International Numismatic
e-Newsletter
INeN 19 - July 2015
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The President’s Note
Reports from institutions
Congresses and Meetings
Research programs
Exhibitions
Websites
New publications
Personalia
Obituaries
INC Annual Travel Grant
INeN contribute and subscribe
The President’s Note - Il saluto del Presidente
Dear INC members, dear colleagues and friends,
In a little less than three
months the XVth International
Numismatic Congress will
start and I am looking forward
to seeing many of you there.
The INC Committee met in
Taormina in March to put the
final touch to the preparations.
Vice President Donal Bateson
gives a detailed summary of
our activities below. You will
find all the information on
the newly updated Congress
website: http://numismatica.
Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi
unime.it/ : 416 papers and
forty four posters have been accepted, some are still on
the waiting list. About 600 people have registered as well
as one hundred accompanying persons. The Scientific
and the Organizing Committees are scheduling the
different sessions: they will follow the general structure
of the Survey on Numismatic Research. The program
will be posted soon. Information about the General
Assembly on September 20 has been sent to all INC
members. The University of Warsaw (Prof Aleksander
Bursche) will present a video about its magnificent
proposal to host the XVIth INC Congress in 2021. It has
the strong support of the National Museum of Warsaw,
the Polish Numismatic Society and the European Centre
of Polish Numismatics in Krakow. It would be very
important and wonderful for the INC to meet outside the
strictly Central European circle and I cannot think of a
better venue considering the importance of Poland in
archaeological and numismatic research since the late
1800s and the “renaissance” of the country since its long
due independence. In addition I am proud to announce
that the INC already received an offer for 2027 from the
President of the Numismatic Association of Australia
(NAA), Prof. Walter Bloom, to host the XVIIth Congress
at the Melbourne Convention Bureau. It has the strong
support of the Melbourne Numismatic Society and of
the Numismatic Association of Victoria (NAV) and will
work in collaboration with the University of Melbourne
and the Victoria Museum. The MCB receives funding
from the State Government of Victoria and can offer
special reduced rates for accommodations and airfares.
As President I have strived with mixed results to extend
our membership beyond Central Europe towards new
continents, Africa, Asia, South America and Australia.
2027 will mark the centenary of the official founding
of the INC by August von Loehr (Austria) and Victor
Tourneur (Belgium) and it will be a wonderful opportunity
to become truly “international”.
We have lost three outstanding members of the
numismatic community since January: the Croatian
numismatist Ivan Marović (January 14, 1920 – September
17, 2014), Marc Bar (November 19,1921 – February 18,
2015) the eminent Belgian collector and scholar, and
Richard “Rick” Witschonke (July 9, 1945 - February 24,
2015). We mourn their loss and are grateful for all they
have given us. The latter in particular was a personal
friend for over twenty years, a most generous colleague
who was looking forward to Taormina. He will be with us
in spirit. You can read their obituaries in this issue.
Cari membri del CIN, cari colleghi e amici,
Mancano poco meno di tre mesi fino al XVo Congresso
Internazionale di Numismatica a Taormina, dove mi
rallegro di rivedere molti di voi. Il Comitato del CIN si
riunì a Taormina in marzo per verificare che tutto sia
pronto per ricevervi a settembre. In un articolo qui
sotto, il Vice-Presidente Donal Bateson vi presenta una
descrizione dettagliata delle nostre attività. Troverete
tutte le informazioni necessarie sul sito rimodernato
del Congresso http://numismatica.unime.it/ : 416
comunicazioni e 44 posters sono stati accettati, alcuni
rimangono sulla lista d’attesa. Abbiamo finora circa
600 iscrizioni più un centinaio di accompagnatori. Il
Comitato Scientifico e Organizzatore del Congresso
stanno preparando il programma definitivo delle diverse
sezioni che seguiranno la struttura del Survey nelle linee
generali. Il programma definitivo sarà pubblicato in rete
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tra poco. Le informazioni e i documenti per l’Assemblea
Generale il 20 settembre furono spediti a tutti i soci
del CIN. L’Università di Varsavia (Prof Aleksander
Bursche) presenterà un video sulla magnifica proposta
di organizzare il XVIo Congresso a Varsavia nel 2021.
Hanno ottenuto l’appoggio della Società Numismatica
Polacca, del Museo Nazionale di Varsavia e del nuovo
Centro Europeo di Numismatica Polacca a Cracovia.
Un Congresso in Polonia offre un’espansione del
CIN al di là del nucleo centro-europeo, un sito ideale
considerando l’importanza delle ricerche archeologiche
e numismatiche polacche sin dall’800. Il paese ora
finalmente libero gioisce il pieno rinascimento della
sua vita culturale e sarà un sito ideale. Inoltre con vivo
piacere vi annuncio che il CIN ha ricevuto un’offerta di
organizzare il XVIIo Congresso nel 2027 in Australia nel
Melbourne Convention Bureau. La proposta ci viene dal
Presidente dell’Associazione Numismatica Australiana
(NAA), Prof. Walter Bloom, con l’appoggio della
Società Numismatica di Melbourne e dell’Associazione
Numismatica di Victoria (NAV) in collaborazione con
l’Università di Melbourne e del Museo di Victoria. Il MCB
è sovvenzionato dal Governo dello stato di Victoria
e usufruisce di sussidi che permettono tariffe speciali
ridotte per gli alloggi e per i voli. Come Presidente mi
sono impegnata, con risultati vari, ad espandere le
frontiere della nostra organizzazione oltre l’Europa
Centrale verso altri continenti: l’Africa, l’Asia, il SudAmerica. Nel 2027 il CIN festeggerà il centenario della
sua fondazione a Bruxelles per merito di Victor Tourneur
(Belgio) e August von Loehr (Austria) e avrà così
un’opportunità di diventare veramente internazionale.
La nostra comunità ha perso tre eminenti numismatici
da gennaio: Ivan Marović della Croazia (1920-2014),
il belga Marc Bar (1921-2015) e Richard “Rick”
Witschonke (1945-2015). A Rick mi legava un’amicizia
di più di vent’anni e lo ricorderò come un uomo e un
numismatico di una grande generosità. Troverete le loro
necrologie in questa INeN.
Important notice
The General Meeting of the INC will
take place in Taormina on Sunday,
September 20. Only members who
have paid their subscription up to
and including 2015 will be able to
participate and vote (see Art. 4 of the
INC Constitution).
Information importante
L’Assemblée Générale du CIN aura lieu
le dimanche 20 septembre à Taormine.
Seuls les membres qui sont à jour de
leur cotisation, y compris pour 2015
peuvent participer et voter (Art. 4 de
nos Statuts).
Reports from Institutions
Committee Meeting Taormina March 2015
The Committee of the INC held its annual meeting in
Taormina on 18th and 19th March. We gathered the previous
evening in the midst of a most spectacular thunderstorm
but blue skies had returned when business began on
Wednesday morning. Our host was again the University of
Messina and all nine members of the Committee attended.
After the President’s welcome and introduction, the minutes
of the previous meeting held in Glasgow in May 2014 were
approved and these are published in Compte Rendu 61
(2014). The accounts for 2014 and the proposed budget
for 2015 were presented and discussed. Income from
membership fees remained steady while the main items of
expenditure included the Compte Rendu, the Newsletter,
the internet site, the scholarships and a subsidy of 10,000
euros for the Congress. The 2014 accounts were approved
and details can be found in the newly published Compte
Rendu. The preliminary budget for 2015 was presented and
being the year of the Congress contains the major item of
30,000 euros for grants to enable young scholars to attend
and also further subsidy if required. After approval the
Treasurer was congratulated on his success in so carefully
managing the Council’s finances. It was pleasing to consider
seven new applications for membership of the INC. They
were approved and came from Italy, the Netherlands, the
United States, Spain, Romania, Russia and Turkey. Again
the Committee expressed its concern about the small
number of members from the East, Africa and South
America. We would wish to be more ‘International’.
Reports from those projects under the patronage of
the INC were received on the Sylloge Nummorum
Graecorum, New Landscape of Ancient Numismatics,
Lexicon Iconographicum Numismaticae, and Sylloge
Nummorum Sasanidarum. Reports were also received
from the following bodies affiliated to the INC: Centro
Internazionale di Studi Numismatici di Napoli (CISN),
Oriental Numismatic Society (ONS), International
Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) and
the International Committee for Money and Banking
Museums (ICOMON). All these reports will be published
in full in next year’s Compte Rendu 62 (2015).
The Committee was pleased to hear that the INC
publications were on target and that the new website
was functioning very well and receiving much
attention. The editors of the Newsletter reported that
the International Numismatic e-News numbers 17 and
18 had appeared in July 2014 and January 2015 on
schedule. These were substantial and comprehensive
but as always the editors appealed for more items from
members. The Secretary reported that Compte Rendu
61 (2014) was in press and would shortly be sent out to
members. An additional 600 copies had been ordered to
allow each delegate at the Congress to receive one. The
editor of the website, relaunched in the spring of 2014,
informed the Committee that it was working well and
being constantly revised and expanded. Several more
past INC publications were now available to view and
download. The contents of Compte Rendu 62 (2015)
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An important item on the agenda was the proposed
transfer of the seat of the INC to Switzerland on a
permanent basis and the consequent need for a revised
constitution. As requested, Benedikt Zach had sought
Swiss legal advice and presented drafts of a new
constitution in German and English. This was carefully
scrutinised by the Committee and a final version will
be circulated to members the required time before the
General Meeting to consider and vote upon.
Members of the INC Committee at the Villa Fiorita.
From l. to r.: M. Caccamo Caltabiano, M. Alram, C. Arnold-Biucchi, B. Ziegaus,
P. P. Ripollès, B. Zäch, D. Bateson, T. Talvio and S. Estiot
were discussed and agreed. This would contain the
new constitution (see below) if accepted and passed
at the General Meeting in Taormina in September.
The Law and Practice Regarding Coin Finds would
be devoted to Germany. Besides the usual articles on
famous numismatists, eminent collectors and important
collections there will be reports on the XV International
Numismatic Congress in Taormina and on the General
Meeting being held beforehand.
The committee was delighted to receive excellent reports
on the successful progress of the projects aided by the
2014 travel scholarship and two grants-in-aid. However, it
was disappointing that no applications had been received
for the 2015 grants. The Committee decided to use the
funds to allocate extra travel grants for the Taormina
Congress. A total of 105 applications had arrived before
the deadline. These had a good geographical spread and
were of high quality. After much consideration 50 grants
of 750 euros were awarded.
The President, as one of the two General Editors, reported
that the Survey was on schedule with all contributions
received and first proofs expected shortly. The publishers
are Arbor Sapientiae in Rome who will also be responsible for
distribution. Once again the Survey has been sponsored by
the International Association of Professional Numismatists.
Preparations for the General Meeting followed. This is
the occasion for new Honorary Members to be elected
and the Committee drew up a list of eleven eminent
numismatists for consideration. If all accept and are
elected there will then be 35 such members. The main
election, however, will be for the new Committee. Six of
the current body either have to or have decided to stand
down, which leaves Michael Alram, Maria Caltabiano
and Pere Pau Ripollès. These along with a further six
names will be nominated by the Committee. This slate
of names, as well as those of others nominated if any,
will be circulated along with all other necessary papers
as required in advance and will be voted upon by the
representatives at the General Meeting to be held on
Sunday 20th September prior to the Taormina Congress.
The last major item on the agenda was a report on the
forthcoming Congress delivered by the Chair of the
Organising Committee, Maria Caltabiano. The limit of
400 papers and 50 posters for the programme was easily
reached by the extended deadline and there is a waiting
list for both. Greek, Roman and Medieval European
are again the most numerous subjects but there will be
something of interest for most delegates. There will be
eight parallel sessions, of which five will be held in the
main venue, the Palazzo dei Congressi. This is situated
in a quiet square near one end of the main street. The
remaining sessions will be in two buildings close by.
The official opening takes place from 9.00 to 11.30 am on
Monday 21st. Otherwise the sessions run from 9.00 am
to 6.30 pm with lunch from 1.00 to 3.00 pm and coffee
breaks at 11.30 am and 4.30 pm. The closing ceremony
will be held after the final sessions on Thursday 24th and
there will be a Congress Dinner that evening.
An inauguration ceremony will take place at 6.30 pm on
Monday in the Graeco-Roman theatre and will include
a presentation on Greek theatre as well as some music.
Delegates will then move to the terrace of the luxurious
Grand Hotel Timeo, situated beside the entrance to the
ancient theatre, for a drinks reception. On the Tuesday
evening there will be a cocktail party in the Villa or Public
Gardens.
Lunch is also now available at two convenient restaurants
at 18 and 24 euros respectively and can be booked for one
to four days. Meanwhile the Congress website has recently
been upgraded to be more user friendly. This very upbeat
report was followed by a visit to the various venues noted.
It promises to be an exciting and memorable event.
Members of the INC Committee visiting the Graeco-Roman theatre of Tauromenium,
where the inauguration ceremony of the XV International Numismatic Congress
will take place
This concluded a long and arduous but very fruitful
meeting. Everyone arrived home safely and is looking
forward to returning to Taormina for the XV International
Numismatic Congress in what is now a very short time.
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Casa Museo Ivan Bruschi, Arezzo
Lucio Misuri è il nuovo Segretario Generale della
Fondazione Ivan Bruschi e Direttore dell’omonima
Casa Museo.
La Fondazione ha sede nell’antico Palazzo della zecca
ubicato in Corso Italia, davanti alla pieve romanica di S.
Maria ad Arezzo. Per volontà dello stesso Ivan Bruschi, il
fondatore di una delle più famose fiere antiquarie italiane,
questo palazzo divenne la sede della Fondazione, dove
sono conservate le collezioni appartenute a questo
illustre aretino: oggetti preistorici, reperti archeologici
di varie epoche, libri, tessuti, vetri, ceramiche, quadri,
sculture, armi, avori, gioielli.
La Fondazione possiede
anche un medagliere con
più di quattromila monete
che vanno dalle emissioni
etrusche e italiche a
quelle greche, romane,
bizantine, medievali e di
casa Savoia. Sono presenti
anche medaglie, oggetti
paramonetari e una piccola
collezione sfragistica.
Centre National de Recherche sur les Jetons
et les Méreaux du Moyen Âge (CNRJMMA,
Versailles, France)
Le Centre National de Recherche sur les Jetons et les
Méreaux du Moyen Âge (CNRJMMA) travaille actuellement
au montage d’une base de données permettant de
recenser et d’inventorier les jetons attribuables à l’atelier
monétaire médiéval de Tournai. La base comporte déjà
près de 5 000 jetons différents recensés. Les chercheurs
intéressés peuvent contacter le Centre en écrivant à
l’adresse e -mail: [email protected]
Lavori in corso d’opera
Prosegue ad Arezzo lo
studio della collezione
di carta moneta gestita
dalla
Fondazione
Ivan
Bruschi. La collezione,
composta
da
quasi
10.000 pezzi, comprende
Una sala del Museo Bruschi
biglietti di banca e biglietti
fiduciari di area europea
ed extraeuropea. La sezione riguardante l’area italiana,
che copre un arco di tempo che va dal XVIII secolo
agli anni Novanta del XX secolo, è stata pubblicata nel
volume Pagabili a vista al portatore. La collezione di carta
moneta dell’area italiana di Banca Etruria, Pisa, 2007. Il
volume, diviso in aree di emissioni comprende Fedi di
credito del Banco di Napoli e di Sicilia, Luoghi del Monte,
Biglietti delle Regie Finanze di Torino, Cedole del Sacro
Monte di Pietà di Roma, Biglietti consorziali, Emissioni
risorgimentali e patriottiche, Buoni patriottici del periodo
della prima guerra mondiale, emissioni per i territori
d’oltre mare, moneta di occupazione del periodo della
seconda guerra mondiale.
Per informazioni: [email protected] Jeton signé de TOURNAI.
Avers à la croix pattée cantonnée de quatrefeuilles tigées,
légende : GETTOIS DE TOVRNAI.
Revers: trois quatrefeuilles dans trois cercles alternant avec trois lis,
légende : TOVDIS LEEL AV ROI
(photos: Kuhn)
Eröffnung der neuen Dauerausstellung
des Münzkabinetts der Staatlichen
Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Nach elfjähriger Schließzeit ist die Dauerausstellung
des Münzkabinetts in neuartiger Präsentation und mit
deutlich erweitertem Umfang im zweiten Obergeschoss
des Georgenbaus seit dem 7. Juni 2015 für das Publikum
geöffnet. Mit dieser „neuen Schatzkammer“ bereichert die
traditionsreiche Münzsammlung, die zu den drei größten
ihrer Art in Deutschland gehört und von europäischer
Bedeutung ist, die Museumslandschaft der Stadt um eine
weitere wichtige Facette. Die den universellen Charakter
des Museums widerspiegelnde Exposition, die etwa
3300 Sammlungsobjekte umfasst, ist mit thematischer
Gliederung in vier Räumen auf einer Ausstellungsfläche
von ca. 350 m² zu erleben. Zusätzlich steht ein Raum
für die in Zukunft regelmäßig geplanten wechselnden
Ausstellungen zur Verfügung.
