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International Numismatic e-Newsletter INeN 18 - January 2015 Contents 01 02 04 08 08 09 10 17 18 20 21 The President’s Note Reports from institutions Congresses and Meetings Research programs Exhibitions Websites New publications Personalia Obituaries INC Annual Travel Grant INeN contribute and suscribe The President’s Note - Il saluto del Presidente Dear INC members, dear colleagues and friends, On behalf of the INC I wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year! It is an important year for our Council and for the numismatic community at large since it is the year of our XVth International Congress, which will take place in Taormina, September 21-25, 2015. It is, as you know, the most important event for the INC, and its organization, as well as the publication of the Survey of Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi Numismatic Research, are the major charges of our Committee. I hope many of you are planning to come and I look forward to seeing many old friends and colleagues and to meet many new ones, Sicily is one of the most spectacular and interesting islands of the Mediterranean full of history and touristic attractions set in a luxuriantly beautiful landscape. So after almost a week of numismatic work, you can enjoy and discover the countryside, not to mention the culinary delights and wineries. You will find all information on http://www.xvcin.unime.it . I am pleased to report that everything is proceeding according to schedule: the deadline for submitting abstracts was November 30 and we now have accepted 400 papers and 50 posters, which the Organizing Committee will arrange into sessions by subjects. Please, remember to finalize your submission by registering by January 31 to confirm your participation. Grants applicants have until April 30 to register. The subeditors of the Survey have done an amazing work of collecting and editing the different contributions and the volume will go to the publisher by the end of the month and will be available at the Congress in September. You can subscribe to it on the registration form (price € 35 ). The IAPN once again is assuming the costs of publication and I want to express my gratitude to all its members and in particular to its President Arne Kirsch. We can be proud that in these times of polarization on a multitude of issues about cultural property, we can find common ground and collaborate to the benefit of numismatics. The INC Committee will meet in Taormina in March to make sure that everything will be ready to welcome you in September and make your participation as productive and pleasant as possible. I also want to thank the Scientific and Organizing Committee for all their work: we are in a period of recession and economic instability and the financing of this Congress is one of the most challenging the INC ever had to face. Governments can no longer afford to be as generous as Spain was in 2003 and offer a spectacular Palace of Congresses for free. Banks as well have less flexibility for funding cultural events. This Congress has to be financed by all of us through the registration fees and by whatever gifts we can get. We are still looking for sponsors and will be grateful for your help and support. The numismatic community has lost two of its outstanding members in the past months: Jean-Pierre Callu (Paris 1929 – Donville-les-Bains 2014) and Jan Janus Krasnodębski (Natalin 1930-West London 2013). You will find their obituaries below and we shall remember them with all our other colleagues at the General Assembly in Taormina. You can read all other news since last July below. Arrivederci a Taormina! Cari membri del CIN, cari colleghi e amici, In nome del CIN auguro a tutti voi un Felice e Fruttuoso Anno Nuovo! È un anno importante per il nostro Consiglio e per la comunità numismatica in generale poiché è l’anno del XVo Congresso Internazionale di Numismatica che avrà luogo a Taormina del 21 al 25 settembre prossimi, Come sapete questo è l’avvenimento più importante per il CIN e l’organizzazione del Congresso congiunta alla pubblicazione del Survey of Numismatic Research costituiscono il compito maggiore del nostro International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 1 Comitato. Spero che molti di voi verranno a Taormina e mi rallegro di rivedere tanti vecchi amici e colleghi e di incontrarne molti nuovi. La Sicilia è una delle isole più spettacolari del Mediterraneo con la sua storia e attrazioni turistiche situate in un paesaggio splendido. Dopo quasi una settimana di studi numismatici potrete prolungare il soggiorno e godervi le bellezze della natura unitamente a delizie gastronomiche e vini pregiati. Troverete tutte le informazioni necessarie su http://www. xvcin.unime.it . Sono lieta di potervi riferire che le preparazioni proseguono come previsto: la scadenza per l’invio di proposte per presentare una comunicazione era il 30 novembre 2014. Abbiamo ora accettato 400 comunicazioni e 50 posters che il Comitato Scientifico organizzerà in varie sessioni tematiche. Per confermare la vostra partecipazione dovete riempire il formulario in rete e pagare la quota d’iscrizione entro il 31 gennaio (per i borsisti entro il 30 aprile). Il Survey è quasi pronto e andrà in stampa alla fine del mese grazie all’ottimo e indefesso lavoro degli editori di sezione che hanno scelto gli autori, sollecitato contributi e corretto i manoscritti entro i tempi fissati. Il volume sarà in vendita in settembre al Congresso e può anche essere comandato sul formulario di registrazione (35 €). L’AIPN ha di nuovo generosamente offerto di assumersi le spese di stampa per il Survey e tengo a esprimere a tutti i soci e in particolare al suo Presidente Arne Kirsch la mia profonda riconoscenza, Possiamo congratularci in questi tempi di antagonismo e posizioni estreme su questioni di patrimonio culturale, di saper creare un terreno comune di collaborazione per il progresso della numismatica in generale. Il Comitato del CIN terrà la sua riunione annuale a Taormina in marzo per accertarsi che tutto sarà pronto in settembre per rendere la vostra partecipazione e soggiorno i più piacevoli possibili. Colgo l’occasione per ringraziare il Comitato Scientifico e Organizzativo per il loro enorme lavoro. Siamo in un periodo di recessione e instabilità economica e il finanziamento di questo Congresso è probabilmente uno dei più impegnativi che il CIN in tutta la sua storia abbia dovuto affrontare: governi e stati non possono permettersi di mettere a disposizione gratuitamente un Palazzo dei Congressi come quello di Madrid nel 2003. Anche le banche hanno possibilità ridotte per sostenere organizzazioni culturali. Il Congresso di Taormina sarà finanziato da tutti noi in gran parte tramite le quote d’iscrizione e i rari sussidi che possiamo ottenere. Continuiamo a cercare sponsorizzatori e saremo grati per qualsiasi aiuto. La comunità numismatica nei mesi passati ha perso due insigni personalità: Jean-Pierre Callu (Parigi 1929 – Donville-les-Bains 2014) e Jan Janus Krasnodębski (Natalin 1930-West London 2013). Potete leggere le loro necrologie qui sotto. Questa INeN 18 vi porta tutte le altre novità importanti dal luglio scorso. Arrivederci a Taormina! Reports from Institutions - Announcements Staatliche Münzsammlung München In 2014, continuing from 2013, the exhibition “Wettstreit in Erz. Porträtmedaillen der Deutschen Renaissance” was shown (through May, 4: see http://www.staatlichemuenzsammlung.de/presse-031213.html). From Munich, this exhibition went to the Kunsthistorisches Museum at Vienna. On Feb. 7 and 8, 2014, the Institute of History of Art of the Munich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in cooperation with the Staatliche Münzsammlung held the colloquium „Die andere Seite. Funktionen und Wissensformen der frühen Medaille“ on the subject of Renaissance medals. From May, 15 to October 5, 2014, the exhibition “100 Köpfe, gestaltet vom Bildhauer, Kupferstecher und Medailleur Hubertus von Pilgrim” showed all the medals and other selected works of Prof. Hubertus von Pilgrim (born 1931), see: http://www.staatliche-muenzsammlung. de/presse-140514.html. From Oct. 9, 2014 to May 3, 2015, the Staatliche Münzsammlung shows “Natur – Zufall Kunst. Die Natur im Medaillenwerk von Friedrich Brenner”, a selection of medals mainly referring to nature or having their origin or model in nature from the oeuvre of Friedrich Brenner (born 1939), see http://www.staatlichemuenzsammlung.de/presse-071014.html. In May 2015 there will an exhibition on the “Antiquity on Bank Notes” and in autumn 2015 an exhibition on German and Austrian medals of World War I. On the basis of several 13th century hoards from various parts of Bavaria, the Staatliche Münzsammlung together with the Vienna Coin Cabinet runs a project of investigation of High Medieval coinage from South Germany, Tyrolia and Austria, which will result in the publication of various articles and in an exhibition, which will be shown at Vienna, Bozen (Bolzano) and Munich. Apart from other acquisitions, the Munich collection of shares, stocks and bonds was especially increased thanks to private donors. From Oct. 25 to Oct. 26, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medaillenkunst (DGMK) held its annual meeting in the Staatliche Münzsammlung, in cojunction with a market of medals by the artists. The banknote collection of the HVB Stiftung Geldscheinsammlung with its ca. 300.000 banknotes and other paper money is one of the world’s largest collections of this kind. Given as a permanent loan to the Staatliche Münzsammlung by the statutes of the foundation already in 2003, it had not been possible up to now to find adequate rooms for this collection close to the Staatliche Münzsammlung. To show the close connection between the two collections, in conjunction with the exhibition on Renaissance medals, an exhibition on representations of motives relating to the Renaissance on banknotes was organized, from the stock of this banknote collection, as the 2015 exhibition on Antiquity on banknotes will draw from pieces of the HVB Stiftung’s collection. Dietrich Klose, Leitender Sammlungsdirektor, Staatliche Münzsammlung München International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 2 Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum 360° interactive Citi Money Gallery video A new 360° degree interactive tour of the Citi Money Gallery is now available on the British Museum website. The video, which takes the viewer on a tour of over 4500 years of monetary history, uses the latest immersive technology to offer a multi-layered interactive experience. Including links to a wealth of extra content, the video is a great introduction to the Citi Money Gallery which opened in 2012. http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/themes/ room_68_money/interactive_tour.aspx on the Museum’s global collection relaying the story of money over the past 4,500 years. It offers students the opportunity to visit the museum in order to interact with the Citi Money Gallery itself, including handling objects from the collection. Onsite sessions begin with general financial education activities, at both the personal and national level, and object handling. Schools can then select a subject for the afternoon through which to deliver financial education; mathematics, business studies, art, drama, economics, geography, English and history as well as a cross curricular option. For more information visit http://www.britishmuseum.org/ explore/galleries/themes/room_68_money/education_ programme.aspx Ben Alsop Citi Money Gallery Curator The Department of Coins and Medals The British Museum Harvard Art Museums The Harvard Art Museums (Fogg Museum, BuschReisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum) reopened on November 16th after a six-year renovation by architect Renzo Piano: http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/ The coin collection (see CR 56, 2009, pp. 23-27 and http:// www.harvardartmuseums.org/ searching by coins) is featured in different display cases in the galleries of ancient art that emphazise the importance of coins as works of art and their close relation to sculpture, vase painting and mythology. Citi Money Gallery Education Programme The British Museum has developed a unique programme to assist secondary school teachers in delivering the new financial education requirements as part of the revised national curriculum. The newly developed Citi Money Gallery secondary education programme delivers financial education in a historical context through objects in the collection, emphasising the development of money in society, various cultural relationships with money and the role money