Ancient Coin Provenance, Collections & “Plate Coins”

Created: 3 Sep 2022 / 9 Jun 2023 (major revision) ; Last Updated: 3 Mar 2026
c. 442 entries (382 collectors [~242 w/ bios], 29 institutions, 32 hoards [Greek & Roman])
Names in bold: Done editing & adding biographical notes. Non-bold: Forthcoming.
(Change Log for recent.)

“Collect the collectors….
[Each coin will represent] a tangible link to the great dealers and collectors in…numismatic history.”

John W. Adams’ advice to Joel Orosz (2020), The Asylum 38 [2]: p. 51.

CONTENTS


The present page includes my collection’s provenance glossary (index of collectors, biographies & links to coins). Or, go directly to the coins on the pages below: 


OBJECT BIOGRAPHY: The Modern Social Lives of Ancient Coins

On these pages are my coins with the most interesting (modern) “object biographies”: hoard provenances, private and institutional collections, museum exhibitions, publication in the literature, and/or other important “life events.”

Conceptually, what separates object biography from “provenance” is the focus not only on ownership and collection history, but any notable event in the life of the coin.

Ancient coins tend to have bifurcated biographies, divided sharply between the ancient world (c. 600-2,600 years ago) and their modern social lives after being unearthed (usually in recent decades or centuries).

In antiquity, we may know only when and where a coin was struck. Countermarks, findspots, and hoards may tell us where it circulated and when it was buried; we gain additional bits of information from physical details like graffiti, cutting, piercing.

But we can often construct a much more detailed modern object biography. The focus is on what ancient coins meant to modern collectors, scholars, and other social actors; how different audiences received and used the them; and, what role they played in the history of thought about antiquity.

VISUALIZING OBJECT BIOGRAPHY: Provenance Network & Diagrams

 “When determining the provenance, it was repeatedly found that the really good coins can be traced back from auction to auction….”

“Vorwort,” Sammlung Frank Sternberg (1973, trans./orig.)

Aside from the textual representation below (the “provenance glossary”), there are ways to visually represent numismatic object biography.

A distinctive feature of classical numismatics is that much of the data itself is distributed throughout many private collections across the world. Those collections are periodically sold, the contents reinterpreted and constituted as new collections by subsequent generations. For this reason, we can also think of “collection history” as a flow of information over time, space, and social networks.

A few possibilities for visualizing the flow of numismatic object-data through social networks:

In the network diagram above, each of the 93 coins and 27 pieces of literature serves as a node connecting at least two collectors by serial ownership. (Some coin-nodes connect as many as five collectors, plus me, each of whom is connected to yet other collectors by additional coins.)

Across the network, at least 188 collectors, institutions, and hoards are inter-connected. For a smaller-scale version, the diagram below illustrates how Giovanni Dattari and 10 other collections are interconnected by ownership of 6 coins:

Provenance can also be visually represented by focusing instead on a single coin’s history, as in each of the provenance diagrams below (see also my blog post on “Provenance Diagrams” [12 Aug 2022]):

Hidrieus Tetradrachm (1884-)
Agrippina Drachm (1906-)
Tarsos Stater (1970s-)
Larissa Drachm (1993-)

The purpose is to illustrate movement from one collection (and country) to the next, and to document the sequence of publications and other important events in the life of a single coin.


PROVENANCE GLOSSARY
of the Jackson-Jacobs Collection

London (June 2, 1863): “…as the auctioneer hinted to me beforehand there was no name to make it attractive, so the very same things which last year I saw sold at one price, now brought less than half as much.”

Charles Francis Adams, discussing the value of “pedigree” in a diary entry after a Sotheby’s auction while serving as U.S. Minister to the U.K. during the American Civil War. The Civil War Diaries. Mass. Hist. Society.
  1. Private Collections
  2. Institutional Collections
  3. Hoards
  4. Publications [TO ADD]

I have borrowed the phrase provenance glossary from Hadrien Rambach’s work (2016; see Terminology Note for more background). See also the “Bibliography: Numismatic Sale Catalog Research, Resources” on my Catalog Library page.


PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS (1807-1886)
(see also John Quincy Adams & Henry Adams)
American politician & diplomat, Minister to UK during the Civil War, son of 6th Pres. John Quincy Adams. Inherited & further built the JQA Collection. Responsible for the vast majority of coins in the “JQA Collection” — probably added all of the ancient coins (JQA’s ancients were lost [!]; CFA inherited 265 coins, died w/ c. 10,000; HA, his son, did not collect or add; by the de-accession sale, many were already exchanged, leaving 5,375 in 1971). Many coins acq. at Sotheby auctions, 1862-8 (his copies of the catalogs housed w/ MA Hist. Soc.; recounted in The Education of Henry Adams, p. 213; mentioned repeatedly in diaries).
[References: See esp.:Friedlaender (1974) ; Markowitz (2025), “The Adams Family Collection of Ancient Coins” ; Stack’s (MHS Sale) 5 Mar 1971 ; MHS “Adams Papers” ; Smith (ANB 2023)  – ; see also: Stack’s (Sawhill-JMU Sale) 15 Mar 1979 ; Malloy FPLs (Catalog Library).]
Related Literature: Stack’s 1971 Catalogs (ex Blom annotated with buyer names).
Related Literature (secondary sales): Stack’s 1979 Catalog (ex BCD Lib.) of J. Sawhill Collection, who acq. >1/4 of the JQA ancients: 265 (650 coins) of original 971. Alex G. Malloy was a major buyer at BOTH sales, many coins illustrated in his FPLs, c. 1971-early 1980s. My set (ex ANS, M. Shubin, & BCD) catalogs >103 Adams-MHS coins, >57 ill. for the first time.
Coins: Rubria Quinarius (RBW 1325) ; Diocletian BI Radiate (reportedly).

ADAMS, HENRY (1838-1918)
(see also John Quincy Adams & Charles Francis Adams)
American historian (son of CFA, grandson of JQA), author of memoir The Education of Henry Adams (which mentions CFA coin purchases). Inherited CFA’s collection but didn’t add to it (“I care nothing for them…”; Friedlaender 1974: 4-5). Donated the collection (and family papers) to Mass. Hist. Soc. in 1913.
[References: see refs. for Adams, C.F.]
Coins: Rubria Quinarius (RBW 1325) ; Diocletian BI Radiate (reportedly).
Related: 1971 Stack’s sales & secondary sales, Malloy FPLs & Sawhill-JMU (see Related Literature under Adams, Charles Francis)

ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (1767-1848)
(see also Charles Francis Adams & Henry Adams)
6th President of USA. Active numismatist much of his life. Personal collection inventoried for his 1817 Report on Weights and Measures (w/ much discussion of Greek, Hebrew, Roman coins), an important chapter in the hist. of numis. thought, illustrating how early American gov. & soc. were influenced by personal collecting & sense of connection to the Classical world (it clearly felt much closer then). Often called the “JQA Collection” (or, “and descendants”), it appears all Greek & Roman were added by CFA; that portion of JQA’s original coll. was lost c. 1835 (Friedlaender 1974: 6 n.9). Nonetheless, the multi-generational Adams coll. existed continuously from 1804-1813 (or earlier) until its 1971 sale.
[References: see refs. for Adams, C.F.; Smith (ANB 2023), p. 4.]
Coins (added by Charles Francis Adams): Rubria Quinarius (RBW 1325) ; Diocletian BI Radiate (reportedly).
Related: 1971 Stack’s sales & secondary sales, Malloy FPLs & Sawhill-JMU (see Related Literature under Adams, Charles Francis)

ADAMS, JOHN WESTON [alt: John W. Adams] (1936-)
Notable collector of American coins/medals & author of important works of numismatic literature, esp. re: U.S. coins, American/European medals & numismatic bibliography. Subcollections of his coins/medals & books have been cataloged & sold multiple times by American firms, spanning at least 1982 to 2019 (incl. Bowers & Ruddy, Stack’s, Kolbe, Money Tree). Past officer in many numis. orgs., incl. being simultaneously President of Numis. Bibliomania Soc. (NBS, 2007-9) & Medal Collectors of America (MCA, 2005-9); recipient of ANS Huntington (2014) & Trustees’ (2016) Awards; Trustee of the Mass. Hist. Soc. (MHS), Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), Board of the ANS.
(To my knowledge, not related to the previous Adamses despite various biographical coincidences!)
[References: Smith (ANB 2023), p. 4; ANS Authorities; Stack’s 14 Nov 2019 (PDF Catalog).]
Literature: Signed Bibliography (No. 268/500, also signed by Kolbe)

AIELLO, JOHN = Gianni Aiello [*] (c. 1941-)
[* Note: John Aiello has a descendant (grandson?) named Gianni, employed in his coin business; based on collector tags, I’m not sure if J.A. might also go by Gianni.]
American ancient coin dealer (active c. 1960s-1970s, Hewitt, NJ) & collector, known esp. for Alexandrian, many from important prior colls. (e.g., Dattari, Slocum, Curtis) & cited in RPC Online & other refs. His collections of Roman Egypt (duplicates) & Roman Imperial sold by Alex G. Malloy. One of the catalogers of AGM Library in 2008 (Malter 89).
Fitzwilliam lists catalogs published 1965-1973 (as Hellenic-Roman Coins Ltd., Hewitt, NJ; my one Aiello FPL gives no business name other than “John Aiello”). As of Aug 2025, his site for Educational Coin Co. (About Us) is still active, listing several staff/owners.
Gifted dozens of Greek & RPC to Yale University (57 search results), incl. at least 40 Greek AE ex BCD Collection (2011), most of which BCD sold to CNG (2001), then CNG to Aiello (n.d.). Coins traveled between them in both directions: Most of my BCD-Aiello coins were BCD’s first, later Aiello’s, but one of my BCD Thessaly AEs has a typed Aiello tag (bt. May 1978). At least one coin (not mine: Obolos 39, 545) is known to have been Aiello’s first, sold to BCD (May 1978), and later reacquired by for the Aiello Collection.
[References: Fitzwilliam Catalogs (A-D); Malloy XIV (Alexandrian Coll. Duplicates, reprinted in Curtis 1990); Malloy LX (RIC Coll., many later sold by FAC)]
Coins: Commodus Tetradrachm (ex Beniak, Emmett, ill. in Curtis 1990: 386) ; Hadrian AE Sparta (BCD, Petsalis, Hirsch Estate [?]) ; Phlious AE (BCD [Pelo 107]) ; Euboea Federal AE (BCD, Warren, IGCH 230) ; Boeotia Federal AE Overstrike (Spink tag in Muller’s hand dated 1978) ; Boeotia Federal AE (BCD, Petsalis, Hirsch Estate [?]) ; Boeotia Orchomenos AE (BCD, Lindgren [II 1513]) ; Thessaly AE (acq. by BCD Dupl.) ; 
Literature: Mabbott Greek Catalog (Aiello’s [?] copy w/ interesting annotations) ; Related: Aiello FPL 5 (Nov 1972): Morris Coll. Greek AE, >52 ex-Mabbott (acq. by BCD Library Duplicates).

AK COLLECTION [alt: A.K. Collection]
(see also Kellner, Wendelin [1931-2023])
Large coll. of RRC, RIC & RPC, formed 1960s-2000s (esp. German firms 1960s-70s). Sold primarily in groups at CNG Triton sales, beginning w/ Triton XII (2009) to present; individually cataloged in separate “AK Supplement” catalogs (hard to find in print; a few linked on my Alexandrian Catalogs p.).
Alexandrian collection published in Wendelin Kellner’s (2009) Die Münzstätte Alexandria in Ägypten (reprinted from MoneyTrend articles). Many RIC in Kellner’s “Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen” series in MoneyTrend.
Reviewing Kellner’s Alexandria book in The Celator (May 2010, 25 [4]: 46), Martina Dieterle called Kellner “a numismatist, also a renowned collector,” but commented that “most of [the coins in the book] are in private collections” without indicating whether they might belong to the author.
[References: Fitzwilliam Catalogs (E-G; under England, Victor)]
Coins: Antoninus Zeus Drachm (Sternberg, et al.) ; Hadrian Nomes Obol (Brink) ; Claudius II Tetradrachm (Kellner 11) ; Claudius II Tetradrachm (Kellner 12) ; Claudius II Tetradrachm (Kellner 11, ex Weder) ; Sev. Alex. Denarius

AL THANI, SHEIK SAOUD = “Man in Love with Art” (1966-2014)
Qatari prince, collector, Minister of Culture w/ legendary appetite for ancient art, incl. coins (along w/ others of the family). His NYT obit called him “a behemoth in the world marketplace of art and artifacts…courted by art dealers, auction houses and museum curators, and resented by competing collectors, who complained that his unlimited resources and single-mindedness inflated prices ludicrously.” It was often unclear which coins were purchased for his priv. coll. & which for the national museums in Doha, using gov. funds. (Scandals surrounded possible misappropriation & unpaid auction invoices.) He purchased an inordinate proportion of the BCD Thessaly I (Nomos 4) sale, including the coin below, driving the prices to excess. (Most of them were sold after his death for considerably less than he paid.)
[References: New York Times Obituary (17 Nov 2014) ; Wikipedia ; NAC 92, Part I: Foreword (pp. 7-8) ; The Al-Thani Collection Foundation]
Coins: Pelinna Obol (Pozzi, BCD Thessaly 1433.7) ; Ainianes AE (Lindgren 1392, BCD 1435.1) ; Halos AE (BCD Thessaly 1058) ; Larissa Cremaste (BCD 1435.12) ; Pherae (BCD 1435.27) ; Thebae AE (BCD Thessaly 1348, Rogers 550, RK Morcom, C Morcom) ; Gyrton AE (BCD Thessaly 1435.5) ; Megara (BCD II 2011) ; Numidia AE (Laffaille 1990: 650/1982: 197)

