ANS Newsletter Fall 1992

12 Pages·1992·1.2 MB·English

by  American Numismatic Society

ANS
NEWSLETTER
THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
Broadway at 155th Street, New York, NY 10032 [phone] FAX [phone] paj] 1992
Washington Symposium a Great Success 135th ANNIVERSARY: ERA OF
EDUCATION
The November 9 Symposium in closed the Symposium with equal grace.
Washington, D.C., “Money as Art, In 1993 we will celebrate the 135th year
Archaeology and Motivator: Ancient to Norweb Delivers Keynote of the American Numismatic Society and
Modern,” organized by the American its dedication to collecting and under¬
Numismatic Society in cooperation with ANS President R. Henry Norweb, Jr. standing the world’s numismatic heritage.
the National Numismatic Collection of the set the tenor of the program with a brief How many cultural institutions live to
Smithsonian Institution, was enthusias¬ keynote address in which he emphasized greet their 135th year with the energy to
tically received. The 110 attendees traveled the Society’s commitment to the grow and expand and thrive?
from New York, North Carolina, New dissemination of numismatic information Just as the ANS has matured through
jersey, Illinois, Tennesee, Iowa, Missouri, to a wide audience. Norweb noted “We the twentieth century to take its place
Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as from can no longer afford the luxury of being among a handful of centers worldwide for
the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan an esoteric discipline. The growth and numismatic research and learning, the
future holds the promise of even greater
area. well-being of the great numismatic
The event was intended to serve a broad research collections, such as those of the impact. Join in the celebration of this 135th
year by supporting the new “Era of
audience, both scholarly and general and, ANS and the Smithsonian, depend on our
indeed, Chairman Arthur A. Houghton ability to popularize the study of coinage Education. ’ ’
The ANS will continue to advance the
fulfilled the promise of a stimulating day and related objects in the furtherance of
study and public appreciation of coins,
of presentations and panel discussions humanistic goals.”
medals, and related objects as historical
among professional and lay experts on both
ancient and modern coinages. Elvira Varied Program Fare and artistic documents, and for the first
time it will initiate and sponsor educational
Clain-Stefanelli, Executive Director of the
National Numismatic Collection, arranged The morning session was devoted to programs at all levels through its
Education Officer, funded by a one-year
for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of numismatic issues involving ancient coins,
grant from the Institute of Museum
American History to be the site for the with lectures delivered by ANS Chief
Services. The significance of this new
Symposium. The museum’s Director, Curator William E. Metcalf, Anthony F.
program is to give younger students and
Roger Kennedy, welcomed the assembly Milavic, and Abraham D. Sofaer. These
their teachers, as well as adults who are
warmly, while at the end of the day, its talks were augmented by a panel discussion
unfamiliar with numismatics, an oppor¬
Acting Deputy Director, Spencer R. Crew, [Continued on page 2]
tunity to see through a “new window” into
other cultures and into the past.
Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, John M Kleeberg, Elizabeth Jones, and Richard G. Doty, afternoon panelists discussing
"Technology Versus Art in Modern Coinage”
Annual Giving
The coming year 1993 challenges us to
support the Society’s goals and growth
with generous gifts to Annual Giving. The
future starts now with each and every ANS
member and friend supporting the
Society’s efforts to reach out and educate
an ever-growing constituency.
We have set the Annual Giving goal at
$120,000. It is important for as many
individuals as possible to make gifts to
Annual Giving, because the percentage of
participation counts heavily when we apply
for grant funding.
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VILLARONGA TO RECEIVE
HUNTINGTON MEDAL
Spanish numismatist Leandre
Villaronga has been named to receive the
1993 Archer M. Huntington Medal
Award. Dr. Villaronga, a resident of
Barcelona, is the world’s leading authority
on the coinage of ancient Spain, and the
author of several important treatments of
the subject, including monographs on
coins with the legend Ikalgusken (1962)
and of the mints of Arse-Saguntum (1967)
and Emporion (1977). Other works include
Abraham D Sojaer. William E Metcalf, Anthony F Milavic, and Wayne E McGovern, morning panelists discussing
Las monedas hispano-cartaginesas (1973), Los
"Numismatics—a Small Reflection of History"
tesoros de Azatla y la circulacion monetana en
/WASHINGTON, continued from page 1]
el valle del Ebro (1977), Las monedas ibericas
involving all the speakers and with Group. Initial plans are being discussed for
de Ilerda (1978), Les monedes ibenques de Trraco
audience participation, moderated by a conference in St. Louis and one on the
(1983), and the widely used Numismatica
Wayne E. McGovern, on West Coast. In each case, the ANS takes
anhqua de Hispania. Iniciacion a su estudio
“Numismatics—a Small Reflection ol major responsibility for the program
(1979), as well as dozens of articles and
History.’’ The afternoon session dealt content, while the hosting organization
reviews.
with modern coinages, with Elizabeth handles the site arrangements. Coopera¬
Villaronga has served as Treasurer of
Jones, John M. Kleeberg, and Elvira tion between the ANS and the local
the International Numismatic Commission
Clain-Stefanelli presenting illustrated sponsor is assured at all levels of planning.
since 1986 and was awarded the Medal of
lectures, and Richard G. Doty moderating Inquiries regarding proposed locales for
the Royal Numismatic Society in 1989.
a lively discussion among the speakers and future conferences are welcome and should
Formal presentation of the Huntington
the audience on “Technology Versus Art be addressed to Leslie A. Elam, Director
medal will take place on March 20, 1993,
in Modern Coinage.’’ of the ANS. at 3:00 p.m.