Zum Auftakt wird im ersten Kabinett der Dauerausstellung
unter dem Titel „Bergbau und Münzprägung in Sachsen“
die mehr als 900-jährige Münzgeschichte im meißnischsächsischen Raum dargestellt. Das Silbervorkommen im
Erzgebirge begründete den Reichtum des Landes, der
auch in der fürstlichen Repräsentation zum Ausdruck
kommt.
Latium, Roma, asse romano con testa di Minerva sul dritto e toro sul rovescio.
Bronzo, IV sec. a.C.
Das nächste Kabinett beinhaltet unter dem Motto „Der
Kosmos des Geldes“ die Entwicklung des Geldwesens
von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. In chronologischer
Abfolge ist die Münzgeschichte vom Altertum bis
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Material, außergewöhnliche Geldformen oder originelle
Münznamen.
Die neue, in den Rundgang im Residenzschloss
eingebundene Dauerausstellung des Münzkabinetts
richtet sich mit ihrer großen Bandbreite an viele über
das Fachpublikum hinaus interessierte Besucher, um
Wissen von der einem Mikrokosmos gleichenden Welt
der Münzen und Medaillen vermittelt zu bekommen.
Die bis zum 17. Januar 2016 laufende Sonderausstellung
„Wettstreit in Erz. Porträtmedaillen der deutschen
Renaissance“, die mehr als 200 herausragende Werke
dieser Kunstgattung vereinigt, ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt
der Münzkabinette München, Wien und Dresden. Ein
umfangreicher und reich bebilderter Katalog liegt vor
(ISBN 978-3-422-07223-7).
Banddurchschnitt anlässlich der Eröffnung der Dauerausstellung am 6. Juni 2015.
© Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Oliver Killig
zur Gegenwart in Deutschland und im europäischen
Kontext zu erleben, wobei auf die beiden Aspekte der
Münze als Informationsträger und als Zahlungsmittel
hingewiesen wird. Neben dem ebenfalls ausgestellten
Papiergeld als wichtiger Erscheinungsform des Geldes
sollen die Themen Münztechnik und Münzsammeln mit
interessanten Objekten veranschaulicht werden.
Ein weiterer Kabinettraum mit dem Thema „Medaillen und
Orden“ behandelt als Schwerpunkt die Entwicklung der
Medaillenkunst von der Renaissance bis zur Gegenwart.
Die im 15. Jahrhundert in Italien entstandene neue
Kunstgattung ist in der Abfolge der Kunststile anhand
herausragender Beispiele aus Sachsen, Deutschland und
Europa erlebbar. So wird z. B. auf die Histoire métallique
in der Blütezeit der Barockmedaille in Frankreich und
in Sachsen besonders hingewiesen. Die Orden und
Verdienstmedaillen als spezieller Bereich finden in diesem
Kabinett ebenso Berücksichtigung.
Im Elbsaal werden acht verschiedene Themen „Rund
ums Geld“ jeweils in Einzelvitrinen auf anschauliche
Art präsentiert. Diese Inszenierung soll die ansonsten
überwiegend chronologisch orientierte Gestaltungsweise
der
Exposition
aufbrechen.
Behandelt
werden
interessante Kapitel wie beispielsweise Münze und
Ort: Residenzschloss Dresden, Georgenbau
Dr. Rainer Grund
Geldmuseum der Oesterreichischen
Nationalbank
Ausblick 200 Jahre Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Der 200. Gründungstag der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank
im Jahr 2016 wirft bereits seine Schatten voraus. So sind
u.a. die Vorbereitungen für eine große Jubiläumsausstellung
im Geldmuseum bereits voll angelaufen. Als besonderen
Programmpunkt im Rahmen der Jubiläumsveranstaltungen
findet am 19. und 20. Mai 2016 der Österreichische
Numismatikertag im Geldmuseum statt. Genauere
Informationen werden noch gesondert ausgesandt.
Geldmuseum der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank
Otto-Wagner-Platz 3
1090 Wien, Österreich
www.geldmuseum.at
Ministero dei Beni e delle Attivita’ Culturali
e del Turismo, Soprintendenza Speciale per il
Colosseo, il Museo Nazionale Romano e l’Area
Archeologica di Roma
Medagliere
Il 15 maggio 2015 a Roma, presso la Sala Conferenze
del Museo Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Massimo alle
Terme, sono state presentate due iniziative attuate dal
Medagliere del Museo Nazionale Romano per la tutela,
promozione e valorizzazione del patrimonio numismatico
che conserva.
Presentazione del volume
Le monete romane provinciali della collezione De
Sanctis Mangelli del Museo Nazionale Romano di Dario
Calomino, pubblicato nella nuova serie del Bollettino di
Numismatica, storica rivista specialistica del Ministero
dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, edita
dall’Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato con il
contributo del Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze
(cf. INeN 19, p. 21).
Raumaufnahmen in der Dauerausstellung (SKD-Münzkabinett-5613 und 5620).
© Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Hans Christian Krass
Del volume hanno discusso due illustri esponenti del
settore: Andrew Burnett, già Vicedirettore del British
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Museum di Londra, Presidente della Royal Numismatic
Society e Honorary Professor alla University College di
Londra, e Giovanni Gorini, già Professore ordinario di
Numismatica antica all’Università degli Studi di Padova.
Ha presenziato l’autore, Dario Calomino, Project Curator
Roman Provincial Coins al Department of Coins and
Medals del British Museum di Londra
Sono intervenuti: Rita Paris, Direttore del Museo
Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme;
Domenico Tudini, Presidente dell’Istituto Poligrafico e
Zecca dello Stato; Vittorio Barnato, Dirigente Direzione
Centrale Servizi del Tesoro del Ministero dell’Economia
e delle Finanze; Silvana Balbi de Caro, Direttore del
Bollettino di Numismatica del MiBACT
Il volume è consultabile e scaricabile in pdf al sito http://
www.numismaticadellostato.it/web/pns/bollettino
Presentazione del progetto di comunicazione
Le monete raccontano…
Nell’ambito di un più ampio programma di lavoro messo
in atto dal Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Massimo,
che da tempo si pone l’obiettivo di migliorare i servizi
relativi alla tutela, fruizione, valorizzazione, conservazione
e catalogazione del patrimonio archeologico nazionale
anche mediante l’utilizzo di nuovi mezzi e tecnologie
avanzate, ben si inserisce l’attività del Medagliere del
Museo Nazionale Romano incentrata a rendere note
e fruibili le ricchissime collezioni numismatiche che
conserva, la cui consistenza ammonta ad oltre mezzo
milione di pezzi. L’adozione di sistemi informatici,
impiegati per la creazione di un archivio digitale
documentale e fotografico (banca dati Iuno Moneta),
e la pubblicazione sistematica delle proprie raccolte
(Bollettino di Numismatica), consentono al Medagliere
di assicurare una sempre migliore promozione del bene
culturale numismatico.
Il progetto Le monete raccontano…, destinato a
corredare la sala espositiva del Museo Nazionale
Romano in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme dedicata alle
monete, ha l’obiettivo di migliorare il servizio culturale
offerto all’utenza e di garantire un’adeguata fruizione e
valorizzazione dei materiali numismatici esposti mediante
l’ausilio di strumenti multimediali di ultima generazione.
La realizzazione di una nuova installazione interattiva con
una applicazione software sviluppata su Ipad consente
al visitatore di prendere visione delle due facce della
moneta, di ingrandirle per apprezzarne i dettagli, di
scoprire cosa si cela dietro misteriose raffigurazioni, di
conoscerne il significato e di approfondirlo.
Nei 18 Ipad installati in prossimità di gruppi di vetrine
si dipana la storia della moneta in Italia attraverso le
dettagliate descrizioni delle 3.000 monete esposte,
corredate di nitide foto e di collegamenti ipertestuali in
grado di fornire ulteriori informazioni di approfondimento.
Il progetto è dedicato prevalentemente al grande pubblico,
agli studenti, ai visitatori “non addetti ai lavori” e a tutti
coloro che si incuriosiscono alla vista di una moneta
antica, ma che poi si ritraggono davanti al mistero di ciò
che essa rappresenta.
A costoro si è voluto offrire la giusta chiave di lettura
per penetrare nell’ ”universo moneta” e intraprendere un
viaggio nel nostro passato attraverso ciò che le monete
raccontano.
L’iniziativa, promossa e sostenuta da Rita Paris, Direttore
del Museo Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Massimo alle
Terme, è stata presentata da Gabriella Angeli Bufalini,
responsabile del Medagliere del Museo Nazionale
Romano, ideatrice e curatrice del progetto.
Al progetto hanno collaborato Micaela Carbonara e
Fabiana Lanna.
Progetto allestitivo di Carmelo La Micela.
Software di Fine Tuning Consulenza Integrata.
Immagine coordinata di Tonino Di Maio e Francesco Iorio.
Gabriella Angeli Bufalini
Responsabile del Medagliere MNR
Coordinatore di redazione e capo redattore
del Bollettino di Numismatica del MiBACT
Dalla Società Numismatica Italiana
Nel 2015 è stato pubblicato il numero 116 della Rivista
Italiana di Numismatica. In occasione del XV International
Numismatic Congress di Taormina, viene proposto in
apertura un ampio articolo di Alessandro Cavagna,
“La presenza italiana ai congressi internazionali di
numismatica”, che dal primo congresso di Bruxelles del
1891 al quattordicesimo di Glasgow del 2009 ripercorre
la partecipazione dell’Italia ai quattordici congressi
internazionali.
Le monete raccontano. Museo Nazionale Romano
La nuova versione del sito internet della Società
Numismatica Italiana, nato per dare maggiore visibilità
alle attività sociali e per le necessità istituzionali, negli
ultimi tre anni ha vissuto una grande crescita nei
contenuti. Parte più corposa delle novità sono le nuove
sezioni che, volute per arricchirne l’offerta culturale,
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propongono agli utenti una ricca documentazione in
digitale, in gran parte inedita online.
Primo obbiettivo è stato la pubblicazione in formato pdf
delle RIN dal 1888 al 1960, rendendo disponibili online
anche quelle annate ancora mancanti sui vari archivi
internet e dandone il giusto spazio sul sito della nostra
Società, editrice della rivista.
Inoltre per rendere fruibili anche le altre storiche riviste
di numismatica italiane abbiamo avviato un progetto di
digitalizzazione delle principali testate che, pubblicate
fin dall’800, sono a tutt’oggi un punto di riferimento nelle
ricerche sia dello studioso che dell’appassionato.
Le riviste integralmente pubblicate in digitale sono ad
oggi la “Gazzetta Numismatica” (1881-1887), il “Bullettino
di Numismatica e Sfragistica per la Storia d’Italia” (18821887), il “Bollettino di Numismatica e di Arte della Medaglia”
(1903-1918), il “Bollettino del Circolo Numismatico
Napoletano” (1916-1990), il “Giornale Numismatico
- Italiae veteris numismata collecta, atque illustrata”
(1808-1814), gli “Annali di Numismatica” (1841-1851), le
“Memorie Numismatiche” (1847), le “Notizie Peregrine di
Numismatica e Sfragistica” (1851-1861), la “Rivista della
Numismatica antica e moderna” (1864-1866), il “Bullettino
di Numismatica Italiana” (1866-1870), il “Periodico di
Numismatica e Sfragistica per la storia d’Italia” (18681874) e il “Bollettino d’Arte, Antichità, Numismatica, ecc.”
(1881). Altre riviste sono al momento in lavorazione.
Sempre con l’obiettivo di valorizzare la storia degli studi
numismatici in Italia è stato avviato il progetto “I grandi
numismatici italiani”. Al momento sono disponibili in
formato pdf le prime 159 biografie di collezionisti e
studiosi dal ‘700 ai giorni nostri. Tra questi Vico d’Incerti,
per il quale è stato istituito un fondo digitale che, oltre alla
biografia, mette a disposizione anche tutti i contributi a
carattere numismatico da lui pubblicati.
At the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo di Orvieto, Marco
Tagliaferri catalogued the rich collection of medieval
merchant jettons (published: see Museo dell’opera Del
Duomo di Orvieto: Tessere mercantili medievali, a cura
di L. Travaini, catalogo di M.Tagliaferri, Perugia, Electa
editori umbri associati, 2007).
At the Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi di
Siracusa there is still a good number of unpublished
medieval and modern coin hoards; Stefano Locatelli
studied two hoards from Lipari (deposited in the 16th
century) and will present the results at the XV International
Numismatic Congress in Taormina in September 2015
(Aspetti della monetazione dei Regni di Napoli e Sicilia nel
Cinquecento: due tesori inediti dall’isola di Lipari); a hoard
of gold florins of Florence from Siracusa deposited in the
14th century has been studied by Matteo Broggini.
Also the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli has
a number of unpublished hoards. One of these was
discovered in 1954 in Montella (Avellino): the original
dispersion at the moment of find makes it incomplete
but it is nevertheless a conspicuous complex. A short
notice was published by Attilio Stazio in 1956 but the
hoard had never been studied in detail, especially for the
numerous presence of European florins. Thanks to our
agreement, the hoard has now been studied in detail by
Matteo Broggini, who made the hoard the subject of his
dissertation for the ‘laurea specialistica’ in history.
The hoard consists of 210 gold coins: 61 ducats of Venice,
89 florins of Florence, 59 European imitations of the florin
(see list below), 1 false florin of Florence (short notice in
MEC 14, p. 419, but the total given was 212 coins).
The date of deposition can be fixed in circa 1354, for
the presence of 1 florin of Charles V of Valois Dauphiné
1353-54 (before the new type of June 1354) (A), 2 florins
of Orange 1350-54 (B), 1 florin of Bolco of Schweidnitz
c.1345-51 (C); on the other hand the florins of Hungary
are all dated before 1353.
The Medagliere of the Veneranda Biblioteca
Ambrosiana
A New Coin Cabinet in Milan
The Prefect of the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana,
Msgr Franco Buzzi, has decided to organize all the
numismatic heritage of the most famous Library in Milan,
appointing as Keeper of the numismatic collection Prof.
Giancarlo Alteri, former Keeper of the Vatican Medagliere.
Prof. Alteri has already started the work of inventorying
that collection which amounts to more than 20.000 pieces.
The Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana hopes to make
available its numismatic collection for scholars very soon.
A
B
Dipartimento di Studi Storici, Università degli
Studi di Milano
The hoard from Montella (Avellino): gold ducats of Venice
and florins of Florence and various European mints
(deposited circa 1354).
Thanks to formal agreements between the Dipartimento
di Studi Storici and some museums in Italy, students of
Milan University were able to study unpublished coins,
thus completing their dissertations as well as contributing
to the catalogue activity of the museums.
C
Montella hoard (Avellino).
Florin of Charles V of Valois Dauphiné 1353-54 (before the new type of June 1354) (A)
florin of Orange 1350-54 (B); florin of Bolco of Schweidnitz c.1345-51 (C)
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Agreements with museums are vital for the formation
and growth of our students and collaboration between
institutions is crucial for the preservation and knowledge
of our collections, and for expanding the picture of our
monetary history.
Lucia Travaini
Dipartimento di Studi Storici, Milan
Nachrichten aus dem Institut für Numismatik
und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien
Le monete raccontano. Museo Nazionale Romano
6. Österreichischer Numismatikertag 2014
Im März 2015 sind die Beiträge des 6. Österreichischen
Numismatikertag 2014 erschienen, als Heft VIII der
Tiroler Zeitschrift Haller Münzblätter. Der Band wurde
u. a. mit Unterstützung des Instituts für Numismatik
und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien gedruckt.
Am Numismatikertag (14.-16. Mai 2014) nahmen fünf
Mitglieder des Instituts teil.
Reisestipendium für Taormina 2015
Das Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der
Universität Wien, gesponsert von der Münze Österreich
AG, und die Österreichische Numismatische Gesellschaft
haben insgesamt 7 Reisestipendien an junge
Numismatikerinnen und Numismatiker vergeben, um
ihre Teilnahme am XV. Internationalen Numismatischen
Kongress in Taormina 2015 zu fördern. Dort wird es
einen Empfang geben, an dem die Stipendiaten aus
Deutschland, Schweiz und Österreich kurz vorgestellt
werden (Datum, Zeit und Ort werden noch mitgeteilt).
The European florins in the Montella hoard.
This is a unique hoard in term of composition and date:
two similar hoards from Veneto and Carignano, a few
years more recent, were dispersed and never became
the object of detailed study. Although not complete, this
hoard offers consistent evidence on a variety of mints. Die
links for Florence, Venice and Hungary are documented
here. The European mints represented are significant
and for his research Broggini worked in close connection
with European scholars; namely I would like to mention
that the florins of Cambrai, Hainaut and Flanders were
studied in collaboration with Hannes Lowagie; those of
John the Blind of Bohemia and Luxembourg (1309-1346)
and those of Hungary were studied in collaboration with
Roman Zaoral, and those of the Duchy of Legnica and
Brzeg and of Fürstenberg (Swidnica) in Silesia were
studied in collaboration with Borys Paszkiewicz.
The composition of the hoard is as follows (graph 1).
61 ducats of Venice: 2 Pietro Gradenigo (1289-1311), 4
Giovanni Soranzo (1312-1328), 16 Francesco Dandolo
(1329-1339), 8 Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1339-1342), 31
Andrea Dandolo (1343-1354). 89 florins of Florence from
1252-1260 to 1347.
