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'f as il1 thei'l OWI1 time. ~ 2 The Gelator January 2010 3 Reader Points Out Celtic Hammer Clarification for Baumheckel Article God Found in Kent Greetings. I just received my No by Chris Rudd vember 2009 issue of The Celator, and I did catch an accidental (?) de letion in Ken Baumheckel's article on Last year, an exceedingly rare gold "Oil Lamps of the Old TestamenLH quarter stater, minted over 2,000 years A Walk Down You have a certain "Kennedy" men ago in the Somme Valley of Northern tioned in the endnotes 2, 5, 9 (pag France, was found near Ringwould, Memory Lane es 23 and 24), but no mention of him Kent, by a metal detectorist (see Fig. 1). Fantastic editorial (November 2009 or the work cited in the bibliography Struck circa 250-225 BC in the land of issue): it took me on a wonderful walk (pages 24 & 26). the Ambiani tribe, who gave their name down memory lane. In the early 1960s, The article is: to Amiens, this small gold coin (only I was working for an international build Kennedy, Charles A., "The Devel 13mm) was copied from a copy of a gold er, which involved running back and forth opment of the Lamp in Palestine," stater of Philip II of Macedon, 382-336 BC. to Venezuela, pursuing a BA in the eve Berytus 14, 1963, pp. 67 -115. nings, attending Reserve meetings, Do I get a prize for catching the which included flying P2V's, and in part mistake?! :) Keep up the good work; nership with another part- time coin deal I enjoy reading the magazine from er under the name of Casa Numismati cover-to-cover. AI! the best, ca, mucho things going on at the same Gordon Franz time And we did advertise in The Voice New Jersey of the Turtle. I bought coins from Joel Malter, And Giedroyc Points Out Bruce Braun, who subsequently became Clarification for his Previ Figure i - Gold quarter stater of a good customer of mine in the 1980s, Ambiulli tribe. Photo enlarged. NFA, Fred Knobloch (I remember visit ous Letter to the Editor ing him in his apartment in the Bronx), One clarification to my recent let Charlie Wolfe, without doubt, the finest On one side is the head of Apollo with ter to the Editor (November issue, gentleman who has ever been in the a lyre hidden in his curly hair. On the pp. 48 & 50): It has been brought to business, John Aiello, whom I have other, we see a Cellic hammer-god driv my attention that it was the Arab known for almost 50-years and consid ing his chariot across the sky (see Fig. newspaper, The Egyptian Daily "AI er myself fortunate to have him as one 2). He has long flowing hair and holds a Ahram," that started the story of the of my closest friends, Jan Blamberg at large hammer in his right hand. He may coins of Joseph in Egypt, not the Coin Galleries, Chris Blom, Charlie Mc be Sucellos, Ut he good striker." A big Middle East Media Research Insti Sorley, a prince amongst men, Hans bee-the Celts made mead with honey tute. The MEMRI translated the in Schulman, Abe Kosoif, Catherine buzzes before the horse's snout. Only formation, but somehow my sources Bullowa, and Paul Rynearson. one other specimen of this coin is known, twisted the source of the story. and that is in the BibJiotheque Nation J also remember Alfred Szego. He Richard Giedroyc was a large fellow, who always had a ale, Paris. This coin will be sold byauc Sidney, Ohio serious look on his face. I purchased tion early in March. coins from him both at shows and from In the same sale is an equally rare his mail list. Thanks for the trip. gold stater struck circa 60-50 BC by the Coriellavi tribe of lincolnshire. It comes Ira Teitelbaum Hazlet, NJ continued on page 46.. ,?iscover the magic of Celtic coins without busting your budget and without running the nsk ofbuymg a fake. 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Once Rome began to function in a ago, Rome labored under the notion This process of government, which trul y imperial mode, a number of im that having thrown off a monarchy concentrated power in thc hands of an portant events occurred. The area of centuries before it had no need of a individual, was as revolutionary as the the empire increased with conquered king or of one person in whom all events of 1776 in America or 1789 in lands and vassal kingdoms. The ri ghts power resided. For about seven cen France. The "new" Roman state was and privileges of Roman citizenship turies, Rome had been a republic, and somethin g that, in its ideal, ap were extended to include those not liv the ruling body of that state was the proached a constitutional monarChy. ing in Rome or on the Italian main Senate, with members chosen from a But it was as weak as its weakest link, land. And the empire itself became a traditionally defined class of citizens. tempting military target, particul arly Wh ile this arrangement may have in the east-first from the Parthians and worked when Rome was, morc or less, then from the Persians (Sasanians). In a large city-state on the Italian penin fact, the empire was becom in g too sul a, as lime progressed the system complex for one person to manage; weakened until, confronted with a ter hence there was a time. beginning in ritorially enlarged "greater Rome" and the middle of the third century, when the ambitions of powerful individuals, in effect the empire split in two. The it simply broke down in the light of old dynastic system grew out of the emergent geo-political reali ty. Julio-Claudians, while a new system After the death of Julius Caesar, emerged at the time of Constantine the three contenders emerged for Ihe lOp Figure 1- AR Alltoniniallus oj Valerial! 1, Great, when the empire did formally spot in the state-Mark Antony, Lepi radiate alld draped bust right on obverse; divide between East and West. dus and Octav ian. With the end of the soldier standing left on reverse. Enlarged These developments had numi s matic ramifications. Under the o ld struggles following the battle of Ac photo courte!;y of Dmitry Markov Coins & tium. it was Octavian (Ianerly Augus dynasties there were the denomina Medals. tus) who was thc ultimate victor. But tions in base metal (as, quadrans, du there was still an offi cial pretense Ihat pondius, sestertius), silver (notably the Rome was a republi c, hencc the Sen namely the emperor, since with the denarius). and in gold (the aureus). By ate had to choose Octavian as head of passage of time the Senate increasing the time the new dynasties arose, the state (as it had with Julius Caesar who ly lost power and influence. It oc· old monetary system had become too was made dictator for life). With this curred quite early in the game that if debased to be useful; hence new de arrangement, Roman society entered the system were to work, the emperor nominations were introduced (such as into a legal and governmental fiction would have to found a dynasty (e ither the follis and the centenionalis in that was to last in the west for nearly by blood or by adoption) to ensure a base metal, the siliqua in silver, and half a mi llennium more. The notion smooth and consistent direction for the th e solidus and other types in gold). seems to have been th ai some group, state. Unfortunately, the theory did The House of Valerian (named for the Senate or in many cases the le- not take into account the greed an d the emperor who was on th e throne from 253 to 260) should be consid ered one of the last-if not the last of the old dynasties. Ancient Coins One way of appreciating what the House of Valerian accomplished is to Mail Bid Sales 1111111111 1111, III, I III, ul consider the state of the empire in the ~, .• Fixed Price Lists \\ \\ \\.row llhlumcnins.l'um middle of the third century. There were ~ • Buy or Bid Sales four emperors in the eight years prior .1>~.~ • Numismatic Literature to Valerian . Philip the Arab (244-249) was a native of Philippopolis in south western Syria. In 249, he scnt a force to the Danube region, to ensure loyal ty there and encounter the Goths. Phil Willfam M. 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Gallus was an Italian, page 6). born in Perugia around 206, and had been Senator, Consul and Governor of Upper Moesia. In 252, Ihe Goths broke the peace again , but were defeated by Ae milius Aemilianus (253), who was proclaimed emperor by his victorious legions. Gallus and his son Gaius Vibius were murdered by their troops. Aemiiian, who was born on the island of Jerba, ncar the southeast coast of Tuni Figure 3- AR Antoninianus oj Diva Marin sia, did not last long as emperor iana, with a peacock on the reverse. En (with accession early in August larged photo courtesy of Rutten and and death at the hands of his own Wieland, Classical Numismatics. soldiers later in August). As Zosimus, a Greek courtier and treasury official who flourished Throughout all these trouble in the around 500, in his New History west, matters in the east were much (1.26) observed, concerning the worse. There had been a long-running third century, "those in power were war on Rome's eastern border, first unable to defend the empire and with the Parthians and then with the were concerned only for Rome, Sasanians. With Aemilian gone, Vale Figure 2-Bust oJ Ga/fienus. Photo courtesy [hence] the Goths, Borani, Urugun- rian was recalled to Rome, where he oj the author. di, and Carpi immediately plun- was proclaimed emperor. He was born in 195, a scion of the distinguished family Licinia in Etruria. He entered the army and, while not conquering the Persians, achieved a number of v ic to~ ries. He was married to Egnatia Marin JOHNJENCEK iana, and they had two sons, Licinius Ancient Coins & Antiquities Egnatius Gallienus and Publius Licin ius Valcrianus. In short, thi s talented, stable, family man was just what the empire needed in 253. Once Valerian became emperor, he made his sqn, Gal1ienus, co-emperor (see Fig. 2). This marked the begin ning of what has become known as the joint reign. Unfortunately, this venture began very much under a cloud. Two years prior a plague began, wh"ich was 10 lasl for fifteen years. While the years of sickness and death weakened the empire, Cyprian (Bishop of Carthage from 248 to 258) cautioned the Christians that they should not be surprised that the righteous and the unrighteous are affected equally, but Ihat they should take heart in that they can expect a happier afterlife. It became clear that the whole fam ily of Valerian was to be involved in the imperial enterprise. Mariniana, Valerian's wife and Gallienus' moth er, was celebrated on a series of coins 8 The Cefator January 2010 9 with the reverse design of a peacock an and Gall ienus, for Gallienus' wife emperors who persecuted his co-reli and the inscription DI VAE MARIN I Salonina (see Fig. 4- who in 254 was gionists (Lactantius, De Mortibus ANAE, which indicated a posthumous appointed Augusta, or empress, and Persecutorum), writing fairly soon af issue (see Fig . 3 on page 8). Standard Muter Custmrum, or "Mothe r of the ter the fact, claimed that Valerian was imperial coins were issued for Valeri- Army"), and for their sons, Licinius used as a foo tstool and that after his Valerianus (see Fig. 5- raised to the rank of Caesar in 256) and Sa lo ninus (see Fig. 6 on page 12- named co-emperor in 260 after the death of his brother). Also , there is an extensive series of provincial coins fo r Valerian, Gallienus and Salon ina. At the outset of the joint reign, it was the task of Gallienus to at tcmpt to control the western reaches of the empire where a Figure 5- AR Antoninianus of Valerian I/, breakaway state had become es radiate and draped bust right on obverse; tablished- the Gallic Empire. Victory crowning emperor on reverse. En Valeri an continued to campaign larged photo courtesy ofC.J. Martin Coins. in the east, only to meet with di saster. In 260, under a flag of truce, Valerian was captured by the death his flayed skin was dyed vermil Sasanian emperor Shapur I (see Fig. lion and placed in the temple of the 7 on page 12). This was the firs t and gods of the barbarians. One might sus only time that a Roman emperor pect this source to be flawed and more had been captured in battle. He was propaganda than history. in his sixt ies at the time, which In point of fact, we know very lit would have been elderly in terms tle about the fa te of Valerian. From of the society of the day. "The Inscription of Shapur at the Kaa Figure 4- Bust of Salonina. From the Her An early historian and Christian ba of Zoroastre" (A . Maricq, Syria, mirage Museum in SI. Petersburg. apologist, with an animus against 1958, pp. 245-60), we are told that the Sasanians "led away into captivity the men of the Empire of the Romans, non-Iranians, and settled them into our Empire of Iranians, in Persia, in ANTIQUA INC. Parthia. in Susiana, and in Asorestan, and in every other nation where our • Specializing in ancient art and numis own and our forefathers foundations were." The specific reference to Vale matics with an emphasis on quality, rian was "we (Shapur) took him (Vale rarity, and desirability rian) prisoner with our own hands as well as the other commandcrs of the • Over 25 years of professional expertise army, the Praetorian Prefect, and sen ators and officials. 