ANS Newsletter Winter 1995 No. 65

12 Pages·1995·1.1 MB·English

by  American Numismatic Society

Winter 1995 No. 65
The American Numismatic Society EWS LETTER
LORET COLLECTION TO ANS Saltus Exhibit
Features
Shagin, Brenner
The Roman department of the ANS 1980s. His son Peter Loret continued the
has become the beneficiary of one of the collection and was responsible for its
largest donations in recent memory. A careful organization into the form in
collection of over 1,900 Roman and which it passed to the Society. In Two exhibits featuring the work of
related coins was donated in December December Mr. Metcalf, Chief Curator medalists who came to America from
by Charlene Schosser and Lisa Loret, of the Society, travelled to California to Eastern Europe open at the Saltus Award
heirs of Kurt Loret and Peter Loret. The oversee packing and shipping of the col¬ meeting on February 18. They will con¬
collection spans the period from the lection, where he enjoyed the hospitali¬ tinue through April 22 in the East Hall
earliest republic to the fall of the Western ty of Shirlee (Mrs. Peter) Loret. While of the Society’s headquarters.
empire, and includes a wide variety of in California he was able to call on the The Saltus Award for Signal Achieve¬
coins, particularly in aes, that will assistance of Ben Lee Damsky and ment in the Art of the Medal goes this
enhance a long-weak area of the Gerald Borrmann, both of whom had year to Alex Shagin, who emigrated to
collection. been instrumental earlier in the year in this country 15 years ago from the Soviet
The formation of the collection was organizing the ANS/SFANS/Berkeley Union, where he was an engraver at the
begun in the 1940s by Kurt Loret, who symposium, and Frank and Renee Leningrad Mint. In the time he has been
later emigrated to the United States from Kovacs. in this country, he has established himself
Austria, and continued through the as one of the leading independent
medalists and has established his own
company, Artum, to produce and market
his work. The retrospective exhibit at the
ANS includes work from his early days
in Leningrad, including his medal for the
Apollo-Soyuz mission, and a retrospec¬
tive sample of his American work.
Also opening at the Saltus Meeting is
an exhibit of the work of Victor D. Bren¬
ner, taken from the Society’s definitive
collection of his work. It will share the
East Hall with the permanent exhibit on
American Numismatic Design,
1892-1922, which features a large plaster
model of Lincoln by Brenner and other
pieces related to his design for the cent.
The temporary exhibit will focus on his
medallic work, including many pieces
California member', Gerald Borrrnann and Ben Lee Damsky join ANS Chief Curator William E Metcalf to pose with
Continued on next page
Shirlee Loret after packing the large gift to the Society’s Roman Department
Museum News
Continued from previous page New Brenner Coin Design Identified
which he gave the Society during his
lifetime and those from his personal col¬
lection, which was given to the Society A model by Victor D. Brenner of a Corrects Previous Attribution
in 1987 by Brenner’s nephew David R. proposal for the United States silver
The models had been published in
Lit. Many of these pieces have never dollar of 1895 has been identified in the
1966 by Don Taxay in his book on The
before been on exhibit and some are lack¬ collection of the American Numismatic
U.S. Mint and Coinage identified as the
ing in the published catalogues of Bren¬ Society and will go on public display on
work of Charles Barber. Stahl surmised,
ner’s work. In addition to medals, the February 18 at the Society. The model
“Taxay must have visited the ANS while
exhibit includes letters, drawings and dies was made more than a decade before
working on his book, seen the unlabel¬
and one of the artist’s few statues. Of Brenner’s design for the Lincoln cent,
ed models and assumed the B meant
special interest are Brenner’s unpublish¬ which is still in use and has become the
Barber, the engraver at the U.S. mint.
ed proofs for the Dominican Republic most widely issued coin design in world
He was apparently unaware of the public
peso of 1897, which differ from the cir¬ history.
exhibition sponsored by the ANS and the
culating issues which he engraved for the The discovery was made by ANS
NSS in 1895, in which 25 artists
U.S. Mint, as well as designs by him for Curator Alan M. Stahl, who was in the
displayed their projects for a new dollar
the U.S. silver dollar in 1895, a new process of organizing an exhibit of Bren¬
design. Barber was not among them, nor
discovery by Alan Stahl, ANS Curator ner’s work to open in conjunction with
is there any record of the ANS having
of Medals (see related story). the Society’s annual Saltus Award
received any of his designs or models.
The exhibits will be on view Tuesday presentation for signal achievement in
The winner of the competition was
through Saturday, 9 am-4:30 pm and the art of the medal. Using the Society’s
Albert Jaegers, who donated the galvanos
Sunday 1-4 pm through April 22. As the computerized data bank, Stahl called up
of his design to the Society; Taxay
East Hall is frequently used for seminars all records of gifts by Brenner to the
thought that these must have been by
and school groups, the exhibit will be Society, which numbered 33 separate ac¬
Barber’s colleague and rival George T.
closed to the public on some occasions; cessions from 1894 up to the artist’s death
Morgan. In the end, the U.S. Mint and
it is wise to call ahead to confirm its ac¬ in 1923. One of these gifts was describ¬
Treasury ignored all these suggestions for
cessibility: 212/234-3130. ed as “Bronze cast of his design for a US
new designs, and the silver dollar re¬
silver dollar, obv. and rev., from model
mained unchanged for another 25
exhibited at the National Sculpture
years.”