1 false florin of Florence.
59 European imitations of the florin (graph 2).
We are very grateful to Dr Teresa Giove for her constant
assistance in the Medagliere del Museo Archeologico
Nazionale di Napoli. The hoard will soon be published (for
further information contact [email protected]).
Festschrift zu Ehren von Wolfgang Hahn
Am Freitag, dem 13. März 2015, wurde Wolfgang Hahn
eine Festschrift zu seinem 70. Geburtstag (12. März
2015) überreicht. Die in der Reihe VIN (Veröffentlichungen
des Instituts für Numismatik
und Geldgeschichte) als
16.
Band
erschienene
Publikation trägt den Titel
„TOYTO APECH TH XWPA.
Festschrift für Wolfgang
Hahn zum 70. Geburtstag“
und wurde von Wolfgang
Szaivert, Nikolaus Schindel,
Michael Beckers und Klaus
Vondrovec herausgegeben
(s. Abbildung). 34 Freunde,
Schüler,
Kollegen
und
Kolleginnen
füllten
mit
ihren Beiträgen über 500
Seiten mit Themen aus
den
unterschiedlichsten
Bereichen der Numismatik.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Vorwort
Buchdeckel der Festschrift zu Ehren
von Wolfgang Hahn (Foto A. Casoli)
Schriftenverzeichnis Wolfgang Hahn
Michael Beckers & Norbert Helmwein,
Der Münzhandel in Österreich nach 1945
Gabriela Bijovsky & Nancy Benovitz, A Hoard of Folles from
Oboda and the Mint of Antioch/Theoupolis
Andrea Casoli, Ein unpublizierter Tremissis im Namen des
Anastasius I. Probleme der Zuweisung
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Helmut Zobl, Prägung in Silber (999,9) auf handgeschmolzenem Schrötling: ca. 32 g,
ca. 36 mm, signiert, punziert (Foto H. Zobl)
Günther Dembski, Zu zwei „neuen“ Silbermedaillonen des
Antoninus III. Caracalla
Hubert Emmerig & Johannes Hartner, Ein kleiner
Münzfundkomplex der 1. Hälfte des 12. Jahrhunderts aus
Frauenhofen
Michael Hollunder & Nikolaus Schindel, Eine osmanische
Petitesse
Kathrin Johrden & Reinhart Wolters, Ein Hort
republikanischer und augusteischer Denare aus Kerala.
Ein Zeugnis für den Beginn des römischen Indienhandels
Stefan Karwiese, Numismatik versus Epigraphik
Bernd Kluge, Die Münzen Bayerns in der Ottonenzeit (919–
1024). Fingerzeige zu Wolfgang Hahns Grundzügen der
Altbaierischen Münz- und Geldgeschichte (GAM)
Elisabeth Preisinger, Ein Einzelfundkomplex religiöser
Medaillen vom Sonntagberg
Bernhard Prokisch, Österreichische WallfahrtsJubiläumsmedaillen
Leonhard Reis, Wann sind Abbildungen in numismatischen
Publikationen zulässig? Eine Untersuchung der
Grundlagen numismatischer wissenschaftlicher Arbeit
nach österreichischem Recht
Reinhold Rieder, Der Tiroler Unzialis (Guldiner). Ein Beitrag
zur Metrologie der Münzreform unter Erzherzog Sigmund
Malte Rosenbaum, Münzschmuck aus 20-Pfennig-Münzen
und verwandte Schmuckprägungen
Susanne Sauer, Die Variantenvielfalt einer
Gemeinschaftsprägung im 13. Jahrhundert. Der
Brückenpfennig – Graz, Pettau oder Rann?
Nikolaus Schindel, Sasanidische Bleimünzen
Alexander Schwab-Trau, Künstlerfeste
Werner Seibt & Ursula Koch, Eine Schilddornschnalle mit
dem Monogramm des Ostgotenkönigs Heldebad (540–
541) aus Schwetzingen
Kathrin Siegl, Die Stempelanalyse als Datierungsmethode
Fallstudien aus der Medaillonprägung des Commodus
Fabrizio Sinisi, Qualche nota di metodo sulla deinizione dei
criteri tipologici nella numismatica partica
Edith Specht, Fundmünzen aus einem Klosterneuburger
Garten Schömergasse 34 - Leopoldstrasse 60
Wolfgang Szaivert, Numismatisches aus dem Krönungsjahr
1690. Beobachtungen an einigen süddeutschen
Barockmedaillen
François Thierry, Archéologie et Numismatique. Les cinq
découvertes qui ont bouleversé l’histoire monétaire du Qin
Klaus Vondrovec, Justierspuren auf spätrömischen
Buntmetallmünzen?
Herfried Wagner, Die abschnittsweise Prägung bei
byzantinischen Kupfermünzen
Marc Philipp Wahl, Zwei unpublizierte postume Münzen
Alexanders des Großen im Institut für Numismatik und
Geldgeschichte sowie weitere Ergänzungen zu Price,
Alexander
Bernhart Woytek, IO IO TRIVMP und A.P.P.F. Zu zwei Typen
römischer Buntmetall-Tesserae
Martin Ziegert, Ein republikanischer Denarhort von
Pantelleria/Italien
Näheres zum Inhalt der Veröffentlichung kann man in der
Rezension von Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert nachlesen (vgl.
zum Beispiel MÖNG 55, 2015,1, S. 71-74).
Anlässlich seines Geburtstags hat Wolfgang Hahn eine
Publikation zur aksumitischen Numismatik verteilt, die als
Sonderheft 50a/2015 des Mitteilungsblatts erschienen
ist: Numismatische Betrachtungen zur Geschichte von
Aksum. Typologische und metrologische Aussagen der
Münzen zu Fragen der Chronologie (Wien 2015). Dabei
handelt es sich um einen Nachdruck von Beiträgen, die
Wolfgang Hahn in verschiedenen Zeitschriften publiziert
hat und einen Forschungsstand wiedergeben sollen: „Alle
neueren Ansätze werden darin angesprochen, viele Details
müssen jedoch [einer] künftigen Monographie vorbehalten
bleiben“ (S. 4). Die Schrift steht auf der Institutshomepage
kostenlos zum Download bereit (http://numismatik.univie.
ac.at/mitteilungsblatt/).
Internationaler Kongress NUMISMATIK LEHREN
IN EUROPA
Anlässlich des 50jährigen Jubiläums des Instituts für
Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien fand
von Donnerstag 14. bis Samstag 16. Mai 2015 in den Räumen
des Instituts die Internationale Tagung „Numismatik Lehren
in Europa“ statt. Trotz der Möglichkeit, das verlängerte
Wochenende von Christi Himmelfahrt zu geniessen, reisten
17 Lehrende aus 13 europäischen Nationen nach Wien,
um über die Situation der numismatischen Lehre in ihren
jeweiligen Ländern zu berichten. Dies geschah in einem
entspannten, workshop-artigen Klima und gestaltete sich
dementsprechend spannend und konstruktiv.
Die Tagung bot die Gelegenheit, viele Kolleginnen,
Kollegen und Freunde wieder zu sehen, oder aber neue
Bekanntschaften zu schliessen. Die zahlreichen spontanen
und durchwegs positiven Rückmeldungen bestätigen und
bekräftigen, dass der Kongress nicht nur in inhaltlicher
Hinsicht, sondern auch auf sozialer Ebene von Erfolg
gekrönt war. Es ist dazu ein Tagungsband geplant, der eine
Momentaufnahme der numismatischen Lehre in Europa und
darüber hinaus die Basis für die wissenschaftsgeschichtliche
Auseinandersetzung mit diesem Fach bieten soll.
Geburtstag von Wolfgang Szaivert
Am 9. Juni 2015 feierte Wolfgang Szaivert seinen 65.
Geburtstag am Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte.
In diesem Rahmen wurde ihm eine von Prof. Helmut Zobl
geschaffene Medaille überreicht (s. Abbildung). Zusammen
mit der Medaille schenkte der bekannte Künstler und
Medailleur dem Jubilar ein Bild mit den Bleiproben, welche
die verschiedenen Phasen des künstlerischen Schaffens
festhalten und illustrieren. Nachdem sechs Redner
Wolfgang Szaivert geehrt hatten, wurden alle von Prof.
Zobl überrascht, der auch eine Rede vorbereitet hatte. Er
gab den rund 50 anwesenden Personen Einblick in die
Entwicklung seiner Arbeit an der Medaille und schilderte
seine Überlegungen, die zum fertigen Produkt führten. Ein
Empfang rundete den Abend ab, wobei das Buffet auch
von Studierenden mit süssen und salzigen Speisen ergänzt
wurde.
Mehr Informationen auf der Institutshomepage: Andrea Casoli
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Congresses and Meetings
XV International Numismatic Congress
Taormina, 21-25 September 2015
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What
When
Time
Where
Help-Desk
Sun., 20/09
15.30-18.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
INC Delegates Registration
(ONLY for INC Delegates)
Sun., 20/09
16.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
INC Meeting
(ONLY for INC Delegates)
Sun., 20/09
17.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
Ice-breaking Party
(ONLY for INC Delegates)
Sun., 20/09
19.00
Grand Hotel Timeo
Opening Ceremony
Mon., 21/09
9.00-10.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
Help-Desk
Mon., 21/09
8.30-13.30;
14.30-18.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
Sessions (morning)
Mon., 21/09
11.00-13.30
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Sessions (afternoon)
Mon., 21/09
15.00-18.00
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Welcome Reception
Mon., 21/09
18.30-20.00
Palazzo dei Congressi (Terrace)
Inauguration
Mon., 21/09
20.30
Graeco-Roman Theatre
Help-Desk
Tue., 22/09
8.30-13.30;
14.30-18.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
Sessions (morning)
Tue., 22/09
9.00-13.00
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Special Session (ICOMON)
Tue, 22/09
9.00-13.30
Palazzo dei Duchi di Santo Stefano
Special Session
(Oriental Numismatic Society)
Tue, 22/09
14.30-18.30
Palazzo dei Duchi di Santo Stefano
Sessions (afternoon)
Tue., 22/09
15.00-18.00
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Cocktail Party (ANS)
Tue., 22/09
20.30
Villa Comunale
Help-Desk
Wed., 23/09
8.30-13.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
Sessions (morning)
Wed., 23/09
9.00-13.00
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Half day trips*
Wed., 23/09
15.00-20.00
Naxos; Catania; Alcantara
Help-Desk
Thu., 24/09
8.30-13.30;
14.30-18.00
Palazzo dei Congressi
Sessions (morning)
Thu., 24/09
9.00-13.00
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Sessions (afternoon)
Thu., 24/09
15.00-18.00
Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
Closing Ceremony
Thu., 24/09
18.30-19.30
Palazzo dei Congressi
Social Dinner*
Thu., 24/09
21.00
San Domenico Palace
Full-day trips*
Fri., 25/09
8.30-20.00
Etna; Messina & Reggio Calabria; Siracusa
& Noto; Morgantina & Piazza Armerina
An international congress on Joseph Eckhel
(1737-1798) and ancient numismatics in the
Enlightenment
Eckhel was a “founding father” of numismatics who
inaugurated a new era without really revolutionizing our
discipline from a methodological perspective. He may
be best considered as a transitional figure: a scholar
exchanging ideas and information with many of his
contemporaries, someone who gathered as much
knowledge on ancient coins as was available in his
day and critically and skillfully systematized it, thereby
providing the future generations of scholars with a sound
basis on which to build. He combined the true spirit of
Enlightenment research with the study of coins, and
enabled his followers to develop new approaches to the
study of ancient numismatics.
The international congress Ars critica numaria. Joseph
Eckhel (1737-1798) and the development of numismatic
method took place in Vienna from May 27 to 30, 2015
(see INeN 18, January 2015, p. 6). The congress was
made possible through funding by the Austrian Science
Fund (FWF) as part of the project “Joseph Eckhel (17371798) and his numismatic network” (project P25282): on
this project see the report by Bernhard Woytek (project
leader) and Daniela Williams (project associate) in INeN 14,
February 2013, p. 8.
The four-day conference, held at the Austrian Academy
of Sciences and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, brought
together 21 speakers from Europe and the United States
‒ a heterogeneous group of scholars working in different
fields: from ancient numismatics to early modern
history, from archaeology to the history of science and
scholarship in the Enlightenment, as well as Digital
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B. Woytek and M. Mulsow during the session at the Kunsthistorisches Museum
D. Williams presenting her paper
Humanities. For the very first time, the life and work of
Joseph Eckhel, the so-called “Father of Numismatics”,
were analyzed in the broader context of his time.
On May 27, after the opening of the conference, François de
Callataÿ and Bernhard Woytek introduced the international
initiative Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae (FINA)
as well as the project on Eckhel’s correspondence,
which is now in its third year. The keynote speech on the
transformation processes of science and scholarship in
the age of Enlightenment was delivered by Hans Erich
Bödeker (University of Göttingen). As a historian of cultural
practices (reading, writing, travelling, modes of sociability),
political theories and science in the early modern period,
Bödeker provided interesting suggestions and food for
thought not only during this presentation, but throughout
the whole congress.
The first session on May 28 focused on studies before
(and contemporary to) Eckhel and how they contributed
to shaping his thought and work. Papers provided a
general background on collecting and research during the
Enlightenment in Austria, an analysis about how Jesuit
scholars approached ancient numismatics, a review of
the study of ancient art in the 18th century (Montfaucon,
Caylus and Winckelmann) and examined the contribution
of Erasmus Frölich to Viennese numismatics (speakers: K.
Vocelka, J. Guillemain, V. Heenes, F. de Callataÿ).
The second session, which took place at the
Kunsthistorisches Museum, centered on systematic
approaches to ancient coinage through the centuries, on
the arrangement of coin collections, Eckhel’s colleagues,
and his day-to-day work at the Imperial coin cabinet
(speakers: M. Mulsow, D. Haarmann, K. Vondrovec).
During the morning session on May 29, papers
concentrated on some of Eckhel’s publications. Speakers
analyzed Eckhel’s first numismatic book, Numi veteres
anecdoti (1775), his introduction to ancient numismatics for
students Kurzgefaßte Anfangsgründe zu alten Numismatik
(1787), as well as the genesis of the 8 volume-work
Doctrina numorum veterum (1792‒1798) and the models
behind the choice of its title (speakers: D. Williams, P. F.
Mittag, B. Woytek, A. Burnett).
A group of speakers and participants in front of the Monument of Maria Theresa (featuring inter alia a statue of Eckhel); in the background the Kunsthistorisches Museum
The exchange between Eckhel and other scholars and
collectors was the theme of the afternoon session.
Papers covered the reception by Eckhel of the works
of the Renaissance antiquary Hubert Goltzius, Eckhel’s
relationship with the Italian numismatist Domenico Sestini
and with the Dutch book and coin dealer Pieter Van
Damme. A paper on Eckhel’s work on ancient engraved
gems ended the day (speakers: J. Cunnally, F. Missere
Fontana, C. E. Dekesel, Y. M. M. Dekesel-De Ruyck; an
abridged version of the paper on gems by G. Tassinari, who
unfortunately could not attend, was read by D. Williams).
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On the final day of the conference (May 30), two case
studies on Greek and Roman numismatics opened the
morning session. The first paper explored the reception
of Eckhel’s work in Great Britain, while the second one
analyzed Eckhel’s contribution to the study of the cast
coinages of ancient Italy. A presentation on the creation
of a virtual research environment for Eckhel’s scholarly
correspondence and the planned online publication
closed the session. (Speakers: J. Kagan, M. C. Molinari, D.
Schopper, M. Mayer).
The proceedings of the conference will be published in
Vienna.
For any information or for expressing your interest in the proceedings of the conference please contact:
Bernhard Woytek ([email protected])
Daniela Williams ([email protected])
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture, Division Documenta Antiqua
Postgasse 7/1/1 A-1010 Vienna Austria
Altres formes de diner: una perspectiva històrica
XIX Curs d’història monetària hispànica
Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya / Museu Nacional
d’Art de Catalunya
Barcelona, 25 y 26 de noviembre de 2015
Fabricació i falsificació de moneda a Catalunya
(1808-1908)
Coloquio internacional
Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya / Museu Nacional
d’Art de Catalunya
Barcelona, 14 y 15 de diciembre de 2015
El Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya reúne a algunos
de los principales especialistas sobre el tema en este
coloquio internacional en el que confluyen dos líneas de
investigación que ha desarrollado en los últimos años en
distintos formatos. Esto es, fabricación y falsificación en el
territorio de Cataluña en el siglo XIX. Se contextualizará la
fabricación de la moneda oficial en la ceca de Barcelona,
de acuerdo a las últimas novedades desveladas por
las recientes excavaciones arqueológicas, y su papel
intermedio de centro de recepción de las novedades que
llegaban de Francia y su difusión a las otras casas de
moneda españolas. Por otra parte, se aportarán las últimas
noticias –arqueológicas y documentales- desveladas
sobre el gran desarrollo de la contrafacción del dinero
por parte de falsarios en el mismo espacio y tiempo que
media entre la apertura de la ceca de Barcelona en 1808
y la crisis de los duros sevillanos en 1908. En definitiva, el
análisis de las dos caras de la fabricación de la moneda
en plena era de la Revolución industrial.