ALBA LONGA COLLECTION =  José Fernández Molina (d. 2003)
Spanish collector & author of numismatic books. Most of the coll. published in FFC (Fernández, Calicó & Carrera), Catálogo Monografico de los Denarios de la República Romana (incluyendo Augusto) [Engl. trans. as A Guide to the Denarii of the Roman Republic to Augustus].
[References: Aureo y Calicó 319 (17 Nov 2018); Aureo & Calicó, Auction 339 (14 Nov 2019)]
Coins: Thorius Balbus Brockage

Aleph Collection
Coins: Apollonia-Mordiaeum Homonoia AE (ex Mabbott, Peck/”Morris”)

“ALPINE COLLECTION”
Apparently a multigenerational French-Swiss family collection of Roman, Greek, and a few Celtic coins, formed c. 1901-1978. Sold by CNG in about 77 lots, 2019-2021 (see below), most accompanied by “an old handwritten collection ticket, in French.”
Emphasis on Roman gold (incl. a Boscoreale Aureus, now “Edessa” Coll.) and Magna Graecia & Sicily (especially bronzes & AR fractions), but a range of other ancient types.
One relatively recent purchase was from Vinchon, 1978, and at least two from Bourgey’s 1951 Motte sale, but many provenances were to collections handled by Jacob Hirsch in the 1920s. They included more than a dozen Pozzi coins not in his 1921 auction (some in Boutin) & at least one Bement coin absent from his catalogs, suggesting the collector bought directly from Hirsch. (Another Bement coin was in Ars Classica VI.) Several were ex Ars Classica XII (1926) & one ex Hirsch VI (1901). Another to Munzhandlung Basel 8 (1937).
Commentary: Being relatively modest (as much as 14 Aurei can be), consisting of fine coins but none spectacular, representing cultural more than scholarly interest, “the Alpine collection” is mainly interesting for the history of its formation. Family collections have become increasingly rare in the past half-century or so. How did this one survive for more than century? Sadly, CNG gives us little direct background (as with others like it, such as Jacquier’s Sammlung RL). For those interested in the history of collecting, though, it may be possible to share more info, perhaps to be found in named catalogs, Swiss/French numismatic organizations & periodicals, and coins exhibited or published from the collection.
[References: Coins sold in CNG E-Auctions 453 (6 lots), 454 (61), 455 (1), 456 (1), 457 (3), 460 (2), and 462 (1, ex 454); and in Feature Auctions 117 (1 lot) & Triton XXIII (2 lots).]

Coins: Sybaris Triobol (Bement 216)

“ANONYMOUS COLLECTION” (Sotheby’s 6395)
Sotheby’s London Sale No. 6395 (7 Mar 1996), “Sale of an Anonymous Collection” (274 Nos. on 12 Pl. + 7 Pl. Enlgmt.). Many important prior provenances; dispersed to mult. important colls. I’ve been unable to find the coll. name.
(I haven’t found a copy of the print catalog, so there may be clues there, as well as the timing of how the collection came to market. This is based on secondary records.)
Secondary records show many purchases c. late 1940s & early 1950s. Multiple acq. ex Pierre Strauss (c. 1949-1954), ex Ciani (1947, 1950). But one coin ex Hess-Leu 28 (1965), Lot 11 (ex Ciani, Feb 1950). Possibly others, w/ only the earlier sale records preserved?
[References: ANS Library – DONUM Record]
Coins: Thessaly AE X2 (ex BCD)

ARLUK, ANGELA (née Samel) (1920-2015)
Collector of ancient Jewish coins, with her brother Josef Samel and husband Arnold Arluk (1920 – 2007). Born in central Poland, survived the Nazis, immigrated to Munich after the war. Collection exhibited at SMM (w/ Israel Museum) in 1993, curated by Meshorer & Overbeck, pub. as Das Heilige Land.
[References: Künker Auktion 334; Künker bio]
Coins: Hyrcanus Prutah (Samel, Overbeck-Meshorer 58)

ASHTON, PHILIP (1934-2017)
Collector (mainly Roman, some Greek) & engineer who worked in the energy industry in the American northeast. Acquisitions came especially from H.J. Berk – among other U.S. firms such as Pegasi. Collection sold in many Berk Buy-Bid-Sales and Gemini sales from 2018.
[References: Gemini XIV (2018): p. 6 bio]
Coins: Gallienus Captives Antoninianus

ATHENA FUND (formed 1980s-1990s)
Merrill-Lynch’s “Athena Fund” was the first & best-known ancient coin investment fund, managed by Bruce McNall (owner of Numismatic Fine Arts & major owner in Superior Galleries & NHL hockey team, LA Kings), who was imprisoned for financial crimes & wrote an important autobiography about the ancient coin & antiquities market (see below). Aside from the scandal of adjacent financial crimes, controversy followed rumors of illegally excavated, undeclared hoards. In 1993 (26 Oct, 27 Oct, 9 Dec), Sotheby’s held a famous series of liquidation sales when NFA & Athena Fund collapsed, incl. 100s of the world’s finest ancient coins & many 1,000s of simply “high end” coins (see my Catalog Lib.). In Classical Numismatic Review 19.1, England & McFadden wrote “1993 saw the liquidation of the Athena Fund. What was expected to set the market reeling actually stimulated activity.”
[References: McNall (2003) Fun While It Lasted (NY: Hyperion); see also: Athena Fund II, Limited Partnership (1988), video narr. by C. Vermeule (David Lisot Video Library) ; Merrill-Lynch published a prospectus (Philadelphia: 16 Aug 1988), The Athena Fund II, L.P. An Historic Investment Opportunity (rare, Bourne 16, 25 Oct 2002, Lot 946, cover ill., biblio. details unclear: 16 pp. or 100 pp.?)]
Coins: Mazaios Tarsos Stater (Seventko, J.B. Collection, “Tarsus Hoard”) ; Samaria Ma’eh/Obol (Galst, Samaria Hoard 165)

Literature: Custom bound Parts 1 & 2 (ex Lib. Frank Kovacs w/ his annotations) plus two duplicate sets of Sotheby’s Sales Parts 1-3 (26 Oct, 27 Oct, 9 Dec 1993) ; small collection of news articles (apparently ex ASW) ; McNall 2003 Fun While It Lasted (numismatic autobiography, signed & inscribed to one of his lawyers) ; see Catalog Favorites below Hunt Sales

AULOCK, HANS VON
(see von Aulock, Hans)

Ballen, Todd A.
(see TAB Library)

B.G. COLLECTION (previously “la Collection Olbia en Provence”) [alt: BG Collection, B. G. Collection]
Francophone collection first formed between the 1990s & 2008. The first collection of 87 high end Greek (and a few RRC) coins were then sold at NAC Auction 46 (2 April 2008). They were interspersed through the auction, only identified in the catalog by an asterisk by the lot number, not distinguished in auction lot databases. The collector’s own photographs of the coins appear on 4 plates at the back of the catalog. (See also the collector’s poetic reflections on Greek coinage in a preface on p. 4.)
A second collection was formed by same collector, 2008-2018, c. 100 relatively high quality Greek, RRC, RIC coins, and sold by CNG, 2020-2021 (Triton XXIII [“B. G.”], CNG 114 [“B.G.”], CNG e-Auctions). Three unsold lots from NAC 46 appeared again at CNG, confirming that the two B.G.’s are one and the same.
Coins: Halved Punic AR Shekel (Melqart-Hannibal [?] / Horse, CNG 88, 2 on ACSearch)

BAKER, RICHARD (c. 1948-)
Born Boston, lived in Southern California from childhood. Formed an important collection of countermarks, especially on Roman Imperial and Provincial Coinage. Long active in Ancient Coin Club of Los Angeles (ACCLA) as member, officer (Vice-President), and presenter.
Author of “The Countermarks Found on Ancient Roman Coins: A Brief Introduction,” in SAN XV (3): 52-58 (avail. from ACCLA: HTML or PDF). Since c. 2003, many coins included in Pangerl’s “Museum of Roman Countermarks” and on Hannes Mayer’s website (archived).
Collection reportedly formed over more than 50 years, stemming from a general interest in ancient history and art (first coin reportedly 1960). Majority of the noted countermark coll. sold by CNG, 2018-9 (Auctions 111, e-434, e-443, e-469 to 471) and, from 2022, other Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins. Most provenances cataloged by CNG record purchases c. 1981-2011 (esp. 1984 – 1987; few post-2003). (Bill Dalzell cataloged much of the countermark coll. at CNG.)
[References: Personal Bio in ACTA ACCLA (Mar 2003) ; Introduction/bio on Moneta-L (25 Aug 2004) ; earlier (24 Nov 2001) Moneta-L intro from fellow ACCLA member K.L. Friedman]
Coins: Claudius Sestertius NCAPR (ex Kowsky, featured in his 9 Mar 2019 CoinTalk Post) ; various Greek/RPC AE (countermarked & otherwise)

BAR, MARC (1921-2015)
Notable Belgian numismatist. Editor of BCEN. Author of numismatic vols. & numerous articles on Greek coins. A posthumous festschrift was published in 2017, Hekátê triformis (Doyen & Genviève, eds.). Priv. coll. sold at Elsen 155 (16 Jun 2023). Coll. of Greek AE donated to Roy. Belg. Lib. (2002) & pub. (2007) as SNG Bar (Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, La Collection de Bronzes Grecs de Marc Bar).
[References: Marc Doyen, “Marc Bar (1921-2015): Un Collectionneur Éclectique” (on Academia.edu), reprinted from Elsen 155 (PDF) ; “In Memoriam,” BCEN 52(1): p. 35 (to PDF), also by Marc Doyen ; Biblio from RBNS]
Coins: Olympia Obol (BCD Olympia 126 = HGC 472)

BARRY, JAMES RICHARD = Jim Barry (1936-2024)
Career high school Social Studies teacher in East Hampton, NY, 1959-1991. Born Evans, Georgia; BA from Duke (Sociology, 1958) & Masters in History Education, U. Hartford (1959), moved to South Carolina in retirement. Active in American Field Service (AFC Intercultural Programs [Wiki]), “through his work he had traveled to China, Japan, Thailand, West Africa, Egypt and South America” (obit).
Collection of ancient coins (most Greek) sold by CNG at Auction 115 (16 Sep 2020, 28 Lots) & e-Auction 477 (23 Sep 2020, 41 Lots).
Numismatic activities summarized in obituary:
“…he collected ancient Greek and Roman coins and studied numismatics at the ANA at Colorado College, Colorado Springs. Jim and his wife were charter and founding members of the Stephen James CSRA Coin Club, he was a life member of the American Numismatic Assoc., member of the Augusta Coin Club, Board Member and Past President of the South Carolina Numismatic Association and a member of various other numismatic clubs. Jim taught numismatic courses and received many awards in recognition of his hobby and written articles for several national numismatic magazines. He is also a retired Coast Guard Auxiliary member. Since retirement Jim and Helen have traveled to New Zealand, Australia, Alaska, Panama Canal and the Eastern and Western Caribbean.”
Joined Numismatic Bibliomania Society c. 14 Jul 2002 (The E-Sylum v5.n29): “Jim Barry of Aiken, South Carolina, courtesy of Gar Travis” (who gifted him my book, below).
Taught continuing-education numismatic course, Spring 2004, Univ. South Carolina at Aiken, as reported by Gar Travis in The Numismatist Jan 2004, p. 17 (w/ login), at which time he was an ANA District 3 Delegate (G. Travis, the Region 3 Coordinator).
ANA Life Member 5197, recipient of 2009 ANA Glenn Smedley Memorial Award (same for G. Travis in 1999, among other awards) & 2024 ANA Presidential Award Medal w/ wife Helen R. Barry.
[References: Obit reprinted in The E-Sylum (v27.n45.a5, 10 Nov 2024), The Numismatist (Jan 2025: p. 68, w/ login), memorial page, East Hampton Star (7 Nov 2024) ; ANA Service Award Recipients ; Smith ANB (2025), p. 29 (brief bio) ; Stephen James Central Savannah River Area Coin Club (SJCSRA, Aiken, South Carolina): History of, presentation photo (2008), other page mentions]
Literature: Carradice, Greek Coins (gift inscription from Gar Travis) ; Jones Greek Dictionary (inscr. by author to Waggoner)

BARTLETT, ROBERT W. (Bequest to ANS) (1924-2017)
San Diego, CA. 350 Greek & Roman bequeathed; ANS accessioned some in 2018 (esp. Sestertii), consigned most to CNG Keystone. Unfortunately CNG didn’t produce a catalog, as the provenances are a wonderful snapshot of the U.S. coin market in the early 1980s, post-“Silver Thursday” & “Stinkin’ Lincoln” (CSNS 1980).
ANS bio: “particularly strong in Roman sestertii. Robert Bartlett clearly was an avid record keeper, and his collection came with a full catalogue and an almost complete record of his invoices and correspondence with many well-known dealers in the US and in particular London from the 1960s onwards.”
[References: ANS Magazine, Jan. 2018, v.17 (1), p.62 (or PDF); CNG Keystone Sale 4]
Coins: Brettii AE Didrachm(ex Muñoz, ANS) ; Divus Augustus Sestertius (ex ANS)

Bass, Harry W. Jr. (1927-1998)
Literature: Martini-Traverso Sale (ex J. Schulman, K. Davis, Cederlind, Malter)

Bastien, Pierre (1912-2010)
Literature: Glendining-Lockett XII (bound w/ his bookplate) ; Related:  Probus Abundantia (Bastien SII 196e = Hiland-Olvia 79, 9, ex Gysen)

