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Aesthetically outstanding
Calligraphers created dies for Islamic coinage
by Stephen Album dinar, deriving ultimately from the within ornate geometric frames. some knowledge of the Arabic script.
In the following series of short Latin denarius aureus. Of course, many Unfortunately, the outstanding Fortunately, there does exist an
articles, which shall appear from time dozens of special coin names came into beauty and appeal of these coinages adequate teaching manual for numis-
to time in The Celator. I intend to use over the centuries. some of. which cannot be fully appreciated without Please turn to page X
offer a general introduction to the will be discussed in future articles.
vast and little-known coinage of the All three original terms are still
Islamic world, from its inception in much in use, either as coin denom-
the sevenlh century to the end of that inations in modem Arabic countries,
period which we westerners call the or in the generic sense of money, for
Middle Ages, Le.. from approx- which the plural forms fulus and
imately 650-1500 AD. dirahim are everyday expressions
Each article will be devoted to one throughout the Arab world.
subject, perhaps one kingdom, one With a few notable exceptions,
group of related coinages, or even the Islamic coins bear no pictorial devices,
coinage of a single king or mint. For but are limited to inscriptions, almost
each series, we shaJl try to explain its exclusively in Arabic before 1600, and
special features, to present its most various geometrical patterns and
interesting aspects, so that the general cartouches.
collector of ancient and medieval In a time-honored Islamic tra-
coinage might attain an appreciation of dition, skillful calligraphers applied Artukid of Hisn Kayfa, Qara Arslan (539-562/1144-1167), copper
lhis most neglected realm. their talents to engraving aestheti- dirham, struck at Hisn Kayfa (the modern Hasankeyf in southeast
Laws and Principles cally outstanding dies, miniature Turkey) but not so noted on the coin, AH560. Pictorial types are a rare
In this introductory article, we monuments of the calligraphic art. phenomenon in Islamic coinage, but became briefly common in Iraq and
. shall examine briefly the overall These diecutters would often arrange eastern Turkey in the 12th and early 13th centuries. This is a particularly
nature of the coinage. We should bear the legends in an artistically elegant fine example.
in mind that over the course of the manner. or would inscribe them
nine centuries under our purview, the
coinage both underwent numerous
developments and overhaulings and
varied considerably from one region to
the next, the details of which we will Judaean history is traced with coins
reserve for later articles, which will
deal with specific times and places. by John L. Barton 600 B.C. The Jews began to agitate 198 B.C., when Antiochus III of Syria
Islamic coins were traditionally and conspire to achieve their national achieved a decisive military victory
struck in three metals; bronze (or Ancient J udaea lay between two liberty; about 586 B.C. they rebelled over Ptolemy V and absorbed J udaea
copper), silver, and gold, though not great powers: Egypt to die South and openly against Babylon. Nebucha- into the Seleucid Empire. Antiochus
every metal was used at each time and West and Syria to the North and East; drezzar, infuriated, laid Jerusalem to IV, however, first drove the Jews to
place. The bronze coin was generically it served as a convenient battlefield waste and Jed the Jews into the revolt through absurdly high rates of
knows as jals, which derives from the and a pawn of power politics. This "Babylonian Captivity," which ended taxation and then, in retribution of
Roman jollis. The silver coin came to was already an old story when only in 538 when Cyrus of Persia the revolt, attempted to expunge the
be known as a dirham, in which the Nebuchadrezzar, the famous Old- conquered Babylon and returned the Jewish religion and culture and
Greek word drachma can readily be Testament King of Babylon, took the Jews to their homeland. In a few replace them, compulsorily, with
recognized. The gold coin was the , land from Niku II of Egypt around decades they had built the "Second Hellenistic ideas and religious prin-
Temple" which stood until the reign ciples. It was against this background.
of Herod the Great and was already that the family of revolutionaries

Miscellanea • • • • antique when the young Alexander of

Macedon stood before the city gates
of Jerusalem and accepted the city's
surnamed Hasmonai came to dominate
the land of Judaea, and eventually
struck the earliest Jewish coins.
• Vagi first in RCP contest surrender from a delegation of priests. The Hasmonian revolt began ca.
David L. Vagi, a journalism student at the University of Missouri Alexander's death in 323 B.C. and 167 B.C.; it was a guerrilla war until
Columbia, and 1987 Coin World summer intern, recently won the ANA the subsequent partitioning of his vast J udas Maccabee, the son of the
Roman Coin Project's National Coin Week contest The young journalist empire brought about a chronic power patriarch Matthias, allied himself
received a denarius of Antoninus Pius for the effort Vagi also won first struggle between the Ptolemaic with Rome and brought his forces
place in the ancient exhibits at the ANA convention in Atlanta and is dynasty in Egypt and the Seleucid into the open as an organized army.
planning an exhibit foc the ANA Midwwinter show in Little Rock. He dynasty in Syria. Judaea remained an
will be authoring a feature on Roman Imperial Coins for a World Coins Egyptian dominion from 312 until Please tu rn to pa ge XIII
supplement to Coin World this su~.

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The company regularly publishes price lists of bargain and quality ancient People VI a-~
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 II The Celator Feb. 1988
Unifaces are not facsimilies. and century copy? There is a law
The etlator will continue to
7he CeloJor~
governing the sale of these items and
promote and offer for sale plaster we feel that it should be applied
casts and uniface die struck laminates equally to all or else it should be
under the name "Scholar Copies." abolished.
Point of View... There are some who oppose even the
sale of plaster casts. We believe they
are reactionary and wrong.
The Ctlator will abide by the
provisions of HR 9448 and Mr. Rosa
will undoubtedly Challenge those pro·
Commentary by Wayne G. Sayle. We personally feel that Mr. Rosa's visions. Although we do not entirely
copies are no more offensive than agree with his position, we sincerely
those ' copies mentioned earlier in the hope that his argument is not lost on

T here are certain ageless topics

within the numismatic
fraternity that from time to
time flare up as hotbeds of
copies of some of the greatest pieces
of numismatic art the world has ever
seen. His name is Peter ROSa.
Before the advent of HR 9448.
dealers' lists and auctions. Is the sale
of a 19th century copy any more
justifiable than the sale of a 20th
closed minds.
How do you feel about this vital
issue? Let us hear your point of view.

