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• THE OLYMPIC GAMES:

THE FIRST 1,166 YEARS
• ANTIGONUS II GONATAS
• A UNIQUE ~ROYALIST SERIES~
DIDRACHM OF PHILIP III
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pro bably noticed. this is a combined more complete obituaries for them in
by George L. Beke
M ay/Ju ne issue, and I also plan o n a future issue.
pub lishing a combined J uly/August AND COMING SOON
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th ing "back on track." All subscribers
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contacted me over tisers o/The Celatorfor the th e Host C lub Conquests of Alexmlder the
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magazine, there is is a combined May/June is- "Wo rl d's Fai r of
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 immediately. and pleasantly, and main- ize in archaic, the rare ,and unusual,
tained that pace throughout the entire and high-quality bronzes. It never oc-
paper; that being bolstered by a great curred to me as a kid that I might some-
mix of photographs. maps, drawings. day own something truly old. historical,
and tables (something that I suspect and even unique.
was enhanced by some nice editing Collecting coins is sti ll a source of

·,
and layout work.) Unfortunately. as I considerable satisfaction to me, and I
have only recently been able to catch still have the 1931 -S Lincoln cent I
up on my Celatorreadings, I found that found in change . Ancients came to me
the lin k to a copy of Mr. Daehn's origi- a bit slowly. since I didn't see many as
nal artic le, with a few additions, was a young person and had the impres-
Seller Beware! no lo nger valid. Please keep up the sion they were all extremely valuable .
Back in January, I consigned some great work. and again. many thanks! While working in The Netherlands in
coins to a well-known company for auc- Gregory Zentz 1970 and 1971, I had two occasions to
tion althe New York International Nu- Florida learn that ancient coins were available
mismatic Convention. After over two to people of limited means. One was a
months had gone by, I hadn't received The link (http://home.comcast.neU tour of a museum at the University of
payment on my consignment, so I con- -wdaehn/Siglos/Daehn-Siglos.pdf) is Groningen where some Roman aurei
tacted the company I'd consigned my still valid. KKW were on display. I remarked al how
coins to. I was lold that they hadn't re - priceless they must be and was in-
ceived payment on my coins either. "Lots of Nostalgia" formed that, although valuable, they
Although they ask buyers to settle in- were almost something I could afford.
voices within 30 days of the auction Just received my Celator (March And on a tour of the American dig in
date (after which interest fees begin to 20 12 issue). and read your "Editor's Athens I overheard an archaeologist
accrue), some "big" buyers just igno re Note" with some pleasure and lots of showing friends around and comment-
the 3D-day settlement date. He told me nostalgia. We've talked a little about it ing that the coins on display were not
they are still awaiting payment on some befo re butI'm from Colorado, too, and the best they had found. Hmm, I
$250,000 worth of coins sold at the my father took a position in Chemistry thought.
auction (as of April 15 th ). at the University of Co lorado in 1955. I My next position was at Stony Brook
I've always paid for my purchases lived in Boulder from then until 1970 and I was able to explore the then more
promptly. These "big" buyers either when I got my PhD. and went where numerous dealers in the City and I have
don', care, or choose to ignore the im- the jobs were. been at it ever since . What a long,
pact it makes on both the company and I'd always been fasc inated by coins pleasant journey from Dan Brown's
the individual(s) involved . I don't know and had, like so many my age, begun Hyou-pick-em" for 35 cents to one I re-
what if anything can be done. but seil- col lecting US from change. I remem - member at a San Franc isco bourse.
er beware! ber well the first time I found a 19t~ cen- CNG had acquired much of a hoard of
Frank lacQvitti tury coin, and the exc itement of some- Pixodaros, and had a group of abso-
Texas thing so old being in my hands. One of lutely beautiful examples in a ''you-pick-
my favorite things , when I could swing em" for $1200 group. The one I got
Kudos to Bill Daehn it. was to go to Dan Brown's coin shop. from Victor that day is still one of the
It had an organic warmth to it, with a best examples I've ever seen.
I would like to thank William Daehn
variety of offerings, some of which I Peter Urone
for his beautiful article in the February
could even afford. His uyou-pick-em " California
issue: "Half-Figure of the King: Unrav-
eling the Mysteries of the Earliest Si- selections were especially appeal ing to
my limited means. I progressed over Please fUrl! fa page 4U .
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 The Olympic Games:
The First 1,166 Years
by Anthony F. Milavic

In August 20 12, the world will cel -

ebrate the 30,h Summer Ol ympics in
London, England. Since thei r institu-
tion in 1896, the modern O lympic
Games have been canceled three times
due to wars: 1916, 1940 and 1944. By
comparison, the ancient Greeks held
thei r first Ol ympics in 776 Be and,
with the exception of one two-year
postponement. every four years there-
after for over one thousand years, or
260 consecutive Olympic festiva ls .
The Games continued on sporadically
until 391 A D, for a grand tota l of I , [66
years. T his amazing record was ac- Figure I-Valley of Olympia from Krollos Hill with Stadium inforeground.
complished in spite of pol iti cal tur-
Photo by the (luthor.
moi l, wars, invasion, and the eventual
conquest of Greece by the Romans .
This artic le takes you to the place situated in a triangle formed by Kro- tecture. The inner chamber opened to
where that happened, ancient Olym- nos Hill on the north and the conflu- the go ld and ivo ry statue of Zeus that
pia, and on through the evolution and ence of two rivers, the Alpheios and was numbered among the Seven Won-
conduct of those Games where a cook , Kladeos rivers on the other two sides ders of the Ancient World. Soaring 40
a princess, and a corpse were crowned LFigure 1]. Archaeological ev idence feet. the sealed Zeus filled the cham-
champions , and champions became reveals human habitation here as ear- ber: With h is left hand, he held a
heroes and even gods, ly as 2,000 BC. Centuries later, a reli- scepter capped by an eagle and in his
gious sanctuary was established at the exte nded right hand stood Nike, the
ANCIENT OLYMPIA b ase of Kronos Hill. By the second winged messenger of victory [see
centu ry AD, the worsh ip of Olympian Figure 3 on page 10]. In 21 BC , th e
Olympia is located in the north- Zeus dominated thaI of some 70 he- traveling R oman emperor, Caesar
western Greek Peloponnese peninsu- roes and gods in this sanctuary and its Augustus, struck a silver de narius
la, some 120 miles west of Athens and immediate environs [see Figure 2 on commemorati ng his visit to this tem-
25 miles south of the ancient ci ty of pageSI . p le and the god Zeus.
Elis. I! never developed into a city in The largest bui lding in the Sanctu- To the right of the Temple of Zeus
its own right, but was managed by the ary was the Te mple of Zeus. B uilt in was the Great Altar of Zeus. In the
people of Eli s for most o f its years as the fifth centu ry BC , Ihis temple mea- second century AD, the Greek write r
the center of Greek athleti cs. The re- sured 90 by 208 feet and was consid- Pausanias observed that this altar mea-
gion is mountaino us, with Olympia e red to be the canon of Doric archi- sured 125 feet in circumference at the
base, 22 feel in height, and was com-
posed entirely o f the ashes from sac -
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than in the capital of Elis 25 miles to souvenirs from the people of Elis re- the first 900 years of the Olympics,
the north lsee Figure 4 on page 12]. It flecting religious, not athlet ic, themes. there was no water availab le in the
depicts the images of: the gods Zeus Between the Ahar of Zeus and Kro- sanctuary. The athletcs and thousands
and Hera; the dem igods Olympia and nos Hi ll was the Fountain of Nymphs of spectators who came here had to use
Nike; the attributes of Zeus--eagles Lsee Fi gure 5 on page 14] . In the sec- the several wells outside the Sanctu-
and thunderbolts; and the letters di- ond century AD, a wealthy Athenian ary and the two rivers for water. At the
gamma and alpha representing FA- by the name of Herodes Atlicus built fountain's dedication in 153 AD, the
LEION. which means , "From the peo- th is fountain and a system of aqueducts Cynic philosopher Peregrinus railed
ple of Elis." In sum, visitors to the to supply it wi th watcr from a spring against the fountain. He proclaimed to
ancient Olympic Games took home four miles away. In other words, for all who would listen that the fountain
denigrated the Games . In the past, all
who came to Olympia did so with the
understanding of the hardships hcre-
sweltering heat and little available
water. As a resu lt, many succumbed to
dehydration and heat stroke . In the
view of Peregrinus, the natural selec-
tion process had been removed with
the advent of the fountain, and the at-
tendees were now being perversely
molly-coddled. Reportedly, some who
heard Peregrinus speak threw stones
at him.
Immediatel y to the right of the
fountain were the treasuries. The se
were constructed in the shape of small
temples and dedicated by Greek cit ies
to hold valuable donations to the gods.
The foundations of twclve structures
survive in this area.
Located below the treasuries and
leading to the entrance of the stadium
Figure 2- Model of Sanctuary of Olympia during Roman times. Photo by the aUlhor. was a row of statues financed by the
fines imposed on those who had cheat-
ed at the Games. These statucs were
made in the likeness of thc Zeus of
Oaths statue; On the first day of the
Games, the athletes swore to obey the
laws of Zeus hefore a heroic-size stat-
ue of Zeus poised to throw a thunder-
bolt. All that remains of these statues
are their 16 pedestals inscribed with
the names of those who had cheated,
their transgressions, and their sponsor-
ing or native ci ti es. Pl aced before its
entrance, athletes were reminded of
their oath as they walked to the stadi-
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with their threatening statues of Zeus,
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sun-lit stadium of thousands of
screaming spectators.
Extending from one end of the sta-
dium to the other is the track for the
foot races. The track is 600-feel long
from starting line to finish line and the
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 ca lled 'The Stadium." The ed a 180-degree turn around a "turn-
600-foot, or 2oo-yard, Sta- in g post ," a nd then retu rned to the
dium race was held starting or finish line [see Figure 7 on
throughout Greece and was page 18 ]. This procedure was repeat-
so popu lar that it became a ed for the 4,800-yard race.
sta ndard unit of mea sure On the south side of the stadium
call ed a "stade" or "stad i- was the seat for the Priestess of Moth-
um ." However. s ince the er Earth, Demeter. Thi s was an honor-
device used to measure sta- ific tit le conferred on a diffe rent wom-
dium s was the hu man foot, an every four years, and she was the
the actual length of Gree k on ly woman permitted to view the
stadiums differs from onc games. Reportedly, the punishment for
venue to the next. Using any other woman caught in the stadi-
mode r n equipm ent, the um durin g the festival was death by
track at O lympia measures being thrown fro m a cliff. However,
208.29 yards in length and Kall ipateira. an exile from Rhodes,
the one at Delphi. whe re broke thi s law and wen t unpu ni shed.
th e Pythia Gam es we re After the death of her husband, she
held. measure s 192.29 trained he r son to compe te in the
yards in length- a differ- Olymp ics of 404 Be. On the day of
ence of 16 yards. For the his contest, she entered th e st<ldium
purposes of thi s article. I disguised <I S a trainer. As the slory
will refer to the stadium's goes. whe n she ran out to congratulate
length as 200 yards. him o n winning the boy's boxi ng
Also, since the stadium eve nt , she leaped ove r the trainer's
was stra ight rath e r than area fence and lost her clothes, reveal-
oval, as in its modern coun- illg that she was a woman. Si nce her
te rparts . the 400-yard race father, brothers. and now son had won
was conducted in the fo l- Olympic victories. she was not pun-
low in g mann er. Athletes ished. Thereafter, however. the train-
ran from one end of the sta- e rs. as well as the athletes. were re-
Figure 3- Sraflle o/Zeus by Pheidias. dium to the other, execut- quired to participate in the nude.
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um BC, Minoan Crete staged public fere nt awa rd sys tems. In the Iliad, The fi rSI games held al Olympia are
festivals for e nterta inment fea turing valuable prizes, such as bronze caul- described in legends and myths as con-
men some rsaulting over bull s, tum- drons and tripods were awarded to alt tests between heroes or gods. It was here
bling, boxing, and wrestling. Homer's who parti c ipated, both winners and that Zeus bested his father Kro nos in I
Iliad describes funera l games con- losers. In the Odyssey, only the win- wrcstling fo r the thronc of heaven. Apol-
ducted for Patroclus by Achilles, and ner in each event was recogni zed, and lo beat Hermcs in a fOOl race and Ares
the Odyssey has games being held in his award was the applause of the spec- in wrestling. Sculptures from the east
honor of the visit ing Odysseus. These tators. We will re-visit prize and no pedimcnt o r the Temple of Zeus suggest
two Homeric poems a lso reveal dif- prize Games Imer in this anicle. that the firs t Olympics were held by
Pelops to celebrate his victory over King
Oinamaos in a chariot race for thc hand
of the king's daughtcr Hippodamcia [see
Figure 9 on page 20]. There are many
other lcgends describing the first Olym-
pics, but tradition recogni zes that: the
I" Olympiad was held in 776 BC: con-
sisted of onc event, a 200-yard foot race:
and, was won. not by a hero or god, but
by a si mp le cook named Koroibos from
thc city of El is. In recogn itio n of its his-
torical significance as the first Olympic
competi tion, Olympiads were named
aftcr the winner of the 200-yard root
race. Also, the term "Olympiad" had,
and for that matter, has today, two mean-
ing~: the Games themselves, and a four-
year period of time that starts anew at
the end of the festivaL Commencing in
the 4'~ century BC, Olympiads became
the standard chronological mcasure of
time throughout the Greek world.
Figure 4-£li5, Olympia, assarleel coins, ca. 471-191 Be Pholo by Ihe (w i llor. The Olympic Games g rew from a
local one-day festival to Greece-wide,
or Panhell cnic proportions a lo ng with
three other Games: thc Pythia at Del -
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Ihe presc ntation of a wreath of vege-
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 There were no prizes, handshakes, or Age 35. Farewell. just as water is the most precious of
"better-Iuck-next-times" at Olympia or elements,
any of the Circuit Games for those who The Circuit Games were followed just as gold is the most valuable of
came in second- W INNING WAS EV- in importance by locally held prize all goods,
ERYTHING! The following inscription games, such as those held at Athens, and JUJt as the sun shines brighter
was found Oil the tombstone of an Egyp- where jars of olive oil, money, and than an y other star,
tian named Agathos Daimon who lost go ld crowns were awarded. Mu ch so shines the Olympic Games
at Olympia [see Figure lion page 22], earlier, as the Games began to pro- brighter than all other Games.
It reads, in part: liferate, the Greek poet Pindar put
Here he died boxing in the stadium them all in perspective with his I" T he ancient Olympic Games were
having prayed to Zeus for a wreath Olympia Ode written during the 5'h conducted in the fourth year of the
or death. century BC: Olympiad, during the second full moon
after the summer solstice , Ju ly and
August. The exact dates of the Games
and the declaration of the Sacred Truce
were announced by heralds from Elis
travel ing from city to city throughout
the Greek world. The Truce granted the
right of free passage fo r all those trav-
eling to and from Olympia .
In order to compete at Olympia,
athletes were required to meet three
cri teri a: First , they had to be free
G reeks, slaves were not permitted to
participate at Olympia; Second, no one
found gui lt y of murder, robbing a reli -
gious sanctuary, or violating the Sacred
Truce could participate; Third, athletes
had to train for at least the 10 mOnlhs
immediately preceding the Games and
spend the last month at Olympia. There
Figure 5- Fountain of Nymphs. was no restriction against an athlete
who had received money for partici -
pating in sports. Yes, professional ath -
letes did compete at ancient Olympia.
Also, all competitors had the right

