control mark of the Jean-Paul Diva magistrate overseeing the mint during Secretary, I.A.P.N. any given six month semester. 2 The weight was lowered briefly in 1402. L6wenstrasse, 55 CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland June 1996 45 Sayles authors ancient coin collecting guide Wayne G. 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And for the astute, the mcnt or not. This collector buys with t hi s '! You can't spend Ihe coi ns, or usc student, and the researcher, the pot his head, not his heart, and in addition the stamps. and the cards afC only a actually does Iel l us much about the to knowledge, muSI have considerable testimonial to a bunch of overpaid, civilization and the times from which spare cash and the patience to wai t for unappreciative goons who don't real it sprung. The evidence is there- it the proper tim e to sell. This is a game ize how blessed they are (and ['m a big remains only for us to interpret it. that is more for the professional than spons nut!). Why am I laying all this There are, of co urse, many other the amateur! heavy bread into these actually use reasons for collecting anc ient objects. Another important outlet for cer less items? Why am I thrilled 10 ex Some of us are i nlerested onl y in pieces tain Iypcs of ancienl art is the decorat change a week' s pay for a leaky clay from the land where our forefathers in g field. It is quite "camp" these days pOI which has no intrinsic value, and were horn, and seck to further our to display an ancient piece or two along has long since seen its hest days? LeI understandi ng and apprec iation of our with the morc prosaic things people us consider the case for antiquities. roots in this manner. Such collections might want to show. Although once Common to all these hobbies is thaI also usually inspire a self-gratifying frowned upon, "mix-and-match" is al l man has alwnys been a collector. sense of awe in fellow countrymen Ihe rage now. In our gallery we have a Something in our makeup almost re who arc not colleclOrs. following o f interior decorators who quired the first caveman to put aside Some people wi ll collect almos! will perhaps require ··soIllething to fit that pretty rock for later enjoyment, anyth ing that fits in to the time frame a niche eight inches by four inches, and to add 10 it as further examples we call ancient. If it's old, it belongs, preferably in red or other bright color, were found. Of course, we arc far even if it's just a shard, or a broken and civili zation not important, hut under more sophisticatcd today (although rusted tool. These collectors find the a thousand dollars.'"! It's an odd way there arc still rock collectors to be saIlle thrill and reward as do their more to buy, but the displayed piece still fo und !), and our interests encompass affluent cousins. whose displays in serves as a focal learn i ng poi nt to those many fields, but basically, we are all el ude on ly those grand objects which who sec it. Next time you sec an of still packrats. are certain to inspire cnvy in all who fice or living room on television or in Prohably the prime motivator for see thcm. This collector might also a movie, look beyond the actors at the the antiquarian is his eternal fas fa ll into the category of investor, a decorations. You wi ll sce a lot of pre cination of the long ago. As Slated field in which greal rewards are pos Columbian and other ethnographic art, many times, you cannot duplicate the sihle, but very difficult 10 allain. One as well as more ancient pieces. (The thrill of possessing, even briefly, an must have a great deal of specializcd TV show "Frasier" displays several lovely objects.) It's always fun to spot these things, and gratifying to bc able to recognize and identify them. Thus, Ihough individual men do Ancient Coins nOI survive, much o f their "stuff' • i.Uail Bid Sales does. Somehow, Ihis is a comforting • Fixed Price Lists thought- that we leave behind some • Buy or Bid Sales things thaI will bc studied and won • Numismatic Literature dered over by future generations, per haps thousands of years down thcroad, Specializing in mode rate priced ludaean coins and Ihal they,just like us, will wonder (s erious want-lists solicited) ~ .•.. who owned this th ing and lament "If only this thing could talk! ". This is William M . Rosenblum /rare coins ~ ~t, ~:i~ perhaps the conti nui ng and real rcason p.O. box 355-CE, evergreen, colo, 80437-0355 .~j;?