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After all, Persia fro nt, connict with the Sasanians con nus and Salonina did spend an appre was a long way from Rome and it tinued. From a numismatic viewpoint, ciable amount of time in Rome. The could take news weeks or even all of this acti vity is important. A stand emperor's court was fairly liberal, with months to make its way from the ing army needed to be paid, and it is restrictions on religion lifted; Chris fringes of the empirc to the capitol. thought that a trave li ng mint accompa tians and others were no longer perse Gallienus' attempts were in vain for nied Gall ienus. The most common de cuted as they had been in the time of the people soon came to know of Vale nomination issued was the antoninianus Va lcrian. It was an age of poetry, phi rian's disgrace. or double denarius, even though the an losophy and the art s. Gallienu s him - nual salary of the military was calculated in aurei. In o rder to ac hi cve some success in the east, Gallienus sought the sup port of the kingdom of Palmyra, and their king, Odenathu s, put dow n a revolt against Gallien us in Emcsa in 26 1. Five years late r, Odenathus Figure 6- AR Antoniniallll$ of Saloninlls, was awarded the title of radiale alld draped buxl righl on obverse; Imperator (or General) Figure 7- AR I)rachm uf Shapur I. Enlarget/ photo PJ £TAS AVe, lituus, knife, jug, simpulum after defeating the Sasa courtesy of Grifter ( T. K. Mallon-McCorgray). alld sprinkler 011 reverse. Enlarged photo nians at Ctesiphon. In courtesy of NB- Numismatics. 267, Odenathus and his oldest son self wrote poems, and Salonina patron Hairan were mu rdered, after which ized ph ilosophers, most notably the Zenobia (Odenathus' second wife) neo-Platonis t sage Plotinu s (whose For the eight years of th e sole gained power and ultimately brought E ll lliad~' are still a part of th e phi reign, the empire continued to be af ruin upon the kingdom. Zenobia was losophy curriculum). And as a nu flicted by wars. In the west, Gallic of Arab desce nt. was fluen t in the Egyp mi smatic indicator of chang e. Gal nus contended with the upstart emper tian language, and had a strong pre-dis lie nus removed from th e bronze or Postumus, who was able to main - position toward Egyptian culture. coinage the letters "SC" (se natus consullo), and by so doing finally destroyed the illusion that the Sen ate had an y real power at all. NUMISMA TICA ARS CLASSICA:l'IAC AG In terms of the coins, Valerian is - :/ sued in gold the binio (a double au reus showing the emperor wearing a Ancient Coi ns - Greek - Roman -Byzantine crown to indicate the doub li ng of val Media~a l -Renai ssance - Medals ue) and the aureus, in billon the anto ninianus (double denarius). the denar Auctions - Sales & Purchases - Estimations iu s li nd the quinarius, and in bronze lhe sestertius, dupondius and as. As joint emperors with portraits of both Valerian and Ga11ienus, a denarius and dupondi us were issued. The coinage for Mariniana included all values ex cept the bin io and the as. Gallienus is represented by all denominations (see Fi g. 8 on page 14) except the as, and Valerian Junior by all excepl the bin io and the as. Salonina had in her seri es all denominations except the binio, NUMISMATICA ARS CLASSICA ACAG while Saloninus appeared on all va l ues apart from the binio, the denarius Niederdorfstr. 43 3rd Floor, Genavco House and the as. 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When the Gal www.arsc1assfcacoins.com 12 The Celator is pleased to present The Zachary 'Beast' Beasley Collection of Roman Camp Gates Sale Schedule Sale 236 - Aries Mint Part 1 Sale 238 - Alexandria, Ticinum & Aquiliea Mints Sale 240 - Siscia, Sirmium & Constantinople Mints Sale 242 - Aries Mint Part 2 Sale 214 - London, Trier & Lugdunum Mints Sale 248 - Thessalonica Mint Sale 250 - Aries Mint Part 3 Sale 252 - Nicomedia Mint Sale 254 - Rome Mint January 2010 13 lic Empire sprang up, Postumus ac silver conte nt slipped to fifteen per Endnotes quired the mint in Cologne. Gallienus cent, and at the end of his reign it had With an article such as this, one that then opened more new mints-in Sis fallen 10 two and a half percent. is intended to inform and (I hope) en cia (present-day Sisak in Croatia) and The coinage of the House of Vale tertain, the matter of exact citations of in Mediolanum (Milan). rian is an immense and attractive se all sources presents a small problem. Apart from Rome, there was a de ri es, despite the drop in the quality of On the one hand, the main source is based coinage in Egypt of potin tet the metal. The sheer quantiti es struck general numismatic, historical and cul radrachms for Valerian, Gallienus, Sa tural information gathered over the Janina, Valerian Junior and Saloninus, years, and on the other, while some and of bronze drachms for Gallienus sources may be scholarly, this is not and Salonina. And then there were the an academic essay. The best approach, series of Roman provincial coins, it seems to me, is to list some printed struck mainly in the cast by cities that references. had minting privileges and were able to make items for their own use. All Suggested Reading members of the family were represent Birlcy, Anthony, Lives of the Later ed in this series, even Mariniana, with Caesars, London: Penguin Books, one coin from Viminacium in Moesia 1976. Superior. Figure 8-AR Antoninianus of Gallienus, ra Dodgeon, Michael H. and Samuel N. In sum, the numismatic output of diate and draped bust right on obverse; C. Lieu , The Roman Eastern Frontier this dynasty is enormous. In David R. emperor holding Victory on reverse. En and the Persian Wars AD 226-363, Lon Sear's Roman Coins and their Values larged photo courtesy of Nilus Coins. don and New York: Routledge, 1991 . (2005), there are nine hundred entries Magie, David (trans.), Historia Au for the House of Valerian- and this gusta, Cambridge: Loeb Classical Li does not take into account all of the account for the easy availability of the brary, 1932. Egyptian or provincial issues. One of common denominations. Thus, it is an Mattingly, Harold and Edward A. the commonest coins from third cen approachable series, with examples Sydenham, The Roman Imperial Coin tury Rome is the antoninianus of Gal often of very high quality (well struck, age, Vol. V, Part I, London: Spink & lienus. Under Valerian, at the start of sharp portrait features, and interest Son Ltd., 1927. the joint reign, the antoninianus was ing reverses) and available for reason Scarre. Chris, Chronicle of the Ro fairly good at about thirty-five percent able prices. man Emperors, London: Thames and silver. By 260, under Gallienus, the Hudson Ltd., 1995. Sear, David R. , Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. Ill, London: Spink, 2005. Ya rshater, Ehsan, The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 3(2), Cambridge: Cambridge Un iversity Press, 1996. Ahout the author-lan M. Dyroff tbitbal holds a Ph.D. from BoslOn University in Renaissance English translations of non dramatic classical poetry. 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The writ "kena'ani" has the meaning of "a mer from the ancient world, and were ing on the periphery of the coin said, chant," which was an accurate descrip minted for almost two hundred years "Of Tyre, the Holy and Invincible." tion of the Phoenicians. Their produc" (127/6 BCE- 65/6 CE) in the Middle. The date and the club symbol (the club tion of the very expen sive purple dye East, main ly in the regions of Phoeni-· of Herakles) were in the field to the left from the Murex (a sea snail) gave them cia, Galilee, l udaca, Syria, and Tran of the eagle (see Fig. 3 on page 22). their extensive wealth (one gram of the sjordao. It was the "Coin of t he There is no clear idea on the mean dye was worth 20 grams of gold), Realm," the "30 Pieces of Silver," and ing of the symbols, letters, or mono along with their trade of lumber with circulated for over one hundred years grams observed between the legs of the Egypt. They explored and traded in all after production had ceased, some say, eagle on shekels (or similar lypes) of regions of the world, including, some as a result of the Jewish Revolt of 66 Tyre ranging from the time of Ptole believe, North America. They were CEo Thus, every aspect of the coin my II Ph iladelphos (285-246 BCE) to great builde rs, and Hiram, the Ki ng of should be crystal ciear, from its Caracalla ( 198-217 CE). There are Tyre, was in charge of the construc weight, fineness of silver, types of some experts who restrict the identifi ti on of Solomon 's Temple planchets, identification of mint and cation of the symbols to the letters (www.pegasionline.com. Samuel II control marks, and allusions to power "aleph" and "bet" in the Phoenician 5: 11 -12 and Kings l:l-II). and glory through the use of symbols alphabet, or the separation of the year Tyrc (Sur, Sour) is one of the old and monograms on the coins. Howev into two halves, There are others who est continually inhabited cities in the er, there is a significant variation in state that the symbols are either let world. It is frequently mentioned in the the letters or control marks that appear ters or control marks depicting the Bible, and is described in Ezekial 27. between the legs of the eagle on the mintmaster or the authori ty that had The first written reference to the city reverse, and that is the subject of this hired the mint to produce its coins. One is an Egyptian text dating from 1780- investigation. The variation in form of might think that since the Murex was 1750 BeE. Tyrc was a city/state and the symbols may represent different one of the sources of wealth for Tyre, had its own colonies, e.g. Carthage. It letters of the Phoenician, Greek, and that all their coins should have the was at the crossroads of great civili Hebrcw alphabcts that were carefully Murex shell (see Fig. 12) depic ted, zations, such as Greece, Mesopotamia, chosen to represent different aspects however, that seems to be restri cted and Egypt and changed hands fre of the power, glory, and eminence of only 10 the coins ofCaracalla (ca. 215- quently, As described in the Amarna the ruler and his kingdom. 217 CE). Letters (l2'h century BCE), the King The coinage was consistent for the of Tyre appealed to the Pharoah for production of the series. The obverse Phoenicia and Tyre assistance against his rival from Sidon, depicts the laurcate head of the Tyri Phoenicia, from the Greek for the however, help never came and Tyre an deity Mclqarlh, the Phoenician color "purple-red," was located on the was conquered. Between 1200 BeE and 1020 BCE, Canaan was divided between the 12 tribes of Israel, and Tyre was included in the northern ter MORTON &. EDEN LTD ritory of the tribe of Asher (Joshua in association with Sothebys 45 Maddox Street London WIS 2PE 19:29-31). Between 1020 BeE and 1010 BCE, Israel was under Philistine Auctions, Valuations and Sales of domination, and Saul and David had Ancient, I slamic and World COins, their famous battles with them. The region of north Canaan, including Medals, D ecorations and Banknotes Tyre, was able to break away from Is rael and was called "Phoenicia." Please contact James i\Ionon, Tom Eden or Tyre was one of the central mints of the Seleucid kingdom in the second Steve Lloyd for advice on buyi ng or selling century BCE. Its early coins show a or to be included 00 our mailing list. deity riding on a hippocamp, and the "club" (associated with Herakles) be- telephune +44 (0)20 7493 5344 fa" +44 (0)20 7495 6325 e-mail [email protected] 16 The Celator January 2010 17 came the symbol of the city. The im this is from the tractate Shekalim the king to "of Tyre, the holy and city ages wcre adopted by the Ptolemies (Tosefta, Ketubot 13,20). of refuge." The early coins minted in and Seleucids, and appeared on all the Tyrian shekels have two distinct Tyre from 127-19 BCE were large and shekels of Tyre, which were the only styles, bu t the weight in silver re usually featured all of the peripheral coins allowed for the Temple Tax due mained constant for the en ti re series. inscription. They are well-made and of to their fineness (95%) and weight When Tyre was given its autonomy in high artistic quality. They are concave ( 13.95 grams) of silver (Meshorer, 1271126 BCE, the inscription on the and not flat. The later coins, believed 2001; RPC I, 1992). The authority for coin changed from using the name of to have been minted in satellite loca tions, such as Jerusalem, from 19 BCE up to 66 CE, are smaller in diameter, thicker, and generally flat. In addition, a monogram, "KAP," was added after 19 BeE. It may represent the Greek term "KPATOr" or "KAPTOr" mean ing authority or power (Meshorer. 