controversy. One of these, with a Peter Rosa conducted a business sell-

history that dates back at least to the
Renaissance. is the production of coin
replicas.
ing copies of museum pieces, operating
under the name Becker Reproductions.
Over a period of many years he
Letters to the Editor
Michele Onana. a Coin World accumulated an impressive collection
staff writer, recently reported on a of master casts which were trans- Dear Editor: Your publication has brought me a
growing uneasiness, primarily among formed into dies and then into die great deal of enjoyment and new
collectors of U.S. coins, about the struck copies. HR 9448. and the We have received, and continue to information over the past year. The
modem production of silver rounds by subsequent refusal of major find interesting, your newspaper. At only problems were that it didn't
private mints. The size and design of numismatic publications to accept first I was sceptical. but am growing come often enough or quickly enough.
these pieces is supposed to be strictly further ads for the sale of more interested as time goes on. and now you have solved them both at
controlled by parts of section 18 of reproductions. essentially curtailed One apparent difference of opinion. once by offering a monthly sub·
the U.S. code. In addition to pro- the activities of Peter Rosa and Becker however, concerns the reproduction of scription via first class mail. Bravo!
tections under Section 18. which Reproductions. coins, ancient or otherwise. without I hope your new year will see
primarily work against the copying of Some months ago. Mr. Rosa ap- the use of the word "copy" in incuse continued growth and support for
legal tender, other laws are designed proached me about the propriety of on the face. your much-needed work.
to protect the consumer. HR 9448. selling uniface (one·sided) plaster and As a specialist in Biblical coin George E. Moody, Virginia
known as the Hobby Protection Act, die struck silver laminate recreations types. but one whose auction has for
prohibits the manufacture, impor- of ancient coins. The tradition of many years been a major vehicle for • ••••
tation or sale of any facsimile of a collecting. trading and displaying disposition of lower priced coins also, I gladly renew my subscription to
coin unless such is clearly marked plaster casts of ancient coins, gems I have had the unhappy task of writing The Celator and welcome the move to
to hundreds of people who have a monthly.
"copy" on its obverse or reverse. A and sculpture goes back to the early
facsimile. by definition, is an exact days of the Humanist movement in submitted fake coins for sale or for Your fine publication has only
reproduction. authentication. It is from this some- served to whet my appetite more for
the 14th century. Nearly every
Collectors of ancient coins have times heartrending experience that I any and all knowledge of the
collector of coins traded impressions
have felt inclined to use whatever numismatic art of antiquity.
long been exposed to facsimilies of and casts with fellow antiquarians. It
coins from antiquity. Some have come is a tradition worthy of continuing measures are fairly reasonable to curb Best wishes for continued success.
from the molds of Middle East and, as such, we whole-heartedly the flow of such material. Patricia Marsolais, New York
Thus, I was quite happy with the
merchants catering to a curious tourist supported the production of these
hobby protection act when it • ••••
trade; others have come from such scholarly recreations. I would like to begin this note by
respected institutions as the British Very recently. Mr. Rosa mailed to originally passed. I have been ex-
expressing how much I enjoy reading
Museum. certain dealers. association officials ceedingly unhappy witH the way in
The Celator. I became actively .
Even today. with the Hobby Pro· and media representatives a letter which it has been ignored and abused.
interested in antiquities a little ove!" a .
tection Act in force. one can find challenging the legality of HR 9448 I have made formal complaints
year ago and have found your paper to
knowledgable and reputable dealers and proposing to produce copies with· directly to manufacturers. and to the
be quite educational and informative. I
offering "copies" for sale that are not out the built-in safeguards of the authorities. Neither has seemed to
understand that The Celator is
in any way marked as such. They may Hobby Protection Act. While we ac- make any difference. I presume until
primarily a numismatic publication
be found in fixed price lists under the tively endorse the production of uni- there is some effort to punish
but I do hope that you will continue
heading "fantasy" pieces and in auction face recreations· so that all can share violators (and as far as I know they
to carry antiquity articles as often as
catalogs .as "Museum Copies". in the beauty of cemin pieces so rare are still violators of a standing law), possible.
"Beckers" or "Paduans." They may also as to be inaccessible to the average the law will be toothless and
valueless. Richard D. Ordeman, Ohio
be found openly displayed and offered
for Sale on the bourse floor at many
collector - we do not support the
manufacture. importation or sale of Another company's advertising is • ••••
also on my desk at this moment. and Thank you for the sample copies of
shows. The Hobby Protection Act facsimilies. That is. we do not The Celator you sent. It gets better
does not say that it is only illegal to support the sale of unmarked. exact they have blatently editorialized that
it is the responsibility of the every issue. My check is enclosed for
import "modern" facsimilies. it copies of ancient coins. or any other my subscription.
forbids the manufacture. importation coins for that matter. collector to be educated. laying the
responsibility on them, not on the I am the Rip Van Winkle of
or sale of unmarked facsimilies We have discussed this point with ancient coins as I collected over 3,000
without distinction as to age or Mr. Rosa at length, on numerous sellers. I find it is the responsibility
of both the sellers and the buyers; the different ancients in the late '60s and
origin. occasions. We understand his point of lost interest because of the lack of
view - and he ours. Tht Ctlator sellers to sell only the genuine, and
the buyers to ferret out the occasional available information here at that
There is, living in the outskirts of will not accept any advertisement
errors, if any. I am not opposed to time. After expanding my numismatic
New York City. a man with the tech- which offers unmarked facsimilies for
copies. only to unmarked copies. If library and getting over the price
nical ability and the dies to create sale. differential of a 20-year lapse. I am
one wants expensive classical rarities,
well outside of one's pocketbook, I knee·deep in collecting again, partly
• due to the new books and also to
Deadline for the March Issue is believe the copies should be labeled
for what they are, copies. not the real. dealers such as Tom Walker. Clark's
and Frank Kovacs who are helpful and
Friday, February 12 expensive originals.
Dan Clark, Montana are always ready to share their
knowledge.
• •• •• In The Celator I would like to see
Thank you for providing an a series of identification photos of
7k: aJDlqg
Postmaster: send address changes to:
excellent publication. I enjoy it
thoroughly - each issue is anxiously
awaited. I have enclosed an extra
different types of ancients (mostly
AEs) which are described but not
illustrated in the available books or
dollar in my subscription payment. I dealers' catalogs as they are relatively
P.O. Box 123, Lodi, WI 53555 would like to receive a back issue of inexpensive and do not justify the cost
Phone (608) 592-4684 the first copy - to keep my files of a photo.
The Celalor is an independent newspaper published on the first day of each complete. Please keep up the good One Can almost identify the
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year to U.S. and APO/FPO addresses; $18 per year to Canada (first class); Al lJJ the Great by the Braille
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being identified.
permit No. 72. paid at Locli. WI 53555. Copyr):;jht e 1987. Clio's Cabinet.
• •••• Keep up the good work .
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Wayne G. Sayles . . . . . . . . . . . . PublisherfEditor I'm happy to renew my sub-
Janet Sayles . . .. ... . . . . . .. . ArtfDistribution scription to your fine publication. ..
Kris Crary . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . CopyfLayout You've greatly increased my enjoy- (Thanks for the suggestum. ":e w~lltry
Karen Voeltzke . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo/Graphics ment of the hobby. to ~ncl~e samples of these COins If1 the
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The Celator Feb. 1988 III .

c?lum~maticCPillec5J~flnc.

announces

AUCTION XX
GREEK AND ROMAN COINS
featuring a highly important collection of
ROMAN SILVER
PORTRAIT COINS

Juliu s CUll' Nt den arius

A UIUl hll Nt d e n a rius

Quintillu l N lureUI

CaUlu1. AA den arius Avi t ul N so lidus

Carausius AR denlriUI

The highlight of our twentieth annual sale is an exquisite selection of Imperatorial and
Imperial Roman coinage. Not since the famous Glendining sale in 1969 of the Baldwin
collection has such a remarkable offering been made available to the public. Many
historically significant pieces of the highest rarity and value will be featured. We look
forward to your participation in this truly memorable sale.

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Civic Coins and Civic

PoliJics In the Roman Easl, Demand Great
AD 180~215, by Kenneth Harl:
University of Calirornia Press,
2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, Kolbe/Spink auction numismatic books
CA 94720, lOS pages text,
plus appendix, 36 black and Fifty floor bidders, along with the Roman Imperial coins sold for in consigning books to the next
white plates illustrating 157 heaviest participation by mail bidders $2.200. Kolbe/Spink New York sale or to
coins in actual size, S6S hard ever, combined to make the six th The ever-popular Kraay & Hirmer Kolbe California sales are requested
cover. annual Kolbe/Spink New York City work Greek Coins, one of the most to write for their brochure, Selling
public auction of importam numis- attractive numismatic books ever Numismatic Books at Auction, which
In this 12th volume in the matic books one of their most printed. sold for $660. Lochner's explains the procedures and advantages
Transformation of the Classical successful joint sales yet. Including classic eight-volume work on medals. of selling rare numismatic books at
Heritage series. the author. a the 10% buyer premium, the sale of Samlung merlcwiirdiger Medaillen ...• auction.
professor of history at Tulane 513 lots grossed nearly $150,000. published from 1737 to 1744,
University, interprets thousands of While one or two of their earlier garnered a winning bid of $1,210. The A copy of the upcoming February
bronze coins minted by the Htyllenic joint sales may have been overall of three-volume Mazerolle work on 6. 1988 Mail Bid Sale 33. comprised
cities of the Roman East. slightly greater importance, the French medals sold for $908 on a of the numismatic library of David
The text opens with a repre- concentration of extremely rare and $650 estimate. The three-volume Sonderman, part II of the Col, Kriz
sentative classic eastern city during desirable books and catalogues sold in Milford Haven work on naval medals library and other properties, is
the period of crisis and rapid this auction will long be remembered. brought $1,980 on a $1,500 estimate. available to readers of The Celator
transition (AD 180-305) from the Belfort's c lassic and rare five- Estimated at $150 each, the first two free on request. Most of the items in
principate to the late Roman State. volume work on Merovingian coins volumes of The Numismatic Chronicle this interesting sale tend to be the
The text explores the design, sold for $2.420 on a $2.500 estimate. each realized $715. indispensable "bread and butter"
production and use of civic coins to Estimated at $850. Wayte Raymond's Demand for the sale catalogue was works on numismatics. with estimates
affirm traditional themes of city set of the classic Brause-Mansfeld greater than expected and only a few generally under $50.
gods, mark public festivals and work on obsidional coins sold for copies are available at $15 (which
temples, and declare new political $990. A fine leather-bound set of the includes a copy of the prices realized The next Kolbe auction is
beliefs and ideals. The use of coins as Weber collection of Greek coins. list) from George Frederick Kolbe, scheduled for early June 1988 in
propaganda is discussed in this work, estimated at $1,250, sold for $1.540. Fine Numismatic Books. Post Office California. Over 1,000 lots on a wide
which describes the transformation of The auction sale catalogue of the flI'St Drawer 3100, Crestline. CA 92325; variety of numismatic topics will be
c lassic civilization into the early part of the Weber collection brought phone (714) 338-6527. Copies of the offered, including Part III of the
medieval world. $770 on a $400 estimate. A set of the prices realized list alone are available important Michael Powills library.
The large-format, 8-112 x l1 -inch Jameson collection of Greek and for $5. Those who may be interested Copies of the catalogue may be
volume includes appendixes covering ordered now by sending $10 to the
active civic mints and chronological
problems during Valerian's reign. A ANS Sylloge part seven Crestline address.

