Vo/2, NO.8 Numismatic Art of Antiquity AUGUST 1988 $1.25
4th in a series Arab-Sasanian copper presents varied typology
by Slephen Album types. with standard Arabic legends but incorporating purely Sasanian The widespread use of Arab elements, including headdresses, Sasanian copper coins has only busts, and marginal ornamentation, recently been recognized. Unlike the are featured until at least AH137, virtually uniform silver. the coppers primarily at the Jayy and Shiraz present a great variety of distinctive mints. 11 types. with each mint characterized by its own typology. While the obverse In contrast to the silver dirhams, usually portrays a Sasanian style bust. the coppers are not found in hoards. the reverses are varied, with poru-aits. but only as stray or isolated finds. animals, mythical hybrid beasts. and Moreover, they were essentially a pure inscrip'tions just as frequent as loca1 coinage, and rarely traveled far the standard fire-altar. Many of the from their mint of origin. Hence they types have been catalogued recently by are Quite rare, and usually found in 22. Anonymous AE fals, Kazirun mint (written out in full), undated, Curiel and Gyselen, where reference is worn or corroded condition. The unpublished mint (though several specimens have been recently made to other scattered references in most common types sell for $50-$100 discovered). Note the unusual reverse type: horseman r.. holding 10 in fine condition. which should be unidentified object in left hand. the numismatic literature. The regarded as a decent grade for the Arab-Sasanian copper seems not to series. have commenced until after 660, struck. This is important for certain 12 perhaps as late as the time of 'Ubayd The Arab-Sasanian coins present a of the early Umayyad caliphate. periods, notably the time of the Allah ibn Ziyad,. the earliest governor remarkable historical source, given Unfortunately, present catalogs are cited on the copper coinage. However. that most examples. especia1ly of the second civil war (AH60-73/AD680- not organized in a fashion that it extended beyond the terminal date silver, give the name of a ruler or 692) (fig. 8), and for the Kharijite facilitates the exploitation of the of the silver, with the latest recorded governor, the mint and the date. Thus rebellions in Iran (AH75·77fAD694· numismatic source for its historical they can be used to trace the history 696) (figs. 15 & 16). and is useful for date being AH94, at Darabjirti. The Please turn to page X form of the date changed gradually, of each mint at which they were understanding the provincial structure with some mints retaining Pahlavi until at least AH92, others switching to Arabic as early as AH83. The Queen of Palmyra earliest dated post-reform coppers from the former Sasanian territories bear the year 100 (Hijri), but it is Zenobia struck coinage for propaganda likely that some mintless and dateless by Vincent Kosik influence and direction, the great Ancient Palmyra, located in what coppers with purely religious Perhaps no other personage has minting city of Antioch on the is now eastern Syria, was a vigorous inscriptions might already have been captured the mystique of Cleopatra Orontes struck an immense coinage of trading metropolis benefitting from struck in the late 90's. Moreover, the better than the Palmycian Queen base silver plated antoniniani. It must the caravan trade routes passing reform of AHIOO was never Zenobia. who even claimed ancestry be remembered that a female head of through it between the Roman empire thoroughly implemented. Hybrid from Macedonian kings. Under her state was not a totally foreign idea to and the Far East. Like so many of the people of the Roman world. today's nations. it sought political Imperial women, especially in the ties based on its commercial interests, House of The Severi, played a pre· Maintaining a close association with dominant role in the affairs of Rome as a colony, it contributed to Miscellanea • government. It is true a woinan could the defense of the border by supplying not rule without a male counterpart, the army with skilled archers and • Walker announces new holders because the soldiery would not accept mailed cavalry. her presence as commander-in·chief. In the mid·third century A.D. a Thomas D. Walker, numismatist from San Antonio. TX announced at This, however, could easily be accom series of events brought Palmyra to lhe ANA convention in Cincinnati lhat he will soon be offering for sale plished by propping up a junior male the forefront of territorial gain and to collectors a lucite holder specifically designed for ancient coins. member of the household, as done by rule in her own right. First, the Samples which Walker demonstrated at the convention included mounts Julia Maesa with Severus Alexander Sasanians conducted an invasion of for coins of the "Twelve Caesars". "Adoptive Emperors", Severan and Elagabalas. As the reader will Asia Minor with the disastrous Emperors", "Tribute Penny", and "Alexander lhe Great". The holders are see, Zenobia made good use of the coin results of defeating the Roman army made of clear hard lucite covers with a colored sandwich core of white, types she selected to gain political and capturing the Emperor Valerian in blue or black. Coins of various diameters and irregularities are recognition and sway public opinion in accomodated by the use of a unique poly ring which compresses as needed. her favor. Please turn to page XVII Approximate retail prices are $20 to $40 per holder, depending on size and number of mountings. • Superior issues special summer list INSIDE r" .... &.'o~ ,. Superior Galleries has issued a special summer list of coins and THE CELATOR: -' antiquites for sale from inventory. Offerings include an interesting array ;;ml,'0_ of Seleukid. Phoenician. and BibUcal coins as well as a wide range of -X~ ~ ... o antiquities. Send $1.50 for the profusely illustrated catalog to Superior, Point of View II '" to ~ 9478 West Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-4299 Book News IV 8l'" People VI & -g~ • Roman Coins Values finally out Market VII • 8 1be long awaited revision of Roman Coins and thejr Values is in the Dust IX u process of being distributed to book sellers, and orders should be staning ~ . &. to be fllled shonly. B.A. Seaby, publisher of the hobby's "bible" on Coin File XIV - n Roman coins by David R. Sear, treated collectors and dealers at the ANA Trivia XIV ~:_." convention to a sneak preview of the new edition. The previous edition Calendar XV has for some time been out of print and very difficult to obtain. XXII ~2 Classifieds ~! Prof. Directory XXII til" ~ .J The Celator August 1988
best of its treasures for national Governments come and go, but there museums and public enjoyment, but have been collectors of ancient coins the total ban on export of antiquities since the third century BC. I suspect 7/,e CeloIor's does little to achieve that objective. that there will still be collectors of It does. in fact, encourage an illicit ancient. coins long after the present trade. I think it is time the regimes in those Mediterranean Puinl oj View ... governments of these countries take a countries have perished. more realistic view concerning the Our letterbag this month was Commentary by Wayne G. Sayles exportation of ancient coins and filled with interesting exchanges. If artifacts. The past belongs to you have opinions or useful tips that mankind, not just to the particular you would like to share - Let us hear he story that everyone has the Turkish government's attempts to authority governing a locality. your point of view! been waiting for finally was retrieve those coins known as The T released to the public this Decadrachm Hoard? If they lefl that July as C01lfloisseu.r magazine pub country illegally, so have tens of lished an article by Ozen Acar and thousands more. Let's face it. none of Melik Kaylan outlining their tale of the ancient coins we see on the world "intrique" surrounding the origin and market were released to collectors by Letters to the Editor sale of coins from the famed the Turkish government. Decadrachm Hoard of 1984. The Of course it is impossible for Dear Editor: Connoisseur article was also reprinted anyone to prove the origin of 99% of in the July 6 issue of Coill World. the ancient coins bought and sold As a new subscriber I find your suspected) were covered in sections of Although collectors have for many every day, so the danger of losing short "Coin File" very useful. Is it Hall & Metcalf ed., Methods of years witnessed the capricious nature one's prized tettadrachm is not very possible to obtain these items that Chemical and Metallurgical Investi· of governments in the Mediterranean real. In the case of the Decadrachm appeared in past issues? Have they gation of Ancient Coinage, 1972. area, never has one of those govern Hoard, we may have that elusive 1% been collected and published in book Most useful to me was three sections ments touched us quite so close to whose origin can be proven. Very bad form? Please inform. by Lawrence H. Cope. home. The idea that one might be luck it seems for the parties Daniel W. Michaels I recommend this book to anyone subject to forfeiting a collec,tible, concerned. Washington, D.C. one who has an interest in the bought in good faith. because another What is particularly bothersome to technical side of ancient coins. nationality considers it a part of their me, is that the notoriety of this case (Believe it or not Daniel, you. are not Douglas Smith the IlI'st person to ask that qu.estion. Of Maryland cou.rse back issues are still available at $1.00 eash, bu.t there has been no attempt ...... Governments come and go, but there have been to repu.blish the Coin File items separately. collectors of ancient coins since the third century BG. We are cu.rrefilly exploring the possibility 0/ an expanded set published on 3x5 card I appreciate Kerry Wetterstrom's -') article on collecting, however, when cuhural heritage, is more than a little has implicitly branded all collectors . ••••• he states "I myself am a pure collec· disconcerting. For those who may of ancient coins as accomplices to tor," and announces that he "made the have been vacationing in the Falkland smugglers and ne'er do wells. Is I wanted to make a minor correc· transition to dealing," I must point islands over the past year. the Turkish there an ethical question here to be out a fallacy. government is attempting to retrieve addressed? If we should boycott tion to my article: "Alexandrian coins used distinctive dating system" in While living in Manhattan, I, an the contents of