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- hi \..0, ""d • ~ • ~ ~- h r-. ~ ~ ....... "i~ Online Electronic Auctions by Tom Cederlind. (Our first auction, including quality ancient coins in all price ranges, will be held very soon.) Be sure to register to participate at www.tomcederlind.com. s • TOM CEDE RLIND ~C PO Box 1963 , Dept. C Portland, OR 97207 (503) 228-2746 Fax (503) 228-8130 Email : [email protected] Vol. 18, No. 1 January 2004 Consecutive Issue No. 199 FEATURES 6 "Horse I Palm Tree" Tetradrachms: The Celator" The First Carthaginian Coins Incorporating by John Tatman ROnlall Coins and Cullilre 18 Campgate Bronzes and Roman Page 6 Publisher/Editor Fire Signalling Kerry K. Wellerstrom [email protected] by Murray K. Oahm 30 Apollo Lykeios in AncientTarsus Copy Editor Numismatics w. Jcft'rey Winter by 8ekircan Tahberer For Back k<;ucs From 1987 to May 1999 contact: DEPARTMENTS Doris J. Sayles Doris @ancientcoins.ac Page 18 2 Editor's Note - Coming Next Month Art: Parnell Nelson 4 Leiters to the Editor P.O. Box 839 32 People in the News - Profiles in Numismatics Lancaster, PA 17608 TeVFaK: 717-656-8557 33 Art and the Market Express mail (FedEx & UPS only) to: 36 Coming Events Kerry K. Wetterslrom 87 Apricot Ave 40 Book News Leola, PA 17540-1788 42 The Internet Conn ection www.celator.com by Thorn Bray & Kevin Barry "" CfIaIor(ISSN 11048-00eS) is en i ocIepeo deo. journal p<bIished on 1he In dIlyot8<ldl rTIOfI!l ",67 ApIicoI AYe. 43 ANT1Q1l 1Tl ES by David Liebert Leola, PA 17540. It is tin:Ua00d Ioter Mtiooalty through subscriptions and 43 On the Rood - The Celotor' 5 Show & Club Schedule speQaI tisIrtluIions. &bscripIi<;o:l rates, About the cover: payable ~ U.S. fI.nds, are $30 per y(lar The reverse of an early (PerIcdc:aI >tll&)wiIWlhl u-.edSlalee; 44 ([olns of toe :Wi ble by David Hendin Carthaginian Siculo·Punic S36 10 C8r'Iada; S48 PE"" year to III OCher t& tra drachm, struck circa ~ (ISAL). Adwlrtisi-ogandoopf 46 The Market - Recent Catalogs, etc. ~ • the firsI workday 01 each 409·406 BCE. (Photo cour monIh.l..IrooI(:iIadaAdesand '-S" by Jeff Winter tesy 01 Leu Numismatics leases are welcome, how9Ye< po.tIIioa Lid., Zurich) lion cannoI tie guaranteed. Unless ex pressly stated. The Celatrx neilhef BI'> 47 'through the £ooking t;jlass dofses nor is respoosible for the COl'> by Wayne G. Sayles tents at ~ts. 1etters·1O-tJ'l&. edlof, leal....e articles, regWr eourv. and press feIeases in its pages. irQo:I 48 Ask the: Experts by James A. Hauck log anyopriJns Slated ~ andthe 11"1!! Gelator office will I!IIX:U'8CY 01 any data pnMd9d bv its OCIO 50 Cartoon - Quotes From The Past be Closed from Wed trtu:ws. PeriocfcaI pootage pai:I (USPS day, Jan. :l4"' to Mon .<1006077)~. PA 17603 and ... .... ..- 51 Professional Directory day, Jan. 19"' lor the New Yotk-!9terna . - Copyright 0 2004, Paradfgm Numismatic Numismabcs & Publishing, Inc. 58 Club Directory al Con· vention (NYINC). Of· Postmaster: please send 59 Classifieds - Index of Advertisers fice hours are 9E!neral address changes to: ty 11 AM·to 6PM EST. P. O. Box 839 Lancaster, PA 17608 EDITOR'S ~ COMING NEXT ~ MONTH NOTE IN THE CELATOR® What mak es an expert? How Crescent and Star and does o ne acquire expertise? Years Related Images ago, when [ firsl SllIrlcd dealing in by David Wray coins, a pro minent dealer in U.S. Hellenistic Influ ences coi nage told me something that has So why am I "waxing poetic" abOut always struck me as a truism: ;'There experts and their expertise? Well , onc all Hasnzol1ean Attitudes afe those in our hobby that adver of the dangers that I perceive in thi s Toward Graven Images & tise themselves to be 'experts', and day and age of the Internet and the Silver Shekels ofTyre then there are the I3<..i.ll experl s who ubiquitous "chat room". is the sel f~ us uall y arc c onlent to stay in t he appointed cxpert doling out hi s opin by Ronn Berrol background. " ions, or proclamations. to all that wi!! A Classirnl Romance With the title of Expert, whether li stcn, or in Ihi s case read them, And it is self-appointed or earned, comes those th at read them oft en take these by George M. Burden, M.D. responsibi lity. Responsibility first opinions as "gospel" and repeat them. and foremost to your field or area And in what becomes a vicious cycle. AND COMING SOON o f expenise. and responsibility to if th is so-called cx pcrt's opinion is rc (hose that wi ll rely on your ex per peated oftcn enough. it wkes on a B!JZ1lntine 101 - Part 2 ti se. A person either anointed or rec "truth" of its