Society exhibition May 7-21 1895.”
Among the Society’s large collection of
Other Brenner Patterns
U.S. coinage patterns, models, and dies,
Stahl found a set of cast bronze models, Also on display in the exhibition will
fa 6 inches in diameter, for a silver dollar, be two unpublished Brenner patterns for
< <') dated 1895 and signed B. the coinage of the Dominican Republic
of 1897. In that year, the coinage for the
Dominican Republic was moved from
the French Mint to the U.S. Mint in
Philadelphia, and Brenner was apparent¬
ly hired to copy the French dies with ap¬
propriate modifications. Among the large
gift of pieces from Brenner’s personal col¬
lection, donated to the ANS in 1987 by
the artist’s nephew David R. Lit, are a
Sr At
• • - t v pattern and lead die trial for the
V4i vCA?*; I {« ( ft Dominican issue. These differ from the
circulating coinage as issued by the
/•/ Philadelphia mint in the lettering of the
die and illustrate the changes which
Brenner made from the French model.
The exhibit, which includes many
previously unpublished and unexhibited
medallic works by Brenner, will open on
February 18 at the ANS and run through
April 22, Tuesday through Saturday, 9
to 4:30; Sunday 1 to 4.
U S silva dollar coin design, dated lfi()r>, by Victor I) Brenner
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Museum News
Bennington Students do Field Work at ANS Numismatic Literature
on Schedule
As in past years, students from Benn¬
ington College are working at the ANS
Numismatic Literature No. 133, the
as part of their Field Work Term cur¬
March 1995 issue, is expected to be
riculum. This year we have two students,
distributed by the Society in mid-March.
working in the Medals and Islamic
Last September’s issue was behind
Departments.
schedule due to illness and the hiatus bet¬
Shawnette Sulker is inventorying the
ween editors. The continuing support of
Society’s extensive collection of medals
NL's international Contributing Editors
of the French Revolution and Napoleon.
has allowed Harriet Schwartz, the new
A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of
International Editor, to put the journal
Midwood High School, she is a senior
back on schedule. The titles and
at Bennington, majoring in music. When
abstracts, book review notices, and
asked her reaction to work at the ANS,
obituaries in NL are provided by the
she replied:
Contributing Editors who reside all over
“I have enjoyed working for the ANS
the world and whose only “thank you”
over the past three weeks. My First week
derives from being listed at the front of
here went by swiftly, as I was learning
each volume.
a foreign computer system, the steps in¬
volved in researching the individual
Now Computerized
medals I would be working with, and
Bennington students Maliha Subhani and Shawnette Sulktr
what information was of high impor¬
Schwartz is producing Numismatic
tance. During the second week, I was
Literature on DOS based computer soft¬
gaining a better grasp of how to proceed sant. I have to admit that there are ware and hopes to begin receiving
with the tasks given to me and felt frustrations attached to the task of data material from the Contributing Editors
generally more at ease, although I did entry. Not being able to identify certain on disk. Her final output for NL 132 was
often have to return to Dr. Stahl’s office coins despite all my efforts can be quite a disk containing fully formatted text
with even more questions. By the third discouraging at times, even though I files. Braun-Brumfield, who has been the
week, I felt more confident to tackle a lot realize that it is only partially due to my printer of the journal for the last 14 years,
of these problems on my own and was lack of knowledge and often because of created directly from her disk the film
able to work at a more relaxed and quick the limited information and inadequate from which the printed pages were pro¬
pace. cataloguing of that data which is duced. This process has eliminated the
“I look forward to the remaining available. There is, however, compen¬ time consuming steps in which the editor
weeks and anticipate that they will be fill¬ sation for these efforts from the feeling produced continuous high contrast copy
ed with new things to learn. This has also of accomplishment on finishing a whole which was physically cut into pages,
been a great opportunity for me to im¬ tray of Indian coins. aligned, and pasted up page by page. In
prove my French language skills. I feel ‘‘My first week at the ANS was pro¬ turn, these pages were manually laid out
very comfortable working in this office. bably the most interesting because I was by the printer in a four-up or eight-up
All of the curators and staff in general being introduced to a new system and configuration for printing.
have been very helpful in helping me to learning the process of data entry. With The Society’s Editorial Department
adjust and in answering any questions Dr. Bates’s help and guidance this task seeks ways to improve the efficiency of
I might have.” was achieved fairly easily. After that the its publishing operations while maintain¬
Maliha Subhani is a native of Karachi, aim shifted to speeding up the process. ing the high standards for which the ANS
Pakistan. A sophomore at Bennington This is not to say that I do not run into is recognized worldwide. Authors are en¬
majoring in economics, she has been problems any more, because a fair couraged to deliver manuscripts in disk
working with the Society’s collection of number arise every now and then and format for publication in AJN\ the recent
South Asian coinage. She says of her I must say that Dr. Bates has been very major work by Philip L. Mossman,
work at the ANS: patient in answering my constant stream Money of the American Colonies and Confedera¬
‘‘Ringing the bell every time I want of questions. tion, was printed entirely from data files
to enter the office and being watched by “Looking ahead to my remaining time provided by the author.
a camera 9 to 5 is taking a bit of getting at the ANS, I can only hope that I am
used to, but otherwise working at the able to achieve the target that has been
ANS up until now has been quite plea¬ set for me.”