El tema del curso que en esta ocasión está preparando
el Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya para los próximos
25 y 26 de noviembre gira alrededor del complejo y
variado campo paramonetal en un recorrido histórico
que se extiende desde el mundo de jetones y fichas
hasta los actuales bit coins, banco del tiempo y las
monedas sociales y complementarias, pasando por los
vales y emisiones de cooperativas, colonias o empresas
privadas. Todo ello como forma en común de alternativas
dinerarias a la moneda oficial ya sea por carestía,
ideología o por estrategia comercial o económica en el
territorio de la actual Catalunya.
Coordinación científica: Dr. Albert Estrada-Rius
[email protected]
Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona
Coordinación científica: Dr. Albert Estrada-Rius
[email protected]
Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona
Conjunto de piezas procedentes de la donación Maluquer. Foto: MNAC/Jordi Calveras
Intervención arqueológica en la Casa de la Moneda de Barcelona, 2014.
Foto: Albert Estrada-Rius
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III Jornadas de Numismática
Tesoros de monedas. La riqueza perdida
III JORNADAS de NUMISMÁTICA
21
21-22 de octubre de 2015
Por tercer año consecutivo el Museo de Prehistoria de
Valencia y el Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia
de la Universitat de València celebran las Jornadas
de Numismática. En esta ocasión versará sobre
ocultaciones monetarias desde la Antigüedad hasta
nuestros días. El objetivo es familiarizar a estudiantes,
investigadores y publico diverso con estos testimonios
arqueológicos que representan la forma más extendida
de acumulación de riqueza hasta la aparición de las
instituciones bancarias.
Rodeados por un halo mítico estos conjuntos han
despertado siempre la curiosidad por sus valiosos
contenidos y los misterios que envuelven las circunstancias
de su pérdida. Los tesoros desempeñan un importante
papel para conocer las monedas en circulación, sus
fechas de acuñación, los metales disponibles y las
implicaciones sociales de todas estas cuestiones con la
acumulación de riqueza como protagonista.
Programa
Miércoles 21 de octubre
16:00 Presentación
16:15 Los tesoros de monedas - Pere Pau Ripollès
16:45 El tesoro de la Neapolis - 1926: uso y producción
de moneda de plata en Emporion a principios del
siglo IV a.C. - Marta Campo
17:15 Metales preciosos y monedas en tesoros de los
siglos IV-I a.C. - Manuel Gozalbes
17:45 Descanso
18:30 El tesoro de la Insula 30: la circulación de moneda
de plata en Emporiae en época de Augusto Marta Campo
19:00 Los denarios como reserva de riqueza y su
función en la vida cotidiana: la evidencia de los
tesoros - Carmen Delegido
19:30 El tesoro de la calle Llibertat. Una fortuna del siglo
XIV.
Jueves 22 de octubre
10:00-14:00 Prácticas de documentación i catalogación
de monedas griegas, ibéricas y romanas –
Docentes: Carmen Delegido, Rafael Martínez
Alzamora, Pere Pau Ripollès, Manuel Gozalbes i
Tomás Hurtado, J. M. Torregrosa.
16:00 La ocultación de la Cova del Randero (Pedreguer,
Alacant): la moneda del periodo emiral - Carolina
Doménech
16:30 El caso Odyssey y el tesoro de la fragata
Mercedes. Crónica de un expolio - Carmen
Marcos Alonso
17:00 El conjunto de la calle Jabonerías de Murcia: la
circulación monetaria en el S.XI en el Sharq alAndalus - Carolina Doménech
17:30 Descanso
18:00 Los tesoros del Reino de Valencia - Juan Antonio
Sendra Ibáñez
18:30 La fragata Nuestra Sra. de las Mercedes y su
último viaje - Carmen Marcos Alonso
19:00 La liquidez de los ricos: la familia Ferrer de
Plegamans - Pere Pau Ripollès
y
22 de octubre
Tesoros de monedas
La riqueza perdida
25 siglos infortunios
de
con la paticipacion de
Marta Campo, Carmen Marcos, Carolina Domenech, Pere Pau Ripollès, Carmen
Delegido, Juan Antonio Sendra, Miquel Sánchez Signes, Rafael Martínez Alzamora, Tomás Hurtado, José Torregrosa y Manuel Gozalbes
lugar de celebración
Salón de Actos Sanchis Guarner
Facultat de Geografia i Història
Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46010 Valencia
organizan
departament de prehistòria i arqueologia | universitat de valència
museu de prehistòria de valència | diputació de valència
Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia
Tesoro de la calle Llibertat de Valencia. Siglo XIV [ Museu de Prehistòria de València / Corts Valencianes]
Inscripción. Las conferencias son de asistencia libre, pero
las prácticas tienen un aforo limitado. Aquellos interesados
en recibir un diploma acreditativo de la asistencia
deberán inscribirse y mandar un correo electrónico con
el nombre, apellidos y DNI, antes del día 15 de octubre, a
la dirección: [email protected]
Organizan: Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia
de la Universitat de València y Museu de Prehistòria de
València de la Diputació de València
Lugar de celebración: Facultat de Geografia i Història.
Saló d’Actes Joan Fuster. Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 28. 46010
València
Research Programs
Università degli Studi di Padova
Ritrovamenti monetali dall’antica Metelis (Egitto, Delta occidentale?)
Le indagini nell’area del Delta costituiscono una realtà
piuttosto recente rispetto alla tradizione dei grandi scavi
in siti di età faraonica della valle del Nilo. Questa nuova
frontiera dell’archeologia egiziana sta riportando alle
cronache un territorio pressoché inesplorato, ma che
in antichità ebbe un ruolo fondamentale nell’economia
dell’area. In particolare il Delta occidentale, compreso
nella regione di Beheira, a sud-est di Alessandria, è un
settore poco noto sotto il profilo archeologico, che solo
dopo consistenti opere di bonifica e la costruzione della
diga di Assuan (1971) è stato finalmente possibile risanare
e quindi restituire all’indagine archeologica. In questo
territorio, infatti, si trovano i siti di Kom al-Ahmer e Kom
Wasit, entrambi già noti in passato sotto questo profilo:
il primo grazie all’attività di Achille Adriani e agli scavi del
1942 di Abd el-Mohsen el-Khashab, il quale ha messo in
luce un grande complesso termale di epoca romana, le cui
dimensioni sono assai prossime a quelle alessandrine di
Kom el-Dikka (uno dei siti più importanti di Alessandria,
con l’edificio termale romano più grande dell’Egitto); il
secondo in relazione al sondaggio esplorativo effettuato
nel 1944 da Labib Habachi, che permise d’individuare un
piccolo complesso termale di età ellenistica.
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Tolomeo II, bronzo (diobolo), 282-261 a.C., zecca di Alessandria
Nel 2012 è stata avviata l’attuale missione italo-egiziana
Kom al-Ahmer - Kom Wasit Archaeological Project,
organizzata dal Centro Archeologico Italo-Egiziano (CAIE):
diretta da Mohamed Kenawi e da Giorgia Marchiori, è
coordinata da Cristina Mondin e vanta la partecipazione
di studiosi italiani, europei e statunitensi; i primi risultati,
ottenuti grazie a foto aeree, prospezioni geofisiche e scavo
di numerose unità nell’ambito dei due siti, hanno permesso
di giungere alla suggestiva ipotesi che qui sia da collocare
l’antica città di Metelis, ossia l’unica capitale di nomos
(termine con il quale gli storici greci identificavano i distretti
amministrativi in cui era suddiviso l’antico Egitto) di cui non
si è ancora riconosciuta la localizzazione.
Nel 2013 è stata stipulata una convenzione tra l’Università
di Padova e il CAIE, al fine di implementare le potenzialità
della ricerca presso Kom al Ahmer e Kom Wasit. Dal
2014 l’intervento dell’Università di Padova, diretto dallo
scrivente, ha ottenuto il riconoscimento e il finanziamento
del Ministero per gli Affari Esteri e si avvale inoltre della
collaborazione di Cristina Crisafulli, Conservatore del
Gabinetto Numismatico del Museo Correr di Venezia.
Tra altre finalità, la Missione patavina si propone in modo
specifico di studiare i rinvenimenti monetali emersi durante
lo scavo e le ricognizioni. Finora sono state identificate
e documentate circa 600 monete antiche (tolemaiche,
romane provinciali, romane imperiali e bizantine), frutto
delle indagini archeologiche 2012-2015. Queste, assieme
alla documentazione numismatica pubblicata da elKhashab, rappresentano uno dei più interessanti nuclei tra
quanti sono finora emersi nell’area deltizia e più in generale
nell’intero Egitto. Peraltro, considerata la pianificazione
degli interventi di scavo negli anni a venire, la quantità
di esemplari venuti alla luce in soli quattro anni di attività
propone potenzialmente questi due siti come laboratori
di straordinario impatto nello sviluppo della ricerca sui
rinvenimenti monetali di età antica in ambito egiziano.
A un’analisi ancora preliminare dei dati finora emersi è
evidente una differenziazione piuttosto netta tra i due
siti, che supporta l’ipotesi di un primato cronologico
dell’insediamento di Kom Wasit rispetto a quello di Kom
al Ahmer, che ne sarebbe la naturale continuazione in
età tardo ellenistica e romana. In entrambi, infatti, è
presente moneta tolemaica riferibile già alle prime fasi di
fine IV-inizi III sec. a.C.; tuttavia, mentre nella prima area
le testimonianze sembrano interrompersi attorno alla
metà del II sec. a.C., con rade e sporadiche attestazioni
successive di età tardo antica o protobizantina, d’altro
canto a Kom al Ahmer, grazie anche agli esemplari
recuperati nel 1942, non sono evidenti soluzioni
di continuità, fatta eccezione per il I sec. a.C., e le
testimonianze si intensificano soprattutto a partire dagli
ultimi due decenni del III sec. d.C. Particolarmente
interessante in questo senso è l’unità di scavo n. 4,
costituita da una serie di ambienti di piccole dimensioni,
la quale ha restituito circa 400 monete databili tra l’età
di Diocleziano e gli anni ’30 del V secolo d.C., con uno
straordinario affollamento di AE4, anche di piccolissimo
modulo: queste hanno fatto supporre di qualificare l’area
come sede di attività commerciali, anche se l’ipotesi
richiede ancora conferme sul campo e verifiche in sede
di analisi archeologica. Le ultime testimonianze a Kom
al Ahmer si collocano in età bizantina e si concentrano
tra il regno di Giustiniano e quello di Eraclio, ossia di
fatto fino alla conquista araba: si tratta essenzialmente
di pezzi da 12 e da 6 nummi di zecca alessandrina,
consueti in ambito egiziano, ma compare anche un
nummo romano di Giustiniano. La sua presenza nel sito
non stupisce dal momento che nummi italici più o meno
contemporanei compaiono persino ad Antinoupolis e si
spiegano nel quadro della riconquista bizantine dell’Italia
e del successivo rientro delle truppe imperiali in Oriente.
I dati finora a disposizione, dunque, sembrerebbero
qualificare il sito di Kom Wasit come vitale ancora nei primi
secoli della dominazione tolemaica, con frequentazioni,
forse dovute ad attività di spoliazione e reimpiego, in
epoca tardo imperiale e protobizantina; Kom al Ahmer,
invece, parrebbe dimostrare una continuità nell’uso
della moneta tra l’età tolemaica e l’età romana, fino al V
sec. d.C., e quindi ancora fino alla metà del VII quando,
peraltro, viene sostituita da testimonianze islamiche che
gli scavi del 1942 dimostrato presenti fino alla seconda
metà dell’VIII secolo.
Chi è interessato a partecipare agli scavi di Kom al-Ahmer
e Kom Wasit, a sostenere il progetto o ad avere notizie più
dettagliate può scrivere a [email protected] e visitare il
sito www.komahmer.com
Michele Asolati
Università degli Studi di Padova
Exhibitions
Geldmuseum der Oesterreichischen
Nationalbank
Eraclio, 12 nummi, 613-618 d.C., zecca di Alessandria
Kauri, Gold und Cybercoins. Formen des Geldes
Eine neue Sonderausstellung im Geldmuseum der
Oesterreichischen Nationalbank, 2015
Kaum etwas geht durch so viele Hände und bewegt
weltweit täglich so viele Menschen wie Geld. Mit einer
breiten Palette von Materialien zur Geldherstellung, wie
Hundezähnen, Holz, Leder und moderne Polymerfolien
verdeutlicht die Ausstellung den langen Weg vom
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Between the East and the West. From Damascus
to Andalusia. Islamic Coins in the Middle Ages
Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum, Kraków
23th April - 22nd November 2015
Curator: Dorota Malarczyk and Jacek Budyn
The exhibition Between the East and the West. From
Damascus to Andalusia. Islamic Coins in the Middle
Ages features several hundred of carefully selected
coins which illustrate the history of the Arab world from
Muhammad to the fall of the Abbasid empire, i.e. from
the 7th to mid-13th centuries. The exhibition begins with
a display of the oldest, Byzantine coins from the 7th and
8th centuries as well as coins minted in the same period
by the Persian Sassanid dynasty.
Verschiedene Formen von Zahlungsmitteln.
© Geldmuseum
Tauschhandel bis zur vernetzten Weltwirtschaft. Letztere
wird durch die rasante Entwicklung der Informationsund Telekommunikationstechnologie vor immer neue
Herausforderungen gestellt, an die sich auch der
Geldverkehr laufend anpassen muss. So erfreut sich
der bargeldlose Zahlungsverkehr immer größerer
Beliebtheit und bringt immer neue technische Lösungen
hervor. So vielfältig wie die menschlichen Kulturen und
Lebensweisen sind, so unterschiedlich sind daher
die daraus hervorgegangenen Geldformen zwischen
Kaurischnecke und Cybercoins.
Die Ausstellung läuft vom 17. Februar 2015 bis 29. Jänner
2016.
Blicke in die Ausstellung.
The next part of the display is dedicated to the socalled transitional coinage from the years 640–699. At
the time, the world was changing, but money was still
necessary for trade, Budyn says. This led to the minting
of interesting bilingual coins with an image of the
Byzantine emperor and additional Arabic inscriptions on
the obverse or the reverse.
The results of the Arab monetary reform are presented
in another section of the exhibition, gathering
together gold dinars, silver dirhams and copper
falus issued by the Umayyads and the Abbasids.
In the early 8th century the former dynasty extended the
Arab empire from India in the east to the Atlantic in the
west. The reign of Harun al-Rashid (the late 8th and early
9th centuries) and his son al-Mamun (the first half of the
9th century) is described as the Golden Age of Islam:
© Geldmuseum
„Gold und Silber lieb´ ich sehr! Vom Berg zur Münze“
in den Zweiganstalten
Nach dem großem Erfolg im Geldmuseum in Wien läuft
die Sonderausstellung „Gold und Silber lieb´ ich sehr! Vom
Berg zur Münze“ während der Schalteröffnungszeiten
nun auch in den Zweiganstalten der Oesterreichischen
Nationalbank in Graz, Innsbruck und Linz.
Graz - 25. März 2015 bis 31. Jänner 2016, 8010 Graz,
Brockmanngasse 84
Linz - 12.März bis 31. Dezember 2015, Coulinstraße
28, 4010 Linz
Innsbruck -16. April bis 31. Dezember 2015,
Adamgasse 2, 6020 Innsbruck
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a time when Arab culture, art and science flourished,
exerting great influence on the Western world.
The story of the Abbasid Empire, told by the obverses
and reverses of its coins, came to a close in 1258, when
the same Mongol invasion that destroyed Krakow put
an end to the dynasty’s rule. But it was not the end
of the fascinating story of the coinage created by that
civilization.
Already in the early Middle Ages, silver dirhams found
their way into Poland via Ruthenia and Scandinavia
thanks to the Vikings and Slavic merchants, says
Dorota Malarczyk from the National Museum in Krakow,
an expert in Oriental numismatics and curator of the
exhibition. The dirham was regarded in Europe not as
a unit of currency but as a standard. In Poland, Arab
coins dated to the 8th-10th centuries have been found
in numerous hoards, which also contained such objects
as Western European coins and silver ornaments. They
are often preserved in the form of broken or cut-up
fragments.
On display at the Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum is a
loan from the Museum of the Jagiellonian University, a
hoard found in Drohiczyn on the Bug River. Discovered
outside the city by one of its residents in 1939, the find
comprised over 300 coins, the oldest being an Umayyad
dirham struck in 713, and the youngest an Abbasid
dirham from 894.
(OCRE). Six online collections containing over 20,000
specimens of Roman Republican coinage spread across
2,300 coin types, in addition to hundreds of hoards from
Coin Hoard of the Roman Republic (CHRR) and additional
individual findspots provided by Berlin are now available
for research.
The site presents a basic description of each published
variety based on Michael Crawford’s 1974 publication
Roman Republican Coinage (RRC), which remains the
primary typology used for the identification of Roman
Republican coin types. Since its publication there have
been significant revisions to the dating of the series
following the discovery of new hoards, but no attempt
has been made to reflect these, or to make any other
amendments to the published typology at this stage.