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2-Horse Chariot Race 408 number of the contests had equ ivalent relatively constant until the Roman
Trumpeters & Heralds 396 events for boys between the ages of 12 emperor Theodosius J ordered the
and 18, and the equestrian events had closing of al l pagan temples and
Let 's turn now to the Olympic pro- corresponding races for colts. At its banned all forms of pagan cu lts in 391
gram. Few. if any, of the events origi- peak, the program consisted of a 20- AD, marking the cnd of the first 1, 166
nated at Olympia. Rather, they were event, tlve-day festival. After the ad- years of Olympic history. That same
raised to O lympic status only after dition of the competition for Heralds year, he moved the gold and ivory stat-
gaining popularity elsewhere. Also, a and Trumpeters, the program remained ue of Zeus to Constantinople were it
was subsequently destroyed in a fire. '

F OOT RACES: The first three

events incorporated into thc program
featured running: 200- Yard, 400-Yard
and 4800-Yard Foot Races. There was
a fourth foot race held at Olympia that
was not part of this Olympic program.
At the two-year mid-point between
Olympiads , a festival was held at
Olympia in honor of the god Hera .
This one-day fes tival featured a foot
race between maidens. The course was
about 165 yards long, and the winner
was awarded a wild olive wreath and
the right to e rect a statue of herself in
the sanctuary.
In any case, the starting position for
all Greek foot races was with the body
bent slightly forward and the arms ex-
tended . The spacing of the feet was
kept uniform by a starting line with
Figure 6-Pedestals for the statues of Zeus leading to Stadium en- two grooves designed for the athletes'
trance. Photo by the author. toes: The runner placed the toes of his
lead fonl in the forward-most groove ,
and those of the other foot in the rear
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Race [n Armor in four consecutive
Olympiads for a total of [2 Olympic
victories.
-In 490 Be, a messenger by the
name of Pheigippides ran from Ath-
ens to Sparta to seek Spartan help
against the Persians during the battle
of Marathon . He ran the 150 miles in
less than two days. Days later, 2,000
fully armed Spartans covered the 150
miles to Athens in three days.

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200 -Yard Foot Race a nd Wre stling LONG JUMP: Let us fi rst look at w ith th e a id o f tw o five- p o un d
comple ted this event and were a lso the Lo ng J ump with weigh ts. Th is weights . During the I " Modern O lym-
separate events. The syste m used to event was conducted while carry ing a p ics of 1896. the winning long jump.
de te rmine the winner in the Pentath- weight in each hand Isee Fi gure 12 on without weights. was 20' 9-3/4".
lon has not survived antiquity, but schol- page 23 1. Dr. P:llueologos writ ing in
ars generally agree that success in three the book. Th e Elernal Olympics, sug- .JAVELIN: The jave lin s used at
components including wrestl ing was gests that the usc of weights provided ancient O ly mpi a differed from mod-
eno ugh to win the overall tit le. 2 the jumper with two distance multi- ern javelins by thei r fing er thongs.
pliers: F irst, by
thru sti ng th e
weight s forwa rd at
the apogee o f the
jump ca use d the
weights to pull the
jumpe r fo rw a rd ;
Second, during de-
scent , the weights
were rotated down,
pushed to the rear.
then dropped caus-
ing an equal, oppo-
site react ion o n the
j umper of thrust-
ing him forward.
In 1854, a profes-
si on a l a t hlete
nam ed J. Howard
demonstra ted the
e ffec tive ne ss of
thi s proced ure at
Figure 7-Runner about to pass around a turning post. Chest er. Englan d Figure 8- Laurea te head of Zeus, Philip II, AR Tet-
Corinth, /E- 16mm, 81 -96 AD. Photo by the author. by jum pin g 29' 7" radrachm, 356-336 ee.
Photo by the author.

Repo rtedl y. Napoleon Bonaparte test-

ed the use o f a fin ger thong and fou nd

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and 211 fee t with a tho ng for a d iffer-
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T he wrestle rs fou ght standing o n their
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pic wrestling, and his son followed their knuckles were covered. Early on, second finger joints 10 the knuckles
him by winning five wreaths. This fa- the hands and knuckles were wrapped [see Figure 15 on page 24] . As damag-
ther & son team dominated Olympic with long, narrow strips of leather ing as these might appear, they were
wrestl ing for almost half a century. cal led "soft thongs." During the 4'~ mild when compared to the Roman
century Be, these were replaced with variety called "caestus." The caestus
BOXING: Boxing was, perhaps, "sharp thongs"- glove-like wrappings incorporated lead, iron, and even
the most physically injurious of the incorporating thick. protruding bands spikes in the wrappings. In any case,
events. This was due in part to the way of oxhide covering the area from the there were no we ight classes, rounds,
or rest periods during a boxing
match.
The following sarcastic poem
from antiquity suggests the degree
of physical damage boxers sustained
during these bouts :
After twenty years of absence,
Odysseus returned home.
His dog Argos knew him as soon
as he saw him.
But yOil, Stratophon, who boxed
for four hours,
are not recognizable to people
much le.\·s dogs .
And, if you were to look inlO a
mirror, you'd shout,
"That's not StralOplwn, I swear it!"

The first and most obvious way

to defeat an opponent was to knock
him out. Next , a boxer won the
match when his opponent sig naled
defeat by a raised index finger.
Figure 9-Statues from the east pediment of the Temple of Zeus. Photo by the author,
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or about fou r miles. Jockeys rode wi th-
out a sadd le, nude, and used a whip.
As mentioned earlier, the equestrian
events permitted absentee owners to
win O lympic wreaths. In 356 BC, Phi l-
ip I [ of Macedon had just won a major
militllry vic tory when a messengcr lIr-
rived to te ll him his horse had won at
Olympill. That same day, he also re-
ceived word his wi fe had gi ven birth
to a son, the son that grew up to be
Alexander the Great. Of these three
events, Ph ilip II selected his Oly mpic
victory to commemorate by having a
sil ve r tetradrachm struck [see Figure
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PANKRATION: Thi s eve nt was

added in 648 BC and consisted o f a
sig nature guard position: the athl ete' s
weight rested on his rear foot and hi s
han ds were held hi gh with finger s
curled lsce Figure 17 on page 25 J. The Figure tt-Stefe of Agathos Daimon.
Greek writer Philostratus considered
Pankration "the best and most manly ing imperfect boxi ng and imperfect RACE IN ARMOR: The Hoplite
event in the Ol ympic program. " He wrestling." Simply stated, Pank.rati- Race in Armor covered 400 hundred ·
also described il as "a contest combin - aS IS could do anything but bite and yards and served as a training ve hicle
gouge their opponent's eyes. The for the large ly citizen Greek army. It
match in Pan kration, as in box ing, wns initially conducted with the par-
was over wh en o ne fighte r was tici pan ts wearing shin guards, a hel-
knocked out or quit by raising his mel, and carrying a sh ield. The shin
index fin ger. guards and the helmet were eventual-
In 564 BC, ATrichion of Phi ga- ly discarded, but carrying the shield
leia competed for his th ird Ol ym- co nt inu ed as long as the eve nt was
pic championship in the Pank.ration. held. The snapshot of an electru m coin
During the deciding match, his op- from Cyzicus in Ion ia in Figure 18 (on
ponent wrapped his legs around Ar- page 25) demonstrates that the Greek's
richion's wa ist and his arms around uni que starting position for foot races
his neck and began strangling him. lIlso appl ied to this even I: The runner
In desperati on, Arrichion seized his is leaning forwllrd with knees ben t, one
opponent 's foo t and dislocated the foo t in fro nt of the other. and hi s frec
ankle. The pu in caused his opponent hand thrust forw ard:
to rai se his index fin ger and signal
defeat. Arrichion was declared the 2-HORSE CHARIOT RACE:
victor, but the stra ngle- hold had T hi s Chariot Race was run over a
killed him . Arrichion's third Olym- course of abou t 5 mi les. Charioteers
Figure 10-Wreath of reeds with AKTfA. £pi- p ic w reath was p lace d on hi s used a prod rather than a whip, as was
rus, Nicopolis, AR Hemidrachm, 140/ 143 corpse. } the case with Roman charioteers. In
AD. Photo by the author. 348 BC, Philip II of Macedon's chari-
ot won this event, and he commemo-
rated the occasion by ordering a gold
coin to be minted. This was Phil ip's
third equ estri an victory in as many
Ol ympiads: Hi s four-hor se chariot won
that event in the preceding Games.