§ , for collecting antiquities. phone 303-838-4831· fax 303-838-1213 '"""""' ~ --""," 48 The Gelator Letters Continued from page 4 Greg describes is Cohen 1148. There between two shields hdg. unwound less extensive than many of your read is an excelle nt illustration of this coin diadem or snake in both hands ers. For this reason the style and con type in Anne S. Robertson, Roman (Szekely omits the shields?). tent of The Ce/ator has greatly ap Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabi Refs. RIC V, pI. 1, p. 99, no. 405, pealed to me wilh a broad range of dif net, Vol. IV, plata 6, no. 63 (p. 22, Joint Cunetio, p. 106. no. 752 (33 speci ferent subjects pitched at diff erent lev· Reign 63). The coin illustrated is actu mens), Normanby -. els of expertise. ally referenced as Cohen 1149 and RIC Recently a number of letters ap 405, bul the only difference is that the If o ne is interested in radiate peared in The Celator debating th e obverse portrait faces left. antoniniani , one should really have a various merits of an article which dis I believe the illustration matc hes copy of th e British Museum's The cussed some of the chemical aspects Greg's description. but if I am wrong I Cunerio Treasure (1983, out of print of patinas. One of th e suggestions would like 10 receive further delails. 1/ and hard to get your paws on) andlor made was that articles should undergo any Cefalor readers have Gallienus the Normanby Hoard and other Roman a process of peer review. I would coin types which they believe have not Coin Hoards (198S, and still some cop· strongly urge thai this not be adopted. been published, I would also appreci. ies 1I0ating around). RIC is still help One of the attractive aspects of The ale hea ring from them. ful, but it is dated, especially as it does Celator is that it is a relatively informal not really attempt to order issues. periodical that appeals to co ll ectors Richard Weigel and not just academics. Being an aca· via the Internet T S. N. Moorhead demic myself in a completely different United Kingdom field I can attest 10 how discouraging a process peer review can be and how it More on Gallienus would undoubtedly decrease the num For what it's worth, Greg Szekely's Comments on peer review ber of submissions from potential au antoninianus of Gallienus is probably: I have subscribed to The Gelator thors who have little or no experience. now for about three years, and have I would think that informal review of the Gallienus, joint reign (253-60); mint of enjoyed each issue. I have long been occasional article judged to be pecu Milan (2 58-9). interested in Roman and medieval his liar by the editorial staff should be suf Obv. IMP GALLlENVS AVG, cuiras tory but have only relatively recenlly ficient. sed r. begun collecting coins, so my experi Peter Munk Rev. VICTORIAAVGG, winged Victory ence and knowledge is certainly lar via the Internel San Francisco Coin Show America's Most Prestigious Americ;t's Most I'restigious Ancient & Foreign Coin Show United States, Ancient & Foreign Coin Show Th e 25th Anllual New York F June 1996 49 TRIVIA QUIZ Spring antiquities This Roman priestess betrayed her country list issued by Helios by secretly allowing King Tatiu$ and the Sabines "Variety" is the basic theme of the into Rome, in exchange for a payment in gold. To show their contempt for her treason, the Spring Antiq uities listing being offere d Sabines threw down their shields on her as they by Helios - Old World Antiquities of entered the city, killing her. What was her name? Westminster. Maryland. The diversity of items being offered is su re to please (Answer on page 60) both novice and seasoned collectors of antiquities and ancient art. All time periods are represented in r------~ th is latest listing. Pieces range from : Clip & Save . : the era of ancient Sumeria through the 16th century A.D. Egyptian amulets, cuneiform tablets . ancient military : Coin File : items, pottery, jewelry, etc. all add to the diversity of pieces being offered. Some highlights include a selection ~------~---~Faustina Sr. . . . , of cuneiform tablets (sure to be of in · I terest to scholars of writing); an Egyp· AE-Sestertius I tian sandstone statuette fragment of a I standing female dati ng from the XVI II After A.D. 141 Dynasty, a rare, squat figured stone I "eye idol" of ancient Near Eastern prov RIC (Antoni nus I enance; a Phoenician terracotta figure Pius) 1105 I of the Egyptian god Bes; a substanti al I Roman shield boss bearing the face of Medusa; a Roman ring bearing the bust Annia Galeria Faustina was married to th e future Roman emperor I of an athlete (the bezel done in gold Antoninus Pi us before he ascended the throne in A.D. 138. Faustina I rapousse); a beautiful re d·figured received th e title "Augusta" shortly there after. She bore the emperor I Campanian lekanis dating from the 4th a son , M. Galerius Antoninus, who died while quite young, and a I century A.D., and a very rare Isl amic daughter, Annia Galeria Faustina (J unior), who became the w ife of the I bronze magical "incantation" bowl satu· future emperor Marcus Aurelius. Faustina Senior died in A.D. 141, I rated with Arabic script. whereupon her husband had her deified and launched an extensive A free list may be obtained by writ· series of coins in her honor. I ing to Hel ios, P.O. Box 25, West· minster, MD 21158; by phoning in the evening (410) 876-7140; or by fax (24 I~------~ MARKET CAPSULE Comments: Results include I hours) (410) 751-9670. I Personality ...... Faustina Senior both obverse bust types (bust Denomination ...... AE Sestertius right snd veiled bust right). I I References ...... RIC (Antoni nus Pius) 1105 Th6re is no! any direCl CO/relalioo OOiWOOfl I fhi< marl< ef ~ n ~ ly$ is and 1M ~ bo"" phOIO. I Database (sale) appearances ...... 