the Decadrachm Hoard Krugerands. perhaps we should also Vol. 2. No.6. Substitute the follow avid record collector (currently I own claiming theft of cultural boycott all ancient coins struck in ing: "The first leap year occurred on 10,000 discs), decided to open a classi patrimony. Anatolian cities or Greek cities or August 29, 6 AD. one year and cal out-of-print record shop with Having lived in Turkey for two Italian cities. Perhaps we all should semi--disastrous results· fo r half years, it is my observation that the collect Celtic coins or British four months before the Roman Leap year." the shop's inventory was constantly vast majority of modern inhabitants hammered coins. But what if the Normally I would have ignored added to my own personal library. of that country are concerned very British government tightened up its this small correction, but since the Years later. after moving t9 little with the preservation of a view of cultural patrimony? Is it safe Florida, I opened an out-of-print used to collect American Indian arrow· dating example of the regnal dating of cultural heritage belonging to them book shop (it also handled records!) little more than it belongs to the heads? Don't laugh, that may be in Elagabalus given on page XI of the BMC Alexandrian catal .;ue is in with similar results. (lawn now over Chinese or the Finlanders. They are. danger too. error, I thought I might as well 2,000 books!) in fact, mostly interested in Greek, As a nation, we have a strange Nope. a "pure collector" will find propensity to burden ourselves with clarify when the Alexandrian year Roman and Byzantine artifacts only so it difficult to impossible to make the guilt for any number of the world's began on August 30. far as those trinkets of the past "transition to dealing" and unless his produce a cash flow in a land where supposed ills. The "theft" of anti· The Alexandrian leap year began in the year 6, 10. 14, 18 AD ....etc. interest is extremely narrow - or he four digit annual incomes are above quities sounds ominous enough, but I, keeps his hands off his choice stock the norm. for one. refuse to feel guilty about The Roman leap year began in 8, 12. 16.20 AD ....etc. (his choice, of course!) he will weaken It has also been my observation own'ing and cherishing my own little his dealership. that the application of law in that piece of classical Greek or Roman art. The year after an Alexandrian leap country is often a product of influence It's my cultural heritage too, and if year began one day later: 7, 11, IS, 19, A while back I made a half hour or the lack of it. Violators of certain someone who cares less about it wants AD.• etc. documentary film dealing with the laws seem only to be apprehended if to trade it to me for a few greenbacks I use the following method to collector - from both the aspect of their ability to influence is not they'll always find me a willing determine if an AD date was when the the dealer and his customers. Many sufficient, or if they have offended the buyer. Alexandrian year began on August 30: fascinating observations emerged from wrong person. I find nothing objectionable about a ·--Divide the AD date by four and this film but the basic premise, of the if the remainder is 3 then that year Why then are we so concerned with government trying to preserve the two not entwining, was prevalent. starts on August 30. Example: 203 Again, I wish to compliment Kerry AD: 203/4 .. 50, with a remainder of 3. for his honest article. Therefore the Alexandrian year which David Devensky Deadline for the September issue began in 203 AD, started on August Florida 30, 203 and went to August 28. 204 is Friday, August 12 AD...... The following is a correction of the BMC example for the reign of Thanks for the back issues. I read Elagabalus: them avidly. My only regret is that Ist regnal year: June 8, 218 AD - the copies of The Celator shall fall 'lAa 0Jt4, August 28. 218 AD. apart in a few years due to the paper Postmaster: send address changes to: 2nd regnal year: August 29. 218 they're on. You just wouldn't happen AD . August 29, 219 AD. to have all those issues on a P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 3rd regnal year: August 30. 219 MacIntosh? (The only PC worth Phone (608) 592·4684 AD - August 28, 220 AD. using!) The Gelator is an independent newspaper published on the first day of each 4th regnal year: August 29, 220 GREAT magazine (newspaper?) month at 10905 Hwy V, Lodi, WI.. 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ArtIOistributlon help in finding technical information /0 ancient nu.misnwlics or antiqu.ities or Krls Crary ...... Copy/Layout about coin production: the collecting of same, clear and concise). Karen Voeltzke ...... Photo/Graphics Many of my questions (and thou sands of questions 1 had never even Please turn to page XVl1l " • 4 • • • • • • • .. • •• • ••••••••• ...... ,.,." ...... , ...... , ...... , ...... ~ ...... , ' ' ,.',' ..' ...... ,' .., ..'.'.' , ',' ". ....,." , • The Celator August 1988 III ANCIENT COINS AT CHRISTIE'S
Solidus of Magnus Maximus Sold for $4,400 at Christie's, New York June 8th, 1988
Aureus of Faustina I Sold for $6,600 at Christie's, New York June 8th, 1988
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Antique Byzantine Coins found on the coins. including those of Professional category award. B.C. - demonstrates the immense Catalogue 1988 by Erdogao the Ostrogoths and Vandal Kings; challenges existing theories about value offered by those ancient reports Atak.: Publisbed by Antikite with a page devoted to the Greek early man and the development of his to the reconstruction of this critical Yayinlari, Babiali Cad. No. 54 alphabet in the various forms used in technologies, art and religion. The period of man's past. Tasvire Han, Kat: 1 #11 the period, followed by a comprehen author's theme is the origin of the Cagaloglu, Istanbul, 128 sive index. Neolithic revolution, the changeover pages, or which SI plates with The Turkish text relating to the from hunting and gathering to 1276 coin photographs (obverse coins. which includes the date, legends farming, often called the most and reverse) are printed on rine and weight should present no diffi important event in human prehistory. heavy clay paper. Tbree plates culty with the aid of a small band Repercussions of this commitment to of map charts of monograms. dictionary. The plates and text (47- sedentary living, which appears to maps and index. 9 3/4 " 13 112 50) deal with the coins of the Vandal have begun in the Near East during the inches, cased bound, text in Kings, Empires of Nicaea and eighth and seventh millennia B.C .• are Turkish, probable U.S. price Trebizond and Lombards (which felt intensely in our own time; yet its $35 imitated the coins of the Roman source remains a mystery. This is the third volume in a series Emperors of Constantinople) and the Departing from current efforts to for collectors of Ancient Coins Arab-Byzantine types. explain the phenomenon in terms of compiled by the author, the first Although designed for collectors population increase or climatic change. being Antique Greek Coins in 1980, of ancient coins in Turkey, it is a the author turns instead to classical and Antique Raman Coins in 1982. valuable addition to any literature on literature, to tales that heretofare The auihor during his recent sabbatical the subject and worth acquiring by have been construed as mythic. Her has brought together some of the libraries and by dealers and collectors comparison of the most recent finest specimens of the coinage to interested in the series. findings in Old World archaeology illustrate this new work; and using Submitted by with two of these supposed myths - the auction catalogues of the well Kenneth M. 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by Wayne G. Sayles U.S. citizen. living in Ridgefield. New York, be sure to stop at Marvin Avenue, and tteat younfelf to a rare Impressive! If one were to choose a New Jersey. Selim and his wife Aysel Kagan Art Gallery. 991 Madison and rewarding experience. single word to describe the atmos· have a son and daughter, both grown phere at tbe Marvin Kagan Art and living in the United States. Gallery on New York's Madison Dere's interest in antiquity dates Avenue, that would have to be it. The back to age 15. He worked as a whole two story gallery is impeccable in its sale dealer in ancient coins for many appointments, with a distinct aura of years and still is active in the field. sophisticated connoisseurship at work. attending nearly all major coin shows Airy and understated, yet warm and in the U.S. Asked why he became a inviting, the facility presents an, in de·aler in coins and antiquities, he credible array of rare antiquities and replied. "It's part of my life, I love quality Persian carpets. it." Dere's education in ancient art has Visitors interested in artifacts been largely acquired through hands from the ancient world will find on experience and personal research. Director Selim Defe a courteous and However. he includes courses in Art extremely well informed host as they History at the University of Ohio peruse the 1,200+ pieces of Sumerian, Columbus as a valuable part of his Egyptian, Greek. Roman, Byzantine training. and Islamic art on display. Ranging The role of Director in an art from marble busts to bronze statu gallery is quite different from that of ettes, black-figure vases to tear vials, a travelling wholesaler and Dere grave stele to terracotta lamps. the points out that it is a "different kind variety is endless. of experience." Dere, who joined Marvin Kagan at In the gallery. one meets "different the New York City location in 1987. kinds of people." from corporate exe originally came from the district of cutives to academicians. students. and Mardin. which is well known to local tourists. One thing that each numismatists as the site of a mysti visitor to the gallery will undoubted fying 12th Century Islamic coinage ly share with Selim Dere is a very real which incorporated classical Greek and appreciation for the skill of those Roman iconography. He came to the artists whose work has survived the United States in 1979 and he is now a ravages of time. Next time _you)e in
Selim Dere welcomes collectors of antiquities to the Marvin Kagan Gallery Archaeologists locate early wall on Palatine