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Museum News
Seminar Alumni Speak at January Meeting
For the fifth consecutive year the
Society’s January public meeting was
given over to presentations by returning
Graduate Seminar students. On January
14 three alumnae of the 1994 Seminar
returned to present their conclusions in
illustrated talks. Following a welcome by
ANS President Arthur A. Houghton III,
the speakers were introduced in turn by
the curators under whom they worked
during the Seminar program.
William E. Metcalf, ANS Chief
Curator and Curator of Roman and
Byzantine Coins, first introduced Sarah
T. Brooks, a Ph D. candidate at New
York University’s Institute of Fine Arts,
who spoke on “Coinage of the Theodo-
sian Women,’’ noting changes in style
and attributes of five empresses in whose
names coins were struck in the late fourth
and fifth centuries. Next Mr. Metcalf in¬
Participants m the ANS January public meeting: ANS President Arthur A Houghton III; ANS Seminar alumni Sarah
troduced Georgia-Constantina Nikolaou,
Lawrence, Georgia-Constantino Nikolaou, and Sarah T. Brooks; ANS Chief Curator William E. Metcalf
a doctoral candidate at the University of
Ioannina in Greece, who talked on “The
First Byzantine Coins with the Effigy of
Christ.’’ Her analysis dealt with aspects
of style and mint organization in the Sarah Lawrence, of Columbia Univer¬ medalist’s work.
reign of Justinian II. sity, spoke on “Valerio Belli’s Fanlasie of The meeting was followed by a reception
ANS Curator of Medals, Alan M. Ancient Coins,’’ dealing with prototypes, and, continuing another young tradition,
Stahl, then took the podium to introduce both genuine and fantastic, for the an informal dinner at Carmine’s.
Julian to Deliver Stack
numerous articles on the mint, plus
Memorial Lecture
“Now is the time...” authoritative catalogues of U.S. Mint
medals and medals of the assay commis¬
sion. He did extensive research for the
R.W. Julian of Logansport, IN, has
Over the years, some of those two volume book on silver dollars recent¬
been invited by the Society to deliver the
members who have used our reading ly published by Q. David Bowers. Suf¬
1995 Stack Memorial Lecture at the
rooms have expressed a willingness to fice that the Society’s library card
ANS on April 22. The title of his il¬
assist the Librarian should the need arise. catalogue contains well over 400 entries
lustrated talk is “The First Twenty-Five
With the steady increase in library visita¬ from his prolific pen.
Years of the Philadelphia Mint.’’ Mr.
tion related to new Society programs and The hallmark of his work has been
Julian intends to cover several topics, in¬
a rejuvenated acquisitions program thorough archival research. Mr. Julian
cluding engravers, designs, machinery,
bolstered by friends of the library, it is not limited to American coins alone,
bullion sources and deposits, statistics,
seems that the need for assistance has however; readers of World Coin News will
and coinage standards. While not going
arisen and consequently, that the oppor¬ be familiar with his articles on the history
into detailed discussion of die varieties,
tunity to assist is now at hand. of Russian coinage. His last major work
he will discuss the involvement of some
Therefore, the Librarian extends an was a catalogue of Russian silver coinage,
senior officials in die work, such as Adam
open invitation to those members who which is a very welcome substitute for the
Eckfeldt and the 1793 half cent.
have a spare morning, afternoon, or older catalogue by Severin.
perhaps an entire day, to discuss with The Stack Memorial Lecture is
A Prolific Scholar
him how they might volunteer. Anyone presented at the ANS each April through
interested should direct letters or calls to Mr. Julian is one of the most advanc¬ the courtesy of the Stack family of New
the Librarian, Francis D. Campbell, Jr., ed scholars of American numismatics York. A reception will follow Mr.
at the ANS. writing today. He has published Julian’s presentation.
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Museum News Research News
COAC 1995 Lectures on Sicily
Taking Shape Scheduled
Ever since November 1984, when the Arethusa is a newly established New
first Coinage of the Americas Conference York cultural organization dedicated to
was held, this annual event has attracted exploring Italian and Italian-American
wide attention. Within these symposia, arts and culture. In collaboration with
distinguished speakers have covered a The Mercantile Library, Arethusa has
variety of topics related to American organizing a lecture series, “Sicily: The
numismatics. Crossroads of Western Civilization,’’
This year, the eleventh COAC is sponsored by the New York Council for
scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oc¬ the Humanities. The series includes two
tober 28, 1995, at the ANS, with the lectures on classical Sicily, two on
selected theme, “Coinage of the medieval Sicily and two on modern Sicily
American Confederation Period.’’ The to 1870, presented on six consecutive
organizing committee has been liberal in Mondays between April 3 and May 8,
its definition of the Confederation period 1995 at 7 pm at the Mercantile Library,
to include coinages from 1776 to 1792, 17 East 47 Street in New York. Carmen
thus encompassing that section of our Arnold-Biucchi, ANS Margaret Thomp¬
country’s history from the Revolutionary son Curator of Greek Coins, will speak
War until the establishment of the on “Understanding Sicily thorugh its
Federal Mint. Ancient Coins,’’ on April 10.