9 (1986·1995) I Say you saw it in I Ave . 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Tom ._ .. _.. _.. _.. _.. _. .. _.... _.. _.. _.. _ ...... _eo.... Republican. 0'- Homa1l ImlJuial coin. C,IaOOf. I...... _ .. _ ... _...... -<6, 00 Our da/abase cOO'as 200 major .tales ANA LM 4334 oas_cu~ ...... _.. _.. _.. _... _ __ . ______57 oas_ Nu Mal"". JooI a Co...... _..... H .... _ .. _ .. _ ... _ .... _ .. _ •• _ ..... 10, 55 MatlI"Iing Galle, •. G,eg ._.. _...... ___ 17.51 Marl S ' C C 58 The Celator Paid Advertisement !le ®lbe Thlacke ~aige scarab necklaces, but some really nice Roman marbles Dear Celator Reader: and bronzes, and Greek pottery. A minor marble Helle This month we are not going to talk about the coin nistic head, at 3" (lot 628), which would normally sell for market, grading, marketing, or even hold any contests. under $2,000 made $15,000 (add 15% to all numbers), Sometimes in life, one experiences things that are simply whi le a very decent Roman marble torso worth $15,000 so unusual, that one has to take a step back and perhaps (lot 630) sold for $50,000. A large Old Kingdom alabaster even change their perspective on how they view the world . jar given to her by Anwar Sadat (love the provenance) What I mean is that you think you have it fairly well fi g est. $6,000-9,000 sold for $35,000 (lot 641), while a Seljuk ured out, and then something comes along that makes lutre-ware cup of which only the front half remained (lot you realize that no matter how much you think you under 645) sold for $5,500 on a $600 est. I mean I actually had stand why people do what they do, in reality, you don't. commissions on the antiquities, including a marvelous What I am referring to was the recent auction held al marble copy of a head of Hermes which in itself was a Sathe by's of the estate oddments of Jacqueline Kennedy 19th C. copy which sold for $25,000, and I thought that Onassis. Now I assume that there are a few people out my client was a bit wacky on wanting to actually have me there, perhaps deep tu nnel miners, or cave explorers, or bid $6,500 for it . similar people who do not know, or were not aware of the Go to your Mom's house and go down to the base fact that this auction was coming, and in fact has occur ment or up to the attic and look at the various presents, red. Since you coutd not pick up a paper, watch TV, or gifts, etc. that she got in the 1950's and 60's, many of listen to the radio without bulletins, live viewing, and news which were simply too ugly to put out. How about a silver summaries of this event, 1 assume you know of what I candy dish in the shape of a large sea-shell with little feet. speak. Who did not get one as an engagement present? How First off, Sotheby's managed to sell about 100,000 of about someone paying $26,000 for one? I mean, I can the soft cover and about 30,000 of the hard cover of the see Ahhhnoid paying $772,000 for JFK's set of woods catalogue , which in itself is rather amazing. The cata· and bag, as he is in the family and is a major golfer. But logue itself is the size of a major city phone book, with who would want to pay, or indeed even have, 6 novels, no color photos throughout, and for important items, a two name, no dedication, no book-I ates, used, bound in a black page spread. The President of Sotheby's, Diana Brooks, ribbon, and to routinely pay $2,000-$3,000 per lot? And was just quoted as saying that In all the centuries of there were a lot of lots of these. I mean we are talking Sotheby's existence, they had a mailing list of about millions in this sale, as material you would think about 100,000 persons. This sale doubled their mailing list. paying $3 for at a garage sale rou ti nely went for $10,000 If you bought the catalogue, you were put in a pool for and up. I am saying this as seriously as possible. As I viewing. I got to view, and was astonished to see that said, it all makes you wonder at times. We have a bunch everything was behind glass or ropes, and thaI nothing of shows clustered as usual so pay attention to the fol could be inspected, opened, looked