covers Macedonian coins Byzantine

very usefu l 15-page bibliography and
86 pages of annotated notes are
included to support the text and aid
the student of the series. gold hoard
The fi rst of three volumes covering
Macedonian coins in the collection of
Alexander III and his silver issues
from the Amphipolis mint

THE
dicovered
the American NUoUsmatic Society has
been released. The work is part 7 of
the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum
All coins described are also
inc luded in the plates. The
thoroughly indexed volume was The recent and highly publicized
CLASSIFIEDS series cataloging the coins in the ANS prepared by ANS curator of Greek discovery of 820 Byzantine gold coins
collection. Coins. Nancy Waggoner with
BRING RESULTS The current volume cover s during excavations at Oair al·Abiad
photographs by Michael DiBiase. has been called by Cairo officials the
Macedonian cities, Thraco-Macedonian
tribes. and Paeonian kings. Part 8 of Copies may be obtained from the greatest discovery of gold coins in the
the series will cover the ANS coins of ANS for $60 each by writing to them history of Egyptian Antiquities. The
at Broadway and 155th St., New excavations were part of the
Macedonian kings through Philip II
while part 9 will cover gold coins of York. NY 10032. resto ratio n of a 4th century Coptic
monastery.
The coins, discovered on December
ANCIENT BRONZE COINS OF 17 and displayed in Cairo on January
ASIA MINOR AND THE LEV ANT 3. included specimens from the reigns
from the Lindcren Collection of Justinian I, Phocas and Heraclius.
hy Htllry Clay LindJ(r~1) IlIlll Frallk L Kf}Vllc.~
Struck in Constantinople. they date
from 527 to 641 A.D. They were
lJOO coin. pholOvaphcd, dcKrihcd,.nd indued. 127 pa£uof lUI and 13..'il'tal~" S11. ~i(h"hc"v .. r;
II'S hoIrdco¥er; S5 "lim'led utue •. Order from your dulcr or direelly from: apparently found buried in two clay
jars under a monk's cell. The coins
Chrysopylon Publishers will be divided between the Coptic
p.o. Box 25300 and Islamic museums and will not
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Add S.~ fur .hippill)t. C3h'"mi3 ",.id~U\ .. :ldd 3pplk3h1~ ~k. ,no have any impact on the open market
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Dust c:EomGthLng fDLffe'tent

of the Antiquities and Restoration
Ages
the of the Denarius of P. Niger Greek Pottery Retail
When at Paris during the summer Ancient Art Wholesale
of the present year, I purchased a
denarius of Pescennius Niger, willi the Authenticity Want Lists
Vol. XVI • 1853 reverse Vicloriae Aug. The quality of Guaranteed Solicited
the silver of which the denarii of this
Discovery of Roman Coins emperor are made is generally so base,
A curious discovery of coins. and the workmanship, striking, and
hitherto unrecorded, took place about general appearance so execrable, that I (805) 324·6456 • M • F 12:00 • 5:30 PST
thirteen years ago at Horseheath. near had hitherto put up with the blank in
Limon, Cambridgshire. A waggon in my series of imperial Roman silver, 1031 "H" Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304
its course over the heath getting into a rather than deface it with a spedmen
deep rut, was obliged to be forced out of these coins in the ordinary state,
by the aid of the driver, who saw although in any condition they are of
adhering to the wheels what he considerable rarity. The specimen in Anything AnywhereCLEAR' A NCE'
considered to be a brass button. It was question is the finest coin of ( All Decent Coins) JI4.
a Roman coin; and when the wheels Pescennius Niger that I have ever seen:
1. Greek silver, 4th-1st c. BC, hemidrachm or smaller. Mixed types,
were moved he saw another or two, in fact it ranges with the coins of the identified. G-VF, $30 each
and on going back to the rut, found preceding and succeeding emperors, 2. Sarno, but VG-F, $38.50
that he had crushed a jar, in which without materially offending the eye
by its inferiority ; and it was on this 3. Roman denarii • DomiHan to Caracalla or so. Identified. Fl., $38.50
there were about 200 more. He sold
them in Cambridge; and from an account that I purchased it, the reverse 4. Roman AE3-4, 4th·5th c. Uclnlus I to Honorius. All have visible mlntmar1<.
examination of a few of the number, being, perhaps, the least rare of all Identified. aF-VF. $10 each. 10 djfferent - $85
they seem to have consisted of the those of the denarii of this prince. But 5. Same, but mint olf. aF-VF. $7.50 each, 10 for $65.
on subsequent1y examining the ob- 6. Sarno, but empero(s name oft. Decent looking VG-VF.
later Roman series; coins of Hadrian, $5 eactl, 10 for $42.50,50 for $165
Severus, Nerv3. Macrinus, and a few verse with more care, I discovered a
Legionary being among them. variety in the legend which appears to 7. Byzantine gold so/"rd, Anastaslus b Basil. Nice, no problem pieces. VF/+, $320
F.W.F. be unpublished.
••••• The different legends given by 8. Western Satraps in North IncIa, 3rd-4th c. AD. Silver drachm, identified, with my
historical outline 01 the dynasty.VG-VF, $7.50.
Mionnet and Akerman are as 3 different rulers $20. 10 pieces assorted $55
Sale of Mr. Sabattlec's follows:-
Collection of Ancient Coins IMP. CAES. PESC. NIGER IVS. 9. Sasanian drachms, 5th-7th c. AD, silver drac:hms. Better than average specimens.
IMP. CAES. C. PESC. NIGER VF/+, some are crude. Identified by ruler, mini & date
Th is collection, which comprises $13.50 ea., 10 djfferent $110
some re markable and unique pieces, is IVST.
Payment with Ofder. $2 fOf pos/agfJ. 15-day return. Guaranw9d genuine.
announced for sale by Messrs. Sotheby IMP. CAES, C. PESC. NIGER Sales list sant with ordsr. I have lots of other mid-lange coins.
and Wilkinson, on the 25th of April. AVG. Call me Ie> tailor your 0fr:Ier to }'OIJr needs and to 6nd out what just came in.
The catalogue, prepared by Mr. Curt, IMP. CAES. C. PESCEN. NIG. Bob Rels, P. 0 _ Box 02826,
reached us just as we were going to JVS. AVO .• or A or AV. Portland OR 97202 • (503) 232·0159
press. Among them may be men· The legend sometimes ends with
tioned a unique coin of Plautiana (lot COS II.
33); the Germanicus and Artaxias (lot The legend on my coin reads:-
70); a medallion in silver of Nero and IMP. CAES. C. PESC. NGER, PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO CONSIDER
Agrippina, and an unedited piece in IVS. M.
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third brass of the tyrant Pacatianus.
There are also gold coins of Victory walking; a palm in the right A lot of the newer dealers tend to think that all collectors are young, profes·
Aemilianus, and of Julianus Tyrannus, hand, and a wreath in the left. sional and weal~hy. Well, it is a fact that many members of the ANA were
and some rare pieces of the family of The variety consists in the final collecting ancients before many of toclay's dealers were even born.
Constantine; but as these are delin- letter M on the obverse, which is too If you seriously collected in the '40s and '50s and even the early '60s, you
eated in the plates, a particular clear to admit the possibility of probably have some very choice coins, and you have certainly shown a very
description will not be needed. doubt. It is difficult to suppose that nice profit on what you paid. Sure, you never collected them with making a
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the tit1e Maximus. and yet it is not
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coin collection while you still have your health and using some of the profits
though bearing Latin legends. were
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to do a bit of traveling or to set up an endowment for the grandkids.

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VI The Celalor Fen 1988

n the News
Davidson announces PMV sale

Van Seeters named VP at Empire Coins, Inc.