The descriptions are based on the typology set out in RRC,
but have been modified to meet the standards of the British
Museum’s collection management system by Eleanor
Ghey and Ian Leins. These were previously published in
Ghey and Leins 2010, which forms an update to the 1910
catalogue of the collection by Grueber. Additional types
not in the British Museum’s collection were added to this
database by Richard Witschonke of the ANS.
Many of these coin types are linked to specimens present
in the British Museum’s collection, Münzkabinett of the
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the ANS, and elsewhere,
and where available, to images.
In collaboration with the British Museum and the
Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the
ANS launches another major new tool to aid in the
identification, research and cataloging of the coins of the
ancient world.
Searches are made straightforward through a series of
facets, presented in a way that will already be familiar
to users of other ANS search tools. Traditional searches
of familiar numismatic categories such as obverse and
reverse legends and types are provided, as well as
the ability to search by deity, in the hope that CRRO
will provide an identification tool useful to collectors,
dealers, curators, and field archaeologists. Researchers
can now list all coin types found within a country and
any regional division below the country (E.g., Liguria,
down to the town or city).
Coinage of the Roman Republic Online (CRRO) continues
the precedent set by Online Coins of the Roman Empire
For further information contact Joanne Isaac at isaac@
numismatics.org or call (212) 571 4470 ext. 112.
Websites
Coinage of the Roman Republic Online
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Les monnaies de la Principauté de Liège
intégralement en ligne
Le Cabinet des Médailles de la Bibliothèque royale de
Belgique a franchi un nouveau pas dans la digitalisation
de ses collections. Plusieurs de ces collections étaient
déjà disponibles en ligne. Une première banque de
données consiste en l’inventaire photographique de
1385 bas-reliefs ou plaquettes de médailles en bronze
et en fer du Fonds Marie-Louise Dupont, acquis par la
Fondation Roi Baudouin en 2006 et donné en dépôt
au Cabinet des Médailles. Une deuxième banque
de données rassemble 1340 médailles religieuses
frappées sous l’Ancien Régime (XVIe-XVIIIe siècles).
Une troisième réunit les monnaies obsidionales ou de
nécessité des Pays-Bas. Les monnaies de nécessité
sont des monnaies frappées en temps de crise ou de
guerre. La quatrième banque de données rassemble les
médailles fabriquées dans nos régions depuis le début
de la période française en 1794 jusqu’au début du XXe
siècle. Cette banque de données est régulièrement
mise à jour et augmentée.
Depuis peu, une cinquième banque de données est venue
s’ajouter aux quatre premières. Elle reprend le catalogue
de la collection de monnaies de la principauté de Liège
qui se trouvent à la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique (du
Xe siècle à la fin de l’Ancien Régime). Cette collection
comprend au total 2420 monnaies, 111 en or, 1740 en
argent, 393 en cuivre, 172 en billon, 3 en plomb et 1 en
bronze doré. Les notices renvoient au livre de Jean-Luc
Dengis, Les monnaies de la principauté de Liège (Wetteren
2006), l’ouvrage de référence où toutes les monnaies
de la Principauté ont été répertoriées et étudiées. Pour
consulter cette banque de données, il suffit de surfer sur le
site internet de la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique. Après
le choix de la langue, il faut cliquer en haut de la page sur
‘Collections’, puis en bas de la colonne de gauche, dans
les ‘Collections spéciales’, sur ‘Monnaies et Médailles’.
Vous trouverez là les différentes collections en ligne du
Cabinet des médailles, parmi lesquelles les ‘Monnaies de la
Principauté de Liège’. Ou vous pouvez surfer directement
jusqu’au site web. Vous y trouverez une liste de champs à
remplir. Vous aurez un aperçu des monnaies liégeoises en
tapant le mot ‘monnaie’ dans le champ ‘Objet’ et les mots
‘Principauté de Liège’ dans le champ ‘Pays/région/ville/
période’. Vous pourrez ensuite préciser votre recherche en
spécifiant une date et/ou la dénomination d’une monnaie,
par exemple florin, denier, obole, etc. La recherche peut
être encore affinée en ajoutant des mots-clefs dans les
champs ‘Description’, ‘Atelier’ ou ‘Légende’.
Cette cinquième banque de données constitue un pas de
plus dans la mise à la disposition en ligne des collections
du Cabinet des Médailles. L’objectif est d’ainsi faciliter
l’accès à ces collections afin de rendre plus aisée et
plus rapide leur utilisation à des fins de consultation et
de recherche. Nous recevons naturellement volontiers le
public et les chercheurs au Cabinet des Médailles pour
de plus amples informations.
Hannes Lowagie
New Publications
General
John NAYLOR and Roger BLAND (eds.), Hoarding and
the deposition of metalwork from the Bronze Age to the
20th century: A British Perspective, BAR 615, Oxford,
2015, 208 pp. - ISBN 978-1-4073-1383-2.
The volume contains
12
papers,
mostly
given at a conference
at the British Museum
in
2011,
discussing
aspects of hoarding in
Britain from the Bronze
Age to the English Civil
War, by Roger Bland,
Richard Bradley, Colin
Haselgrove, Julia Farley,
Kenneth Painter, Richard
Reece, Peter Guest,
Kevin Leahy, John Naylor,
Martin Allen, Barrie Cook
and Edward Besly and is
a first attempt to look at
hoarding in Britain over
such a long time frame.
Tables du Groupe Numismatique du Comtat et de Provence
(France),
Avignon,
2014, 120 pp.
Les Tables du GNCP sont
désormais disponibles.
Elles
regroupent
les
700
références,
par
années, par auteurs
et par domaines, aux
conférences
publiées
dans les Annales du
GNCP depuis sa création
en 1931. Contact :
[email protected]
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Ancient Numismatics
Evangeline MARKOU, Coinage and History. The case
of Cyprus during the Archaic and Classical periods /
Νομισματική και Ιστορία. Η περίπτωση της Κύπρου κατά
τους αρχαϊκούς και κλασικούς χρόνους, Bank of Cyprus
Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2015, 171 pp. / 16,5 x 24
cm / 45 colour and 45 b&w photos of coins / paperbound
- ISBN 978-9963-42-954-7.
The sixth publication to the series ‘Lectures on the history
of numismatics’, entitled COINAGE AND HISTORY. The case
of Cyprus during the Archaic and Classical periods is now
available. This bilingual
edition
(Greek
and
English) is an enriched
version of the lecture
given by Dr Evangeline
Markou
on
October
2013. Dr Evangeline
Markou, an archaeologist
and numismatist, is a
researcher at the Institute
of Historical Research
(IHR), Section of Greek
and Roman Antiquity
(KERA) of the National
Hellenic
Research
Foundation (NHRF) in
Athens.
The present study aims
to assist researchers,
students and anyone
interested in improving
their understanding of
Cypriot numismatics, by
explaining the iconography and the metrology of Cypriot coins and in particular by
presenting recent research related to coin attribution and to
the dating of Archaic and Classical Cypriot coinages. The publication also includes a coin catalogue, a coloured map and
selective bibliography.
The text is translated to English by Evangeline Markou and edited by Despina Pirketti. The photos of the coins that belong
to the Numismatic Collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural
are by Vassos Stylianou whereas photographs from other Institutions and Museums have also been used. RGB Design &
Publications Ltd provided the design and art editing. Printing
was done by Cassoulides Masterprinters. Editor of the Series
‘Lectures on the history of numismatics’ is Eleni Zapiti, curator
at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The book is available at www.boccf.org
Danny SYON, Small Change in Hellenistic-Roman Galilee. The Evidence from Numismatic Site Finds as a Tool
for Historical Reconstruction, The Israel Numismatic Society, Numismatic Studies and Researches, Vol. XI, 288
pages, 72 Illustrations, most in color _ ISBN 978-965555-801-2.
Galilee has received attention far disproportionate to its size,
because both the ministry of Jesus began in Galilee, and post135 CE Judaism was centered there. This study maps the distribution of bronze coins found at some 250 sites in Galilee in
the Hellenistic and Roman periods (c. 300 BCE–260 CE) and
uses the pattern as an independent tool in evaluating historical processes in that region. Learning which coins the Galilean population used as ‘small change’ provides insight into the
dynamics of its ethnic composition during this time span. Employing spatial analysis of coin finds, related numismatic understandings, and archaeological and historical evidence when
available, the boundaries of Jewish Galilee are traced from the
Hasmonean period onward.
Drawing on the new ‘archaeology of ethnicity’
and the ‘archaeology of
difference’ approaches,
this study offers new
insights and common
sense answers to some
of the controversial issues about first-century Galilee. Historians,
archaeologists
and
numismatists, as well
as all students of Historic Galilee will find
this book an important
addition to their bookshelf.
Dimitar DRAGANOV, The Coinage of the Scythian Kings
in the West Pontic Area. Bobokov Bros. Foundation,
Sofia, 2015, 330 pages in A4, 72 plates, full colour ills. ISBN 978-954-9460-05-6.
This is the long-awaited detailed study of Dimitar Draganov,
one of the leading Bulgarian numismatists. The monograph
is devoted to the coinage of the Scythian kings in northeastern Thrace (mod. Dobrudja), always considered rare.
The study includes a complete die-study with a discussion of
iconography, denominations, chronology, mint, countermarks
and overstrikes, circulation, and forgeries.
The material comes mainly from the rich collection of the
Numismatic Museum in Ruse (Bobokov Brothers collection),
Bulgaria. With its 635
specimens it is the most
complete collection of
coins of the Scythian
kings
known.
The
remaining specimens
analysed are collected
from museums and
private collections, sale
catalogues and web
recourses. In all 1,084
coins are catalogued.
Although foreigners, the
Scythians established
two
kingdoms
in
modern Dobrudja: the
first of Ateas (342-339
BC), and a second one
(218-168/7 BC), from of
which the names of six
kings are known.
The first issue of Ateas
(with a head of Heracles
on the obverse) was
struck at Heracleia
Pontica in 345 BC and the second one (with a head of Artemis
on the obverse) – at Callatis in 341 BC.
The numismatic evidence suggests that Tanousas was the
founder of the second Scythian kingdom in Dobrudja. The
relative chronology of the last six kings is as follows: Tanousas
– Kanites – Akrosas – Charaspes – Aelis – Sariakes, all of the
same dynasty.
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En esta obra se ha realizado un minucioso examen de as piezas desde
una metodología estrictamente numismática, que
cobra especial relieve al
contar con series y piezas de excepcional rareza.
Pero, a la par, se analiza
el papel de la moneda en
Iberia en el transcurso de
la II Guerra Púnica, para
lo que se ha tenido en
cuenta la totalidad de los
tesoros peninsulares de
ese horizonte así como
otros datos válidos para
recomponer el desarrollo y la problemática de la
contienda, valorando la
función de los elementos
considerados como “dinero”, puesto que el repertorio que se
estudia cuenta también con plata fragmentada, el denominado
hacksilber. Para evaluar el conjunto se ha recurrido a comparar el material numismático de Villarrubia con el procedente de
otros ámbitos también claves en el escenario de la II Guerra
Púnica: Italia y Sicilia.
El trabajo se complementa con el análisis del contexto
arqueológico en que apareció el conjunto numismático, el
estudio morfológico del hacksilber y los análisis físicos sobre la
composición metálica de monedas y trozos de plata, llevados a
cabo por distintos autores.
Anna Lina Morelli, Monete di età romana repubblicana
nel Museo Nazionale di Ravenna, Roma, Edizioni Quasar,
2015 (Monete. Tesori per la Storia 1, collana diretta da
Lucia Travaini), 215 pp. -ISBN 978-88-7140-598-8.
Il volume, il primo della
nuova collana dell’Editore Quasar dedicata alla
pubblicazione di materiali
attinenti a ripostigli o a nuclei di collezioni, presenta
il risultato della prima fase
di lavoro del progetto relativo allo studio sistematico dei materiali numismatici di epoca romana
repubblicana ed imperiale
appartenenti alla raccolta
del Museo Nazionale di
Ravenna. Tale progetto è
stato elaborato nell’intento di valorizzare e diffondere la conoscenza di una
delle maggiori collezioni
numismatiche
italiane,
parte cospicua e significativa delle raccolte che
Realizzato grazie ai contributi finanziari di Fondazione del Monte
di Bologna e Ravenna, Università di Bologna e Deputazione
di Storia patria per le province di Romagna, questo volume
rappresenta infatti la prima occasione di analisi e pubblicazione
organica ed integrale del nucleo di monete di epoca romana
repubblicana presenti nella raccolta ravennate.
Il catalogo, basato sulla schedatura di 904 esemplari in argento e
in bronzo, che spaziano dalle prime esperienze monetali di Roma
repubblicana fino alle serie emesse alla vigilia della battaglia di
Azio, restituisce un quadro piuttosto articolato e, al contempo,
esaustivo della monetazione romana prodotta in questo
ampio arco di tempo, rappresentata da una documentazione
sostanzialmente priva di lacune cronologiche consistenti.
La catalogazione puntuale degli esemplari, corredata dalla
riproduzione delle immagini di dritto e di rovescio di tutte le
monete, è stata affiancata da un’indagine condotta attraverso
la documentazione d’archivio, utile a mettere in luce le vicende
costitutive del Museo Nazionale e, più specificamente,
la formazione e le successive modificazioni che hanno
caratterizzato la raccolta numismatica.
In particolare, l’indagine relativa alla composizione della sezione
romana repubblicana, in gran parte derivata dall’originaria
collezione classense, poi via via incrementata nel tempo
tramite donazioni e acquisizioni di varia natura, ha portato
all’identificazione e alla ricostituzione di alcuni nuclei provenienti
dal territorio e, complessivamente, alla possibilità di ipotizzare
apporti significativi derivanti da ritrovamenti locali, accanto a
selezioni di tipo collezionistico.
Con l’intento di proseguire nella realizzazione del progetto
complessivo, riguardante tutti i materiali di età romana della
collezione numismatica del Museo Nazionale di Ravenna, si sta
attualmente predisponendo la seconda fase di studio, relativa
alle monete di epoca romana imperiale, suddivisa in due parti
cronologicamente successive.
Per maggiori informazioni:
Anna Lina Morelli – [email protected]
Nathan T. ELKINS & Stefan KRMNICEK (eds.), ‘Art in the
Round’: New Approaches to Ancient Coin Iconography.
Tübinger Archäologische Forschungen 16, Rahden/
Westfalen: Verlag Marie Leidorf, 2014, 184 pp., 158 ills.,
9 tables, 13 diags., 6 maps, 3 pl. - ISBN 978-3-89646996-0.
These are the proceedings of the international
conference, ‘Art in the T
Round’: New Approach- A
es to Ancient Coin Ico- F
nography, held at the 16
Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen in November 2012. The established and emerging
scholars who authored
the 13 contributions
represent American, Canadian, Australian, British, German, and Italian
institutions. The goal of
the work is to explore
new and developing
methods in the study
of ancient coin iconography, many of which
are purely numismatic
in approach, but others
‘Art in the Round’
El estudio del importante conjunto numismático de Villarrubia de
los Ojos va más allá del análisis de las moneas, para convertirse
en un precioso instrumento documental de trascendencia en
la reconstrucción de los
procesos históricos que
tuvieron lugar durante la II
Guerra Púnica.
hanno contribuito alla formazione del Museo Nazionale, costituitosi alla fine dell’Ottocento e collocato, tra 1913 e 1914, negli
spazi dell’ex monastero di San Vitale.
Nathan T. Elkins∙
(Eds.)
Stefan Krmnicek
Francisca CHAVES & Ruth PLIEGO, Bellum et Argentum.
La Segunda Guerra Púnica en Iberia y el conjunto de
monedas y plata de Villarrubia de los Ojos (Ciudad Real),
Sevilla, Universidad de Sevilla, 2015, 288 pp., Ilustrado ISBN 978-84-472-1562-1.
ISBN 978-3-89646-996-0
ISSN 1862-3484

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Tübinger Archäologische Forschungen 16
Nathan T. Elkins ∙ Stefan Krmnicek (Eds.)
‘Art in the Round’
New Approaches to Ancient Coin Iconography
which are more interdisciplinary. All contributions appear in English in order to reach the widest audience possible.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
S. Krmnicek & N.T. Elkins, Dinosaurs, Cocks, and Coins: An
Introduction to ‘Art in the Round’.
Coins, Literature, and the Visual Arts
T. Hölscher, Historical Representations of the Roman
Republic: The Repertory of Coinage in Comparison with
Other Art Media.
M. Beckmann, The Relationship between Numismatic
Portraits and Marble Busts: The Problematic Example of
Faustina the Younger.
B. Steinbock, Coin Types and Latin Panegyrics as Means of
Imperial Communication.
Coin Iconography in Type-Specific and Series Studies
M. Puglisi, An Iconographic Approach to Coins through
the DIANA Atlas: The Case Study of the Subject ‘Shell’ on
Greek Coins.
M.C. Molinari, The Two Roman Types with Two-Faced
Gods on Third-Century BC Coinage.
K. Erickson, Zeus to Apollo and Back Again: Shifts in
Seleukid Policy and Iconography.
F. Daubner, On the Coin Iconography of Roman Colonies in
Macedonia.
M.J. Cuyler, Portus Augusti: The Claudian Harbour on
Sestertii of Nero.
D. Wigg-Wolf, Constantine’s Silver Multiple from Ticinum
(RIC 36): ‘one small step’ or ‘a giant leap’?