The Chairman of COAC 1995 is Dr. Arethusa’s goal is to promote dialogue
Philip Mossman whose book on the sub¬ and understanding among people of all
ject, Money of the American Colonies and Con¬ ages and cultural backgrounds. For more
federation, A Numismatic, Economic and information, contact Marina Amari,
Historical Correlation, was recently publish¬ 212/006-0704.
ed by the ANS as Numismatic Studies
No. 20. Dr. Mossman’s keynote address,
“The Confederation: the Times and its
Money,’’ will introduce this full day con¬ Dr Francois de Callatay
ference on such topics as the ubiquitous
Matthew Boulton, New Jersey coppers, ROMAN STUDIES
DE CALLATAY
Connecticut coppers, and Fugio cents.
CONFERENCE
VISITING SCHOLAR
Papers, Exhibits Solicited
The program committee is currently
The second E. Togo Salmon Con¬
soliciting papers on numismatic topics The Visiting scholar for the 1995 ference on Roman Studies will be held
related to this eventful period. If in¬ Graduate Seminar will be Dr. Frangois at McMaster University, Hamilton, On¬
terested, please contact the Chairman or de Callatay of the Bibliotheque Royale tario, September 29-30, 1995. The
John M. Kleeberg, Associate Curator of Albert ler, Brussels. theme of this conference, conducted by
Modern Coins at the Society. We cer¬ Dr. de Callatay received his doctorate the Department of Classics, is Roman
tainly invite your participation in COAC from the Universite Catholique de Lou¬ Coins and Roman Society under the Empire.
1995—as a speaker, an exhibitor, or a vain in 1988; his doctoral dissertation was Among the seven participants from
member of the audience. entitled “H istoire economique et four nations listed in the preliminary pro¬
monetaire des guerres mithridatiques,’’ gram is William E. Metcalf, ANS
an economic and monetary history of the Curator of Roman Coins, who will speak
Mithridatic wars. Since that time he has on “Coins as Primary Evidence.’’
been a contributor to major international Prof. Salmon, a historian of the an¬
periodicals, writing mainly on coinages cient Roman world, was Messecar Pro¬
of the hellenistic period; he is also in¬ fessor of History at McMaster until 1973.
terested in statistical applications to Following his death in 1989, a fund was
numismatics. His monograph Les established in his memory that supports
letradrachmes d’Orodes II et de Phraate IV. a major conference every two years, with
Etude du rhythme de leur production monetaire publication of the papers. The first con¬
a la lumiere d'une grande trouvaille has just ference was held in 1993 on Roman Theatre
appeared as Studia Iranica vol. 14. and Society.
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Research News
KLEEBERG DELIVERS GORE LECTURE ANS AT KALAMAZOO
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
As it has for the past 15 years, the
Society’s Medieval Department is spon¬
soring a session at the International Con¬
The Special Collections of the Library Vlack. 14-A9-84A (Breen.974). There
gress on Medieval Studies, May 4-7. The
of the University of Notre Dame include were also some Canadian blacksmith
session will be held on Saturday, May
a collection of early American coins tokens (low Wood numbers) and three
6, at 3:30 pm in Room 1120 Haworth
donated to it by Robert Gore, Jr. To en¬ Frankfurt Judenpfennigs.
Hall, on the campus of Western
courage more interest in this collection Notre Dame inspires great devotion in
Michigan University, Kalamazoo. This
and foster research, the Head of Special its alumni, perhaps more so than those
year the speakers are all alumni of our
Collections, Dr. Louisjordan, recently of even Ivy League colleges. It has
Graduate Seminar.
inaugurated a Robert Gore Lecture in tremendous resources, and it has been
The first talk will be by Gregor Kalas
Numismatics. As the first of these lec¬ using these resources to increase not only
of Bryn Mawr College, an alumnus of
turers, John Kleeberg went to Notre its physical plant, but its library collec¬
this past summer, who will be speaking
Dame, where he delivered a lecture en¬ tions and other scholarly assets. This is
on “Papal Politics and the Mint of
titled, “How were the Hessian Troops important because many traditional areas
Rome, ca. A.D. 700.” Warren Schultz,
Paid?’’ This topic was recently the sub¬ of scholarly research are being under¬
of the University of Chicago and the
ject of some discussion in the Colonial funded or even abandoned by many state
ANS 1991 seminar, will follow with
News Letter, and Kleeberg was able to and private universities. Notre Dame is
“Before the ‘New Ones’; Developments
make use of some of the research now one of the few universities in the
in Mamluk Syrian Copper Coinage up
reported there. For example, Gary country teaching courses in
to the Fifteenth Century.” The third
Trudgen published some very useful ex¬ palaeography, for example. The atten¬
speaker will be Sarah E. Lawrence of this
tracts from the diary of an Ansbach- tion given to the numismatic collection
year’s seminar, who will speak on “Im¬
Bayreuth soldier, Johann Conrad Dohla. is part of this drive to make the most of
itation and Emulation, the Fantasie of
In addition to Dohla, Kleeberg discuss¬ Notre Dame’s scholarly assets.
Valerio Belli.”
ed the hoard evidence and literary
The session is organized and chaired
evidence, such as the memoirs of
by ANS Curator of Medieval Coins Alan
Baroness Friederike von Riedesel.
Stahl, who will be a participant in a series
Besides delivering his lecture,
of sessions in honor of Professor Donald
Kleeberg also examined the collection.
Queller of the University of Illinois.