In a letter to PMV customers numismatist and former assistant to manage SNG Ventures, an independent Kroh will in the future be
dated January I. 1988 Marc Davidson, Davidson, has joined Dennis Kroh at publishing enterprise, from her new primarily occupied with producing
owner of the Daytona Beach, Florida Empire as Vice President. office at 801 W. Granada Blvd., Suite catalogs for Empire Coins in addition
company. announced the sale of its 307, Ormand Beach, FL 32074. to writing Auction Catalogues for
assets to Empire Coins, Inc. According to Davidson's announce- PMV will continue to fill orders other finns on a freelance basis both
Desiree Van Seeters, professional ment, Van Seeters will continue to from its current price list (#34) until here and abroad. He will also be
January 31. After that date, persons travelling the show circuit and repre-
wishing to contact Davidson may do senting clients at most important
so at P.O. Box 3007, Daytona Beach, auctions worldwide.
FL 32018 or by calling (904) 255 - Working with Kroh and Van
6212. Seeters in the Ormond Beach office is
Names of customers on the PMV secretary Tanya Newberry who joined
mailing list are being treated as the firm in October.
confidential and will not be sold to
Empire Coins. Any of PMVs
customers wishing to receive the
Empire lists may do so by contacting
Ken Tanaka
Van Seeters at the Ormond Beach
address, or phone (904) 677-7314.
holds seminar
In a parting message to PMVs A seminar entitled nCoins and
customers, Davidson stated, "let me Currency: An Investment Profile"
say how sorry I am that I have to will be held at the Nyberg Inn, 7125
leave you all. I have enjoyed the S.W. Nyberg Rd., Tualatin, Oregon,
ancient coin business and dealing with on Saturday, Feb. 20, 1988. This is the
you, and I hope you and your second of a series of educational and
collections will continue to prosper technical seminars to be conducted by
in the years to come. n Ken Tanaka, an internationally !mown
The formal announcement of the numismatist with over 20 years
sale took place at this year's Florida experience.
Dennis Kroh, Desiree Van Seeters and Tanya Newberry
United Numismatists (F.U.N.) show The morning program. Session I,
in Orlando. will feature an overview of coins,
currency, tokens and related coUec·
Legacy opens ancient dept Explaining the role that Van
Seeters will play at Empire Coins,
company president Dennis Kroh said.,
tables. In the afternoon, Session II
will deal primarily with the major
Professional numismatist Dennis Greek, Roman and Medieval coins "Desir6e is a professional numis- areas of investment potential and the
C. With recently announced the will be developed for the investor, matist. and her position in the problems encountered by the un-
opening of an ancient and medieval while the general collector's needs company will reflect that." Her initiated. Both sessions will feature
coin department at Legacy Invest- will be served with a full price range duties at Empire will include all slides of the general areas of interest
ments of Denver, Colo. offering of ancient coins. customer relations as well as buying in numismatics.
Mr. With, who has been a and selling ancient coins and For more information, caU (503)
professional numismatist for over 15 These coins will be offered six travelling to shows. She will also be 244-6433 or write: Castle Coins and
years, has in the past supplied high times a year in a buy-bid format. in charge of the company's numismatic Currency, 7440 S. W. Oleson Rd.,
quality ancients for his investment Collectors and investors who wish to books department pontanel, Or. 97223.
clients. Now, due to the greatly be included on the mailing list please
increasing interest in ancient coins, the send your name, address and area of
firm will maintain a full-time collecting interest to: Legacy
department. Investments, Ancient and Medieval
Legacy Investments plans to work Coin Department. 3773 Cherry Creek
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collector. Portfolios of high quality Denver, CO 80209.

Co.lored Woman - Stained glass works created by ancient

coin dealer John Barton of Henniker, NH will be the subject of
a one-man show opening March 3 at the Options Gallery in
Nashua, NH. Shown above is one of Barton's creations, a two-
foot in diameter circle of a female nude, called ·Colored
Woman: which broke a price record for New Hampshire,
Legacy expands - i having sold for $1,500, or $750 a square foot. The multi-
history behind a rare Greek tetradrachm talented Barton is a former editor of the INS publication
Numorum and a contributor of articles to The Celator.
and Larry D. Bills.
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Set for February 10

Rare Greek coins included in Christie's Auction
The upcoming February 10 auction a Tarentine Didrachm of the type with next to a tree from which hangs the Publications, 21-24 44th Ave., Long
by Christie's of New York offers a a seated male figure with his legs lion skin. On the reverse, a fine heavy Island City, NY 11101.
nice selection of ancient coins. crossed in the reverse. The great bull stands, surrounded by a laurel James Lamb or Amy Corcoran will
Greek cities of Italy and Sicily are collection formed by Me. P. Vlasto wreath. be pleased to answer inquiries about
well represented, the highlight being and catalogued by Oscar Ravel Macedon and Alexander the Great coins in the February 10 sale or
contained only two examples of this are represented by a run of four gold concerning the possibility of con-
piece, neither of which can match the Staters and by fine Quality sHver in signing materi31 for their next auction
quality of the specimen in this sale. various denominatons. The Staters are which is to be held on May 24, 1988.
The estimate for this piece, which is all of the type showing a helmeted
in the very finest style. is $400-$600. head of Athena on the obverse and a
Syracuse and the other Sicilian figure of Nike on the reverse. Each has
cities are also well represented, as are varying symbols and monograms in
Athens and Corinth in central Greece. the field.
Crete, Phaistos, Stater Two particularly fine coins from The ancient section of the sale 31so
Crete are included. The Imt is a rare, contains some multiple lots of Greek
possibly unrecorded Stater of Lyttos silver coins, and a fine run of Roman
with the unusual obverse of an eagle denarii including coins of Pompei,
flying right with .tuuh. its wings Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. There
raised over its body. In its talons it are also several multiple lots of
appears to be holding a branch. Also, Roman material in bronze and silver.
a particularly fine Stater of Phaistos All the most important pieces
is offered, with an estimate of $800- described above are illustrated in the
Crete, Lyttos, Stater $1,000. The coin's obverse depicts Christie's catalog which is available
Italy, Taras, Stater
Heraldes holding a club and standing for $6, S8 by mail from Christie's

Business as usual
Harmer Rooke Rebounds
Business at New York. City'S Information on future HRN
Harmer Rooke Numismatists, Ltd. auctions may be obtained by
has now returned almost to norm31 contacting the firm at 3 E. 57th St.,
conditions. It was on the night of New York, NY 10022.
December 1 in which a substantial
portion of the firm's inventory was
lost through a major burglary.
"We had originally planned to Coin Galleries
conduct a major public auction in late
January. but we've pushed back that Holds Feb.
sale to sometime in the spring. We've
received several important consign-
ments and we'll announce the exact
Mail Bid Sale
date of the auction very shortly," said Coin G31leries. the foreign depart-
Joseph H. Rose. HRN president. ment of Stack's. will close out their
current mail bid sale on February 11.
He went on to say, "Within the The sale features Greek, Roman and
past several weeks we've been able to Byzantine coins in gold, silver and
replenish our stock, and we're now bronze; a fine collection of ancient
Frank Kovacs, wrongly accused of Russian connection able to service the needs of most of Judaean silver and bronze coins; along
our customers." with U. S. and world coins.
Harmer Rooke Numismatists,
Kovacs denies specialty founded in London, England in 1903,
has been based in New York City
Leading off the sale is a choice
Syracusan gold octobol from the time
of Dionysios the Elder (405-380 BC)
in Modern/Russian coins since 1939.
"At this time I'd like to personally
with the head of Artemis on its
obverse and Herakles strangling the
Frank L. Kovacs, of San Mateo had been dormant from 1920 until thank 311 those numismatic periodic31s Nemean Lion on its reverse. The piece
California, flatly denied any know- 1983 when it was sold by the which have greatly assisted Harmer is estimated at SI0,OOO-i2,OOO.
ledge of Russian, Hungarian or collector's heirs. Rooke by publishing descriptions of Following a nice run of gold pieces,
Czechoslovakian coinage in a recent A thorough search of early lists items burglarized from our galleries," the sale presents a very interesting
telephone conversation with The issued by Kovacs failed to produce any said Rose. "Those periodicals include collection of rare and choice Judaean
Celator. An article in the January, evidence of dealing in Russian coins, The Numismatist, Numismatic News, coins with a number of important
1988 issue of the newspaper alleged although -there were some ancient Coin World. World Coin News, silver pieces. Roman Republican
not only that Kovacs was a specialist coins of the Black Sea area presently Canadian Coin News and The coinage is well represented.
in Russian coinage. but also that he under Russian control .(editors are Celator," he added.
The Roman section also includes
deals in modem coins. really die-hards). some rare imperatorial and early
Admitting the he "occasionally" The publisher/editor of The "We also appreciate the fact that
many dealers in the New York area Imperial coins. A denarius of Brutus.
offers medieval and modem coins in Celator, Wayne Sayles, offering his with the head of Neptune and Victory
his mail-bid sales, Kovacs steadfastly public apology for this unfortunate offered HRN qu31ity material for our
inventory immediately after the walking is estimated in choice EF at
disavowed any specialization in the error said, "I have known Frank S2,500·3,OOO,
Russian series. Kovacs for over 20 years and consider break-in.
A total of 454 ancient coins are
The earlier report, as it turns out. him to be one of the most respected "Finally. I'd like to take this offered in this sale. Further infor-
was based on the offering of "A and reputable dealers of ancient coins opportunity to thank my entire staff mation may be obtained from Coin
Russian Collection" in Kovacs' mail- in this country. I must reluctantly for working long hours and making Galleries, 123 W. 57th St., New
bid sale V (1984). Further acknowledge, however, that he knows the ex.tra effort to get our company York City 10019.
investigation revealed the the offering nothing about Russian coinage." back into working order very Quickly.