Method, Theory, and Material Culture in Studies on Coin
Iconography
C. Rowan, Iconography in Colonial Contexts: The Provincial
Coinage of the Late Republic in Corinth and Dyme.
D. Biedermann & G.R. Dumke, Case Studies in Late
Republican Coinage in the East: Some Iconographic
Questions.
M. Barbato, Flavian Typology: The Evidence from the
‘sottosuolo urbano’ of Rome.
D. CALOMINO, Museo Nazionale Romano, Le monete
romane provinciali della collezione De Sanctis Mangelli.
Volume I: Hispania, Gallia, Italia e isole, Cyrenaica e
Creta, Achaia, Epirus, Macedonia, Thracia, Bollettino di
Numismatica 51-52, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello
Stato, Roma, 2014, pp. 289 – ISSN 0392-971X.
L’importante collezione di monete romane provinciali De Sanctis
Mangelli, conservata presso il Medagliere del Museo Nazionale
Romano, fu acquistata dallo Stato italiano nel 1930: composta da
circa 3.000 monete
di epoca romana
imperiale, emesse
sotto il dominio e
su
autorizzazione
di
Roma
nelle
province
romane
da autorità indigene
per soddisfare le
esigenze
di
un
commercio minuto e
prettamente locale,
la raccolta vede
oggi per la prima
volta la luce con il
primo dei quattro
volumi
previsti
per la collana ad
essa
dedicata,
curata da Gabriella
Angeli
Bufalini,
responsabile
del
Medagliere
del
Museo
Nazionale
Romano, Coordinatore di redazione e capo redattore del
Bollettino di Numismatica del MiBACT.
Il volume è consultabile e scaricabile in pdf
Manfred WEBER und Angelo GEISSEN, Die
Alexandrinischen Gaumünzen der römischen Kaiserzeit.
Die ägyptischen Gaue und ihre Ortsgötter im Spiegel der
numismatischen Quellen, Studien zur spätägyptischen
Religion, hrsg. von Christian Leitz, Band 11, Wiesbaden,
2013 - ISBN 978-3-447-06846-8.
Das Buch stellt die
sogenannten Gaumünzen
aus der ägyptischen
Münzstätte Alexandria zur
römischen Kaiserzeit vor.
Geprägt wurden diese
seltenen Stücke unter den
Kaisern Domitian, Trajan,
Hadrian und Antoninus
Pius. Eine kurze Einleitung
zur
alexandrinischen
Numismatik und zu den
Gauen und Ortsgöttern,
die auf diesen Münzen
erscheinen, gehen der
detaillierten Analyse der
einzelnen Gaue, der alten
Verwaltungsbezirke von
Ober- und Unterägypten,
voran.
Topographie,
religiöse Besonderheiten,
die Münzen selbst und
schließlich die Ergebnisse
werden
im
Hauptteil
besprochen und im Tafelteil bildlich vor Augen geführt. Etliche
neue Erkenntnisse, z.B. zum Anlaß der Prägungen (Dezennalien
und sonstige Feste in der Tradition altägyptischer Vorläufer),
werden präsentiert. Das Buch ist für alle, die sich mit der
alexandrinischen Numismatik und spätägyptischen Religion
befassen, als Arbeitsinstrument gedacht, aber es wendet sich
auch an Archäologen, Althistoriker, Klassische Philologen und
Papyrologen.
David Jongeward, Joe Cribb, Peter Donovan,
Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, and Kidarite Coins. A
Catalogue of coins from the American Numismatic
Society, New-York, 2015 , 322 pp., color and b/w fig., 79
color pl. - ISBN13-978-0-89722-334-8.
The Kushan Empire
was a vast inland
empire that stretched
across Central and
South Asia during
the first to fourth
centuries AD. The
origins of Kushan
dynasty
continue
to
be
debated,
and precise dates,
especially for the
late Kushan kings,
remain elusive, but
the coinage reveals
the Kushan dynasty
as a major force
in the cultural and
political history of the
ancient Silk Road.
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Kushan coinage began c. AD 50 with issues of the first Kushan
king, Kujula Kadphises (c. AD 50-90). The first Kushan coins were
based on Greek, Scythian and Parthian coin designs already
current in the territory of present day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Under Kujula Kadphises’ son Wima Takto (c. AD 91-113) and
grandson Wima Kadphises (c. AD 113-127) the coinage system
was gradually centralized to serve the entire Kushan empire,
stretching from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to northern India. Gold
and copper denominations were established during the reign of
Wima Kadphises which were maintained through the reigns of
ten more kings until the demise of the Kushan empire in the
mid-fourth century AD.
This catalogue presents all the Kushan coins in the American
Numismatic Society, with selected illustrations, detailed
descriptions and commentary. The production system of
Kushan coinage is presented with major revisions of chronology
and organization compared with previous publications. This
presentation has been based on the latest coin-based research,
including die studies and site find analysis. The coins are classified
by ruler, metal, mint, production phase, denomination, type and
variety. Introductory essays present the historical and cultural
contexts of the kings and their coins. All the ANS gold coins and
a selection of copper coins are illustrated. This catalogue also
features two series of coins issued by the Kushano-Sasanian
and the Kidarite Hun rulers of former Kushan territory because
they followed and adapted the Kushan coinage system
Emanuela Ercolani COCCHI (a cura di), Immagini e
memoria. Raffigurazioni emblematiche tra passato e
presente dalla Collezione Numismatica Piancastelli,
Quaderni Piancastelli, Forlì, Il Mulino, 2014, 267 pp.,
illustrazioni nel testo - ISBN 978-88-15-23806-1.
Immagini attentamente strutturate, destinate a diffondere un
messaggio di ambito religioso e/o politico, grazie alla continuità
di utilizzo in ambito artistico hanno mantenuto comprensibilità
e validità attraverso i secoli. L’affermazione dell’arte informale,
connessa ai mutamenti ideologici che hanno fatto seguito alla
seconda guerra mondiale, ha creato una cesura che, insieme
alle modifiche della preparazione scolastica, rende difficile ai non
addetti ai lavori la loro
comprensione. Alcune
di esse, in particolare la
figura femminile turrita
che identifica la nazione
italiana, rivestono ancora una forte valenza
emblematica. Prendendo spunto da un saggio
che Carlo Piancastelli
intendeva dedicare a
«Spes», il volume vuole ricostruire, attraverso alcuni esempi tratti
dalla documentazione
fornita dalla moneta,
oggetto di forte valenza simbolica, il ruolo e
il significato di divinità
e personificazioni intese come raffigurazioni
sotto forma umana di
concetti astratti di natura morale o di entità
territoriali. Gli splendidi esemplari della sua
Collezione illustrano nei
saggi qui raccolti la funzione di elementi caratterizzanti: corone, armi, oggetti del culto,
animali, gesti, abbigliamento, che trasformano una figura generica in personificazione simbolica. In questo contesto si colloca l’origine dell’iconografia dell’Italia, fatta propria anche dalle
emissioni successive all’Unità.
Cristian GӐZDAC, Ovidiu OARGӐ, Ágnes ALFÖLDYGӐZDAC, It Was Supposed to Be Silver! The Scrap
Coin “Hoard” Apulum VI, Cluj-Napoca, Mega Publishing
House, 2015. 110 pp. - ISBN 9786065435551.
This book presents an interesting monetary assembly discovered
in the outskirts of the former Roman town Apulum in Roman
Dacia (nowadays, Alba Iulia, in Romania). Although it has been
discovered in 1997 this
assembly was considered
as one – Apulum VI – of
the many other Roman
hoards discovered in that
city and never properly
published.
The assembly consists
of 232 cast pieces. They
were supposed to pass as
denarii depicting imperial
portraits from Vespasianus
to Elagabalus. However,
beside of being cast denarii (by size, weigh – most
of them, the absence of
the S C on the reverse),
the metallographic analyses proved that the silver
was not the most present
metal but the copper.
The comparative analysis
with other hoards from
the Roman Empire ending
with coins of Elagabalus
and Severus indicate that the producer(s)of this monetary
assembly followed a common pattern regarding the structure
of such a hoard.
Following the analysis of design, weight, cast technique, errors,
place of discovery the main conclusion of this work is that this
assembly is in fact a rejected batches or a “scrap” hoard with all
the methodological implications of a hoard study.
Salvatore GARRAFFO, Mario MAZZA, Il Tesoro di Misurata
(Libia). Produzione e circolazione monetaria nell’età di
Costantino il Grande. Atti del Convegno Internazionale di
Studi, Roma, Istituto Nazionale di Studi Romani Onlus,
19-20 aprile 2012, Catania, Edizioni del Prisma, 2015 265 pp. ISBN 978-88-86808-50-7.
Il
volume,
dedicato
alla memoria di J.P-Callu,
ospita
gli
Atti
del
Convegno
Internazionale
di
Studi, svoltosi a Roma
nell’aprile del 2012,
sull’eccezionale Tesoro
tardo romano scoperto
nel Febbraio del 1981 a
Suq el Kedim (ca. 18 km.
ad Ovest della odierna
città di Misurata). Sono
presenti le 18 Relazioni
lette al Convegno, in
italiano,
francese
e
inglese, e i testi relativi
alla Tavola Rotonda finale
sul ‘Proprietario’ del
Tesoro. La prima parte
del volume è dedicata
alla illustrazione del
complesso
monetale
(ca
108.000
nummi
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databili tra il 294 e il 333/334 ed alla sua contestualizzazione
nell’ambito della produzione e della circolazione dell’aes
arricchito di argento in età tardo costantiniana; nella seconda
parte sono trattati gli aspetti composizionali e tecnologici,
nonché il software appositamente realizzato per il trattamento
informatico di tutti i dati eterogenei relativi ai nummi in
questione. Conclude gli Atti la Tavola Rotonda nella quale
vengono avanzate e discusse alcune ipotesi sulla formazione
del Tesoro e sulla caratterizzazione del suo “Proprietario”
(privato o pubblico).
Sommario:
Presentazione del Convegno.
Abbreviazioni Bibliografiche.
A. Di Vita†, M.A. Rizzo, Il Tesoro di Misurata e la Tripolitania in età
tardocostantiniana.
S. Garraffo, Il Tesoro monetale di Suq el Kedim (Misurata, Libia).
J.-P. Callu, L’atypie de l’ensemble monétaire de Misurata (294333).
S. Santangelo, Ancora nummi inediti o rari del Tesoro di Misurata.
M. Mazza, Tra Oriente e Occidente. Linee di tendenza
dell’economia tardoantica.
V. Drost, Le monnayage de Maxence: circulation et thésaurisation.
G. Malingue, La circulation monétaire en Afrique à la fin du
troisième et au début du quatrième siècle.
E. Arslan, Problemi di documentazione preliminare e finale dei
ritrovamenti monetari con grandi numeri. Due esperienze: il
Ripostiglio di Biassono 1975 e il “Deposito” della Sinagoga di
Cafarnao (Israele).
G. Manganaro, La Sicilia dall’era “costantiniana” ad Alarico.
B. Callegher, Un milione di denari sulla collina di Čentur.
C. Katsari, The owner of Misurata hoard.
D. Castrizio, Aree di circolazione monetale nell’Egitto tardoantico.
D. Foraboschi, I papiri e la circolazione monetaria tardoantica.
M. Ferretti, G. Guida, A. Manda, L’arricchimento superficiale nei
nummi: studio degli originali e simulazioni sperimentali.
F. P. Romano, S. Garraffo, G. Pappalardo, L. Pappalardo, F. Rizzo,
Determinazione non distruttiva del contenuto di mercurio nei
nummi del Tesoro di Misurata mediante l’utilizzo del sistema
portatile BSCXRF del laboratorio LANDIS.
L. Pappalardo, F. P. Romano, C. Calì, S. Garraffo, P. Litrico, G.
Pappalardo, F. Rizzo, Analisi PIXE-Alpha delle superfici di nummi
tardo romani.
E. Ciliberto, Le proprietà superficiali dei nummi e le tecniche di
argentatura.
A. Nicolosi, Moneta. Un esempio di database di numismatica
antica.
Tavola rotonda: Chi era il proprietario del Tesoro di Misurata?
Interventi di E. Lo Cascio, L. Cracco Ruggini, J.-P. Callu, M.
Mazza, S. Garraffo.
Chiara
Marveggio,
Collezione
Sabetta.
Gabinetto Numismatico e Medagliere delle
Raccolte
Artistiche
del Castello. Constantinus-Licinius
(313337 d.C.), Mneia Nomismata 1, pp. 336,
63 tavole, 8 figure a
colori, 14 illustrazioni
nel testo, 15 tabelle Cartonato - ISBN 98788-87235-78-4.
Il volume presenta 1699
folles dell’epoca di Costantino e Licinio, che
Luigi Sabetta raccolse
scegliendo
particolarmente i mancanti nel
RIC VII, oppure varianti.
Nell’introduzione sono
illustrati criteri del catalogo ed discussi alcuni problemi iconografici. In appendice è affrontato in via preliminare il problema
dei simboli sul dorso della lupa nel tipo Urbs Roma. Nelle tavole,
a colori, solo illustrati gli esemplari dei quali si può apprezzare
anche la splendida conservazione.
Sommario:
Presentazione - Premessa
1. Collezione Sabetta (Il collezionista - La raccolta - Bibliografia
Sabetta).
2. Avvertenze al Catalogo (Introduzione - Corona (RIC VII,
wreath) - Insegne legionarie (aquila, vexillum, signum) (RIC
VII, standard) - Simboli di zecca (RIC VII, mint-marks) - Testa
diademata (RIC VII, diademed head) - Testa laureata (RIC
VII, laureate head) - Prigioniero (RIC VII, captive) - Ramo di
palma (RIC VII, palm-branch).
3. Catalogo : Constantinus (529 esemplari), Licinius (139),
Licinius Filius (79), Constantinus Filius (318), Crispus
Caesar (215), Delmatius Caesar (31), Constans Caesar (30),
Constantius Caesar (129), Helena (43), Fausta (42), Urbs
Roma (69), Constantinopolis (65), Populus Romanus (2),
Emissioni di imitazione (8).
4. Addenda (Simboli dell’emissione Urbs Roma - Stato della
questione - Elenco dei simboli del Catalogo - Sviluppi
dell’indagine - Emissioni mancanti nel RIC VII).
5. Apparati (Bibliografia consultata - Abbreviazioni e simboli Indice delle leggende - Tavole - Illustrazione.
Cécile Morrisson, Byzance et sa monnaie (ive – xve
siècle). Précis de numismatique byzantine, suivi du
catalogue de la collection Lampart à l’Université de
Fribourg, par Georg-D. Schaaf., Réalités byzantines 15,
Paris, 2015, 232 pages, 52 cartes, figures et tableaux
couleur, 141 monnaies ill. n et bl. - ISBN 978-2-24962312-7.
This book started from lessons given in Fribourg (Switzerland)
at the invitation of Professor Jean-Michel Spieser, in order to
highlight the bequest to the University of a collection of some
150 coins. This series, catalogued here by Georg Schaaf,
provides a representative sample of Constantinople gold issues.
Drawing also on teaching experience with French students and
in the Dumbarton Oaks Summer Seminar for Coins and Seals
between 2002 and
2013, the volume offers
an outline of Byzantine
numismatics
in
its
historical context. It
begins with a summary
of the evolution of this
coinage, whose relative
stability and resilience
over a millenium makes
it an exception in the
Medieval and modern
world. Its iconography
and the most recent
interpretations
of its visual and
written
message
are envisaged. The
various uses of this
pluri-metallic
and
multi-denominational
coinage lead to a
study of its role as an
instrument of imperial
finances on the one
hand, with its regulation
and manipulation in
times of crisis, and on the other hand as the means of private
transactions. As such it was both hoarded or exchanged and
a final chapter considers its circulation and rate of exchange,
within the empire and beyond, from Britain and Scandinavia to
India and China.
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This Précis de numismatique byzantine is amply illustrated with
photos from Dumbarton Oaks holdings, tables, graphs and maps,
all in colour. A few boxes deal with basic questions like hammer
striking, obverse and revers, die orientation, how to describe
a coin, overstrikes, countermarks and graffiti. Thirty pages of
glossary, up-to-date bibliography and index aim at facilitating the
orientation of the reader. It is hoped that this unique synthesis of
methods and major results obtained by research over the last four
decades will fill a gap in the available bibliography.
Summary :
Avant-propos par Jean-Michel Spieser.
Précis de numismatique byzantine, par Cécile Morrisson.
1. Le système monétaire et ses phases, les dénominations
/ The system and its denominations.
2. L’iconographie monétaire (types, christianisation,
iconoclasme, tradition et occidentalisation) /
Iconography (types, christianization, iconoclasm,
tradition and westernization).
3. La monnaie instrument des finances impériales (ateliers
et frappe, budget, dévaluations) / Coinage and imperial
finances (mints and issues, budget, debasement).
4. La monnaie et son usage (prix, épargne et trésors,
banquiers, circulation, contrefaçons, changes extérieurs,
diffusion de la monnaie hors de l’Empire) / Coinage
and its use (prices, savings and hoarding, bankers and
moneychangers, coin circulation, counterfeiting, external
exchanges).
Catalogue de la collection, par Georg-D. Schaaf.