200 I). The Tyrian shekel was equal to four drachms (tetradrachm) and each shekel was worth 1344 leptons (336 x 4). The prutah was eq~al to two leptons, thus, one Tyrian ,shekel was worth 672 pro tot. Since th,e Temple tax was a hal f shekel. it was a value of 336 prutot. The Tyrian shekel has various con trol marks on the coin, including the date, the symbol of the club, and monograms. One of the symbols is lo cated bet ween the legs of the eagle on the reverse, and it has been believed that it represents letters of {he Phoeni cian, Hebrew, or Greek (depending on the ru ler) alphabets. Figure I - The Evolution of Languages (httD:/lohoenicia.org/alphabethtml). The Alphabets The alphabet was invented In Ugarit (in the modern country of Syr Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. ia) during the 2"d millennium BC. This Ugarit alphabet was derived from a previous cuneiform writing system. The original alphabet was invented by Semitic peoples and only contained consonants. To make it easier to re member the symbols, they were taken from words beginning with the sound rep resented. An "alphabet" is defmed as the "sum of symbols following a specific sequence and order used to ascribe the essential utterances of a language," thus each letter represents one essential sound. For example, "aleph" is a Semitic word, meaning ox, and is a glottal stop. "Beth" (for B) means house, "gimel" (soft G) means camel, "dalet" (D) means door, ete. With minor variations, this original alphabet has evolved to all the modern scripts in the world, even down to the seq uence of the letters (see Fig. I). The Ugarit alphabet slowly evolved into the Phoenician alphabet of the Mediterranean region (Fig. 1). This evolved into Hebrew (via Aramaic) and Arabic (via Nabatean), both with P.O. Box 3759, Frederick, MD 21705 in the area of its invention. These scripts generally only have symbols Phone: (301) 473-8600 ' Fax: (30 1) 473-8716· E-mail: [email protected] 18 The Gelator , , January 2010 19 _. .~ _. ~- ~-" ~ ~ ...... a"'.c .-... ' .... (:(HI'lt _ ...... c ...- ale -" .. -- -.. '0'"' -~ ------/; -- > ;j. -- --1:: II - --I( A A -- ". -.. 01'. ~ - - 0 - ~ Sl n :l. -, • .. 9 '3 s JI ••- s s 1 - 7\ "- , > • '\ r '\ r G c:o . ~ <:l c;r 'T d -. - ~ .. ~ y .. t> .. - • 0 " 3." E E */ -- "Y .. \ w • ~ .- 1 , 1 F V X - ~ '" ? '".. ~ • t I I •• 2 Z ~ .Dr n , - '" " .. ~ \Ol 8 '".." •• M M 8 .. ~ TT -~ '" ", <0. S 1 m ," '" .. .. ~ .. '\. 1- •• , , 1 ... Y .. , > for consonants. Vowels are generally represented by various additional sym bols over or below the consonants. The Phoe ni c ia n a lphabe t spread 10 Carthage as the Pun ic alphabet. Phoe nic ian was also adapted to form the Greek al ph abet. This was the first al phabeti c system to use sy mbols for vowel s. The semitic gutteral stop, "ale ph." which did not occur in Greek, , ~~I:~~~£~~:;:b(~ odexgb. html became the Greek "alpha" (represent : (GreekIRoman) ing the vowel A). '. , <;:eltics Greek was adopted by the Etruscans French Royals and adap ted for their alphabet, an d M;erovingia,!s from there became the Lat in alphabet of the Roman Empire . The leiters were , Fe9dals A, B. C (from the original Semit ic G Medievals sound, whic h the Etruscans had French ~oderns changed to a hard C), D, E, F (another Etruscan invention), G (derived from the shape of the C), H, I, K, L, M, N, 0, P, Q. R, S, T, V (which was used for the sound s of modern U and W), X, Y, Z. The lctlers Y and Z were near the beginning of the Greek alphabet. They were dropped from the ori ginal Latin alphabet and then re-added at the end (www.phoenici a.org). Gree k is an imperfe ct alphabet that uses syllables and symbols, wit h two 20 The Celalot' sixbid.com The Internet Platform for Numismatic Auctions ./ View-all-lots: 100 lots visible at one click ofthe mouse ./ Biddin!f is simple and convenient at www.sixbidcom /"Simply bid on/tne! or more voiced sounds. Fo r exam to the interpretation of the reader. The Symbols or Phoenician! ple. in Greek Linear A and B. there In He brew, the same situation exists Hebrew Letters Found: is a symbol that represents the syl and the addition of vowels, below What They Mean lable ko (k+o), a symbol that repre the letters, clarified the meaning of For this paper, the author used the sents the syllable po (p+o) , the word. Unicode Standard for Letters (2006) etc.(Lambrou, 1999). In Phoenician, It is clear that the Hebrew alpha (un icode.orglcharts/PDF/U 10900. pdf). each symbol is not equivalent to one bet evolved from the Phoenician. In In computing, Un icode is an industry fact, there is a dis- tinct correlation between the Phoe nic ian letters and the Latin alphabet (passed via the Etruscans to the Romans), which, in turn , was de ri ved from the Proto-Canaanite. Proto-Canaan ite, Figure 2- Tyrian Half Shekel with the Phoenician a lso kno wn as Letter "Nun "-Dated year 53 (74/73 BCE). Laure Proto-S i naitic , Figure 3- Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letter ate bust of Me/kart right / TYPOY TEPA}; KAI was the first con ffPeh~- Dated year 28 = 99/98 BCE. Photo courtesy AEYA OY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over sonantal alphabet of LHS Numismatics Ud. right wing; rN (date) above club to left. A to right, in the form of ffnun" between legs. Enlarged photo courtesy of glyphs and modified hiero standard allowing computers to consis LHS Numismatics Ud. glyphs (ancientscripts.com). tently represent and manipulate text T he major change to the expressed in most of the world's writ specific syllable, but to a variety of Phoenician alphabet was the mod- ing systems. Developed in tandem with syllables. For exa mple, there are ernization of the glyphs to a more the Universal Character Set standard consonants which can be read as ei linear shape in the lelters (sce Ta and published in book form as The ther bu, bou, be, bi. bo, etc. Thus, ble I on page 20). Un icode Standard, Unicode consists of the meaning of the word may be left a repertoire of more than 100,000 char acters, a set of code charts for visual reference, an encoding methodology and set of standard character encod ings, an enumeration of character prop erties such as upper and lower case, a r:r~l set of refere nce data computer files, OR. B USSO PEUS NAC HF. and a number of related items, such as character properties, rules for normal NUMISMATISTS AND ization, decomposition, collation, ren dering and bidirectional display order) AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1870 (h up://www.u nicode.org/standard/ pri nci pies. hI m1 #What_Characters). Founded as one of the first numismatic auction houses in Gemmny our firm has Unicode can be implemcnted by dif been a centfe of the numismatic trade and for numismatic studies ever since. ferent character encodings . The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8 We offer experience and reliability applied to a complete set of services from (which uses I byte for all ASCII char estimales and expert advice to the acquisiti on and sale of importam single items acters, which have the same code val as well as of entire coHCClions and the staging of several mayor auctions" year. ues as in the standard ASCII encoding, Por furlher information order our c;l1alogues Of visit our web site and up to 4 bytes for other characters), wwv..' .peus-muenzen.de the now-obsolete UCS-2 (which uses 2 bytes for all characters, but does not include every character in the Unicode standard), and UTF-16 (which ex tends UCS-2, using 4 bytes to encode char acters missing from UCS-2). The variation of the symbols/letters between the legs of the· eagle on the reverse of the Tyrian shekel is signifi cant. It is difficult to accept the .belief that they are all variants of the letters D R BUSSO PEUS NACHf ! BORNWIESENWEG 34 "aleph" and "bet," considering the D·60322 fRANKFURT AM MAIN / TEl. +49(69) - 9 59 66 20 work of Faulmann (1880), who identi- FAX +49(69) -555995 ! WWW.PEUS-MtJENZEN.DE 22 The Celalor January 2010 23 fied many of the variants of each let 5) "M + Tav" - 123 -1 22 BCE (see The range of dates noted above are ter of the alphabet. The possibil ity that Fig. 8 on page 28) those that the au thor was able to iden specific letters were chosen by the rul 6) "KAF" - 107-87 BCE tify through the literature. There may er or king for specific reasons and pro 7) "NUN" - 95-61 BCE (see Fig. 2 be other dates reported that extend paganda, should be examined. These on page 22) these ranges as well. include the possible presence of the 8) "GIMEL" - 65 CE (see Fig. 7 The Phoenician or Hebrew equiv following letters between the legs of on page 26) alent letters were not chosen at ran the eagle: 9) "PEH" - 99-50 CE (see Fig. 3 dom, since they all relate to the suc- Figure 4- Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letter Figure 5- Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letter "Tav"-Dated year 38 (89/88 BCE). Photo courtesy ''Alephn-Dated year 174 (48/49 GE). Photo courtesy of CNG, Inc. of GNG, Inc. I) "TAV" - 126-9 Be E (see Fig. 4) on page 22) cess of the ruler and his quest for con 2) "YODH" - 124-48 CE; also on 10) "ALEPH" - 82-47 CE (see Fig. 5) trol and worship from his subjects. Why half-shekels with "KP" (see Fig. 13 on 11 ) "BET" - 18 BCE-49 CE (see the choice of these specific letters? page 30) Fi g. 6 on page 26) There is inherent wisdom in the Hebrew 3) "M" - 123 -1 20 BCE (see Fig. 12) " TET" - 254-200 BCE (see alphabet (Munk, 1983), or the Phoeni 16 on page 30) Fi g. lOon page 30) cian equivalents, and the choice of the 4) "M + Peh" - L23- 122 BCE (see 13 ) "ZAYIN" - 9/10 CE (see Fig . letters used on the coinage is striking : Fig. 9 on page 28) lion page 30) a) The letter "Bet" means "house." It is also the symbol of Blessing and Creation. It has a value of two in the gematria. The Jewish Midrash relates 0" '. u.' ~ ,~ ,.. I •• that the "Bet" was chosen to begin the Torah because every being, from the .. r)~\V heavenly hosts to man, to the tiniest creature, blesses God. A ruler wou ld be pleased to adapt this concept to his own. "Bet" also represents the power www.dnw.co.uk of differentiation, deduction, and under standing. 