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was actually a collection of rare When writing to Kovacs at their And special thanks to the New York Say you saw It In
ancient coins owned by a Russian new address, P.O. Box 25300, San City Police Department for making a
numismatist who emigrated from the Mateo. CA 94402. please do not ask
for their latest list of Russian coins!
thorough investigation of the bren- 7/,e CeIaIor
Black Sea area in 1920. The collection in," concluded Rose.
VIII The Celator Feb 1988
Wine and the divine
Grapes played important role in religion and art
by David A. J . Liebel't mental significance in ancient religion. In earlier times various liquids
"In vino veritas." In wine there is Greek art is replete with scenes of including water, semen, beer and even
truth. So wrote the great Roman Dionysian revels and the proliferation wine were associated with the life-
natural philosopher Pliny (AD 29-73) of grape clusters on Greek coins of the giving essence of the deity and
in his monumental Natural History, third and fo urth centuries Be is libations were an important part of
Book XIV, sect. 141. In wine there is obvious from even a casual scanning of various rituals. particularly fertility
also poetry as we can observe in these numismatic literature . Although no rites. In Greek. culture, thi s
immortal words of Homer from the one, to the best of my knowledge, has association ' of wine with the divine
Odyssey, Book II, line 420, "A done a statistical analysis of the became firmly implanted in the
favorab le wind clear-eyed Athene frequency of the appearance of various religious ,consciousness of man. In the
sent, a brisk west wind that sang grape-related motives on Greek Roman Empire. the wine and wine
along the wine-dark sea." painted pottery (both Attic and South vessel became important symbols of
It is to the religious experience of Italian), it would certainly be high. various dieties. particulary in the
ancient man, however, that we must Part of this phenomenon can be Eastern Empire where Plutarch tells
tum for a full understanding of the attributed to the new role of wine in us that the Syrians identified Adonis
role the grape played in ancient art. the Dionysiac ritual as can be seen with Dionysus.
Although we do find representations from the many drunken satyrs found Due to the influence of Greco-
of wine making on ancient Egyptian in the art of the Greco-Roman world. Roman culture, wine took on an
tomb walls, and even some amulets in It is highly likely that the frequent important role in the Jewish ritual of
the form of grapes, this is probably use of wine with the Greek meal was the Second Temple period. There it
due more to a desire on the part of the a product of this new religious was understood in a somewhat
deceased to enjoy the "good. life" in awareness rather than the reverse. different manner, being connected
the afterworld through a form of more with the concept of immortality
sympathetic magic than to any belief than fenility. Grapes and wine vessels
in a particularly sacramental nature appear in various forms on almost
inherent in the wine itself. every Jewish coin series of th is period
Similarly we find sporadic refer- from the coins of the Maccabean
ence to wine in ancient Near Eastern dynasts to the coins of Bar Kochba.
art and literature. An early Ugaritic They appear with some frequency on S?uth Italian Gnathia ware vase
story tells of a deity blessing a king Roman lamps but are even more with grape vine motif.
with fertility over a cup of wine, and common on Jewish lamps of the
the grape vine appears occasionally as period as can be seen in the fine
a decorative motif in early Near example from the author's collection
Eastern art Although wine was used illustrated. The new connection with the ancient world, particularly from
in ritual libations in various ancient the Greco-Roman period onward, even
cults including the ancient Hebrew as it does in many cu ltures to this
temple, there is no clear evidence that day. An understanding of its religious
it had religious significance other than and cultural significance should be
that of a "valuable" sacrifice. important to any collector of ancient
It is not until the Greek period art. As Edward Fitzgerald said in the
Roman Egyptian pottery flask in Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, "I
that we find the grape and its liquid the 10nn of a bunch of grapes.
produce laking on a clearly sacra- wonder often what the vinters buy
one half so precious as the stuff they
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Islamic coins 1
Continued from page I

matic Arabic. an inexpensive book by

calendar is known also as qamari,
the Rev. Richard Plant, Arabic Coins ~ lunar.")
and How 10 Read Them , which I
Since the lunar year has only 354
highly recommend to the novice, even
• if already accustomed to modem
written Arabic .
days, the Arabic year prolapses at the
rate of one cycle approximately every
33 years. To convert a Hijri lunar date
h is often stated that the use of
to an AD date, one must first subtract
, pictorial devices is forbidden by
Islamic law, but the situation is in
three percent, then add 622. Vice
I versa, to convert an AD date to a
fact rather more complex. While it is
Hijri year, one subtracts 622, then
! true that the representation of the
human form is discouraged by Islamic
adds ~ee percent. However, a rough
app~oXlmabon can be obtained by just
tradition (Arabic makruh, meaning adding 600 to the Hijri year.
not forbidden, but unadvisable. A
pious Muslim would prefer to avoid Abbasid caliphate, al-Hadi (AHt69-t70IAD785-786), silver dirham, mint
any activit y thus branded), the of Jayy (part. of the modem city of Isfahan in Iran), dated AHt70 . A
representati on of animal and plant lovely but typical example of an early Abbasid silver dirham.
forms, buildings. natural scenes, tools
and other man-made objects, etc., is
survi~ed the ages. Moreover, the coins full, usually in the context of the
accep table, but is found only
occasionally on lIle copper coinage, constitute the most trustworthy of following formula, or some variant
almost never on the silver or gold. all historical documents, for they are thereof: "In the name of God, this
This brings us to the curious absolutely contemporary, unbiased, (fals, dirham, ... ) was struck at (place
tradition of the sikka, the right of the and often preserved in large quanti- X) in the year (year Y)," though after
ties. the 12th century, the formula was
ruler to place his name on the
precious-metal coinage. This right was We should nOte that in practice, either much abbreviated or abandoned
one of the two fundamental expres- copper coins were not covered by the altogether, the mint and date being
sions of sovereignty in the Islamic laws of sikka, and thus were often placed on the coins wherever the
polity, the second being the right of regarded as lying outside the restric- diecutter deemed aesthetically most
the ruler to have his name mentioned tions governing the silver and gold pleasing. The year was written out in
in the Friday sermon, the right of coinage, Hence the far wider use of words until the 14th century, after
khulba. which it usually appears in numerals. Abbasid caliphate, al-Muqtadir
pictorial representations. even occa-
Since Islamic coins also usually ionally of the human form, and the Irol1ically, the earliest appearance of a (295-3201908-932), gold dinar,
bear the mint and date of issue, they date in numerals on an Arabic coin is mint of San'a (now the capital of
frequent appearance of local rulers'
are invaluable historical documents, and governors' names. The names of on a Christian coin of the Norman the Yemen Arab Republic),
for they tell us who ruled (as the king, William I, dated 533 of the AH314 . Yemen was actually an
hundreds of these individuals, par-
vassal of whom, when appropriate) at Hijra. independent state at this time ,
ticulary from the rust three centuries
what place, in what year. By studying but its rulers omitted their own
of Islamic coinage, are known today As for the Arabic calendar, it is
the coins of one mint city, we can . names, mentioning only the
only from their coins. based on a lunar year, and counted
often reconstruct its political history caliph, who was still in theory the
Islamic coins ordinarily bear the from the time of the Prophet
in far greater detail then is possible rightful ruler of all Islamic lands.
name of the mint at which they were Muhammad's emigration from Mecca
from the written records that have struck. The mV11 is written out in to Medina in the year AD 622. (The
Arabic word for emigration is hijra,
whence the calendar is known as the In the following articles. we will
Hijri calendar, commonly latinized as use. the Hijri year, for that is the year
Anno Hegirae, n AH" for short. There which would appear on the coins
Miinzen nnd Medaillen AG is also a solar Hijri calendar, called occasionally glOSSing it with the AD
s hamsi ("solar"), in use in modem equivalent.
(To be continued)
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QUOTES FROM THE PAST ...<'II, ./

"The History of Art

is the History of Revivals" ...Ephesus, Coin File
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Samuel Butler
AR • Tetradrachm
1835-1902 387·301 B.C.
BeelStag
Sear 4372

~ Stylistic Periods of Greek Coinage Ephesus was the chief of 12 Ionian c~ies on the western coast of
Asia Minor. It is famous for being the site of a monumental temple of
~ Match the date at left with the appropriate description at right Artemis which was bum by the architect Chersiphron in the 6th
century B.C. - considered one of the wonders of the ancient wor!d.