STAHL AT INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY MEETING
Alan Stahl, ANS Curator of Medieval specialized in medieval archaeology at
Coins, spoke at “Medieval Europe 1992” graduate school in the 1970s was greatly
an international conference on medieval impressed with the presentations. “What
archaeology held in York, England, in were just hypothetical questions kicked
September. Stahl’s presentation was on the around a seminar table 20 years ago are
coins excavated at La Isabela, Dominican now fully documented findings of long-
Republic (the early settlement of range excavations,” he noted. “The
Columbus) for which he has served as site subject of medieval archaeology has
numismatist. certainly become a major discipline in
R Henry Norweb, Jr , with Leslie and Jimmy Hayes
at Washington reception The congress attracted about 800 recent years.”
participants to hear several hundred Stahl’s paper was one of only a few
After the Symposium, ANS Councillor presentations ranging from early medieval which dealt directly with coinage and the
and United States Representative from burial customs, through pottery and only one which filled one of the organizers’
Louisiana, Jimmy Hayes, and his wife jewelry typologies, to late medieval urban goals of including early relations between
Leslie hosted a copious reception at the development. Though covering all of Europe and the Americas in its scope. His
Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Europe, and including a few papers on results were reported in summary fashion
Hill The delicious buffet and a striking Byzantine topics, most of the papers dealt in the October issue of The Numismatist and
view of the Capitol’s brightly lit dome with research in northern Europe and the will be published in full in a future volume
offered a fine close to an extraordinary day. North Sea region. Stahl, who had of The American Journal of Numismatics.
The Symposium’s success can be
Members of the Red Rose Coin Club with Leslie and Jimmy Hayes
attributed largely to the cooperative nature
of the event. In this case, the two most
important numismatic research organi¬
zations in the country joined forces to
present an array of numismatic topics
under a broad theme that had appeal to a
large audience.
The ANS h as great interest in
presenting similar conferences in other
< ities around the nation. Last year, the first
such venture was held in San Antonio,
with the cooperation of the local group, the
first Wednesday Numismatic Study
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Educational Activities
two speakers in the afternoon with plenty district. These students come to the ANS
of time for questions and discussion in each once a week and serve as a test audience
SURVEY RESULTS of the four sessons. More details will be as she explores different ways of teaching
forthcoming in the next ANSNewsletter. about coins. From February to June the
ANS will be offering a free daily program
One of the first tasks undertaken by
for school children (grades four though six)
Constance Wiesman, the Society’s grant-
centered around our exhibition, “The
funded Education Officer was to compile
World of Coins.” This program has been
the results of the questionnaire concerning
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
accepted into the Arts and Cultural
public educational seminars that was sent
Network of the New York City Board of
to all members last spring. Many thanks
This is a very exciting time for childrens’ Education, and will be published in their
to all those who responded. Your enthu¬
education at the ANS. After initial MENU which is sent to every teacher in
siastic support of the proposed seminars
inquiries by Constance Wiesman, Educa¬ the school system. Teachers have begun
and your constructive suggestions have
tion Officer, there has been a tremendous calling already for appointments.
been very helpful for planning the sessions
response from teachers who see imme¬ Based upon experience with this
and other programs as well.
diately how programs at the Society’s program, the ANS will be creating
Most of the members who returned
museum can relate to a variety of subjects specialized programs for other age groups
surveys prefer one day seminars to be held
they are teaching such as art, history, and exploring various themes and formats
on a Saturday or Sunday. There was about
geography, or mathematics. Many schools for written materials for both students and
equal interest in having programs at the
sponsor coin clubs, and many teachers and teachers. Readers having ideas or
ANS or elsewhere in the United States.
students collect coins. suggestions for numismatic programs
One person suggested repeating the
This fall, Wiesman has been working either for children or adults, are
seminar in various locations around the
with an eighth grade class from IS 218, a encouraged to contact Constance
country, in conjunction with regional
brand new magnet school in our local Wiesman, [phone].
shows or conventions. Another respondent
suggested video-taping the sessions and
making them available for rental at a
modest fee. In terms of topics, most people
preferred themes relating to the ancient
world (ancient Rome and special topics on
ancient Rome, followed by ancient Greece
and special topics on ancient Greece).
There was also considerable interest in the
topic, “coins and archaeology.’’ Indeed,
there was some interest in every topic listed
in the survey, and almost everyone wrote
in two or three additional suggestions for
seminar topics.
Seminar Planning
Based on the results of the question¬
naires, we will be having a one day
seminar for members in early spring 1993.
William Metcalf will be coordinator of the
program. We plan to have two speakers in
the morning, followed by a luncheon and
Members’ Field Trip to Princeton
Costs and Transportation
The Society is pleased to announce a comfortable lunch in one of Princeton’s The tour of the Firestone Library,
Members’ Field Trip to Princeton Uni¬ fashionable restaurants. lunch, and the visit to the University Art
versity on Saturday, January 23, 1993. Museum are all covered by the tour fee of
Art Museum Exhibit
Brooks Emmons Levy, an alumna of the $35.00 per person. For members and
Graduate Seminar and Curator of the Following lunch, the group will visit the friends who need transportation, the
Numismatic Collection, Princeton Univer¬ Princeton University Art Museum. Society is arranging for a bus from the city.
sity, asked for an extention of the exhibit Director Allen Rosenbaum has graciously It will leave the ANS at 155th and
“From Croesus to Constantine: Nine arranged for conducted tours of the exhibit Broadway at 9:30 A M., stopping at 42nd
Centuries of Classic Coinage” for this “Art of Holy Russia: Gates of Mystery” and 8th at 10:00. The cost of a round-trip
special viewing by members and friends. which is currently on view. Assembled ride is $12.00 per person. A form is
She will conduct the tour through the from the State Russian Museum of St. included in this Newsletter for registration
Firestone Library explaining the Petersburg, many of these objects have for the event. Please register by January
background of the exhibit and pointing out never been seen by westerners until this 4, 1993. For further information, contact
highlights. The group will then have a exhibit was mounted. Constance Wiesman at the Society
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Library Notes
BROOKS TO MORGAN
After six years of faithful service to the
library, Kay Brooks, Associate Librarian,
will be leaving to accept the position of
Cataloguer/Acquisitions Librarian at the
Pierpont Morgan Library. Kay is well
qualified for her new position, having
trained as a rare book librarian with a
background in literature. The library will
miss her excellent cataloguing skills but she
is wished the best of luck in her new library
setting. During her years at the Society,
Brooks was responsible for the cataloguing
of monographs and articles, and for the
past several years she has catalogued in
excess of 5,000 items each year. She also Irwin h Brotman, R Henry Norweb, Jr , and Joseph R l.asser at Millennium Club/Gold Circle dinner
performed original cataloguing and
recataloguing of many of the volumes in
our rare book collection.