has played in the creation and destruction of entities. The sessions and resources have been developed by the British Museum, with the support of Citi, for use with schools from September 2014. The programme comprises onsite functional sessions, enrichment days and online material, drawing Carmen Arnold-Biucchi Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art [email protected] Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 American Numismatic Society, New York 61th Annual Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics June 8 through July 31, 2015 For over half a century, The American Numismatic Society, a scholarly organization and museum of coins, money, and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with its preeminent numismatic collections. With over threequarters of a million objects, the collection is particularly strong in Greek, Roman, Islamic, Far Eastern, and US and Colonial coinages, as well as Medallic Art. Located in New York City’s SoHo district, the Society also houses the world’s most complete numismatic library. The rigorous eight-week course, taught by ANS staff, guest lecturers, and a Visiting Scholar, introduces students to the methods, theories, and history of the discipline. In addition to the lecture program, students will select a numismatic research topic and, utilizing ANS resources, complete a paper or digital project while in residence. The Seminar is intended to provide students of History, Art History, Textual Studies, and Archeology who have little or no numismatic background with a working knowledge of a body of evidence that is often overlooked and poorly International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 3 understood. Successful applicants are typically doctoral candidates or junior faculty in a related discipline, but masters candidates are admitted as well. This year’s Visiting Scholar will be Prof. Dr. Aleksander Bursche of the Archaeology Institute of the University of Warsaw. Prof. Bursche is a specialist of the relationships between Greeks, Romans and ‘Barbarians’, with a particular emphasis on monetary and economic interactions. Applications are due no later than February 13, 2015. A limited number of stipends of up to $4000 are available to US citizens, and non-US citizens studying at US institutions under certain visas. For application forms and further information, please see the Summer Seminar page of our website: numismatics.org/Seminar/Seminar, or contact the Seminar Director, Dr. Peter van Alfen ([email protected]; 212-571-4470, x153). Nachrichten aus dem Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien Sommerseminar am Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte Vom 10. bis zum 21. August 2015 findet am Institut wieder das traditionelle Numismatische Sommerseminar statt, nachdem es ausnahmsweise im Sommer 2014 ausfiel. Im Sommerseminar 2015 stehen laufende Forschungen und Dissertationen junger Wissenschaftler im Zentrum. Mehr Informationen werden demnächst auf der Homepage des Instituts (http://numismatik.univie.ac.at) zu finden sein. Vorträge (jeweils im Hörsaal des Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte, Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, 1190 Wien – Hochparterre links) Prof. Dr. Dieter Salzmann (Universität Münster): Schilde, Helme, Füße. Das feine Spiel mit den Details auf den Bildern griechischer und römischer Münzen Mittwoch, 7. Jänner 2014, 17.15 Uhr Johannes Hartner B.A. und ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hubert Emmerig (Universität Wien): Burgen, Engel und Kentauren. Ein neuer Münzschatzfund der 1. Hälfte des 12. Jahrhunderts aus Niederösterreich Dienstag, 13. Jänner 2015, 18.15 Uhr Mag. Leonhard Stopfer (Wien): Die Kroisbacher – außergewöhnliche keltische Münzen aus dem Burgenland Dienstag, 20. Jänner 2015, 18.15 Uhr Im Anschluss lädt das Institut auf ein Glas Wein ein. Die Vorträge sind allesamt öffentlich. Lehrangebot im Sommersemester 2015 Erweiterungscurricula für Bachelor-Studierende Das Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte hat drei Erweiterungscurricula im Umfang von jeweils 15 ECTSPunkten entwickelt. Sie ermöglichen im Bachelorstudium den Erwerb von Grundkenntnissen der Numismatik und Geldgeschichte. Das Erweiterungscurriculum „Numismatik des Altertums“ wendet sich insbesondere an Studierende altertumskundlicher Fächer. Das Erweiterungscurriculum „Numismatik des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit“ wendet sich insbesondere an Studierende historischer Fächer. Das Erweiterungscurriculum „Numismatische Praxis und Vertiefung“ wendet sich an Studierende, die bereits ein epochenbezogenes numismatisches Erweiterungscurriculum begonnen haben und ihre praktischen Kompetenzen vertiefen wollen. Master An der Universität Wien wurde ein Individuelles Masterstudium „Numismatik und Geldgeschichte“ eingerichtet. Die Zulassung zum Individuellen Masterstudium „Numismatik und Geldgeschichte“ setzt den Abschluss eines fachlich in Frage kommenden Bachelorstudiums oder eines anderen gleichwertigen Studiums voraus. Erwünscht ist außerdem der Nachweis numismatischer Vorkenntnisse, der bei Wiener Absolventen insbesondere durch die Absolvierung der numismatischen Erweiterungscurricula erbracht wird, aber auch andere Form haben kann, wie z. B. den Besuch numismatischer Lehrveranstaltungen an der Heimatuniversität oder eine (frühere) berufliche Tätigkeit im numismatischen Bereich. Die Lehrveranstaltungen finden - sofern nichts anderes angegeben ist - im Hörsaal des Instituts statt und beginnen ab Dienstag, 3. März 2015. Im Rahmen der am Institut eingeführten Vorbesprechung werden Ihnen die Erwei- terungscurricula, die weiteren Studienmöglichkeiten und die aktuellen Lehrveranstaltungen vorgestellt:Mehr Informationen über das Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte finden Sie auf der Homepage (http://numismatik.univie.ac.at) und im aktuellen Mitteilungsblatt 49 (Wintersemester 2014-15; nächste Ausgabe Nr. 50, 3. März 2015). Congresses and Meetings Reisestipendien zur Teilnahme am 15. Internationalen Numismatischen Kongress in Taormina (September 2015) Die Universität Messina richtet vom 21.-25. September 2015 in Taormina den 15. Internationalen Numismatischen Kongress aus (vgl. http://www.xvcin.unime.it). Diese wichtigste numismatische Tagung mit weltweiter Ausrichtung findet alle sechs Jahre statt. Die großzügige Unterstützung der Münze Österreich AG ermöglicht es dem Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien, vier Reisestipendien für die Teilnahme an dieser Tagung zu vergeben. Dieses Angebot richtet sich an österreichische oder in Österreich ansässige Studierende und NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen, welche in der Numismatik oder in einem ihrer Nachbarfächer tätig sind. Dabei wendet es sich insbesondere an Personen, die für die Teilnahme an dem Kongress auf Unterstützung angewiesen sind. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 4 Das Stipendium beträgt 600 € pro Person. Die StipendiatInnen verpflichten sich, an dem Kongress in Taormina in seiner vollen Länge teilzunehmen. Nach dem Kongress müssen sie einen schriftlichen Bericht von ca. 3 Seiten über ihre Teilnahme vorlegen. Bewerbungen können formlos erfolgen. Sie sollen Angaben über die bisherige Ausbildung, einen Lebenslauf und einen Nachweis über die numismatischen Interessen bzw. Aktivitätenenthalten. Wir bitten außerdem um einen kurzen Text zu der Frage, was Sie sich von dem Kongressbesuch erwarten und erhoffen. Über die Vergabe der Stipenden entscheidet ein Gremium, das sich aus je einer/m NumismatikerIn der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, des Kunsthistorischen Museums und der Universität Wien zusammensetzt. Bitte richten Sie Ihre Bewerbungen bis zum 31. Jänner 2015 an die Institutsadresse (siehe oben). Congresso Internazionale di Numismatica, Taormina Bando di concorso a contributi di studio. Società Numismatica Italiana ONLUS, via Orti 3, 20122 Milano In occasione del Congresso Internazionale di Numismatica, che si svolgerà a Taormina dal 21 al 15 settembre 2015, la Società Numismatica Onlus bandisce 2 concorsi a 2 contributi di studio ciascuno: -uno dell’importo di 1.000 € cadauno, da assegnarsi a 2 giovani italiani interessati a prendere parte all’evento; -uno dell’importo di 1.000 € cadauno, da assegnarsi a 2 giovani stranieri interessati a prendere parte all’evento. 1. Detti contributi sono riservati a studenti o laureati che al momento della scadenza non abbiano superato i 27 anni. 2. Le domande compilate in italiano o in inglese devono pervenire alla Società Numismatica Onlus in forma cartacea entro il 28 febbraio 2015 con lettera raccomandata (farà fede il timbro postale), corredate dei seguenti documenti in carta libera: titolo di studio o attestato universitario, con l’indicazione degli esami sostenuti; attestato di uno o più docenti universitari o studiosi comprovante le capacità del candidato e l’interesse a prendere parte al convegno; curriculum degli studi ed eventuali pubblicazioni (in forma cartacea o contenute in CD allegati); certificato di nascita. 3. Inoltre, nella domanda deve essere indicato quanto segue: la data e il luogo di nascita, la residenza, il numero telefonico, l’indirizzo e-mail; l’indirizzo, anche email, cui si desidera vengano fatte pervenire le comunicazioni relative al bando, qualora sia diverso dalla residenza. 4. I contributi verranno assegnati da un’apposita commissione, il cui giudizio – inappellabile e insindacabile – è formulato tenendo conto del curriculum e dei titoli posseduti. 5. I beneficiari devono fare pervenire la propria accettazione entro otto giorni dal ricevimento della comunicazione dell’avvenuta assegnazione, a pena di perdita del diritto del contributo, 6. I contributi vengono assegnati nel corso del Convegno al quale il beneficiario é tenuto a partecipare obbligatoriamente per tutta la sua durata. Milano, 12 novembre 2014 Il Presidente Dott. Ing. E. Winsemann Flaghera Les trouvailles de monnaies de bronze romaines en contexte médiéval 27 et 28 février. Paris. École pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Sorbonne : Escalier E 1er étage, salle Gaston Programme prévisionnel Vendredi 27 février 2015 13 h 30 Accueil Trouvailles de monnaies antiques en contexte médiéval Marc Bompaire, Thibault Cardon : la position du problème en France Flavia Marani : la position du problème en Italie Quelle circulation : monétaire, résiduelle, «funéraire» ? Alessia Rovelli : Les limites de la circulation des bronzes antiques en Italie Benjamin Leroy, Gildas Salaün : Un cas de production tardive d’imitations de monnaies romaines Jean-Marc Doyen : L’approvisionnement en bronzes au nord des Alpes aux Ve-VIe s. Ludovic Trommelschläger Un cas de résidualité au Ve s. Serena Sozzi : Trouvailles funéraires en Aquitaine et en Poitou au Moyen Âge Florence Codine : Monnaies et usages non monétaires en Gaule mérovingienne Samedi 28 février 2015 9 h : Accueil Circulation des bronzes Ruth Pliego Vazquez : Espagne wisigothique Andrea Saccocci : La circulation de la monnaie de bronze Romaine tardive et Byzantine en Italie Septentrionale: pas seulement une question archéologique Sam Moorhead : Monnaies romaines et byzantines en Grande-Bretagne Trouvailles et contextes Joël Françoise : Monnaies de bronze tardives, vandales et byzantines en Provence 12 h - 14 h déjeuner Enquêtes régionales, Études de cas Jean-Marc Doyen : Belgique et France du Nord Vincent Geneviève : Aquitaine et Midi-Pyrénées International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 5 Thibault Cardon : Champagne Jens-Christian Moesgaard : Haute-Normandie David Billoin : sites perchés du Jura Marc Bompaire : Picardie (Boves) 16 h 30 Table ronde : discutants Cécile Morrisson, Olivier Bruand, Laurent Feller École pratique des Hautes Études Équipe de recherche Savoirs et pratiques de l›antiquité au Moyen Âge CEN de Bruxelles Moneda i fiscalitat a la Catalunya medieval XXV Seminari d’Història Medieval de la Corona d’Aragó Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya / Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Barcelona, 24 y 26 de marzo de 2015 El Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya está preparando el XXV Seminari d’Història Medieval de la Corona d’Aragó que, en esta edición, se centrará en una aproximación a la dimensión fiscal de la moneda en el territorio del Principado de Catalunya a lo largo de la edad media tanto a través de la evidencia material numismática como de los datos aportados por las ricas series documentales catalanas. Coordinación científica: Dr. Albert Estrada-Rius [email protected] Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc 08038 Barcelona Thrace – local coinage and regional