The collection was ably catalogued by the
Stahl’s presentation in these sessions will
late Anton Masin, but there were some
discuss “Venetian Coinage in the Age
coins which had not yet been attributed,
ANS COINS TO
of Enrico Dandolo.”
so Kleeberg brought along a copy of
The ANS will hold a reception for
Newman’s Coinagejor Colonial Virginia to VISIT MANTUA
members, alumni and friends on Satur¬
attribute the Virginia halfpence. There
day, May 6, at 9 pm, in Room 1035
were two examples: one was a Newman
Fetzer Center, WMU campus. For fur¬
4-A9-P, with an extremely late die state Fifty coins of Mantua from the ANS
ther information on conference registra¬
of the reverse, with a big die break by collection will be on loan to the Centro
tion, contact The Medieval Institute,
the 1 of 1774; the other was Newman Internazionale d’Arte e Cultura di Palaz¬
Western Michigan University,
26-A9-Y, in uncirculated condition, from zo Te, Mantua, for a comprehensive ex¬
Kalamazoo MI 49008-3851;
the Cohen hoard. There was also a St. hibition of coinage of the Gonzaga which
616/387-8745; fax: [phone].
Patrick’s farthing with a peculiar will extend from September to
counterstamp: on the king side, T S/BS, December, 1995. The exhibit will include
on the St. Patrick’s side, HT. important pieces from the British AIA Talk by Kleeberg
Besides the Gore type set, the Library Museum, the Bibliotheque Nationale in
also has a general collection of world Paris, the Hermitage, and major Italian
coins, which seems to have been put cabinets as well as those from the ANS. John M. Kleeberg, ANS Curator of
together around the middle of this cen¬ Alan M. Stahl, ANS Curator of Modern Coins, will deliver a lecture on
tury, by someone who was “bottom Medieval Coins, has written entries for March 14 to the Northern New' Jersey
fishing” through junk boxes. Whoever the catalogue and will speak at a con¬ Society of the Archaeological Institute ot
put the collection together had a good eye ference, under the presidency of Dr. America. The meeting will start at 8:15
for interesting coins. In the Great Bri¬ Silvana Balbi de Caro, Director ol the pm in the Brantl Lecture Hall on the
tain section of this collection Kleeberg Numismatic Department of the Museo campus of Montclair State University.
came across some interesting counterfeit Nazionale, Rome, which will open the Chapter members and the public are cor¬
halfpence, such as the Machin’s Mills exhibit on September 9. The Ministry dially invited. Kleeberg’s topic is “The
Vlack. 18-A9-87C; and a 1784 Bungtown of Cultural Allairs is sponsoring the Early Buildings of New York City Fhe
which Breen calls very rare, namely exhibition. Problem of the Numismatic Evidence.
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Research News
Freidus Awarded ANS Groves Fund Grant Book Prize to Ilisch
Dan Freidus of Ann Arbor, MI, has The ANS Committee on Islamic and
been awarded a $2,000 research grant South Asian Coins has awarded its an¬
from the ANS, voted by the Society’s nual prize for the best book on Islamic
Council at its January meeting. The coinage to Dr. Lutz Ilisch for Sylloge
grant, awarded on the recommendation Numorum Arabicorum Tubingen. IVa Bilad
of the Donald Groves Fund Committee, as-Sam I: Palastina. The prize includes an
will support Dr. Freidus’s research on award of $250.
Samuel Higley, a private Connecticut This is the first volume in a projected
coiner whose “Higley coppers” are dated series that will make the entire Islamic
to 1737-39. In particular, Freidus will collection of the Eberhard Karls Univer¬
seek to identify the source of the copper sity of Tubingen available to scholars and
used by Higley. students everywhere. Like the Sylloge
To date Freidus has done extensive die Nummorum Graecorum, the volumes will be
variety research on the coppers compil¬ organized geographically and will il¬
ing a census which includes information lustrate every coin on the page facing the
on over 50 specimens of 15 different die written description, allowing direct study
varieties. In the course of this work, he Grove Fund Grant recipient Dan Freidus of the coinage. It is hoped that the
has discovered two additional die Tubingen sylloge will be a model for
varieties involving new marraiges of similar publications by other museums
known dies. A report on his work fram¬ and private collectors.
ed the topic of his illustrated talk at the
Society’s 1994 Coinage of the Americas Palestine-Syria
Conference.
This volume includes the coins from
The Groves Fund grant will enable
Palestine and southern Bilad al-Sham or
Freidus to travel to the ANS to work in
Syria, 577 objects in all. The majority
the library and also to use New York as
of them represent the interesting and
home base for trips to Hartford and
controversial coinage of the seventh and
Simsbury, CT for archival research; and
eighth centuries, but there are also im¬
perhaps also to New Canaan, CT where
portant series from the Fatimid and
Higley descendent and ANS member
Ayyubid eras. Crusader coins issued
Stuart Higley now resides. Grant funds
from southern mints are also included.
will also pay for supplies and
In addition to the catalogue, Ilisch has
photography associated with the project.
included in his introduction to the
Freidus, who recently completed his
volume a new chronology of the eighth-
. and family
Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in
century Arabic issues of Bilad al-Sham
plant biology, is married and the father
which is highly plausible and will be an
of a newborn daughter who had the
important basis for future study.
privilege of attending her first COAC this
past October.
Awarded Annually
Donald Groves Fund The Committee’s Islamic Book Prize
Polar Exploration
is awarded annually for the best book
Through the Donald Groves Fund, the
published in the previous two years.