During the first week of June, undoubtedly open a new chapter in the archaeologists excavating on the slope history of the eternal city. of the Palatine Hill in Rome unearthed ' what some believe is the • original defensive wall built when ONS Rome was founded. Issues The excavation. led by Andrea Carandini of the University of Pisa Newsletter and reponed by Roberto Suro of the New York times, seems to indicate The Oriental Numismatic Society that Rome had actually emerged as a announced in its newsletter of May Sculpture is but one of the art forms represented in New York's Marvin dynamic civilization as early as the June 1988 that the organizations Kagan Gallery 6th or 7th century B.C., as opposed to membership increased during the past the view of most scholars who have year by 70 members. supported a much later date. While the society lost 40 members Barton's medal article If that is indeed the case. then the due to resignations. etc.. 110 new idea that the founding of Rome was a members were added to the rolls. 57 mythological rather than historical of which were from South Asia. 26 wins Best in '88 award event may be challenged. The imag new American members were added ination of romanticists has under during the same period. The total Winners in the 1988 Numismatic Barton detailed in this article the membership roll of the society now standably been fueled by the find since Literary Guild writer's competition historical and numismatic circum rests at 528. stances surrounding two of the very Tacitus related from legend that were announced in conjunction with Romulus built a wall at the very spot Mefllbership secretary Michael the guild's annual symposium July 21 earliest of modem commemorative where the current excavation is taking Legg noted that the ONS shares a at the American Numismatic Asso medals which were struck in place. problem with other groups of a ciation Convention in Cincinnati. commemoration of the visit of similar nature. in the dearth of young In the numismatic newspapers Byzantine Emperor Manuel II, The use of classical literature in collectors participating. category. the guild honors writers for Paleaeologus to France in the opening locating ancient sites has become more The May-June newsletter contains excellence in four basic areas; Best years of the fifteenth century. and more recognized as a valuable tool information about new publications. a spot news or continuing coverage. The Numismatic Literary Guild. for the archaeologist in recent years. paper on "Mystery Mints of the Best article or series of articles, best currently in its twentieth year. is an Excavation at another romantic site. Umayyads" by Michael Bates. auction column, and best issue. Competing association of numismatic writers. the Ithaca of Odysseus, has in the past news. and notes on "Sasanian-style for the first time in this competition, editors. and publishers from all several years substantiated much of Drachms from the Muslim Conquest The Celator was honored with the elements of the profession. Persons the island's geographical reference in of Sijistan" by Stuart Sears. award of Best Medal Article for the interested in obtaining information Homer's Odyssey. Persons interested in the Oriental late John Barton's fascinating story about the guild may write to While noted archaeologists and Numismatic Society may contact the "Byzantine Emperor links present to Exectutive Director, David T. classicists remain skeptical of the American Secretary. William B. past" published in the Aug/Sep 1987 Alexander, P.O. Box 970218. Miami, hypotheticaJ link between legend and Warden. Jr. at P.O. Box 356. New issue. FL 33197-0218. history, the present discovery will Hope. PA 18938. VI,!,. , . Art
Newell coins sold "Curator Sale" generates very heavy bidding
by Wayne G. Sayles nial bronzes was hammered down at Billed as ~T h e Curator Sale," $1,100 against a $500 estimate. Harmer Rooke Numismatists. Ltd. Nicer coins faired equally well. offered at unreserved public auction with an early Roman As of 240-225 July 6, 1988. some 267 loIS of ancient BC (Janus head and ship's prow) Greek, Roman, Byzantine. Judaean, bringing $950 against a $400 esti· and related coinage. The number of mated value. A Semis of 280-245 BC lots certainly did not tell the whole with Pegasus flying, was estimated at story, as some individual lots $200 and brought $550. An EF Shekel included over 40 coins. and many lots of the second revolt brought $2, 100. included double digit quantitie s. A strong book resulted in many Seldom, in recent years, has a greater lots opening at near estimate, and very Roman Republic number of multiple lots been offered active floor bidding from both dealers AE - Semis, ca. 280 - 245 Be in one sale. and collectors Quickly set the tone for sold at $550 against $200 estimate The coins seemed to a large degree, an impressive performance across the to be part of an old collection, as board. (actual si ze 54 mm) sembled by a former assistant curator One of the more remarkable perfor at the New York Chase Manhattan mances was a lot of 176 mixed silver Bank's Money Museum. Included was and bronze coins, mostly of Sasanian rising pressures against traditional obtain. The point of availability a group of 144 pieces originally from and Turkoman origin, which opened at suppliers, . may account for some might be argued by some. but the the Edward T. Newell Collection, about 50% above the $400 estimate changes in normal patterns of market resul ts of this sale speak fo r them which remained essentially in tact · and quickly reached $1,350 in a flurry i:lg. The Curator Sale was un usually selves. The days of the $2 bronze are most with their original holders. of floor competition. This kind of rich in precisely the kind of material perhaps gone forever - maybe Although in less than remarkable activity was not at all isolated and many dealers claim difficult to rightfully so. condition, the obvious historical value nearly all areas of ancient coinage and pedigree appeal of these coins received solid support . • drove bidding for the lot to· $I,100 against a $750 estimate. For several months, dealers have Porter releases list of Overall, bidding on lower grade been suggesting that there is a short Roman silver and bronze coins was age of new lower grade material exceptionally strong. For example. a coming into the market. The reasons British hammered coins lot of 74 Republican bronzes estima for this un usual condition are not William B. Porter, dealer in world table of David R. Gotkin World ted at $450 actually brought $1,150. entirely clear, but the substanti al coins, from Washington D.C. has Coins, has for many years been a Similarly a lot of 129 Roman Colo- influx of new collectors. and the issued his rltSt list of Classic British dealer in ancient coins as well. Coins for sale. Porter, who often Porter's list #1, dated July 1988, may be found set up at shows at the concentrates exclusively on English Slow but steady hammered coins from the period 1066 AD to 1603 AD, offering examples of coins struck by 18 of the 23 monarchs Cincinnati hosts ANA convention represented during this period. Some of the coins featured include: a Penny by Wayne G. Sayles be that a five day show is just too coins were spread out over a very of William I (1066-1087) npAXS" The concensus of dealers with long. Compounding the strain this large area. Those collectors able to tables at the 97th anniversary conven year was a pre-ANA show held the spend only one day at the convention type of Winchester in g VF condition at $325. A groat of Henry Vlll with tion of the American Numismatic weekend prior to the opening of the found it nearly impossible to locate, nice portrait in VF at $175, and a Association, held this year at the convention. Touted as a "dealer's" much less converse and view stocks Shilling of Elizabeth I in VF Cincinnati Convention Center, was show, some travelled to Cincinnati with. the entire field present. This conditio n at $ 125. In a novel that business was slow but steady early to take advantage of the buying problem has been addressed at some throughout the five day event. While and selling opportunities in New York and Long Beach shows by approach, Porter has not only listed most indicated that volume was preparation for what was thought setting aside a special section for those monarchs for which coins are down, the total dollar sales may have might be a very strong perfonnance at ancient and world coins. offered, but also those for which he is been proportionately higher as serious the ANA. Those who attended the convention ou t of stock and is seeking to buy material. collectors seemed to be in a buying As might be expected at a show got their first look at a sample of the Persons interested in obtaining a mood. Another concensus seemed to with 1,000 tables, dealers in ancient new edition of ~Roman Coins and Their Values~ written by David R. sample copy of Classic British Coins, Sear and published by B.A. Seaby, may contact William B. Porter at Ltd. The much anticipated and useful P.O. Box 39043, Washington D.C., book for beginning as well as 20016. advanced collectors should be in the hands of booksellers within three weeks. The new edition wi ll be recognizable enough as Seaby has opted for a brilliant red cover - perhaps it shall become known as the red book of ancient numismatics. The facilities at this year's convention were certainly worthy of special comment. Cincinnati has done a remarkable job of planning the whole downtown area around the needs of the visitor. Ab undant parking is provided within yards of the center and overhead walkways link virtually all of the downtown area buildings. Most noticeable perhaps was the overall cleanliness and airy atmosphere of the city. "Project Segovia" organizer Glen Murray (center) and engraver Ron Landis Having suspended the Winter (right) man a booth at the ANA Convention ~n ~inci~nati. Lan~is will be Convention after last year's meeting assisting Murray in development of the project s mmt restoration at at Little Rock, Arkansas, the ANA Segovia, Spain. will hold its next convention at The Ceiator Pittsburgh in the summer of 1989. v.," AugtiSt:1968
Widespread use Pins from western Persia attract collectors