D 1.700-480 BC A. Period of Trans~ional Art

The city was located on an excellent harbor and serve~ as a maJ?r
trade center to the East. Coins of Ephesus were struck In substantIal -
quantities and for many generations used the common motif of a Bee
D 2.480-415 BC B. Period of Decline of the Art
on the obverse and the stag of Artemis on the reverse. The city
finally lost prominence as its harbor smed up from deposits of the
river Cayster. It was also known in ancient times under the names
D c. Impenal Period
D
3.415-336 BC

4. 336-280 BC D. Period of Later Fine Art

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Alope, Ortygia, Morges, Smyma Tracheia, Samomia and Plelea. I .

D 5. 280-146 BC E. Period of Continued Decline TRIVIA QUIZ

F. Period of Archaic Art The Roman God Janus is often
D 6. 146 - 27 BC depicted on Roman Republican
coins with two heads facing In
G. Period of Finest Art
D 7. 27 BC - 268 AD opposRe directions. What Greek
city used the same convention
much earlier but with back to back
male and female heads?
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Judaean coins Continued from page I

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this point that the numismatic however, he had been given a large
currents of the Roman Empire and of section of the country to administer.
the Hellenistic world of Judaea began
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His pro-Roman sympathies kept him
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some are as large as 30mm, and a few
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affront to the Jewish people. Their Most, including issues struck both
legends are exclusively Greek; their before and after the First Revolt, bear
devices are usually of Roman
derivation, and in no case are they
the portrait of the Roman Emperor.
The reinstitution of procuratorial
• Ancient
specifically Jewish.
When Herod died in 4 B.C .• the
government after Agrippa I's death
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• Medieval
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(the ft War of Varus ") which was
relations between the Jewish people
and their governors that culminated in • Modern
ruthlessly put down by the Romans the great uprising of 66-70 A.D.
and their allies, the Nabathean Arabs.
Herod's fonner kingdom was divided
among his sons. Herod Philip became
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the pent~up inju stice and xenophobia
ft tetrarch" of principally non-Jewish of a century of foreign rule and

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regions; his coins bear the effigies of exploitation were let loose. Jews
the Emperors Augustus and later slaughtered gentiles, Romans espe·
Tiberius. Herod Antipas (Tetrarch of cially; gentiles slaughtered Jews ;
Galilee and Peraea) confined his coin- Jews slaughtered each other. "For
types to innocuous symbols .-- palm-
branches, wreaths, and a palm-tree
Humanity was become so dangerous a
crime," says Josephus, "that it was
One of the Largest Stocks
which foreshadows the bronzes of the
Second Revolt. Herod Archelaus.
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Judaean coins Continued from page XIII

Simultaneously, however, there through Year Four; and there is a carnage on the scale of the earlier sack was laid on the Jews after the First
occurred an upsurge of ethnic and unique quarter-shekel date Year One. of Carthage. Hundreds of thousands Revolt was collected- in ways that
religious pride among the Jews. Some and another dated Year Four. The of Jews were killed; scores of today would be called brutal and
faint echo of this is preserved in the legends on the silver coins are very thousands were sold into slavery or extortionate; Nerva, upon his
rare and beautiful coinage of the First consistent, giving the denomination on destined for gladiatorial combats. accession to the throne; decreed an end
Revolt. These pieces form a series of the obverse (in archaic Hebrew script) Herod's grandiose temple, just com- to the "fiscal calumnies" associated
remarkable internal self-consistency, and on the reverse the assertion, pleted in the mid-60's, was burned to with the collection of these taxes; he
and an almost modem design con- "Jerusalem is Holy~ (Year One) or the ground; its most sacred im- does not seem to have abolished the
trasted with deliberate archaic epi- "Jerusalem the Holy~ (all other plements were paraded through tax itself. Nevertheless, a sestertius
graphy. Like the Tyrian shekels they years). Well-preserved examples of Rome's streets and the event was was struck to commemorate the
were meant to supplant, the Jewish the shekels often exhibit a faceted commemorated in stone on the Arch imperial beneficenr..e.
shekels, and their fractions, were edge. laboriously hand-hammered and of Titus. and in gold, silver, brass and
struck on the Phoenician weight- unique in ancient coinage. copper on the Roman coinage.
standard, a shekel equalling ca. The bronze coins of the First This "Judaea Capta" coinage was
fourteen grams. Revolt are well-coordinated in design struck during the reigns of Vespasian
with the silver. In the large and and Titus. Commonly, the obverse
middle denominations, the triple-lily bears the usual portrait and title of
or triple-pomegranite motif of the the Emperor. and the reverse
sil ver is repeated in a palm-tree illustrates a Jewish captive or captives
between two baskets of fruit and a standing or sitting next to a palm-
lulav (bundle of sticks used in the tree, the symbol of Judaea. The
temple) between two ethrogs or
citrus fruits (see Figure 3). The
Figure 5:. the "F1SCl lVDAlCl
Figure 2: A shekel of the First CALUMNlA SVBLATA" sestertius
ofNerva.
Revolt. dated "Year One,"

On its reverse is a palm-tree,

The silver coins of the Revolt (the surrounded by the legend "FISCI IV-
first Jewish silver coins) bear as their DAleI CALVMNIA SVBLATA (.e
types a chalice and a device variously Figure 5). This is today a very rare
_. interpreted as a pomegranite fruit or coin, particularly in high grade.
triple lily (see Figure 2). Shekels Figure 3,' Bronze half-shekel dated
Those Jews who had survived the
exist for all five years of the revolt, Year Four (left) and a smaller bronze
destruction of Jerusalem in 70 had
although those dated "Year Five~ are with the same date but no spread allover the Empire. and
extremely rare. Half-shekels are dell()miMlion.
swelled existing Jewish colonies in
known with the dates Year One Cyprus, Cyrene, Egypt and elsewhere
smallest denomination, the familiar with their numbers. During Trajan's
small bronze that goes back as a reign the old conflict boiled up again,
denomination to the Hasmonians, Figure 4: A "Judaea Capta" this time in several localities at once
bears an amphora and a vine-leaf. sesterlius of Vespasian (aboye) and a (ca. 115-116 A.D.). The fighting, as
Rarity in these bronzes is directly gold aureus cOn'lmi!moraling 1M same always, was to the death. Cyrene fell
proportional to size, the largest event. to the rebels, as did parts of Egypt .
•!Z L~~·./~ denomination being extremely rare. Riots broke out practically every-
The bronze and silver coins of the where Jews were to be found in large
First Revolt fit so well into a system legend, on larger coins, is IVDAEA
Write for our Latest that one tends to think of this CAPT A; on some smaller coins, this
numbers. The nWar of Quietus," as it
came to be known, was not crushed
Buy/Bid Sale Catalog monetary system as having been is abbreviated simply to IVDAEA
until Trajan died and Hadrian became
conceived and supervised by one man, (See Figure 4). Other Roman coins of
We obtain books at wholesale prices emperor. Hadrian's first experiences as
as a service to our regular custorrrn. or by a closely coordinated committee the period allude to the victorious supreme administrator were thus
of elders. war against the Jews without military measures against the Jews.
Owl Ltd. When Rome's legions began to referring to it specifically; these Perhaps it was this that later led him
close in on Jerusalem, the Jews -- generally show Victory or a military to proclaim a shrine to Jupiter on
P. O. Box 687 who had been fighting among them- trophy. the ruined site of Herod's temple (130
Henniker, NH 03242 selves almost as much as against Few coins that bore on the Jews A.D.) and to outlaw circumcision and
foreigners -- banded together to fight were minted by the Romans after the public instruction in the Law of
(603) 428-7872 for their lives. The Roman conquest reign of Titus. During Domitian's Judaism (131).
of Jerusalem that followed was a reign, however, the heavy tax that It is not clear whether Hadrian
announced his intention to rename
Jerusalem" Aelia Capitolinan before
the second uprising, thus precipitating
it, or whether its origins were more
diffuse, and his decree took the form
of a reprisal after the revolt was

~E.'l'J~ss\ FRANK L. KOVACS

crushed. At any rate, a Jewish leader
who called himself Simon Bar-Kochba
("Son of a Starn) proclaimed himself

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the messiah and in 132 led the Jews of
the Holy Land against Rome's power
once again. The Roman army in Judaea
-- no small force since Vespasian's
time -- suffered heavy losses at flfSt,
OF so great was the zeal and deter-
mination of the insurgents. But, as in
GREECE, ROME, AND BYZANTIUM many wars, the greatest determination
was in the long run no match for
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Judaean Coins Continued from page XIV

overwhelming numbers and resources.