A DELIGHTFUL OCCASION of h umor was evident in her choice of
dessert—tiny chocolate truffles, shaped as
Recent Acquisitions mice with long tails.
The evening of October 16 was President and Mrs. Norweb extended
Among the library’s recent acquisitions especially pleasant at the New York home themselves so hospitably to the Millennium
is a donation from R. Henry Norweb, Jr., of Mr. and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Jr. Club and the Gold Circle to show the
ANS President, consisting of a portfolio of The occasion was a dinner to honor the Society’s tremendous appreciation of those
coin rubbings originally produced by his Charter Members of the ANS Millennium who demonstrate their financial commit¬
mother Emery May Holden. The portfolio Club and members of the ANS Gold ment to the ANS. Gold Circle members
includes illustrations of many of the United Circle. renew their yearly ANS membership dues
States and colonial coins in the collection Mrs. Norweb set the autumn scene with at the $1,000 level, providing necessary
of Albert Fairchild Holden. Emery May unusual foral arrangements made up of operating support for the Society’s
Holden, the future Mrs. R. Henry flowers, leaves, and seed pods in exquisite activities. Membership in the Millennium
Norweb, produced the rubbings during the fall colors. The theme carried through to Club is offered to individuals who make
period 1908-11, while she maintained the the wonderful autumn menu of squash bequests, trusts, or other types of planned
records of her father’s collection. The soup served in acorn squash halves, gifts to the ANS. Planned gifts yield the
rubbings are arranged chronologically, followed by duck, wild rice, and red resources so crucial for building the
with Crosby numbers indicated next to the cabbage. Mrs. Norweb’s sparkling sense Society’s endowment.
colonial pieces and other contemporary
references cited next to the federal issues.
While not a complete record of the Holden
collection, the rubbings represent a good
percentage of the U.S. and colonial of Archaeologische Bibliographie to the library. Muenzen von 1693-1873.
holdings and are of such quality as to be The volumes, covering the years 1952 to The Forgotten Coins of the North American
useful for research purposes. Norweb has 1968, complement the library’s holdings of Colonies is the title of a new work by
also donated a copy of Henry Chapman’s this excellent bibliography published by the William T. Anton, Jr., and Bruce P. Kesse
catalogue of the Andrew C. Zabriskie Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut. which provides “a modern survey of early
collection sold in 1909 and an annotated Boehringer’s gift was presented in memory English and Irish counterfeit copper
edition of Ebenezer Gilbert and Thomas of Alste Horn of Gottingen, Germany. circulating in the Americas.” Flying Eagle
Elder’s The Varieties of the United States Cents Other publications received include & Indian Cents, by Richard Snow,
of 1796. Both works were previously in the volume. 2 of Michael Mitchiner’s Jetons, represents a detailed study of these two
Norweb numismatic library. Medaleis and Tokens, devoted to pieces of the small cent types, which preceded the
Continuing his recent series of dona¬ “Low Countries and France” from the present Lincoln cent. In what should prove
tions, Anthony Terranova has given the sixteenth to the present century. From the to be the standard reference on the subject,
library a copy of the very rare Massachusetts Danish National Museum, we have Alexander J. Laslo has published a second
Colonial Silver Money, by Carl Wuertzbach received Danmarks Middelalderlige Skattefund, edition of his The Interallied Victory Medals
and the “first copy off the press” of Walter ca. 1050 to ca. 1550, in which some 327 of World War I. This thorough study
Breen’s Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and medieval hoards of Denmark are cata¬ includes new varieties of the Victory Medal
Colonial Coins. The latter volume bears a logued, and Verlag der Miinzen und and reclassifies several of the first edition
holograph presentation from Breen to Medaillenhandlung Stuttgart has sent Die varieties. Laslo has also added a chapter
Mark Auerbach. Miinzen der Reichsstadt Nuernberg, by Hans- on the “Philippine Victory Medals."
During his recent visit to the Society to Joerg and Elisabeth Kellner. The same Readers who wish further information
present this year’s Bullowa Lecture, publisher has also donated Ulrich Klein about publications should address inquiries
Christof Boehringcr donated 16 volumes and Albert Raffs Die Wiirttembergischen to the attention of the Librarian.
ANS COAC Features Canadian Coinage
of circulation, to be made into lightweight
halfpence by Canadian blacksmiths.
A numismatist who wishes to under¬ doing something as soon as the United
stand thoroughly the coinage of his own States stops. The United States ceased to Papers Presented
country must study the coinages of issue large cents in 1857—Canada started.
neighboring countries as well. To do By the middle of the 1930s, there was T he conference began with a paper by
otherwise is to wear blinders. Many of the much unhappiness with the issue of com- Michael Hodder, read in his absence by
most important discoveries in early memoratives in the United States and the John Kleeberg. Hodder’s paper dealt with
American numismatics could just as easily program soon dribbled to a close; Canada the French colonial issues, which are
be considered part of British numismatics. however issued its first commemorative in considered as much a part of early
To understand the Virginia halfpenny or 1935 and continued to issue them there¬ American numismatics as they are a part
the James 11 1/24 real we must understand after. The 1930s marked the end of the of Canada’s. Breen’s encyclopedia, for
the history of the British Royal Mint as issue of silver dollars in the United States example, has a total of 8,035 entries. Of
early large cents are American dies on and in 1935 Canada began their issue. these 446 (or over 5 percent) are issues for
British planchets. Presumably some of these events com¬ French Canada. Hodder pointed out that
If American numismatists have begun plement each other: Canada had a demand more and more metropolitan French issues
to realize the importance of British for silver dollars and commemoratives have been added to this Canadian series,
numismatics for their own research, they which the United States could no longer and he sought to reorganize the issues and
are also beginning to recognize the fulfill. remove many French metropolitan coins.
importance of studying a parallel coinage, There are other times when the study of The attendees then heard Richard G. Doty
that of Canada. Sometimes the parallels Canadian issues provides us with answers deliver a paper which dealt with part of his
are remarkable. Just as the coinage issues to problems of United States coinage which research on Matthew Boulton, in this case
of the states preceded the federal issues, so we cannot answer from United States the Copper Company of Upper Canada
do provincial issues precede dominion issues alone. Why did the U.S. large cent which produced tokens and other Boulton
issues. A storm greeted the omission of “In fall out of circulation and why was it products for Canada.