by David Liebert Although there is no definite way to is illustrated below. The bronze pin is perhaps one of tell from looking at a pin what its the most widespread of all the varied particu lar use was, it is safe to say bronze artifacts found in western that those pins of the toggle pin type Persia. It is abundantly clear, from with a hole through the shank were the results of both legal and clande probably garment pins rather than hair stine excavations in that area of Persia pins. This is also probably true of commonly referred to as Luristan, those pins with a loop just below the that various types of bronze pins were head. Although some pins are quite widely used over a period of several large. this was apparently the fashion millenia. of the time. Some early examples have been In addition to the pins used for excavated in a context dated to the personal adornment, many pins were third milleniurn B.C. at Bani Surmah used for religious purposes such as to Class I pin with near Ham in western Luristan. The fasten standards to their bottle shaped zoomorphic terminal more elaborate examples. however, socles or as votive objects in their Class If pin date to the high point of Luristan own right. Such pins have been found with master of animals bronze work in the first half of the embedded in the walls of excavated first milleniurn B.C. P.R.S. Moorey, in his important temples. catalogue of the Persian bronzes in the Thus, it is not surprising to find For the modern collector, the Ashmolean Museum, divides the pins religious themes such as the "Master bronze pins of western Persia afford into several categories based on shape. of Animals" predominating in the an inexpensive opportunity to explore They are: decoration of these pins. A fine the rich artistic and religious heritage I. Pins with simple cast heads example of this theme in a class II pin of ancient Luristan. II. Large openwork pins cast with designs in square or circular borders III. Pins with hammered or sheet bronze heads with designs in repousee or chased on the surface. Wetterstrom gives talk In general, the pins in the first class date earlier than those in the last on mythological coins two classes. There is, however, a large as sortment of pins with Kerry K. Wetterstrom. a well Wetterstrom's speech was illus vegetative or zoomorphic terminals known specialist in coins of Roman trated with slides from coins in the which. although they fall into class I, Egypt, spoke about the mythological are contemporary with those in classes Garrett collection as well as slides of iconography in coinage of the Roman coins in the American Numismatic II and III. emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 Society collection. Early Pin of Class I In general, these pins had two AD) during a prog ram at the The "Numismatic Theater" consists functions, either they were hair pins, American Numismatic Association of a series of presentations, offered by or they were used to fasten garments. convention in Cincinnati July 23. the ANA at its conventions, touching Participating in a segment of the on a wide variety of subjects in the "Numismatic Theater", Wetterstrom field of modem as well as ancient explained how Greek., Roman and numismatics and related fields. The Egyptian cultural influences combined to fonn a unique series of coins struck at Alexandria during the reign of .' WE'RE 'PROUD'OF -i Time Machine Company Antoninus. OUR RECORD! " is always eager to aid beginning collectors with moderately Among the many types struck at \ priced coins and antiquities. 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Send Today Several months ago, Stephen Huston. a well known dealer in ancient ooins from San Francisco, California offered in his list of ooins for sale an extraordinary set of small constantinian bronzes from Antioch. The bronzes For were struck from December 324 to sometime early in 325 AD. The are all anepigraphic (without obverse legend) and were issued as a set. Huston points out that these coins were struck following the final defeat of licinius and Illustrated List were issued to celebrate Constantine's arrival at Antioch in December of 324. The set is intriguing enough from an historical point of view, but it may also shed some light on the unanswered mystery of right and left facing busts on Roman coinage. In this set the bust of Constantine is portrayed facing right, while those of his sons are all portrayed facing left. This occurrence is obviously intentional and suggests that there was indeed some premeditation TOM CEDERLIND to the celator's choice of presentation on Roman coins, at least during this period. While we may hypothesize about the reason for this convention, the P. O. Box 1963-C coins of Antioch show us beyond a reasonable doubt that right and left facing busts signify a particular relationship. Portland, OR • 97207 x The Celator August 1988
Islamic coins Continued from page I
coment. In my opinion, the series group, a southern group (Kirman, should be studied by mint, with the Sistan, etc.). and an eastern group products of each mint arranged in (Khorasan), of which the last is by far c hronological order, so thai the the most widespread. The majority of sequence of types and variations might the countermarks can be associated become apparent. Cross-references with one of three political should also be provided for the constellations, the Arabs and their officials, patterns of ornamentation, factions, the pro-Sasanid Iranians. and dating syste ms, etc. Walker's the Huns (including the Ephthalites. arrangement is extremely artificial, as well as peoples of Turkish origin). confounding rather than elucidating and Gaube has tentatively assigned the development of the coinage. most of the countermarks to one or Gaube presents his material in a more another of these parties. The dating clearly delineated fash ion, identifying o f the cou ntermarks remains and examining the variable features of somewhat problematical. According 13. Atiya ibn al-Aswad, Kharijite usurper in Kirman, circa AH72-76, AR the coinage. attempting, where dirham, Jiroft (KRMA N-GY), AH72, date not in Walker. Note the to Gaube, countermarking ought have additional words WA ll AL-AMR (" Master of the Command") after possible, to correlate variations with commenced about AH70 (AD680), spec ific mints, dates. and individuals. the Bism Allah in the obverse margin. The mint name is given in and was abandoned no later than two parts, first KRMAN for the province of Kirman, then GY, the He makes no atlempt to construct an AH79 in the east, the early 80's in the initials of the city of J iroft, a major town in the province. Prior to historical synthesis of the coinage, a south, on the basis of his about the year AH58, the Kirman provincial mints were identified task he explicitl y reserves for future determination that no post-reform only by their initials, without the indication of the province. sc holars. Moreover, given the vast silver coins are known with the amount of new discoveries over the countermark. However. a post past few decades, it is clear that a new reform dirham of Wasil mint, dated catalog is desperately needed. AH89. in this author's collection, A substantial fraction of Arab shows that the process continued at Sasanian coins of the main series are least until that year (_ AD7071708). countermarked, almost invariably in The appearance of countermarks on the obverse marginal segments (nos. post-reform coinage is. however. 17 - 19). I 3 The countermarks are exceedingly uncommon. extremely varied, comprising animals The purpose of the countermarks (real and mythical), human heads. remains obscure. It is clear that they tamgas (tribal symbols), and are connected to the eastern wars of in scriptions, the latter either in the AH70's and 80's, which were Bak[fian, Pahlavi, or Arabic. with the characterized by two distinct but Baktrian most prevalent. Gaube has often intertwined dynamics. conflicts 14. Amr ibn Laqit, governor for a few months!;":0A~H~8~:3:iK:~~~:K~~~;~~ made an excellent initial attempt to between the Arab-led Muslims and ai-Rahman b. Muhammad, AR dirham, Kirman (city of Kirman, or Govashir, in Kirman i AH83. One evaluate the countermarks, and has the non-Muslim. largely Hunnish, the latest dated Arab-Sasanian types, struck four years after the made some noteworthy observations. peoples to the east, as well as commencement of the so-called ~post-reform" coinage. The countermarks can be distin guished internecine conflicts between various Unpublished variant of an extremely rare governor. into three broad categories, a western Please turn to page XI
Forerunners of The Shekel of Tyre From a rece nt hoard we offer a selection o f coins from the Biblical cily of Tyre minted during the lime of Simon Maccabee and hi s son John Hy rcanus I. These coins are Silver Tetradrachms o f Phoe nician standard - HISTOIUCAL BACKGROUND the same weight and fineness as the famous Shekel of Tyre which replaced The city of Tyre was able to assert a deKree of autonomy during this turbulent them - issued by Antiochos VII Euergetes and Demetrios II Nikator. Both period of Seleukid hislory. Demetrios II seized power in 146 B.C. while still a kings are mentioned in the Bible: teenager with the aid of an army of mercenaries. A bloodbath followed as his troops raged out of control. looting and ravaging, aod within a few months civil war hroke Anliocllos son of King Demetrios sent a letter from overseas out betweeo Demetrios and a rival candidate, Anliochos VI. Demetrios II confirmed to Simon the high priesr and enthnarch of the Jews, arId to rile Jonathan as high priest, after receiving a tribute of 300 talents. and Jonathan whole narion. (I Maccabees 15:/) returned the favo r by sending an army of 3,000 Jews to help Demetrios suppress a mutiny. In 140 S.c. Demetrios invaded Parthia, but was soon defeated and taken And Demetrios sellt Jonathan a letter in peaceable word.~, to prisoner. honor him. (I Maccabees 10:3) Upoo capture of Demetrios. his younger brother Antiochos VII became ki ng. One of his first acts was to write to the high priest Simoo confirming his privileges and including the rillht "also to coin money lor thy couotry with thioe own stamp·· (tholt!l:h Simon apparently issu(.'(1 lin mins). nut then Antiochos tumed on the Jews, revoked all privileges, and !>eseiged Jerusalem. After making peace in Judaea. he attacked Parthia but was surprised by the main Parthian army under Phraates II and was killed. Coincidentall y, Phraates re leased Demetrios II from captivity just prior to the death of Antiochos, so he was able to reign a second time unopposed. BUI. after another uprising, he was defeated and murdered in the city of Tyre by orders of his first Antiochos VII Euergetes wile. Cleopatra, who granted Tyre its freedom as a reward. Lustrous, Extremely Fi ne...... $295 TUE HOARD These coins show the diadellled and draped bust of the king rig ht. with an eagle standing on the beak of a galley on the reverse. All have the monogram 01 Tyre above the club, and a date in the Seleukid era. They date from 176 to 184 S.E. (137 / 6 B.C. to 129/8 B.C.) and are listed io Sear·s Greek Coins and Their Va lues, 2 as numbers 7094 and 7105; also see Banks, Coins of Bible Days. p. 59.