Medals Project
ANS seeks to promote research and
Publications on any aspect of Islamic
publication in the field of early American
numismatics or monetary history in any
numismatics involving material dated no
part of the world are eligible, except for
later than 1800. Applications for research Glenn M. Stein has embarked on a
books by members of the Committee and
support are welcome; funding is also pro¬ book project to record official and unof¬
collections of articles.
vided for publication of manuscripts ficial medals related to polar exploration.
meeting the Fund’s criteria. Applications For this purpose he would appreciate
are reviewed periodically by the Donald receiving information on polar related
awards, particularly those other than
Groves Fund Committee which makes its
recommendations to the Society’s Coun¬ U.S. or British. All correspondence will
be acknowledged.
cil. Members of the Committee include:
Mr. Stein may be reached at 1268
Mrs. Marion G. Russell, Chairman;
Foxforrest Circle, Apopka, FL
Richard G. Doty; John M. Kleeberg;
32712-2335 or 407/884-4148.
and Donald G. Partrick.
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Research News
1997 INC Scheduled METCALF AT AIA SNGMacedonia 2

Available
I he Twelfth International
William E. Metcalf, Chief Curator of
Numismatic Congress will take place in
the Society, was the staff member
Berlin, September 8-12, 1997. This will
Volume 8 in the Society’s Sylloge Num-
representing the ANS at the annual
be the first such congress ever held in
morum Graecorum series covers the early
meetings of the Archaeological Institute
Germany. The organizers are the
Macedonian rulers Alexander I through
of America and the American
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Philip II, 498 to 336 B.C. Compiled by
Philological Association, but he had plen¬
Preussischer Kulturbesitz, in collabora¬
Hyla A. Troxell, it contains descriptions
ty of company: over 75 friends and alum¬
tion with the International Numismatic
and photographs of the 1,005 gold, silver,
ni attended the ANS reception on
Commission.
and bronze coins in the ANS’s collection
December 28, and over a dozen Seminar
The Congress itself will be held in the
issued by ten rulers, Alexander I-Philip
alumni were represented on the pro¬
rooms of the prestigious Humboldt
II, as well as Philip II’s posthumous
grams of the two institutions.
Universitat on the city’s most famous
issues. There are six indices (denomina¬
The meetings always provide a useful
street, Unter den Linden, in the historic
tions, obverse types, reverse types, mark¬
forum for the exchange of ideas as well
center of the city and in the immediate
ings, hoards, and imitations) and a con¬
as a place to renew old acquaintances.
vicinity of the Museumsinsel with its
cordance which cross references the ANS
Robert Bauslaugh, Associate Professor
world-renowned treasures. Four days will
coins with SNGBerry.
of Classics at Emory University, was a
be devoted to plenary and special-interest
SNGMacedonia 2 is part of the Socie¬
member of the local organizing commit¬
sections, and the fifth day will be free for
ty’s on-going effort to make available for
tee, and chaired the session on coins and
excursions around Berlin. The traditional
study all of its ancient Greek holdings.
jewelry, which included presentations by
Survey of Numismatic Research will be
It follows volume 7, compiled by Nancy
Seminar alumni Brooks Emmons Levy,
presented at the Congress, and a limited-
M. Waggoner, which reports the Socie¬
Elizabeth Kosmetatou, Constantin
issue medal will commemorate the
ty’s 1,037 coins of Macedonian cities,
Marinescu, Liane Houghtalin and John
Congress.
Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, and Paeo-
D. Maclsaac jointly; others represented
Information, Registration nian kings, with four indices —
on the programs included Fred Albert¬
geographical, rulers and tribes, obverse
son, Barbara Burrell, Elizabeth Carney,
Those interested in further informa¬
types, and reverse types.
Sarah E. Cox, Virginia DaCosta,
tion or in participating in the Congress
Sylloge volumes are not distributed to
Melissa Dowling, Mark D. Fullerton, T.
should write: Staatliche Museen zu
holders of the ANS Publications
James Luce, Kaelyn A. McGregor, Nan¬
Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz; Miin-
Subscription and must be ordered
cy Moore, Lee Ann Riccardi, Matthew
zkabinett; Bodestrasse 1-3; D-10178
separately. Macedonia 2: Alexander I-Philip
Santirocco, Jennifer A. Sheridan, David
Berlin, Germany.
II is available from the Society for $75.00
Smart, Roberta Stewart, Gavin Sund-
The organizing committee plans to
plus $1.50 for postage and handling.
wall, Donald Whitcomb and Susan
communicate regularly by mail and by
Macedonia 1: Macedonian Cities, Thraco-
Wood.
releases to keep those interested up to
Macedonian Tribes, and Paeoman Kings is
date on its activities and to provide
available for $60.00 plus $1.50 for
necessary information as the time of the
postage and handling.
Congress approaches. A detailed
brochure will be distributed later this Special Price for Two Volumes
year.