identity: Numismatic research in the digital age Berlin, April 15th to 17th, 2015 The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Berlin Coin Cabinet would like to inform you about a numismatic conference in Berlin from April 15th to April 17th, 2015. The conference will consist of two parts: First there will be a workshop entitled ‘The ancient coins of Thrace – the numismatic web portal www.corpus-nummorum.eu’. This workshop will present our web portal as a useful research tool for Thracian coinage and will show how using the database allows an all-encompassing diachronic and synchronic comparison of Thracian coin types. The portal is to be seen in a broader international context in order to establish an online typology of Greek coinage (see INeN 17, July 2014, p. 13–15 The New Landscape of Ancient Numismatics and www.greekcoinage.org). The second part of the colloquium will concentrate on a historical-numismatic question: Is it possible to trace in the various and, at the first glance, quite different local Thracian coinages a specific Thracian identity? This question requires above all a discussion regarding the regional forms that developed within this Greek phenomenon of minting and monetized economy. Can indigenous traditions be found beneath the Greek and Roman iconography? The same question is raised concerning the political and economic use of coinage. Here the main focus concerns to what extent the coinages of the 44 known Thracian mints reflect or propagate local, regional or collective Thracian identities. A diachronic view is in this case particularly important. How can social, economic and administrative changes cause transformations of local constructs of identity? In what ways is coinage used as an instrument of authority in Thrace? In addition internal structures – geographical, ethnic or political – should be, wherever feasible from the coinage, examined: Is it possible to subdivide the greater area of Thrace on the basis of the designs of its coinage and the practiced monetized economy? Which elements during which periods were responsible for creating identity? What roles did myths, historical events and buildings play? Do meaningful themes exist for the construction of Thracian identity which also cover longer periods of time and are consistently mirrored in coin types? There will be more than 40 presentations (papers and posters) from experts all over the world – for the detailed program see the news on our website www.corpusnummorum.eu. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in April! The coin issues from the historical territory of Thrace are known for their great diversity: ranging from the early Thraco-Macedonian tribes to the end of minting in the 3rd century AD. In 2013 we started a research project on these various coinages and we would like to introduce the first results – a web portal of Thracian coins – and to discuss the current state of numismatic research on Thrace as well as to examine the opportunities offered by a collaborative collection and classification of coins in the digital age. Ulrike Peter and Bernhard Weisser An international congress on the history of numismatics in Vienna Ars critica numaria. Joseph Eckhel (1737‒1798) and the development of numismatic method. In the framework of the recently launched international initiative “Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae” (FINA), the hitherto unpublished scholarly correspondence of the “Father of Numismatics” has been studied at the International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 6 Austrian Academy of Sciences since the beginning of 2013, in the project “Joseph Eckhel (1737‒1798) and his Numismatic Network”, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): see the report by Bernhard Woytek (project leader) and Daniela Williams (project associate) in INeN 14 (February 2013), p. 8. The core of the documents studied in this project is represented by 162 Portrait of Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, scholarly letters from A. Steinbüchel, Addenda ad Eckhelii Doctrinam numorum veterum, Vienna 1826. addressed to Eckhel by 37 correspondents residing in Europe and the Levant. The correspondents include famous classicists and numismatists like JeanJacques Barthélemy, Christian Gottlob Heyne, Gaetano Marini or Georg Zoëga as well as coin collectors like Pieter van Damme and Michele Vargas Macciucca. Surprisingly, these letters had never been looked at in depth before. Apart from one letter, they are presently bound in a single volume, kept in the archives of the coin cabinet of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. They are written in five different languages (French, Italian, Latin, German and Dutch) and span the period from 1772 to 1797. In addition to the letters kept in Vienna, 74 letters written by Eckhel to his correspondents have been located to date by the project team in foreign archives and various publications; this material allows us to integrate and sometimes complete Eckhel’s exchange with some of his correspondents. It provides information on relations with people not represented in the Vienna archive, and most of all it preserves Eckhel’s own “voice”, passing on his personal thoughts and remarks on several scientific and methodological matters. This new and exciting group of sources for a crucial period in the history of numismatics calls for a reassessment of the importance of Eckhel for the development of numismatic method, as well as for a contextualisation of Eckhel’s work within Enlightenment research in general. Hence, an international congress on the topic will be held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 27 to 30 May 2015. The keynote of the event will be delivered by Hans Erich Bödeker (University of Göttingen) on: “Zwischen Gelehrsamkeit und Forschung. Umprägungen aufklärerischer Wissenschaftlichkeit.” From 28‒30 May, sessions of the congress will take place at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. About 20 papers on various aspects of Eckhel’s work will be given by historians, numismatists and experts in the history of numismatic research from Europe and the United States. The proceedings of the event, which is sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), will be published in Vienna. More information on the congress will be available from early February 2015 at: www.oeaw.ac.at/eckhel2015 If you plan to attend, or if you have questions on any aspect of the event, please contact us: Bernhard Woytek ([email protected]) Daniela Williams ([email protected]) Austrian Academy of Sciences Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture Division Documenta Antiqua Postgasse 7/1/1 1010 Vienna Austria La ricerca numismatica in Italia e la rivista “Annali” luglio 2015 In occasione della pubblicazione del n. 60 degli “Annali” dell’Istituto Italiano di Numismatica nel luglio 2015 si svolgerà un incontro su: “La ricerca numismatica in Italia e la rivista “Annali”. L’incremento delle attività di indagine nei siti archeologici, l’affinamento della tecnica dello scavo archeologico, lo sviluppo delle conoscenze tecnico-scientifiche sui metalli e sulle lavorazioni, l’aumento della documentazione materiale disponibile, hanno stimolato e favorito la ricerca numismatica, che ha suggerito nuove letture, accompagnando, dal versante numismatico, le nuove correnti storiografiche. Main building of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, housing the Academy since 1857. The building, opened to the public in 1756, was originally the “Neue Aula” of the University of Vienna. Here Eckhel, as a professor of classics of the university, used to teach his classes. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 Istituto Italiano di Numismatica Palazzo Barberini – Via Quattro Fontane, 13 00184 Roma [email protected] | January 2015 | 7 Research programs - Work in progress La collezione numismatica del Museo Nazionale di Ravenna: i materiali di epoca romana repubblicana Il Museo Nazionale di Ravenna, istituito nel 1885 e collocato nella prestigiosa sede dell’ex monastero benedettino di San Vitale fin dal 1913-1914, conserva un consistente patrimonio artistico ed archeologico, che trae le sue origini dalle eterogenee raccolte di antiquaria, tipiche del collezionismo di matrice illuminista, formate, nel corso del Settecento, dai monaci camaldolesi di Classe, poi arricchitesi nel tempo attraverso donazioni, acquisti e ritrovamenti. Con l’intento di proseguire nella valorizzazione e nella divulgazione di questo importante patrimonio, di recente si è proceduto alla predisposizione di un progetto finalizzato allo studio e alla pubblicazione delle monete romane di epoca repubblicana e imperiale appartenenti alla collezione ravennate. Attualmente è stato condotto a termine l’esame del nucleo di epoca romana repubblicana, che costituisce una documentazione assai consistente sia per la quantità, contando complessivamente 901 esemplari in argento e in bronzo, che per l’arco cronologico coperto, esteso tra il primo venticinquennio del III secolo a.C. e il 32-31 a.C. Per tutti gli esemplari, nella quasi totalità già oggetto di schedatura ministeriale nel corso degli anni Settanta e Ottanta del secolo scorso – a cui si sono aggiunti in questa fase piccoli nuclei finora non catalogati –, si è proceduto all’acquisizione delle immagini digitali e ad una nuova catalogazione. L’analisi puntuale degli esemplari è stata affiancata dalla ricerca d’archivio, che ha consentito di mettere in luce i diversi passaggi e le trasformazioni subite nel tempo dalla raccolta numismatica e specificamente da questo nucleo, con particolare attenzione, da un lato, alla documentazione proveniente dal territorio e, dall’altro, alla matrice collezionistica dell’intera raccolta. Serie anonima Giano/Prua (aes grave), Roma, 225-217 a.C., Asse. MNaRa, inv. 268. Tra queste raccolte spicca, per qualità e quantità degli esemplari, quella numismatica, la cui fisionomia attuale appare come l’esito delle vicende complessive di formazione e sviluppo delle istituzioni culturali cittadine. A partire dagli anni Settanta del secolo scorso, la collezione numismatica del Museo Nazionale è stata oggetto di ricognizioni e riordini, che hanno portato allo studio, alla divulgazione scientifica e all’esposizione di vari nuclei di materiali. Grazie alla proficua collaborazione instauratasi tra il Museo Nazionale di Ravenna e la Cattedra di Numismatica dell’Università di Bologna, sono state realizzate pubblicazioni scientifiche relative ai nuclei tardoimperiale, barbarico e bizantino, al nucleo medievale e ad una piccola sezione di medaglie, affiancate da approfondimenti sulla documentazione proveniente dal territorio e da analisi di tematiche specifiche. Serie anonima, Roma, post 211 a.C., Denario. MNaRa, inv. 347. I materiali di epoca romana repubblicana appartenenti alla collezione numismatica del Museo Nazionale di Ravenna sono attualmente in corso di pubblicazione presso l’Editore Quasar di Roma, in un volume di prossima uscita nell’ambito della serie “Tesori per la Storia”: A.L. Morelli, Monete di età romana repubblicana nel Museo Nazionale di Ravenna, Edizioni Quasar, Roma, ISBN 978-88-7140598-8. Per maggiori informazioni: Anna Lina Morelli – [email protected] Edizioni Quasar – [email protected] Anna Lina Morelli Università di Bologna Exhibitions Connecting continents: Indian Ocean trade and exchange The British Museum 27 November 2014 – 31 May 2015 This small display features objects showing the long and complex history of Indian Ocean trade and exchange, from ancient times to the present. For thousands of years, the Indian Ocean has been a space through which people, objects and ideas have circulated. The navigable monsoon winds enabled merchants to travel between Africa, the Middle East and Asia, exchanging valuable commodities such as textiles, spices and ceramics. From early coastal trade between the great ancient civilisations of the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia through to the heyday of European East India Companies and to the present, the Indian Ocean has remained a dynamic economic maritime zone. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 8 Websites New Blog: Religion and Money The project ‘Religion and Money: Economy of salvation in the Middle Ages’ is a project based on interdisciplinary and international cooperation using the evidence of coin finds from medieval and early modern churches and historical and literary sources form the basis for a study of the phenomenon Economy of Salvation. Linking documentary evidence with material culture in new and innovative ways lies at the root of this project. Model boat made of threaded cloves. Probably from Indonesia, 18th–20th century. BM As1972,Q.1944 The display presents objects from across different sections of the British Museum’s collection, including a 19thcentury boat from Indonesia, created entirely from cloves and a Roman necklace made from sapphires and garnets, to tell this long and fascinating history of global interaction. Exposición temporal Historias metálicas. Arte y poder en la medalla europea Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya / Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Barcelona, 17 de octubre de 2014 a septiembre 2015 El Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya inauguró el pasado 16 de octubre la exposición temporal “Historias metálicas. Arte y poder en la medalla europea” que estará abierta al público hasta el mes de septiembre del 2015. La muestra ocupa la sala temporal de numismática y el hall de la biblioteca del Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya en su sede del Palau Nacional, en Barcelona. La exposición, que contó en su inauguración con la presencia del cuerpo consular acreditado en la ciudad condal, plantea un tour por la medalla conmemorativa europea desde su formación y características hasta el desarrollo artístico, político y patrimonial de las llamadas historias metálicas acuñadas e impresas en los principales centros culturales europeos. Comisariado: Dr. Albert Estrada-Rius [email protected] Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc 08038 Barcelona The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and the project members come from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and United Kingdom, with outreach and cooperations with scholars from a number of other countries. http://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/ religion-and-money/religion-and-money-blog/ RPC volume IX is online Volume IX of Roman Provincial Coinage is now published online on the RPC website: http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk This volume covers the reigns of Trajan Decius and his family, Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian, and of Aemilian and Uranius Antoninus, i.e. from AD 249 to 254. RPC IX, no. 1141 (Side) Vista de la sala de exposiciones numismáticas temporales del Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya en el Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 9 monumental: a catalogue of 7,115 coin types, recording 41,996 coins (of which 6,394 have images). Finally, Pere Pau Ripollès is working on a consolidated version of the three RPC supplements, which should be ready for the International Congress in September. 2015 promises to be an exciting year for the Roman Provincial Coinage project! Jerome Mairat Co-director of RPC online, http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford New Publications Map view for “Roma”: Cities depicting Roma on coinage (data RPC IV & IX) http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/quick/?search&format=map&q=Roma The work was commenced by Eduardo Levante, but his death left an unfinished manuscript. The volume was eventually taken over and has been completed by Antony Hostein (Paris) & Jerome Mairat (Oxford). Your feedback and contributions will help to improve both the online version and the paper version, which should be published in about a year. A few figures: 2,311 coin types, recording 12,331 coins, of which 7,447 have online images. From Viminacium in the West to Rhesaena in Mesopotamia in the East, provincial coinage in this period was issued by no fewer than 119 cities. Most issues are from Asia Minor, although the most productive mints of this volume were elsewhere: Viminacium, Antioch in Syria, Caesarea Maritima and Alexandria in Egypt. The coins produced by the client kingdom of Bosporus is covered for the years 249-254. The gold coinage of Uranius Antoninus, produced at Emesa with Latin inscriptions, is also included, alongside the silver tetradrachms and the bronze coins in his name. The launch of the new online volume provided the opportunity to improve the existing website of the project. First, the underlying database and the core of the website have been entirely rewritten in order to make the website multi-volume – a difficult but necessary step for the future of the project. Secondly, RPC volume IV (from Antoninus Pius to Commodus) now offers a considerable number of new images, making it easier to search and more complete. Thirdly, an important new facility allows the mapping of research results. One example: where does Roma occur on provincial coinage? Search for ‘Roma’ then choose ‘Map view’ (see figure). The maps are zoomable and allow a better understanding of the geography and the patterns of the coinage. The potential of instant visualizations of search results for research and teaching is enormous. Volume III (Nerva - Hadrian) by Michel Amandry and Andrew Burnett will be published later this year, both online and on paper. This long awaited volume will be General Howard M. BERLIN, The Numismatourist: The Only Worldwide Travel Guide to Museums, Mints, and Other Places of Interest for the Numismatist, Zyrus Press, 410 pp. with index. ISBN-10: 1933990295; ISBN-13: 9781933990293. The Numismatourist is the first book of its kind, intended to be a worldwide travel guide for the numismatist – professional and hobbyist. The content is a reference catalog of numismatic collections of exhibits in museums, banks, and mints worldwide open to the general public. What better way to educate the public about a country’s monetary heritage than that of showcasing its numismatic treasures in an exhibition in a museum, the nation’s central bank, or a mint? Witten by an award winning numismatic author, collector and exhibitor, the book lists over 160 venues in 75 countries. With almost 100 venues in full detail, the book covers a wide variety of venues, ranging from well-known, premier public and private institutions, like London’s venerable British Museum, to those concentrating on currency of their own country or city, like the Banknote Museum of Ionian Bank at Corfu. There are even those that cater to the unusual, like those that showcase only counterfeits and a museum for wooden nickels. Information about each institution is that which is useful for the visitor. Supplemented by more than 300 full-color pictures and maps, each of the almost 100 fully detailed entries generally includes pictures of the street view of the building, scene of the gallery displays, and one or more of the numismatic highlights. In addition to museum background information, there is included information for the street address, telephone numbers, e-mail contact address, the English version of the official website (if there is one) or an alternate but unofficial website, hours of operation, days/holidays closed, and nearby public transportation stops (for metro/subway, bus, tram). Icons represent information if the venue is wheelchair/ International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 10 handicap accessible, permits cell phone use, permits photography/video recording, charges an admission fee, has multi-language audio guides, a library, a cafeteria or food court, and a souvenir gift shop. Hoards, sites and stray finds Rosa Vitale, Pompei. Rinvenimenti monetali nella Regio VII, Roma: Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, “Studi e Materiali” 18, 2015, 380 p. Rientra nel programma di ricerca sulla circolazione monetale a Pompei la edizione integrale e sistematica dei rinvenimenti effettuati negli scavi condotti dal 1700 ad oggi nell’area della città. Dopo i primi tre volumi, dedicati rispettivamente alle Regiones IX (M. Taliercio Mensitieri), VI (R. Cantilena) e I (T. Giove), esce ora il volume relativo ai rinvenimenti dalla Regio VII. Harald DERSCHKA, Suzanne FREY-KUPPER, Reiner CUNZ (Hrsg.), Selbstwahrnehmung und Fremdwahrnehmung in der Fundmünzenbearbeitung Bilanz und Perspektiven am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts, Untersuchungen zu Numismatik und Geldgechichte 7, 2014, 216 pp., 4 pl. ISBN: 978-2-940351-18-3 Das internationale Kolloquium zum Stand und den Perspektiven der Fundmünzenbearbeitung in Europa wurde von der Schweizerischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Fundmünzen (SAF) und der Numismatischen Kommission der Länder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (NK) gemeinsam vorbereitet. Die Leiter verschiedener e u r o p ä i s c h e r Fundmünzenprojekte und weitere mit der Auswertung von Fund- münzen befasste Wissenschaftler tauschten ihre Erfahrungen, Pläne und Zukunftsvisionen aus. Vertreter der Nachbardisziplinen referierten, welche Erkenntnisse sie aus den numismatischen Fragestellungen und Arbeitsergebnissen gewinnen und welche Erwartungen sie an die Fundnumismatik stellen. Nachdem im ersten Band (UNG 6) die Daten von 38 Fundmünzenprojekten in Europa und die in Konstanz entdeckten Münzen vorgestellt wurden, bietet der vorliegende zweite nebst einer Einführung die Zusammenfassung der Podiumsdiskussion und die auf der Tagung gehaltenen Vorträge. Einführung S. FREY-KUPPER, Zum 20-jährigen Bestehen der SAF : Vom SFI zum IFS und mehr. Selbstwahrnehmung : Runder Tisch und Plenardiskussionen B. ZÄCH, Konzepte und Ziele der Fundmünzenbearbeitung und -auswertung in Europa. Fremdwahrnehmung J. VAN HEESCH, Coin finds and the monetary history of the Roman Empire. A. DE PURY-GYSEL, Die Bedeutung der Fundmünzenbearbeitung für die Archäologie der römischen Provinzen : Das Beispiel von Avenches (Aventicum). J.-M. CARRIÉ, Connaître les usages de la monnaie romaine : un objectif hors de notre portée ? N. FURRER, Das Objekt Münze zwischen Sache und Sprache : Überlegungen eines Wirt- schaftshistorikers. M. BLET-LEMARQUAND – B. GRATUZE – J.-N. BARRANDON†, L’analyse élémentaire des monnaies: adéquation entre les problématiques envisagées, les alliages étudiés et les méthodes utilisées. N. KLÜSSENDORF – S. BECKER, Notgroschen und sagenhafte Schätze. Fundnumismatik und Volkskunde. R. HAMMEL-KIESOW, Möglichkeiten der musealen Präsentation der Wirtschaftsgeschichte anhand von Fundmünzen : Das Beispiel des Lübecker Münzschatzes. M. SCHLAPKE, Das « Bodensee-Projekt » zur Verknüpfung von Münzfunderfassungen. Ancient Numismatics Susanna SILBERSTEIN TREVISANI CECCHERINI, La monetazione di Reggio magnogreca dal IV sec. a.C. alla chiusura della zecca. Postfazione di Ermanno A. Arslan, Roma: Gangemi Editore, 2014. ISBN 978-88-492-2885-4. Il volume costituisce una sintesi della produzione monetale di Rhegion, limitatamente a quella emessa fra il IV e il I sec. a.C., e ne illustra i vari aspetti – da quello cronologico, metrologico e tipologico-iconografico a quello relativo alla sua ampia diffusione – effettuandone anche utili confronti con altre monetazioni coeve, soprattutto della Magna Grecia e della Sicilia. Queste emissioni si concentrano nei due secoli che intercorrono dall’anno 356 a.C., in cui Dionigi II si stabilisce nella polis, fino al momento della chiusura della zecca, evento che viene qui datato intorno alla metà del II sec. a.C. Un periodo dunque che abbraccia momenti decisivi della storia di Rhegion, dalla sua alleanza con Roma (282 a.C.) e l’acquisizione dello status di civitas foederata (270 a.C.), fino al coinvolgimento nelle due prime guerre puniche (264-241 a.C. e 218-202 a.C.), che segnano l’inizio del suo passaggio da un ambito culturale prevalentemente greco a uno, in cui la scelta della polis si sposta progressivamente verso il mondo romano, pur mantenendo i tratti fondamentali delle proprie radici. L’esame di oltre 4000 monete, emesse dalla zecca reggina durante questo arco temporale, permette di individuare 44 serie, che vengono ripartite in otto Periodi. Ne risulta un quadro di riferimento per le singole serie monetali, per ciascuna delle quali, oltre a un suo inquadramento storico, viene effettuata una dettagliata descrizione analitica, con l’intento di fornire a studiosi e ad archeologi uno strumento interpretativo di questa monetazione. A tale proposito vengono anche indicate le diverse posizioni sostenute da vari autori sui singoli problemi, dando cosí una puntuale bibliografia relativa agli argomenti trattati. Il testo è concepito come opera di consultazione e di approfondimento scientifico, ma può anche essere letto – grazie alla chiara articolazione con cui si susseguono le varie tematiche – da quanti desiderino avvicinarsi ai problemi e ai metodi della numismatica classica, esaminandone da vicino un concreto International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 11 modello di monetazione, storicamente ben delimitato, qual è quello preso qui in considerazione. Il volume si conclude con una Postfazione di Ermanno A. Arslan – dal titolo “Note, riflessioni e problematiche