BAUER, HORST-ULBO = H. U. Bauer Coll. = Slg. Dr. Ulbo Bauer, Köln
Cologne, Germany. At one time, curator at Römisch-Germanische Museum in Cologne (c. 1950s, then connected to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum). Awarded 1941 Reisestipendiat from Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts (DAI), but could not be used due to war. Published several articles (c. 1950-60s) on numismatic topics & antikekunst in Swiss & German periodicals. Later, an art & antiquities dealer (Kleinkunst der Antike, Köln). Various antiquities from his private collection & commercial inventory now in Swiss & German institutional collections, incl. some purchased from or sold to H. von Aulock. Was married to ballerina Inca Bauer.
Coins: T. Carisius Cr. 464/4 Denarius (Simpson, d’Este) ; Related: MMAG Auction 52 (1975), part of (unnamed colls. of d’Este & Antinous)

BCD COLLECTION
(For a fuller writeup, see my BCD Annotated Bibliography)
Vast scholarly collection of Greek coins (prob. the most important priv. coll. ever formed), widely referenced in literature & catalogs on coins of Central Greece. Best known for the 10 major sale catalogs (which are also major standalone refs.) covering Akarnania & Aetolia, Boiotia, Corinth, Euboia, Lokris-Phokis, Olympia, Peloponnesos (2), and Thessaly (2).
The BCD Library (dispersed beginning 2024) was long reputed to be the most complete in the world for Greek numismatics (at least for a priv. lib.) — especially in the area of sale catalogs, which are essential for provenance research & die studies.
[References: BCD Annotated Bibliography page; Andrew McCabe published a “travelogue” re: BCD Library on his website w/ NBS summary & Flickr photos.]
Coins, Selected (about one third of >100):
Thessaly: Halos AE [1058] (Al-Thani) ; Thebae AE [1348] (Rogers 550, RK Morcom, C Morcom, Al-Thani) ; Pelinna Obol [1433.7] (Pozzi, Al-Thani) ; Ainianes AE [1435.1] (Lindgren 1392, Al-Thani) ; Gyrton AE [1435.5] (Al-Thani) ; Larissa Cremaste [1435.12] (Al-Thani) ; Pherae [1435.27] (Al-Thani) ; Krannon AE [II 115.4] ; Larissa Drachm [II 218] (CH IX, 64) ; Hadrian AE [II 952.2] (RPC 452.21) ; Herakleia Trachinia Obol (ex Lambros, Jameson, Hirsch Estate, Gilman) ; Krannon AE (ex Rogers, Empedocles) ; Nero AE (Burrer 1.1, Merani) ;
Akarnania: Akarnania Federal AE [42](ex Michel Thys) ; Leukas Stater [278.1] ;
Lokris-Phokis: Lokris AE [147.3] ; Lokris Countermark RPC [157.5] (Jarman) ; Phokis Hemiobols [197 & 198] ; Phokis Triobols [229.3 & 281.3] ; Lokris Chalkous (SNG Cop Duplicates) ; Lokri Opountian AEs (various H-D “plate coins”) ;
Euboia: Karystos Dichalkon [587] ; Chalkis Obol [133] (CsP 1291) ; Eretria Obol (ex WP Wallace) ; Euboea Federal AE (Aiello, Warren, IGCH 230) ;
Peloponnesos: Phlious AE [107] (Aiello) ; Sikyon AE [317.3] ; Sikyon AE [328.11] (Warren 4c1) ; Sikyon AE [331] (Kent) ; Argos Chalkous [1074.2] (Milavic) ; Megalopolis Hemidrachms [1560 & 1561] (Traeger 466 & 454, CH VIII, 338) ; Megara [II 2011] (Al-Thani) ; Messenia Hemidrachm [II 2327] (H. Otto, Sawhill/JMU) ; Claudius AE Patras [II 2782] (Merani, Kovacs, Hirsch?) ; Epidarous Hemidrachm (Requier 105, Weise) ; Epidauros Chalkous (Maleatas, Hirsch & Rhousopoulos?) ; Hadrian AE Sparta (Aiello, Petsalis, RPC 336.35) ;
Olympia: Olympia Obol [126] (M. Bar) ; Elis AE Apollo (Petsalis, Cohen) [external FAC Gallery w/ tag] ;
Corinth: Marcus Aurelius [721] ;
Boiotia: Tanagra Obol [277] ; Federal AE (Aiello, Petsalis, Hirsch Estate [?]) ; Orchomenos AE (Aiello, Lindgren II 1513) ;
Literature (selected): BCD Olympia (BCD Bound, signed & inscribed to A. Milavic) ; “Autonomous Bronze Coinage of Sicyon,” Parts 1-3 (signed & inscribed by Warren, bound in tan leather by Marianna Koilakou) ; BMC Thessaly & Peloponnesos & C. Greece (BCD Bound, annotated) ; SNG Berry (BCD Bound), SNG Levante (vol 1 + Suppl.), and SNG Righetti (all Kolbe & Fanning 169) ; numerous sale catalogs ex BCD Library Duplicates (see Catalog Library & Catalog Favorites) Hess Syndenham-Trau (S&S) ; Malloy XXXIII ; Stack’s JMU & Sawhill Sale ; Weaver FPL 2(H. Christensen, W. Christensen)
Related (selected): BCD Collection Catalogs (10 major catalogs + duplicates, 9X ex Wenninger, 4X ex Hendin, 1 signed & inscribed to A. Milavic)

BEAUCHAINE, LLOYD = L.E. Beauchaine = “West Coast Collection”
Southern California (West Covina) collector w/ particular focus on coins of ancient Egypt (collection formed since 1965), highly active in local coin clubs & shows (1970s-2000s), author of several articles on Alexandrian coins (1990-2000; one Antiochian, 1973).
Presentations & exhibitions at SCANS (Southern California Ancient Numismatic Society, 1978; also presenting: Kammerer), Golden State Coin Show, Covina Coin Show, and local clubs in Upland, Litton, Covina, some receiving awards, mentioned in many issues of CalCoin News (later California Numismatist), NASC Quarterly (Num. Assoc. Southern California), Coin World (results in NNP). Presented on Alexandrian coins in CSNA (Cal. State Numis. Assoc.) Education Symposium in 1989 and 2000.
Collection sold anonymously at CNG 41 (19 Mar 1997) as “A West Coast Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coinage from Ptolemaic to Byzantine Times with a Special Emphasis on the Coinage of Roman Egypt” (pp. 102-123, Lots 1049-1243). Notably, even after the sale, Beauchaine continued a busy schedule of presenting & publishing on Alexandrian coins, with all four “plate coins” from his 2000 CCN article having been sold at CNG 41 (lots 1094, 1110*, 1185, 1191).
(* Lot 1110, the best in show, was later published by Sear [RCV 2858], Staffieri [AIN 39], et al. & acq. by TIF [ex Triton XXI, 39; absent fr. her coll. site but see NF 21-7-24].)
Notable provenances: Col. J. Curtis (both Tets & Drachms), Dattari (Ptolemaic!), von Every, H. Hoffer, N. Jamgochian (private treaty), Jungfleisch, Mabbott, W. Niggeler, Wetterstrom, Kovacs MBS XI (his copy in my catalog library, poss. also his IX), Malter Auctions 1 & 2, NFA Fall 1990, and 1989 Berk-England Byzantine Sale. Six later Staffieri (2017) Alexandria in Nummis, sold at Triton XXI (2018).

Bibliography: 1972-3: various pubs. abstracted for Numismatic Literature (ANS) ; 1973: “Dates On Coins of Antiochia Ad Orontem,” SAN V.4 ; 1990: “Graeco-Egyptian Religion and Roman Policy on a Coin of Alexandria,” SAN XVIII.1 ; 1993: “The Phoenix and the Sothic Cycle,” SAN XVIII.4 ; 2000: “The Snake and the Emperor in Roman Egypt,” CalCoin News, 54, No. 3 (Summer): pp. 10-12.
[References: CNG 41 (19 Mar 1997): collection intro on p. 102 ; SAN Journal Article Index (Numiswiki) ; CCN 54.3 (Summer 2000): pp. 8 & 22 (incl. photo), 10-12 (article) ; NASC Quarterly (Spring 1995): pp. 34, 35, 40 ; NASC Q. (Summer 1994) re: Litton ; & Upland Coin Club in Jan 1995 ; oin W. 2002]

Literature: Kovacs MBS XI & possibly rest of group bt. from Kirk Davis [Kovacs MBS X4, Empire (Kroh) Auctions X4, and 1 FPL ea. Amphora (Hendin) & Freeman-Sear] ; see also: entries for Kovacs, Kroh, Hendin, Freeman, Sear & Kirk Davis ; see also: catalog library page

BEHNEN, BILL = Clement William Behnen = C. W. Behnen (1936-2025)
American collector of Roman coins, especially RIC & RPC of Trajan Decius & family, sold 2017-8 by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. at BBS 201 & 202, and Gemini XIII & XIV (I’ve spotted a few other coins in later sales, some unidentified as such), cataloged by Curtis Clay. Previously sold a collection of Roman Republican coinage through Freeman & Sear (MBS 17, 15 Dec 2009), in at least 52 lots (no prov. given).
Collection formed c. early 1960s-2009 (many acq. from Christian Blom & other US coin dealers, e.g., Joel Malter, Empire, Lindgren/Antioch Assoc., CNG, Pegasi, Jencek; only post-FS MBS 17 purchase I find is a Byzantine weight acq. in 2012).
Various coin show awards for exhibitions of his ancient coin collection reported in numisatic periodicals in the 1960s (e.g., Voice of the Turtle 1.6, Dec 1962, others in NNP Search). Author of article on “Close-up Photography Applied to Ancient Coins” (The Turtle 6.3, Mar 1967: 71-4; NL 81, p. 8: No. 56). Paramount International Coin Corp noted “the outside assistance of C. W. Behnen of Dayton, Ohio” with their 1966 FPL #2 of Greek & Roman coins.
The Gemini XIII notes only that “My working career was spent on the railroad,” presumably in Ohio. He also edited the Winter 1976-77 issue of Ohio Chess Bulletin. Lived in Indiana for a time, died at age 88 in Louisville.
[References: Behnen Coll. Part I, Gemini XIII (6 Apr 2017): p. 5 (intro), Lots 283-377 ; Part II, HJB 201 (13 Jul 2017), Lots 377-481 ; HJB 202 (26 Oct 2017) not online (& among the few absent from my Catalog Lib.): 47 Lots (351-397) on ACSearch ; Gemini XIV (18 Apr 2018): 11 Lots, 582-592]
Coins: Decius DACIA Ant. (ex C. Blom 1964, not listed as Behnen, I believe erroneously) [external ACSearch]

BEMENT, CLARENCE SWEET = C. S. Bement (1843-1923)
Important Philadelphia industrialist & collector. Before coins (the coll. of which he assembled over “only” 15 years), he formed one of the world’s greatest mineral collections (a common theme: G. His, A. Lang, J. Sermarini). The Bement ancients were sold in 3 parts by Naville (Ars Classica VI & VII, Greek; VIII, Roman & Byzantine). (The European coins & literature were sold by American firms, Chapman & Elder.) As BCD noted of the Bement Greek catalogs (my pair here, ANS Lib. Dupls.): “Mr. Bement, like many other collectors who built important collections of Greek coins, developed an interest in them rather late in life. However, unlimited funds can sometime achieve spectacular results in a relatively short period. And here is the end product, a record of a great collection immortalized on 68 excellent plates.” Many of his finest Greek were also published in a 1921 vol. by T. Comparette, incl. the coin below.
[References: Rambach’s Bement Bibliography (all avail. online but Peters-Pearson, which ASW [2008: 607] dismisses anyway!) ; Rambach “Prov. Gloss. I,” NAC 91, p. 70 ; Walker (2008: 607-8) “Catalogues and Their Collectors” ; BMC Bio ; CW Kuenker/Kampmann “Fourth Dimension” ; Newell “Notebooks” (71 & 87) ; Naville Ars Classica VI (Greek I), VII (Greek II), VIII (Roman/Byz) ; Chapman Auction (26 Jun 1918) Bement European ; Elder Auction (29 Mar 1923) Bement Numis. Lib. ; Spring (2009: 182) 476-478 ; Clain-Stefanelli 1922, 1942* ; Daehn 2037, 2086 ; Comparette (1921) Greek Coins…Bement Collection]

Coins: Sybaris Triobol [216] (Alpine) ; Hidrieus Tetradrachm [1520] (ex Weber, Whittall, Lockett, von Aulock) ;
Related: Ars Classica VI & VII (ex ANS Library Duplicates)

BENDALL, SIMON (1937-2019)
Born in UK, also worked at numis. firms in USA (incl. at NFA). Preeminent scholar of late Byzantine coins (esp. Palaeologan & Trebizond), author of books & articles. Private collection(s) famously stolen – twice (Los Angeles, 1989; London, 2018)! Parts of his coll. survived (some included in his 1988 Private Collection of Palaeologan Coins, published before the thefts) & were sold at CNG (starting at Auction 115). Cataloged the N.B. Hunt Collection for Sotheby. Hon. Fellow of RNS. Fellow of Soc. of Antiquaries.
Small portion of his priv. collection sold by CNG, 2020-2; Bendall Library sold by Bertolami Fine Arts, e-Auction 80 (25 Apr 2020), in 544 lots.
[References: BNS bio (PDF) ; ANS Authorities ; In Memoriam, Cécile Morrisson, RN 2020 ; Biblio from Digital Library Numis (archived) ; Jarrett Blog Memorial ; NBS Bio ; Wiki ; CoinsWeekly ; CoinsWeekly (bis) ; CoinsWeekly Who’s Who (bis2) ; P.A. Clayton’s Eulogy reprinted by Bertolami (PDF)]
Coins: Andronicus II & Michael IX AE Trachy (SB 2458 type) ; Literature: Byzantine Weights (signed, inscr. to BCD) ; The Later Palaeologan Coinage [LPC] (signed by Bendall & Donald, BCD Library) ; Related: W.H. Hunt Sales (cataloger)