If you would like to obtain both
Conference to Honor Mando Oeconomides Macedonian volumes, they are available
as a set for $120.00 plus $2.00 postage
and handling. Included in this
ANSNewsletter is a coupon for your
An international conference honoring will be published.
convenience.
the former director of the Athens The organizers of the conference are
Numismatic Museum, Dr. Mando Dr. Ch. Papageorgiadou, Banis
Oeconomides, is scheduled to take place Research Centre for Greek and Roman
in Athens, May 31-June 1, 1995. The Antiquity, Athens; Dr. M.J. Price,
theme chosen for the papers is the rela¬ British School at Athens; Dr. K.A.
tionship between the practice of ar¬ Sheedy, Australian Archaeological In¬
chaeology and the study of numismatic stitute at Athens; and Dr. J. Tourat-
material. There will be a particular in¬ soglou, Numismatic Museum, Athens.
terest in the awareness shown by the ar- Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Margaret
( haeologists working in Greece today in Thompson Curator of Greek Coins, has
the nature of numismatic evidence, its been invited to participate in the pro¬
potential and its limits. The program will gram and will also represent the ANS.
include 15 to 18 speakers and the papers
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News of Members
SUPPORT ANS ANNUAL GIVING
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At its meeting of January 14, the
As 1995 begins, the ANS appeals to Council welcomed 35 new members,
its members and friends to contribute to elected or reinstated as Associates.
the Annual Giving Fund. All members
New members include:
received a letter from our new President,
Mr. Olav Aamlid, Oslo, Norway
Arthur A. Houghton III in which he
Mr. Bijan Anvar, New York, NY
outlines some of the Society’s concerns
Archaologisches Seminar und Museum,
and provides information about the
Munster, Germany
reorganization of Council Committees.
Mr. Marcus Arguelles, Atwater, CA
He especially discussed the Education
Mr. Riaz Barbar, Colony Peshawah
Committee and the Committee on
Cantl, Pakistan
Technology and Technical Applications.
Mr. Hans Berquin, Brussels, Belgium
The new plans put forth by Arthur
Mr. Giorgio Bordoli, Como, Italy
Houghton and our continued activities
Mr. Theodore J. Bowman, Raytown,
at the Society need your support.
MO
Our educational programs are conti¬
Prof. Jamsheed K. Choksy, Bloom¬
nuing and our Saturday seminars have
ington, IN
proven very successful. Our public lec¬
Prof. Getzel M. Cohen, Cincinnati, OH
tures are well received. The Coinage of DUES RENEWAL
Mr. Arnoldo Efron, Houston, TX
the Americas Conference has been
Mr. Harry Eisenberg, Northvale, NJ
UPDATE
receiving excellent reviews; our series of
Mr. Joseph A. Esposito, Springfield, VA
co-sponsored programs taking place in
Mr. Tyson Essenmacher, Rescue, CA
cities distant from New York will con¬
Mr. Patrick Finn, Kendal, Cumbria,
tinue. There will be a program in The time has come to renew your ANS England
Chicago in conjunction with the Chicago membership for 1995. Dues notices have Dr. Antonio Alberto Guerrino, Buenos
Coin Club, and another program is con¬ been sent out to all paying members. Aires, Argentina
templated for Boston. This Newsletter Remember—April 1 is the renewal Mr. Detlev Holschu, Zurich,
which is published four times a year and deadline. The basic membership for both Switzerland
serves our members well is an expensive Associates and Fellows is $40.00, no in¬ Mr. Oliver Hoover, Hamilton, Ont.,
but worthy item. We believe that our crease from last year. Life Associates and Canada
Newsletter is a link with our members, Life Fellows are exempt from dues. Ms. Arlene P. Jacobs, New York, NY
and we always strive to give as much in¬ Have you considered becoming a Life Mr. David W. Lange, Morris Plains, NJ
formation as possible. We certainly Member for a one-time payment of Ms. Katerini Liampi, Athens, Greece
welcome your suggestions and informa¬ $1,000? In January 1995, three more Mr. Glenn W. Miller, Cherry Hill, NJ
tion that might make good copy for our members converted to Life Membership. Mr. George W. Norby, Casablanca,
readers. Becoming a Life Member serves you and Morocco
In order to accomplish our goals, we the Society. You will never have to think Mr. Craig Reider, Kirksville, MO
need your help. With the various ac¬ about your membership again. The An¬ Mr. Michael N. Smith, Providence, RI
tivities in process we hope to raise nual Report will make mention of your life Mr. Jackson C. Storm, Glen Cove, NY
$57,000 by May 1st. We have put our membership. Mr. Sigurd C. Sundberg Jr., Cathedral
goal to $125,000 for the year. We look Members are invited to join a Circle City, CA
forward to your support. to benefit from enhanced membership Mr. Rian Thum, St. Louis, MO
We take this opportunity to offer a benefits and demonstrate increased sup¬ Mr. David L. Vagi, New York, NY
special gift in 1995. For your contribu¬ port for the work of the ANS. We have Mr. Andre Verstandig, Brussels,
tion of at least $100 you will receive the added a new Circle—the $500 Electrum Belgium
tote pictured here. This zippered tote in Circle. The benefits for each of the Mr. Joao Felippe Vianna, Rio De
dark green with the ANS logo measures Circles are listed in your dues Janeiro, Brazil
18 x 13 and is made of sturdy duck with information. Mr. Roger L. Walters, Auburn, CA
cotton webbing trip and handles. This is the third year of our tiered dues
An Annual Giving coupon is includ¬ structure. We are pleased to report the Four Reinstated
ed in this issue. Please fill in the infor¬ following: 103 members joined the
At the January meeting, four previous
mation requested and return it to the Bronze Circle, 40 members joined the
members were admitted through
Society with your contribution. Silver Circle, and 7 members joined the
reinstatement. Mr. Jackson Storm, Glen
Remember, a gift of $100 or more, will • ♦ Gold Circle during 1994. Circle
Cove, NY, was reinstated as a Fellow in
bring you an ANS Tote Bag by return members are listed separately in the
mail. Society’s Annual Report. Continued on next page
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News of Members
MICHAEL DRUCK
Arnold Attends
Continued from previous page
ELECTED FELLOW
respect of his long prior association with
Birthday Celebrations
the ANS (Associate, 1966; Fellow, 1976).