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The sea and the bou nty of fis h were im which can reflect the inten ti ons and word " makom" (p lace) starts with the portant as pects of the economy of each des ires of the ru le r. It has a value of open fo rm of the "rnern" and ends with kingdom. They either had to be ab le one in the gematri a, and means th at the closed fo rm of the "mem." The to access thi s directly, or conquer oth there is only one ruler. The use of th is open "mem" alludes to the er nations in order to obt ain it. The fact that the ru1- er is perceived through his wond rous ac complishments, and the closed form of the "mem," shows that he remains unk nowable- he is almost a god. I) The letter Figure 6-Tyria n Shekel with the Phoenician Letter Figure 7-Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letter "Kaf" means ~Bet "- Da ted year 31 (96/95 BCE). Photo courtesy ~Gime/"-Dated year 32 (95/ 94 BGE). Photo courte "hand," and has o ( CNG, Inc. sy o( GNG, Inc. the numeri ca l va lue o f one leller would be pri mary for a king or hundred. It is the symbol of Holiness "Nun" is the symbol of Faithfu lness ruler. and Growth Cycles. The ruler would and Emergence, relating to the ruler, e) The letter "Mem" means "wa embraee the use of this letter for the who is fai th ful to his people and reli ter." and has a numerical va lue of for implications of holiness. It implies that able. It shows that the ruler of the king ty. The ki ngdom's power is in part re the rul er is above all others. and there dom is sti ll emerging in hi s greatness, lated to ils control over the water in is no one like him. It is also signifi power, and glory. the region. It is the symbol for the can t in that people who want to attain h) The letter "Gimel," which has a numerical value of three, means "cam el." This is an essential creature for the prosperity of the kingdom. It also is the symbol of Kindness and Culmina ASTIIR T E ti on. The letter could also have the meaning of "gamo!." which mean s to eo.NS & FINE ART nourish until completely ripe, Thus, the country woul d be guided in its de ve lopment by the ru ler with the inten lion of establishing greatness. [t eludes to the benefi cence of the ruler, for withoul him, the ki ngdom cou ld not exist for even a moment. Ancient Coins - Modern Coins i) The letter "Peh" means "mouth," and has a numerical value of eighty. It Historical medals is the sy mbol of Speech and Silence and encompasses the ru ler's mastery of intelligent speech that differentiates between an ima l. ma n, and hig her be ings. It also di ffe rentiat es the ruler from his subjects. j) The most frequent letters that are found are the "Aleph" and " Bet." They are al so related in meaning as "Parent" and "Offspring." Thus, the ruler would consider himself the creator and all his subjects were his children. The "aleph," which represents the creator, precedes the "bet," which is the creation. Interestingly, the letter "dalet" is missing from the coinage and fo r good reason. "Dalet" alludes to the pa uper 26 The Gelator -AUCTION.com The big online auction market • Ancient Coins • Medieval 200,000 coins, medals, banknotes and accessories • The Holy Roman Empire • German Coins • Medals. marks and jetons • Error Coins • Empire Germany Coins • Colonies • Weimar Republic. 3. Reich • Allied occupation • BRD I DDR • World Coins and Euro auctions starting at 1,- € • Gold .•• and much more. January 2010 27 (as in the Hebrew word "daJ"). When The Symbols Greek Letters into a monogram. It is one of the two "dale!" and "gimcl" are in conjunction , or Symbols letter Greek controls on Seleucid it alludcs to the needy ("as in "g'mol I) "Delta" - 202-200 BCE (Ptole coins, inherited by autonomous Tyre, dalim" - be kind to the needy). This is my V Epiphancs) that represent magistrates names or defin itely not th e message a ruler 2) "Theta" - 254-253 BCE (Ptole workman 's marks (Dr. Brooks Levy). would want to send to his kingdom. my II Philadelphos) The letter "heh." part of God's name, 3) "Zeta" - 137-134 BCE (Antio Possible Hypotheses from is also missing. The "heh" can also al chus VII Euergetes) Other Experts lude to freedom of choice, which is 4) "Gamma-Rho" - 13 1- 125 BCE The author wishes to acknowledge (Demetrios II Nicator, Antio I chus VII Euer getes, see Fig. 15 on page 30) 5) " Star" - 213-222 CE (Ca racalla, see Fig . 17 on page 30) 6) "NT' - 202- 200 BeE (Ptole my V Epiphanes, Figure 8- Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letters see Fi g. 18 on Figure 9-Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letters "Mem and Tav"-Oated year 4 (123/122 BCE):'Pho page 35) "Mem and Peh"- Oated year 4 (123/122 BCE). Pho to courtesy of CNG, Inc. 7) M urex to courtesy of CNG, Inc. Shell - 215-217 represented by man's ability to have CE (Caracalla, see Fig. 12 on page 30) the help and adv ice of the following free choice. This is an aspect that a 8) "ZB" - 13 1-1 30 BCE (Antiochus experts and relate, to the author's best ruler would not like to encourage in VII Euergetes, see Fig. 14 on page 30) ability, their ideas on the subj ect: his constituents. Each of these symbols represents I) Dr. Brooks Levy, from Prince Other monograms and letters, of an aspect that the ruler wanted to pro ton University, stated that there are Greek design. are found between the mote to his people. Some of them, such only two basic Phoenician letters em legs of the cagle, as well. as the "Gamma-Rho." are developed ployed, the "aleph" and ·'bel," which refer to the two six-month periods (hexamenoi) into which the Tyrian administrative year was divided. The other types of letters observed are con sidered to be variations on the "ale ph" and "beL" The variation seen is the result of either recut dies or work man copying letters that they were not familiar with. Dr. Levy stated that cal(llogue on request Phoenician letters do not appear at all on Ptolemaic or Seleucid silver from KIRK DAVIS Ty re, but only after the Seleucids granted Tyre her civic autonomy in Classical Numisratics 126/1 25 BCE. Post Office Box 324, Claremont, CA 917 11 2) David Hendin, from Amphora, states that the variations seen may be Tel: (909) 625-5426 [email protected] due 10 recut dies and that the engrav ers knowledge of Phoenician was lim ited, which resulted in the variations of the same letters. THE PROFESSIONAL NUMISMATISTS GUILD, INC. 3) Kerry Wetterstrom, from The Om SO YEARS of Celator, stated that the marks may rep KNOWLEDGE, INTEGRITY & RESPONSIBILITY resent control marks, such as offici Founded in 1955, the PNG is a non-profit organization, comprised nae marks for the mintmaster. of the top rare coin and paper money experts from all around the world. 4) Kel ly Ramage, formerly of Malter Galleries, stated that they may For more information on the PNG, please contact: represent a symbol of the mint or the mintmaster. Robert Brueggeman, Executive Director Considering that the symbols re ,j(h 3950 Concordia Lane, Fallbrook, CA 92028 peat themselves over the course of Tel. (760) 728-\300 Fax (760) 728-8507 time, they probably do not represent ~P'NG the mintmaster. ~ . I_""""""". Www,D/l~dealers.cQm email: in[[email protected] 28 The Celator - SHOPS The big online coin mall • Ancient Coins 200,000 coins, medals, banknotes and accessories • Medieval • The Holy Roman Empire • German Coins makes coin buying as e a sy as • Medals, marks, jetons • Error Coins child's play • Empire Germany Coin s • Colonies • Weimar Republic, 3. Reich • Allied occupation • BRD I DDR • World Coins and Euro • Gold .. . and much more. January 2010 29 Figure 10-Ptolemaic Tetradrachm with the Phoeni Figure "-Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letter cian Letter "Tet"-Ptolemy /I (285-246 BCE), Tyre "Zayin~-Unique-Dated year 135 (9/10 CE), Photo Mint, Year 32 (254/253 BCE), Photo courtesy of Bald courtesy of CNG, Inc, win 's Auctions. Figure 12-Tyrian Shekel, of the Roman era, with the Figure 13-Tyrian Shekel with the Phoenician Letter Murex Shell-Struck circa 215-217 CEo Photo cour "YodhN-Dated year 159 (33/34 CE). Photo courtesy tesy of CNG, Inc. of CNG, Inc. Figure 14-Seleucid Tetradrachm with "ZB" Greek Figure 15- Seleucid Tetradrachm with the Greek Monogram-Antiochus VII (138-129 BCE), Tyre Mint, Monogram "Fp" (Gamma-Rho)-Antiochos VII (138- Dated SE 182 (1311130 BCE). Photo courtesy of 129 BCE), Tyre Mint, Dated SE 180 (133/132 BCE). CNG, Inc. Photo courtesy of CNG, Inc. Figure 16- Seleucid Tetradrachm with the Control Figure 17-Tyrian-type Shekel with a "StarN-Syria, Mark "MN-Demetrios II, Second Reign ( 129-125 Seleukis & Pieria, Laodiceia ad Mare, Caracalla, 198- BCE), Tyre Mint, Dated 184 SE (129/128 BCE). Photo 217 GE, AR Tetradrachm, Dated Cos 4 (213-217GE). courtesy of Ancientcashcom. Photo courtesy of eNG, Inc. continued on page 35 .. . 30 The Gelator Your Link to the Numismatic World in Europe www.coinsweekly.com Updated every Friday • Articles on Numismatics and History • How-to manual for beginning and advanced' col lectors • Numismatic guides • Reports on the latest events • Archive • Auction reviews and previews January 2010 31 Archime-De Releases Portable Device for Measuring Specific Gravities; Developed by Pierluigi Debernardi TORINO-Archime-De is pleased to "Archimedes' prin announce the release of their new, sim ciple is used to mea- ple, compact-portable apparatus that su re the volume of measures the specific gravity (SG) of the coin. Th is is coins for numismatic investigations and achieved by weighing the detection of forgeries or plated the coin in a liquid, by coins. According to the firm , any bina means of the special ry alloy in any percentage can be de ly designed handle. termined, and the corresponding com The whole procedure position found, as for example: silver takes a couple of min copper, gold-copper, silver-gold (elec utes, less for an expe Irum), wh ich are the most common al rienced user. The pre- loys for precious coins. cision depends lin- ....",,?- ....-. -..-.> This is an advanced version of the early on the volume of Fig. 1 , apparatus used for the paper published the coin, improving in The Gelator, March 2008 (Vol. 22, for larger coins. In the No. 3, pp. 24-31 and 34-37): "An In case of a denarius of 3.8 grams, it is The heart of Archime-De is a preci vestigation of the Physical Properties around 0.5%, which corre sponds to a sion scale (Mini-Pr0250, 50 grams of Roman Republican Silver Coinage: precision of 3% of the fineness. The max-0.Q01gram precision, 10-year Part II- Silver Contents," by Pierluigi maximum capacity of the apparatus is a warranty, works with 4 AAA battery or Debernardi. Debernardi is also the in coin weight of around 30 grams and a AC adaptor, included). It is used to ventor of Archime-De. diameter of 39mm," states Debernardi. measure both the coin weight and vol ume in a two-step procedure . The ap paratus is fully metallic and compact, so that everything fits in a small plastic box (see Fig. 1). It comes with accom llroftles in panying software and user manual. In Fig. 2 (on page 46), one can see the steps for measuring a coin's specific ~ umismatits graVity. Lorenz Beger Debernard i continues, "Software is provided to compute the calibration fac 1653-1705 tor and to input the coin and liquid The antiquarian Lorenz Beger was born in weights, which gives the SG and cor responding fineness. The latter can be Heidelberg and was educated in the field of computed in case of binary alloys, as law. His real interests, however, were in the for silver and gold coins, where cop ancient world. In 1675, he became librarian per is the minor component. The same to Karl Ludwig of Heidelberg, and developed computation steps are described in the an interest in ancient coins. This led to a position as supervisor of the user manual, wh ich comes with collection of Ezechiel Spanheim. In 1685, he began to work with the col Archime-Oe so that one can achieve lection of the Palatinate, which then led him to Berlin. By 1693, he was the results also with a handy calcula made supervisor of the Berlin library, coin cabinet, art collection, and tor. Only multiplications and ratios are museum of natural history. H e was responsible for acquiring the collec requ ired to achieve the results of SG tion of Giovanni Pietro Bellori. Beger's published works include: Thesau and fine n ess.~ rus e/ Thesauro Pa/atino SeLectus ( 1685); Ohservationes et Conjee/urae The cost is 800 Euros. For addition in Numismata quaedam antiqua (1691); Specilegium antiquitatis sive vari al information, questions or to place an order, please contact the inventor, Pier arum ex antiquitate elegantiarum vel novis luminibus illustratarum ( 1694); luigi Debernardi, Via Filadelfia 187, and ( 1705). Hercules ethnicorum ex variis antiquitatum reliquiis delineatus 10137 Torino, Italy (e -mail at: He died at Berlin in 1705. pierluig [email protected]).There isa delayfor delivery as the devices are singularly This feature is provided courtesy of George Frederick Kolbe prod uced only on demand. Fine Numismatic Books, Crestline, CA 92325 continued on page 46 .. 