Beniak, Thomas E. = Dr. Thomas Edward Beniak
Coins: Nero Imitative Tetradrachm (Dattari, Newell, Luxor Hoard [CH 8.A41] = Egypt 1912 Hoard [CH 8.A38]) ; Commodus Tetradrachm (Curtis 1990: 386, ex Aiello, Emmett) ; Severus Alexander Tetradrachm (Sear RCV 8108) ; Julia Mamaea Tetradrachm (Curtis 1138, Dickie) ; Gordian III Tetradrachm (Sear RCV 8839) ; Gallienus Tetradrachm (Curtis 1579) ; Maximian Tetradrachm (Emmett, Curtis 2080)

BENSON, FRANK SHERMAN = F.S. Benson (1854-1907)
Important American numismatist at the turn of the 20th cent. Cataloged portions of John Ward Collection for Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wrote at least 16 articles (c. 1900-1906) published in the American Journal of Numismatics on Greek coins, ill. w/ his coll. Priv. pub. 4-vol reprinting (Boston: 1901-4) as Ancient Greek Coins (Daehn 2633). Coll. sold at Sotheby 3 Feb 1909 (Spring 797; CS 1943) & 16 Jun 1925 (Spring –; CS 2155). “Between 250 and 300 volumes of numismatic books” from his library donated to Long Island Historical Society in 1910, where he was director & board member. Fellow of RNS.
[References: Clain-Stefanelli: 17078; AJN (1907) 41: 79-80 (bio); NC (1907) 7: 20, 35 (RNS brief death notice); BMC bio]
Literature: Ashburnham Catalog (exlibris, hand-named)

BENZ, LEO = Leo Benz, Jr. (1906-1996)
Swiss collector, owner of electro-technical firm Zettler (as his father, Leo Benz, Sr.). Personal (religious & educational) connections to Rome & Munich. Important collection of Roman coins cataloged by Hubert Lanz (1998-9) & sold in 3 pts.: Lanz 88 (RRC), 97 (RIC I), 100 (RIC II). The catalogs are sought-after refs. Andrew McCabe includes Pt. 1 in “Top 10 Auction Catalogs” for RRC.
[References: NAC 105 = Rambach (III): 83-4 = CoinsWeekly bio.]
Coins: L. Julius Caesar Denarius ; See also: Hardcover set of 3 sales, ex Lanz Lib. (ex. rare as hardcover, poss. only complete set?)

Bérend, Denyse (1920-2019)
Collections sold quasi-anonymously (relatively well-known among collectors, she also published many of her coins under her own name).
[References: “Une des Grandes Dames de la Numismatique Grecque Nous a Quittés,” C. Arnold-Biucchi, RN 2020]
Coins: Greek AR fractions ; Related: Pour Denyse & Festschrift für Leo Mildenberg (both ex Bibliothek Wenninger)

BERRY, BURTON YOST (1901-1985)
American diplomat & collector of coins & art. Served at multiple stations c. 1928-1954, incl. Athens, Instanbul, and, most importantly (geo-politically), as Ambassador to Iraq at the time of the 1953 coup in Iran. Collection published in SNG Berry, part dispersed privately or in fine but little-known sales by Numis. Art & Anc. Coins (Zurich, by adopted son, Azzedine el-Aaji), some held by ANS. Published notable memoir, A Numismatic Biography (1971).
[References: Wikipedia; NYT Obituary (26 Aug 1985); mult. interesting details in BCD Lib. Sales ; Daehn 2030 ; Clain-Stefanelli 17093]
Literature: Numismatic Biography (signed/inscr. hardcover) ; Related: SNG Berry (custom bound ex BCD Library)

BEY, OSMAN NOURI = Chérif Osman Bey = Sherif Osman Nuri Bey = Monsieur Ch. Osman Noury Bey of Constantinople
Early 20th cent. Istanbul coin collector & art dealer, son of the Ottoman governor of Thessaloniki, Rauf Pasha, who traveled widely & played an important role in acquisitions for Russian and European museums. Yet there are scant biographical reports (at least in the languages I read). His ancient coin collection (or property) was sold anonymously at two Cahn sales, while his Islamic collection was sold under his name by Schulman.
“The Turkish antiquarian Sherif Osman Nuri-bey played a signifant role in the formation of Hermitage collection. At the beginning of the 20th century he visited Russia and other countries and enriched museum and private collections with monuments of antiquity. In 1913 the founder and the director of Fine Art museum in Moscow Ivan Tzvetaev (1847-1913) wrote: “The well-educated Turkish collector Osman Nuri-bey come to St. Petersburg and Moscow every year. He collected in the entire East and in Asia Minor, in Syria and Palestine, in Persia, not to mention European Turkey, the ancient coins and enriched all museums of Europe with their sale.” Tzvetaev mentioned also the British Museum, the Paris collection of medals and coins, the Berlin Münzkabinet.”
Auctions of Collection (or property): A. Cahn 60, 1928 (“Eines Numismatikers in Kleinasien”); A. Cahn 71, 1931 (“Sammlung eines Ausländischen Numismatikers”); J. Schulman 168 (part, lot 367ff.), 1929 (Islamic).
[References: Guruleva 2018: pp. 111-2 (bio) ; Poinsignon III (Kuenker 357), 3243 & 3255 ; Spring 74, 80]
Coins: Aphrodisias Demos (MacDonald, Mabbott 1690)

BIEBER, MARGARETE (1879-1978)
Important Jewish German-American archaeologist & historian of art. Received the Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts prestigious Reisestipendium in 1909 (see also W. Helbig, 1863; E. Meyer, 1924; H.U. Bauer, 1940). Fled Germany in 1933 with the rise of Nazism (first to Oxford, then Barnard Coll., Columbia U.). One of the first women profs. in archaeology & classics. Scholarship focused especially on Hellenistic & Roman period sculpture & classical theater. Recipient in 1974 of the AIA Gold Medal Award (see also M. Thompson, 1984).Collector of ancient coins (acq. by Harvard Art Mus., 2005).
[References: Bonfante & Recke (n.d.), Breaking Ground: Women in… (archived) (PDF bio) ; see also Cohen & Joukowsky (2004), Breaking Ground: Pioneering… (loanable, Archive) ; Arnold-Biucchi & Beckman (2018) ; Elkins (2019) BMCR review of last ; her Wikipedia page ; arthistorians.info bio]
Literature: Cybele (inscr. to Thompson-Margaret)

BISHOP, ERRETT (1928-1983)
Notable American constructivist mathematician & UCSD prof. Collection sold by Forum (Joe Sermarini), whose bio notes: “The Errett Bishop Collection includes over 1000 Ancient Greek, Roman Republic, Roman imperial, Roman provincial, Celtic, Judaean, Byzantine and other ancient coins collected from about 1960 to 1982. The collection includes 136 coins from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.”
[References: Wikipedia; FAC Bio]
Coins: Severus Alexander Alexandrian Tetradrachm

BLOM, CHRISTIAN = Chris Blom (1935-2018)
Notable American coin dealer in the second half of the 20th century. Produced at least 116 FPLs catalogs (c. early 1960s-late 1990s). Gengerke (2009: p. 51) lists one 1987 auction, but also lists him (2009: p. 265) as 1965 consignor to Hellenic Roman Coins (i.e., John Aiello). Worked w/ Lucien Birkler at M&M Numismatics (c. 90s-00s). Syracuse University for undergrad., later grad. study at NYU, History.
[References: Nov. 1962 Bio: “Know Your Dealer,” Voice of the Turtle, vol. 1.5: pp. 9-10 ; Obituary: Legacy.com via New Haven Register]
Literature: Stacks 1971 JQA-MHS Catalogs (annotated, hand-named) ; Related: Trajan Decius (Behnen [?], reportedly ex Blom 1964)

BLUMER, FRIEDRICH IMHOOF
(see Imhoof-Blumer, F.)

BOB L. COLLECTION
(see Langnas, Robert)

BOBKOSKIE, RUSSELL LEON (1941-2021)
Johnston, PA (b. Williamsport), grad. of Lycoming College (1964). Per obituatry, “a Certified Industrial Hygienist by PA Dept. of Environmental Resources, Bethlehem Steel Company, and retired from National Loss Control Service Corp.” Coauthor of multiple journal articles about exposure to toxic environmental vapors, c. late 1960s-1980s (at PA Dept. of Health).
Active in his community in various voluntary associations & clubs.
Longtime collector of Alexandrian coins (fate of collection unknown). Member of Numismatics International (joined Nov/Dec 1975 per NI Bulletin) & Williamsport, PA Area Numismatic Society (Secy. c. 1973).
[References: Obit. from Harris Funeral Home (warning: volume off!) ; Obit. for wife, Linda Bobkoskie (1947-2025) ; Google Scholar results for “RL Bobkoskie” (among others) ; NNP-WUSTL search results (X2)]
Literature: Emmett 2001, Alexandrian Coins (signed & inscribed by K. Emmett w/ correspondence w/ Linda) ; Hardcover (blue) Mabbott I-II ; SNG Copenhagen, Vol. 8: Egypt etc.

BOYD, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER = W.C. Boyd (1841-1906)*
British gentleman & partner in his family’s drapery business, important amateur (in the proper 19th century sense) entomologist & important numismatist. (In addition to insects and coins he collected various archaeological & ethnographic objects.)
Justice of the Peace in Hertfordshire, where he was born and died. Elected to Entomological Society of London, 1867. Active in the Royal Numismatic Society from 1892 (Honorary Treasurer, 1902-6). Began collecting coins, c. 1880, upon inheriting the collection of his uncle, George Henry Gaviller (many of whose tray tags remain with the coins today).
Published articles and hoard reports, donated to the British Museum, and contributed specimens to reference literature (including Webb’s important study of Carausius).
After Boyd’s death, his collection of Greek, Roman, and British coins remained with his descendants until being sold at AH Baldwin Auction 42 in 2005. He carefully recorded prior provenances, making his collector tags an important record of coin dealers & collectors in late 19th cent. London. (Examples illustrated in the Baldwin’s catalog & Brit. Num. Soc. catalog of coin tickets, linked below.)
* Elsewhere 1840 or 1842, notice of birth (29 Nov 1841) reportedly pub. 4 Dec 1841 (The Atlas [London]).
[References: Baldwin’s 42: pp. 3-5 (bio) ; Wikipedia page ; BNS Coin Tickets (see Main List)]
Coins: Carausius Ant. (M. Lyne)

BRACE, BRUCE R. (1932-2007)
Collected Roman coins since 1954, founded and/or was active in multiple numismatic associations, and authored many articles, and regularly presented papers on Roman Republican coins. He was Honorary Curator of the Numismatic Collection at McMaster Museum of Art, 1991-2007. Portion of coll. held at McMaster University. Most of the collection sold at CNG Auction 90 (23 May 2012). The Bruce R. Brace Library sold by ANE (Svetolik Kovačević, Toronto).
[References: RCNA E-Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 25 (24 April 2007), Obituary (PDF) ; bio blurb by Kolbe: The Celator 23.7, p. 32 (PDF Archived)]
Literature: Williams Confederate (Bookplate)

Brand, Virgil M. (1862-1926)
Coins: Aegae “Vespasian Jr.” (Prowe, Hansen, Mabbott, Rightman) ;
Related (catalogs): Sotheby’s 1984-5 Virgil Brand Collection, Parts 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 (complete for ancient; ex ANS Library, Cohn/”Selig” Lib.)

BRESSETT, KENNETH = Ken Bressett (1928-)
Important & highly accomplished American numismatist (w/ an esp. long career, active mid-20th cent. to present). Editor & author of important monographs & series on U.S. coins, and several volumes on ancient Biblical, Greek, and Roman coins. Collection of ancient coins sold by CNG, starting w/ Keystone Sale 6 (11 Mar 2022). Past President of American Numismatic Association (ANA, 1995-7).
[References: Wikipedia; Smith (ANB 2023), pp. 57-58; Clain-Stefanelli (1985) p. 1647 (9 entries in Author Index).]
Coins: Vespasian Judaea Capta As (ex Salton) ; Edessa, Gordian III AE ; Philip I AR Antoniniani (ex Dorchester 1939 Hoard) & Constantinian AE X10 (ex Higgie, 1967 “Higgie Hoard”) ; Constans “Barbarian & Hut” AE2

Bricault, Laurent (1963-)
Coins: Myndus AR Drachm (ex Karl, GTP)

BRINK, ERIC TEN = ETB Collection (1968-)
Specialized collection of Hadrian, formed c. 2009-2022 (most c. 2014-). Extensive gallery on Forvm, begun in 2014. Active on CT (@okidoki) & FAC (okidoki).
Almost 1,800 coins sold at Leu Web Auction 26 (8-13 Jul 2023): 915 single lots, >20 groups, & several non-Hadrian lots.
Dozens of coins (mostly Denarii) cited or ill. in RIC. Highlight of the collection: spectacular galley Sestertius = RIC 1282, ex Abbé Visconti & Museo del Padri Corsini, c. 1740s. For Alexandrian: beautiful bust of Ares on unique tetradrachm pub. by collectors Dattari 1271 (1901: Pl. VIII; D-S 2007: P. 63), Staffieri (QT,1993: Fig. 1; AIN, 2017: 57), and others.
Over half the single lots (478) were RPC, 205 from Roman Egypt, Alexandria. At least 96 ex-Dattari Collection; many ex Staffieri, AK & other notable Alex. colls. &/or ill. or cited in various important refs.
Almost every possible specimen is cited in RPC. Acknowledged in final two RPC Supplements (2017, 2019): “[to] CGT, ETB, and A. Tricarico … a special debt of gratitude … every morning we all await the welcome arrival of several emails from each of them!” [RPC Supplement 4, “Preface” (p. vii); see also RPC Supplement 5, “Preface” (p. vii); and, 1 of 16 priv. colls. on RPC Online Acks. pg.]
Leu’s bio noted (PDF bio) major interests in Cistophori & Eastern mint Denarii.
I don’t know if a print catalog (commercial or otherwise) was ever produced. But it should be!
Note: Two other important Hadrian Collections (not represented here, but at least the latter in ETB) were Harvey J Hoffer (Harmer-Rooke 12 Dec 1986) & Robert O Ebert (Stack’s from Jan 2013).
[References: Leu Numismatik’s 1.5-page coll. bio (to PDF), reprinted CoinsWeekly (4 Jul 2023) ; Leu WA 26 Lots]
Coins: Hadrian Alexandrian “Captives” Drachm (Dattari 1775) ; Hadrian Nomes Obol (AK, Kellner 106, 19)