Michael Druck of New York City was
Those reinstated as Associate Members
elected a Fellow of the Society by mail
are:
ballot effective December 29, 1994. His On January 27, 1995, Carmen
Mr. Robert G. Hansen, Santa Barbara,
election was later recorded in the Arnold-Biucchi, the Margaret Thomp¬
CA
Minutes of the January 14, 1995 Coun¬ son Curator of Greek Coins at the ANS,
Mr. Paul A. Legutko, Brooklyn, NY
cil meeting. attended the celebration of Karl
Mr. Thomas M. Pilitowski, Fort
Druck, a distinguished numismatist, Schefold’s 90th and Herbert Cahn’s 80th
Lauderdale, FL
is on the staff of Stacks, the New York birthdays in Basel, Switzerland, where
Associate membership in the ANS is coin firm. A hemophiliac, Druck is now a small symposium gathering pupils,
open to all with an interest in at home on disability suffering from friends and families was organized by the
numismatics. Members receive a range AIDS, the result of receiving a blood Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung
of benefits including the Society’s annual transfusion infected with the HIV virus Ludwig. Herbert Cahn gave a lecture in
journal, the American Journal of over 10 years ago. honor of Karl Schefold and Erika Simon
Numismatics, and are informed about for¬ A graduate of Sarah Lawrence Col¬ from Wurzburg spoke in honor of
thcoming events and opportunities lege, he has been active in numismatics Herbert Cahn.
through receipt of the quarterly since his youth. He became a member The two scholar honorees went to
ANSNewsletter and special mailings. of the ANS in 1982. Druck currently Basel in the 30s to escape the rise of
serves as President of the New York Nazism in their native Germany and it
New Life Members Numismatic Club which recently was fit to remember the origin of a 60
presented him with a portrait medal com¬ year-long friendship and collaboration on
At its meeting on January 14, the
memorating his term of office. He is a the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation
Council recorded the following conver¬
Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Socie¬ of Auschwitz. The most tangible ac¬
sions to Life Membership: Mr. Olav
ty and the 1982 recipient of its Dr. F. complishment of this long friendship is
Aamlid, Oslo, Norway, Life Associate;
Parkes Weber prize for an award¬ the creation of the beautiful museum of
Mrs. Catherine Bullowa-Moore,
winning essay. ancient art in Basel in 1966.
Philadelphia, PA, Life Fellow; Dr.
A past President of the Westchester Karl Schefold is a world renowned
Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, Barrington, RI,
Israel Numismatic Society, he served as authority on Pompeian wall painting and
Life Fellow.
a board member of the American Israel most of all on ancient Greek and Roman
All ANS members have the option to
Numismatic Society for several years. He art as a religious and mythological
convert to Life Membership by the one¬
has also served on numerous committees phenomenon. He taught archaeology at
time payment of $1,000. Life Associates
for local New York coin conventions. the University of Basel for over 40 years
and Life Fellows are excused from the
A lifelong collector, his numismatic and directed the excavations of the Swiss
payment of annual dues.
specialties include coins of Britain and Archaeological Mission in Eretria,
Roman British coins; medals of Greece. Herbert Cahn is well known
Shagin Elected Life Fellow
numismatists; and ANS medals. As a among numismatists as one of the
Mr. Alex Shagin of Santa Monica, professional numismatist, Druck is associates of Miinzen und Medallien AG,
CA, was elected a Life Fellow of the recognized as an expert on modern gold in Basel and for his books on the coins
Society. Mr. Shagin is the 1995 recipient coins of the world and is a frequent con¬ of Naxos, Sicily and Knidos, Caria. He
of the Saltus Medal Award. tributor to the Friedberg and Krause was the 1983 recipient of the Society’s
catalogues. Archer M. Huntington Medal. Herbert
Cahn is also Arnold-Biucchi’s teacher
Members Co-author Gold Coins of the Old West, and mentor in numismatics and it was
for her a great pleasure to join his other
The Carson City Mint 1870-1893 _ students from all over the world in the
festivities and to bring the wishes of the
ANS.
ANS members Lawrence E. Cutler, previous works having detailed the
M.D. and Douglas Winter have compil¬ Charlotte and New Orleans gold issues,
ed the first book devoted solely to the gold the present volume includes many
coins produced at the Carson City Mint. valuable insights and research notes com¬
According to Dr. Cutler, this book ex¬ piled by Cutler in the course of collec¬
plores the unique historical perspective ting the series.
which interwines the history of the gold Gold Coins of the Old West, The Carson
mining regions of Nevada with the City Mint 1870-1893 is available from the
numismatic history of the United States publisher, Bowers and Merena, in
Mint at Carson City. While this is Wolfeboro, NH, 03894.
Winter’s third book on U.S. gold.
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