32 The Gelator The New York Sales xxm & XXIV Slated for January 6-7,2010 at the New York International NEW YORK , NY- He ld in conjunc cen t offering . A small collection of piec Beginning at lot 289, the Indian and tion with the New York International es from Cologne, Mainz and Trier will Islamic section starts with coins from Numismatic Convention (NY1NC), the be put to auction, with items for all bud- the Migration Period , Some seldom 23,d and 241h New York Sales will be seen rarities are included among the held at the Waldort Astoria Hotel in New coins from Kushan , like the earliest York on January 6-7, 2010. The New depiction of Buddha on a coin: an ex York Sales are a jo int auction venture tremely fine gold quarter stater of Kan conducted by the English auction ishka I (ca. 130-158) estimated at house of Baldwin's and the American $70,000. As in previous years, the Gup " coin and medal dealers of Dmilry Mark ta Kingdom is well represented, includ . ov and M&M Numismatics. ing some unusual examples, such as Around 750 lots will be offered for lot 304, a denarius of Samadragupta Lot 31 from New York Sale XXII/ sale on the first day, comprising Greek, (ca. 335-380) of the Utiger-slayer" type, Cyzicus. Electrum Stater, ca . 450- Roman and Byzantine coinage, Islam depicting the king killing a tiger using 430 Be. Von Fritze, Kyzikos 7, 83. ic and Indian coinage, as well as a large bow and arrow (estimate: $1 4,OOO ). Very rare variety. Extremely fine . section of World co ins, including some The Indian section of the sale is round Estimated at $12,500, very fine pieces from Portugal and an ed off by a se lection of around 100 important group of Medieval coins. The coins of the Sultanates, the Moguls and second day of the sale focuses solely gels, including pieces depicting rare the Independent States. Two of the on items from Russia with around 750 late Roman emperors such as Magnus highlights of the 73 Islamic lots on of- lots of Russian coins, historical med Maximus, Flavius Victor, Eugenius and als, and Russ ian orders and badges Valentinian III. continued on page 37. . , being offered . The sale starts with approximately 50 lots of ancient Greek coins. One high light is lot 31, an extremely fine stater ~e Q!)lbe C/Curiositie $boppe from Cyzicus with its rare reverse show ing a lion standing on a tuna fish (esti (a division of RCCA Ltd.) located at mate : $12,500). Provincial Roman and III South Orange A venue · South Orange, NJ 07079 Celtic coins follow. Among these, some very rare and interesting coins from Tri A complete collectors gallery buying & seIling: er and the Rhineland can be found as U.S ., ancient, & foreign coins, U.S. & foreign stamps, well as a series of Celtic imitations of paper money, tokens & medals, Classical Antiquities Macedonian and Thasian pieces. & Lot 115, a denarius of Labienus of Greece, Rome, Egypt, judaea, Pre-Columbian, from 40 BC (estimate: $30,000), is the American Indian, African, & Ethnographic objects gem of the Roman Republican coins. & artifacts, along with historical and popular autographs Labienus was sent to the Parthian & manuscript material, Revolutionary War & earlier Americana. Empire by Caesar's assassins to gain support for their plans against Mark BUYING & SELLING - FREE APPRAISALS Anthony; after taking the title of Imper ator, he struck coins in his own name, "You'd be amazed at what we will buy & how much we will pay" probably to pay his army, A number of au rei of the finest grade and bronzes with magn ificent patina are included in the Roman section, containing rough Prop.: Dr. Arnold R. Saslow ly 150 lots. The enthusiast will recog Phone (973) 762-1588· Fax (973) 761-8406 nize an extremely fine bimetallic me dallion of Nero from 64 AD (estimate: Email: [email protected] $8,000), and the almost extreme ly fine Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 6:00 sestertius of Aquilia Severa wi th its fine dark-green patina (estimate: $11 ,500). Visa, MasterCard & Ameri can Express Accepted For the collector interested in Ro Gift Certificates Issued man coins that were struck in Germa ------ny, The New York Sale has a magn ifi- January 2010 33 467 Lots in UnreselVed Frank Robinson Ancient Coin Auction ALBANY, NY-Dealer Frank S. Rob flars Caligula sestertius with Ad locutio reverse ; a rare Caracalla tet radrachm of Rhesaena; a Diadumenian EUROPEAN & WORLDWID E denarius graded Choice EF+/EF; a high grade Maximianus follis with a rare Hercules reverse; a VF gold solidus of COIN CONVENTION Constantius II; and a lovely Mint State large bronze of Ju lian II. Robinson notes his recent purchase of the Harold Morgan collection of Ro man and Byzantine coins, the best with International Banknote, such collection he has acquired; nice coins from this collection will be offered Stocks and Bonds Bourse for auction, starting with this sale. It also includes other early coinag March 6fl, es, group lots, literature, and a section of items offered at fixed prices. Robinson holds about th ree such 20IO sales annually, and tries to offer a Saturd ay: 9:30 am • 5:00 pm broad range of material for advanced Su nd ay: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm collectors as well as bargain hunters. Illustrated catalogs are free, please M,O,C, contact Rob inson at PO. Box 3040A, Albany, NY 12203; phone/fax 518-482- Freimann 2639; or e-mail fran k @fsrcoin.com. The full catalog , including enlarged MUNICH color photos of all lots, will be posted GERMANY online at www.fsrcoin .com. Organizer: MUnzen Modes ~ Say that you read it in Reich enbachslr. 17, 0-80469 Munchen Tel. +49(0)89-26 83 59 . Fax +49(0)89-260 90 60 . Internet: www.numismata.de ~ The Celator 34 The Celator Shekels Coot from page 30 ministration and mintmaster, however, the Tyrian shekel, the ;'Coin of the BLOCKBUSTER In summary, variation of the for Realm," also reminded people of the INVENTORY greatness and glory of its ruler and po mation of letters in early Phoenician REDUCTION SALE and Hebrew scripts is well-document sition in the known world. ed. However, there is a range 10 thc Take 50% orr the books listed below alteration of a letter, and the figures References (except as noted). Will not be repeated for at least one year - used in thi s paper promote the poss i Fauimann, Carl. Dos Bu ch der For orders received by bility that other letters were used be Schrift, Frankfurt am Main: Eichborn, tween the legs of the eagle. Of the 22 1880. December 15'·,2009 letters of th e Phoenician alphabet, Lambrou, D., "Phoenician Decer fA!.! SPt'C1AI,S tion," 8abelOO'l. U. Qrili~ .. M ,~ M_.. ~ A'Mn" .... _ $10.00 onl y 10 can be identified for the spe Apogevmatilli. November 1999, 801dwi • • A.. F"""'I H.o.h "" ..""i •• , Cm...... _. s Slo.OO pp. 42-43. Bolos. Umayyad.Abbuid ..... Tulunid. G'atlIlH8'\<'" c ific reason Ih al they promote the II-.... ri sw.". (OOP) _ .. _ .. _.___ ... __ ._ .. ____ . ___ IM.OO Meshorer, Y. , "One hundred llelli.,. A.R .. r,..,. rw C...... _ ..... _ .. _ ._ .... $35.00 ninety years of Tyrian S heke l ~." BdliactrlBffiincowt. \>i(IO'Y '" ~ Ccitr rJI'" .. _ .. _ $15.00 Bieber. A"-""'d",~ G..-.u ;.., Grut aNi ~ Art ..... _. Numismatics, An History, and ... _..... _ .... __ .... _ .... _ .... ______,._ .. $30.00 Archaeology. Weueren, 198"', 80mpoi •. />IOtt""i" of, Koi""" />I~~ SlO.OO 8,..... t'. K.. M.... y of'l>< flible .. " .. _ .. " ...... " ..... " .... $)0_00 pp. 17 1- 180. C. _n. R.. s<-,ip,~ Num_";" Homo"". E"011 0. RQ""'. Nnmi,ma,k. (F."",hrln)OOP ____ ,,, .... ,,, .... ,,,, ..... ,, ... ~.OO M eshorer, Y , A Treasury vJ Cuni •• J" r,'mdru<:/tm, of Ro"",. E8YPI (lO>.,.ndoJ 2nd Jewish Coins, Amphora Books, ildi'iOO'l) .... "...... __ _ ..... " .... "", ..... " ..... "" .... ,,, .. $6S.00 DeMo,sa •• M ."~tl d. N.mi,mDliqu< Ori by Ursula Kampmann A sensational range 01 Russian coin rarities concluded the day for the As tarte S.A. Auction 21 at the Hotel Sa voy Baur en Ville in Zurich. The ham mer price of 3.2 million Swiss Francs. including buyers' fees, exceeded many times the total estimate 01 600,000 Swiss Francs lor all 142 coins of Sale 21 entitled "A Collection of Russian Coins .~ As many as 34 lots reached five Ijgure sums, nine lots even six-ligure ones! Buying interest was' so high that most of the pieces found a new owner for a price three to five times and often even ten times 01 their estimate. In the morning , the preceding Auc tion 20 had been held. which included a nice selection of ancient to modern pieces from all over the world . As was to be expected, the two rare bronze medallions of Lucilla and Commodus ranked among the highlights and reached CHF 37 ,000 and 105,000 (es timates: CHF 35.000 and 100.000, re spectively) . A very rare thaler of Albre cht von Wallenstein, which was struck FINE GREEK. ROMAN. PERSIAN. in Friedland in 1630, was sold fo r CHF PARTHIAN & SASSANIAN COINS 30,000 and therewith exceeded its es Specializing in BIBLICAL COINS & ARTIFACTS timate 01 CHF 2,000 fifteen times, whereas a 1535 szostak 01 the Polish We buy and build fine collections. king Sigismund I from Gdansk brought Call or write for our free list. 60 limes its estimate (C HF 750 I See us at the New York International Coin Show 45,000) - this really was an adequate www.zuzimjudaea.com prelude for the sale of Russian coins! The second 101 of the catalogue, a www.trocadero.com/ zuzimjudaea 2-rouble piece 01 Catherine I of Russia Goldstein, Numis:tmatist produced in the Red mint al Moscow 101003, J NYI1210 in 1726, caused a surprise: although estimated at CHF 7,000, the gavel went down at CHF 75,000, almost ten times the estimated price. fFJ®syfFJ®O Now Available for Another 2-rouble piece, this time of Subscription Payments Peter II, and made in the same mint in 1727, even brought CHF 93,000 (esti· Now offering PayPal as an option t hat you can use to conveniently pay mate: CHF 10,000). The magic th resh for your subscription, Celat or binders, or back issues, Just send pay old of CHF 100,000 was exceeded by ment to: kerence@frontiernet,net, and you can pay using the credit the next coin, a ducat of Peter II from card of your choice or have the mo nies automat ically deduct ed from 1729, auctioned lor CHF 135,000 (es your checking account . J ust go to our secure site at www.vcoins.com/ timate: CHF 15,000). celator where you can use Paypal or your Visa/Mast ercard. An extremely rare 1749 2-ducat piece 01 Elizabeth Petrovna rose to The Celator ~ CHF 160,000 after being estimated at CHF 10,000. A ducat of Paul I of Rus P.O. Box 10607, Lancaster, PA 17605 _ [IB'] sia. made in Sai nt Petersburg in 1796, PhoneIFax (717) 656·8557 __ continued 011 page 35 ... 36 The Gelator NY Sales Cont. from pg. 33· table number of rarities waiting to be discovered. A French 5-franc piece (lot Numismatic Literature 545) from 1889, struck on the occasion fer are an extremely rare and almost For Sale of the World's Fair in Paris, of which extremely fine half denarius (lot 388) only 100 specimens were struck and from the Spanish AI-Andalus, which Abramoon. Sc"nM. An lUustr"ed Gu id< 45.00 only the 20 that were included in the Am>nJ,),IJ'urt",; I..< R«< EM-o)$. Gr<: Unle .. noted • • n book. Or< new• .,.., the lare S! edition<, and ore Or ,,0<\;. Uoieo, . 'Hcd (';') • .u",o barooouod. OUH,f·pmt ,itle, at< "",cd(op). Plea« >dd S~ . 50 furdome"ic shipping fur ,I>< first titl< and S 1.00 for each .dditio.. L For foreign orders, f"yment mtr" be in U.S. dolw-:. drown on, U.S. bank with Lot 137 from New York Sale XXIII-Nero, 54-68 AD, Bi-metallic Medal Lot 167-Byzantium. Justinian I, 527- 565 AD, AV Solidus, struck in 539 AD at Alexandria. Missing in the standard catalogues. Of extreme rarity. Apart from some minting weakness, almost mint state. Estimated at $40,000. 38 The Gelator .l~T ''\l. Il Il~y & MOSCH Giessener Miinzhandlung Specialist areas Services • Ancient coins • buying and se lling • M edieva l coins • several auctions per year • M odern coins • evaluation of individual • Antiquities pieces, collections and estates • wide range of coins in stock Lot 11 4- Rome. Commodus, 177-192 Maximiliansplau 20 ' 0 - 80333 Munchen AD, IE Medallion, struck 1841185 AD Tel. 089-24226430' Fax 089-2285513 at Rome. Gnecchi II, 60, nos. 78-79. _ .gmcoinlort.de·[email protected] Very rare and Extremely Fine speci Office hours: Monday - Friday men. Estimated at $50,000. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. The foll owing section of medieval and modern coinage has some highlights to offer, first and foremost, the above-men tioned Bavarian ducat. From Italy, there CELEBRATING MY 50th is a nice selection of Florentine fiorini d'oro from the 13" century. Two extreme ly fine and extremely rare augusta/es YEAR IN NUMISMATICS made in Brindisi and Messina depict Charles of Anjou (estimates: $20,000 and $50,000, respectively). The silver coins of this auction contain some pre cious rarities, too, as is testified by a piece of three scudi largo from Piacen za, posthumously issued for Al essan dro Farnese. This really is an extraor dinary coin, with its weight of almost A lot has changed since my first national advertisement appeared in Th e 100 grams and its extreme rarity (VF, Numismatic Scrapbook magazine back in 1959. No more mimeographed price estimate of $35,000). l ists, carbon paper, hand· written invoices, or VF denarii for $5 each. Ru ssia, alth ough re presented by only five medals, may be called another high But some things have n't changed. Ancient coins are as fascinating as ever. light th anks to its total estimate of more Collectors continue to be the nicest people you'll ever meet. And buying th an $150,000. From the reign of Nicho from an established, knowledgeable source is still your key to success, las I, from 1829, two extremely rare gold For fifty years, my policy has been simple: "Satisfaction guaranteed or your medals will be auctioned (FDC and al most FOG, respectively, estimated al money back." No excuses, no exceptions. And the authenticity of every item $50,000 each). Alexander II is represent is unconditionally guaranteed forever, of course. ed with an extremely fine silver medal from 1859 (estimate of $12,000), Alexander III Wayne C- Phillips 1 P.O. Box 4096 1 Diamond Bar, CA 91765-0096 with a likewise extremely fine gold medal Phone: (909) 629-0757 email : [email protected] without date (estimated at $25,000). The last medal on offer was made in the year Visit my online coin shop at 1896 (almost FOG, estimate: $20,000). continued on page 44 ... January2010 39 From the Pages of The Voice of the nutle: A Personal Glimpse into the Numismatic Scene of the Sixties was flanked by my very good friends, by Paul Rynearson Ira and Larry Goldberg. Superior Coin and Stamp, then theiT fam il y business, was indeed "the showplace of the West." As the gavel struck the lectern, it Four and a half decades later, Ira and brought focus to the next lot, a Mint Larry are still at the forefront of the nu State tetrobol of the Rhodian type from mismatic world, lirelessly promoting our the Silichoro hoard (1GCH 237). which, hobby. Whether standing next to a colos when ori ginally dispersed j ust the year sal Egyptian sarcophagus or looking after Paul ... R yn~a r 'on before. had wholesaled at $35 each. each of their consignors, Ira has excited Now they commonly realized $50. with collectors with ancients and Larry with more advances in sight. George Bennett, world coins, in addition to their well with his white handlebar mustache and founded expertise in U.S. numismatics. imperious but fair style of calling. was Concerning the Rhodian tetrobols, at the auctioneer at the Statler Hilton Ho that time there were those who doubted tel in Los Angeles, the site of the annual their authenticity, as well as that of the C.O.I. N. convention held in June. He very early Parthian drachms. Both these finds brought to the late 1960s agora seemingly impossible coins-unworn, ~~LJ!!!::e- Mint State jewels of the coiner's art ...... - - - they seemed too perfect! During the ...-.- _---_ .... _.... _.- '--:r...~_;.c"""- .... --- I 950s and before, the finest Greek coins seen were toned example.s (from rest ing in well-provenanccd trays), evenly Paul Rynearson's FPL No. 1/ worn, in nice YF condition; the British (April, 1967) dealers called these "good YF." Now, of course, the situation has changed, with who most loved Anglo-Saxon coins, and some Mint State hoards being found at combined historical backgrounds in his greater depths, owing to vastly improved catalogues with their numismatic coun metal detectors. terparts. How I looked forward to receiv On the C.O.LN. convention floor, il ing these lists, produced OUI of his love was usual to examine the trays of Chris for Clio, and selecting a coin or two. Blom, Fred Knobloch and Joel Malter, Dave's full-time j ob was involved in who was then a full-time history teach accounting, and his left-brain precision er nearing a change in his career. Joel was demonstrated by using a new-fan continued teaching all his life, only to gled IBM Executive typewriter, which shift his audience to clients involved in magically created justified margins and numismatics and antiquities. Today, allowed the use of different fo nts. He Joel's family continues to flourish in his was a quiet, kind soul, who spread lhe /r8 Goldberg and an Egyptian sarcoph business under the capable direction of excitement of English history through agus. From the cover of a 1973 Supe his son, Michael Malter. numismatics to many collectors. On a rior Galleries FPL of "Artifacts from Dave Hess of Baton Rouge, Louisi Around the World. · ana, was a specialist in British coins, continued 011 page 56 ... You can now read COIN NEWS, the UK's biggest selling coin magazine for less than $2 a month! For just *$16 per yea r we will send you an online version via an e-mail link every month direct to your inbox, sea rchable w ith e-mail and web add resses hot linked. 40 The Cela/or roUles, these ingredients were very valu special workshops often associated able in ancienl Egypl. We know this be with the temples. We know from ex cause 10mb robbers in antiquity often lanl inscriptions and even some exam took the trouble to steal them and leave ples that have survived, what complex the heavy vessels they were stored in chemical processes were often used in behind. One of the most important of the their manufacture. imported ingredients was frankincense: . II was used throughout Ihe ancient Near East, and so revered was il thai it is called by the same name in all Semitic languages. Other important ingredients were aloe, balsam, and myrrh but there were many others as well. Cosmetics &: Perfume Needless to say, such costly import ed ingredients were for the use of the in Ancient Egypt upper classes. Some ingredients, how In the hot dry climate of ancient ever, were produced locall y and were Egypt. with its relatively primitive hy available to the masses. Henna, used to gienic conditions, even the Pharaoh did dye the hair and nails, was produced, for not have anything like the facilities we example, from an evergreen bush that enjoy today. The usc of cosmetics and grew widely in Egypt. Flowers and oth perfumes was not so much a luxury as a er plants could be pressed 10 wring out necessity of dai ly life indulged in by all the fragrant liquids. We know this be classes of society to some exten!. cause workmen are depicted in reliefs Various perfumed oils, ointments. twi sting bags of flowers for this purpose. and powders were used in daily life, and Minerals and metals of various types for the preparation of the mummy for were also in use. Some, such as red an the afterlife. Incense was not only an timony used for lip rouge, were even An ancient Egyptian woman applying important part of rel igious ri!U al. it toxic, although presumably the ancient her kohl eyeliner. Drawing from helped purify the atmosphere in the of Egyptians did not know Ihis fact. his toryon thene t. corniEgyptia nsl Icn claustrophobic temples and tombs. The cosmetics and perfumes made clothing.hlm. It was the practi ce among the wealthy from these materials were produced in classes to wear a scented grease cone atop the head at banquets and parties, and we often see these depicted in Egyp tian wall paintings and reliefs. Kohl or THE SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY eye shadow was used by both men and Founded in 1879 women. It was applied 10 both sides of the eye as well as the lashes, and its de At the forefront 01 scientific and historical research for over one hundred years, the Swiss Numismatic Society has established a worldwide reputation by its work with leading picti on in Egyptian art is responsible for sch olars, collectors an d dealers diffused through lis well known Revueand Gazette journals the often exotic appearance of the eyes with articles in four languages, together with numerous monographs and special publica· in ancient Egyptian art. ti ons in such series as Typos and th e Catalogues of Swiss Coins. One way of detecting forgeries of The Society itself owes its inception in t 879 to the pioneering spirit of Dr. Charles FraniOols ancient Egyptian arl is that the modern Trachsel , its founder and first president, but Ihe Swiss numismatic tradition goes back to Ihe forgers often do not properl y understand earliest days 01coin collecting in the late l S"cenlury when connoisseurs like the Amerbach family of Basel, inspired by Renaissance humanists such as Erasmus of Rotterdam then the use of cos metics by the ancient residing in the city, established important cabinets. Egyptians, so they leave out or misin The Society con tinued from the old century under the guidance of Eugene Demole and Paul terpret imporlam details like the char Stroehlin, while the new was presided over by eminent scholars such as Dietrich Schwarz acteristic kohl line at the side of the eyes. and Colin Martin. The various containers nnd implements The Swiss Numismatic Society remains today at the service of the international numismatic used for the preparation, storage and community, dedicated as it is to the furtherance of the knowledge of those small but invaluable witnesses of art and history, the coins of Greece, Rome, Byzantium, the Orient, application of cosmetics and perfumes the middle ages, the modern period and Switzerland itself. are some of the most common of arti By joining this leading society, you will be able to participate direclly In numismatic research facts that have survived. Some are elab and moreover be eligible to receive the annual Revue and the quarterty Gazette, as well as orately decorated but even the simple members' discounts on most special publications. ones tell us something about the life of Applications for membership in the Society are welcome from all with an interest in ancient the common man or woman in ancient and modern numismatics. Egypt. Naturally, they are sought after The membership fee is Sfr 130 per year (including postage) and Sfr 2500 for life membership, or a sponsoring membership from Sfr 250 per year. Please make checks payable to the by collectors, and I have known several Swiss Numismatic Society. Please visit our website at: www.numlsuisse.org. collections over the years devoted ex clusively 10 such objects. SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY As many of the ingredients used for the production of unguents and perfumes c/o Secretary: Pierre-A. Zanchi, Chemin Cure 6 B had to be imported from foreign places, CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland Fax: +41 21 728 65 61 such as the Levant, Arabia, Punt, India, E-mail: pmzanchi @bluewin.ch and even China over the ancient trade January 2010 41 coin and say "you know. the Hebrew University would love to have this in their collection." It was not usuall y a very expensive coin. And of course, I was always happy to purc hase a coin for them. Dan was born in London in 1935, while hi s pare nt s, Drs. Gershon and Gerda Barag, both physicians, were on their way back to Palestine from Berlin, where they had been studying and prac ticing medicine. Later, Barag's parents both became well known Freudian psy Dan Barag Dies in choanalysts in Tel Aviv. Jerusalem-Giant of Israeli men go into mil itary service following high school, and Dan served Biblical Numismatics as an officer in the Intelligence branch. His interest in archaeology began when and Archaeology he was qu ite young. and in 1956 he be I'm sad to report on the death of my gan studying at He brew University. friend and my teacher, Pro f. Dan Barag. Eventuall y, Barag would publ ish some who died in Jerusalem al age 74, and 150 SCholarly articles, re ports, and book Prof. Dan Barag, photo courtesy of Insti was buried the re November 22"". chapters or sections. They ranged from tute of Archaeology, Hebrew University. Happil y, I spent some hours with hi m his first, in 1959. a note on the canopy las! summer when I visited Jerusalem. coins of Agrippa I, to his last, a 2006 He was, at the time, recovering from a article on the coins of the Latin King taught a course on ancient glass, In 1985. serious traffi c