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2016 May Enews
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2016 May Enews

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Archer M. Huntington Award and Silvia Mani Hurter Memorial Lecture

On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the ANS will present the 2016 Archer M. Huntington Award to Dr. Michael Alram, Director of the Coin Cabinet of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Alram will give the Silvia Mani Hurter Memorial Lecture entitled “Money and Power in Ancient Bactria.” The lecture will begin at 6:00…

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Imperial Banknotes of Persia Published
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Imperial Banknotes of Persia Published

New York, NY
March 2, 2016

The American Numismatic Society Publishes The Banknotes of the Imperial Bank of Persia

The American Numismatic Society…

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Fowler Lecture: Aneurin Ellis-Evans
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Fowler Lecture: Aneurin Ellis-Evans

New York, NY
February 26, 2016

The American Numismatic Society Announces 2016 Harry W. Fowler Memorial Lecture Presenter Aneurin Ellis-Evans

The American Numismatic…

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62nd Annual Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics
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62nd Annual Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics

June 6 through July 29, 2016
Study at the Foremost Seminar in Numismatic Methods and Theory
For over half a century, The…

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ANS 2016 Annual Gala
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ANS 2016 Annual Gala

January 8, 2016

On Thursday, January 7, 2016, nearly 200 friends of The American Numismatic Society (ANS) gathered at the Waldorf…

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Congress Considers Import Restrictions on Iraqi Artifacts
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Congress Considers Import Restrictions on Iraqi Artifacts

by Peter K. Tompa
The Iraq Cultural Heritage Protection Act (H.R. 2009) is legislation recently introduced in the United States House…

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Obituary: Michael Grant 1914–2004
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Obituary: Michael Grant 1914–2004

by Sebastian Heath
Professor Michael Grant, distinguished author of both numismatic scholarship and popular histories of the ancient world, died on…

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Obituary: Ömer Diler, 1945-2005
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Obituary: Ömer Diler, 1945-2005

by Emine Nur Diler
Born in Istanbul in 1945, Ömer Diler was educated as a chemical engineer but became interested in…

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Obituary: Frederick R. Mayer (1928–2007)
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Obituary: Frederick R. Mayer (1928–2007)

by Richard C. Frajola
Frederick R. Mayer, noted philanthropist and world-class collector of art, coins, currency, and stamps, died in Denver,…

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The ANS Introduces Digital Library
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The ANS Introduces Digital Library

The ANS introduces Digital Library which continues its mission of providing Open Access research tools to researchers worldwide. The newly unveiled Digital Library (https://numismatics.org/digitallibrary) will grow to house three collections of digital material: numismatic theses/dissertations, auction catalogues, and ebooks.

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Huntington Award 2016
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Huntington Award 2016

New York, NY
February 26, 2016

The American Numismatic Society Awards its 2016 Archer M. Huntington Award for Excellence in Numismatic Scholarship…

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2015 Nomination and Governance Committee Report
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2015 Nomination and Governance Committee Report

The Nominating and Governance Committee, pursuant to Art. V Sec. 12 of the ANS By-Laws approved for publication all of…

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The ANS Announces 2016 Gala Honorees
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The ANS Announces 2016 Gala Honorees

The ANS is pleased to announce that on Thursday, January 7, 2016, it will honor longtime benefactors Regina and John W. Adams with the Trustees’ Award at the Annual Gala at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. During the event, the Society will also present the Distinguished Service Award to Kenneth E. Bressett, and honor Dr. Ursula Kampmann with the 2015 Burnett Anderson Memorial Award

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