TRUMPETERS & HERALDS:

Commenci ng in 396 BC, trumpeters
and heralds competed for wreaths and
the· right to perform those fun ctions
throughout the O lympiad. These were
Ihe only non-ath letic event s regularly
held at Olympia. Conversely, the pro-
gra ms of the other Circuit Games in-
cluded the performing arts.

22 The Celator
 The program contained several oth- of the last lap, the jockey dismoun t-
er events that had brief lives at Olym- ed Isee Figure 19 on page 56J; he
pia. From 500 BC to 444 BC, a Two- finish ed the last lap by running
Mule Cart Race was conduc ted at alongside his horse leading her by
Olympia. Anaxilas, the tyrant of the bri dl e. Thi s event, as the Two-
Rhegium and Messana, won the event Mule Cart Race, was last seen at
in 480 BC, and coins were struck to O lymp ia in 444 BC.
celebrate his victorious mule-cart . The Roman emperor Nero post-
In 496 BC. the Ride-and - Run poned the Games of 65 AD until 67
Horse Race was added to the program. AD. In fac t, he had all the Circuit
The event was held with mares racing Games held in 67 AD so he could
arou nd the Hippodrome for an unde- "compete" and "win" the title of
term ined number of laps; at the start "Circuit Victor" in one year. At
Olympia, he ordered a number of
events added, such as Harp Playing
and a 10-Horse Chariot Race. Re-
portedly, he fell out of his chariot Figure 13-Pentathlete marking his effort
during the chariot race due to intox - with peg. Thrace, Bizya, /E- 16mm, 244-247
ic ation , and was permitted to re- AD. Photo by the author.
mount the chariot and race on 10 vic-
tory; he was the only chariot in the tige the wreaths of Ol ympia had at-
race. He received a wreath for this tained, even in the Roman world .
event as well as five others. In 68 AD , However, when Koroibos won the
Nero made a triumphal return to Rome I" Ol ympiad , he did no t receive a
riding in Caesar Augustus' chariot. wreath. During the earliest games, the
wearing a wild ol ive wreath of Olym- winners were given valuables sueh as
pia, carry ing a Pythia lau rel wreath in bronze caldrons [see Figure 20 on page
his right hand and preceded by a line 56] . The wreath made its first appear-
Figure 12- Athlete holding o f at t endants carrying the other ance in Greek athletics as a wild-olive
kerykeion and jumping weight. wreaths he had "won" on the Circu it. wreath in the 7th Olympiad . Initially,
Thrace, Bizya, /E-28, 197-217 AD. Thi s bizarre behavior by a Roman em- victors were awarded their wreaths as
Photo by the author. peror demonstrated the immense pres-

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soon as they won their respective and legs. Even though joc keys and
events. As the festival grew, this pro- charioteers did not receive a victory
cess changed, until il finally settled on wreath, they were awarded a palm and
the following: First, the wreaths were ribbons. Even the horse was awarded
cut from a wild olive tree at the rear a ribbon. On the last day of the festi-
of the Temple of Zeus. They were then vals. adorned with victory ribbons,
placed on a gold and ivory table in the athletes were awarded their wreaths in
Temple of Zeus. When an athlete won the Temple of Zeus. Along with the
an event, he was immediately award- wild olive wreath, a recipient had his
ed a pa lm branch and had long wool- name placed on the list of Olympic
en ribbons tied around his head , arms, victors and was given the right to erect
a statue of himself in the sanctuary.s
Although monetary or intrinsical-
ly valuable awards were not given at
O lympia, that did not preclude the Figure IS-Hand with boxing sharp
athlete from receiving them from his thongs and palm above. Ionia, Smyr-
hometown or anyone else. Olympic na, 1E-16mm, ca. 2"'1-1" century BG.
victors, returning horne, were given Photo by the author.
lump sums of money, lifetime pen-
ognized throughout the Greek world.
sions, exemption from taxation ,
After his death, the peopl e of Thasos
homes, statues erected in their honor,
erected a large stalUe of him in the city.
and social station that sometimes pro-
A man who had competed against
pelled the athlete from hero to god.
Theagenes, but never beat him, would
Theagenes of Thasos won the box ing
championship in the 75 'h Olympiad go nightly to the statue and fl og it as if
and the Pankration in the 76'~ . In fact, he were beating Theagenes himself. One
night during the flogging, the statue
he won wreaths in all the Circu it
came loose from its base, fe ll on its tor-
Games: three in the Pythian Games,
mentor, and kil led him. Well, the chil-
nine in the Nemean, and ten in the Isth-
mian Games. Reportedly, Theagenes dren of the dead man took the statue to
Figure 14-Two wrestlers grappling. As-
pendos, Pamphylia, AR Stater, ca. 400 won 1,200 \0 1,300 championships dur- court and accused it of murder. The court
ing 22 years of competition and was rec- found the statue guil ty as charged, and
BG. Photo by the author.
sentenced it to exile by being thrown
into the sea. Shortly [hereafter, a drought
befell Thasos. An oracle told the people
"" ,,,. "', .. of Thasos that, in order to end the

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drought, they had to bring back all ex-
iles. Although the exiles were returned,
the drought continued. The islanders
, , , again questioned the oracle and were
rentinded that they had not brought back
the statue. After the statue was returned
to its original site, the drought ended.
Thereafter, the islanders made sacrific-
es to Theagenes as a god of healing.

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 ."The a uth or will prese nt a 60- Endnotes lematimw/ Journal of the Hi story of
minute li ve ve rs ion of thi s artic le on I "Theodosius I: ' The Ox/oni Clas- Spon. He is a Life Member of thc
Saturday, August I I tho in Philadel- sical Dictiona ry. Oxford Press, 1991 , American Num ismatic Assoc iatio n, as
ph ia. PA at the ANA Wo rld ' s Fair o f pp_ 1055- 1056. well as a member of the American Nu-
Money. Th e ANA conve nti o n will be ~ M ilav ic, A.F .. "Coin s of the mi smatic Society. the Royal Num is-
he ld at Ihe Pe nn sylva ni a Co nvent io n Greek Pentathlon. The Celator. July mati c Society. and the Anc ient Numis-
Ce nte r. 1101 Arc h Stree t. and the 2006. pp. 8-20. matic Society of Washington. D.C.
aut hor' s p re s e ntat io n w ill be in ] Mi lavic, A. F. . " Pa nkrali o n and
Roo m 1048 alii AM. Greek Coins," The Celator, Decem-
ber 1999. pp. 6- 16. comil/ued 011 page 56 ....
4 Mil av ic. A. F. , "The Hoplitc

Race in Armor:' Th e Celator. Au-

g ust 1991, pp. 6-10.
S Milavic, A.F .. " Th e Firs t
Greek Wrestler-Type Coin:' Til e
Jl1I emati onal } o lll"/! al of tile His-
wry of Sp ort, Volume 10, Lo n-
don, December 1993, pp. 409 -
4 17.

About the author- Anthon y F.

Milavic is a ret ired USM C offic-
er who resides in Reston. Virgin -
ia. Hi s interest in ancient numi s-
matic s started in 1973 with the
Ol ymp ic Game s, and rapidly
blossomed to include all Greek
agonistic festivals. He is an ac-
tive lecturer and writer o n those
Figure 17- Pankralion en garde position. Figure IS- Race in armor starting position.
subjects. Th is is his seventh cov- Mysia, Cyzicus, EL 1/ 6 Stater, ca. 450·400
Alexander III, AR Tetradrachm, ca. 330-318
er article fo r The Celatol", and his BG. Photo by the author.
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 ANTIGONUS II
GONATAS
claim kin s h ip w ith mos t of Ale x- ( Di a J oc h i) . Crateru s, Perdi cclls .
by Paul Anderson ander' s gener al s, he w as the grand - Phill ip III. Sc Jcucu s , Ptolemy, Lysi-
son o f An tigon us I M onoph thalmu s mac h us, Ant ipater, Anti go nu s I and
("the one-eye"), son-i n-law to Sclcu- others, wo uld fig ht four " Diadoc h
A nti gon us " Go natas was a wo r- eus I, and nephew of Ptolemy J, Lysi- wars" and nume rou s batt les. as they
th y successor 10 A lexander's thro ne. machus. Perd icc;ls, Cassandcr and Pyr- com pe tcd fo r co ntro l o ver the ir ter-
Bor n in 3 19 BC, 4 years a ft e r Alex- r hus. W i th so many powerfu l and am- ritories. Anti gonus I die d in battle
a nder's death. Ant igon us II had to bitious relat ives as rivals, Anti gonus at the age of 81 at Ipsus in 301 BC,
survive n ume rou s ri va ls du ring hi s must have possessed so me signific ant a nd Lysi mac hu s d ied a t the age o f
methodi c al r ise to po we r. As was ski!ls to surv ive their intri gue s and re- 79 d urin g the batt le of Co ru ped ium
Iyp ic al with the Macedo nian rul ers main in power for 44 years. in 281. Pe rdiccas. Phillip III , a nd
of th e l ime , it was tho ug ht that o ne The Anti go ni d dynasty, begun by Se le uc us were murdered by rivals.
could onl y trust close relat ives o r Antigo nu s I, las ted fro m 306 Be , or the ori ginal successors of Al e x-
those co nnected throu gh ma rria ge, with h is clai m of the title of king . \ 0 ander, on ly Ant ipat er and Pt o le my
T his tru st was often misplaccd, as the deat h o f Per seus i n 166 . The de- were fortun ate enoug h to d ie o f nat-
a mbi tion a nd lust fo r power proved feal of Pe rse us in 167 Be by th e ura l ca uses in thei r late seve nt ies
stro nge r than fa mil ial ties for ma ny. Roman s led to M acedon becoming a and earl y e ig hties respect ive ly.
Son o f De met rius Po liorcetes a nd Rom an provi nce. De met rius Po lio rce tes (" th e be-
g ran dson o f Antipater thro ug h his Follow in g Alexa nder's death in s ieger") was j ust I S-years-o ld when
mot her Ph ila. Anli gon us II cou ld Ba byl on in 323 Be, the succ essors hi s son An t igo nu s II Gona tns wa s
born , possi bl y at Gonno i in Thessa-
Iy. Th e ori gi n of his ni c kn ame "Go-
natas" is uncerta in. and may be re-
lated to hi s birthplace. Demetrius'
father, Anti go nu s L wa s 46 whe n
Demetri us was born . At the a ge of
19. De metrius acco mpani ed his fa -
the r o n cam paig n aga inst Eumcnes
in 3 17 BC. and their successes in the
second a nd th ird Diadoch wars re-
s ulted in Ant igonu s I gaining th e
g reatest share of power and territo-
ry. [t ap pe ars that Antigo nu s I in-
tend ed to re -build and unify A le x-
and er's vas t empire. Trium ph in Cy-
prus in 306 BC prompt ed Ant igonu s
I to acce pt t he ti tl e o f Bas ilells
( King), and to procl a im De me trius
as co- ruler. The death of Alex an der
IV at the ha nds of Ca s sa nder in 3 10
BC left the Macedo nian throne va-
cant fo r the preced ing 4 yea rs.
T he power imbalan ce c reated by
Anti gonu s J resulted in c oo pe rati o n
between Pto lemy, Lysimachu s, Cus-
san der. a nd Seleucu s. who co mb ined
fo rces to fe-assert control o ver thei r
te rri tories . Th e result was the 5 -ye ar
lo ng 4'h Diadoc h war, from 306 to
301 BC. The death in bail ie of Ant i-
gonus I in 30 I Be. and the narrow
escape o f De met rius, led 10 Se leu-
c us ga ining con trol o ver much of the
easte rn terri tori es previously unde r
Figure 1-Fresco from the house of Fannius Sinistor at Boscoreale,
Ant igonid rule .
De me trius retained cont rol o ve r
showing members of the Antigonid family (Antigonus Gonatas and
Phila). National Archaeological Museum, Naples. mu c h o f hi s father ' s territ o r y in