QUALIIT AND PRICE Our examples are 01 superior quality, excell en t silver and grade Extremely Fine. as struck with traces of original mint lu str e! A few have snme minor adhesions Demetrios II Nikator as Immel. 1-:,1(·11 is flilly ilttrihut('d as tn dati' and liMe c.,Ia lfJ!! numher. Lustrous, Extremely Fine ...... , ...... 8295 ~ SPECIAL - Buy o ne coin of e .... NOW AVAILABLE ... Special Allcient Coins & 1~~_ , <.~~ Superior Stamp & Coin Co., Inc . Antiquities Price l ist ::.~ ::..! -¥ 9478 West Olympic Boulevard. Be verl y Hills, California 90212-4299 Send $1.50 12131 203-9855 • FAX: 12131 203-0496 • Toll Free: 18001 421-0754 • In CA: 18001 874-3230 , . .., , . , , ,.. " .,' . ,',. " .. The Celator August 1988 XI Islamic coins Continued from page X Arab factions . particularly in integral part of the counter marking Kh~rasan . The Hunnish countermarks, procedure. which are vasOy predominant, might Contemporary counterfeits are have been applied to coins entering occasionally found. sometimes with Hunnish lands either as booty, as copper cores. These are historically tribute, or through trade. \ important, and have a value. Modern • Countermarks ought thus have been a • counterfeits are unknown, except for • • form of revalidation for use within the gold forgery noted above. , , • ••, Hunnish domains, and were probably , applied only for a fee. Thus, as one In a future artitle, I will consider " might expect, countermarldng a number of ancillary series of Arab \ ' \ / " ., " provided a source of revenue to the Sasanian types. The most common of e Hunnish authorities, probably deemed these is the series of half dirhams ' \ .... necessary by the costs of their from the province of Tabaristan. ~\ military adventures. Comparable Others come from Bukhara, and from scenarios would undoubtedly have the Hunnish territories. Only prevailed amongst the other parties recently, a remarkable series has been 15. Kharijite rebellion, in the name of Qatan b. al·Fuja'a, caliph of the who similarly e ngaged in identified from the region of Azraqite faction from AH69 to AH78 or 79. AR dirham, uncertain countermarking the silver coinage. A Zabulistan (now south central mint in Darabjird province (DA-KARUM), AH75, Walker #220. few coppers are also known with Afghanistan and adjacent lands in Note the presence of the characteristic Kharijite slogan, LA HUKM countermarks, but they are too rare Pakistan). ILLA ULLAH ("There is no judgment except God's") in the obverse for any sort of general pattern to be margin. evident. lOR. Curiel and R. CiyteleD, U... eolJ.clwlI d. mo1llUliu tk eNiv,. Arabo-SasaJlidu, Lcuvel\ Countermarked silver coins do not 1982 (- BURNETT, CoInage In the Roman World. 168 p. maps, PLANT, Greek Coin Types and Their Identification. 344 diagrams + 200 photos. #9116 ...... $25.00 p. many detailed drawings. #9-33 ...... $30.00 CARSON and KRAAY, Essays presented to Humphry RATTO, Collection Claudius Cote, Monnals de Tarente. + Sutherland. 250 p. 24 pI. #9·80 ...... $29.00 Greek coIns from Taras. Card cover reprint. In French. 42p. EVANS, Soldiers 01 Romej Praetorlans and + 19 pI. #5133 ...... $14. 00 Leglonalres. New. 171 p., many maps, charts, and drawings. SELLWOOD, An Introduction to t he Coinage of #9.118 ...... •...... •. .. $17 .95 Parthla. 322 p. + 10 pl., many drawings in the text. #B-22 ...... HEAD, History 01 the Coinage of Ephesus. 89p. + 5 pI...... $29.00 Reprint #5312 ...... $20.00 SELTMAN, Greek Coins. Reprint. 311 p. + 64 pI. #8-43 ...... $29.00 HILL, A Descriptive Catalogue 0' Ancient Greek Coins. The Ward Collection.' 458 p. + 22 pI. 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CORINTHIA, Corinth. EGYPT. Ptolemy III. 197-160 Be. Tetradrachm. 544-494 BC . Staler. 350-306 BC . Slater. 246-221 BC AE 34mm. A Superb Hellenistic portrait. Tremedous condition archaic coin. Beautiful quality and style. Pan of a collection of Ae's . PHOENICIA, Aradus. ROME. Augustus. ROME. Nero. ENGLAND. Cbarles I. Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus 27BC-14 AD. AV Aureus. 54-68 AD. AE Sestertius. 1643. Oxford Pound. A very rare colonial issue. Nice quality gold One of three Nero Sestertii. Largest of the English silver SALE IV SALE V September 2). ) 988 December 9, 1988 Numismatic Mail Bid Sale Numismatic Public & Mail Bid Our lugest nle to date. 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Please add $1 p & h on orders under $1 00. 10 or more $30 each • :.:-:. .... '.. '.'. '~'.', . . XIV The Celator August 1988 BUYING & SELLING \Iou ~ yoU &ouGIfT TIlEM FROM A MA5ICED MAN AND IoIIG INDIAN COMPANION? 1100 B.C. to Modern Write for Free List: (t Anything Anywhere P. O. Box 02826 Portland OR 97202 ... Clip & Save Ancient Coins Coin File • Mail Bid Sales ------• Fixed Price Lists 1=L::.:ic:.:,i ":.:.:.;:i u:.:s:..:...1 ____ • Buy or Bid Sales • Numismatic Literature '1 AE· Follis 315·316 AD 1 Siscla mint Specializillg ill moderate priced Judaeall coills I Emperor/JupHer (serious wallt·lists solicited) 1 RIC 17 1 I Ucinius was born in Dacia in 263 A.D. and distinguished himself William M. Rosenblum/rare coins - I fighting against the Persians. He was named co-emperor by PJl box355evergreen.coIo.80439 . Maximian in 307 A.D. and married Constantia, the sister of 303-83&-4831 I Constantine in 313. He took up alTTlS against Constantine and was I defeated in 314 at Cibalis, and again in 323 at Adrianople and I Chalcedon following which he was strangled by order of Constantine. I The Severe style portrait of Licinius is typical of the period and I reverses of his coins reflect his reverence to the pagan gods. This Don't forget to Tell your friends example honors Jupiter, the conservator of the 9rfllire, and depicts 1L the______deity standing, holding victory, an eagle at his feet. J about The Cefator TRIVIA QUIZ This Greek lslancl was originally connected to the mainland by a narrow ptece of Land until the Corinthians cut 8 canal Isolating It In the 71h century BC. The canal siRed up and was later reopened by the Romans. can you name H7 (Last month·s answer on page XXll) QUOTES FROM THE PAST "Each day grow older - and learn something new" Solon· 61h Century BC 1. THRACE, THASOS. After 148 D.C. AR Tetradrachm. Hd. of Dionysos r., wreathed in ivy / Naked Herokl es stg. I., holding club, lion's skin over I. arm, monog ram in field. SG-1759. VF/ VF 250.00 2. MACEDO NIA, AMP HI POLIS. 158-149 B.C. AR Tetradrachm. Bust of Artemis r., Macedonian shield aroun d / Cl ub, thunderbolt to I. , oak wreath around. SG-1386. VFiVF 275.00 3. HADR IAN. AE Sestertius. Laur. hd. r. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRI AN VS AVG / PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Fortu na std., FORT RED below. S-1 01S. Full obv. leg., near EF youthful portrait, F rev. 17S.00 4. NERO . Laur. hd . I. , IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR P(OT PP ) 1 Triumphal arch topped by emperor in facing Quadriga, escorted on r. by ~ Victory and on I. by Pax; two small fi gures of soldiers to I. and r. below Quadriga; figure of Mars slg. in niche in 1. side of arch. RIC-SOO. VF - 350.00 S. CARlAN ISLANDS, RHODIAN PERAlA. 2nd cent. B.C. AR Drachm. Hd. of Helios 3/ 4 face 10 r., hair loose / Rose wi th bud on r., name above, P - 0 in lower field. SG-S092·v. From the Sitichoro hoard of 1968. Near EF 350.00 TERMS OF SALE PI ...... add $),00 fpr vostue and Insurance. T~EBo~!~~~,~~?N PI .." send PUmtn~ "l ~h order. PORTLANO. OREGON 111206 S Pull refund lncludln~ VOlta.,e It ,.ou art not '.tbl!e In conjunction with the Prescott auction wi ll have something for August 5 - 7 Bay Slate Coin Show, Boslon Coin Show, which will be held on everyone, including the collector of November 18·20, at the Sheraton inexpens ive U.S. coins, the beginning Resort and Conference Center in ancient colector. and those who prefer August 12-14 MNS show, Airport Marriott, Prescott, Arizona, Michael Wolf of high-grade cenified coin s. There will St. Louis, MO Ancient Coins plans to conduct a mail be a seller's commission but no buy bid/bid board auction on Saturday, er's fee. Augusl12· 14 SINPEX, Concourse Exhibition November 19, at 6 p.m. Ctr., San FranCiSCO, CA The auction will consist of six sec For information about the coin tions covering certified coins. lower show and/or the auction, call (602) Sep. 8 - 10 to middle-grade U.S. coins, ancient 772-7144 or write Michael Wolf. Greater NY Convention, coins. tokens, junk lots, and numis Bourse Chairman, P.O. Box 233, Omni Pari< Central Hotel, NYC matic literature. Dewey, AZ 86327 . Consig nments It is currently planned that this will be accepted until August 30. Sep.20 Christie's Auction, New Yorl< City Sep.21 Classical Numismatic Auctions PJ Downie mail-bid Sale IV, Mail Bid - Sep. 29 - Oct. 2 Long Beach Fall Expo, sale closes August 8 Convention Ctr., Long Beach, CA The auction firm of PJ. Downie, at $500 Australi an ($ 1 Australi an .. 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Box 277, Rockaway Park, N.Y. 11694 The Ce/alol' (718) 634 9266 ., XVI eTbe Celpto): . ' . AllgilsjJ 1988 20. Anonymous AE fals, Oarabjird (DR) mint, year 68 (era unknown). Gaube #119. This is the most common type of Arab-Sasanian copper, with ordinary types, bust r. on obverse, fire-altar (without attendants) on reverse. 