God We Trust” from the double eagle in eventually reduced in size? Canadian Barry Tayman and Frank Katen
1907 as a storm greeted the omission of colonial tokens give us an answer. Their delivered a paper on the “Magdalen Island
“Dei Gratia” from the George V coinage weight steadily declines: presumably the Penny of 1815.” This penny was issued by
in 1911. At other times Canada starts heavier U.S. large cents were picked out the Coffin family, who owned this island
in the gulf of the St. Lawrence and over
which they considered themselves the
kings.
A paper by Warren Baker was read in
his absence by William Metcalf. This was
on the “Powell and Sutherland Marriage
Commemoratives.” All too often numis¬
matists forget that they are not only
numismatists, but they are also historians:
they have an obligation to carry out
archival research just as other historians
do. This paper brilliantly filled this
obligation, as it used family papers to
explain the background of these medals.
The medals commemorate the golden
anniversaries of two couples, in one case
the male spouse was an eminent jurist, in
the other he was an investor in the
Northwest Company (the rival of the
Hudson’s Bay Company in the fur trade).
Afternoon Presentations
After a buffet lunch, the conference
reassembled to hear Graham Esler deliver
a paper on the “Bank of Montreal So-
Called English Issues of the 1850s.' He
described himself as a paper-money man
who felt like a cat who had fallen among
a number of coin-obsessed dogs—but since
both Eric Newman and Joseph Lasser were
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Speakers at COAC, top Graham J. Esler and Richard G Doty, tenter Scott H Miller.
John M Kleegerg, and Kerslen Petersen, bottom Hillel Kaslove and Harry D layman
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CONSIDER GIVING BEFORE
DECEMBER 31 Create an Endowed Fund
Think about starting an
The 1992/3 Annual Giving campaign
year, October 1 through September 30,
Endowed Fund at the ANS
coincides with our fiscal year. However,
you will find it advantageous to consider this year and adding to it over a period of years.
your charitable contributions in terms of You can create the fund now and designate its name
the tax calendar year, ending December
to memorialize or honor someone special
31, 1992. When you check with your tax
advisor, here are several benefits to keep at a later date.
in mind. With a modest contribution before December 31
1. Charitable gifts of cash are tax- you can receive tax benefits this year
deductible up to 50 percent of your and build toward establishing a
adjusted gross income in any one year, as lasting memorial at the ANS.
long as you itemize deductions; any excess
may be deducted over the five following For more information, contact either
years. Leslie Elam or Roxanne Greenstein by
2. Generally, charitable gifts of appre¬ letter or phone [phone]
ciated securities are deductible for the full
appreciated value, and since there is no
sale, no capital gains tax is due. You may
give and deduct appreciated property up January 1, can enable you to benefit from OFFICERS ELECTED
to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income your deductions
each year, and deduct any excess over the
At the ANS Organization Meeting, held
following five years. Your investment Planned Giving
directly following the Annual Meeting, the
advisor or the ANS Director can assist you
Council elected the Officers of the Society
in making a gift of securities. Begin as soon In October, the ANS sent a letter from
for 1993: President, R. Henry Norweb,
as possible to complete the gift before Development Committee Chairman Allen
Jr.; First Vice President, Allen F. Lovejoy;
December 31, in order to realize your tax F. Lovejoy to all members, with a bro¬
Second Vice President, Roger A.
benefits this year. chure describing ways of providing for a
Hornsby; Director, Leslie A. Elam;
3. If you hold depreciated securities, it significant lasting memorial at the ANS by
Secretary, Leslie A. Elam; Treasurer,
may be best to sell them and contribute the bequest. If you would like to discuss in
Landon Thomas; and Assistant Treasurer,
proceeds. You may then be able to take a confidence planning a gift to the Society
Richard A. Phillips.
capital loss as well as a tax deduction for or if you would like assistance in estab¬
the gift. lishing a fund at the ANS, please call
Committees Appointed
4. Taking a two year view is a good Roxanne Greenstein in the Development
idea. You may find that you expect a lower Office [phone].
ANS President R. Henry Norweb, Jr.,
tax rate next year due to retirement, for
confirmed the following as members of the
example, and that contributions made this
Executive Committee: Norweb, Chair¬
year will save you more on taxes. Or if you
man; Allen F. Lovejoy; Roger A.
do not have enough deductions to itemize
Hornsby; Landon Thomas; Harry W.
this year, timing a charitable gift prior to ANS HOSTS DINNER AT
Bass, Jr.; Harry W. Fowler; and
MESA appointed as additional members: Margo
Russell; Glen W. Bowersock; John D.
NYINC IN DECEMBER At the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Leggett, Jr., and Eric P. Newman.
Norweb also appointed the following as
Middle East Studies Association in
The annual New York International Portland, Oregon, the Society, represented members of the Finance Committee:
Numismatic Convention will take place by Curator of Islamic Coins Michael Landon Thomas, Chairman; Alan B.
December 11 through 13 at the renovated Bates, invited eight Graduate Seminar Coleman; Harry W. Fowler; Joseph R.