26 The Celator
Greecc and Asia Minor. Foll owing
th e death of Cassa nde r in 297 BC ,
and the death and exile o f Cass and -
er' s son s, in 294 De met riu s wa s
again proclaimed King by the Mace-
donian army. Unsuccessful attempt s
by Demetrius to gain territories from
Ly s illlliChu s led to the loss of con-
tro l over Macedonia in 288 BC . In
despair, AlltigOllUS GOllatas ' mother
Ph ila took her life by poison in 287
Be . Demet ri us' invas ion into Ly si-
machus' As ia Minor terr ito ry in 286
Be resulted in hi s captu re by Sctcu -
CllS in 284. and his death in capti vi-
ty in 283.
,t,,'emy
... tigon ...
_e.
_
U.H,

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hl,ueus
Antigonu s II Gonat as learned
much from his fa ther and grandfa-
Figure 2 - Rickard, J. (7 July 2007). Hellenistic World. 315-311 BG, http://
ther. During the first 36 years of his www.historyofwar.org/Maps/maps_Diadoch3.hlml.
life he hnd wilnessed great victories.
stalemate s. and major defeats , both
on the battlefield and in th e counci l With the dea th of his father Seleucu s. Seleucus was then mur-
chambers. Demetri us, Antigonus II found him- dered the fo llowi ng year by his broth-
During the siege of Thebes. ca. 295 self king of ve ry litt le te rrito ry and e r- in - law, Pto lemy Ceraunus. The
BC, Ant igonus II questioned his father in nucnce. Muc h had changed in the same year. 280 BC , saw Pyrrhu s
on the unnecessarily high casualty rate 22 years foll owi ng the death o f his leave Greece to begi n what wou ld
amongst his solders attacking the fo r- grand fat her. become a 6-yea r campaign agai ns t
ti fi cation s. Demetrius' response wa s Fortunately. continuing rivalries Ihe Romans in It aly and Sicily.
rather callous: "I don't have to feed and ambitions of others soon result- These even t s did not mean that
the dead:" yet. he did alter hi s tactics. ed in gains for Antigonus II. Lysi- Antigonus II co uld enjoy a Lim e of
and trc3ted the city leniently when it machus died in 28 1 BC during the
was eventually taken. batt le of Corupedium agains t

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peace. In the summer of 280 BC, Once Antigonus II re-asserted his A detailed account from the au-
three large groups of Gauls invaded con trol over the Greek cities in hi s thor Pau sanias, wri t ing during th e
Macedonia intent on p lunder. The domain, in the summer of 277 BC reig n o f H adria n, describes how
Gauls were accustomed to dealing he ann ihi lated a la rge force of Gauls earthquakes, li ghtning storms, and
with strong Macedo nian rulers , such in battle and was proclaimed "The landslides occurred during an attack
as Phillip II and his son, and recog- savio r of the Greeks." Coins of An- by the Gau ls on Del phi. The effect
nized an opportunity with the present t igonus II depict the demi -god Pan of these forces of nature, coup led
instabi lity. Ptolemy Ceraunus, the as- (see Figures 3 and 4), and some with a re lent less a ttack from the
sassin of Seleucus, was ki lled durin g sources claim that his victory over Greeks, resulted in mass confusion
bailie wi th the Gauls, along with many the Gauls was attributed to help amongst the Gau ls when they were
other Macedonian nobles . from the demi-god Pa n. enc am ped after nightfall. Thinking
the y were under att ack in the dark -
ness, the Gauls began f ight in g each
other, with major casualties. The
Greeks who witnessed this specta-
cle concluded that the demi-god Pan.
who in sti!ls panic in his ad ve rsaries,
had responded to their appeals for
divine aid.
Those Gauls who surv ived fled to
Asia Minor, where they settled in a
region that was to be become known
as G alatia .
In contrast with his father Dem-
etriu s, who had a well-earned repu -
tation of high-risk behavior, Antigo-
nus II was more dip lomatic and me-
thodica l. Wh ile his fat her was on the
Macedonian th ro ne in the early 3,d
Figure 3- AR Tetradrachm of Antigonus Gonatas, with the head of Pan in th e cen- ce ntu ry BC, An l igonus " spen t
ter of a Macedonian shield on the obverse. The reverse image is of Athena ad- much of his time in Athens, where
vancing left with shield and spear. From the author's collection. he gain ed respect a nd enjoyed the
s upport of many leading Athenians.
Antigonus II 's choice of im ages of
Athena on the maj ority of hi s coin -
age may be a reflection of this rela-
t ionshi p with the Atheni ans .
In 274 BC, Pyrrhus returned to
Greece from Ita ly. Unhappy with the
lack of support he rece ived from An -
tigon us II, Pyrrhu s sought to cl aim
the Macedon ian throne. Recognizing
the superior strength of Pyrrhus' ex-
perienced army a nd Galli c merce-
naries, Antigonus 11 avoided a ma-
jor confrontation , and ce ded po r-
tions of western Macedonia to Pyr-
rhus. Pyrrhus , always seekin g op-
portunities for battle, responded to
a request by the ex il ed Spartan king
Cleonymus and led a large force of
25 ,000 sold iers to a ttack Sparta.
With Antigonus II support ing the
Spartan King Areus , a nephew of
Cleonymus, Pyrrhus was repelled
and retreated to Argos . Pyrrhus died
in 272 BC, du r ing a ski rm ish in the
streets of Argos, after being felled
by a roof tile thrown by an elderly

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49 - year-old nemesis with a roya l
bur ial , an d placed Pyrr hus' son
llUIllISITlatlcs Helen us on the thro ne in Epirus.
Antigonus II re igned for ano ther
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from the Greek cities, and attacks from
Ptolemy II. He died of natural causes
in his eightieth year, and was succeed-
ed by his son Demetrius II. According"
to the ancient author Aelian, Antigo-
nus II Gonatas described his monar-
chy as "a glorious se rvitude."

Abollt the allthor~ P au l Anderson

is a mechanical engineer from Van -
couver, Be, and an active member
of the Vancouver and Seatt le An-
cient Coin Clubs. A collector of an-
cient coins and Celator subscriber
fo r 14 years, this is his fourth arti-
cle for The Celator.
Figure 4-/E 20 of Antigonus Gonatas. Obverse: head of Athena wearing Corin-
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 A Unique "Royalist Series"
Didrachm of Philip III
by Kevil! R . Cheek
Th is unique coi n is undoubtedl y a
reflec tion o f the times foll owi ng the
death of Alexander th e Great. circa
323 Be. Alexander died in Babylon,
and academics to thi s day are divided
as to the cause of his death; either by
di sease, such as dingy-fever. a virus
simi lar to West Nile, or malaria ; or by
poi son, such as stryc hnine or helle-
bore. 1 What is clear is thaI after his
death, a mad sc rambl e fo r wea lth and
power began with his ge nerals. known Photo A- Photo of the subject specimen. From a Swiss private collection.
as the " DiadochL" and a lso by the sur-
vivi ng members of the roya l fam ily This compromise became an accord nus, An ti pater, and Craterus moved
and thei r SuppoTlcrs, k now n as the that e nsu red that Ph ilip Arrhidaeus and agai n st Eumenes, an d Perdiccas
" Roya lists." Alexander IV were both 10 reig n con- moved against Ptolemy in Egy pt. T he
Wi th the passing of Alexander, Pe r- j ointly: and Perdiccas. a member of the caslls belli fo r the war was Ptolemy's
d iccas. who succeeded Hcphacstio ll in old ruling house in Ihe Oreslis region h ig hj acki ng o f Alex ande r's body to
324 Be as caval ry commander and of Macedonia. and the fo remOSI of a ll Egypt, and Ant igonus ' refusal to obey
G rand Viz ier. called an emerge ncy the chie fs gathe red in Babylon. was to Perdiccas w ho issued a summons for
meeti ng in Babylo n, known a s the b e Rege n t. Th e " Royal is t Pa rt y" his he lp fo r the invasion o f Egypt. Pcr-
"Assembly o f the Macedonians." This pinned their hopes on Perdiccas. who diccas' invas ion o f Egypt was a dra-
Assembly was an ancic nt Macedon ian was for holdi ng the Empire togethe r mati c fai lure, w hich resu lted in h is
custom in which the assem bled arm y unde r Ihe cent ral authori ty o f the roy- death at the hands of his own ge ner-
elected a new king. The Assembly in al house of Alexander the Great. In als. Seleuc us, Pithon , and Anti gcnes.
Babylo n voted for the division of the support of Perd icca s was Olympias, Eumenes did manage to defeat and kill
Empire among the Bodyg uards and the mother o f Al exander, and Eumenes Craterus in May of 32 1 BC , and Anti-
Companion s of Alexander, with Per- of Cardia, wh o had been given the sa- pater became guardian of Philip Ar-
di ccas confi rme d as Regent for the trapy of Cappadocia at Babylon. rhidaeu~ and Alexander IV, known as
Empire. Perdi ecas w<!s subsequently The "Royalists" were in opposit ion the " King s," while Ant igonus wa s
able. within a few month s after the to most of the other chiefs, the " Dia- made co mmander -i n -chief o f all
death of Alexander. to form a compro- doehi," includ ing A ntipate r. who had Macedonian forces in Asia. wilh Ihe
mise between Ihe cavalry, who sup- commanded in Macedon si nce Alex - task of crushing Eumenes and the rest
ported Alexander IV, th e new ly born ander left it. and the soul of the oppo- of the " Royalist Party."
son of Roxanne; and the infantry, who s ition to the " Roya li sts," who was With the death of Antipaler in 319
supported Philip Arrhidaeus, a hal f- Antigonus, the satrap o f Phrygia. A BC, Antipater bequeathed his great
witted son of Phi lip II and a Thessa l- me re e ighleen month s after the death office 10 Polyperchon. and the " Roy-
ian wi fe. o f Alexander. circa 321 Be , An tigo- alist Part y" was again in flu x. Pol y-
pe rcho n all ied with the queen mother
O lympias, and Cassander. the son of
Antipater, became viole ntly o pposed
to Polyperchon, and as a res ult, Ant i-
gonus made common cause with Cas·
sa nder against Poiyperc ho n, Eumencs
was then recog nized as the sup re me
authori ty in Macedonia as command -
er-i n-ch ie f of Asia, and he was later
cow/ogue Oil request
defeated by Antigonus in 317 Be. The
KIRK DAVIS death of Eumenes also scaled the death
of a united " Ro yalist" cause in Mace·
Classical N u m ismatics don, and as a result . Polyperchon and
Olympi as moved to elim inat e Ph ilip
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30 The Gelator
from Polyperchon in 317 Be, and be- the name of ALEXANDER behind,
fore 317 was out, Cassander attacked and another reverse die, that shows the
Macedon. He soon made himself mas- seated Zeus with the name of PHILIP
ter of Macedon and put Olympias to behiod. Martio Price thought that the
death in 3 16 Be. along with Roxanne output of the coinage at the Baby lon
and the young Alexander IV six years mint was very extensive just before the
later in 310 Be . The "Royalist Party" death of Alexander, and that a large
was then at an end, and never was able bulk of Imperial coinage was minted
to rise again relative to a united Em- within a very short period of time.
pire ruled under the royal house of Price also believed that the primary
Alexander the Great. reason for this was that many of Alex- 204
Of course. the historica l events ander's soldiers and mercenaries want-
noted above had a significant impact ed to return home after their long trek
on the Imperial coinage of Alexander to India, and that Alexander was "en-
the Great. The most obvious change tertaining the idea of sending them
for the Alexandrine type coinage took back home with at least some money
place a few months after the death of in their pockets."3 The die links noted
Alexander in 323 Be. and this change above, and the pressing need for coin-
was simply a name change from that age, docs show that thc Asian mints
of Alexander to that of Philip. i.e. Phil- of the Empire simply wanted to con-
ip Arrh idaeus, also known as Phi lip tinue minting the Alexandrine type
Photo C-Price plate coin, no.
III. This name change on the Imperial coinage without any major changes,
204, pl. XXIV Pella mint. 17.24
coinage took place shortly after Phil- mainly because a massive amount of
grams.
ip Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV were co inage was requ ired not only to pay
named as joint kings at Babylon in 323 the army; but"also there was a desire
Be, and the Philip III Alexandrine among the Diadoch i to convcrt the ey boy. with a palm, riding a race horse
type coinage was produced from mints gold and silver from the newly con- facing right (see Photo A). The name
throughout the Empire, and is com - quered Achaemenid Empire into coin . of PHILI P is seen at the top to lhe left
monly comprised of draehms, tet- The subject specimen is a si lver and right, and there is a bee symbol
radraehms, and gold staters. Martin J. didraehm. with the obverse showing seen below the raised front leg of the
Price also attributed this Alexandrine
type coinage in the name of Philip III
to 323-317 Be. '
The Imperial Alexandrine type
the lau reate bust of Zeus facing left,
and the reverse showing a nude jock- ...
horse . This coin weighs 8 .3 grams, is

coinage, attributed to the Babylon mint

by Martin 1. Price. also has many die
links that show the same obverse die
that illustrates the head of Herak les
wearing a lion's skin head dress, in
combination with two reverse dies,
with one showing the seated Zeus with