17. Anonymous Khusraw type, AR dirham, Sus (AVR). year 23 (of Yazdigd·d). with usual Bism Allah in obverse margin. In the first quadrant of the obverse appears as a countermark the forepart of the senmurgh, a fabulous bird-like creature. Nole the scratches in the reverse margin; these are very frequently found in conjunction with the senmurgh and other countermarks. -- 21. Anonymous AE fals, Istakhr (ST), undated, Curiel & Gyselen #86. Note that the obverse type is a faCing bust. 18. Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan. AR dirham, Bishapur (BYSh), AH52, Walker IANS.9, with three countermarks, including an Ephthalite (Bactrian) inscription (second quadrant) and the head of a king (first quadrant). 23. al-Hallaj b. Yusul, governor of Iraq and Khorasan (75-95), AE fals, Firuzabad (written out in lull), undated, Curiel & Gyselen #122. Facing busllhorse. 24. Abzay (unidentified name), AE fals, Bishapur (BYSh), undated, Curiel & Gyselen #10. Janus-headed bust/mythical man-headed beast. 19 . Abel Allah b. Khazim , governor of Khorasan, AR dirham, Marv (MRW), AH65, with five Turko-EphthaJite countermarks in the obverse margin. 25. Anonymous AE fals, Jayy, AH116. This is a very late Arab Sasanian type, struck long after the reform of Abel ai-Malik, and sixteen years after the reform types were introduced into the eastern provinces. The reverse type is that of the usual post - reform eastern fals, but the obVerse is 01 purely Sasanian inspiration. The obverse inscription remains undeciphered. The type is known to have been struck from 113-1 19. Subscribe to the only full service newspaper c\OO©ll~1JW c\OO@ 1Ml~@D~Wc\ \!, specializing in ancient coins and antiquities: OODOO® --•••••••• Clip & Mail ••• ____ •• : Please include me as a subscriber to The Celator: : STEPHEN M. HUSTON • Name: • Classical Numismatist .~~: . P.O. Box 3621 • City: State:_Zip: • San Francisco, CA 94119 • Enclose $15.00 for 12 issues ($18C3nada & overseas; $35 OV8f"Se3S air) • Write for sample 6st • Mail To: The Celator, P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 • • 0 Enclosed is a self addressed, stamped envelope for classified & display ad rates • ... _-.... _---.. _-----_ ... Office: 582 Market, Suite 1011, San Francisco . ., '. ,'rThe • .-. Gelato!. ..• ' August 1988 ' XVII Zenobia Continued from page I 260. His son and co-emperor, death of Claudius from the plague in Oallienus, was preoccupied in the 270. western provinces with hostile bar The first division of debased barian invasions and rebellious gen antoniniani, which was the only erals and could not deal with the denomination, struck at this mint, situations at hand. He sought a useful were carry-overs from the reign of aUy in the person of Odenathus, a Gallienus. All have the angular por member of the ruling Paimyrian trait bust of Claudius wearing a Zenobia aristocracy and husband to Zenobia. radiate crown carrying the simple Queen of Palmyra Odenathus, being initially rebuffed by legend IMP C CLAVDlVS AVO. the Sasanian king when seeking an The themes proclaimed were naturally 267 - 272 AD audience, reestablished Roman author associated with the emperor, who was ity by repulsing the insulting monarch in need of divine intervention to help choice. and the empire's leading gener but diversified. The list of types with local forces. He then laid seige him sunnount the problems he now al, Aurelian, she captured Alexandria include Equity, Jupiter. Hercules. to the city of Emesa, where the faced. Some of the gods called upon and made inroads into Asia Minor. Venus, Victory and Virtue, each usurper, Quietus, sought refuge. The included Equity (AEQVITAS AVG), Quintillus committed suicide after his appealing to the young rulers manly hapless pretender was slain by its Saturn (AETERNIT AS AVO), army deserted him and Aurelian qualities. Perhaps this is why Zenobia inhabitants so their city would be Mercury (FIDES AVO), Fortune assumed sale power. Seeking a com shunned placement on Antioch's coins, spared from plunder. Oallienus, out (FORTVNA REDVX). Apollo, promise with her fonnidable "partner" only one rare type being. recorded of gratitude and political expediency, (SALVS AVG), Sol (SOL AVG) and she allowed the com fleet of Alexan (PIETAS AVGG). showered Odenathus with honors and Viclory (VICTORIAE AVO). dria to leave for Rome and feed the placed him in command of the Naturally, Zenobia was contented city. Aurelian, trying to buy time Be that as it may, Aurelian suc military. His titles heralded him as with these neutral mofits during the while he dealt with, of all things, a ceeded in defeating the forces of the Corrector of the East, Roman Duke, initial months and noticeably discon rebellion of mint workers over his queen and she was forced to retreat to King of Kings and finally Imperator! tinued ROMAE AETERNAE. currency reform, reciprocated by her homeland. Realizing her desperate Unfortunately, he did not live long to Afterwards a more feminist charac recognizing Vabalathus. The laureate situation, she fled to Persia but was enjoy his new found status, but was ter was adopted with a series of divine bust of Vabalathus was now placed on overtaken and captured before she assasinated together with his son by a couples represented. (AETER AVO) the obverse with his titles Vir crossed the border. The citizens of former marriage in 267. Zenobia, who · Diana facing Sol, (CONSER AVO), Clarissimus, Rex, Imperator, DUX Palmyra seeing their queen captured, may have been instrumental in their Serapis with Isis, (CONSERVAtores Romanorum (VABALATHVS surrendered and were spared any harm deaths, took over the reigns of avg) Minerva with Hercules, (SALVS V.C.R.IM.D.R.) and Aurelian was by the victorous Aurelian. Unfor government and set out to establish AVO) Diana and Apollo, (SPES depicted with a radiate crown bust tunately, the city later revolted her own son, Vabalathus, as his suc PVBLIC) Salus and Aesculapius (IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG) with against the garrison left in command cessor. Oallienus was also eliminated standing, and (VIRT AVG) Vulcan the workshop mark underneath. and Aurelian spared no mercy, de· in the following year and was re holding his hammer and nails facing Aurelian made it known that he straying and plundering the city's placed by an able general, Claudius. Minerva were struck to represent the was RESTITVT ORIENTlS on his riches. Palmyra never regained its Claudius also found himself in dire division of heavenly rule between the coinage and marched against the queen. place as a leading commercial city. straits with a hoard of Oaths crossing sexes and no doubt was intended to Acting with clemency towards cap Zenobia, however, must have made a the border and he spent his short two reflect the partnership and under tured cities pledging allegiance to good impression for Aurelian allowed year reign dealing with this menace; standing she had with the emperor. wards Zenobia, he easily progressed her to marry a Senator and gave her an leaving the status quo in the eastern Like those in the couples series, towards Antioch. This must have been Italian villa, where perhaps she re provinces. Zenobia selected deities that were quickly done for the series of coins flected on her brief quest for power Antioch, being recognized as a popular with the people in Asia with Vabalathus as Augustus is rare, and the legacy she left for posterity. major capital city, held the added Minor and Egypt. (DEO CABIRO) importance of being the only minting Cabirus, (REGI ARTIS) Vulcan, facility under Zenobia's control at this (DIANAE VICTR) Diana with her time. The Antiochians had a long star. (IVVENTVS AVO) Hercules history of being troublesome, unruly holding his club and apple, (NEPTVN A.H. BALDWIN & SONS LTD and opportunistic in nature. Two AVG) Neptune, (CONSER AVG) emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Serapis and (SAL VS AVO) Isis, all Septimius Severus, punished its popu played a role in the religious worship lous by restricting their privileges for of the eastern provinces. supporting rivals to the imperial What better way to force relations Established 1872 throne. The latter even downgraded with the people of Egypt and western its status, making it subordinate to its Asia Minor than to mint coinage NUMISMATISTS arch rival, Laodicae ad Mare. Because based on their city's provincial of Antioch's economic and strategic coinage. The same models can be seen importance, all of these measures from the mints of Alexandria, were later rescinded. Zenobia, no Claudio-Seleucia. Aspendus, Perga. do ubt, was aware of these tendencies SagaJassus, Prostanna and Side to and sought to make use of them. name a few. One unique type in the Another factor to consider before Roman Imperial series usually discussing the coinag~ she minted in reserved for only the empress, was her the name of Claudius II, was her placement of June and her peacock eventual goal of adding western Asia (JUNO REGIN AE), stressing the Minor and Egypt to her domain. concept of womanly rule. Without