inerenti alla monetazione di Rhegion dal IV al I sec. a.C., nel quadro dei suoi rapporti con Roma, e delle realtà politiche, economiche e culturali del mondo magnogreco” – che aggiunge nuove considerazioni e stimoli per ulteriori approfondimenti e ricerche. Text from: http://www.gangemieditore.com/scheda_articolo. php?isbn=9788849228854 Nicola Parise, “Monete greche d’Italia meridionale”, Roma: Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, “Studi e Materiali” 17, 2015, 320 p. L’Autore raccoglie i lavori prodotti negli anni sulle emissioni della Magna Grecia, e ricompone una storia delle zecche dell’Italia meridionale. Si ripercorrono gli avvenimenti storici ed economici di una intera area, partendo dall’esame delle emissioni monetali, delle loro caratteristiche formali e sostanziali e dalla loro distribuzione, e confrontandoli con le informazioni fornite da tutte le altre classi di fonti: storiografiche, epigrafiche, archeologiche. Jacqueline Morineau HUMPHRIS & Diana DELBRIDGE, The Coinage of the Opountian Lokrians, London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication no. 50, 2014, vii + 254 pp., 61 pl. This publication deals with the entire coinage, silver and bronze, of the Opountian Lokrians in Central Greece from the early fourth century BC to the later first century AD. Introductory chapters deal with the history and mythology of the region and the various forms of ethnic found on the coins and in literary and epigraphic sources. They are followed by full die-studies of all series in both metals and discussion of their dates and significance. The silver, belonging mostly if not entirely to the fourth century BC, comprises an abundant series of staters of high artistic quality, drachms, triobols, and smaller fractions in several denominations. The bronze is divided into 42 groups, ranging in date from the mid-4th century BC to AD c.68/69. Mª Paz GARCÍA-BELLIDO y W. E. METCALF, La colección Cervera. Moneda antigua de Hispania. Con la participación de Gloria Mora y la colaboración de Encarnación González, Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ed. Polifemo, 2014, 468 pp. 1576 monedas ilustradas. ISBN 978-84-00-09867-4 y 978-84-96813-99-1. El coleccionismo de moneda y epígrafes antiguos que arranca ya desde el siglo XVI y tiene su culmen en el siglo XIX ha sido la fuente de alimentación principal de todos nuestros museos hasta el siglo XX. Las grandes colecciones iban acreciendo su importancia a medida que absorbían las pequeñas y locales. Muchas de ellas pasaron al Estado gracias a donaciones y compras, incluso las colecciones reales, otras salieron de España por falta de recursos del gobierno. Este es el caso de la gran colección de finales del siglo XIX de Rafael Cervera, quien nos ha dejado en su inventariomanuscrito, hasta ahora inédito, todos los datos de procedencia de cada moneda: el coleccionista a quien se la compra, el territorio donde éste actúa y la descripción de tipos y leyendas de cada pieza. Datos todos ellos importantes para la ciencia numismática, sobre todo al estar formada la colección por piezas excepcionales por su conservación, calidad artística y rareza de tipos o leyendas. Rafael Cervera llegó a reunir a finales del siglo XIX la mejor colección privada de moneda española. Su alto valor económico impidió que el Estado Español la comprara pero sin embargo pudo ser adquirida por el gran hispanófilo Archer M. Huntington para The Hispanic Society of America (New York). A ella ha pertenecido durante más de un siglo y en 2012 esta institución la ha vendido en subasta a través de Sotheby’s. El presente libro ofrece un estudio pormenorizado de las 1.500 monedas –griegas, púnicas, ibéricas, celtibéricas, turdetanas...– realizado con anterioridad a su diáspora. Roberto RUSSO, The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins, with collaboration of Alberto de Falco (Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG 2013), with historical notes by David Vagi, Edited by Andrew McCabe, Arturo Russo, Giuliano Russo, Claire Hallgarth, Zurick, 2013, 432 pp., ill. ISBN: 978-88-7794-835-9 This volume is a record of the RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins, as they were auctioned in three separate sales: the Triton III sale of December 1999, where the bulk of the gold coins were sold; and the Numismatica Ars Classica Sales 61 (October, 2011) and 63 (May, 2012), where the bronze, silver, and the remainder of the gold was sold. Cristian GĂZDAC – Franz HUMER – Edie POLLHAMMER, In the Shadow of the Heathens’ Gate. The Black Book of the Gold Coins from Carnuntum, Cluj-Napoca: MEGA Publishing House, 2014, 136 pp. (A4 size), 891 coloured figures. ISBN 978606-543-482-0. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 12 • De l’or pour les braves ! 10 nt es es le ns et au es ur es u, de The book contains 202 gold coins: 5 Celtic; 148 Roman – from Caesar to Theodosius II; 17 Late Roman – from the period after the conventional abandoned date of Pannonia (AD 430); 28 Byzantine; and 4 medieval pieces. All these coins were found on the territory of ancient Roman metropolis of Carnuntum – Pannonia Superior (today’s, PetronellCarnuntum, Austria), a city placed at junction point between the Amber and the Limes roads. At the present state of research, none of these coins were discovered within a hoard, which, if the information is right, places Carnuntum among the sites that provided the largest number of gold coins found as single finds. The coin catalogue is preceded by introductive chapters regarding the history of Carnuntum during the chronological segments that have produced the mentioned gold coins. 10 an nt ts he he in at me of ch he to De l’or pour les braves ! Soldes, armées et circulation monétaire dans le monde romain textes réunis par Michel REDDÉ Robert BENNETT, Local Elites and Local Coinage: Elite Self-Representation on the Provincial Coinage of Asia 31 BC – AD 275. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication no. 51, 2014. xxiv + 178 pp., 31 pl. In this book the author examines the role and representation of the provincial elites in the production and distribution of the abundant local coinages of the Province ScriptaAntiqua of Asia in the Roman Imperial period. It includes discussion of local magistracies in general, their antecedents, the various formulae whereby eponyms signed their coinages, and the relationship of iconography to eponyms, denomination and ‘monumentality’. A wealth of case-studies includes detailed discussion of the important mints of Thyateria and Laodikeia on the Lykos, and full type-catalogues of their Roman Provincial output. SA 6 9 69 Ausonius M. REDDE (éd.), De l’or pour les braves ! Soldes, armées et circulation monétaire dans le monde romain, Actes de la table ronde INHA Paris, septembre 2013, Scripta antiqua 69, Bordeaux, 2014 – 288 pp. ISBN: 978-2-35613-117-1. This collection of essays, arising from a seminar organized in Paris by UMR 8210 (AnHiMa), presents a dozen papers devoted to the study of the payment of Roman soldiers. Containing papers in French and English by experts from different specialities, historians, numismatists and papyrologists, it examines various aspects of the payment of the troops, both in cash and in kind: the administration and the amount of the salary, payments in kind, coin types used, exceptional rewards, the ways in which imperial propoganda was communicated by means of particular coin issues and their images, all within a temporal range running from the civil wars that brought an end to the Republic up to the beginning of Late Antiquity. The volume gives both a picture of the state of research on these topics and covers a series of questions that are still debated by experts in the field. Readers will also find a rich bibliography covering the historical sources, numismatics and papyrology. The introduction, from the pen of J. Andreau, and the conclusion, by M. Christol, help to contextualize the collection as a whole in relation to current research. Sommaire : Michel Reddé, Avant-propos Jean Andreau, L’économie romaine, l’armée, la monnaie : réflexions de méthode pour une entrée en matière 1. L’administration des paiements Benoît Rossignol, Le personnel administratif de la paye des soldats Michael A. Speidel, Roman varmy pay scales revisited: responses and answers Pierre Cosme, Les comptes du procurateur de Syrie Hélène Cuvigny, La ration mensuelle d’un cavalier et de son chevald’après un ostracon du praesidium de Dios (désert Oriental d’Égypte) Jean-Michel Carrié, Un seul achat peut-il saigner à blanc le soldat ? Retour sur l’Edictum de pretiis et le montant de la solde à l’époque tétrarchique 2. Les modes de paiement Stéphane Martin, Auxiliaria stipendia merere. La solde des auxiliaires de la fin de la guerre sociale à la fin du Ier s. p.C. Johan van Heesch, Paying the Roman soldiers in the East (1st-2nd century AD) David Wigg-Wolf, Coin supply and the Roman army revisited: coin finds and military finance in the late-first and second centuries AD Vincent Drost, François Planet, Les numismatiques de la bataille de Lyon en 197 témoignages 3. Les donativa Raphaëlle Laignoux, Des guerres à prix d’or : multiplication et cérémonialisation des distributions exceptionnelles à la fin de la République Fleur Kemmers, Buying loyalty: targeted iconography and the distribution of cash to the legions Sylviane Estiot, De l’or pour quels braves ? Le type monétaire de la “Traversée de l’empereur” et la logistique fluviale et maritime des campagnes militaires impériales Michel Christol, Conclusions Consuelo MATA, Helena BONET, Eva COLLADO, Mercedes FUENTES, Isabel IZQUIERDO, Ricard MARLASCA, Andrea MORENO, Josep Lluís PASCUAL, Fernando QUESADA, David QUIXAL, Pere Pau RIPOLLÈS, Alfred SANCHIS, Lucía SORIA y Carmen TORMO, Fauna Ibérica. De lo real a lo imaginario (II), Valencia: Serie de Trabajos Varios 117, 276 pp., il. ISBN 978-84-7705-705-8. El libro publica el resultado del proyecto de investigación “De lo real a lo imaginario. II. Aproximación a la fauna ibérica durante la Edad del Hierro” desarrollado entre 2009 y 2012, en la Universitat de València, liderado por la Dra. Consuelo Mata. Con él se completa el estudio del paisaje biótico de los iberos que se inició en 2005 con el proyecto sobre la flora de la Edad del Hierro en la fachada mediterránea peninsular. Los datos completos de ambos proyectos se han publicado en acceso libre en la página http://florayfaunaiberica.org. En este volumen se han recopilado, descrito y clasificado todos los ítems faunísticos publicados y algunos inéditos, tanto orgánicos como iconográficos en piedra, cerámica, International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 13 metal, moneda o pasta vítrea. El análisis de los restos orgánicos proporciona información sobre las pautas de alimentación, la elaboración de productos secundarios, el uso de huesos y cuernos para fabricar objetos variados, además de acercarnos al mundo simbólico de los iberos a través de sus ofrendas y sacrificios. Por su parte, las imágenes ya sean pintadas, esculpidas, grabadas, modeladas o fundidas trasladan a otros escenarios en el que los animales tuvieron un significado simbólico. El análisis de los contextos ha sido de gran importancia para determinar la existencia de, al menos, dos sistemas simbólicos que no son excluyentes: el aristocrático, cuya meta principal es la autorepresentación identitaria de hombres y mujeres; y el religioso donde fundamentalmente interesa honrar a las divinidades, ensalzar sus valores y mediar en el tránsito de los difuntos al Más Allá. La numismática constituye un mundo particular, pues si bien en algunos casos existe una coincidencia con otros soportes, por ejemplo el caballo como representante del varón ibero, en la mayor parte de los casos tiene una personalidad propia. En este libro se recopilan y analizan todas las figuras de animales que aparecen en las monedas antiguas de la Península Ibérica. M. GOZALBES and A. SÁNCHEZ, Històries en miniatura. Les nostres primeres monedas, Valencia: Museu de Prehistòria de València - Diputación de Valencia, 2014, 62 pp. il. ISBN: 978-84-7795-699-0. El catálogo de la exposición “Historias en Miniatura”, abierta entre 16 de julio de 2014 y el 11 de enero de 2015, ofrece una introducción a diversas cuestiones clave relacionadas con las monedas antiguas acuñadas en la Península Ibérica. La primera parte incluye una visión concisa y didáctica sobre 12 temas esenciales de la numismática antigua de Iberia/Hispania empleando textos breves y dibujos, junto a una selección de imágenes de monedas de la colección del Museu de Prehistòria de València y preguntas en relación con las materias tratadas. Las preguntas formuladas en cada tema encuentran su respuesta en dos