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in YF condition with some wear from doine De 359 A 294, by Georges Le that th is d idraehm was minted within
circulation, probable minute test cuts, Rider, no. 434, pI. 18 (see Photo B). Ihis remarkable series that has an ob-
and some likely excavation dings/cuts . This letradrachm also has an analo - verse with Ihe left faci ng bust of Zeus.
There also appears to be a small die gous designed bust of Zeus facing left Le Rider places this series at the Pella
break on the reverse below the horse . on Ihe obverse, and the reverse shows mint, Group Ill , circa 323 -3 15 BC. 4
This coin was minted on a tight llan, a nude jockey boy, with a palm, riding Group III with the left facing bust of
although one can still see sections of a racehorse facing right. The name of Zeus has 18 specimens listed. with 2
the coin on the obverse and reverse PH ILIP is seen in the same position obverse dies, and 9 reverse dies: One
thai show a dotted border. Thi s coin as the didrachm noted above, and there (1) reverse die with the OV monogram
appears to be a unique example, as it is a bee symbol in the same position below the horse; two (2) reverse dies
as well. T he tetradrachm with the bee symbol below the raised
weighs 14.35 grams, and front leg of the horse: four (4) reverse
is of the weight standard die s with the letter theta below the
adopted by Philip II. raised front leg of the horse; and two
(This weight standard is (2) reverse dies with the letter theta
somet j mes referred to as below the horse. It is interesting to
the Thraco-Macedonian note thai Le Rider also placed the left
weight standard with a facing group of coinage within Group
tetradrachm norm of III shortly after the death of Alexander
14.2 grams. This weight in 323 Be. Pella mint . and thai he not-
standard was extensive- ed that although this coinage resem -
ly studied by Doris Ray- bled the coinage of Phi lip I I, it was
Photo D-Goin published by Harlan J. 8erk in Gemini mond in Mu cedoniun likely minted aftcr the death of Alex -
Auction IX, Jan. 2012, no. 63. Price 213A. 17.21 grams. Regal Coinage to 4/3 ander for Philip III .
B. C, Americun NUllli.\· - Le Rider also noted that this group
is not seen in any of the major refer- mafic Society N(llIlislIlali c NOles alld of coinage "corresponded exactly" with
ences, and it is an interesting type, as Monographs. No. 126, 1953.) a group of coinage thai has an obverse
it resembles a smaller version of the The line design , relative to this tet - with the left facing bust ofHeraklcs, and
silver tetradraehms of Philip II. radrachm (see Photo B on page 31) a reverse that shows a seated Zeus fac-
In addition , this coin is very analo- and the subject specimen (see Photo ing left wilh the name of ALEXANDER
gous to a si lver tetradrachm that is A). is so analogous that it appears that behind. In addition. this coinage has a
seen in Le MOn/wyage D'Argent Et both sets of dies were produced by the reverse die with a bee symbol before the
D'Or De Philippe II Frappe Ell Mace- same celator, and it is quite possible seated Zeus, and another reverse die with
the letter theta that is seen before the
seated Zeus as well. (Sec PhotoCon page
31, Price no. 204 with the bee symbol,

Good Boy. When you own a

17.24 grams; and Photo 0 , Price no. 213A
with the letter theta, The coin featured as
Photo 0 was published by Harlan J. Berk
dog like Marley
Bad Boy. you get both.
in Gemini. Auction IX, Jan. 20 12, no. 63,
and has 11 weight of 17.21 grams.)

23

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Photo E-Le Rider plate
coin, no. 33, pl. 2. Pella
mint. 7. 15 grams.
32 The Gelator
 Marti n,J , Price a lso no ted the d ie. An examinatio n of the pub li shed . the name of PHILIP abo ve, and their
links between the Alexandrine co inage didrachms minted under Ph ilip 11 all .w eight ra nges from abo ut 6.95-7 .21
in the name of Alexander a nd Philip, show a Herakles bust fac ing rig ht o n g ra ms, wi th a norm of abo.u t 7. 0 5
in add itio n to the bee and theta sy m- the obverse , and are based on the light- gra ms Isee Pho to F). I also located one
bo ls that arc seen o n the reverse o f e r T hraco- Macedon ian weight sta n- p ubl ished s peci me n w ith a reve rse
these coins. Price states the fo llow ing da rd with an average weight of 7.05 ty pe o f a nude ri der with palm seated
re lative to the Pel la min t: "Eleven o f g ra ms. (Note: I identi fi ed ten pu b- on horseback riding left, with the name
the variet ies (204, 209, 213-4, 217-8, lished speci me ns with a reverse ty pe o f PHILI P above , and with a weight
223, 227, 230 , 248-9) arc paralle led o f a seated king o n horseback ridi ng o f 7. 13 g rams.)
b y te trad rac hms o f t he ty pes a nd le ft . with the name of PHI LI P above, An examinatio n o f the publiShed
weights of Ph ilip II. With the d ie-links a nd thei r weight ra nges from abo ut didrach ms minted under Alexander the
that have bee n estab li s h ed, bo t h 6.85-7.24 grams, with a norm o f about G reat a ll have a Herakles bust facing
among the Alex anders a nd among the 7.05 grams [see Pho to EJ. I also iden- right , as do a tl of the didrachms I ex·
Phi lips, it is el ear that these issues tified 25 p ublished specimens wit h a am ined minted unde r Philip I I as not-
form a fa irly compact group main ly of reverse type of a nude rider with plllm ed above. T he righ t fa c ing bu sts of
the ti me of Phil ip Ill, b ut probably seated on horseback ri ding right , with
continuing a littl e beyond the end of con tillurd on pagr 36 .
that reig n.'" Price no. 204 no ted above
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Patricia Foley as General Chairman
MILWAUKEE , WI-Sergio Sanchez, the only father-daughter team man·
President of the Professional Curren· aging a significant numismatic event.
cy Dealers Association, has announced The Professional Currency Dealers
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serve as General Chairman of the ated with the implementation of such
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Currency Convention, to be held No- Ms . Foley succeeds the PCDA's

vember 8-11,2012, at the Crowne Pla- only Honorary Li fe Membe r,
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Sanchez said of Ms. Fo ley, "She has PCDA's General Chairman for 25
been a member of our event sl aff for years. Sanchez said of Horstman,
the past several years, serving with " Ronald Horstman has been one
distinction. Her background as a prac· of the PCDA's most constructive
tieing attorney makes her especially and contributing members . In the
qualified to handle the myriad 01 de- 2S+-year history of our organiza-
tails attendant on the elfectuation of our tion , he is the only individual to
annual conven tion . She will be joining have received the singu lar honor
her fa lher, Kevin Foley, who has served 01 being designated as an Honor- Patricia R. Foley
as our Bourse Chairman lor each 01the ary life Member. Our organization
previous 26 years of our event. To the is stronger because of his record of A graduate of the University of Wis-
best of my knowledge, this will make contribu tions to ou r s u ccess. ~ consin and the Un iversi ty of Dayton
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mismatic Convention, and as Deputy
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~ umiS'matlcS' Numismatic Society Anniversary Con-
vention . Ms . Foley said of her appoint·
David R. Cervin ment, "I look forward to the opportunity
to be of service to the overal l numismat-
1911-2002 ic community, as well as to the booth
holders at the National Coin and Cur-
David R. Cervin was a noted collector of an-
rency Convention. Numismatic events
cient and medieval coinage. More impol1anlly, are far more than commercial fairs where
he is credited with ~taJ1ing the "Roman Coin buying and selling take place; they are
Project," a progrdill that he originated in the mid forums for the transmission 01 our cui·
1970s thai encouraged junior and studenl members of the American Nu- tural patrimony from one generation to
mismatic Association (ANA) to study ancient civilizations through coins. another. I recall years ago at the first coin
Cervin personally gave ancient coins to participants who compleled a shon show I attended as a child being fa sci-
nated by a National Bank Note from The
list of numismatic activities. The project continues today, havi ng been re-
Germania National Bank of Milwaukee.
named the "David R. Cervin Ancient Coin Project" in his honor. and with I felt that I was holding history in my
the help of ancient coin expert Harlan j. Berk, who donates the coi n ~ for the hand. I thought of the places that note
project. Cervin was honored by the ANA for aiding young collectors as he had been, the people whose lives it had
received the ANA Outstanding Adult Adviser Award in 1977, Medal of entered, and a myriad of other reflec-
Merit in 1984 and ANA Presidential Awards in 1996 and 2(x)(). He also was tions. Being the chairman of a numis-
a recipient of the ANA's Howland W()()d Memorial Award for Best-in-Show matic convention is to undertake in a
exhibit at their annual convention, and was honored for his column that very real sense an historical steward-
Ship. I am excited and honored by the
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confidence the members and leadership
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Coming Events .... Herakles, seen wearing a lion 's skin