these areas it would be The death of Claudius brought - difficult to defend an independent about the assertion of Zenobia for kingdom from Roman retaliation. All independent rule. Taking advantage of these factors played a role in the vie for power between Quintillus, influencing the reverse types until the brother of Claudius and the Senate's GREEK ROMAN AND BYZANTINE COINS WHOLESALE TO ALL! ISLAMIC COINS MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN COINS OF THE WORLD 100 ancient coins in flips and attributed. A diverse lot including Nero, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great, NUMISMATIC BOOKS AND Biblical "Widow's Mite", etc. Only $475.00 postpaid, with AUCTION CATALOGUES satisfaction guaranteed! A.H. BALDWIN & SONS LTD. 11 ADELPHI TERRACE Mission Viejo Mall Mission Viejo, CA 92691 LONDON WC2N 6BJ, u.K. 1-5 at Crown Valley (714) 364-0990 XVIII Letters Continued from page II in January and have since had it ex Recently I became a subscriber to amined by a number of dealers and the -- The Celator. and I enjoy it very much. A.N.A. (see the enclosed corres -- Counterfeit -- A question: pondence). Ate back issues available? The coin weighs 16.51 g., has a If so, at what price? specific gravity of 10.5 and is pattern EugeM Ellis ed after Sear Greek 6816. MuUer 290. Lakew.ood. Colorado which is a slightly more scarce variety. I thought you might want 10 run a (We are ojlen asud this qUllstion. Yes, ~counterfei t alert" entry in some all bock issues are available lor $1 each, future issue of The Celator. I under postpaid. Jul send lIS 1M dales 'jou nud stand that there are quite a few of aNi Q check. or 11IOMY order. ThLre are six these pieces floating around the issuafor 1987 and OM/or each monJn. of country. 1988). John Scyphers Royal Numismatics Lyslmaehos, Thraee ••••• AR • Tetradraehm Enclosed you will find a photo of a silver tetradrachm of Lysimachos, Kingdom of Thrace, 323·281 BC. Unfortunately, this example is a very well made counterfeit, produced from What a pleasant discovery to make Do you think it is possible for you modem dies. I purchased the coin back while moving to the Republic of to run a listing of larger coin shows Korea, from Texas, via Washington that would stretch ahead for say six State. Stopping in at a shop along the to eight months? way (his ad in the yellow pages Naturally, my main interest is Are you interested in actually mentioned ancient numis· only in shows that would have a matics!) I snatched up a copy of The decent percentage of ancient coin CHOICE WORLD COINS? Celator and devoured it in a single dealers attending tables. 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If it is Illustrated Fixed Price and In error, please let us know so Mail Bid Sale Catalogues that we can make the proper adjustment. " .'.~ ao,_. ; ...... m\!x XIX Letters Continued from page XVIII For most of 'us, ancient coin col· to find and command high prices in My library, amongst other won dealers who concentrate their full lecting means considerably more than the second hand numismatic book ders, boasts a complete set of The energies on selling "investment grade" just buying a coin at a price which we market. Celator up to date. The time is coins. This limited access to lower know is less than what we can sell it What about the current dealers' approaching when I will be able to go priced ancients is not due to the scar for tomorrow. lists and auction catalogues? to my book binder with enough of city of the coins, but the unwilling When alone we like to research our The last few years have witnessed a your excellent issues to bind in a ness of dealers to offer them for sale coins in depth and when with fellow growing trend for coins to be sold beautiful leather backed volume, the or when they do so, to treat the cus collectors exchange ideas and share the from lists and auctions rather than first, I'm sure, of many. It is with a tomer with a modicum of considera excitement of discoveries. from dealers' trays. As a result there feeling of sadness that I see some of tion. Most ancient coin dealers have A comprehensive and continuously has been an explosion in the numbers the above mentioned dealers advertise some "bargain lists" or "bargains for updated library is the key to the of commercial publications and the in your pages. They even have the the beginner" sections in their price enjoyment we get out of our coins. serious collector who also wants to audacity to solicit requests for their lists. In most cases the listings are One could go as far to say that attri keep up with the mark.et has come up lists. Their names and copies of the like: buting a worn, almost illegible against a problem. The problem, in a registered letters I wrote them are Claudius AE As F+ ... $35 bronze produces its own kind of few words, is the shortsighted dealer available upon request to anyone Diocletian Folies VF ... $30 special thrill comparable to that of who will simply ignore requests for interested. I think it is time that new with no further description provided - owning and displaying a great rarity his publications, even against offer of collectors find out that there are - no RIC or Sear number, no reverse in EF+ condition worth man y payment, if he suspects that the many kinds of dealers, from the very description or mint designation. Why thousands. collector might not be a potential best to the very worst... is this the case? Why is the collector - Now a good working library is buyer. Vassili Demetriadi of modest means assumed to be unso both HscholarlyH publications and In the course of building up my Gn=e phisticated? A great many ancient coin "commercial" publications. We all library over the past 20 years, I have collectors are highly knowledgeable know more or less which scholarly come across some dealers who unfor ••••• and discriminating, but are, alas, not publications are necessary for the tunately repeatedly ignored my letters able to spend several hundred or collector who specializes in either for paid subscriptions to their lists or thousand dollars per month on their Greek. or Greek Imperial, Roman or auction catalogues. Having subse I read Kerry K. Wetterstrom's hobby. A Ph.D. in classics or history Byzantine. It is more difficult when quently met some of them at shows, views on "Pure-Collecting" (July with a passionate interest in numis it comes to thematic collections like their reactions were strangely similar: 1988 in The Celator) with consider matics might also have a family to ships or animals on ancient coins or to "I am sorry, you will now be on my able interest. The author noted that support and an income that most bus more narrowly defined collections mailing list forever. No, I don't want "pure-collectors" are those ancient drivers and postal workers would like Hellenistic portraits, electrum any money, I know you are a serious coin collectors who derive greater sneer at. coins, fractions or even particular collector." My mistake at that point pleasure from consideration of artistic Ancients are rarely available at mints in depth and detail. There the was that I took their words for grant and historical background of a coin coin shows and in coin stores outside collector will probably select a few ed and did not force a hundred dollar than its investment value. Kerry also of the largest cities. When they are titles that specifically refer to his bill on them requesting a receipt at expressed the belief that "pure offered for sale, the dealers seldom - particular field and then complete his the same time. Experience has indica collectors" are diminishing in number. have lower priced items on hand. Of research by visiting public libraries. ted that very few, if any, ancient coin One of the reasons why Wetter the items offered for sale in the July Commercial pUblications, however, dealers who issue lists and/or auction strom's depiction of "pure-collectors" 1988 issue of The Celator the least are in a class of their own. Those catalogues are downright dishonest. If as a vanishing breed is probably ac expensive was $95. Many ancients issued before World War II as well as they had taken my money I could curate is that a great many know dealers, perhaps understandably, the most important auctions of the make sure I would receive their publi ledgeable and sophisticated collectors prefer not to send lists to collectors subsequent years have become classics cations even if they had to be remind of modest means are virtually denied who are both discriminating and un- in their own way and as such are hard ed a few times. access to inexpensive ancient coins by Please turn to page XX Roman Bronze Hoard from the period of Constantine The Great deposited ca. 337 A.D. 