páginas finales del libro con las soluciones. Los textos y diseños de los 12 temas elegidos fueron también los que se presentaron en las vitrinas de la exposición: Las primeras monedas, Monedas para la guerra, Una cuestión de autoridad, La fabricación de moneda, La primera y la última moneda ibérica, El denario, Monedas para la vida cotidiana, No todos escribían igual, ¿Qué pone aquí?, El poder de los símbolos, Tesoros: el dinero perdido y Los primeros falsificadores. La segunda parte del libro presenta otros temas también de forma didáctica mediante diferentes tipos de infografías, elaboradas a partir del tratamiento estadístico de grandes cantidades de datos, de repertorios gráficos exhaustivos y de cartografías amigables. Incluyen una introducción a Las monedas antiguas de la Península Ibérica, Los diseños según su volumen de emisión, Cecas, Anversos, Reversos, Un mundo de símbolos, Tesoros y Contramarcas. El catálogo trata de ofrecer un tratamiento de la información muy visual, donde grafismo, dibujos, diseños, colores y tipografías variadas contribuyan a crear un repertorio visual ameno acompañado por textos breves. Medieval, Modern and Contemporary Numismatics Ashgate Press launch New Editorial Series: Religion and Money in the Middle Ages The series aims to explore the connections between two of the most dominant aspects of medieval society and culture: religion and money. Both are ubiquitous throughout the Middle Ages, and both are expressed through a wide variety of media, from the textual to the material. In this light, the series recognises the importance of multi-disciplinary perspectives, as well as single-disciplinary perspectives, on the issues and questions connected to religion and money. All disciplinary perspectives are welcome, particularly from archaeology, history (social, ecclesiastical, intellectual and economic), theology, anthropology and numismatics. Of especial interest are studies that explore issues on the theory and practice of money within religious contexts. Examples might include attitudes towards money expressed in intellectual systems and by individual religious thinkers, how religious institutions organized their economies, and attitudes towards money in daily life and at a practical level, from larger communities, to individuals. Studies of the interconnections and contrasts, overlaps and distinctions, between these attitudes and practices are encouraged. How differences between theory and practice emerge, how they are reconciled, or how they remain unresolved, are questions the series is keen to explore. The range of source material available, and the centrality of both subjects to medieval life, culture, belief and activity, allow for breadth and depth of investigation and insight into the medieval past at its most intimate and in its largest institutions and social structures. Series editor: Svein H. Gullbekk, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway and Giles E. M. Gasper, Department of History, Durham University, United Kingdom. For more information on how to submit a book proposal – monographs and edited collections – to the series, please contact Tom Gray, at [email protected]. G.E.M. GASPER and S.H. GULLBEKK (eds.), Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200: Practice, Morality and Thought, Farnham, Surrey; Burlington: Ashgate Press, 2015, 225 pp., 22 colour and 5 b&w illustrations. ISBN: 978-1-4724-5682-3. Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection explores two of the most important facets of life within the medieval Europe: money and the church. By focusing on the interactions between these subjects, the volume addresses four key themes. Firstly it offers new perspectives on the role of churchmen in providing conceptual frameworks, from outright condemnation, to sophisticated economic theory, for the use and purpose of money within medieval society. Secondly it discusses the dichotomy of money for the church and its International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 14 officers: on one hand voices emphasise the moral difficulties in engaging with money, on the other the reality of the ubiquitous use of money in the church at all levels and in places within Christendom. Thirdly it places in dialogue interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches, and evidence from philosophy, history, literature and material culture, to the issues of money and church. Lastly, the volume provides new perspectives on the role of the church in the process of monetization in the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on northern Europe, from the early eleventh century to the beginning of the thirteenth century, the collection is able to explore the profound changes in the use of money and the rise of a money-economy that this period and region witnessed. By adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the collection challenges current understanding of how money was perceived, understood and used by medieval clergy in a range of different contexts. It furthermore provides wideranging contributions to the broader economic and ethical issues of the period, demonstrating how the church became a major force in the process of monetization. El Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya ha publicado las actas del XVIII Curs d’Història Monetària Hispànica, ya anunciadas en esta misma tribuna, en la que es segunda época de estos históricos cursos. En esta ocasión el tema son los meraux, jetones o tantos de coro, inicialmente creados para un uso interno en las comunidades canonicales de catedrales, colegiatas y otras instituciones religiosas de Cataluña y Mallorca que, a menudo, también circularon en el ámbito local, donde rara era la población de una cierta entidad que no tuviese sus propias pellofes eclesiásticas. Los principales especialistas del tema (Jaume Boada, Maria Clua, Xavier Jorba, Josep. M. Llobet, Josep M. Martí, Alba Rodríguez, Jordi Sacasas i Xavier Sanahuja) han contribuido a esta obra que es ya de referencia tanto por las aportaciones que se han hecho como por su voluntad de obra de síntesis sobre un tema todavía poco estudiado. Ferenc SOÓS, A magyar fémpénzek feliratai és címerei. [The Inscriptions and Coats-of-arms on Hungarian coins] Budapest: Argumentum and Hungarian Numismatic Society, 2014, 313 p. ill. ISBN 978-963-446-731-1. Lom stave church in Oppland in Norway, build c. 1150s-1160s. Archaeological excavations in the 1970s yielded more than 2300 coins, mostly from the Middle Ages. Photo: Giles E.M. Gasper, Durham University. Contents: Prefatory Remarks; Introduction: money and the Church: definitions, disciplines and directions, Giles E. M. Gasper. Part I Attitudes to Money within the Church: Turpe lucrum? Wealth, money and coinage in the Millennial Church (c. 975-1125), Rory Naismith; Contemplating money and wealth in monastic writing c.1060-c.1160, Giles E. M. Gasper; Nummus falsus: the perception of counterfeit money in the 11th and early 12th century, Greti Dinkova-Bruun; A herald of scholasticism: Alan of Lille on economic virtues, Odd Langholm. Part II Buying, Selling and Building: the Use of Money by the Church: Financing cathedral building in the High Middle Ages, Wim Vroom; Cash starved? The Church and its use of money in post-conquest England, James Bolton; The Church and monetization in early medieval Denmark, c. 1060-1160, Bjørn Poulsen; The Church, markets and money in England, Nicholas J. Mayhew & Susan J. Mayhew. Part III Money and Power: Coinage, Salvation and Ritual: From HENRICUS REX to ROTHARDUS ABBAS: monastic coinage under the Ottonians and Salians (c.911-1125), Sebastian Steinbach; Saints, dukes and bishops: coinage in ducal Normandy, Jens Christian Moesgaard; Saints, sinners and … a cow: interpreting coins in ritual contexts, Lucia Travaina; The Church and money in Norway c.1050-1250: salvation and monetisation, Svein H. Gullbekk. Index. Albert ESTRADA-RIUS (coord.), Pellofes & ploms eclesiàstics. Un patrimoni numismàtic per descobrir, Barcelona: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, 2014, 172 pp. il. ISBN: 978-84-8043-274-0. Hungarian numismatic literature has been lacking comprehensive book, wherein the legends and the abbreviated inscriptions would be discussed. These scripts had been Latin for eight and half centuries and the reading and interpretation of them were difficult even for the contemporary layman. The abbreviations are written out in full and the coats-of-arms within the designs are identified. In the first part of the book the history of writing is discussed along with the inscriptions and touching upon the rules of heraldic in the light of numismatic specificities. This is where the family coats-of-arms are treated drawing attention to the fact that these signs (stamped signatures) appeared as identification marks of the treasure bailiff responsible for mintage. The second part of the book comprises a catalogue where the description of the current Hungarian coins functioning as royal tender is given in chronological order and according to types. The most characteristic, highly typical coins were selected hopingly widely different both in inscriptions and coats-of-arms. The appendix gives the heraldic description and figure of the coats-of-arms or the lexical data of the geographical territories appearing in the legends and the coats-of-arms of the Hungarian coins. The book closes with the pertaining list of literature, notes, list of abbreviations used in the book and the name of index. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 15 Andreas HEDWIG (Hrsg.), Finanzpolitik und Schuldenkrisen 16.-20. Jahrhundert (Schriften des Hessischen Staatsarchivs Marburg, Bd. 28), Marburg: Hess. Staatsarchiv 2014, 358 pp., ill., 87 illustrations in colours. ISBN 978-3-88964-214-1 Angeregt durch die moderne Krise der internationalen Finanzmärkte, fand in 2013 in Marburg eine Tagung zur Finanzgeschichte der Frühneuzeit bis zur Moderne statt, die sich mit den Staatsfinanzen befasste, ihren Rahmenbedingungen, den Akteuren und den Auswirkungen. In den elf Vorträgen dieser Tagung sind auch Missbräuche des Münzwesens, Experimente mit neuen Geldformen und trickreiche Transaktionen von Papieren aller Art eingeschlossen, die aus numismatischer Sicht von den Archivaren KONRAD SCHNEIDER und NIKLOT KLÜSSENDORF behandelt werden. Die Verbindung zu den Realien solcher Machenschaften zieht ein Quellenteil mit 87 erstmals in Farbe abgebildeten neuen Objekten, darunter Falschmünzen, Geldscheine, Schuldverschreibungen und Finanzdokumente, erwachsen aus einer Ausstellung solcher Dokumente aus den Beständen des Hessischen Staatsarchivs Marburg. For information: [email protected] Medals Maria F.P. SAFFIOTTI DALE (ed.). European Medals in the Chazen Museum of Art Highlights from the Vernon Hall Collection and Later Acquisitions. Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, American Numismatic Society, 2014. Softcover, illus. ISBN: 978-1-93327-017-3 This grouping of medals represents the museum’s Renaissance, Baroque, and nineteenth-century highlights and illustrates the history of the art of the commemorative medal. This catalogue incorporates an Introductory Essay by Stephen K. Scher and the scholarship contributions of nine international medallic experts: Philip Attwood, Arne R. Flaten, Mark Jones, Douglas Lewis, Eleonora Luciano, Joseph G. Reinis, Stephen K. Scher, Jeffrey Chipps Smith, Louis A. Waldman. Their erudition, consummate research skills, and effective prose are evident in sixty-one essays on some of the masterpieces of this art form written for the education and enjoyment of students, specialists, and the general public alike. HISTORIA MUNDI. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. 2014 issue 4, 236 pp. full color ill. ISBN: 978-88-210-0923-5. The Vatican Medagliere is pleased to announce the publication of Historia Mundi issue 4. It includes the following articles: Le nuove acquisizioni 2012-2013 del Medagliere Vaticano; Silvana Balbi de Caro, Geometria e Armonia nelle medaglie di Pisanello; Laura Cretara, Genesi della statua di San Francesco D’Assisi; Philip Attwood, Papal Medals in the British Museum; Eleonora Giampiccolo, Gioacchino Francesco Travani e i suoi discendenti; Roberto Ganganelli, Propaganda e guerra psicologica in medaglia: Karl Goetz e il caso Lusitania; Roberto Ginocchi, Da Sarajevo a Versailles: La “Inutile Strage” nelle medaglie di Benedetto XV; Giancarlo Alteri, Giovanni XXIII e Giacomo Manzù; Robert Hoge, The Olin Corporation 1973 Commemorative Medal; Jankowski Lyce, Short introduction to Chinese numismatics. A bibliographical approach; Ermanno Arslan, L’omaggio dei pellegrini alla tomba di San Pietro; Eleonora Giampiccolo, Piccola storia di una grande moneta papale: la piastra. It also contains a monograph by Giancarlo Alteri: Quando il metallo si fa musica (di alcune “medaglie musicali” di Giannantonio Bucci). The fifth issue is in preparation. It is scheduled for November 2015. For information, please contact the following email addresses: [email protected] or [email protected] Giancarlo ALTERI. Aurea Roma. La storia urbanistica di Roma attraverso le medaglie papali. Roma: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 2014. 