The coins of the Second Revolt are
quite unlike those of the First, not
bronzes of the First revolt. These
tetradrachms exist with dates (Year
One and Two only) and undated.
both dated and undated, the latter
being the only coins of the Second
Revolt that can be called conunon (see
Judaism's offspring, Christinaity, was
beginning its slow rise to power over
half the world.
-
least in that they are struck directly Figure 8b). Small (ca. 2Omm) bronzes
over other coins. This restriking over inscribed ftFirst Year of the Freedom
cold planchets wore out the Jewish of IsraeJ ft also bear the name of
dies quickly and produced coins on ftEleazar the Priest, ft an enigmatic
which the undertype is clearly visible fig.ure (see Figure gc). His name,
beneath the new design. One can see however, appears only on coins of this
this best in the denarii of the Second first year. These are quite scarce, but
revolt, on which the familiar profiles undated small bronzes of similar
of Vespasian, Trajan and Hadrian can appearance exist. and are much more
often be seen, flattened along with Figure 7: Denarii of the Second common.
bits of Greek or Latin legend. Revolt. . The reader would probably now
In the coinage system of the Second
Revolt there are many more types and
varieties than in that of the First. The The denarii bear a wealth of dif-
ferent types including wreaths,
expect a section on the Roman victory
coinage, struck to commemorate this
latest blood-letting. The Roman
_.
logical progression and conservative state, however -- perhaps on the
adherence to a few types that charac- musical instruments. bunche s of initiative of Hadrian himself -- seems
terize the First Revolt's coinage are grapes, jugs, and palm-branches, in to have forbade the issuance of any
much less evident here; this and the many different combinations (see sort of commemorative coin or
technique of overstriking coins out of Figure 7). Like the tetradrachms, they medallion bearing on the Second
circulation implies a much stronger exist undated. or with the dates Year Hebrew Revolt. Vespasan's triumph
sense of crisis at the mint and a much One or Year Two. As with the of 70 A.D. must have appeared
more precarious situation than in the tetradrachms, dated specimens tend to compromised by the War of Q uietus
First Revolt. be scarcer and more expensive in the and voided entirely by the new
The silver tetradrachms of the Bar- market. uprising of 132. Hadrian, therefore,
Kochba War are impressive coins Large bronze coins were struck, did not celebrate. He made it a capilal Figure 8: Large, medium, and small
which show us a building believed to with dates during the f'rrst two years crime to teach the Law, disolved the bronzes of the Second Revolt; the
be Herod's temple -- in ruins since 70 of the Revolt, but not after (see council of Jewish elders at Jamnia, small piece is struck in the name of
A.D. (see Figuu 6). The reverse Figure 8a). Medium bronzes with the and sent the Jews forth into their Eleazar the Priest.
types, an elhrog and lulav, echo the types of a vine-leaf and a palm exist millenia-long Diaspora - just as
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" iitic tflan pr.vious i.luel. H-18v, H15v. AJC-Hil. VF or n.il rly .0 •.•• • • 1 110
JOHN KY({CANUS If 67, 63-40. A£IS. He~re'" Itgend/Doubl. Cocflueopi ile . H-21,
55 AR Oer.sdu •• !lunch of 'ir'pllfJu ... with Handl..
Jr-In, H-201, AJC-6B. Et. 3.6\ 9" .. 1 ................................ . . 5679
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S6 AR !).enilriul. Bunch of 9ra""l/l It rin .... d Iyr •• 11-112, H-l0', AJC-51.
'i'Ciied VF* . l.25 grl ... ......... ... . .. . . . ....... . .. . ..................... S4H
" hn es to I , r. H-22, H-19, AJC-:u3. tt!lF·. Legend choic. , shup .... $109
AEI4. Legend/Double Coe~ucopiae. H21v, H20. AJC-N. F·fVG, o.c ••••• $~S
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hiln9s fra. pele tree. 11181, H236, Br-I23. Ivr, I bit 0.c.5 225
"" ------Atll. " l a Brilflch flilr.~ed by Hebrt'" l eqer.d/ Flower b.eween 2 bud S. 11-
~H-21, AJC-O . A very r ilre coin chat is leldo .. otter.d f oe lille. Th . ioo-
51 ,AE21. Bu.t of Titus r/Nik. st; r, writing Ofl shi.ld IUpp by I<nee
~ti"ii"tO r. 11-182, H-2ll, Br-l24. rine, .. ldOlO ofter.d ty"" ••••••• S169
pOCtlflt obv.r •• lide is il n.ce Vt, w,ll ceneered with ease l ette r s .hilrp , 5i ,,11,&24. lIUlt ot Titus r /Judae il litl ",ourning I, b.l .... 1 ot trophy,
cl.il~ wh ile the r.v. r . e t. r., but ilbout If2 o.c. Vf/F. flic e pileina .. S4" t..nas~d beh ifld b,C~, Shi.l d to r. H1B', Mlle, Br-122. vG/r. tl, w••• 'll'
u A~ll. H.br .", 1.9.nd, "h.,d " added /Double Cornucopiil •• H-26v , H-22. , 60 , A R Denariu •• Bu s t of TieUI r/Cilptiv. kn.eh In front at trophy.
;;::re:s. \IG-F, bue well cent.red ......................... ················' ,l ir='2i3. Scar~e. VG-t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un
AE14 . H.bn", leqer.d/Double Cornucopilie. H-llv, H-21, AJC-.o. SqUilflsfl 61 oo!>\lTIA~. 81-96. At21. Hh bust r /7 brilnched pill. trn. 9-184. H-2)',
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HATtATHI AS ANTIGC~US 40-3 7. 1.£24 . Double Cornucopiil' with H.bf.W l egefld~ 61
Br-IH. tin., flic. piltinil. Scarc. type, 1St w.'v. hild in ilwhile ••••••• $14,
,AE26. His bust left/Hinerva in flo"'in, 90Wfl advances left. 1!-188,
" Ivy wr elen tl .0 ,t boteom . R14, H30 , AJC-O . r-yr, but o.c., .till ok •• S~99
At 19. S.fl9le Corfluco~ •• e tied w. ribbons/Greek 1.9.nd in 1 lin ••• K1S U
~-24J:-er-l32. rifle . well centered • • uch bltt. r tnlfl -alt w.'v. leefl •• $149
AELIA CAPI':'O"III'" ANroJlJIIIUS PlUS. IlI·lU. Atll. Hh bust r/8ult of Tych.
~AJC·Y2. Gd t-t., bue reverSe il bit oft-c.nur .................... $l~' r. ~01-11, ~S-5'8. Gd/VG-r . Well ceflt.:ed, lo.e di lCo loriltion. SCilrc•• S4'
AtU. S iellil r. H15, Mll, AJC·vl.4. Hne. ObV a bit o.c. Crud •• • ••• $l S 64 eOSTRA COMMOOOS.117-1'1. At20. His bUlt e fBult of Athen.-tyche r. AIIS -
"" ----Atll. H.bre", legend In boree: of doc ./Doubl. COfnucopia. with .ilr Of,
baCT.y rlIln9 bet.... fI. II-U, H-ll, AJC-Y. VG-t, .CafC. type ......... ~ •• 1 S 65
I!T2'ii•. r /v(;, .... 11 flilll flitw. Obv.". espeCiillly nic •••••.••••..•. •.. $49
r;A;!AT£AN ~I"~DOH MBBEL I I . 10-106. AE21. Cojoin.d bu ... at Itlbbel I I ,
KEROD I 11-4. ,11,£24. !r.pod wie h Lebel, eoflOq f am , dile. (yeilr lI/Thy.,ilt· hll _ . Queefl Shilquil.th/Poubl. Cornucopiae. SG1 -5 104. vr thul ICilrce •.• $49
" ~ Stilr, 2 pill~ branches. H-19, M_ l7. AJC-215,1. H~ce rlfl" plilflch.e
flilw ile ilbout I o'clock. Gtean pileinil. SCilrce . All d.til. l int ilct •.••• • S2 15 tOR MDItt ANCIENT J~wtSH COINS, AS WELL AS ROMAN, GREt~, BYZANTINE, HEDIEVAL AND
At20. Crol' lu rr. by closed diade., surr by G~.ek l egend/ tr ipod IUft. ~ODERN COINS. SEI'D ~l fOR LIST lIA •••• F~Et ~ITH ANY ORDER.
" ~pille br.flc hel . H41, H411, AJC-2l6, 1. r-Vt, 10 •• weilk .poe• • •••.• SI7'
AE22. Crall ifl cle.ed d.adeQ/Tfipod. R-44, ~-42, AJC·IO. ilfin ••••• '"
"" ------A£ll-15. SCiletefed Gre e k le.,efldfTeipod i.fI circle of dotl. M-45, H· O .
AJC·I)v . Typ icill VG/F, Scarce type. leldom offered ••..•••••• • •••.•••••• ,') ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS: All material guatanteed genuine. 7-day rerum
privilege· any reason. Prices quoted In U.S. dollars; payment must be made if! same.
Atll. tripod su rf. by Greek legend/2 cros s.d 'illm brilnc~e • • H-4B, N-
" ~JC-I4-Hil. YG. Ine9 . shape. IS usual. sc ;o rc . .................... Sl~9
AEI2-ll. Tripod l urr by Greek legend/Upright Pilla Brilnch. H-49, M-~ ,
Colorado residents acid appropriate salas tax. VISA and MasterCard gladly accepted.
Sand all raised Information. inclu. expiration date and Interbank number. A rubbing or
" AJC.[5. Typicill lere9 flilfl , some wha t crud e , but not bad. Iflne ••••••• I)"
Xerox of card ~preciated. Please Include sufficient funds for postage and insurance.