headdress on this Alexandrine coin-
June 4-6 H.D. Rauch GmbH Auction 90, Vienna age, also show slight design variations
in comparison to those examples mint ·
June 18-22 Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auctions 210·215, OsnabrOck cd under Philip II. I found Ihat these
June 22..July 2 ANA Summer Seminar, Held on the campus of Alexandrine didrachms are based on
Colorado Col/ege, Colorado Springs, CO the heavier Allic weight standard with
an average weight of 8,25 grams.
July 3-4 Morlon & Eden, London-The Seaver Collection of (Note: I identified 12 published spec -
Ancient Coins and other properties imens with a reverse type of a seated
Aug. 4-11 Stack's-Bowers and Ponteria Auction at the ANA Zeus facing len, with the name of AL-
World's Fair of Money, Philadelphia, PA EXANDER behind the scated Zeus,
and their weight ranges from about
Aug. 7-11 ANA World's Fair of Money, Pennsylvania Convention 7.66- 8.44 grams. with a norm of about
Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 8.25 grams [see Photo G). Thi s norm
Sept. 2-5 Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction No. 70, Los Angeles, GA weight of 8.25 grams is also very close
featuring Part /I of the Bellisima Collection 10 the subject specimen's weight orS,3
gram s.) There are no known types of
Sept. 5-8 Heritage World & Ancient Coins Auction featuring a didrachm that I am aware of, the ex-
Part 2 of the Shoshana Collection, Long Beach, CA ception being the subject specimen,
Sept. 15 Red Rose Coin Club 54 1h Annual Fall Coin Show, that show a Zeus bust facing left,
Farm & Home Center, Lancaster, PA which is cither based on the lighter
Thraco-Macedonian weight standard,
Oct. 6-7 NUMfSMATA Berlin, Fair Grounds near the Radio or the heavier Allic weight standard.
Tower (Funkturm), Half 9 Thi s subject spec imen coin is im-
Oct. 15-18 Gorny & Masch Giessener Munzhandfung GmbH portant in that it shows that it is of a
Auctions, Munich design type that perhaps shou ld be
based o n th e lig hter Thraco- Mace-
Nov. 27-28 Numismatica Genevensis S.A Auction VII, Geneva danian weight standard, but is instead
based on the heavier Allic standard.
One should al so note that as time pro-
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throu g h the rei gn of Alexander the
Great, all of the publi shed didrachm
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tinct weight standards, and were mint- thin k that this series, the "Royalist Numismatic Literature
ed anhe same time perhaps at the Pella Series," with the left fac ing bust of
mint , or at a separate mint at Pella, or Herakles and the left facing bust of For Sale
perhaps a mint such as Aegeae (Aigai). Zeus seen on the obverse, and with the
Price , Le Rider, and Waggoner did bee and theta symbols seen on the re- Roman Coms & Their Values
note that the left facing Zeus and Her- verse, was minted during a short time Volume IV, 284-337
akles coinage was linked, but all did frame. There can also be no doubt that $80.00
not state that perhaps these types were this "Roya list Series" promoted the
a homogenous issue that was specifi- royal house of Macedon, and the dual
cally created to remember the passing types also promoted each " King" as
of Alexander the Great, and also to well, with the type in the name of AL-
commemorate a new king, Philip III EXANDER promoting Alexander IV,
(Ibid. notes 2, 3, and 4). and the type in the name of PHILI P
promoting Philip III.
It should be noted that a homoge-
neous Macedon ian issue of short du-
ration was minted shortly after the
death of Philip II , circa 336 Be, and
that issue was the "Zeus/Standing Ea-
gle" series that is comprised mainly of
tetradrachms and drachms (sec Photo
H). This "Zeus/Standing Eagle" issue
could also have been minted in the same
context as the "Royalist Series," and was
2
possibly minted shortly before Alex-
ander adopted his Imperial coinage type
with the Herakles bust on the obverse,
and the seated Zeus reverse.
The artisti c style of the " Royalist
Series" is as remarkable as the type
itself, and several issues with a left British Commemorative Medals
facing bust on the obverse display ex- & Their Values
tremely high relief, and a slight up- $125.00
turned eye of Herakles . The upturned
Photo H- Le Rider plate eye was a Hellen istic convention of art
coin, no. 2, pl. 49. Aigai that was used to portray a god, and/or
mint? 14.45 grams. a deilY. and this convention of art was
applied to coinage that depicted Alex-
Fractional coinage can in most cas- ander after his death. (See Price no.
es reveal the bigger pictore as to how 213A and Photo D , for the left facing
extensive a particular issue was mint- bust type with extremely high relief.)
ed, and why it was created. The dual It also stands to reason that only an
weight standards of this "Royalist Se- accomplished celator wou ld have been
ries" do show that the Thraco-Mace- entrusted with the creation of the dies
doni an weight standard types were for this series.
meant for circulation at home in Mace-
don, and the heavier Allie weight stan-

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 The "Royali st Series" can only fur- be revealed that this series was prima- perhaps in the same context as the Al-
ther be studied with the revelation of rily minted with tetradrachms not only exandrine "Zeus/Standing Eagle" type
new coinage. A drachm, recently pub- based both on th e li ghter Thraco- series, as both of these series were a tran-
lished by Harlan J. Berk, has the head Macedonian standard and the heavier sitional coi nage that marked a royal
of Herakles facing right, wearing a li- Attic standard , but also fractional is- change of the Macedonian dynasties of
on's skin headdress, and the reverse sues being hased primarily on th e Philip II and Alexander the Great.
shows a nude ri der on horseback riding heavi er Attic weight standard. The
right, with the name of PH ILI P above fractional iss ues being minted on the About the allthor- Ke vin R. Cheek
(see Photo 1) . This coin weighs ap- heavier Allic standard makes perfect is the owner of Apolonia Ancient Art
proximately 4. 18 grams. and is based sense as well, because most of the ac- in Denver, Colorado. A long-t ime stu-
on the heavier Attic weight standard, tive soldie rs were in Asia after the dent of ancient Greek coinage, he is
as is the subject didrachm specimen. death of Alexander and thi s would help also the author of Into the Antiquities
Th is coin type is also very analogous fac ilitate their rates of pay. Moreover, Trade (XLibris, 2(04).
to the subsequent bronze issues that the heavier Alli e weight standard was
were produced by Cassander afte r he simply con tin ued relative to the frac - Endnotes
took control of Macedonia and elimi - tional issues that were produced in the I The exact cause of Alexander's

nated Ph ilip III, circa 3 17 BC. Macedonian mints after the death of death is very uncertain, and the aca-
As more fractional issues of the Alexander in 323 Be. In addition , this demic theories regarding exactly how
"Royalist Series" comc to light, it may "Royalist Series" may have been cre- he died are numerous and varied. An-
ated not only with a du- drew Mi chael Chugg in The Lost Tom b
ality of weight standards, of Alexander the Great, Periplus Pub-
but also with the inten- lications. London, 2004. pp. 1- 3 1, out-
tion Ihat perhaps Ihis se- li nes the death of Alexander in Baby-
ries was to be a short lon in a very concise fa shion, and re-
lived run of coinage, as fers to man y of the ancient historians
political challge after the such as Arrian, Diodorus, Curti us, Jus-
death of Alexander was tin, Lucian, Nepos, an d Plutarch. His
always in the wind. suggestion that Alexander died from
In any case , what is the deadli est of the four species of
clear is that the "Royal - ma la ria parasite, Plasmodium falci -
i st Series" should be parum, is very plausihle.
Photo I-Goin published by Harlan J. Berk in Gemini treated as a separate ho- 2 See Martin J. Price in his monu-
Auction IX, Jan. 2012, no. 68. 4.18 grams. mogeneous coin series, mental reference book for the Alex-
ander type coinage, The Cuinage 111 the
Name ofAlexander the Great alld Phil-
ip A rrhidaeus, British Museum Pub li-
cations, London, 1991, pp. 72-73.
3 See the brief article "Circu lation

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 The New York International Numismatic
Convention Announces Auction Schedule
MILWAUKEE, WI-The New York Foley said of the NYI NC Professional beyond that until the early hours of the
International Numismatic Convention Preview, "English is definitely a minor- morni ng in private hotel rooms. If you
(NYI NC), with a 118-boolh bourse re- ity language at our registration area as haven' t been to the NY1NC, you are
stricted to dealers featurin g only worl d attendees gather for the Professional really missing an experience that you' ll
and ancient numismatic material and Preview. We typically have roughly 200 never f orget.~
related antiquities in their offerings, has reg istrants for the preview, with more Public hours will be from 10AM-7PM
announced the auction schedule for its coming from outside the United Slates Friday and Saturday, January 11 and
4 1"' Annua l edition, to be held once than residents of our own coun try. 12. and 10AM-3PM Sunday, January
again at the Waldorl ""Asloria Hotel . When people trave l from hall way 13. Registration is $ 10 for a pass valid
Kevin Foley, long time Bourse Chair- around the world and pay $100 to get all three days.
man of the iconic event in world and in a few hours before the general pub- Special discounted room rates are
ancient numismatics, said ot-the NY- lic, they are especially serious in their available for NY IN C attendees by call-
INC auctions, "Our event will have eight motivation . Ou r booth holders know ing the Waldorf=Astoria, located at 301
f ull days of auction offerings, featu ring th is and always hold back special items Pa rk Ave nue, between 49 '~ and 50'~
n i ne d iff eren t auc ti on . firms . The to unveil fo r- the first time at the NY- Streets, at (2 12) 355-3000 and men-
breadth and scope of the NY INC auc- INC. When th e opening bell rings, I pull tioning rate code "NYZ". Rooms are
tions quite literally make New York City back the velvet cord, hope I won't trip, available for $290 or $320, depending
the center of the numismatic universe and just get out of the way as fast as I on the accommodations selected. Suite
over the dates of our event. Collectors can manage. The rush is on and won't rales are available on request.
and dealers come from all over the be over until 3PM on Sunday. It is just Complete schedule details abou t
'world to attend the NYINC, especially nol possible to exaggerate Ihe intensi- the 4 1"' Annual New York International
to participate in our unrivaled diversity ty of the commercial activity that takes Numismatic Convention, including con-
of auction sessions ." place at the NYINC. There is no aim - tact information for the NYINC official
Auction lot viewing wi ll get under- less wandering about the aisles. Peo- auction fi rms, ca n be accessed at
way on Saturday, Jan uary 5. Heritage ple are con stantly engaged in business www. nyinc.in fo. Deale rs interested in
Auctions, of Dall as Texas, will hold from the opening of the bourse each being added to the waiting list for future
multiple sessions on Sunday and Mon- morning until the close and often even COllthlllcd 011 page 56
day. January 6 and 7. Lancaster, Penn-
sylvania's Classical Numismatic Group
will hold four sessions, two each on the
morning and afternoon of Tuesday and INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, January 8 and 9. They'll
be followed by the los Angeles, Cali-
fornia firm of Freeman and Sear. Their
COIN FAIR
single session will take place on the
even ing of Tuesday, January 8. A tri- ~~~~~~~~~;~~U~®
partite conso rtium consisting of lo n-
don's Baldwin's, New York City Russian
together with the 81: FAIR
specialist Dmitry Markov and Washing- ,,"0 ..,~
OGC;-\~
ton , D.C.'s M&M Numismatics, will hold
sessions on the evenings of Wednes-
day and Thursday, January 9 and 10.

~
Kolbe & Fanning Booksellers will hold
a numismatic literature auction on the anci ent and
afternoon of Salurday, January 12. The modem coins , medals,
literature sale will be bracke ted by two banknotes and bond certificates ny
sessions cataloged and con ducted by
the New York City and Irvine, Califor - Fair Grounds Berlin
nia-based firm of Stack's- Bowers-Pon- near the Radio Tovver (FunkturF"n)
terio on Friday and Saturday evenings ,
January 11 and 12. The NYINC auc- Hall 9
4 . 8 0 0 m :ool, abo u t 7 00 1:ables an d num e .... o u s b oot h s ,
lion offerings will conclude on Sunday, 2 00 nurn lsrna1:lc d e a l e r s f r o 01 a l l ove r t h e \N ori d
January 13 with sessions by the Chi-
Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
cago firm Gemini Numismatic Auctions. Sunday: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
The N YINC bourse area will be
Admission : Sat.B.OOo€ - Sun . 3.00o€
open from 2PM-7PM on Thursday, Jan-
uary 10 for the Professional Preview. Oraan.ser: Manzen Mod ••
During these hours, dealers and col- Re'ehanbaehstr. 17. D-BlMe8 Mun.cblllermany.
lectors will have advance access to the Tel. +U IDJ811 - 28 83 811. Fex +411 (DJ88 - 280 110 80
bourse floor for a $100 registration fee. Web: www.Dum.smata.de
May/June 2012 39
 Central States Convention LETTERS
Announces New Format COlltinued from page 4