BRUNK, GREGORY G. = Greg Brunk (1949-2020)
American political scientist & prof. Numismatic author of important books & articles, cataloger & collector. Pre-eminent expert on world countermark coinage, antiquity to present. During his lifetime, sold portions of coin coll. (Hartzog MBS 10 [29 Jun 1999]) & library (Katen 67 [2 Dec 1988] & 68 [14 Jul 1989]). Large quantity of his unpublished research & his library dispersed (privately?) after his death, incl. manuscripts; many of his custom bound auction cats. were (or are) offered for sale by Bryce Brown. Fellow of RNS (UK) & Can. Num. Res. Soc., among many other memberships & honors.
[References: Waterloo Courier (25 Oct 2020) Obit, incl. in his NBS / E-Sylum memorial pg.; Hartzog 10 (1999), p.8, collector/collection bio]
Literature: Sale Catalog (ex-library, Katen 68, 650 [part], BCD Library Duplicates)

BULLOWA, DAVID M. (1912-1953)
Noted Philadelphia numismatist, author, coin dealer, publisher, with particular contributions in the area of U.S. coins, and, over 70 years later, remarkable influence for such a short life. Contemporary of E.T. Newell & A.M. Huntington, Bullowa donated his first coin to ANS at age 17. Credited by many American numismatists (incl. J. W. Adams, above) as having personally influenced their careers as collectors, dealers, or scholars. Married to Catherine Bullowa-Moore, who carried on the business & became an accomplished numismatist. Many of his coins & books were later donated to ANS or Smithsonian. Many vols. incl. his small addressed, named bookplate and/or embossed stamp & also a custom ANS “in memory of” bookplate (see photos below). Archives at the ANS. Life Fellow of the ANS. ANA Hall of Fame.
[References: ANS Archer Authority ; ANS Mag. 2018-2 (pp. 46-53, Hill, “David Bullowa…”) ; Smith (ANB 2023), p. 58 ; Fitzwilliam Catalogs (A-D)]
Literature: Renauldin 1851 (bookplate) [photo] ; Sydenham 1933 (bookplate) [external Imgur photo]

BULLOWA-MOORE, CATHERINE = Catherine Bullowa (1919-2017)
Well-known Philadelphia coin dealer (Coinhunter), active in trade for well over 50 years. Published many coin lists through 2008. Notable donor to ANA, ANS (incl. the deaccessioned books now in my coll.), and Nat. Numis. Coll. during the Clain-Stefanelli curatorial regime (V.C.-S. 1970: 71 [PDF]). Fellow of RNS, Life Fellow of ANS, founding member of PNG, officer in the IAPN, U.S. Assay Comm., and others. On the occasion of her 50th year in the trade, the ANS Magazine published in its inaugural issue a warm & detailed profile or her career, beginning with her marriage to DMB, continuing with many numismatic honors & contributions, describing her as a “benefactor, consultant and fellow of” the ANS.
[References: NBS E-Sylum 20 (21): A9 ; ANS Magazine 2002 (1): 7-8 ; ANS Magazine 2018 (1): 62 ; Smith (ANB 2023), p. 58 ; Fitzwilliam Catalogs (A-D)]
Literature: Renauldin 1851 (bookplate) [photo] ; Sydenham 1933 (Bookplate)

BURNS, JASPER K (1952-)
Charlottesville, VA. Author & illustrator of several dozen books across genres (history, coins, follis, nonfiction essays, reference catalogs, novels), some self-published, others on major trade or university presses (e.g., Routledge, Johns Hopkins). Articles in The Celator, at least a dozen of them focusing on Roman Empresses of the 1st-3rd cent. Collector of coins since c. 1950s, especially ancient (Greek, Roman) & Irish. (Although his drawings are original, most photos are sourced from CNG. Unclear to me which, if any, of the published Greek/Roman coins are from his collection.)
[References: “About” page on blog (active 2011-); ANS Library (Donum): 20 results (Burns, Jasper K [14], Burns, Jasper [6])]
Literature: Great Women of Imperial Rome, 2007 (association copy, signed & inscribed to Jack Wilson [ack.: p. xii] & Mary Alissa Wilson) ;
Related: Nero-Agrippina Drachm (ex Niggeler, Trau, Merani, “plate coin” in 2007 book)

BURSTEIN, MARCEL B.
American collector of Roman Provincial Coins from Reno, NV. Much of coll. sold at Peus Auktion 366 (25 Oct 2000, w/ Frank Kovacs), once described by Sveto Kovačević (ANE) as “one of the best-ever sales of Roman Provincial coins.” Additional coins were dispersed privately (incl. to fellow collector G. Drewry, as one of mine below). Portions of his library w/ blue ink stamp were sold at CNG EA 410 (29 Nov 2017).
[References: Brousseau “Annexe” p. 576 (cited) ; Numiswiki (FAC) “Important…” (cited)]
Coins: Thyatira (Lindgren A831A, Thys) ; Grimenothyrai (Lindgren 955, Drewry)

CAHN, HERBERT A. = H. A. Cahn (1915-2002)
Important Jewish German-Swiss numismatic prodigy of the WWII era & post-war 20th cent., major dealer, author of many books & articles (first in 1929 at age 14), cataloger of many classic sales (Haeberlin at age 18). Left Germany in 1933 to escape the Nazis (like others here). By then, already a teenage working numismatist w/ his brother & uncle Julius Cahn in the Frankfurt firm founded in 1874 by Adolph E. Cahn (Julius’ father, H.A.’s grandfather). Founded Münzhandlung Basel w/ brother Erich in 1934 (Prince W.’s coll. as initial inventory), which became Münzen und Medaillen AG in 1942 (supported by Voirol et al, hiring P. Strauss in 1951). Founded (1949) & edited (through 1964) Gazette der Schweizerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft (later Schweizer Münzblätter). A founding member of IAPN in 1951. Numerous honors from RNS, SFN, ANS. Coins from his priv. coll. of ancients sold at Numismatica Genevensis 7 (27 Nov 2012). (European & med. at M&M 87 in 1998.)
[References: Spring 2009: 21-22 (Adolph & Julius), 162-5 (H.A. & Erich) ; Rambach Prov. Gloss. ; Künker 102 (2005) Biblio. M&M (but absent: pp. 1-10, foreword?) ; ICN – Boehringer Bio (PDF, German; Eng. trans. avail by email)]
Coins: group of 18 low-grade Archaic fractions (de Wilde) ; Related: AMB-Slg. Ludwig (signed by Voegtli & Russo, not Cahn or Mildenberg)

CEDERLIND, THOMAS BENTLEY = Tom Cederlind (1959-2015)
Well-known & widely liked American ancient coin dealer in Portland, OR. Produced 181 catalogs, c. early 1980s-2015 (FPLs, BBS, MBS all in one series). Mentor to dealers Ken Dorney, 1980s (valuable source for info re: Cederlind’s practices) & Michael Bezayiff. “Cederlind Estate” coins sold at CNG auctions starting 2016. (Others by Bezayiff, who then opened in Portland under own aegis.) Incl. many fine Republican & dozens from Caria, both of which TBC must have collected. The cats. also incl. >30 coins from 5 BCD Catalogs, likely his personal coll. (M&M 23, LHS 96, NAC 55, Triton IX, Lanz 105, almost all apparently purchased directly, not acq. later from other colls.), and >9 more “BCD Duplicates.” Cederlind “inventory” & “collection” overlap substantially, but may ultimately be indistinguishable. (Dorney once commented, “Tom priced his coins two ways. One to sell, one not to sell. When he had coins that seemed astronomical, it was his way of saying this one is mine, for my collection…”) Library sold by Kolbe & Fanning, start. by Auc. 145 (22 Apr 2017) [PDF cat.].
[References: CoinsWeekly, “Tom Cederlind (1959-2015),” incl. nice extended remembrance from BCD ; NBS Death Announcement ; Smith (ANB 2023), pp. 68-9 (corr., citing only the 3 early sales in Gengerke [2009]: p. 90 [as “Cederling”!], which inexplicably overlooks numerous Buy-Bid & M.B. Sales through 2015) ; Fitzwilliam Catalogs (A-D) ; CT 271994 ; few catalogs/sections archived on Wayback Machine (“URLs” tab, search “pdf”)]
Coins: Rhodes Chalkous (Slg. Karien) ; Literature: Baranowsky 1931 Traverso-Martini-Sale (Joel Malter Lib. 641, ex K. Davis, Bass, Schulman Libraries) [cat. lib. pg.] ; Wroth (1911) BMC Vandals (Schmidt)

CHAMBERLAIN, CHARLES = Charles T. Chamberlain (1946-) [?]
Presumably (but unconfirmed) the University of Arizona & UCSD Classics prof., with a focus on Greek & Latin literature. Authored textbook Beginning Latin for College Students (2021). Collection of 109 Roman Republican & Imperial (through Flavian) silver coins sold at CNG EA 509 (9 Feb 2022).
[References: The Classical World (1992) 85: 5, “Biographical Index” & “Index of Special Interests”]
Coins: Vespasian Denarius (Huntington, ANS, HSA)

CHAMBERLAIN, GEORGIA STAMM (née Stamm) = Georgia S. Chamberlain (1910-1961)
Noted portrait sculptor & historian of American art. Studied at the legendary NYC Art Students League. Namesake since 2004 of the Medal Collectors of America’s Georgia Stamm Chamberlain Award for medals research. Wrote dozens articles on American medals & medalists, published in The Numismatist, SAN Journal, TAMS Journals, Numismatic Scrapbook, The Art Quarterly, and many other numismatic & art periodicals.
Her husband, Robert Stoner Chamberlain (1903-1981; noted Latin American historian [Wiki ES]), collected & posthumously published many of her articles in three volumes: Studies on John Gadsby Chapman, American Artist, 1808-1889 (1962) American Medals and Medalists (1963), Studies on American Painters and Sculptors of the Nineteenth Century (1965). (Not my field, but all three seem well-received & widely used.)
The University of South Carolina holds Robert S. Chamberlain’s “Collection of Military Medals and Coins,” Greek to modern, formed 1960s-1970s (after GSC’s death), donated 1979 (to PDF Catalog & bio).
[References: Clain-Stefanelli 17187 (Obituary) = Numismatist (1962) 75 (5): p. 613 ; Smith (ANB 2023), p 79 = NNP People, 416 ; MCA Award Bio ; ANS Library (DONUM): 23 Records ; New York Times (3 Sep 1941), “Connecticut Girl Will Be Bride of Robert S. Chamberlain“]
Literature: Newell (1937, 1st ed.) Royal Greek Portrait Coins (ex Library, her signature)

CHEESMAN, TERENCE = Wild Rose Collection = Maple Leaf Collection (1951-2024)
Canadian collector, career at Canada Post; numismatic lecturer, author, and donor. Highly active in the N. American ancient coin world & well-known in online numismatic circles. Frequently presented on Greek & Roman coins at local clubs, universities, and other venues. His last leacture (19 Oct 2023) may have been “Ancient Greek Portraits on Coins,” for “The Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies Colloquium” at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. Left a bequest to the American Numismatic Society of both cash and the sale of his collection for the benefit of the ANS.
The ANS obituary (ANS Magazine 2024 [23.2]; Pocket Change, 19 Dec 2025) described Cheesman’s collection as:
“not only a source of personal enjoyment, but fully used as a tool for teaching and sharing his passion with others by way of online tutorials, webinars, and social media platforms. In the online numismatic community, Cheesman was known for his distinct presentation style, using beautiful example coins from his collection photographed on a striking blue background.”
Life Member & longtime officer in the Edmonton Numismatic Society (ENS). Authored regular Ancient/Medieval column for the award-winning ENS magazine, The Planchet, from October 2008 (vol 55, n7) onward. Frequently published coins from his collection, photographed by friend & fellow member Wayne Hansen (“on a striking blue background”).
Collection sold pseudonymously by CNG (for the benefit of the ANS) as “Wild Rose Collection,” starting w/ 289 lots in Auction 126 (28 May 2024). Portions of his collection had previously been sold both anonymously & as “Maple Leaf Collection” by Triskeles over multiple auctions, 2017-9.
[References: CoinTalk Thread: “Terence Cheesman” (Death Announced by WWE) & CT Profile ; NumisForums “INTERVIEW WITH A MEMBER: kapphnwn …” & NF Profile: “kapphnwn” ; The Planchet Archive from ENS]
Coins: Decius Tetradrachm (for Benefit of ANS, ex Prieur, McAlee) ; Related (cataloged by): Mazaios Tarsos Stater (JB Collection, Seventko, Athena Fund) ; Metapontion Stater [on ACSearch] (JB Coll. or Cheesman Coll.?)

