September 2023 eNews
Upcoming Events & Announcements
Upcoming Sage Trip to Austria
From September 17–24, members of the Augustus B. Sage Society will be traveling with President Ute Wartenberg to Austria for the annual Sage trip. The group will spend several days in both Vienna and Salzburg with exclusive tours of numismatic collections, an evening performance at the Vienna State Opera, and visits to other significant historical sites, including day trips to the Carnuntum Roman archaeological park and to Kremsmünster Abbey in Wels.
Register for COAC 2023
From September 22–23, the ANS will host the Coinage of the Americas Conference: 18th & 19th Century Design and Production, sponsored by the Resolute Americana Collection and the Stack Family. Some of the most beautiful and iconic coins and paper currencies were made during this period – the artists and engravers were recognized as masters of their craft both then and now. Read the full list of presentations and register for this year’s COAC. Registration closes September 15
Join us for the ANS Lyceum: Coinage and Civil Wars through the Centuries
From September 20–November 8, ANS Lyceum: Coinage and Civil Wars Through the Centuries, led by ANS curators and other experts, will address the relationship between coin production, circulation, and civil wars from ancient to modern times. The ANS Lyceum is open to all. Register.
Heritage to Sell ANS Duplicates
Over the coming months, duplicates from the ANS collection will go on sale with Heritage Auctions. Online bidding has begun for some of the lots, with live bidding opening up at the Long Beach Expo, September 14–17, 2023. Others will open in weekly installments through October. Auction items include colonial paper currency and high-grade U.S. coinage. We would like to thank Heritage for hosting these sales to benefit the ANS. All proceeds will go to the E. T. Newell Coin Fund, dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the ANS collection.
Call for Papers: Money, Minting, and Administration in the Medieval World
The American Numismatic Society will be sponsoring a session at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 9-11, 2024, entitled “Money, Minting, and Administration in the Medieval World”. Papers discussing how medieval states managed the production and circulation of coinage, using either numismatic or documentary evidence, are encouraged. If you are interested in proposing a paper for this session, contact Associate Curator David Yoon (dyoon@numismatics.org). The deadline for paper proposals is September 15, 2023. See submission details.
Pre-Order: Scythians and Greeks on the Western Black Sea
The Scythians have fascinated investigators since the time of Herodotus. In this study, former ANS Collections Manager Elena Stolyarik and former ANS Curator John Kleeberg examine the bronze and silver coinage of the kingdom of Scythia Minor in Dobruja at the mouth of the Danube River, a Scythian successor state that emerged in the second century BCE after the breakup of Scythia Magna. Pre-Order.
Saltus Award Ceremony: RSVP
The ANS will honor Dr. Hanna Jelonek with the 2022 J. Sanford Saltus Award for Signal Achievement in the Art of the Medal on Thursday, October 5. After the ceremony, Dr. Alan Stahl, Curator of Numismatics at Princeton University, will present “Medals by Committee; the Histoire Métallique of Louis XIV.” The lecture is funded by Stephen K. Scher Lecture Fund. RSVP to attend in person.
Elkins to Speak on Coins and the Colosseum
ANS Deputy Director Nathan Elkins will give a lecture on “Coins and the Colosseum: How Numismatic Evidence Illuminates the Greatest Amphitheater,” on September 17 at Brock University for the Archaeological Institute of America’s Niagara Peninsula Society, as part of the Archaeological Institute of America’s National Lecture Program.
The Planchet: A Conversation with Elena Stolyarik and John Kleeberg
Elena Stolyarik and John Kleeberg talk about their new book, Scythians and Greeks on the Western Black Sea: The Coinage of the Kings of Scythia Minor in Dobruja, 218/212–110 BCE, which will be published by the ANS in September. Both guests have a long history with the ANS: Stolyarik recently retired as Collections Manager after joining the ANS in 1994, and Kleeberg served for ten years as the Curator of Modern Coins and Currency. In this episode, they talk about the Scythians, who they were, and how we know about them through literary, archaeological, and numismatic evidence. We also learn about the great friendship and collaboration shared by Stolyarik and Kleeberg, which resulted in a book destined to become a classic. Also, spies, a fatal car crash, and the essential value of reading scholarship in languages other than English. Listen.
September Long Tables
Charles Parisot-Sillon, Associate Professor in Ancient History at the University of Orléans, France, will discuss the Roman presence in Southern Gaul in the second century BCE, which led to the development of the colony of Narbo Martius (modern Narbonne, France) and the building of the Via Domitia. ANS Member Dale Lukanich will present a brief history of the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal in the 1830s and the series of scrip issued by The State Bank of Illinois for its construction. Maria Cristina Molinari, Chief Curator at the Capitoline Museums, will discuss the period beginning with the Second Punic War, when the Roman State shifted their approach to money. Dario Calomino, Professor at the University of Verona, will present on the Roman Imperial mint of Nicaea in Bithynia and its unusually large output and originality of reverse designs. More.
August in Review
The ANS at the ANA World’s Fair of Money
The ANS had an active presence at the American Numismatic Association’s World Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, PA from August 8-12. Representing the ANS was President Ute Wartenberg, Executive Director Gilles Bransbourg, and Resolute Americana Assistant Curator of American Numismatics Jesse Kraft. On August 9, Kraft presented, “Building a National Identity through ‘The Noble Savage’: Native American Representation in United States Numismatics.” Later in the week, the ANS was honored to accept eight Numismatic Literary Guild Awards, and sponsored a table at the annual ANA banquet dinner.
ANS Wins Eight NLG Awards
The American Numismatic Society was honored with eight awards by the Numismatic Literary Guild at the 2023 World’s Fair of Money in August. Winners include numismatics.org, Pocket Change, Christopher R. McDowell, François de Callataÿ, Neil Musante, Jesse Kraft, and Julia Casey. Read about the awards.
(L-R) Christopher McDowell, Julia Casey, Neil Musante, and Jesse Kraft with their NLG Awards
A Visit from CUNY’s Latin and Greek Institute
On August 4, fifteen students from CUNY’s Latin and Greek Institute visited the headquarters of ANS accompanied by their professor and ANS Fellow Liv Yarrow. They were welcomed by Lucia Carbone, Andrew M. Burnett Associate Curator of Roman Numismatics, who discussed the use of Latin language on coins and its relationship to literary texts.
Carbone speaks to the San Francisco Ancient Numismatic Society
On August 19, Andrew M. Burnett Associate Curator of Roman Numismatics Lucia Carbone delivered a virtual talk on women on coinage of the Late Roman Republic to the San Francisco Ancient Numismatic Society. She discussed the relationship between the representation of women on the coinage of the Late Roman Republic and their involvement in contemporary politics.
August Long Tables
Melissa Ludke, inaugural recipient of the ANS Chairman’s Fellowship for Numismatic Research, presented her findings from her research at the ancient Roman bath complex in Cosa, Italy. Mike Moran, member of the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Secretary of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, examined the role of President Theodore Roosevelt in the story of Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the gold coin designs of 1907. Paul Beliën, Curator of the Dutch National Numismatic Collection, discussed the Velp hoard that was discovered in 1715 consisting of Roman gold coins, medallions, and jewels. Robyn Le Blanc, Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, explored how Roman colonies utilized imagery to communicate their identity and adapt to local audiences. Watch on the ANS YouTube Channel.