428 pp. full color ill. ISBN: 978-88-2401334-5. Authored by Giancarlo G a Alteri, formerly director of the Vatican AUREA ROMA La storia urbanistica di Roma attraverso le medaglie papali Medagliere, this volume presents the urban history of Rome through the papal architectural medals kept at the Vatican Medagliere. It has been published in coedition with the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. After a brief introduction on the main monuments of Rome built starting from Augustus up to Pope Martin V, the author leads the reader to the discovery of the city monuments which the Roman pontiffs, from Paul II to Pius IX, wanted to eternalize on the metal flan, through anecdotes and legends, International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 iancarlo | January 2015 | 16 lteri historical and technical information. The volume contains a rich photographic apparatus: the medals, the prints, the paintings and the drawings reveal the unreachable beauty of the Eternal City. For information, please contact the following email addresses: [email protected] or [email protected] Albert ESTRADA-RIUS (dir.), Històries metàl·liques. Art i poder a la medalla europea, Barcelona: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, 2014, 163 pp. il. ISBN: 978-84-8043271-9. La exposición Històries metàl·liques. Art i poder a la medalla europea ha ofrecido la oportunidad de preparar este catálogo en el que han contribuido algunos de los principales especialistas en el estudio de la medalla conmemorativa europea (Julio Torres, Víctor Mínguez, Marina Cano, Sylvie de Turckheim-Pey, Jean-Marie Darnis, Javier Gimeno, William Eisler, Lucie Moriceau, Cristina Fontcuberta). Por su interés reproducimos el índice: 1) El lenguaje de la medalla, en el cruce de la emulación de la antigüedad y el ansia de modernidad 2) La medalla conmemorativa y la construcción del relato histórico 3) Manifestación de poder y alegorías reales en la medalla 4) La tecnología al servicio del poder: la prensa de volante y el tórculo calcográfico 5) La medalla papal y las conmemoraciones pontificias. Medallas de edición periódica y series de restitución 6) De la Francia metálica a la historia metálica de Luís XIV 7) La historia metálica de Napoleón y la respuesta inglesa de James Mudie 8) Las historias metálicas impresas y la medalla en los Países Bajos 9) La guerra metálica de Luís XIV y Guillermo de Orange 10) De la Guerra de Separación a la Guerra de Sucesión: Catalunya en las medallas de Luís XIV y el archiduque Carlos 11) La dinastía de los Dassier y la producción de las series de medallas 12) ¿España, una monarquía sin historia metálica? Gerd-Henrich STORK, Geowissenschaften im Spiegel von Medaillen und Münzen, Hannover 2014 (= Naturhistorica 154/155), 724 S. ISBN: 978-3-92944439-1 „Die Sammlung Stork mit ihrem einzigartigen Schwerpunkt auf Geowissenschaften ist die bedeutendste numismatische Schenkung, die das Landesmuseum jemals erhalten hat.“ Dr. Katja Lembke Direktorin des Niedersächsischen Landesmuseums Hannover Das Werk „Geowissenschaften im Spiegel von Medaillen und Münzen“ von Gerd-Henrich Stork ist durch die Zusammenarbeit der Gebiete Numismatik, Geowissenschaften, Paläontologie und Biologie im Haus des Landesmuseums Hannover entstanden – ein Paradebeispiel für Interdisziplinarität. G.-H. Stork schenkt seine über Jahrzehnte gesammelten Medaillen und Münzen dem Niedersächsischen Landesmuseum Hannover. Das begleitende Buch dazu ist weit mehr als nur ein Sammlungskatalog. Es enthält über 4000 Stücke und soll auf die außerordentliche Vielfalt und Vielgestaltigkeit aufmerksam machen. Durch das umfangreich enthaltene Grundlagenwissen zu den verschiedenen Themen und zu bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten auf die Medaillen geprägt wurden erreicht das Buch spannenden Lesewert. Es ist kein Lesebuch im herkömmlichen Sinn, eher eine Enzyklopädie, aus der sich jeder Leser das herauspickt, was ihn interessiert. „Medaillen und Münzen rund um das Thema Geowissenschaften sind das Alleinstellungsmerkmal der Sammlung Stork. Der zeitliche und thematische Bogen spannt sich z. B. von antiken Münzen auf den berühmten Vulkanausbruch des Vesuvs im Jahre 79 n. Chr. bis hin zu modernen, aus rein kommerziellem Interesse geprägten Pseudomünzen, von hochkarätigen Medaillen der Renaissance und des Barock bis zu den ungezählten neueren Gelegenheitsmedaillen.“ Dr. Reiner Cunz Oberkurator des Münzkabinetts des Niedersächsischen Landesmuseums Hannover Das Erscheinen des Buches wurde u. a. von der Numismatischen Kommission der Länder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Gitta-KastnerForschungsstiftung gefördert. Naturhistorische Gesellschaft Hannover Geschäftsstelle c/o Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover Willy-Brandt-Allee 5 30169 Hannover [email protected] Personalia Professore Giovanni Gorini festeggiato dal Presidente della SNI Il 12 Aprile 2014 in occasione della Assemblea annuale della Società Numismatica Italiana a Milano nella sala Weil Weiss del Castello Sforzesco, Giovanni Gorini iscritto nel 2013 nell’ Albo d’Onore della S.N.I. è stato festeggiato dal Presidente della SNI dr. ing. Ermanno Winsemann Falghera e da tutti gli intervenuti. Per l’occasione Gorini, già vice presidente della International Numismatic Commission (20052009) e professore di Numismatica Antica all’Università di Padova (1971-2011). Ha parlato sul tema: La presenza di moneta greca in Italia Settentrionale International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 17 Verleihung der Wolfgang Hahn-Medaille an Bernhard Prokisch Am 1. Dezember 2014, Tag des Hl. Eligius, bekam Privatdoz. Dr. Bernhard Prokisch die „Wolfgang HahnMedaille für Verdienste um das Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien“. Nach einer kurzen Einführung von Prof. Emmerig sprach Prof. Wolfgang Szaivert die Laudatio, worauf zwei weiteren Laudationen der Studentinnen Hanna- Lisa Karasch und Elisabeth Preisinger folgten. Nach der Überreichung der Medaille ergriff Herrn Dr. Prokisch das Wort und bedankte sich mit einer kurzweiligen Rede. Das Programm war mit einem musikalischen Rahmen versehen und von F. Beyer und W. Wollnetz mit Saxophon bzw. Gitarre gestaltet. Der Abend schloss mit dem Advents- und zugleich frühen Weihnachtsfest des Instituts in ungezwungenem und fruchtbarem Beisammensein bei Trank und Speisen, die hauptsächlich durch die Studierenden bereitgestellt wurden. Zu diesem Anlass und wurde zusätzlich ein Sonderheft des Mitteilungsblatts herausgegeben, das unter anderem ein Schriftenverzeichnis von Bernhard Prokisch. Dieses kann am Institut bezogen werden und ist auf der Homepage des Instituts auch online verfügbar (http://numismatik.univie.ac.at/mitteilungsblatt). Obituaries Jean-Pierre Callu (1929-2014) Jean-Pierre Callu est décédé à Donville-les-Bains, dans la Manche, le 29 août. Né à Paris le 23 octobre 1929, élevé strictement dans un milieu catholique, éloigné de Paris durant l’Occupation, il y reprend ses études dès la Libération. Il entre à l’Ecole Normale Supérieure en 1951 où il se liera d’amitié à Claude Nicolet (réunis par leur intérêt pour l’histoire romaine et les cours de Jean Bayet et William Seston), obtient l’agrégation de lettres classiques en 1954, et devient membre de l’Ecole Française de Rome de 1957 à 1959. A son retour en France se déroulera une carrière universitaire classique, assistant à Strasbourg (1959/60) et Paris (1960-63), chargé de cours, maître de conférences puis professeur à Rennes (1963-72), Paris-X-Nanterre (1972-88), enfin la Sorbonne (1988-98). Depuis 1981, il était également chargé d’une direction d’études intitulée « histoire et littérature du Bas Empire » à l’Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes IVe Section. Cette direction hybride reflétait parfaitement l’équilibre difficile que conciliait Jean-Pierre Callu, entre histoire monétaire et histoire culturelle. Latiniste et ayant eu la révélation du Bas-Empire, il s’intéressa, contrairement à la volonté de Pierre Courcelle, au « vieux sénateur » Symmaque, s’écartant, selon ses propres termes, de « la partie vivante de la Renaissance théodosienne, cette patristique annonciatrice des siècles chrétiens ». Il va donc traduire et commenter les Lettres (Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 4 vols., 1972-2002) et les Discours (Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 2009) de ce « représentant typique d’une classe encore puissante et consciente de l’être, conservatrice, paternaliste… mais qui constituait un rouage de première importance dans le système politique de l’Empire tardif » (L. Cracco Ruggieri). Jean-Pierre Callu donna également, avec Anne Gaden et Olivier Desbordes, le premier tome de l’Histoire Auguste (Paris, les Belles Lettres, 1992) ainsi que la Correspondance de Gerbert d’Aurillac, pape de l’An mil sous le nom de Sylvestre II, avec Pierre Riché (Paris, les Belles Lettres, 1993). Mais, dès 1954, l’enseignement de Jean Lafaurie à l’Ecole Pratique l’attira. Il était donc « assis, entre deux chaises, sur le strapontin de la numismatique, une simple science auxiliaire pour les philologues et les historiens ». Son Genio Populi Romani (295-316) : contribution à une histoire numismatique de la Tétrarchie paru chez Champion en 1960, était très novateur. La publication de sa thèse de doctorat, La politique monétaire des empereurs romains de 238 à 311 (BEFAR 214, De Boccard, 1969) fut un événement, et reste un livre essentiel. Monument exceptionnel d’érudition, l’historien montrait « l’importance du IIIe siècle comme phase de transition et de maturation des transformations du IVe siècle » (L. Cracco Ruggieri), s’intéressant au monnayage de bronze en Orient de 238 à 276 et tentant de dégager des indications sur le volume des émissions, la circulation des espèces, les systèmes métrologiques pour démontrer « combien était alors facile la conversion entre les séries locales de bronze et les multiples impériaux d’argent » (L. Cracco Ruggieri). Jean-Pierre Callu aimait fréquenter le Cabinet des médailles, « éprouvant le sentiment délicieux d’y faire une visite », où les heures passaient vite avec « les dénombrements, les tabulations, les statistiques » et où les idées pouvaient s’épanouir grâce à la majesté des lieux. Mais, s’il avait pénétré les arcanes de la numismatique, il n’en était pas devenu numismate pour autant. Ce serait lui faire injure que de le ranger au nombre de ces spécialistes, scrutateurs de petits disques de métal, l’œil vissé à leur loupe ou au microscopique : les typologues de Cabinet lui inspiraient de la méfiance. Pour Jean-Pierre Callu, la pièce individuelle, observable et palpable, ne parle pas ou, si elle le fait, on aurait tort de trop s’y fier. Il faut accumuler des individus qui finissent par s’intégrer dans d’évidents regroupements, additionner du morcelé non significatif pour faire transparaître un sens, récolter méthodiquement des exemplaires reclassés en séries, mettre ainsi au jour des tendances générales, des directions lisibles, construire « le fait monétaire », sur lequel s’échafaude la preuve patente ou logique. De la Politique monétaire à l’Or monnayé II paru en 1990 (Cahiers Ernest-Babelon 3), en collaboration avec Xavier Loriot, la démarche intellectuelle n’a pas varié. Il s’est toujours agi d’étudier la vie de la monnaie une fois qu’elle a quitté l’officine, de rétablir sa dynamique, de lire son histoire là où les textes se taisent. Jean-Pierre Callu avait très rapi- International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 18 dement saisi que la numismatique ne devait pas s’enfermer sur elle-même, mais s’ouvrir à des voies nouvelles. Si les tentatives d’évaluation des volumes de production, ce qu’il appelait la métanumismatique, ont rencontré en lui une certaine méfiance, l’approche statistique ne l’a en revanche pas rebuté. Il a également perçu très vite l’intérêt extraordinaire des méthodes d’analyse nucléaire appliquées dans le domaine de la numismatique. L’Institut ajouta la dernière touche à son cursus exemplaire. Il fut élu à l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres le 10 février 1995 au siège de Pierre Marot. Des Journées internationales d’histoire monétaire autour de son œuvre furent organisées en octobre 2000 et