Christensen, Henry (1915-1979)
[References: Smith (ANB 2023), pp. 83-4; Christensen MBS 70 (17 Apr 1979) (to PDF/Archive), intro essay by son, W.B.C.; E-Sylum 12 (29): Art. 18 (19 Jul 2009), 12 (30): Art. 11 (26 Jul 2009), 12 (31): Art. 22 (2 Aug 2009)]
Literature: Weaver FPL 2 (BCD, W. Christensen)

Christensen, William B. “Bill” (d. 2009)
[References: E-Sylum 12 (29): Art. 18 (19 Jul 2009), 12 (30): Art. 11 (26 Jul 2009), 12 (31): Art. 22 (2 Aug 2009)]
Literature: Weaver FPL 2 (BCD, H. Christensen)

CLAIN-STEFANELLI, ALEXANDER A. = Alex Clain-Stefanelli (1943-2014)
(see also: “Demarete Collection” & Clain-Stefanelli E.E. & V.E.)
Teacher in Virginia, born in 1943 Germany (possibly in Ravensbrück or Buchenwald Concentration Camps) to Romanian parents who would become prolific & celebrated numismatic scholars. Inherited family numis. library & coin coll. Toward end of life (c. 2012-4), worked w/ museums, made donations & archived family papers (ANS, Smithsonian); cataloged & consigned library to Kolbe & Fanning; consigned coins ( “Demarete Collection”) to Stack’s, where V.E. & E.E. worked c. 1950s. Prior to 2012 ANA sale, Stack’s described the Demarete Collection as “one of the most diverse properties we have had the pleasure of handling…assembled [c.] 1930’s to the 1970’s, by a family of devoted numismatic scholars.” Renamed “Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Collection” (sometimes “Elvira Elise” or “E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection”) when NAC & Naville (in collab. w/ Stack’s) assumed sale of the ancients, c. 2016.
[References: Ute Wartenberg’s (2014) bio ; NBS (2015) E-Sylum 18 (2): A6 bio]
Coins, Literature: (see Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira & Vladimir)

CLAIN-STEFANELLI, ELVIRA E. = E.E. Clain-Stefanelli = Demarete Collection (w/ V.E.C.-S.) (1914-2001)
(see also: “Demarete Collection” & Clain-Stefanelli, A. & and V.E.)
Distinguished numismatist, author, long-time curator w/ husband Vladimir, then first Executive Director, of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian. Though Elvira’s official title was “Assistant Curator” during Vladimir’s curatorship, they were viewed as single unit; the co-curators responsible for transforming the national coin collection into a world-class collection; co-authors of many important works on numismatic history, banking. Born in Romania, Elvira (w/ Alex & Vladimir) emigrated to USA after WWII (and 1.5 years imprisonment at Buchenwald), worked at Stack’s (she & Vladimir started the “Coin Galleries” division) before Smithsonian. Active until her death, involved w/ every major U.S. numismatic institution & many smaller ones. Wrote the classic Numismatic Bibliography (Battenberg: 1985), among many other monographs & articles. Private collection & library inherited by son Alexander, later sold by Stack’s (initially dubbed the “Demarete Collection”) w/ NAC & Naville, and multiple sales at Kolbe & Fanning. Collection begun by Vladimir c. 1930s, last known additions by Elvira, c. early 1990s. Archives (correspondence, manuscripts, etc.) housed at ANS & Smithsonian. ANS Fellow from 1963-. Numerous memberships & honors. An ANS endowment sponsors “Lecture in memory of Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli,” incl. the “Money Talks” series.
[References: Smith (ANB 2023), p. 73; Smithsonian, “Rich Legacy of…” (w/ add. refs.) ; The Numismatist [Aug 1996] 109 (8): 943 ff. ; ANS Archives w/ bio (see also: ANS Magazine Summer 12[2]: 48ff, 67. [PDF] & Kolbe & Fanning NY Book Auction [12 Jan 2013], pp. 14-17, Lots 34-7); ; NAC 92, Part I: Foreword (p 6) ; Washington Post obit ; wikipedia entry]
Coins: Rhegion Hemilitron ; Hadrian Demeter Tetradrachm (MN Coll.) ; Tacitus Alexandria Tetradrachm ; Constantius II Captives AE2 ; Quintillus Antoninianus (Short) ; Hanniballianus (“Important Armenian“) ; numerous other Greek, Roman Provincial, Roman Imperial
Literature: Select Numis. Biblio., 1965 (singed/inscribed to M. Reichenbach) ; Numismatic Bibliography, 1985 (signed & inscribed to Barry Tayman) ; Numismatics: An Ancient Science (signed & inscribed, D. Johnson Library) ; various offprints with Vladimir C-S‘s ownership stamp

CLAIN-STEFANELLI, VLADIMIR E. = Vladimir Clain = V.E. Clain-Stefanelli = Demarete Collection (w/ E.E.C.S.) (1914-1982)
(see also: “Demarete Collection” & Clain-Stefanelli, A. & E.E.)
Second curator of the U.S. National Numismatic Collection at Smithsonian, 1956-1982 (following the death of Stuart Mosher), joined the following year by his wife Elvira who served as de facto co-curator until his death (at which point she became the first Exec. Dir. of the N.N.C.). Under their stewardship, the size of the collection reportedly increased from 60,000 to 900,000. The pair are often remembered as a unit, but each of them also sole-authored publications as well, incl. Vladimir’s (1968) History of the National Numismatic Collections. Born in Chernivtsi, Austria (now Ukraine), married 1939, studied numismatics in Italy & Germany. Vladimir was arrested in 1943 in Berlin, his passport reportedly been stolen & used by a man escaping the Nazi regime. The pair spent >1.5 years at Buchenwald (1943-5); Elvira was pregnant, so Alexander was born there. (Circumstances of their escape/release are unpublished to my knowledge.) Born Vladimir Clain, he & Elvira changed their last names around the time of immigration to the USA (c. 1949-1951). (Another parallel to Mark Salton-Schlessinger’s bio.) A dated/inscribed volume in my library (Stefan 1932; external album) bears Vladimir’s library stamps as both “V. Clain” and, later, “Clain-Stefanelli,” indicating their library (& prob. coll.) survived war & imprisonment, at least in part. Vladimir’s first U.S. job was at Hesperia Art (Baltimore, w/ Robert Hecht), by Spring 1951 (List #1 in my cat. lib.), then worked at Stack’s (w/ Elvira), 1954-1956.
[References: Smith (ANB 2023), p. 73 ; ANS Archives w/ bio (see also: ANS Magazine Summer 12[2]: 48ff. [PDF] & Kolbe & Fanning NY Book Auction [12 Jan 2013], pp. 14-17, Lots 34-7) ; NAC 92, Part I: Foreword (p 6) ; Washington Post Obituary (23 Oct 1982)]
Coins: Rhegion Hemilitron ; Vespasian Judaea Capta As (as dealer, Salton, Bressett) ; 
Literature: Stefan 1932 [external album] ; several other offprints w/ author signatures &/or ink stamps ;
Related: Hesperia Art Ltd. (V. Clain-Stefanelli & R. Hecht, Baltimore, Spring 1951) List No. 1 (ex BCD Library)

CLARK, VICTOR
Dealer, collector, scholar of Constantine & other Late Roman Bronze Coins. Began collecting ancient coins after refiring from the US Navy (1988-1995). (Interestingly, a pathway into classical numismatics shared by at least a few others of whom I’m aware!) History M.A. (2009, MTSU), Thesis: “Constantine the Great: The Coins Speak.” On the Editorial Advisory Board for Koinon: The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies; contributed to its inaugural issue (2018, “A Previously Unrecorded Reverse for Constantine I“).
[References: “Interview with a Member,” Dominic T. (NF, 2023) ; “Constantine the Great coins,” active since 2005 (ref. site for LRBC, incl. “barbs,” w/ valuable biblio/readings page) ; Academia.edu page (incl. MA Thesis, published essays & unpublished research notes) ; LRBC Forum]
Coins: Licinius II AE3 (Dattari) ; Constantine I AE3 (Dattari)

CLAY, CURTIS = Curtis L. Clay (1945-)
Scholar, commercial numismatist, and collector, having published on various areas of Roman coinage (with some emphasis on the Severan period) including numerous articles in German and English language journals; co-author of Die Kontorniat-Medaillions (with A. Alföldi & E. Alföldi).
Studied Classics at Princeton (class of 1966, roommate & close friend of Phil Peck, collector & curator at Chase Money Museum). At Oxford, his Master’s Thesis (M.Litt., 1972/3) was supervised by Sutherland & Kraay: “The types and chronology of the Severan coinage of Rome, A.D. 193-8.” He received the 1969 Barclay Head Prize for Numismatics (awarded to an Oxford student each year) for an essay later published in NC (1970) as “Nilus and the Four Seasons on a New As of Septimius Severus.” (My signed copy noted below.)
Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society (elected 17 Apr 1969 [“History/RNS,” to PDF]).
His Master’s at Oxford coincided with the tenure of Colin Kraay (his thesis supervisor, then long-term friend and colleague) as an assistant keeper of Coins (later, the Keeper from 1976 until his death in 1982) at Ashmolean Museum’s Heberden Coin Room. After Kraay’s death, Clay coined the phrase “Kraay Overstrikes,” based on their personal conversations (2008, JAN v. 1.2-2). Before working at Harlan J. Berk in Chicago (1994-), “Clay worked for many years as a teacher and translator in Vienna, Austria.” Cataloged Berk and Gemini sales of coins deaccessioned from the American Numismatic Society, Art Institute of Chicago, Boston MFA, many other important private & institutional collections.
Long known among collectors as a particularly generous scholar, a prolific contributor to the online ancient coin forums (Engl. & Deutsch), incl. much about collector biographies, history of the field & ancient coin provenance.
Private collection of Roman coins begun c. 1960s, selling a major portion to the British Museum in 1992/3. Bulk of collection acquired by HJB, Ltd., sold in a series of Buy-Bid Sales (from BBS 224 in 2023). According to the catalog introductions, the collection consisted of “over 5,000 pieces. Curtis mostly collected coins that were rare or unpublished, focusing especially on varieties unrepresented in the enormous, nearly definitive British Museum Collection.” (Selected coins also appeared in prior sales, especially Berk BBS 198 [2016], 51 Lots.) A book is planned to publish selected highlights.
[References: HJB Bio ; coll. acq. by BM 1992/3 (610 coins)]
Coins: Vespasian Dupondius (RIC II.1 263, ex Hall, JS Wagner) ; Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Apostolo Zeno 952) ; Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Elberling, Cohen 929 etc., probably ex Hobler, later “Stiavelli” sale et al.) ; Julia Domna AE As (P.V. Hill, BMC 230-note) ; Literature: “Nilus and the Four Seasons…” NC 1970 (signed/inscr. to L. Scholing, ex Lanz Library [on acsearch])

CLEFF, GERT = Sammlung Gert Cleff, Wuppertal
Notable German reference collection emphasizing ancient Persian silver & gold (from Achaemenid through Kushano-Sassanid & other Parthian successors), incl. many fine & rare AR fractions. Formed c. 1990-2010s, most acq. from German firms or from CNG. Dispersed in several sales by Gorny & Mosch beginning w/ Auktion 288 (online, Cleff – Teil I) in 2022 (Auk 287 for antiquities).
[References: G&M Auktion 289 (Cleff – Teil II)]
Coins: Themistokles Hemiobol ; Achaemenid 1/4 Siglos ; Manchihr III Hemidrachm

CLOKE, HUGH = Hubert J Cloke = “Authors’ Collections” (LMCC) = CT Collections (w/ Lee Toone) (1944-)
Literature professor (U. Chicago, then Georgetown), with a focus on Rome as reflected in 18th-19th century American arts. Began collecting Tetrarchic & Constantinian coins c. 1992 and eventually co-authored, with Lee Toone, The London Mint of Constantius & Constantine, published by Spink, 2015. His and Toone’s (joint?) collection coins are labeled “CT Collections” in LMCC, many of which were acq. by Paul DiMarzio, later sold at CNG.
[References: NBS Announcement, E-Sylum 18 (23): A5 ; FAC Disc. Announcement]
Coins: (see “CT Collections” / Lee Toone)

COHEN, J. = Jonathan Cohen
Australian coin dealer (Imperial Numismatics, Perth) & collector of Greek coins, active c. 2009-2015. Focused especially on types published in BCD Peloponnesos I & II, acq. coins from the CNG 81.2 sale & ex-BCD coins from Agora, Gitbud Naumann/Pecunem, Auctiones GmbH. Secretary of the Numismatic Association of Australia (NAA), c. 2016. Collection initially offered for sale at CNG EA 392 (26 Apr 2017), noting that: “This collection of Peloponnesian coins was born from my personal interest in ancient Greek history and inspired primarily by the BCD sales. The collection was formed as a study of the varying coinage types produced through the ruling cycles of the Peloponnese….”
[References: Perth Num. Soc. News, 2 Dec 2019 ; NAA Dealer (accessed: 19 June 2023)]
Coins: Elis AE Apollo (Petsalis, BCD) [external FAC Gallery w/ tag]

COHN, HELMUT = “Herman Selig” Collection (1931-2022)
Collector of British & Japanese coins from Cape Town. Fellow of the South African Numismatic Society & President, 1979. Several SANS presentations reported in CoinWorld (1970s) & NI Bulletin (1987); article on “Early Japanese Coinage” pub. in the 60th Anniversary Journal (2001).
Formed important reference collection of British coins, c. 1960-1980s (bt. Spink, Sotheby [incl. Brand] & important coins from Garrett Collection), dispersed under the pseudonym “Herman Selig Collection” over three sales (Spink 1989 & 1999, DNW 2003); Part 4 consisted of pre-1870 Japanese coins (Noonans, 2022). Small library also auctioned by Noonans, many vols. w/ bookplate: “Ex Libris Helmut Cohn AKA Herman Selig.” (Spink 47 in 1985 apparently also included some books.)
Per his gravesite memorial page, a member of South Africa’s first and oldest Synagogue, established 1841, Gardens Shul (or “Cape Town Hebrew Congregation,” CTHC) [Wiki].
[References: bio from Noonans (2022) ; gravesite & life dates ; Herman Selig Collection Part IV (Noonans, 13 Oct 2022)]
Literature: Sotheby’s, 1985, Brand Part 10 (bookplate)