accident. in which a car dom of Jerusalem in the collection of the Barag was principal contribulO r to the collided with his motor scooter-he had Hebrew Uni versity. Catalogue of Western A.riatic Glass in drive n one around Jerusalem fo r de While numismatics provided book the British Museum. cades. The apparent cause of hi s death ends to his accomplishments, Sarag was In a memorial letter. Dr. Andrew was a heart attack. a leading academic and fi eld archaeolo Burnett, deputy director of the British Every time I have vi sited Jerusalem gist in Israel for the past 40 years. Hi s Museum, referred to Barag's work at the during the past 35 years, I have been doctoral dissertation on glass in the an BM on glass as "outstanding." lucky to be able to spend time with Dan. cient Ncar East was under the legend Barag also was a student and expert He did not base his scholarship on a ary Israe li archaeologist Nahman Avi in the study of je wish art, including im flamboyant personality, bUi an ethic of gad. Barag became a worldwide expert portant art icles on topics such as mean study, hard work, and willingness to in the study of ancient glass, and in 1968, ing of the use of the menorah in early engage with his students and colleagues. when he returned from London where Jewish art, and the showbread table, Our visits would usually be in the he had worked on his dissertation at The which he convinci ngly showed was de evening, at Dan's homc. In the Middle British Museu m among other places, he picted inside the temple on the large sil Eastern fa shion, he would ins tantly of became an assistant to his mentor Avi vercoins of Bar Kokhba. Only around a fer me coffee and cooki es, which I al gad, and took his place as a fac ulty mem third of his published articles dealt with ways accepted. And we sat in his dining ber at Hebrew University's Institute of numismatics, and the rest with a broad area, over a table, looking at articles, Archaeology in 1970, an appointment he and deep range of archaeological tOp books, and coins he had gathered, often held until he retired and became "emer ics. Unbeknownst to many, Dan was an on behalf of Hebrew Universit y, whose itus" in 2003. That wasshort-livcd, how avid collector of small objects and an collection he added to regularly until his ever, since just a year or two ago he fi lled cient Christian art from the local mar death. Sometimes he would show me a in for an ill colleague and once again kets. O bjects that caught his fa ncy ra nged from rings to amule ts to oil lamps, candelabra, and small containers. ,:DH. D. RAUCH GmbH Vienna He was in the extremely generous pro cess of transferring his collection of RAUCH Numismatist and Auctioneer since 1969 nearly 1,000 objects to the Israel Muse For Ancient, World Coins & Historical Medals um, Jerusalem, at the time of his death. "Dan was a true friend to the Muse Next Au ction: Spring Auction, um," said chief curator of archaeology March 2010 Dr. Michal Oayagi-Mendels. "He prom ised Ihis gift to the museum, and he was M onthly electronic live auct;0I1 !!ltart;'Ig true to his word. It is wonderful and very J a,wary 29- > Z010 important to us." Please contact us: 0 1143 I 53333 12 During his career, Barag participat E-mail : [email protected] ed in several excavations for the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums Visit our shop: www.hdraucn.com and for Hebrew Uni versity. He was the Write to: A-IOlO Wien, Graben 15 (Europe) head of the excavation team that uncov ered the synagogue at Ein Gedi, used 42 The Celator from the thi rd century AD until the Byz an tine Period. Here, the Barag learn dis covered the large, important bronze T im Wakes menorah on permanent display at The Specialist in Medireval and blamic Coins lsruel Museum. He was also involved in e)!;cavating or publishing material from Bet Shearim, Hanlta, Nahariya, and Tel Qasile, among other sites, ac cording to Prof. Zeev Weiss, head of the Hebrew University 'S Institute of Archae ology, who eulogized Barag. PO Box 150 [ rcmcmber many years ago when I Battle was visiting Jerusalem, Dan called me c-mail: [email protected] East Sussex to come over to his home where he had www.wilkcscoins.c:om TN330FA just fini shed cleaning pan of a heavily www.vcoins.com/anc:ient/timwilkes UK encrusted hoard of Hasmonean bronze coi ns found in the market, but said to have corn e from Samaria. This group, along with another part of it later recov ered, proved beyond a doubt that it was John Hyrcanus 1 ( 134- 104 BC) and not Early Alexander Jannaeus (104-76 Be). The Jannaeus theory was made popular by Islamic & Oriental Barag's academic coll eague Prof. Ya'akov Meshorer. My conversations Coins with Dan lasted another 8 or JO hours over Ihe nc)!;t week and, with Dan 's per mission, 1 was happy to be the first to report this infonnation in Guide to Bib www.vcoins.com/najafcoins. . lical COllIS, third edition. Dan was not a mercurial scholar. He www.najafcoins.com was a rock. "In his courses he imparted from hi s great breadth of knowledge, which was both varied and probing, in a large number of subjects re lating to the region 's material culture, from the Hel lenistic period through to the end of the Byz:mtine period," Prof. Weiss said. ANCIENT SCALE WEIGHTS Dan 's memory was almost photo graphic and he was able to rccall refer ences, individuals, and articles almost And Pre-Coinage Currency of the Near East at will. Thi s strength served him well as the long-time president of the Israel by David Hendin Numismatic Society and the editor of the revitali zed Israel Nllm;smllf;c Journal MORE THAN 450 ANCIENT WEIGHTS AND PIECES OF PRE since 1980. In that poSi ti on, it was Barag who wrote the journal's wann memori COINAGE CURRENCY ARE CATALOGUED AND DESCRIBED am to my other dear friend and teacher 240 pages; extensively illustrated; Ya 'akov Meshorer. ln that art icle, Barag referred to Meshorer as the most "prom sturdy hardcover & dustjaeket inent scholar of the second generation of Israeli numismati sts." Barag was ORDER FROM YOUR FA VORITE COIN DEALER not sel fi sh with his praise, even for OR GET AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY those with whom he sometimes dis DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER $65 + $5 shipping agreed. Now Barag must join Meshor er as an equally prominent scholar of their generation. Dan liked nothing more than a spir WWW.AMPHORACOINS.COM ited conversation, and often showed me sma ll objects or coins only to provoke an interesting conversation about them. AMPHORAe];J' ~ · We wrote the book on Biblical coinsl" As Prof. Weiss said, "Dan's personality P.O. Bo~ 805 ~ ASK FOR our free itlus\rated catalog 01 was compie)!;. He was a man whose im 1:j.. Nyack, NY 10960 t Jewish, Biblical, Greek, Roman coins, mense vitali ty could not be ignored. Dis- @~ ~ 845.358.7364 ~, ~ ancient weights and smatl antiquities - Amphor ~Coi nI C 3ot.com • "... (and boOks about them). cOlltillued 011 page 46 ... . January 2010 43 high and low is getting bigger. We sus pect that. to a certain extent, the in MA-Shops vestors are once again i nvading the high-end markct as they have done i n Announces New the past. Search Engine Rarities wi ll still manage to hold their own, price-wise, but condition BOCHOLT, GERMANY-MA-Shops, win almost always trump rarity, un the biggest mall for coins and medals, less the re i s an offsetting collector now fea tures a new search engine on demand. T hink Eid Mar or Euainetos its site, www.ma-shops.com. that will as two vcry good examples. make searching through the more than I f you are a collector with lots of 250,000 items from dealers all over Ihe high-end goodies, shou ld you sell out world much easier to use now. Brother, Can You now whi le the going is good? If you For coin experts, there are a lot of are getting out of the hobby entirely, special features such as searching in Spare a Denarius? now would seem to be as good a lime between year ranges, price ranges or as any. And many dealers would love only search for the new items from the Wow. Things are prett y gloomy out to have your coins for consignment. last few days. Every day, hundreds of there. So it seemed somewhat appro Bm i f you are a collector who is think new coins are added. In order to make pri ate to dedicate a column to a bad ing of getting out, banking the money, things easier, MA-Shops has developed economy an d coin coll ecting . The and then buying again when prices go a new, optimized search engine. Here choice oftitlc was nOI meant to be flip down ... that may not be the best strat are some of the new features in detail: pant. but to recall that Ihis is not the egy. T hat would depend on a crash in 1) Keyword search- You collect the only lime when the economy has gone prices in the near future, which has coins of Hadrian? Just enter the key soulh. But things are worse, or at least happened in the past, bu t is by no word uHadrian.· di ffe rent, from other econom ic down means a certainty. You could end up 2) Search within a time range-Just turns in recent hi story. We can all hope without a collection and higher prices put ina year-range, e.g. from 1801 -1 901. that better times are ahead. to pay. 3) Search within a price range-Just We do have a few casual observa Don't forget that 10-15 years ago put in a price-range, e.g. from $150- tions to make. For one thing, the ef there was a nood of material coming 1600 dollars. fec ts are very uneven across the pop out of the source countries. Today that 4) Searching in categories-Search ulation. On one hand. we have seen flow is a bare trickle; ei ther due to the in special categories, e.g. medals, pa lon g-time collectors put their prized lack of f inds or for political reasons. pe r money or numismatic books. Of coll ections up for sale. We are talking So prices today are rising for very course, you can combine the keyword about people who have invested a de good supply and demand reaso ns search with a special category. cade or morc to the hobby. A nd on the alone. 5) Search for new items- Enable the other, there are sti ll collectors who T he bottom line is if you are a col search in new items from the last three, will pay a thousand do llars for the lector, then we suggest you hang on seven or thirty days. right coin. Mind you, we are not com tight to your collection, the value can 6) Quotation search- Put in only the plaining, but the highs and the lows only go up. And when buying, buy the catalog number. (or haves and have-nots) seem to be be st you can afford, without taking out 7) If you do not want to pay in Eu more extreme than in the past. a second mortgage. ros, feel free to choose the currency On the sales end, low to mid gmde That is about it for this month. We for which th e price wil ~be indicated. coins are gene~ lI y bringing much less c,an see by the ticking clock that this The new search engine definitely than in the recent times. While high / yeays almost over. We hope you will eases the search" amo ng the more than grade coins are continuing to com / have a safe, happy and pros perous 250,000 offerings on MA-Shops. And mand bi gger and bigger prices. T hat / / New Year. lor the collector 01 Islamic coinage, MA is not surprising or even all that un Shops now features some specialized usual. But again, the spread between dealers in this area, and has opened a new category lor Islamic coins. For more information, please con tact Joachim Schwi eni ng of MA-Shops GmbH , Nordstr. 15, 0 -46399 Bocholt, Germany; Tel. : +49 (0)2871-2393-41 5; or e-mail at [email protected]. Lanz ConI. from pg. 39 Learn All About Collecting Ancient Coins The hardbound catalogue can be or dered at 15 Euros (airmail $25) from Numismatik Lanz, Maximiliansplatz 10, www.ancientcoinmarket.com 0-80333 Munich, Germany; Tel. : +49 (0)89 299070; Fax: +49 (0)89 220762, or at www.numislanz.de (online order). New Articles Monthly The enti re catalogue can be viewed at www.sixbid.com . 