les communications publiées dans la Revue Numismatique 2003. Un recueil de ses écrits est paru en 2010 sous le titre La monnaie dans l’Antiquité tardive. Trente-quatre études de 1972 à 2002 (Edipuglia, Bari). Jean-Pierre Callu se définissait comme un chercheur isolé, un « amateur de bonne volonté ». Son contact pouvait intimider, tant sa culture et son savoir étaient immenses. Mais sa « courtoisie, même distanciée, n’était pas trop décourageante » (C. Nicolet). Retenons l’enseignement fondamental de ses écrits, dont il disait modestement qu’il subsistait dans certains « des éléments à ne pas irrémédiablement écarter du débat », son invitation à faire preuve d’imagination et à toujours chercher des voies novatrices. Son dernier écrit, dont il n’a pas vu la parution dans la Revue Numismatique 2014, p. 21-29, qui rendait hommage à l’œuvre monumentale de P. Bastien, revient sur cette incompréhension supposée, mais pas tout à fait erronée, entre numismates et historiens. Jusqu’au bout, Jean-Pierre Callu aura souhaité une exploitation du matériel numismatique selon des interrogations complémentaires de celles propres de la numismatique. Michel Amandry crassest surname in London; in truth, it is local, from a place named for beautiful oaks. Out of respect for his family’s origins in the Polish gentry he purchased the lordship of the manor of Parkbury in Hertfordshire, Hitchin hundred, Kimpton parish. After the War he studied in Dublin, and worked as a design engineer. Following retirement he gained a PhD in political science at the Polish University in Exile in London (1992). He had a special love of Japanese, but his hopedfor international congress in Japan did not come about. He did, however, attend the international numismatic congress in Copenhagen, 1967, already compiling a numismatic reference, which was published in time for the next congress: International Numismatic Directory, 1973 (London, 1973), including a useful ‘Who’s who’ section on pp. 224-60. He collected and sold books, especially on numismatics and heraldry, and donated a valuable library to the Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu in Lublin. His interest in bookplates led to his commissioning of two ex-libris from Bernhard Kuhlmann of Delmenhorst, one naming him as a petrochemical engineer, and a second showing him as a parachutist. He also collected wine labels, and latterly hand-bells. Above all Jan collected coins and medals of John Paul II, and displayed them in at least two exhibitions at the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum (London): XV years of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate in world numismatics and graphics (1993), and XXV years of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II in world numismatics and photography (2003), under the patronage of the Duke of Norfolk. He published a large medal showing him with the Pope. Jan was the founder and for many years president of the John Paul II Foundation in London. He visited Rome in 2011 to support the Polish Pope’s canonisation, but died before it came to pass. R. H. Thompson NB Les citations de ce texte sont extraites de la plaquette L’épée de Monsieur Jean-Pierre Callu, Hôtel de la Monnaie, 21.X.1996 (Cahors, France Quercy, 1997). Jan Janus Krasnodębski (1930-2013) It is dismaying to discover that Jan Krasnodębski died on 11 May 2013, without any report to the numismatic community. He lived alone in West London, having a sister in Birmingham, a brother in Chicago, and a niece in Kiev, consequently nobody was in touch with his numismatic contacts. Jan was born in Natalin, eastern Poland, on 12 January 1930, and was interested in numismatics from the age of 7. The Russian invasion propelled his mother and his siblings to the Soviet Union 1940-42, Iran 1942-44, and (by walking) to Palestine, where he joined the Polish Army Cadet School (1944-47). Thence he went to England in 1947, attaining the rank of Army Captain after parachute training. The exploits of his uncle Zdzisław Krasnodębski in command of the Kościuszko Squadron were recounted by Lynne Olson & Stanley Cloud in A Question of Honor (2003; For your Freedom and ours in the UK). Once he suffered the indignity of being phoned by some popular radio programme to be congratulated on bearing the Important notice The General Meeting of the INC will take place in Taormina on Sunday, September 20. Only members who have paid their subscription up to and including 2015 will be able to vote (see Art. 4 of the INC Constitution). Information importante L’Assemblée Générale du CIN aura lieu le dimanche 20 septembre à Taormine. Seuls les membres qui sont à jour de leur cotisation, y compris pour 2015 peuvent voter (Art. 4 de nos Statuts). International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 19 The INC Annual Travel Grant 2015-2016 Following article 1 of the constitution, «to facilitate cooperation among individuals and institutions in the field of numismatics and related disciplines», the INC offers for 2015/2016 a travelling scholarship of € 3.000 and a grantin-aid of € 1.000. Applicants must be less than 35 years old on December 31st 2014, and be engaged on or intending to undertake an important numismatic research project. The recipients will be able to visit foreign coin cabinets or other centers of numismatic research, to study material and to develop contacts with other scholars. Applications in Spanish, English, French, German or Italian should be sent to the Secretary of the INC, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien, postmarked by March 1st, 2015, and include: 1) a curriculum vitae, with a list of publications, a detailed plan of research with travel itinerary 2) a reference from a numismatic specialist who is or will be supervising the work 3) a recommendation from a member of the INC (an honorary member or the responsible official of a member institution, but not a member of the INC Committee). The Committee of the INC will award the scholarship and the grant-in-aid at its meeting in 2015 after examining the applications in consultation with specialists from the INC or others if necessary. La bourse annuelle du CIN 2015-2016 En vertu de l’article 1 des statuts, « pour faciliter la coopération entre individus et institutions dans le domaine de la numismatique », le CIN accorde pour l’année 2015/2016 une bourse d’un montant de 3 000 € et une aide à la recherche plus réduite de 1 000 €. Les candidats doivent avoir moins de 35 ans au 31.12.2014 et avoir en cours ou en projet une recherche numismatique importante. La bourse permettra de travailler dans des cabinets ou d’autres centres de recherche étrangers, d’y étudier le matériel et de nouer des contacts avec d’autres spécialistes. Les candidatures doivent être adressées au Secrétaire de l’INC, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien avant le 1er mars 2015 (date de la poste) avec: 1) curriculum vitae, titres et travaux, programme précis du voyage et plan de travail ; 2) attestation d’un spécialiste acceptant de superviser le travail ; 3) recommandation d’un membre du CIN (un membre honoraire ou le responsable d’une institution-membre, à l’exclusion des membres du Bureau du CIN). Le Bureau du CIN attribuera la bourse et la subvention lors de sa réunion de 2015 après examen des dossiers par des experts, de préférence membres du CIN. Les dossiers et attestations peuvent être rédigés dans l’une des cinq langues suivantes : allemand, anglais, espagnol, français, italien. Das Reisestipendium des INR 2015-2016 Gemäss Art. 1 ihrer Constitution «to facilitate cooperation among individuals and institutions in the field of numismatics and related disciplines» vergibt der Internationale Numismatische Rat für das Jahr 2015/2016 ein Reisestipendium in Höhe von 3‘000 € und eine kleinere Subvention von 1‘000 €. Bewerben können sich junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler bis zu 35 Jahren (Stichtag 31.12.2014), die eine grösseres numismatisches Forschungsprojekt in Arbeit haben oder planen. Das Stipendium soll dazu dienen, Münzkabinette und andere numismatische Forschungstätten in anderen Ländern zu besuchen, das Material zu studieren und Kontakte mit anderen Wissenschaftlern zu knüpfen. Bewerbungen in deutscher, englischer, französischer, italienischer oder spanischer Sprache sind zu richten an den Sekretär des INR, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien. Beizufügen sind: 1) ein Lebenslauf mit Nachweis des Studiums, ein Schriftenverzeichnis, einen Arbeitsplan sowie die geplante Reiseroute, 2) das Gutachten eines in der Numismatik erfahrenen Wissenschaftlers, der die Arbeit betreut hat oder betreuen wird, und 3) die Empfehlung eines Mitgliedes des INR (eines Ehrenmitgliedes oder eines/r Verantwortlichen eines Münzkabinettes oder Institutes, der/die kein Mitglied des Büros des INR ist). Termin für die Bewerbung ist der 1. März 2015 (Datum des Poststempels). Die Entscheidung über die eingegangenen Bewerbungen trifft das Büro des INR nach der Beurteilung durch Sachverständige aus dem Kreis der Mitglieder des INR, in Ausnahmefällen auch durch andere Experten, an der Jahressitzung 2015. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 20 Borsa di studio annuale INC 2015-2016 Visto l’articolo 1 dello Statuto, “agevolando la cooperazione tra individui e istituzioni nel campo della numismatica e delle scienze affini.” l’ INC offre per il 2015/2016 una borsa per viaggi di studio di 3000 € e un contributo di 1000 €. I candidati non dovranno aver superato i 35 anni di età alla data del 31.12.2014 e dovranno essere già coinvolti o avere intenzione di intraprendere un importante progetto di ricerca numismatica. I vincitori potranno visitare gabinetti numismatici stranieri o altri centri di ricerca numismatica, studiare materiali e stringere contatti con altri specialisti. Le domande di partecipazione - redatte in spagnolo, inglese, francese, tedesco o italiano - dovranno essere inviate alla Segreteria dell’INC, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien, entro e non oltre il 1 marzo 2015 (farà fede il timbro postale) e comprendere: 1) Curriculum Vitae, con un elenco delle pubblicazioni, i dettagli del progetto di ricerca e l’itinerario di viaggio; 2) una referenza da parte di uno specialista in numismatica che sia già o che sarà il supervisore del lavoro; 3) una lettera di raccomandazione di un membro dell’ INC (un membro onorario o il responsabile ufficiale di un’ Istituzione affiliata, a esclusione dei membri del Consiglio dell’INC) Il Consiglio dell’INC assegnerà la borsa di studio e il contributo nel corso della sua riunione del 2015, dopo aver esaminato le domande di partecipazione avvalendosi anche della consultazione - se necessario - di specialisti dell’INC o di altre istituzioni. Beca de estudio anual CIN 2015-2016 Según el art. 1 de los estatutos, “para facilitar la cooperación entre individuos e instituciones en el campo de la Numismática y disciplinas afines” el CIN ofrece para 2015/2016 una bolsa de 3000 € y una ayuda de 1000 €. Los solicitantes deben ser menores de 35 años en 31 de diciembre de 2014 y tener en curso o en expectativa un proyecto importante de investigación numismática. Los receptores podrán visitar gabinetes numismáticos extranjeros u otros centros de investigación, para estudiar materiales y establecer contactos con otros investigadores. Las solicitudes, en español, inglés, francés e italiano, deben enviarse al Secretario del CIN, Dr. Michael Alram, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Wien, antes del 1 de marzo de 2015 (fecha de correo), con: 1) Curriculum vitae, con la lista de publicaciones y un detallado plan de investigación con el itinerario de viaje; 2) una referencia de un especialista numismático que sea o será el supervisor del trabajo; 3) una recomendación de un miembro del CIN (un miembro honorario o un responsable oficial de una institución miembro, pero que no forme parte del Comité del CIN). El Comité del CIN concederá la beca y la ayuda en su reunión de 2015, después de haber examinado las solicitudes consultando a expertos del CIN y de otras instituciones si fuera necesario. INeN: Contribute, subscribe Contribute Contributions are most welcome. 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Electronic Newsletter of the INC / CIN ISSN 1662-1220 Editors Sylviane Estiot, HISOMA (Histoire et sources des mondes antiques) UMR 5189-CNRS, Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, Lyon (France) Pere Pau Ripollès, Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia, Universitat de València, València (Spain) for the International Numismatic Council INC / Conseil International de Numismatique CIN. International Numismatic e-Newletter 18 | January 2015 | 21