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A£ll. Greek l.g.~d lur r by dots/Anchor .ur r by ci.rcl., decor,eed With
" y- I.k. dls igfl. H-52, H-51, AJC-19. usual crude Ityle. I blt o.e. VG-f •• $69
AEI5. Anchor sur r by Gr ee k leqend/ Ooubl e Corflucopl • • , w it~ cild uc. us
Failure to do so indicates to us ti1at we have your permission to ship uninsured at your
risk. Overseas customers, request pro-forma Invoice. Preference given to pre·paid
" ili'i'n9, don ilbov •• II-54, H-51, AJC-l1il . Yf, flic . , ~·,II cene.r.d •••••. S'5
1.£1" Cornucopiu/Eilgle Itg r. H-56, H-54, AJC-2J. vr for "'ur but
orders. Approvals available to those witi1 good payment r9C04'ds or top-flight dealer
" iCiO'iie 112 of ,ilch si d. otf-c.nter, thus oflly •••.•••••••..••.•••• ······SI09
AE14. Ancho r with in Greek legefld/~ar Gililey .urr by dotl. 9-51, M-55,
references. layaway plans available. but cannot be canceled. Most items one-ol-a·kind.
Second choices win not be used unless necessary. Serious want lists solicited. Photos
" AJ C-22 A ~ilr. type which 11 leldo .. Seefl for •• le. Ne arly Flne ••••..• '119
HEROD ~RCH!LAUS 4 BCE-6 Ct. A!15. AnChor/Double Cornucopiae, · N" ilbov ••
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H·n, M-H, #oJC-I, VG, bUt well c e fltered ............................... s ;'
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Greek, Roman and other early Augustus. Other noteworthy items
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52nd BUY OR BID SALE
The Closing Date is February 22, 1988

2. LVO''': 650-610 Be, Eleetrum 113 §taler, • . 70g; 5-3398. Lion rlll'lCU5e. VF 1750 48. MACEDON, PHIUP II; 342-328 ac, Te\radrachm. AmphipoIIs Mint, 14.42g;
5. CYZICUS; 500-480 &C, Eleet.urn Helele. 2.65{); Boston-H88 . Nude Le Rider-352. Wonderlul 51'11e. Wrealh weakly strUCk. EF wn uster . . . .. 3OOO
ithyphllilis man kneeling lell holding tunny In right twrn:l . Wonderful ar· 53 . MACEDON, ALEXANDER III THE GREAT; 33&323 ac, Tetradrechm, Am-
chalc slyle. EF :.:....: .... . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . .. ... ... ... . 2500 phipolis Mint, 17.19g. Near MinI State .550
12. EGYPT PTOLEMY I; 325-285 Be, AU Pen1edrachm, 17.79g; SVOf, pl. VII; 60. MACEDON. ANTIGONOS OOSi:N ; 227·221 ac,
Tet radrachm , 17.08g :
1. Minute ding in 0I:w field. MagniflCefll poorait ollhl:lloundeT 01 Ptolemaic
9oston-11 4. Beard of Posidon rePfesenlS the Iroth 01 the sea. Near Mint
Dynasty struck dUfing his ' ilelime. Near Mini S iale . .. .. .. ... . . 7000 Stale .. ........ .. . .......... . . .. 3600
13. TISERIUS; 14-37 AD, Aureus: COhen-IS. '"Tribute Penny in GoId". Found
in N. Afnca . Slight n'tnen allop of head. EF with luster ..... . . . . ... 3800 62. MACEDON. ANTlGONOSGONATAS; 2n·239 BC, T81radrllChm, 17.12g;
14. NERVA: 96-98 AD, Aureus. 1.58g; Cohen-I i . Excellent style and good S·6783. Nea. Mint State . . . .... . . . 3000

- lu ster. EF
26. CQ NSTANS II; 641-668 AD, ca. 642-64617 AD, Solidus. Syracuse Min!.
~A49; Hahn-81. RaUO-1511 . Iden!ifie.d as being Irom the Syracuse MinI
. ... .. . 9000

by the 3 pellets all8f CONOe on A • . FuP llrike. exy.!..mety ra.e . MinI State . 1000
29 . JUSTINIAN II; 68!Hi95 AD. Solidus. 4.44g. l SI Reign ca . 692~95 AD.
eerk·I86. Hahn-8. Fi.SI portrait 01 Christ. This coin is a.quiaital.,. dona
6~. THRACE, LY $ IMACHUS; 323-28 1 BC, Tet.ed.achm, t1.09g. Hairline
Crack at 1 o·clock. e.ceHant style. Neal Mint State ... .... ... . , . .... 1425
68 . AntC ATHENS; 449-413 SC, Telradrachm, 16.9ag. Mint State . ... . .. 1300
75. AEGINA; 481).456 ac, Stater, 12.23g: 5-2S94. Sea Turtle. Two COUnl8f'
Ilamps on Obv, both depicting dolphins. VF . . .. .. . . . .. .... 1200
91. CARlA RHODE S; 3()4..167 SC, Tetradrachm; 13.S8g; 5-S046. HetIoslRose;
depleting Christ in the style 01 the Roman god Zeus. Mint StaHl . . . 2500 prow to left. bud rlglll. Elquisile Image of Apollo. High rellaf. EF . 2100
30. JUSTINIAN II ; 705-711 AD. SOlidus. 4.51g. Second Reign . eerk.200, 95. PAMPHYLtA, ASPENDUS; 385-370 Be, Slater, 10.93g; ANS SNG Bu.·
Hahn· l . sitcond poI'Ilalt of Chlist. Obv shows Justinian II wilh Pal on glo- ton Y . Berry ' 1218 (this coin). Onty e~ampte known with l acing wrestlers
bIIs crucigel, lulty SII1~ck e~cepl lor weakness on legend at 2 o'clock . Mint lrom the famous gefry Collection, a real work 01 art, not In BMC atc... 3000
State . ... ...... .. .. ..... ........ ... . . ............ . . 2500
11 5. L. PlAUTIUS PLANCUS; 41 BC, Denarius; Syd-959. EF ,.... .350
39. SICilY, GELA; Batore ~05 BC . Didrachm , 8.SSg . Naked tlofsemanlman- 124. CLEOPATRA. & MARC ANTONY; Denarius; Syd-1210; Craw·S4311. Por·
headed bIItl. Good sl'11e, EF . . .. ......... . ..... ......... .. 1750 Irait 01 Antony and Cleopatra . Although pan of the: ~ Is ~I$sing, most
40. StCll Y, SELINUS: 52().490 ac. Didrachm 8.85g. Setinon Lealnncuse pat· of Ihe name Cleopatra can be read In lull. Exquls~e portraIts. very rare.
tern . $-730. Near Mint State with luste, . . ... . ... ... 875 EF wllh luster. Flatlv struck al some POInts . ... ... . ...... .... ... 3800
44 . MAC EDON , DERRONES; 500·480 BC, Dodecadrachm, 39 .27g; 129. GALBA; 68 AD. Denarius; Cohen-38 . Good VFNF .. . . . .. ... .... 1450
AoMn·l2Q {this win). Gerretlll·1964 1180 Als Classlca·13. 1928 "'21. 130. GALBA; 68 AD. Denar ius; Cohen-38 . EFNF .,... . .... ...... . . 1900
King seated in C8f drawn, by IWO oxen; abowl COrinlhian helmeVTriskeles. 131 . OTHO: 69 AD, Denarius: Cohen-I1. Choice VF. Excellent style poI'Irait . 1350
This coin edli bi\s a powerlul and vigorous style as well as an • • cellenl 132. VITE LLUS; 69 AD. Denarius; Cohen-115. E.cell&nt portrait, nearly EF . 1150
pedigree . ............ . .. . 10000 I l l. VITELLUS; 69 AD, Detlarius; Cohen-36. VF . . . . .... 950

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