HCpLAToR E ,, 2: H2 29 .) -: Ui r-l i.! BT 5< . THE ITOUSE OF VAIERIAN CONCERNING TIIE MEANTNG OF CONTROL MARI<S AND SYMBOLS OF POW'ER ON TIIE SITEI<EIS OF IYNN . ISRAELT NAMISMATIC GREAT, PROF. DAN BARAG, DIES Visit www.TomCederlind.com .. SYRACUSE. c. 404-400 Be. Silver Dekadrachm, unsigned dies by Kimon . ... or call for a complimentary catalog .... TOM CEDERLIND NUMISMATICS & ANTIQUITIES PO Box 1963, Dept. C 15031228-2746 Portland, OR 97207 Fax 15031 228-8130 www.TomCederlind.com/[email protected] Vol. 24, No. 1 Inside The Celator® ... January 2010 ~'%!.ato'" Consecutive Issue No. 271 n'4~tmg Roman:c@ kd Culture ~ - FEATURES PUbhshertEditor KeIT}"-K"' :iVetterstrom [email protected] 6 The House of Valerian by Jan M. Dyro!! Associare Editors Robert L. Black 16 Concerning the Meaning of Control Michael R. 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SAYLES Thank you! EDITOR'S " COMING NEXT ' ~ MONTH NOTE ~- IN THE CELATOR· History and Coinage of the Arkadian League of 370 BCE by Steve M, Benner n the morning of November 13'\ I had the Coins and the O opponunity to attend and give an oral statement at the Cultural two-page statement that I had prepared, Synoptic Problem Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) and after answering a couple of ques­ by Peter E. Lewis hearing for the Memorandum of Un­ tions from the committee, 1 walked back derstanding (MOU) with Italy. This to my seat thinking that this was the fast­ AND COMING SOON hearing was conducted at the Depart­ est five minutes I had ever experienced. ment of State, Annex Building, in Later, several people commented to me The !JJst Temple of Washington, DC. The MOU with Ita­ that they believed I had been cutoff be­ Apollo PaioHnus ly is up for renewal in 2010, and this fore the end of my allotted time. by Marvin Tameanko hearing was onc of the preliminary As the morning progressed, the steps in the process, an "interim re­ members of CPAC heard statements Meet the Reverend of view" as it has been deemed by the from fOUf speakers representing the Numismatics: Conversations U.S. State Department. Association of Art Museum Directors This was the fi rst such hearing that (AAMD), four speakers that spoke on with Richard Plant r have attended, and it was an inter­ behalf of the archaeological commu­ by Mark Fox esting, albeit a bit frustrating, experi­ nity, and finally, Dr. Stefano De Caro, ence. J came away from this hearing from the Italian Ministry of Culture, The Tetradrachms of Pyrrhwr­ with the strong belief that the odds are gave a long, perhaps 30 minutes, pre­ A Preliminary Die Study against the ancient coin collecting sentation on behalf of the Italian gov­ community in receiving a "fair shake" ernment. (At this point, it was obvi­ by Kimon Tsoukanelis from the U.S. Department of State, ous that the five minute rule had been Anti-Christian Coinage specifically its Cultural Heritage Cen­ abandoned, at least fo r those that ter office, at these C PAC hearings. spoke in favor of import restrictions.) of Maximinus II The three speakers representing Finally, allhough the Public Notice by Brian Rowe collectors and dealers were invited to for th is CPAC hearing specifically speak first, each speaker was limited stated that "oral comments must be The Walls ofNiaIea to five minutes, and we were informed limited to Article II of this MOU" with by Walter C. Holt that this would be strictly enforced. Italy, which deals with the implemen­ William Pearl stein, an attorney that tation and obl igati ons of the Italian Fifty Coins in 2,500 Years; represents certain New York City an­ government in respect to the current A Numismatic Walk tiquities dealers, spoke first, and was MOU, speakers from the archaeologi­ through Indian History dutifully cutoff at 5 minutes . Peter K. cal community were allowed to lobby Tompa, representing the Professional for the inclusion of ancient coins, pres­ by Pankaj Tandon Numismatists Guild (PNG) and the In­ ently exempted, in the renewal of the ternational Association of Professional MOU with Italy. The He/mets of Perdikkas II Numismatists (IAPN), was next, and Based on th is experience, J now by Randall Hixenbaugh he did an excellent job of both sum­ know that the best option that the an­ marizing his position paper, and casu­ cient coin collecting community has The Pilgrim Tokens of Saint ally passing around to the CPAC mem­ fo r a "fair hearing," where we won 't Simeon the Younger bers a late Roman bronze of Licin ius he limited to five minutes or less, is by Max Spiegel & Sam Spiegel I, vetted through the British Portable through the court system. This is the Antiquities Scheme, and then legally option that ACCG is currently pursu­ An Introduction to Roman imported into the U.S. ing, the option that we have condUe!­ Imperial Vota Next up was your's truly (repre­ cd two successful benefit auctions for senting the Ancient Coin Collectors so as to raise much needed legal funds, by Paul R. Bredt Guild), and though I entered the hear­ and unless there is a dramatic "shake­ A Controversial Reverse ing with a bit of trepidation, the hear­ up" at the U.S. State Department's ing's casual atmosphere had a calming Cultural Heritage Center office, it is by Pierre R Monney effect on my nerves. Unfortunately, I the only viable option that is available was not allowed to fmish reading the to us in the foreseeable future. 'l-he C eltlt01 is ,,,, »tcd t o. t-l nd dcdictlted to the coin dic-en!iMoe.s Off t-l ntiq u itv whose a'lt 'Ze maitis as powe'ltu l and a ppe ali 1t ~ tod a. '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).