at closely, or any of lowing as we have a lot of new material which we will be the norm al things that we all associate with auctions. Se bringing. curity was astonishing, as one had ti ckets checked mul tiple times, went through a metal detector, had bags mi Upcoming Show Schedule: nutely examined, and were watched "close as hawks" as Long Beach Expo, May 30 - Jyne 2nd, usual 4-day ex there was a guard by each case plus others roaming about. travaganza, tum left as you enter to fi nd us at table #1500. Vi ewing was a zoo, as people crowded the cases and Show hours 10-7, 10-4 on Sun. you were limited to a one hour slot. It was obvious that many of the persons had never been to an auction house NY Spring Int'l.. NYC, June 7-9th. at the World nade or viewed a sale. It was similar to looking at a major mu Center, (NOT the Sheraton), table #12, hours 10-7, 10-3 seum show, and the people acted accordingly. on Sun. Please turn out to support our new location. I have spent many hundreds of thousands at Sotheby's Atlantic Rarities (ANA sponsored). Baltimore. at the over past years (perhaps millions-who keeps traCk) and Convention Center, June 14-16th. show hours 10-7, 10- even though I was told paint-blank that one would simply 4 on Sun., not sure of table II. not be abte to get tickets to attend the actual sales, I man aged to finagle my way to getting tickets to the 3 sessions that I was interested in. The first session I went to was !D •. dlmofJ cR. ddow session 6, which was on a Thurs. afternoon, and which Rare Coins & Classical Arts Ltd. contained the classical antiquities that Jackie 0 had col "Specialists in Museum Quality Coins" lected . I am still not certain she had any real interest In Member: ANA, ANS, SAN, AINA, INS, Ex- Fellow RN S antiquities, but her ''frie n d~ of recent years was a major collector, and I know for a fact that she would buy him P.O. Box 374 " At the Gallery" very nice pieces for major occasions, birthdays, Chanukah, South Orange, NJ 07079 111 South Orange Ave. etc. I expect that she gathered a few nice pieces or was Phone: (201) 761-0634 South Orange, NJ 07079 guided in buying by him . No oil lamps from Israel, no Fax: (201) 761-8406 Phone: (201) 762-1588 June 1996 59 Celator Classifieds Rates: $5.00 for the first 20 words, 20e each additional word. MEDIEVAL COINS Of<' AUSTRIA - The Othe r Ancients : Mideast, Asia, Ancient coins on the Internet. 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Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 - (608) 592-4684 "Tarpeia" 60 The Celator An rmportant Sale of ® ANCIENT, FOREIGN & UNITED STATES COINS PUBLIC A UC TION June 10, 11, & 12, 1996 Featuring An important selection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins, individual rarities and interesting multiple coin lots, and an impressive offering of world gold, silver and copper coins. In all over 7,350 lots of ancient and foreign coins Ir------~ rr;. ~~ !l.. ,. e EL. I CATALOGUED AND SOLD BY I dJ!!J.5!f:.Id) I I 123 West 57lh St., New York, NY 10019 I I Enclosed please find $1 0.00 for your June 10-12, 1996 I I Auction Sale Catalogue and list of Prices Realized (after sale). I ""f\''''".AO in conjunction with The Spring New York International Numismatic Convention to be held at the Marriot International Hotel World Trade Center, New York City An important sale, with an excellent selection of Roman coinage in all metals including many raTe aurei and dcnarii; a private collection of r.tre bronle coinage from the Greek island of Salamis; and Pan II of the William F. Spengler and Wayne G. Sayles Collections of Turkorn an Figural Bronze Coinage (Zengids) . The sale also indudcs further selections from an important collecti on of Irish coins, and many line consignments of Greek, Roman Republican, Byzantine, Islamic, British and World coinage. Catalogue £10 or $15 induding prices realized. Call or write today to either our U.K. or U.S. office Seaby Coins Eric J. McFadden, Senior Di rector 14 Old Bond Sireet London WIX 30B, United Kingdom (0171) 495-1888, Fax (017]) 499-5916 Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Victor England, Senior Director Post Office Box 479 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17608-0479 USA (717) 390-9194, Fax (717) 390-9978 d ~_~iel _ 57 PoooeM & ... ..-.. _ ... _ .. _._ .. _..... • ~ 37.53 Targeted directly ProItsSionliNurnisMallSiI GuiO ._ .. _.. _ ...... 2. AisIoo<. Jon/I ..... _ .. _ .. _ .. _._ •. _.... _ .. _ .. _ _. ___ 52 AogefS. caM<> J ...... _...... _ ...... _ .. _ ...... ___ n page to col/ectors Aoman c-.ection, The ._._.. _.. _...... _... _____ . ___ 52 ~ Wdiam M .... _ .. _ .. __ .. _ .. _ .. _ ... _ ... _ .. _ .... .s.M ~ ...r. .... a..- ... _... _... _.. _.. _._. __ .__ .. _ . 38 of ancient and lly