own; often repealed by by Prue Fitts ognized as an expert wields a cerlain others without any knowledge of its amount of influence, and must respect original. usually uninformed so urce. An Echo of BlIcephnlus this influence at the risk of abusing it. Sound familiur? and Aornos by Wtlliam F. Spengler « It seems to me that with expertise one also learns hu TIro Greek Notes mility, as the reality ofholV much more you have to learn is by Peter Lampinen probably more apparent to a true expert in the field." Priapus, The Fertility Demi god 011 Ancient Coinage by Mruvin Tameanko From my perspective, those in our While I would love to state in print Roman Provincial Coins 111: hobby that we recognize as "experts" arc just who it is that I' m writing llbout in usually the first to shy away from such this space, legal reasons and common Temples and Images designations. II seems to me that with sense preclude such desires. But before by Cornelius Verrneule expcrtise one also [carns humi lity. as Ihe you start worrying whether your coin is rcality of how much more you have to a fake or not (or some similar situation), The Moon Is A Harsh Mis learn is probably more apparenllO a true consider the source. and question it. Ask tress, The Rise and Fall of ex pert in the field. In most cases, our them why? What are your sources? What Cleopatra II Selene "cxperts" are nOI OUl lhere "singing their have you published on the subjecl? Who own praises", but rather just go quietl y else concurs with your opinion, if lIn y by MiOOel Burgess about their bus iness and let their "work" one? Just how do you know thi s to be Explaining the Market Price speak for them instead. Eventually. it is true? Where and what is your research? the body of their work that carns them And so on. of the 'Tribute Penny'; Ihi s somewhat reluctant appellation. Ask The lille of ex/Jeri can be a burden Evidellce from 132 Auctions others in the hobby, and they will te ll fo r those lhal have actually earned it. by John G. Matsusaka you that "so and so" is an expert in "such Beware of those that use this lofty des and such". After a while, by asking oth ignation as easil y as most of us are called Dacian and Celtic Imitations ers, a new collector or dealer starts to Mr., Mrs. or Miss, because iI's jusl nol of Republican Dellarii learn which collectors and dealers nTe that easy to be an Expert. "experts" in their chosen areas of "ex by Phillip Davis pertise", and will seck them OUI for their Best wi.\·he.I'!or a safe and prosper opinion. Not the other way around. Oil S New Year! 'lhe eelatdl is Ml11ed tdl Md dedicated to the coin die-en;;uwe~s crt ant/quin( ",hose Mt ~"nains as po",e~tu{ and appea{in;; todal( as i>l thei~ Of0>1 tUnc. 2 The Gelator PUBLIC ~AUCTION to be held in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention January 16th -17th, 2004 The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City featuring ANCIENT COINS WORLD COINS (Including a Superb Collection of Spanish Colonial Coinage) MEXICAN COINS WORLD PAPER MONEY (Featuring Part I of the Finest Collection of , ,>J~" ~hi,ripp' in e Paper Money Ever to be Auctioned) Catalogs available for $25 each. The entire catalog may be viewed on our web site starting December 18th , 2003 at: www.ponterio.com PONTERIO & ASSOCIATES 1818 Robinson Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 PRG. #308 800-854-2888 or 619-299-0400 Fax 619-299-6952; E-mail: [email protected] Licensed Auctioll Company #968 ,.UIBtl t.M.0Il16] Richard H. Ponterio - President January 2004 3 The tendency for artists, many of it may never be possible 10 record every which have vulnerable egos, is to pay coin that comes out of a farmer's field, great attention to the negative. Myob the hoards that are found should be servation to him and to you is focus on marked and reported if possible. This fulfilling your passion and don't give in will probably necessitate a change in the to our human nature which wants every laws so that people who report their finds one to like us. Doggedly return to that are not prosecuted under any number passion and as best as possible do not of laws. be guided by the negative. Those who Some jurisdictions have laws in have been able to do this throughout place, most notably the British Treasure Some Good Advice history have accomplished great th ings. Trove Laws, but these are not particu When in doubt read Meditations by the larly efficient or just, and will not work in Reading your editorial (a little late, on great Stoic, Marcus Aurelius himself.