MILWAUKEE, WI- The Central States provide additional commercial transac-

Further Links Between Coins
Numismatic Society will be adopting a new tion opportunities for all our attendees of Croton & Pythagoras
schedule format, effective with its 74t11 An- and will make for enhanced business
niversary Convention, scheduled for April opportunitie s for all. Everyone who So glad to see the article on
24-27, 2013 at the Schaumburg Renais- comes to our event will be a winner with Pythagoras in The Gelator (UPythagoras
H
sance Hotel and Convention Center, lo- the enhanced bourse schedule format. and the Incuse Coins of Magna Grae-
cated al 1551 North Thoreau Drive, in the James S . Moores , newly elected cia: by John Francisco, April 20 12. pp.
northwest suburban Chicago community Pre sident of the Society, said of the ex- 22-39). Every schoolchild knows of the
just ten miles from O 'Hare Airport. panded convention schedule, "Our en- Pythagorean Theorem, but as Mr. Fran-
According to Kevin Foley, General tire Board is excited about the new for- cisco points out, that had been known
Chairman for the evenl, the new format mat for our anniversary convention. Our long before , go ing back to the
will provide both additiona l hours for attendees-dealers , collectors, booth Babylonians. Pinning all your hopes on
dealer-te-dealer business, as well as holders and non-booth holders-make a one single coin is a risky strategy, espe-
substantially expanded public hours. substantial commitment of ti me and cially since hot metal can stretch and dis-
The new schedule, which will no longer money to attend our event. Our en- tort in many dirnensions when struck with
include a Professional Numi smatists hanced format will enable them to uti· a mighty blow.
Guild Day, will open from 9AM· 12noon lize these resources more effectively But there is other evidence on such
on Wednesday, April 24, with a closed with additional access hours, as well as co in s of Croton that lin k th em to
move in available lor all booth holders having the opportunity to do business Pythagoras. For example, why would
al the 270+ booth event. An Early Bird with all of our dealers during the entire Pythagoras pick the tripod of Delphi to
period will follow from 12noon-6PM , with open period of the event. This is a win- represent his esoteric school? The
the bourse area open to dealers without win for all our attendees. ~ riddle to be solved here (and
booths as well as collectors, for a $75 Jerry Lebo, long time CSNS Secre- Pythagoreans loved riddles) is that
reg istration fee. Regular public hours will tary, will continue as Bou rse Chairman. Apollo , who is represented by the tri-
be Thursday, 10AM-7PM , Friday, 10AM- Lebo said, "Our expanded and improved pod , is the god of rational music , who
6PM and Saturday, 10AM-5PM . bourse schedule addresses a full range holds a lyre with seven strings. These
Foley said of the new format, uOur 01 the concerns many of our booth hold- represent the seven notes of the oc-
new schedule will see significantly ex- ers and public attendees have expressed tave, as well as the seven Wanderers
panded hours for all of our booth hold- in the past. Our Board has addressed in the sky, a correspondence that gave
ers to have access to their collector cus- these concerns in a direct and responsive rise to Ihe Pythagorean Harmony of the
tomers, giving them more than a full manner. We'll be sending bourse applica- Spheres, a notion that would survive
additional hall day to do business. In tions out in late May and look forward to for thousands of years.
addition , there will also be substantially the more inclusive schedule format we'll One of the Pythagorean akousmala,
more hours for strictly dealer to dealer be foll owing to provide a more productive or zen- like riddles, asks: UWhat is the
business, with a lull day on Wednesday and profitable bourse experience for all of Oracle at De lphi? ~Th e answer is: "The
with all our dealers able to open their our participants, including giving expand- Tetraktys that gives the Harmony of the
booths and do business with each oth- ed acquisition opportuniti es and time for Si rens." Here we witness the eq uation
er, in con trast to our traditional past our collector attendees." between Apollo/DelphifTripod and the
schedule, where only members of the Dealers interested in bourse space Pythagorean Tetraktys that e ncodes
Professional Numismatists Guild could at the April 24-27, 2013 74'" Anniversa- the most important harmonic intervals:
operate their booths on Wednesday. The ry Convention should contact Lebo at Ihe Octave (1 :2) , the Fifth (2:3), and
expanded bourse on Wednesday, with jclebo@ i rontier.com , or via phone at the Fourth (3:4).
270+ booths open and operating, will (574) 753-2489. The cycl ing of the interval o f the
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 Cuneiform Cones in
Ancient Mesopotamia A Sumerian cuneiform clay cone of Gudea of Lagash that reads in
part: "Gudea built and restored the Eninnu Temple, for the god
Cuneiform cones are also called Ningirsu his lord. • Photo courtesy of the Archaeological Center,
"dedication or foundation nails" be- Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel.
cause of the practice of embedding
them into the foundation or walls of
buildings. particularly temples, in or-
types are well published and have mosaic patterns on walls and pil lars
der to show that the structu re was the
litt le to add to science if they come within buildings, as well as to add
property of the deity 10 which i1 was
from old collections. strength to the structure . Curiously
being ded icated. [ t is thought that the
Collectors should be aware, how- enough , they only appear rarely on
ever, that some unprovenanced exam- the market today . Thi s is perhaps
practice developed from the custom of
ples exist on the market and may be because when they were easity ob-
pounding a peg into the wall of a build-
of questionable legality and should be tained, collecto r s wanted the in -
ing 10 indicate ownership in carly
avo ided. Anyone wishing to purchase scribed version and there was litt le
Mesopotamia. These large clay nails
were often inscribed with cuneiform
one would be well advised to obtain demand for the uninscribed ones.
legal advice before hand. Thus, when older collections are dis-
legends bearing the name of the ruler
Additionally, uninscribed cones persed, the y normally only contain
who bu ilt the temple and the deity to
painted in different co lors were used the inscribed examples.
which it was dedicated.
A typical nail of Ki ng Gudea of
by Sumerians to create decorative
Lagash for the war god Ningirsu
records the dedication of a temple by
Gudea of Lagash Osio-Larsa period ,
ca. 2144-2124 BC) for Ningirsu,
"Mighty warrior of Enlil." Gudea, the
ruler of Lagash attests that he "Has
brought forth perfection The Temple
Ninnu, for Anzud, his white eagle. He
did build this place, he did restore.' ·
Gudea made these nails in large num -
bers, and they appear on the antiqui-
ties market with some frequency, as
many were found in the late 19'h and
mid 20'h centuries. Several U.S. auc-
tions between 1950 and 1970 includ-
ed quantities of these cones, and they
frequently come on the market when
collections formed at that time are dis-
persed. The landmark Rendell's "an-
cient writing catalog" of 1979 had
three of them for sale.
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early Mesopotamian history. For ex- Art of thl: Ancient World, vol. XXII Years of Ancient Greek Vases
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 Gold Hoard Pinpoints
Persian Destruction of
Jerusalem
Here is a question to ponder: If you Figure 1- The Givati parking lot gold hoard in situ at discovery. Photo
were offered a "hoard" of 264 Byzan- courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
tine gold coins, and each and every coin
in the hoard was struck from the SAME
dies- a die set that had never before The only other treasu re of go ld "The coins of our hoard , however, are
been seen- what would you say? coins found from the same period in not on ly of the same series, but they
It 's my guess that most experienced Jerusalem includes on ly five coins- arc also of the same apparently unpub-
dealers and collectors would, first of all, <.:omparcd to the 264 fou nd in the park- lished variant. The obverse inscription
ask where the group came from, The ing lot. T he image of Caesar Herac- reads dNAERACLI-4S . PP AVG- with
next thought 10 come to mind would be lius, who ruled the Eastern Roman an 'A' instead of the common 'h' and
the suggestion that all of the coins were Empire from 610 to 64 L is stamped a small dot after the'S ' of Heraclius ."
forgeries, meant to dupe someone. on the coins of this hoard. The last letter 'C' of the obverse
Truth is, however, often stran ger When these coins were discovered, lege nd is inclined a nd followed by a
than fict ion. Just such a hoard of coins they received quite a lot of publicity small dot to its right. A short curved
was excavated in December 2008 at in the various media. But the story stroke of dots is vis ible on the upper
the Givali parkin g lot in Jerusalem, behind the story, which is quite re- !eft side of the emperor's crown. T he
jus t outside of the Old City'S Dung markable, appears in an article in a reverse inscripti on on all the coins
Gate, and on the northwestern side of memori al vol ume to Cec il e Morrisson, ends with the !inal officinal letter 'Il,'
the City o f Davi d excavations . Gabri- publ ished last year by the Association hi therto unknown in th is series, and a
ella Bijovsky o f the Israel Antiquity des Amis du Centre d' Historie et Civ il - tiny star is attached to the exergue in-
Authority published the coin s in an isation de By zance in Paris . scription: CONOB *. So far no traces
articl e, " A Single Die Solidi Hoard of The Gi vati hoard is a remarkable of this variant have been found in any
Heraclius from Jerusalem ." She is an discovery and consists of 264 gold of the major numismatic collections of
expert on Byzantine coins . At the time solidi with the portrait of Heraclius Byzantine coins. No reference to this
of excavation. there was no pottery (610-641 AD). None of the coins are type is found in Grierson's study ... "
found near the co ins . so it is assumed clipped . carry graffiti, or have any oth- A complete study co ncludes that
they were in a cloth sack and c on- cr signific an t signs of use . At fi rst the co ins were produced by the same
cealed in a building niche. When the look. the coins aU appear to be from pair of dies, and a metal content anal-
building coUapsed, the coins were bur- the early series struck from 610-613 ysis was done on 4 1 of the coins at the
ied among the ruins. AD. However, as the authors explain, We itzmann institute in israel, and de-
termined that the compos ition wa s
quite uniform. Th is suggests that they
ffiH. D. RAUCH GmbH Vienna "were prod uced from the same portion
of gold. Both observations lead to the
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improbable that a state official in Con-
stantinople would write incorrectly the BECOME A MEMBER OF THE
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THE SWISS NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
Even though all of these coins ap- The Swiss Numismatic Society was founded in 1879; since 1891 it has
pear to be uncirculated, there is a vari- published ils annual journal, the Revue Suisse de Numismatique (RSN)/
ance of the standard weight (4 .55 Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau (SN R) , and since 1949 its quar-
grams for the Byzantine solidus dur- terly, the Schweizer Miinzbliitter (SM).
ing this period) from as light as 3.97
grams to 4.69 grams. "It is doubtful The Soc iety promotes all branches of numismatic science, not only those
that the official mint of Constantino- concerned specifically with Switzerland: articles on classical, medieval , and
ple could have tolerated the striking modern coins, medals and paper money all appear in the Society'S journals,
of imperial solidi without control of and are written in either English, French , German or Italian .
an accurate weight standard. The possi- Membership is open to anyone interested in num ismatics, whether they are
bility that such a process took place in a collectors, dealers, or scholars: the Society sponsors lectures and meetings
more distant locat ion in a provincial where its members and friends can discuss their interests in a fruitful and
mint seems more likely," according to a collegial way-i ncluding a yearly Numismat ische Tage Schweiz, with lec-
preliminary report on the find by Bijo- tures, visits, and a festive dinner.
vsky and the excavation's two principle For more information, please refer to our website www.numisuisse.ch.
archaeologists, Doron Ben-Ami and
which will be expanded in the very near future.
Yana Tchekhanovels, published last year
in the Israel Exploration Journa/. Becoming a member is easy, just contact us- we will help you to join our
And they conclude that "The attri- num ismatic community and further your numismatic knowledge and enjoy-
bution of thi s coin type to a mint in ment.
Jerusalem would explain the complete Membership costs CHF 130 a year for overseas members (120 for Europe
homogeneity of the hoard .... During this ·and 110 for Switzerland), but only CHF 70 a year for those· under 30 ·(60
time, and especially after the capture of for Europe and 50 for Switzerland).
Antioch by the Persians in 61 1 and until Please contact us at contact@numisuisse .ch, or write our Secretary, Mr.
613 , the presence of a Byzantine mili- Pierre-A. Zanchi, Chemin Cure 6 B, CH-IO08 Prilly, Switzerland, or send
tary garrison or headquarters in Jerusa- him a fax at +41217286561, or an email to pmzanch [email protected] .
lem would explain the opening ofa tem-
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issue, struck under very spec ial circum-
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Archaeological remains associated
with the Persian conquest are quite
sparse in Jerusalem. The archaeologists
believe that the Givati hoard is correctly
identified as an 'emergency' hoard that
was "concealed during times of imminent
danger, siege, or war. These hoards usual-
ly reflect the coinage in current circula-
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 BC and earlier. The coins are clas- 2. RR C 56 (anonymous , spec ifi -
sified via Crawford's RRC number- cally sma ller denominations) or
in g system, wi th descriptions and RRC 43, or RRC 97, or RRC 98, or
multiple images for each type to dis- RRC 99 or RRC 100 (Luceria I Ca-
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ration, we have two requests for as- Andrew can be reached at
sistance. [email protected]
The first is from Moneta -L mem- mation or to submit photos.
Internet ber Lars Ramskold. For many years.
he has been building a database of ThaI is about all for thi s month.
Collaboration( s) the coinage of the mint of Rome We urge all of our readers to gel out
under Constantine , especially the there and share what they know and
Before the Internet was the Inter- issues of RIC VlJ 143-224. This in- to help build something new wi th
net that we know today, it was de- cludes th e ROMAE AETERNAE , collaboration.
signed with two goals in mind: to be SAECVLI F ELIC ITAS . and PAX
able to survive a nuclear attack. and PERPETVA variet ies . a long with Foley Cont. from pg. 34
to fac ili tate collaboration between many varieties of VOTA and the in -
universities and research centers. creasingly popular LRB "camp gates." Lyn F. Kn ight will serve as the of-
Fortunately for us, the su rvi vability What Lars needs for the database ficial auction house of the National
of the Internet was never put to a arc reason ably good photos of the Co in and Currency Convention , hold-
real te st. However, the collaboration obverse and reverse of any coin from ing a three-session sale to include
aspect with the ahility to aid com- RIC V II Rome 143-224. The condi- United States and World paper mon -
mun ications and data exchange ex- tion of the coin is not importan t, as ey. The company website is
ceeded beyond the dreams of the in - long as the dies used are ident ifi - www.lynknight.com.
venters. The original six universities able. Every co in counts and any coin Bourse applications for the No-
soon grew to twenty and then hun- can be the key coin in a chain of die vember event are available from
dreds . And once the Internet was links . Bourse Chairman Kevin Foley via e·
opened up \0 everyone, the exchange i f anyone is interested in assist- ma il at [email protected]. Foley
of data quickly grew to a flood . ing in this project or if you want said of the appointment of his daugh-
In our ow n little realm of ancient more i nform ation, Lars can be ter, "Patric ia l iterally grew up a round
coins, we have book authors, collec- reached a t lars [email protected]. num ismatic conventions and their ar-
tors, and dealers actively collaborat- Our second request comes from rangements . It wouldn't be a signifi -
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 The terrain was friendly enough for r must look like someone making snow
the first couple hundred feet, but then as angels. Od.d, that a thought like that
I got closer to the cliff dwellings the would come at such a moment of obvi-
angle of approach increased dramatically ous peril. I 'could see the Alpheus be~
and the going got tough. I should have low, rushing mad ly along and strewn
just tumed aro und and went back down with huge boulders. There was no soft
to the river, but I was young and impul - landing to be had here. The final drop
sive (as opposcd to o ld and obst inate) from the edge of the cl iff to the water
and decided that if mountain goats could was at least 100 feet and almost certain-
do it, so cou ld L ly fatal. Lying there spread-eagled on my
All went well for another hundred back, I could see the river below and
feet or so and then I ran into a major could see the rapidly approaching ledge.
obstacle. It was impossible to go verti- Despite my desperate efforts to stop the
OneTinyTwlg cal because of a sheer wall of stone. It ominous slide toward oblivion, nothing
was, however, possible to go horizon- secmed to help.
One of the nice things about being a
regular columnist is that one can take lib- tally across the mountainside, though the Then, out of nowhere, my arm caught
erties thaI the writers of feature articles footing was getting treacherous. Then on a tiny twig growing out of thc rock .
don't enjoy. The true story I am about to came a point of crisis . T here was a sec- Like a life preserver being th rown from
relate has nothing to do with coins- tion of steep terrain hetween me and the a passing baal, that sing le volunteer
dwel li ngs and it was covered with loose saved me from a disastrous fate . It was
though it may have some elements of in-
terest to students of antiquity. shale. I should have turned around right not more that a half inch in diameter
During my military career, I had the then, but I was so close I could taste suc- with just a handful of small leaves and
gexxi fortune to be assigned to a U.S. Air cess . So, fo olish ly. I started across the had no visible means of support. To
Force unit in Athens, Greece. [ won ', be- shale. Each step was an adventure as the me, it was a mighly oak. I stopped. T he
labor you with all the details of that as- shale wanted to migrate downhill at the pounding of my heart was deafen ing.
slightest touch. I got about halfway across Very gingerl y, 1 rolled back onto my
signment, but I will admit that it had some
distinct benefits. One of those was the this shale patch, picking my way careful- stomach and inched across the shale
ly, when it became obvious that I could hed to so lid ground.
opportunity to travel around Greece,
which my family and I did with genuine not go funher. Unfortunately, it was not From that day on, the importance of
clear how 1 was going to go back! small detail s and singular efforts has
fervor. We owned a Volkswagen camper
I had been lying on my stomach and never been lost on me. Neither has the
bus at thai time, and went out camping
inching across the shale when I elected realization that life is tenuous . We need
almost every weekend to some exotic site
to abandon the quest. Hoping to go back to seize the day and make the most of
of antiquity. It was a family affair and one
the same way I came, the disturbed shale every opportunity. We also need to ded-
of those rare instances in life where an
activity appealed to everyone involved. was even more treacherous in that di- icate ourselves fully to matters of prin-
On one weekend in 1974, we decid- rect ion than it was when I first crossed ciple and be true to our beliefs even
it. Before long, it began to give way and when il seems like the whole world is
ed to make a trip to a spot in the
Peloponnesos called Karitaina. It was that sickening feeling of having lost against us. It's easy to lose that focus in
one's anchor set i·n. At firs t, it was just a the rush of daily life, but if we do, the
near Megalopoli s and was not known
in antiquity for anything special. The loose rock or two sliding out from un- footing that we depend on is no longer
reason for our excursion was that thc der my feel. Before 10fJg, my whole body the re and our slide toward the Alpheus
river Alpheus (which does have some was moving down h il l. All thi s time, I may not have a happy ending.
was still carrying my fishing pole and It feels very much like our hobby is
prominence in ant iquity) flows th rough
assoc iated gear. As the rate of slide in- sliding down a sl ippery slope right now,
that place, and it has a hea lthy native
creased, I rolled over on my back, tossed and we need to think very seriou sly
trout population. A co-worker married
my fishing gear in the direction I hoped about what that means to us personally
to a Greek national leaked that secret to
to reach , and dug in my heels and fin- and collectively. Hopefully, there will be
me and I couldn't res ist the allure. On
gers in a futile attempt to slow down the a tw ig to grasp before calam ity strikes,
the next open weekend, off we went on
a fami ly camping trip to Karitaina. slide. I can still remember thinking that and we will all survive to tell the story.
With rod in hand , I started working
my way upstream, stopping at each in-
viting spot to w'et a line. I wasn' t hav- Ancient 1\T.. _
ing particularly good luck with that, but
I noticed that at o ne spot above the roar-
ing and rocky river there were some
Research
ancient buildings built into the side of a
very high c liff. They seemed unap -
proachable from above ... but perhaps
"advancing private
from the riverside? My curiosity, and the
lack of hungry trout, were too much. I
decided to try climbing up to these cliff
dwellings, convinced in my mind that • Independent Reseal
they we re the hab itat of medieval or o Focus Group W"J'kj
anc ient monks who spent their days
transcribing archaic manuscripts.
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Hendin Cont. from pg. 43