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(Coin Photos Enlarged to Show Detail) Jonathan K. Kern, Professional Numismatist Bachelor of Arts in Numismatics SAN 444 S. Ashland Ave., Lexington KY 40502; (606) 269-1614 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) ANS LM ANA 1787 xx The.Ceilltpr . Seeking new material Fearon travels in U.S. Daniel Fearon, manager of at Glendining's for two years. In his GJendining's • the London auction first full year the number of coin lots house specializing in coins and medals. offered for sale increased by 36% and will be travelling in the U.S.A. and medal lOIS by 15%. This last season, Canada following his attendance at of twenty sales from September 1987 the ANA convention in Cincinnati to July 1988, has seen a further July 20-23. Familiar with North increase in coin lots by 25% and an American coinage. Fearon will be amazing 53% for war medals. searching for new material and hopes Glendining's is currently offering a to convince North American collec sample catalogue for potential Letters tors that the strong British Pound subscribers in North America and makes selling abroad an attractive reports that the response has been Continued from page XIX propoSition. encouraging. The company regularly Daniel Fearon Fearon has now served as manager offers selections of choice ancient able to buy high priced coins. coinage. If "pure-collectors" of ancients are For information or a sample becoming as scarce as Caligula denarii. catalogue write to Daniel Fearon, is it any wonder? As a "pure - Glendining's, Bienstock House, 7 collector" with some 25 years experi Support the Blenheim St., New Bond Street, ence, I am overjoyed when I can find London WI Y 9LD, Great Britain. an affordable, albeit "beat-up" denari us of Vespasian with a key date I have Advertisers You been seeking over several years for $50 or a well worn sestertius of Philip David Vagi the Arab with nice contrasting tone for $30. Low priced ancients can be of See.iin The Celator... to study in much historical and even artistic interest to collectors, but tend to be increasingly deernphasized on dealer They Support Your Manchester price lists. With rising postal rates and limited space in catalogs, dealers David L. Vagi. a student majoring seem to be turning away from sale of Newspaper••. in Journalism and History at the reasonably priced coins in pursuit of - University of Missouri - Columbia. larger profits. will be attending the University of Unless the AVERAGE "pure Manchester, in Manchester, England collector" has access to reasonably Say You:%Saw during the 1988-89 academic year as priced coins, increasing numbers may part of a student exchange program. be forced to abandon their collecting While in Manchester, Vagi will be interests altogether. it in The Celator. concentrating on the study of history, Jim Casey particularly as it relates to his field Circleville, Ohio of primary interest which is ancient numismatics. (The economics of adverlisillg a $30 Vagi served as a summer intern coin are jll.sr not favorable for many with Coin World in 1987 and also dealers - given Ihe lime reqll.ired for ARE YOU INTERESTED IN OBTAINING wrote an article about the ancient coin allribll.tion, the cost 0/ phOlOS and half market for Coinage magazine. In tones, typeseltillg. printing, mailing. addition to his successful articles, the processing orders, shipping, etc. COlllrary SOME OF THE FINEST ANCIENTS IN you ng numismatist has won awards to poplI.lar belief, mIllly dealers work 0 11 a rather slim markll.p alld the margill from the American Nu mismatic THE WORLD? decreases as material becomes more scarce. Association for his exhibitions of Most wholesalers are today very well ancient coins at past ANA edll.call!d in market trellds and often conventions. The Celato, is chock full of ads offering ancient coins for sale. To many demand 60-70% of relail value for a 101. Lower priced coillS fZI: offered ill The of you, we are just a name, amidst a forest of similar finns. You may An article by Vagi about Celator, ami a good example is Ihe $45 assume that most ancient dealers, deal in very similar coins. Constantinian era coins will be ReplI.blicaJ'l De/larii offer 011 the back page appearing in next month's issue of The of the JlI.ly 88 issll.e (repealed Ihis 1I10Illh). YOU ARE WRONG!!! Celator. Also offered in the. ill.Jy issue wl!re AEF Follis of Constanlilll! and Licillill..J al $35 ami grou.ps of u.naJlribu.Jed bronzes ranging If you are building a collection of any of the following: from $14.75 each to $295 a IhO/uand. Byzantine bronze or silver. Greek bronzes, Parthian. BacUian Indo There are several dealers who regll.larly Greek, Constantinian bronzes, Late Roman bronze, Roman Republican You don't want to offer lower grade --IUIVer priced -- COillS, bronze. Roman Colonial or Greek Imperial coinage, ancients in genre in miss even one fll.lly attributed and sometimu less than Very Fine condition, or ancients in genre for under $100 • per photographed. Readers illlerested in Ihis type of material are especially encouraged coin, issue of - to correspond wilh lhose adVl!rtiSLrs/Oll.nd YOU PROBABLY WONT BE AMONG OUR CLIENTELE The Celator in lhe Pro/essiollQ.l Directory portion of The Celalor, o ll.tlilling their particlI.lar WE SPECIALIZE IN SOME OF 1l1E FINEST ANO RAREST ANCIENT Subscribe today! interests). 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Acquisitions The Roman Imperial era topped the - Who reads The Celator 1 What does that person tend to specialize in? list of periods of greatest interest Which aspects of the periodical are with over 65% making that choice. most popular? These questions and The Greek world prior to 100 BC was others were posed in a reader survey close behind with 45% showing a presented in the June 1988 issue of the preference for that period. Roman newspaper. Republican, Greek Imperial and According to the results of that Byzantine periods garnered about 17% survey, the typical reader of The support each. Celator is most frequently a collector Dealer lists accounted for the of ancient coins. who specializes in predominant method of purchase Roman Imperial issues. The reader among 71% of respondents, while buys coins most often through dealer shows and conventions drew a 51% lists and spends over $500 per year response. Purchases from advertise doing so. ments in periodicals were a primary The average reader has responded to method of acquisition among 20% of over six advertisements in The the readers. Another 20% indicated Celator and finds the paper's feature that auctions (a write-in response) articles and regular features most were a primary source of material. Dn1.,. Lisb useful. Asked which features were Questioned about their reading least useful, the overwhelming re preferences, 85% found the feature sponse was that everything was useful articles most useful, with most of the Nearly all respondents answered Roman and Greek numismatics are in some way. same readers choosing regular features the optional question concerning their predictably of greatest interest, how Statistically, the respondents such as Antiquities, People in the budget for acquisitions. Over 85% ever, a significant interest in related represented only about 4% of the News, Art and the Market, Coming indicated that they spend over $500 issues and antiquities can be seen. paper's readership, however, the Events, etc. as the next most popular per year on their hobby. An interesting aside may be noted replies were widespread· geograph (65%). The Letters to the Editor Although the results of any survey in that at least half of the survey ically and came from readers in very section was also very popular with are subject to error, some general responses were submitted on fac small towns and rural areas, as well 37% of readers expressing an interest conclusions may be reached as a result similies of the published form. Since as major cities. in this forum. of the above analysis. The average many readers seem reluctant to cut up Of those responding, 91% listed Asked which features were least reader of The eelator is a fairly their copies of the paper it may be their primary interest as coin useful, the almost unanimous response serious collector, who is interested in assumed that The Celator has a - collecting. Over 25% considered was - no answer - or a comment that learning more about the ancient world particularly long "shelf-life" for . a themselves students of ancient all features are useful. Readers as well as keeping in touch with the newspaper format periodical. cultures and 20% collect antiquities. responding to advertisements in The fraternity of antiquarians and current Since most readers listed more than Celator included 80% of those market conditions for coins and The editorial staff of The Celator one response in many of the submitting the survey forms. The antlqulues. Although the collector offers its personal thanks to those categories. the percentage totals neces number of ads responded to varied often attends shows and conventions, who contributed to this survey, sarily exceed 100%, but the relative from one to 25 and averaged slightly the majority of acquisitions come especially for the many useful com values are indicative of the degree of over six for each reader. from dealer lists. The fields of ments which were included. Interest Gruk be(..... 100 BC Miinzen ond Medaillen AG For 45 years we have been serving Romlln Egypt collectors of Ancient Coins ... and we would like to serve you too! Oil,.,. , o I. 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