Liste des empereurs et chronologie / Chronology of emperors
Glossaire, Bibliographie, Index / Glossary, Bibliography, Index.
Medieval, Modern and Contemporary
Numismatics
Almudena ARIZA, De Barcelona a Orán. Las emisiones
monetales a nombres de los califas hammudies de alAndalus, Montpelier, 2015, pp. 583, tablas y gráficos a
color, - ISBN 979-10-94103-00-5.
De Barcelona a Orán presenta un análisis exhaustivo del material numismático hasta ahora conservado, acuñado a nombre de
la segunda dinastía califal de al-Andalus: los Hammūdíes (s. V/
XI). Así mismo, ofrece un catálogo actualizado de las emisiones
conocidas y el corpus de los dos mil cuatrocientos sesenta y
un ejemplares estudiados. La presente obra no sólo pone en
valor el numerario hammūdí, sino que actualiza y amplia notablemente los conocimientos que teníamos hasta la fecha sobre
esta dinastía. Y ello, tanto desde un punto de vista puramente
histórico como en relación con las implicaciones político-religiosas, ideológicas y
de legitimidad subyacentes en la moneda.
Este libro cambiará la
perspectiva que hasta ahora se tenía del
califato en al-Andalus,
la fitna y las Taifas, al
poner en cuestión supuestos comúnmente
aceptados por la historiografía
contemporánea y proponer
nuevas claves interpretativas. Se trata
pues de una referencia
fundamental para el
estudio de la primera
mitad del siglo V/XI,
tanto en al-Andalus
como en el Magreb.
Niklot KLÜSSENDORF, Numismatik und Geldgeschichte:
Basiswissen für Mittelalter und Neuzeit, Peine (Verlag
Hahnsche Buchhandlung) 2015, 136 pp., 42 ill. - ISBN
978-3-7752-5968-2.
An
den
Nahtstellen
zwischen den Disziplinen
kam die in ihren Anfängen
hilfswissenschaftlich
angesiedelte Numismatik
mit der Geldgeschichte,
deren Spielart eine andere
„Handschrift“ fordert, zu
einer doppelten Funktion,
einer dienenden und einer
selbstständigen.
Das
Studienbuch stellt sich
diesem Spannungsfeld,
setzt bei der Entwicklung
des
Fachs
und
seiner
Stellung
im
Wissenschaftsbetrieb an,
legt den numismatischen
Part
im
„Konzert“
der
Historischen
Hilfswissenschaften
dar,
und
vermittelt
e p o c h e n ü b e rg re i f e n d
Grundbegriffe.
Nachvollziehbare Beispiele verdeutlichen die Beziehungen
zwischen der Numismatik und ihren Nachbarfächern und zeigen
Wege auf für Historiker, die Münzen verstehen wollen und davon
ausgehend in den allgemeinen Part des Faches streben: die
Geldgeschichte.
Im Spannungsfeld von „Münze“ und „Währung“, die zweierlei
sind, nämlich konkreter Gegenstand und abstrakter Begriff, folgt
ein geraffter Überblick von den Reformen der Karolinger bis zu
den modernen Geldzeichen des Euro. Darin wird das Potential
der Numismatik aufgezeigt, sich in die Allgemeine Geschichte
einzubringen: „Geld ist überall“ – im Denken des Menschen
sogar dann, wenn er keins hat.
Info: [email protected]
Michael MÄRCHER, Embedsbreve til møntmesteren
på Kongsberg 1773-1780, Oslo, Norsk Numismatisk
Forening, 2015, 111 pages, illustrated - ISSN 1894-2237.
The book is a publication of 298 official letters
sent to the mint master
in Kongsberg, Norway
1773-1780. The letters
are in Danish/Norwegian
and preserved in the
Norwegian National Archives. Most of them are
from the mint director/
financial administration
in Copenhagen. The distant mint in Kongsberg
was like the one in Altona (present Germany) in
several ways micromanaged from Copenhagen.
The letters provide insight into monetary policy and many different
aspects related to the
administration, organization, and technology
of the Danish-Norwegian
mints.
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Tuukka TALVIO and Magnus WIJK Myntstudier (eds.),
Festschrift till Kenneth Jonsson, Svenska Numismatiska
Föreningen, Stockholm, 2015, 230 pp. - ISBN 978-91979427-2-0.
Published by the
Swedish Numismatic
Society on the occasion of Professor
Jonsson’s 65th birthday, the book contains the following
articles:
Svein H Gullbekk,
Numismatikk 7.0
Majvor Östergren,
An unlikely story –
About looting, trials
and Viking Age silver
treasures on Gotland
Per Widerström, A
familiar face from the
past!
Cécile Morrisson,
Odd one out? The
Arab-Byzantine dinar
in the Merovingian
hoard from Buis
(Chissey-en-Morvan)
Helle Horsnaes, Byzantine coins from Viking Age Denmark
Hendrik Mäkeler, Politik und Wirtschaft – Zum Verbreitungsmuster
der wikingerzeitlichen Depotfunde
Roman K. Kovalev, When and what regions of the Islamic World
exported Sasanian and Arab-Sasanian silver coins to Early
Viking-Age Northern Lands?
Elena Melnikova, Rurikids’ emblems on Islamic coins and the
representation of power in early Rus’: a revaluation
Bo Gunnarsson, And they returned from the East with silver and
incredible tales... A rediscovered hoard provenance and a
remarkable ship graffito
Florent Audy, When was the loop added? Dating the
transformation of coins in the Viking Age
Bernd Kluge, Der Hacksilberfund von Thurow (Zussow), Lkr.
Vorpommern-Greifswald (1893)
Peter Ilisch, Dänische (?) oder slawische (?) Nachahmungen zu
Kölner Typen des 2. Viertels des 11. Jahrhunderts
Mateusz Bogucki & Jacek Magiera, Lund – Odense – Lund –
Kołobrzeg. Danish influences in the Zemuzil Bomeraniorum
coinage
Ivar Leimus & Mauri Kiudsoo, Der spätwikingerzeitliche Münzfund
von Änkküla, Kreis Jõgeva, Estland (tpq 1089)
Christoph Kilger, Frederic Elfver & Gustaf Svedjemo, Mynt och
bebyggelse – Bebyggelseutvecklingen inom Västergarnsvallen
ur ett numismatiskt perspektiv
Moesgaard,
Møntproduktionsrelaterede
Jens
Christian
genstande fra Lund
Frida Ehrnsten, Myntfynden fran Hitis
Lars O. Lagerqvist, Grännamyntet ännu en gång
Cecilia von Heijne, Spatial analysis as a method for studying
anonymous medieval coins – problems and possibilities
Jørgen Steen Jensen, Queen Margaret I and the coinage at Ribe
c. 1380
Tatjana Berga, Dating the anonymous fifteenth-century pfennigs
of the Archbishopric of Riga
Eeva Jonsson, German goldgulden and a hoard from 1528 in
Vasteras Cathedral
Michael Märcher, Two new sixteenth- and seventeenth-century
coin hoards from the Danish isle Møn
Gitte Tarnow Ingvardson, To krigsskatte fra Todarp (Helsingborg)
Nanouschka Myrberg Burstrom, A tale of buried treasure, some
good estimations, and golden unicorns – The numismatic
connections of Alan Turing.
José Diaz TABERNERO – Luca GIANAZZA, Die Geldbörse
des «Söldners» vom Theodul-Pass (VS) – Il ripostiglio del
«mercenario» del Colle del Teodulo (VS), Inventar der
Fundmünzen der Schweiz 11, 116 S., 7 Taf. - ISBN 9782-940086-10-8.
Nel 1984 furono scoperti
da privati presso il Colle
del Teodulo, a circa
3’000 metri di quota,
i resti di un cadavere
umano che era rimasto
rinchiuso nel ghiacciaio.
Fino
all’inizio
degli
anni ‘90 del XX secolo
vennero raccolti ossa
umane, armi, monete,
resti di mulo, gioielli in
argento e svariati pezzi
di vetro, legno, tessuto,
metallo e cuoio venuti
alla luce a seguito dello
scioglimento dei ghiacci
nella parte superiore del
ghiacciaio del Teodulo.
La localizzazione in uno
spazio ristretto e una
datazione dei materiali
sostanzialmente
omogenea consentono di porre in relazione il nucleo principale
di questi oggetti con un singolo evento sfortunato, che ebbe
come teatro il ghiacciaio a cavallo dei secoli XVI e XVII, come
dimostrano le 184 monete di una borsa, la maggior parte
delle quali data alla seconda metà del XVI secolo. Le armi
scoperte vicino al corpo suggeriscono che fosse un soldato o
un mercenario. Nove pezzi d’argento sono di grosso modulo
(ducatoni), coniati quasi tutti a Milano. Le altre monete sono
esemplari a basso tenore di argento prodotti in zecche dell’area
piemontese-savoiarda. Nel ritrovamento si osserva una rilevante
presenza di contraffazione di tipi milanesi e di Savoia. Monete
provenienti dal nord delle Alpi non costituiscono che una piccola
parte del ritrovamento.
G. DEPEYROT, Documents and Studies on 19th c.
Monetary History. Imperialism and Gold Standard (18701900), Transfers of Precious Metals and Globalisation.
Collection Moneta, 188, Wetteren, 2015, 256 p. ISBN
978-94-91384-56-1.
Collection Moneta, 189, Wetteren, 2015, 370 p. ISBN
978-94-91384-57-8
Collection Moneta, 190, Wetteren, 2015, 528 p. ISBN
978-94-91384-58-5
This series of volumes (nº
188-190) Documents and
Studies on 19th c. Monetary
History aims to republish
the
main
documents
related to the question of
bimetallism at the end of the
19th century. The series will
include several sub-series
devoted to the International
Monetary Conferences held
in various capitals during the
second half of the century
and to the specific situation
of
different
countries
(i.e. India, Japan, United
States of America, China,
etc.), since the question of
monetary systems was a
global question. It will also
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include specific studies on monetary questions and on monetary
history. The scientific community will thus have access to the
enormous collection of statistics, analyses, and discussions,
on and around the question of gold and silver coinages. These
documents will be useful to specialists of the 19th century but
also to all specialists of monetary history and in particular to
those studying the question of the ratio between gold and silver
and the question of gold or silver standard, which are common
to all periods.
Medals
Scott H. MILLER, Medallic Art of the American Numismatic
Society, 1865-2014, Studies in Medallic Art 2,
New York,
2015, 181 pp, color and b/w figs. - ISBN-13: 978-089722-335-5
During the past 150 years, the American Numismatic Society
has been a leader in the publication of art medals in the United
States. Generally employing the finest medalists available,
the Society has set
an example few can
match. In addition, with
the exception of the
United States Mint, no
U.S. entity can boast so
long and distinguished a
contribution in this area.
Founded in 1858, the
American Numismatic
and
Archaeological
Society, as it was
known from 1864-1907,
believed the issuance
of medals to be a part
of its mission from the
earliest years of its
existence.
Author Scott H. Miller
includes 60 medals
issued by the ANS
between 1865 and 2014 along with two COAC medals and the
1910 Actors’ Fund Medal, all accompanied by color photographs.
Many entries are supplemented by artist’s sketches and archival
photographs as well as the stories behind each issue. Four
Appendixes include recipients of some of these medals as well
as the list of dies, hubs, galvanos, and casts of ANS medals in
the ANS’s own collection.
Personalia
María Paz García-Bellido
La investigadora del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC) María Paz García-Belllido (Madrid,
1940) ha sido reconocida con la Cruz de Oficial de la
Orden del Mérito de la República Federal de Alemania
(conocida en alemán como Bundesverdienstkreuz),
la máxima distinción que se entrega a un ciudadano
extranjero. El embajador Peter Tempel le impuso la
condecoración durante el acto celebrado este lunes 9 de
marzo en la Embajada de Alemania en Madrid.
Esta distinción, que se instituyó en 1951, se otorga
a personas que destacan por sus logros en política,
economía, cultura, el terreno intelectual o en el trabajo
voluntario. Entre los criterios para su concesión
destacan las “realizaciones científicas extraordinarias
que proporcionen nuevos impulsos o que conduzcan a
innovaciones o inventos de gran proyección”.
La concesión de la Cruz de Oficial de la Orden del
Mérito a García-Belllido reconoce su labor en relación
a la arqueología militar en Germania e Hispania. Las
investigaciones de la historiadora han puesto de
manifiesto las relaciones político-económicas que
tuvieron estos territorios desde hace más de 2.000 años.
El interés de la científica por esta temática ha quedado
plasmado recientemente en un libro bajo el título Las
legiones hispánicas en Germania. Moneda y ejército.
Roger Bland
Roger Bland retired from the British Museum in July 2015,
after a career that began as a volunteer in 1970. He is
now an Honorary Research Fellow of the Museum and
Visiting
Professor
at the University
of Leicester and
is looking forward
to having time to
complete
many
n u m i s m a t i c
projects.
These
include a corpus
of the coinage of
Gordian
II
from
Antioch and RIC
IV.3. He will also edit
the final monograph
of the project Coin
hoards and hoarding
in Iron Age and
Roman Britain, to
be published in early
2017. That project
ends in summer
2016 and a database of over 3,000 hoards of the Iron Age
and Roman periods from Britain will be released publicly
then. A conference on the project will be held at the
British Museum on 11-12 March 2016 to which anyone
interested will be welcome. More details to appear in the
next INeN.
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Obituaries
Richard “Rick” Witschonke
9/7/1945 - 24/2/2015
En octobre 1985, je recevais de Rick une lettre
commençant ainsi : « I am a collector of the Roman
Republic, with a particular interest in the provincial
issues… I have enclosed a list of my modest holdings ».
Une longue liste de monnaies entrant dans le cadre du
RPC I, que nous préparions alors avec A. Burnett et P.
P. Ripollès, figurait effectivement dans son courrier. Ainsi
naquit une amitié longue de 30 ans. Notre première
rencontre eut lieu à Londres pendant le Congrès
international de numismatique en 1986. Rick contribua,
avec sa discrétion habituelle, à financer la publication
du RPC I en 1992. Je découvris son autre passion en
préparant ma visite à Palo Alto durant l’été 1992, car il
avait pris soin de me demander quels étaient mes vins
préférés : « That is my other hobby, and I now have more
than I can drink (about 800 cases), so please help ! ». En
1995, il avait fêté ses 50 ans et, pour cette occasion, avait
réuni patiemment 50 bouteilles 1945, qu’il but avec ses
amis lors d’un week end très arrosé. Mais il en restait
encore à l’été 1996, quand je retournai en Californie !
Son installation à Califon, en 2003, auprès de la
merveilleuse Heidi, facilita nos rencontres. Je regardais
à chaque fois sa collection, qu’il n’avait pas toujours
le temps de ranger et j’ouvrais ainsi de nombreuses
lettres recommandées, ne sachant jamais ce que j’allais
y trouver. Ses monnaies (RBW) sont très nombreuses
dans le RPC I ainsi que dans les 3 Suppléments. Il était
d’une générosité extrême et le Cabinet des médailles en
a bénéficié (acquisitions 1996/181 ; 2002/13 ; 2008/5 ;
2009/169 ; 2009/227 ; 2013/120-125 : 6 monnaies des
‘préfets’ de la flotte d’Antoine ; enfin 2013/483-497).
Les dîners qu’il organisait en janvier à New York, à
l’occasion de l’Annual New York International, étaient
fameux : il réunissait experts, conservateurs et
collectionneurs, dans un constant souci de dialogue.
Je pourrais évoquer les soirées au Bubble Lounge ou
dans le Hot Tub à Califon… Autant de souvenirs liés à un
homme dont l’amitié était un cadeau comme on en reçoit
peu dans sa vie. Rick aimait à rappeler sa rencontre avec
Charles Hersh, ‘The Charles Hersh’, à l’occasion de la
vente de la collection Thomas Ollive Mabbott en 1969.
Ma rencontre avec lui a revêtu la même importance.
De la plume de Rick, on peut lire : ‘Volunteer impressions’,
ANS Magazine 3, 2, Summer 2004 ; ‘Upon relinquishing
the pursuit’ dans R. Russo et A. de Falco éds., The RBW
Collection of Roman Republican Coins, NAC, 2013.
Après ces souvenirs personnels, Peter van Alfen évoque
plus précisément la vie et la carrière de Rick.
Rick Witschonke passed away after a lengthy battle with
cancer on 24 February in Sarasota, Florida, in the company
of his longtime partner, Heidi Becker, her daughters, and
his two sons. A successful businessman, who for the last
dozen years turned his attention full-time to numismatics
and to assisting at the ANS, Rick will be sorely missed,
not only by the ANS staff, but by the larger numismatic
community, which included many of his closest friends.
Raised in Connecticut, Rick graduated from Harvard
Business School in 1972 with an MBA with high honors
© Michel Amandry
and took a position with American Management Systems
(AMS), a technology consulting firm. Rick worked for AMS
for most of his career, and after leaving the company in
2000, he continued to work in technology consulting in
California before deciding to retire to Califon, New Jersey,
to be with Heidi in 2003. Soon thereafter, he began to
volunteer several days a week at the ANS, before
becoming a Curatorial Associate in 2006. Numismatics,
especially the coinage of the Roman Republic, had long
been a major passion of his; another collecting passion
was fine wine.