The 264 coins were found in "the

westernmost of three adjacent rooms
of what appears to be the southernmost
area of a large administrative building.
This building continues to the north,
beyond the li mits of the excavation
area," the authors reporl.
"It seems that [the co ins ) were
wrapped in cloth and originally stored
on a shelf affixed 10 the northern wall
of the room. Three depressions on one
of the stones located immedia tely
above the find -spot of the hoard sug-
gest the original location of the
shelf .... When the room was destroyed
along with the entire building, the shelf
with the coins collapsed ... .This hoard
is a unique find in this context, and it
provides an absolute date to the de-
struction of the building," they write.
It seems as if every time a shovel, Figure 2-The hoard after cleaning at the laboratories of the Israel Antiquities
spade, or a backhoe scratches the Authority Photo by Clara Amit of the IAA.
Jerusalem soi l in a new location, more
history is revealed, The finds in the Palestine in 614 CE, one of the dra- was a violent event which caused great
Givati parking lot "have shed new light matic events that mark the 'beginning destruction in the city and cost the
upon Jerusalem at the close of the Byz- of the end' of the Byzant ine domina- lives of many residents. However. this
antine period. The Persian conquest of tion in Palestine in the earl y seventh conquest and the following 14 years
century seems to be well of Sassanid rule in Palestine were too
reflected in the archaeo- ShOft to leave any significant remains."
logical record at this Summing up. the archaeologists be-
side ." lieve that the large Byzantine build-
Until now, the most ing found in the Givati parking lot was
significant evidence deliberately destroyed during the Per-
generally accepted as sian invasion of Jerusalem and, unlike
being from the Persian the city ' s other damaged but surviv-
devastation of the city in ing buildings, including churches, was
614 A D are seven mass never rebuilt or repaired.
burials discovered
around Jerusalem. His- Copyright © 20 12
toric sources. however, by David Hendin
Figure 3-0ne of the Heraclius gold solidi from the Gi- suggest that "the Persian
vati parking lot. Photo by Clara Amit of the IAA. conquest of Jerusalem

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Olympics Cont. from pg. 25 ANS-DCRE Cont. fl"Om page 35
LETTERS
ab le to the w ide r public . Coin types wi ll COli/iI/lied from page 40
be connected to a growing number of
examples from an ever-expanding Kurth Updates
number of sou rces . The digitized avail- Translations
ab il ity o f re levant info r mation l ike
w eights , modules , materials, legends,
I think you once mentioned some of
images, issuers, minis, location of find, my Engl ish translations of old works in
The Celator, and in case you have a lew
and finally pictures , opens vast fields
of research in many different directions lines to fi ll in any of the next few issues,
and will hopeful ly inspire other areas I thought I wou ld send you an update .
in numismat ics and beyond." Over the past two years I have trans-
lated and enhanced several more old
OCRE: http://numismatics.org/ocre numismatic works from German into
Other ANS research tools: Engl ish- they are all on www.archive.org
MANTIS (the col lection database) : and can be downloaded free of charge.
http://num ismatics .org/search They can be found easily using appro-
Figure 19-Jockey dismounting. Cala -
bria, Taras, AR Stater, ca. 270 BG. ARCHER (the arch ives database): priate search terms.
Photo by the author. http://n u m isma tics. org/arc h ivesl In addition, I have just finished a new
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NYINC Cont. from page 39 finding written sources!), are below.
Most of the translations have been
bourse openings should send their full enhanced with varieties, modern refer-
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Kevin Foley at kfoley2@wi. rr.com. Fo-
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ley mentioned, "The NYINC typically
appeared:
has a 98% return rate each year. While Imhoof-Blumer, The Coinage of the
it can take some time to get to the top Kilbiani:
Figure 20- Two wrestlers grappling over of our waiting list, the fact that we typ- http://www.archive .org/detai lslThe-
prize cauldron. Thraco -Macedonian ically have so few drop outs is better
CoinageOfTheKilbianilnLydia
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Photo by the author. of our dealers than any advertising Claudius II:
puffe ry I might be able to compose." http://www.archive.org/detailsrrheP-
rovincialCoinageOfClaudiusl1
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