44 The Cefator succeeding in making millions of ancient individual members and 20 Affiliate coins orphans simply because they do Member clubs that include an aggregate not have a pedigree. Our educational membership of about 5,000. The ACCG system has nurtured a whole generation is a member club of the American Nu of young scholars who, in their hearts, mismatic Association and enjoys the believe that there is something immoral strong support of that congressionally about capitalistic marketing of antiqui chartered organization. Memberships in ties. They have essentially brainwashed the ACCG include annual and lifetime the youth of America, in particular, into options at three different levels based on thinking that institutions are good and support. The details are available at individuals are bad. It's as perverse a www.accg.us where news of ACCG ac ~ doctrine as any that has ever threatened livities is also posted. the principles upon which America was The primary activities of the guild "Orpllans II founded. And how was that done? By have been in the legislative field and in The semantics of the cultural prop making orphans of innocuous utilitari leading legal challenges on behalf of the erty war are often as intriguing as they an objects thai nationalists could not oth hobby. Other initiatives include very are mysterious. The main concern that 1 erwise control and that nobody in gov active support of the Ancient Coins for ernment believed strongly enough about personally have had about the "prove Education (ACE) program that facili nance is king" attitude that collectors to intervene. After all, we're talking tates the use of ancient coins in class face these days is that it ignores the ex about coins that often sell for less than room settings from Elementary School istence of millions upon millions (no the cost of lunch at McDonald's. Who through High School level. The guild exaggeration) of ancient coins that have is going to get excited about that? recently established a fund for assisting circulated among collectors for centu Well, I suspect that you are. And I small museums in Britain to purchase I ries with no concern for the maintenance know that am. But let's face it, few local coin finds for local exhibition. legislators are and it's not exactly the Gi ven the number of ancient coin of an individual record. Until the modern spate of prove headliner on CNN or Fox TV. We've collectors in the United States alone, and nance demands, created by proponents found that not even the courts are all the number of subscribers to this jour of the UNESCO convention of 1970, that appalled by what's going on. As a nal or the number of members claimed there was little reason to record the flow segment of the U.S. population, an by online discussion groups, the guild of material that was considered by its cient coin coliectors are about as or membership certainly has a lot of room very nature to be utilitarian. Today, the phaned as the coins that they collect. for growth. While there are always op search for coins without such a record But, our principles are not orphans, portunities for direct participation in or "provenance" is little short of what they are shared by many. It is incum guild projects, the maintenance of a vi went on in Salem, Massachusetts dur bent upon us to educate the general brant membership is core to the success ing the l7'" century. It 's a crusade that public about the circumstances of our of this and every organization. might be likened to the "witch hunt" plight and the acti vities of government If you haven't joined the ACCG yet, that we believe are alien to our rights. please consider doing it now. If you mentality of that time. These coins, without pre-1970 provenance, are cast We don't have to be orphans; we can signed on some years ago but haven't increasingly by cultural property nation assert our rightful identity and defend kept up with your dues, please make a alists and their dutiful sycophants with those orphaned coins that are anything commitment now to renew your support. in the archaeological community into but illicit just because they lack a ped Membership fees for 2010 are due this that black hole called "illicit." igree. month and notices have been mailed The coins, and they are legion, are The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild, electronically to those who have email really orphans being sequestered by a founded in 2004, is the only advocacy addresses on file. Snail mail notices are force that apparently sees itself as be group in the United States that is national being sent to all other members. If your nevolent. How did these coins become in scope and targeted in focus to the pres address has changed recently, please orphans? The very thought would have ervation of ancient coin collecting and send an update to [email protected] so been bewildering to a scholar of the ear independent scholarship as private pur we can stay in touch. Let's work togeth er to save the orphans. ly or mid 20'" century. It was certainly suits. The guild consists of about 630 no accident. The process by which ev erything from antiquity became the When interests or circumstance suggest selling charge of the CPN Vestal Virgins did not evolve overnight. It started slowly and part or all of your collection - large or small: quietly after World War II, and assimi lated a universal angst over the loss of Consider consigning to cultural property into a repressive quest for state and institutional control. The fact that institutions were the very cause Sayles and Lavender of much of that war loss mattered little. http://vcoins.comlsaylesandlavender More than a half-century of social orchestration has led us to the point Ihat SAYLES AND LAVENDER --Call or Email... private ownership of almost any histor P.O. Box 926, Watkinsville, GA 30677 about ical artifact is under severe attack from [email protected]· (417) 679-2142 consigning your those who would save the past for us in [email protected]·(321)946·4633 coins or books a perverted pluralistic sense. They are January 2010 45 Hendin Coni. from pg. 43 sc holarship .. . He had an admirable Rudd Coni. from pg. 4 combination of scholarship and good humour, I always thought." cussioos with him ... were on many and Weiss and Burnett gave accurate varied sUbjects ... Dan had a phenome descriptions of Ihe essence of Dan nal memory, great intellectual ability and Barag. He was a giant of archaeology honed research skills-not merely in the and ancient numismatics in lsrael for the archaeological pursuits closest to him , past four decades. His cleverness, his but also in other related fi elds, parlieu open mind, and his willingness to dis larly hi story, art, and Jewish studies. cuss and share will be greatly missed. Dan's knowledge of things archaeologi Prof. Weiss pointed out that among cal became a byword. Anyone looking Barag's serious interests were ancient for a detail on some small find deriving monuments, and he studied several of from a forgotten excavation, or for a lil Jerusalem's in his research. ti e known aspect of the history of archae There is no doubt that, as Prof. Weiss Figure 2-Galfo-Belgic hammer-god in ological research in the region, knew to observed, Dan Barag's varied and e;r.: his golden sky-chariot. tum to Dan. Dan's face lit up when he tensive body of archaeological and nu would relate about a certain researcher, mismatic studies will "undoubtedly from a small hoard of four gold staters some mysterious affair or some forgot stand as a memorial of (him) for future and a gold pellet found in 2007 near ten event in the history of the Institute generations, as clearly as any other cen Saxilby, Lines., by two metal detectorists. of Archaeology, even from before his otaph can stand in a man's memory." Two of the staters are of a new type, pre own days there." viously unrecorded. One was acquired The British Museum's Burnett also Copyright © 2010 by the British Museum. The other will be added Ihat Barag "was always very gen by David Hcndin sold at auction. For fu rther details, erous 10 me personally in sharing his please [email protected]. !!iI Archime-De Coot from pg. 32 a ,. Fig. 2a-Place the coin on the scale tray to measure its weight. 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MO 65655 54 The Gelator INDEX OF DISPLAY ADVERTISERS 1P1fl'[JIPIflO Now Available for Album; Stephen ...... 48 Amphora. 43. 51 Ancient Coin Mall ~------~ January 2010 55 Rynearson Cont. from page 40 Hans Schulman was a gourmet and a fine pianist; Anthony Di Donato had a son the same age as my fi rstborn (both personal note, I was able to purchase -"~ - ... ~- .. ... his signature coin, which 1 had ad named Marc after Marc Antony); Al mired for many years- a silver penny fred Szego sold medieval bracteates (Type I) minted under William the maUl' Eraa advertised as "fl oating on water" (they 1",,_' 0<1 still do!); Jerry Eisenberg of Royal Conqueror at Hastings, shortly after ... ,00>, ...... ,..... '---""" the Norman victory. Athena Galleries, the elusive Robert Charles and Jennifer Adams were E. Hecht of Hesperia Arts- just a few a handsome, well-traveled couple. of the golden memories of Ihe 60s, While hailing from near London, En along wi th Mint State denarii from Fred Knobloch received on approval gland, they spent quite a bit of time in M"",:?'~'::',:",:~::="~::,-..:"...:-~) v"'- •. •. .., ..v. '''-" at $7 .50 each, that perfect one of "'- ' . ' '''~'''' '0 their hideaway in the Caribbean. <_ ~ c...o , ~ ...... , ,• . • ..._ ,...... · __ , ...... o-CHo '_ ,l~ ,0 Domitian from Chris Blom, talking to Shortly after our first meeting, Charles :; : ;:::;.:~.:.:;-i::: ....:: ...... -' - . -- . ""'""~ and buying from dear Catherine left with me a newly found group of ·-. ....,. .-<-.~""".- .. --, ...... ·• . ....,....,. . .__ '''''~'-' e...-.....__ - ...... , ,' ...... ,--~ ... ~ . , ,... Bullowa, and all the others. The cun Byzantine gold solidi. mainly struck --""-,-" .... "'- ' ...... _- , ~ vention aisles were replete with char by Phocas, Heraclius and Constans lI ... . -.-,--~~,- ... ,.. -, '-', ""- - --- ~ -- my pick at $35 each, which assisted '"--,-_._..... _---- ... _- ...... -' acters, too ... a young Swiss who loved the coffers of a young university stu (and still does!) the Wild West, a dent and new father. Roman silver de school principal who artistically exe narii were wholesaled by IOO -piece cuted coin holders in many colors, of bags in the late J 960s at $9 each if you len bealing me to the tables of Charlie bought the group. Included would be Wolfe and Abe Kosoff. These are only a fine assortment of the Twelve Cae a few of my recollections. Memories continue to be made-the sars in VF condition, and nearly Mint Dave Hess FPL #1-65 (January 1965) State examples of the Severan dynas word brings to mind the past, the ty. In the first group I purchased, I dis from a weI left foot in the rain. present, as well as the future. These covered a rarely seen VF denarius of Family encouragement was ever are revisited by opening the pages of Oidia Clara, daughter of Didius present: one December found three The Voic e of the Turtle, as our editor Julianus. I had to read the inscription books under the Christmas tree from of The Celator indeed found. His own journal will one day do the same. countless times to believe it! When a Nicole, my adoring wife, all concern Thank you, Kerry, for rekindling these very young boy, I had nearly complet ing ancient coins, imprinted with my remembrances of times past. ed my Lincoln cent collection from name in gold. She continues to give change, excepti ng two dales: a 1922 me moral support and, incidentally, "no 0 " and 193 1- S, bu t the Oidia has become an experienced numisma Clara was a much more thrilling tist herself. Yes, the many contempo At! catalogue images are courtesy event- it meant a slep up (or two!) from rary people who have touched and of Paul Rynearson, except the Knob loch catalogue, wh ich is from The dinners of chipped beef on toast, and dealt in these treasures have added a Celalor archives. further depth to fond remembrances. FIXED PRICE LIST #1 ANCIENT COl NS AN CI ENT COI NS 00 . .. ' 1. MHO< ' . 0 . .... ' ''. ' _ ' ...... ~ _ '-'. ~ , _ " . " GREEK BRONZE ROMAN SESTERTII ." FREDERICK S. KNOBLOCH ~ ,-- . _. , -."-- .. ~. <-... ---' ~ -,-- _._- .... -~.- Constantinople Fine Arts FPL #1 RobertJ. Myers FPL (Fall 1973) Frederick S. Knobloch FPL No. 33 (McNall and Malter) Not dated. (April 1968) 56 The Celator TWO SELECTIONS FROM OUR VAST INVENTORY (BOTH ARE PUBLISHED IN 100 GREATEST ANCIENT GOrNSBY HARLAN BERK) Lampsacus ~...... -= 394 - 350 BC Gold Stater Head of Actaeon $275,000 Orophernes 161-159BC Finest Helenistic Tetradracm $145,000 HARLAN J. 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