New York Sheraton and Towers, 52nd and alumni and other guests to dinner on Lasser; John D. Leggett, Jr.; R. Henry
Broadway. The convention is organized by October 29 at McCormick & Schmick’s, Norweb, Jr.; and Donald G. Partrick.
a consortium of dealers and it is restricted a well-known seafood restaurant.
to foreign coins and paper money. The The evening provided a chance for
ANS will have an information booth at the former students and other Islamic
convention, attended by staff members and numismatists to renew old friendships and restaurant with its delicious tood and cozy
ambiance. Next year’s MESA meeting will
volunteers. establish new contacts. The guests included
be in Research Triangle Park, NC, and
Special meetings will take place in (year of Seminar participation in
restaurant suggestions from ANS triends
conjunction with the convention. On parentheses) Stephen Album, Adel
Friday night at 5:00 Alan Stahl will address Allouche, Jerry Brennig (1976), Jamshid there are welcome.
In conjunction with the MESA meeting.
the Society for Medieval Numismatics on Choksy (1987), Ronald Messier, Elizabeth
Bates presided as Vice President at the
“The First Coins in the New World.’’ Savage, Warren Schultz (1991) and John
annual business meeting ot Middle l ast
Saturday evening at 5:00 the U.S. chapter M. Smith (1956).
Medievalists in the absence ol the
of the Oriental Numismatic Society will Special thanks are due to ANS member
President Fred Donner.
have its annual meeting. Wayne Moore who recommended the
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1993 FINANCIAL AID
BULLOWA MEMORIAL
OPPORTUNITIES
LECTURE
1 he ANS offers annually several
The annual David M. Bullowa
diflerent types of fellowships and stipends
Memorial Lecture this year was devoted
for those studying or working with
to a topic in ancient Greek numismatics.
numismatic items.
The speaker was Dr. Christof Boehringer,
Curator of the Collections of the
The Graduate Seminar
Archaeological Institute of the University
of Gottingen in Germany. He spoke on
The forty-first Graduate Seminar in
“Apollo, Lion’s Heads and Barley Corns:
Numismatics will be held at the museum
The Classical Mint of Leontinoi.”
of the American Numismatic Society from
Boehringer is today one of the leading
June 15 to August 14, 1993. The purpose
scholars in the field of Sicilian
of the Seminar is to familiarize students
numismatics, following the footsteps of his
with numismatic methodology and
father, Erich Boehringer. He is currently
scholarship, and to provide them with a
writing two major studies about mints of
deeper understanding of the contributions BRAZILIAN NUMISMATIST ancient Sicily, Katane and Leontinoi, and
made by numismatics to other fields of
ADDRESSES STAFF he shared his results on the latter with ANS
study.
members and friends. He gave an
The seminar is an intensive program of
overview of the history and of the
Roberto Roliz, President of the Brazil
study including lectures and conferences
archaeology of Leontinoi, illustrated by
Numismatic Society, was in New York on
conducted by specialists in various fields,
beautiful slides of the site that made the
August 25 to visit the Society and to donate
preparation and oral delivery of a paper on
audience relive the past. Boehringer had
a dozen Brazilian medals to our collection.
a topic of the student’s choice, and contact
something for everybody: for the curious
He also gave an informal, slide illustrated
with the coinages related to that topic.
traveler, for the lover of beautiful things,
talk to the staff on the long and intricate
ANS Curators and experts from this
and for the specialist. The slides that
history of the medal in Brazil. Many of the
country and abroad will participate in the
prompted the most attention and reaction
slides depicted unusual medals that are
Seminar. The Visiting Scholar in 1993 will
he called “Treasure Hunt: Before and
seldom seen in North America and are
be Harold B. Mattingly, formerly
After.” They were views of a dirt road
quite rare in South America as well.
Professor of History at the University of
near a school building where the rains had
Nottingham, England.
uncovered some silver coins and the next
Applications are accepted from students slide showing how the grounds had been
of demonstrated competence who will have fellowship in support of doctoral plundered. This disclosed a sad but very
completed at least one year of graduate dissertation work employing numismatic lively picture of how beautiful coins leave
work in classical studies, history, art evidence. Applicants must have attended their original context to end up in private
history, economic history, or related the Graduate Seminar, have completed the collections.
disciplines. Applications are also accepted general examinations or the equivalent for Boehringer explained how coinage
from junior faculty members with an the doctorate, and be writing a dissertation started in Leontinoi under the reign of
advanced degree in one of these fields. during 1993/4 in which the use of numis¬ Hieron, around 475 B.C., after the famous
Stipends of $2,000 are available to matic evidence plays a significant part. victory over the Carthaginians and the
qualified applicants who are citizens or
The Society’s Council may waive the [Continued on page 11]
permanent residents of the United States
Seminar requirement in exceptional
or who are affiliated with colleges and
circumstances.
universities in the United States and
The Fellowship, which may be held in
Canada. The Society will endeavor to
addition to any other support the applicant announced by April 1.
provide assistance with travel fare from
may receive, carries a stipend of $3,500.
each student’s home institution.
The Donald Groves Fund
Applications are also accepted from
The Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship
outstanding foreign students who have
Through the Donald Groves Fund the
completed the equivalent of one year’s
This fellowship, created in 1985 in Society seeks to promote research and
graduate work, who are affiliated with a
memory of a longtime volunteer at the publication in the field of early American
museum or institution of higher learning,
museum, is intended to educate qualified numismatics involving material dating no
and who are able to demonstrate fluency
students in museum practice and to train later than 1800. Funding is available for
in English. No financial aid is offered, and
them in numismatics, as well as to provide travel and other expenses in association
it is expected that no more than two
for curatorial assistance in the Greek, with research, as well as for publication
positions will be available.
Roman, and Byzantine departments. Can¬ costs.