“COLLECTION SANS PAREILLE” = CsP [alt: C.S.P.]
Surely the greatest collection of AR fractions ever assembled, certainly the finest series of auction catalogs dedicated to tiny Greek coins (Nomos 26, Nomos 29, Obolos 35 by ASW [et al.], who entertainingly called both auctions). Nomos AG has apparently not yet identified the collector by name, but given other biographical details about her. (Other dealers have given her name, which was well-known from the start.)
The same collector also formed world-class collections of Greek coins generally (Leu 76 [27 Oct 1999], “Exceptional Private Collection,” cataloged by her friend S. Hurter; see also The Celator 13 [10]: p. 29) and antiquities (incl. a relief from Persepolis famously returned to Iran after an important legal case). Most of the “CsP” coins were acquired by the 1970s (incl. the purchase of Leo Mildenberg’s collection en bloc) w/ exceptions for a few major coll. sales — most notably, decades later (thru 2012!), the BCD sales.
(BCD also posthumously contributed a coin “in honour of its late owner, who was a good friend and colleague for over a generation, and who would have loved owning this coin!” See also his contribution to her 2000 festschrift, describing on p. 47 several of his coins, at least one of which she would eventually acq.: “this offering, of necessity, is a kind of … revenge! Here are some fractions which [she] probably […] does not yet have in her wonderful collection.”)
[References: Part I: Nomos 26 (21 May 2023; to PDF) ; Part II: Nomos 29 (5 Nov 2023; to PDF) ; Part III: Obolos 35 (15 Dec 2024; to Flipbook) — print out the plates, there’s no substitute for seeing the coins together to-scale!)]
Coins: Krannon Obol, 724 (Liampi 4d, Mildenberg) ; Datames Tarsus Obol, 914 (Mildenberg, SNG von Aulock 5419) ; Sikyon Obol, 1326 (Mildenberg, Pozzi [Boutin 4076]) ; Tarentum Hemilitron, 956 (Mildenberg, Pozzi [Boutin 423]) ; Eion Diobol, 1203 & Hemiobol, 1201 ; Chalkis Obol, 1291 (BCD Euboia 133)

CONTI COLLECTION
Anonymous (?) collection, probably American, sold by CNG over multiple auctions 2022-2023 (presently over 777 lots). Consisting primarily of Roman & Byzantine coins of all types, acquired c. 1989-2019 (especially from American dealers, CNG & Berk/Gemini; in recent years often from firms in Europe/UK). Presently no indication whether Conti is a personal name or an allusion to a place or one of the famous historical figures or collectors Conti.
[References: ACSearch results (“From the Conti Collection”) ; from CNG EA 524 (28 Aug 2022), 150 Lots; Auction 121 (6 Oct 2022), 98 Lots; EA 525 (19 Oct 2022), 198 Lots; EA 529 (14 Dec 2022), 34 Lots; EA 534 (15 Mar 2023), 128 Lots; EA 535 (29 Mar 2023), 94 Lots; EA 540 (14 Jun 2023), 56 Lots; EA 541 (28 Jun 2023), 2 Coins; EA 543 (2 Aug 2023), 3 Coins]
Coins: unique Antoninus Pius Großbronze from Hadrianopolis (Varbanov 3145 = RPC IV.1 11165 [external link])

CORES URÍA, GONZALO = Colección Cores (1930-2020)
Spanish numismatist & collector, author of articles on ancient & medieval Iberian coins, co-author of important monographs Corpus Nummorum Visigothorum (CNV, 2006, w/ J. Vico & M. Cruz Cores, his daughter) & Catalogo de Plomos Monetiformes de la Hispania Antigua (CPM, 1987, w/ A. Casariego & F. Pliego). Stannard et al. (NC, 2021: 53) wrote that “Gonzalo was a Maecenas of Spanish numismatics, always generous with his knowledge and time, who put his vast collection at the disposal of scholars.” Cores’ Visigothic coll. acq. en bloc by Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Madrid). Beginning c. 1952, assembled one of the greatest collections of ancient Iberian coins ever published (3 vols., 2017, 2019, 2020), Colección Cores: Moneda Antigua de la Península Ibérica. Sold by Jesús Vico in 12 Parts, beginning with Auction 148-159 (7 Jun 2016 through 20 Jul 2021). (Prev. one Visigoth Trem. in Vico 147.) Numerous coins pub. online in MIB; dozens in RPC Online.
[References: WeAreNumismatics (ANE) Death Notice ; Revista de Col. Cores por Martin Almagro Gorbea en Complutum, 2018, 28 (2) ; G. U. Cores Academia.edu Page]
Coins: Carisa AE Semis

CORN, STEPHEN J. (1942-2018)
American collector of Athenian coinage (especially “New Style” Athenian Tetradrachms), acquired 2009-18 (his favorite dealers apparently CNG/Triton & Berk/Gemini, also regularly Goldberg, & Cederlind). He also collected Swedish plate money and Swiss shooting medals. US Navy veteran (1960-5) & long-time construction contractor, active in building commissions & legislation for local & Florida state gov. Collection sold by Harlan J. Berk in 176 lots in BBS 208 (5 Sep 2019): 1-171, 200, 234, 236, 239, 266 (Corn Coll. prov. not noted in online lot archives). HJB 208 (Lot 56) describes Corn’s series of “New Style” Tetradrachms as “a nearly complete collection of the interesting annual issues of new-style Athenian tetradrachms and drachms.” Active member of the ANS (2009-) & Augustus B. Sage Society (2017-).
[References: ANS Magazine, Jan. 2018, v.17 (2), p.67 = Harlan J. Berk 208th Buy-or-Bid Sale (5 Sep 2019), p. 1 (bio) ; HJB 208: all lots on ACSearch ; ANS Annual Report (2018): p. 39 (PDF) ]
Coins: “New” Style Tetradrachm (Corn 77)

CRESCENT COLLECTION
Anonymous collection (prob. American), formed c. 2003-2019 (mostly from US & UK dealers). Sold by CNG beginning primarily with Greek (34 single lots, plus 3 ancient groups & 18 world) in e-Auction 483 (6 Jan 2021); then 46 lots of mostly RRC in EA 485 (10 Feb 2021); 5 Lots of Hadrian RPC Silver in EA 486; and mostly RIC in EAs 493, 503, and 509.
[References: ACSearch: 139 Lots Ancient Coins, 33 Modern, 3 Lots Antiquities]
Coins: ΣΤΑΣΙΩΝ Drachm (Ashton 59b) ; Hadrian Aegeae Tetradrachm (LM 117) ; Carinus “Captive” Antoninianus

CT Collections [alt: C.T. Collections]
(see Cloke, H. & Toone, L.)

Cunningham, William = W. Cunningham, Esq.
Coins: Nicomedes IV Tetradrachm (Michailovich, Pipito)

Curtis, James Wylie = Col. James W. Curtis (1913-1994)
[References: Excellent bio by Pete Smith, ANB (2025: p. 106) = NNP bio 525]
Coins: Gallienus Tetradrachm (1579, Beniak) ; Julia Mamaea Tetradrachm (1138, Dickie, Beniak) ; Maximian Tetradrachm (2080, Emmett, Beniak) ; Related: Commodus Tet. (Emmett, ex Aiello [Curtis 1990: p. 307, 386], Beniak); Curtis 1969 book (ex M.L. Davidson & Mus. Arts Sci., Daytona)

DATTARI, GIOVANNI (1853/8-1923*)
[see also: blog post w/ bio]
Prodigal Italian-Egyptian collector & seller of Alexandrian coinage (and antiquities), author of articles & major early catalog on coinage of Roman Egypt. Collection formed c. 1891-1913. In 1901, published catalog of 6,580 coins, Monete Imperiali Greche. Numi Augg. Alexandrini. Catalogo della Collezione Dattari (vol. 1, text & vol 2, pl.). Over 12,500 rubbings of Dattari’s coins were edited & published in 1999 by A. Savio; in the 2007 ed., a Supplement of 700 newly discovered rubbings (>13,200 total) was added. Coins in the new plates are believed to have been acq. after 1901; Savio suggests that the other 12,500 rubbings may have all been produced in preparation for the 1901 vol.
Dattari donated or sold thousands of coins to museums (his BMC bio links 373 objects), and other were donated/purchased after his death (see blog post for names/some links). Negotiations w/ Italian & Egyptian museums failed for the remainder of his coll. & by 1970 parcels were being dispersed in trade (2,000 of the Alexandrian coins are ill. in Figari-Mosconi 2017). Naville Numismatics (London) began dispersing a new parcel of 1,000s more in 2017. Relatively few were ill. in Dattari 1901, so the 1999/2007 Savio vols. are essential for confirming provenance (but, as C. Clay’s Gemini XIII catalog of the A.I.C. deaccession & Naville parcel show, many have no known rubbings, esp. 3rd cent. tetradrachms). Dattari also collected of 10,000s of Late Roman Bronze coins (19,320 by 1901), many of which were donated to Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique; 1,000s were dispersed in trade by Jesús Vico, c. 2017- (and Vico via CNG).
His personal archive, including correspondence, is held at Centre d’Études Alexandrines (CEAlex; see Faucher 2020).
* – Contemporary records give two competing birthdates for Dattari: 19 Apr 1853 or 17 Apr 1858 (Savio 2015: pp. 15, 16; see also Carbone 2018 & SNI, Numismatici).
[References: ANS Magazine (2018) 17 (2): p. 6ff., Lucia Carbone, “Giovanni Dattari and His Fabled Collection of Alexandrian Coins” ; Adriano Savio’s biography of Dattari (in Italian; alt. source) ; Numiswiki (FAC) ; Società Numismatica Italiana, I Grandi Numismatici: Giovanni Dattari (to PDF) ; Faucher (2020), “Archive épistolaire inédite de Giovanni Dattàri“]
Coins: Nero Imitative Tetradrachm (Newell, Beniak, Luxor Hoard [CH 8.A41] = Egypt 1912 Hoard [CH 8.A38]) ; Trajan Drachm (Staffieri, R. Sarti) ; Hadrian Eagle Tetradrachm ; Hadrian “Captives” Drachm (ETB) ; Hadrian Euthenia Drachm ;  Hadrian Zeus Drachm (Righetti) ; Aelius Diobol (Rocky Mountain) ; Antoninus Sarapis Tetradrachm (Zumbly, Grover, Chi. Art Inst.) ; Commodus Helios Tetradrachm ; Commodus Diobol (Staffieri, Öhrl) ; Severus Alexander Ares Tetradrachm (Kammerer, Malter Auction 1) ;  Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea Tetradrachm (Staffieri, Fontana) ; Maximinus Tetradrachm (Beniak) ; Gordian III Helios Tetradrachm ; Maximus Zeus Tetradrachm [external, RPC] ; Maximus Helios Tetradrachm (Righetti, Lowrek) ; Sev. Alex. Elpis Tetradrachm (Rocky Mountain) ; Licinius II AE3 (V. Clark) ; Constantine I AE3 (V. Clark) ; Helena AE3 ;
LOST IN TRANSIT (w/ one other Wishnevsky coin): Philip I “Captives” Tetradrachm (Wishnevsky)

DAVIDSON, MARC = Marc Leon Davidson (1954-)
Florida journalist, patron of the arts, and one-time coin dealer. Formerly co-editor & chairman of board at The Daytona Beach News-Journal, owned/operated by the Davidson family 1928-2009. Trustee of Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences; board member of various other area organizations.
Active as a coin dealer in the early 1980s. Produced at least 4 auctions (1980-1) with Larry Jackson as “Davidson Numismatic Auctions,” followed by 34 fixed-price lists with Joseph P. Linzalone as PMV, Inc. (c. 1981/2-1987). PMV was acquired by Empire Coins (Dennis Kroh w/ D. van Seeters), as announced in letter dated 1 Jan 1988 & reported in the Feb 1988 issue of The Celator (v.2 [2]: VI).
Produced Classical Coin Newsletter (Daytona Beach, FL), mid-1980s. Longtime member of the ANS, ANA, FUN, and other numismatic orgs.
[References: Gengerke 2009: p. 158 & p. 497 ; Prabook bio]
Literature: Curtis 1969 (ex libr. Marc Davidson & Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona FL) ; Related: PMV FPL #3 (?) Christmas 1982 (ex BCD Lib Duplicates) [see Catalog Lib. Page]

DAVIS, CHARLES E. (1944-)
American numismatic bookseller, author. Born Massachusetts, graduated U. Penn. (1966/7), financial analyst until 1990, after which a full-time dealer in coin books (having been part-time since 1979). Sold many important numismatic library consignments, private (H. Chapman) & institutional (ANS, ANS, Harvard Art Museums), cataloged Armand Champa Lib. (1995 NLG winner).
Author of American Numismatic Literature: An Annotated Survey of Auction Sales 1980-1991 (1992). Member, ANA & EAC since 1968. Active in the Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS), editing The Asylum (1991-5) & writing articles.
[References: Smith, ANB (2025), p. 109 = NNP-WUSTL Bio ; his website bio ; The Asylum author indexes (1980-2007/12)]
Literature: American Numismatic Literature (signed, inscribed to Ken Lowe)

Davis, Kirk
Literature: Baranowsky 1931 Martini-Traverso Sale (Malter 641, Cederlind, K. Davis, Bass, Schulman Libraries) [cat. lib. pg.] ; Related: substantial run >50 FPL catalogs 1995-present (the most recent of 85+) ; Herakleia Trachinia Obol (ex Lambros, Jameson, Hirsch Estate, Gilman) ; Julius Caesar Elephant Denarius (FPL 74)

