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ANCIENT COIN CLUB OF LOS ANGELES
October 2019 Meeting Notice
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NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 6, 2019
(Note the early date!)



MAXIMINUS:
LARGER THAN LIFE

 

by Lorie Hambly

The next meeting of the Ancient Coin Club of Los Angeles will take place one week earlier than usual on Sunday October 6, 2019 at the Skirball Cultural Center starting at 1:00 PM. The meeting will feature Lorie Hambly who will talk on Maximinus: Larger Than Life. You don't want miss this talk so make sure to mark your calendar with the correct date.

Skirball Cultural Center is located by the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass at 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049 (Click on the link to get directions and maps). Exit the 405 at Skirball Center Drive, turn right onto Sepulveda Boulevard and head north (uphill) a few hundred meters. Park in the east parking lot (across the street from the main entrance) or in the north parking lot. Parking is free. Classroom 161 where we meet is close to the main entrance.

LAST MEETING & UPDATES

  • ACCLA's September 8 meeting in room 161 at the Skirball Cultural Center was a more user friendly experience thanks to our ad hoc chair committee that set up a more open, amphitheater-style seating arrangement. Thank you Bob Lattanzi and Randy Butler for coming early and doing most of the lifting!
  • Meeting attendees included first-time visitor Jason Dost. Welcome Jason!
  • The Club facebook page has 1,680 followers.
  • Vice-President Roger Burry reviewed upcoming meeting programs. Lori Hambly will talk on Maximinus: Larger than Life at the October 6, 2019 meeting. Joel Wachs will talk on Ancient Jewish Coins at the November 10, 2019 meeting. Randy Butler will talk on Actium: History and Coins at the December 8 meeting.
  • John Borneman recommended the Getty Villa exhibit, Buried by Vesuvius, Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri. The exhibit closes October 28.
Presentation.
The feature presentation at the September meeting was given by David Michaels. David talked on Hadrian's Wall: Spanning Britannia for a Handful of Denarii. He gave an account of his recent walking tour along the remains of the wall and associated archeological sites, and reviewed events and actions at the time the wall was constructed. The talk was well received with lots of questions and comments. Dave had a suggested reading list including: J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall; and Footprint Map & Guide’s Hadrian's Wall Path: Bowness to Wallsend. Thank you David for another outstanding presentation!

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

 

Kyzikos Electrum

Joseph Geisinger recently acquired this attractive, early hekte (sixth of a stater) from Kyzikos in Mysia. Minted between 500-460 BCE, the obverse of this electrum hekte (10.8 mm, 2.66 g) features a wolf at bay left over a tunny fish left. The reverse is a quadripartite incuse punch. Von Fritze I, 93; Boston MFA 1470. (Image courtesy of Apollo Numismatics)
  • Joseph writes, "When I proudly showed this tiny electrum Hekte to my wife (who has a fine arts degree, and collects mid-century art, pottery and furniture), instead of receiving the response of appreciation that I was expecting, she asked me why I would want to be collecting items that have to be hidden away. “Why not collect items that we can set out on shelves or hang on the walls so we can see them and appreciate them?” I then asked her to remove the tiny electrum 5th cent BCE coin from it’s folder and place it in her hand (one of the things I love about ancient coins). I asked her to feel the weight, and simultaneously envision herself going to a market 2,500 years ago with that coin in hand to buy provisions.This for me,I said, is holding ancient history in my hand. It’s not simply a 'coin', but an artifact, real evidence of the evolution of civilization, not just in terms of money, but commerce, trade, cultures, religions, mythologies, emerging and waning forms of governance, and yes Art. For me, I explained, these coins are portals into the past that allow us a different perspective of the present. Fortunately for me, she “Got it”, so we can now continue our collecting interests with mutual respect and appreciation in peace."

Croesus Silver

John Borneman recently acquired this early silver siglos (half stater) minted under King Croesus - the producer of the world's first bimetallic currency. Minted in Sardis, Lydia the obverse of this silver siglos (16x14 mm, 5.14 g) features the confronted foreparts of a roaring lion and a bull. The reverse is a two-part incuse punch. Berk (2001) 22; Sear 3420. (Image courtesy of Harlen J. Berk)

Ex Prieur Collection Trajan

Bob Effler acquired this very rare tetradrachm featuring striking portraits of Trajan (ruled 98-117 CE) and Melqart/Hercules. Minted in Antioch in 98-99 CE (Trajan COS II), this AR tetradrachm (25 mm, 14.68 g, 6 h) bears the laureate head of Trajan right, set on an eagle standing right; palm frond to upper left, club to lower right, ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ. The reverse features the laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck, ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ Β around (Β=Year 2). Prieur 1478 (Tyre); McAlee 450; RPC III 3523.12 (this coin). Ex Michel Prieur Collection.

NUMISMATIC NEWS & RESOURCES

COMING EVENTS


Glendale Coin Club Coin Show. October 27, 2019. Van Nuys Masonic Hall.
Van Nuys / Verdugo Coin Show. November 10, 2019. Van Nuys Masonic Hall, 14750 Sherman Way, Van Nuys.
San Francisco Historical Bourse. December 6-7, 2019.
Long Beach Coin Expo. February 20-22, 2020; June 4-6, 2020; September 17-19, 2020.

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