Grants in support of attendance at the
didates must have completed the B.A. or Applications should be addressed to the
Seminar are made possible by a generous
the equivalent. The stipend varies with the Secretary of the Society, and should
donation from Mr. and Mrs. Eric P.
term of tenure (normally the academic include an outline of the proposed
Newman.
year), but will not exceed $2,000. research, the funding requested, and the
The application deadline for the specific uses to which the funding will be
The Graduate Fellowship Graduate Seminar, the Graduate Fellow¬ put. Applications are reviewed periodically
ship, and the Schwartz Fellowship is by a committee which makes recommend¬
Each year the Society awards a March 1, 1993, and awards will be ations to the Society’s Council.
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/1 > >lh I \ \/l A h'.S I A') ,nnt i niinl from pm>e 1/ COUNCIL WELCOMES THOMAS B. MARTIN
Council Comes Through
In April, the Society’s Council elected
Thomas B. Martin to fill the unexpired
It was the outstanding generosity of the
term created by Fred S. Kleiner’s
ANS Council that gave the final boost to
resignation in February. Formerly at the
1992 Annual Giving and permitted it to
University of California, Pomona, Martin
meet its goal of $110,000. Another major
is now Jeremiah O’Connor Professor of
contributing factor toward meeting the
Classics at the College of the Holy Cross
goal was the ANS membership rallying to
in Worcester, MA. He attended his first
the challenge of the Institute of Museum
Council meeting this October and was
Services grant for starting a museum
warmly greated by his collegues on the
education program at the ANS. Many
governing board.
members made first time or additional
Martin was an ANS Graduate Seminar
contributions in response to the challenge,
student in 1976 and has published
an indication of the strong feelings of our
numerous studies on classical and
members for the importance of numis¬
hellenistic Greece as well as on imperial
matics in education.
Roman. Many of these articles either
concern or rely on numismatic evidence.
COUNCILLORS ELECTED H is Sovereignty and Coinage in Classical Greece,
published by Princeton in 1985, is consided LIFE FELLOWS RECORDED
a paradigm for the integration of coinage
The Society’s Annual Meeting on
October 17 was the occasion for the re- into the larger historical context. A At its meeting on October 17, the ANS
election of four incumbent Council member of the Society since 1978, Martin Council recorded the conversion to Life
was elected a Fellow in 1987. Fellow of two current Fellows: William S.
Members and one additional Councillor
Kable of New York City who joined the
bringing the total on the governing board
to 20. Nominations were made by Alan B. Society in 1987 and was elected a Fellow
Coleman, Chairman of the Nominating NEW MEMBERS ELECTED earlier this year and William E. Metcalf,
also of New York City, a member since
Comittee.
Elected to five-year terms ending 1971, elected a Fellow in 1979, and who
The Society welcomes those elected to
January 1998 were Arthur A. Houghton, is the Society’s Chief Curator and Curator
Associate Membership at the October 17
Washington, DC; Allen F. Lovejoy, of Roman and Byzantine Coins.
meeting of the Council.
Riverside, CT; Eric P. Newman, St.
Individuals and organizations elected
Louis, MO; and Donald G. Partrick, Payment to Increase January 1
are: Mr. Emerson M. Arenda, Grass
Lloyd Neck, NY. Robert A. Robinson of
Valley, CA; Mr. J. Michael Blalock,
Fellows of the Society are eligible to
New Canaan, CT, was elected to serve for
Marietta, GA; Ms. Virginia L. Bourke,
convert to Life Fellow by making a one¬
the term ending January 1997. Robinson
Imperial Beach, CA; Mr. Christian
time payment as prescribed in Article II.6
recently retired as President of the Church
Briggs, Dallas, TX; Cincinnati
of the By-Laws. At its meeting of April 11,
Pension Fund and its affiliated companies.
Numismatic Association, Ft. Thomas,
1992, the Council voted to increase the fee
KY; Mr. Robert DeCaroli, Huntington
from $500 to $1,000, effective January 1,
Beach, CA; Mr. Henry Dittmer, Bright-
SCHWARTZ FELLOWSHIP TO 1993. Fellows may continue to convert at
waters, NY; Mr. Marvin J. Edelson,
the $500 level through the end of 1992.
ALWOOD
Whitestone, NY; Mr. Victor Failmezger,
All Life Fellow conversion payments are
Alexandria, VA; and Mr. Howard B.
added to the Society’s general operating
Thomas C. Alwood of Columbia Goldstein, Cliffside Park, NJ.
endowment fund.
University will hold the Frances M. Also Mr. J. Paul Guertin, Hartford,
Schwartz Fellowship for 1992/3. Alwood, CT; Mr. Brian Johnson, Seattle, WA; Mr.
who graduated from the University of Eric Kondratieff, Roseville, CA; Mr.
Missouri at St. Louis, is a Ph D. candidate Teddy Kosoglou, Jamison, PA; Mr. R.
in Columbia’s Department of History and Krishnamurthy, Madras, India; Dr. Cohasset, MA; and Mr. Jimmie C.
expects to complete a dissertation on Robert D. Laird, Canton, MI; Latin Steelman, APO, San Francisco.
Alexander of Abonuteichos in the spring American Paper Money Society, Also Prof. Mary Stieber, West Chester,
of 1995. Baltimore, MD; Mr. Paul A. Legutko, PA; Mr. Richard Teehan, Fairfield, NJ;
Like other Schwartz Fellows, Alwood Brooklyn, NY; Mr. William T. Loomis, Mr. Mark E. Tooth, Toronto, Canada;
has been a familiar face at the ANS. He Boston, MA; and Mr. Ecuhard Meyer, Mr. Jay D. Watson Jr., Santa Barbara,
was a student in the 1991 Graduate Hagen, Germany. CA; and Dr. John E. Woodford, Madison,
Seminar in Numismatics and was also Also Prof. Karl F. Morrison, Princeton, WI.
enrolled in the seminar in Roman NJ; Mr. Peter J. Nermoe II, St. Simons
Numismatics taught by Chief Curator Island, GA; Mr. Frank R. Palumbo, Three Reinstatements
William E. Metcalf in Columbia’s Washington, DC; Dr. Pierre Requier,
Department of Art History and Aix-en-Provence, France; Mr. Rob Retz, In addition, three previous members
Archaeology. Portland, OR; Mr. Richard G. Roeder, were reinstated as Associates: Mr. Thomas
Alwood will assist in the Greek and Bloomfield Hills, MI; Ms. Beth Severy, Groves, New York, NY; Ms. Susan R
Roman departments, and will focus on Berkeley, CA; Mr. Michael A. Sikora, Murar, Straftford, Canada; and Scuola
coins of the Iberian peninsula. Minneapolis, MN; Mr. Russell R. Smith, Normale Superiore, Bibliotcca, Pisa, ItaK
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SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL
MEETING
Library and curatorial reports formed
the focus of the Society’s 135th annual
meeting, held October 17.