Rick’s coin collecting interests began as a teenager.
In 1960 at age 15, he obtained a Roman Republican
denarius from a Lu Riggs auction. His interest in denarii
was intensified after reading Edward A. Sydenham’s
The Coinage of the Roman Republic (1952), which
inspired him to learn more about Republican coinage
in general. Republican period coinage was his major
collecting focus for the next several decades, during
which time he assembled an impressively comprehensive
collection of Roman Republican and provincial coins.
Most of the Republican collection was sold over the last
several years and is featured in the 2013 Numismatic
Ars Classica publication The RBW Collection of Roman
Republican Coins. The second part of his collection, over
3,000 provincial coins of the Republican period he has
bequethed to the ANS. This important group of coins,
probably the only area of Roman coinage that has never
been properly catalogued, is comprised of coins from the
3rd to 1st centuries BC, produced in various parts of the
Mediterranean region under Roman control. A volume on
this portion of the collection will be published in the near
future by the ANS.
Rick’s affiliation with the ANS began after his first visit in
the late 1960s, when he became, for a while, the ANS’s
youngest member. In 1999, Rick was elected a member
of the Society’s Governing Council and served one term
as an ANS Trustee. Where he felt better able to serve
the Society, however, was in the curatorial department
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helping with the care of the Roman collection, and in
sharing his passion for coinage with Summer Seminar
students. With his immense enthusiasm for teaching
and his conviction that the Seminar is one of the most
important activities of the ANS, since it helps to train
the next generation of numismatists, Rick was asked to
co-direct the Seminar in 2006. Thanks to his enormous
input and energy, an already good program was turned
into a great program. His commitment to teaching was
demonstrated again last summer, when he was already in
steep decline from the cancer and in tremendous pain; he
still insisted on coming into the Seminar to teach his full
roster of sessions.
surtout les Travaux du CEN, dont quatorze des quinze
volumes publiés entre 1964 et 1999 l’ont été sous sa
houlette.
Although he never considered himself a scholar, Rick
shared his vast knowledge of Republican coinage in a
series of articles and helped as well to edit Festschriften
for his close friends, one for Charles Hersch that appeared
in 1998, and another for Roberto Russo that appeared
in 2013. As a fitting tribute to a man who was so well
respected and beloved by friends and colleages, a volume
in his honor is being prepared that will be published by
the ANS later this year.
Si son premier achat d’une monnaie ancienne remonte à
1955, c’est à partir de 1967 que son activité scientifique
se développe. Ne pouvant répondre de but en blanc à la
question d’un élève l’interrogeant sur ce que l’on pouvait
acheter dans la Grèce antique avec une drachme d’argent,
M. Bar s’est documenté en retournant aux sources
littéraires et épigraphiques, et a ainsi pu publier son
premier article intitulé «Le pouvoir d’achat de la monnaie à
Athènes à la fin du Ve et au début du IVe siècle avant notre
ère (425-388)» (BCEN 1968/3, p. 43-54 et 1969/1, p. 1).
Michel Amandry et Peter van Alfen
Marc Bar
19/11/1921 - 18/2/2015
Marc Bar nous a quittés le 18 février dernier, dans sa
94e année. Membre du Cercle d’Études Numismatiques
dès 1967, il s’est très rapidement imposé comme
l’indispensable cheville ouvrière de l’association, au
point que durant plus de quatre décennies, il en a été
l’incontestable figure emblématique.
Professeur de latin et de grec, grammairien, helléniste
et numismate, Marc Bar exerça également la charge
d’éditeur du Bulletin du Cercle d’Études Numismatiques
(BCEN) et des autres séries du CEN, à savoir un
éphémère Bulletin des Jeunesses Numismatiques et
Élève du grammairien Maurice Grevisse et lui même coauteur d’une grammaire française ayant connu plusieurs
rééditions, Marc Bar s’enorgueillissait, à juste titre,
d’éditer une revue ‒ 822 articles en date du 31 décembre
2014, plusieurs centaines de recensions ‒ exempte
de fautes de syntaxe ou de coquilles typographiques.
Jusqu’à l’âge de 90 ans, après avoir passé le flambeau
et s’être volontairement placé en retrait de la recherche
active, il a mis un point d’honneur à suivre l’édition du
BCEN en tant que correcteur des épreuves.
Ses recherches ont porté sur des domaines très variés,
souvent liés à la symbolique, où excellaient son immense
érudition et sa profonde connaissance des textes
classiques grecs et latins. S’il est l’auteur de Souvenirs
métalliques de la guerre 1940-45 et de l’occupation
(Flash Médailles, n° spécial, 2006), rappelant à la fois son
rôle dans la Résistance et sa passion pour la médaille
d’art contemporaine, c’est surtout la publication de son
importante donation au Cabinet des Médailles de la
Bibliothèque royale de Belgique qui a retenu l’attention
des numismates. L’ouvrage qui en est tiré, La collection
de bronzes grecs de Marc Bar (Bruxelles, 2007, 276 p.),
est le premier volume belge de la Sylloge Nummorum
Graecorum. Cette collection, patiemment réunie au cours
de plusieurs décennies et riche de 1373 numéros, se
voulait essentiellement didactique, comme le rappelle Fr.
de Callataÿ dans sa préface.
Mais une activité de numismate «en chambre» ne
satisfaisait pas entièrement M. Bar. Intéressé très tôt
par la circulation monétaire et par la contextualisation
des trouvailles, il s’est penché sur la problématique de
la pénétration des monnaies grecques en Occident. Sur
le plan linguistique tout d’abord, dans «Les modalités de
l’influence de l’hellénisme sur les monnaies gallo-belges
du temps de César», BCEN 1987/1, p. 1-12 ; 1987/2,
p. 35-43 ; 1987/3, p. 67-77 ; 1987/4, p. 81-93). Mais
c’est surtout son ouvrage sur les Monnaies grecques
et assimilées trouvées en Belgique (Travaux du CEN
11, Bruxelles, 1991, 303 p., XI pl., + 3 suppléments)
qui le fit connaître dans le milieu archéologique. Son
intérêt pour le commerce antique accompagné ou non
du déplacement de personnes, le poussa dans des
directions bien différentes, comme la diffusion des
amphores hispaniques en Gaule du Nord («Monnaies
antiques d’Espagne trouvées en Belgique», Amphora 42,
1985, p. 13-17) ou les cachets d’oculistes («Les cachets
d’oculistes trouvés en Belgique actuelle notamment à
Pommeroeul», Amphora 48, 1987, p. 31-40.
On retiendra également ses recherches sur la symbolique
du dupondius de Nîmes («La date et la signification
symbolique des premiers bronzes de Nîmes au crocodile
(LT 2778)», dans C. ALFARO, C. MARCOS & P. OTERO,
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XIII Congreso Internacional de Numismática. Madrid 2003. Actas - Proceedings - Actes I, Madrid, 2005, p.
823-827) et l’importante série de textes qu’il a consacrés
au monnayage romain archaïque : «La signification et
la finalité du premier monnayage romain d’aes grave»,
BCEN 1998/1, p. 1-15 et 1998/3, p. 53-74), «L’aes grave.
Étude interprétative de la série urbaine Tête janiforme /
Proue», BCEN 1999/3, p. 57-74. Cette partie importante
de sa collection constitue désormais l’un des points forts
du médaillier de Bruxelles.
Résumer en quelques lignes les deux ou trois carrières
de Marc Bar est une gageure que nous nous garderons
bien de tenter ici. Il mérite plus et mieux de la part des
nombreux numismates qui ont été d’une façon ou d’une
autre ses élèves. C’est pourquoi le CEN a décidé d’éditer
en 2016 Hekátê triformis. Mélanges de numismatique
et d’archéologie en mémoire de Marc Bar, en l’honneur
de ce chercheur incontournable de la numismatique
belge, volume dans lequel figurera non seulement une
biographie détaillée mais encore, sous la plume de
François de Callataÿ, une synthèse de ses apports à la
numismatique et à l’histoire.
Jean-Marc Doyen
Secrétaire de rédaction du BCEN
Ivan Marović
14/1/1920 - 17/9/2014
Ivan Marovic, the Croatian numismatist and Keeper of
the Prehistoric collection of the Archaeological Museum
in Split, died last September at the age of 94. He was
employed at the Museum from 1950 to 1986. After his
retirement, he continued his research both in prehistory
and numismatics as long as his health permitted it. At
the age of 76 approximately, he wrote his last essays and
numismatic catalogues. His research interest was mostly
Byzantine numismatics. His first essay, published in 1953
was on the gold coinage of Theophilus from the collection
of the Archaeological museum in Split and his last work in
1996 dealt with the gold coinage of Romanus III Argyrus
kept in the collection of Split Museum. He also published
most of the hoards from the Archaeological Museum in
Split, the most important are a hoard of sestertii from
Aequm in Dalmatia, a hoard of the 2nd century BC coins
from Pharos, the Greek colony on today’s island of Hvar,
a hoard of denarii from the amphitheatre of Salona,
and three hoards of Byzantine coins from Dalmatia. He
studied the problem of the mint of Salona and the year
of the fall of Salona.Marovic also published an extensive
study on the coinage of the Illyrian king Ballaios, based
again on the rich collection of the Split Museum. He
also published the paper money issued in 1809 during
the siege of Zadar, and the experimental minting of the
thaler of Ragusa - Dubrovnik in 1751. He concentrated
on drawing attention to the highlights of the numismatic
collection of the Archaeological Museum in Split and in
researching important data and coin finds that clarified
and brought new approaches to the ancient history of
Dalmatia. Marovic was also an archaeologist who carried
out numerous fieldwork campaigns and wrote extensively
in the field of prehistory. His many students are grateful to
him for his inspiring teaching and introduction to thorough
methods of research and will strive to continue his legacy.
Maja Bonačić Mandinić
Archaeological Museum in Split
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The INC Annual Travel Grant 2016-2017
Following article 1 of the constitution, «to facilitate cooperation among individuals and institutions in the field of
numismatics and related disciplines», the INC offers for 2016/2017 a travelling scholarship of € 3.000 and a grantin-aid of € 1.000.
Applicants must be less than 35 years old on December 31st 2015, and be engaged on or intending to undertake
an important numismatic research project. The recipients will be able to visit foreign coin cabinets or other centers
of numismatic research, to study material and to develop contacts with other scholars.
Applications in Spanish, English, French, German or Italian should be sent to the Secretary of the INC, Dr. Michael
Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien, postmarked by March 1st, 2016, and
include:
1) a curriculum vitae, with a list of publications, a detailed plan of research with travel itinerary
2) a reference from a numismatic specialist who is or will be supervising the work
3) a recommendation from a member of the INC (an honorary member or the responsible official of a member
institution, but not a member of the INC Committee).
The Committee of the INC will award the scholarship and the grant-in-aid at its meeting in 2016 after examining
the applications in consultation with specialists from the INC or others if necessary.
La bourse annuelle du CIN 2016-2017
En vertu de l’article 1 des statuts, « pour faciliter la coopération entre individus et institutions dans le domaine de
la numismatique », le CIN accorde pour l’année 2016/2017 une bourse d’un montant de 3 000 € et une aide à la
recherche plus réduite de 1 000 €.
Les candidats doivent avoir moins de 35 ans au 31.12.2015 et avoir en cours ou en projet une recherche numismatique importante. La bourse permettra de travailler dans des cabinets ou d’autres centres de recherche étrangers,
d’y étudier le matériel et de nouer des contacts avec d’autres spécialistes.
Les candidatures doivent être adressées au Secrétaire de l’INC, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien avant le 1er mars 2016 (date de la poste) avec:
1) curriculum vitae, titres et travaux, programme précis du voyage et plan de travail ;
2) attestation d’un spécialiste acceptant de superviser le travail ;
3) recommandation d’un membre du CIN (un membre honoraire ou le responsable d’une institution-membre, à
l’exclusion des membres du Bureau du CIN).
Le Bureau du CIN attribuera la bourse et la subvention lors de sa réunion de 2016 après examen des dossiers par
des experts, de préférence membres du CIN.
Les dossiers et attestations peuvent être rédigés dans l’une des cinq langues suivantes : allemand, anglais, espagnol, français, italien.
Das Reisestipendium des INR 2016-2017
Gemäss Art. 1 ihrer Constitution «to facilitate cooperation among individuals and institutions in the field of
numismatics and related disciplines» vergibt der Internationale Numismatische Rat für das Jahr 2016/2017 ein
Reisestipendium in Höhe von 3‘000 € und eine kleinere Subvention von 1‘000 €.
Bewerben können sich junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die zum Zeitpunkt des Stichtages
(31.12.2015) nicht älter als 35 Jahre sind und ein grösseres numismatisches Forschungsprojekt in Arbeit haben
oder planen.. Das Stipendium soll dazu dienen, Münzkabinette und andere numismatische Forschungstätten in
anderen Ländern zu besuchen, das Material zu studieren und Kontakte mit anderen Wissenschaftlern zu knüpfen.
Bewerbungen in deutscher, englischer, französischer, italienischer oder spanischer Sprache sind zu richten an
den Sekretär des INR, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien.
Beizufügen sind:
1) ein Lebenslauf mit Nachweis des Studiums, ein Schriftenverzeichnis, ein Arbeitsplan sowie die geplante
Reiseroute,
2) das Gutachten eines in der Numismatik erfahrenen Wissenschaftlers, der die Arbeit betreut hat oder betreuen
wird, und
3) die Empfehlung eines Mitgliedes des INR (eines Ehrenmitgliedes oder eines/r Verantwortlichen eines
Münzkabinettes oder Institutes, der/die kein Mitglied des Büros des INR ist).
Termin für die Bewerbung ist der 1. März 2016 (Datum des Poststempels). Die Entscheidung über die eingegangenen
Bewerbungen trifft das Büro des INR nach der Beurteilung durch Sachverständige aus dem Kreis der Mitglieder
des INR, in Ausnahmefällen auch durch andere Experten, an der Jahressitzung 2016.
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Borsa di studio annuale INC 2016-2017
Visto l’articolo 1 dello Statuto, “agevolando la cooperazione tra individui e istituzioni nel campo della numismatica e delle scienze affini.” l’ INC offre per il 2016/2017 una borsa per viaggi di studio di 3000 € e un contributo
di 1000 €.
I candidati non dovranno aver superato i 35 anni di età alla data del 31.12.2015 e dovranno essere già coinvolti o avere
intenzione di intraprendere un importante progetto di ricerca numismatica. I vincitori potranno visitare gabinetti numismatici stranieri o altri centri di ricerca numismatica, studiare materiali e stringere contatti con altri specialisti.
Le domande di partecipazione - redatte in spagnolo, inglese, francese, tedesco o italiano - dovranno essere inviate alla Segreteria dell’INC, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien,
entro e non oltre il 1 marzo 2016 (farà fede il timbro postale) e comprendere:
1) Curriculum Vitae, con un elenco delle pubblicazioni, i dettagli del progetto di ricerca e l’itinerario di viaggio; 2)
una referenza da parte di uno specialista in numismatica che sia già o che sarà il supervisore del lavoro; 3)
una lettera di raccomandazione di un membro dell’ INC (un membro onorario o il responsabile ufficiale di un’ Istituzione affiliata, a esclusione dei membri del Consiglio dell’INC)
Il Consiglio dell’INC assegnerà la borsa di studio e il contributo nel corso della sua riunione del 2016, dopo aver
esaminato le domande di partecipazione avvalendosi anche della consultazione - se necessario - di specialisti
dell’INC o di altre istituzioni.
Beca de estudio anual CIN 2016-2017
Según el art. 1 de los estatutos, “para facilitar la cooperación entre individuos e instituciones en el campo de la
Numismática y disciplinas afines” el CIN ofrece para 2016/2017 una bolsa de 3000 € y una ayuda de 1000 €.
Los solicitantes deben ser menores de 35 años en 31 de diciembre de 2015 y tener en curso o en expectativa un
proyecto importante de investigación numismática. Los receptores podrán visitar gabinetes numismáticos extranjeros u otros centros de investigación, para estudiar materiales y establecer contactos con otros investigadores.
Las solicitudes, en español, inglés, francés e italiano, deben enviarse al Secretario del CIN, Dr. Michael Alram,
Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien, antes del 1 de marzo de 2016 (fecha de correo), con: 1) Curriculum vitae, con la lista de publicaciones y un detallado plan de investigación con el itinerario
de viaje; 2) una referencia de un especialista numismático que sea o será el supervisor del trabajo; 3) una recomendación de un miembro del CIN (un miembro honorario o un responsable oficial de una institución miembro,
pero que no forme parte del Comité del CIN).
El Comité del CIN concederá la beca y la ayuda en su reunión de 2016, después de haber examinado las solicitudes consultando a expertos del CIN y de otras instituciones si fuera necesario.
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International Numismatic e-Newsletter (INeN) No 19, July 2015. Electronic Newsletter of the INC / CIN
ISSN 1662-1220
Editors
Sylviane Estiot, HISOMA (Histoire et sources des mondes antiques) UMR 5189-CNRS, Maison de l’Orient et de la
Méditerranée, Lyon (France)
Pere Pau Ripollès, Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia, Universitat de València, València (Spain) for the International Numismatic Council INC / Conseil International de Numismatique CIN.
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