Library Report
Francis Campbell reviewed the library’s
outstanding accessions, calling the year
“exceptional for both the number and
quality of gifts received.” His slide
presentation highlighted a donation from
ANS President, R. Henry Norweb, Jr., of
five ledgers which record the contents of
the renowned Norweb collection including
an inventory made by his mother, Emery
May Holden Norweb, of the Albert
Fairchild Holden collection.
The librarian also acknowledged ANS
Fellow Anthony Terranova and ANS
Councillors Harry Bass, Jr., Joseph
Lasser, and Donald Partrick, for funding wealth of correspondence and drawings many years to the Greek department. Her
the purchase of the New Netherlands Coin relating to coins and dies prepared by illustrated talk focused on three coins
Company archives at the Kolbe auction Barber for 15 countries, and copies of two donated by Jonathan Kagan and Sallie
sale of December 8, 1991, which includes record books maintained by A. W. Straub, Fried in memory of Nancy M. Waggoner:
correspondence, bid books, and typescripts foreman of the die makers room at the two silver staters of the Orrescii, and a
pertaining to the sales held by New mint, which provide an exceptional source third usually attributed to a mint in
Netherlands from 1943 until 1976. Related for the day-to-day operations of the die Cyprus. The department’s purchases
materials received from Mrs. Ivri Patricia makers and coiners. included a splendid tetradrachm of
Wormser and P. Scott Rubin were also Ptolemy III struck in Ephesus.
described. Curatorial Reports Michael L. Bates, Curator of Islamic
Terranova received additional thanks Coins, reported on Islamic, South Asian,
for his donation of a manuscript In his opening remarks William E. and Far Eastern acquisitions. He took note
memorandum ofjoseph Biddle, Assembly Metcalf, Chief Curator of the Society, of the Society’s first coin of Marw, in
Delegate for Burlington County, NJ. drew attention to the importance of the southern Turkmenia, which was acquired
Penned in late 1786 or early 1787, the Society’s volunteers in advancing the by purchase, and a donation from Robert
notes concern a petition to the Assembly Society’s data entry effort. The 46,000 Darley Doran of a larin, one of the world’s
from the firm of Jasper Smith & Company coins entered in fiscal 1992 approached the most unusual coins. William F. Spengler’s
for the production of copper coinage. level achieved before 1988, when the donation of 30 tenth-century copper fulus,
William Kable, a Life Fellow of the Society had an employee entering data on selected because the varieties were missing
Society and member of the Library a full-time basis. Special thanks were given from collection, was also highlighted.
Committee, has donated a collection of to volunteers William S. Kable and Medieval coins and medals were
correspondence between Farran Zerbe and Frederic G. Withington. reported by Alan M. Stahl, curator of both
other prominent collectors dealing pri¬ Abbreviated curatorial reports were departments. The most notable medieval
marily with the topic of “Bryan Money. ” restricted to highlights of the year. In his coin acquired was a Merovingian tremissis
The letters reveal Zerbe’s intention—never report on the Roman and Byzantine from an uncertain mint that seems to read
realized—to publish a supplement to his collections Metcalf drew attention to the “Midiulfo Moni” (“Mudiulfus Mone-
1926 work on these satirical tokens and gift of 120 coins from Dr. and Mrs. James tarius”), apparently a new minter’s name.
include mention of pieces not found in his H. Schwartz made in memory of Frances Significant among the medals acquired was
earlier edition. M. Schwartz, which included a virtually a unique biface example of the Society’s
Jonathan Kagan was recognized for his complete selection of the imitative fifth- 1917 medal struck to promote the sale of
donations of antiquarian volumes, among century silver coinage of the Vandals, as Liberty Bonds, which was acquired with
which was the 1534 edition of Joannes well as some splendid Roman Republican the assistance of a donation from Scott
Huttich’s Imperatorum et caesarum vitae_ denarii; and to a stavraton and eighth- Miller.
The first edition of this work, which stavraton of Constantine XI, struck during Reporting for John Kleeberg, Associate
appeared in 1525 under a slightly different the last siege of Constantinople, given by Curator of Modern Coins and Currency
title, is considered to be the second printed Mr. and Mrs. Harlan J. Berk. who was away on research leave, Metcalf
book substantially illustrated with coins Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Margaret drew attention to a rare leeuwendaalder
and medals. Thompson Curator of Greek Coins, high¬ donated by Joseph R. Lasser, as well as
From Harvey, Lawrence, and the late lighted Henry Clay Lindgren’s gift of to the collection of some 13,000 pieces ol
Norman Stack, the Hbrary received 2,438 coins, mainly silver fractions from paper currency donated by Arthur Mintz,
photocopies of the personal papers of Macedonia and Thrace, and Phoenician many of which were on display. The
Charles E. Barber. The papers include a and Seleucid bronzes, the largest gift in meeting was followed by a reception.
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(C.OAC, tonltnutd from page 5/
NORMAN STACK
in the audience, we cannot truly say that marketed integrity.”
no other paper-money cats were present. It is with deep regret that the American Stack wrote nearly 300 catalogues for
Esler has cracked the serial number system Numismatic Society notes the death on auctions conducted by his firm, a number
of the Bank of Montreal notes, and he November 6, 1992, of Norman Stack, a of articles on numismatics for scholarly
explained the geographical and denomi¬ longtime supporter and Fellow of the journals, and three successful numismatic
national combinations. This is not an easy Society after a gallant battle with cancer. books, U S. Coins of Value, Corns, and the
task, as the SS discovered during “Oper¬ Stack, who in 1945 joined and later popular United States Type Coins, an
ation Reinhard.” One of his many became a managing partner of Stack’s, the illustrated history of the Federal coinage
interesting points was that counterfeiters, New York City rare coin firm founded in of the United States, first published in 1977
who could not crack the serial number 1858, became a member of the Society in and revised in 1986, with photographs of
system, just applied closely related 1969, was elected a Fellow in 1982 and coins from Norman’s own type collection.
numbers. It has been said that the best designated a Patron in 1987 in recognition In addition to membership in the ANS,
numismatic papers are those which make of his generous gifts to the ANS over the Stack was a life member of the American
you go back to your collection and look at years. Stack was instrumental in initiating Numismatic Association as well as several
it again. This was one of those papers. One the Joseph B. and Morton M. Stack professional numismatic organizations.
Memorial Lectures, sponsored by the Stack testified in many trials as an expert
expects many paper-money collectors will
Stack family, which have been given witness on the rarity and value of coins and
spend the following weeks going over their
annually since 1975 at the Society’s currency and performed many appraisals
counterfeit broken bank notes and looking
headquarters. In the future, these lectures for banks, estates, and trust companies. He
at the serial numbers again.
will be devoted to numismatic subjects was also consultant to many universities,
The next paper, by Scott Miller, was
related to the Americas, a subject of museums, and charitable institutions.
entitled the “Medals of the 1860 Prince of
particular interest to the Stacks. Norman Stack loved his profession. He
Wales Tour.’’ In his classic The English
Norman Stack was well known and was had the heart and instincts of a collector.
Constitution, Walter Bagehot remarked:
highly respected by his many friends in His collecting interests moved him from
“The use of the Queen, in a dignified
numismatic circles. A man of great coins into glass paperweights and early
capacity, is incalculable. Without her in
integrity, he never took advantage of a American and silver overlay glass. In
England, the present English government
customer’s lack of numismatic knowledge. coins, in addition to his United States type
would fail and pass away. Most people
Rather, he was assiduous in his efforts to collection, he collected ancient Greek and
when they read that the Queen walked on
enhance the knowledge of those with whom Roman coins, and those of England and
the slopes at Windsor—that the Prince of
he dealt so that all parties had equal France. As an active sportsman, he shot
Wales went to the Derby—have imagined
information of the values involved. There competitively for over a quarter century,
that too much thought and prominence
are numerous stories of his fair dealing, was an aggressive tennis player and avid
were given to little things. But they have
such as eschewing the chance to buy a rare golfer, and enjoyed sailing his yacht from
been in error; and it is nice to trace how
coin cheaply from an uninformed customer his Shelter Island home.
the actions of a retired widow and an
and instead convincing the customer to sell The Society will sorely miss Norman
unemployed youth become of such
the rare coin at auction, which financially Stack and his positive influence on the
importance.’’ Miller, in his paper,
benefitted the customer. As one friend growth of numismatics as a scientific
followed Bagehot’s injunction, and traced
said, “Norman Stack did not sell coins; he discipline. Allen F. Lovejoy
the actions of this unemployed youth,
showing how the Prince of Wales tour had
an importance both in redefining the
monarchy and defining the relationship of
the dominions (as Canada would soon culating coinage, designed by Dora de at the ANS. This photograph furthered the
become) to Great Britain. Pedery-Hunt. Normand Pepin exhibited work on this series by Jeremiah Gibbs, and
Hillel Kaslove, in his paper on patterns and large cents. The Royal was eventually superseded by the study in
“Canadian Patterns and Trial Pieces,” Canadian Mint sent exhibit cases of its 1917 by Judge Lees. This exhibit will
own, showing the Canada 125 coin pro¬ remain on view at the ANS through
catalogued these enigmatic coins. Finally,
Kersten Petersen provided an overview of gram. These circulating commemoratives January 9, 1993.
have met with much favorable comment Speakers and exhibitors were enter¬
more recent issues with her paper entitled,
in the numismatic press. The ANS tained the night before the conference at
“The Evolution of Circulating Coinage
exhibited various Canadian dominion a dinner at the Princeton Club hosted by
Design in Modern Times: A Look at the
issues from its own collection. The Society ANS council member Joseph Lasser. The
Canadian Experience.”
also exhibited French colonial issues and night after the conference there was a
Canadian medals such as Indian peace subscription dinner at the Landmark
Special Exhibit Mounted
medals, the Louisbourg medal in gold (the Tavern. The arrangements for the confer¬
gift of the Norweb farrtily), and the ence were made by the ANS Standing
Participants in the conference also had
decorations for the Fenian raid. R. Henry Committee on the Coinage of the Americas
the opportunity to view an exhibit of
Norweb, Jr., exhibited the “Double de Conference, which is chaired by Donald G.
Canadian coins and paper money,
l’Amerique Frangoise” of 1670, the first Partrick and includes David L. Ganz.
organized by Anthony Terranova. Joseph
coin to refer to America which bears a Joseph R. Lasser, Allen F. Lovejoy, Eric
Lasser exhibited two pieces of the Montreal
date. The American Numismatic Society P. Newman, Anthony J. Terranova,
and Quebec City issues of the 1750s plus
also exhibited a photograph of the die Howard W. Herz, John M. KJeeberg and
some French colonial coins. Anthony
varieties of the “Ships, Colonies and Leslie A. Elam. The conference itsell was
Terranova exhibited French colonial coins.
Commerce” token, made in 1906 by chaired by KJeeberg and the arrangements
George Cuhaj exhibited the plaster cast for
Howland Wood, who later became curator coordinated by Elam.
the new bust of Queen Elizabeth for cir-