DAVIS, NORMAN (1897-1991)
Jewish British-American businessman (in oil & beer), numismatist (collector & author), and patron of arts in Seattle, WA. Noted contributor to Jewish community institutions post-WWII. First vice president & board member of the Seattle Art Museum, where many of his coins were donated. An exhibition of his coins was accompanied by his volume Greek Coins and Cities, published by Spink (1967). The ANS published a 1969 Sylloge of his collection, The Norman Davis Collection (vol. 1 of Ancient Coins in North American Collections [ACNAC, orig. “Greek…” / GCNAC]). Portions of his coll. not in the Seattle Art Mus. Coll. were dispersed at NFA XI (8 Dec 1982) & Gemini VII (9 Jan 2011). Fellow of the RNS & ANS.
[References: The Seattle Times (Aug 15, 1991): “Norman Davis, 94, Entrepreneur, Altruist And Community Leader” ; Gemini VII (9 Jan 2011): p. 6 (bio), reprinted from: NFA XI (8 Dec 1982): p. 3 ; American Jewish Archives: Norman Davis papers, Address, donor records (Box 39, F. 10; PDF)]
Literature: Greek Coins & Cities (autographed)

DE LA FONTAINE, GASPARD-THÉODORE-IGNACE = G.T.I. de la Fontaine = Theodore de la Fontaine (1787-1871)
(see also Karl Gustav Elberling)
Lawyer, statesman, and head of government during several phases of Luxembourg’s transition to a parliamentary constitutional monarchy from 1841 to 1868. An important numismatist, formed a collection of Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and medieval coins, several thousand of which were purchased by the state or donated to l’Institut Archéologique du Luxembourg à Arlon (IAL).
The last Governor (1841-1848), from the period of the first Chartered Constitution (1841) until a more liberalized constitution was adopted in 1848 (William II thus preserving monarchy against the revolutions sweeping Europe), then the first Prime Minister of Luxembourg (briefly, August to December, 1848, resigning after a no-confidence vote). During a brief return to absolutist monarchy following a coup (1856 Putsch), became the first President of the Council of State (1857-1868), a second parliamentary chamber established by the 1856 Constitution. (The modern Constitution of Luxembourg was adopted in 1868, and stands today with amendation.)
One of the founders of La Section Historique de l’Institut Grand-Ducal in 1845, active in the Publications de la Section Historique…. Involved in the administration and curation of the Ducal Institute’s coin collection, to which the K. G. Elberling Collection had been promised. (In the end, the heirs sold it en bloc to Rollin & Feuardent. Having preceded Elberling in death by two years, perhaps no one else could effectively advocate for the bequest.)
The nécrologie for Elberling also mourned the recent loss of l’ancien governeur, M. de la Fontaine, calling him the “Nestor de la numismatique luxembourgoise,” like the wise, old king of Greek Pylos (PSH 28: VI).
[References: Wiki Bio ; Radio Télévision Luxembourg (RTL) Historical Biography ; René Link (2009), “Les Débuts de la Numismatique Romaine à Luxembourg,” pp. 58-62, in Monnaies romaines – Monnaies de Trèves, Banque Central du Luxembourg (to PDF catalog) ; RBN XXVIII (1872), pp. 592-5 (to PDF), detailed “Correspondance” by H. Eltz on his 25-year (!) project to publish Fontaine collection of Luxembourgish as monograph (portions in PSH), part acq. by Ducal museum upon l’ancien gouverneur‘s death]
Literature: Elberling (1867/8) “Wichtigsten Exemplare…” Part V (inscr. by Elberling to Fontaine)

DEMARETE COLLECTION
(see Clain-Stefanelli, A., E.E., and V.E.)
Collection of the Clain-Stefanelli family, apparently begun by Vladimir c. 1930s & throughout his lifetime w/ Elvira, who continued it until at least 1990s. Alexander may have added (e.g., several American medals in Stack’s 24 Mar 2012 Baltimore ANA sale are cited as ex 2008 Coin Galleries).
The collection consisted not only of ancient coins, but many American and world coins & medals. Indeed, judging from the 2012 estimates, the modern coins may have been the most valuable portion of the collection. Most of the highest value ancients also seem to have appeared in the Stack’s sales, rather than the later NAC (and then Naville) auctions of “the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection.”
[Stack’s Sales: Official Baltimore Rarities Night Auction (22 Mar 2012) ; March Baltimore Auction (24 Mar 2012) ; April Hong Kong Auction (3 April 2012) ; Official ANA Auction (10 Aug 2012) ; August Hong Kong Auction (20 Aug 2012) ; November Baltimore Auction (17 Nov 2012) ; NYINC Auction (14 Jan 2013) ; Americana Sale (23 Jane 2013) ; Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins (14 Aug 2013) ; Hong Kong Auction (20 Aug 2013) ; Baltimore Auction: World Coins and Paper Money (8 Nov 2013) ; NYINC Auction: World Coins (13 Jan 2014) ; Americana Auction (6 Feb 2014) ; Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money (12 Aug 2014) ; NYINC Auction… (12 Jan 2015) ; NYINC Internet Auction (13 Jan 2015) ; ANA Auction (17 Aug 2015) ; Baltimore Auction (10 Nov 2015) ; Internet-Only NYINC Auction (13 Jan 2016)]

DEMIRJIAN, TORKHOM
New York & London antiquities, art & coin dealer active since at least the early 1970s, founder of Ariadne Galleries, Chairman Emeritus at Hermitage Museum Foundation.
[References: Hermitage Mus. Found. Bio]
Literature: Rosen-Waggoner (inscr. to)

DERFLER, WOLF DIETMAR = Sammlung W. Derfler, Hofheim
Unnamed collector of the important Peus 376 sale of Parthian, one of the extraordinary series of at least 15 noted Parthian sales by the firm over an 8-year period (Auktionen 363, 366, 368, 371, 372, 374, 376, 378, 380, 382, 384, 386, 388, 392, 393), individually documented by Chris Hopkins on PDC (Parthia-dot-com). Cited in Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum. Some coins (collection duplicates?) sold on ebay (wderfler) c. 2005.
Career spent at Hoechst AG (1967-1997), primarily as Finance Manager and/or General Manager at offices in Istanbul, Tehran, Lima, Buenos Aires. In retirement in Hofheim, Germany, a freelance translator (bio).
Coins: Tanlis & Raggodeme (AM Simonetta)

DE SAULCY, FÉLICIEN = Felix de Saulcy (1807-1880)
(see also Prince Karl Egon II)
Important French archaeologists & numismatist with major contributions to numismatic fields as diverse as Celtic, Judaean, Nabataean, Byzantine, Seleucid, crusade, medieval and modern European, some of which are still often used today. He often employed the talents of legendary engraver Leon Dardel & wrote about coins from his own collection. Over 7,000 of his were acquired c. 1872 by the Cabinet de Medailles, BnF Paris (he reportedly declined an offer for double the price from London). Additional portions of his collection of Gallic and Byzantine coins were purchased by the Furstenberg cabinet (Prince Karl Egon II & descendants, with Freiherr von Pfaffenhofen), eventually dispersed at auction by A. Cahn, incl. auctions 75 (30 May 1932) and especially 81 (5 Apr 1933) for ancients. (For a complete list, incl. the Helbing sales, see Spring [2009] p. 28.) French Senator & Commander, Legion of Honor.
[References: Wikipedia ; Spring (2009), pp. 28-30, Nos. 81 (Cahn 79) & 83 (Cahn 81) ; Bibliothek Alain Poinsignon, Teil 3, Lot 3265 ; Chameroy & Guihard 2020]
Coins: Sequani Quinarius (Fürstenberg, Wüthrich, Schlüter, “Old Swiss…1970s“) ; John Ducas Tetarteron (as cataloger, Slg. von Bose, later Goodacre Coll./Handbook, Martinez)

D’ESTE (Family Collection)
(see Este Collection)

DE VRIES, SAMMLUNG = “Slg. de Vries”
Collection of Greek & Roman coins formed c. 1980-2017 (mostly from Frank Taylor Brisbane [1980-1985], Busso Peus [1988-2012], CNG [2011-2017]). Collection dispersed in 172 lots at Peus Auktion 423 (7 Nov 2018), 425 (7 Nov 2019) & e-10 (18 Jan 2020). (Probably NOT Peter H. de Vries [Oriental Soc. & CNG 93]?)
Coins: Const. Gall. Fallen Horseman

DE WILDE, JEROEN = J. de Wilde Collection
Dutch economist w/ an interest in “the rise and fall of monetary unions in the past 2700 years” (Santa Fe Inst. bio). Began collecting coins at age 10. Board of the ANS, volunteer numismatist at Rijksmuseum, committee member for first Dutch SNG. Coll. of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins sold at CNG 120 (11 May 2022) & e-516 (18 May 2022); World coins at Triton XXV (11 Jan 2022).
[References: Triton XXV: p. 11 (bio) ; ANS 2018 bio ; CoinsWeekly (11 Feb 2021), “…SNG Netherlands”]
Coins: group lot of 18 Archaic fractions (H. Cahn)

DFA Collection
Coins: Vetranio “Captives” AE3 (Adrian Lang)

DGP [alt: D.G.P.] (c. 1970s)
(see also Petsalis, Nikolaos)
Initials on certain BCD tags, c. 1974-5 in Greece (paid in “Dr.” / Drachmas). At least once with “Argos Collection” (Karystos AR, FAC GS74058 [on Forum Archive]). Usually with “ex C.P.” but “C.P.” also appears alone, without the DGP (of my three C.P.’s only one also has DGP listed). C.P. seems to be the important part, D.G.P. being one major seller of them.
In all likelihood, these coins come from the collection of Nikolaos Petsalis (1872-1940). (“C.P.” perhaps for Collection Petsalis.) I also suspect Petsalis was the “pre-World War II collection” described by Alan Walker in BCD Peloponnesos I (LHS 96: 2nd-3rd pp. of Introduction), formed between the late 19th cent. and the collector’s “death shortly before World War II,” after which the widow sold some coins to H.A. Cahn. A couple decades later, the sons finally “invited a number of collectors to buy the remaining pieces,” incl. BCD.
ASW dates that invitation to “the late 1960s.” The “D.G.P.”-“C.P.” tickets I’ve seen are dated c. 1974-5, but BCD dated a few “C.P.”-only tickets later (c. 1980s), likely from those bought by Cahn, dispersed through various pathways onto the market. (I figure the “C.P.”-only tickets dated 1974 & 1975 were probably also bought from “D.G.P.”, but that info, being less important, may have been left out.)
[Comparanda (external links): FAC GS74058, “DGP, Feb 1974” (described on Forum Archive) ; FAC GB74957, “DGP, ex C.P., Jan 75” (descr. on Forum Archive) ; Meepzorp Collection, NO “DGP” but “Ex C.P., Dec 1989,” in Austral. Doll. (photo on Meepzorp’s page, hosted by FAC/Joe Sermarini)]
Coins: Elis AE Apollo [external FAC Gallery, w/ BCD tag, Cohen, ex Petsalis]

DICKIE, GORDON JAMES = Gordon J. Dickie (1924-2006)
Well-known Canadian collector, highly active in the 1960s and 1970s (mentioned >100 times in CoinWorld & other numismatic news periodicals indexed by Newman Library), winning many exhibit awards (especially for his Roman coins), giving presentations at various coin clubs (especially in British Columbia), and member and officer in many numismatic organizations (see below).
His private collection of ancient coins was sold at Empire Coins Auction 7 (2 May 1987), at the Greater NY Numic. Conv. The bio. intro by Dennis Kroh comments: “He spent the war years as an ironworker and in a pulp mill, then laroured some years as a carpenter. His last twenty years of employment were spent as a Customs Officer in Vancouver…” His collection is especially known the coins of Roman Egypt, which drew from and fed into other important collections, including Dattari, Wetterstrom, Curtis, Beniak, and Emmett, and are illustrated as “plate coins” in various reference volumes.
A 1963 CoinWorld bio wrote that “Gordon Dickie, vice president of the Vancouver Numismatic Society is a Canadian Customs officer and a dedicated numismatist. He is a member of the American Numismatic Society, a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, and a member of the Canadian Numismatic Association. A collector since childhood Dickie has built an extensive reference library of numismatic material…”
He was also a founding member and Past-President of The Pacific Ancient Numismatists (PAN), Honorary Life-Member of Fraser Valley Coin Club & active in the Vancouver Ancient Coin Club (VACC), among others. VACC created Ancient History Award for students in honor of Dickie (see The Celator 23.7, p. 32 re: 3rd annual award [PDF Archived]).
A Calcoin News article (1966, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 27) once described him as “Gordon Dickie that brilliant satirist…”
[References: “Vancouver Vice President Serves as Customs Official,” Coin World (9 Aug 1963): pg. 78 ; “Gordon J. Dickie,” Introduction to Empire 7 (2 May 1987) by Dennis Kroh (scan available on request) ; brief death notice on Moneta-L (2006) ; brief notice on Legacy.com (after Vancouver Sun 24 Feb 2006)]
Coins: Julia Mamaea Tetradrachm (Curtis 1138, Beniak) ; Related: Empire Coins Auction 7 [2 May 1987] (annotated in Catalog Library & Alexandrian Catalogs)

DIMARZIO JR., PAUL T. = Paul DiMarzio Londinium Collection (1962-)
American (NY & CT) computing industry professional & numismatist. Formed an important collection of the London-mint coins of the Roman Empire & active in numismatic scholarship contributing to Cloke & Toone’s authoritative (2015) volume on the subject (many of DiMarzio’s coins were LMCC “plate coins”). In 2008, purchased coins from J. S. Vogelaar’s Londinium Collection (Spink 194 & 196) & participated in the important “Moneta Britannia Conference” in 2011 (his paper published in Yorkshire Numismatist vol. 4). Collection sold in 2022 at CNG Auctions 120 & 121 and e-Auctions 516, 525, 526. (A handful of unsold lots appeared again later.) Books from the DiMarzio Library were sold by CNG beginning in 2023.
[References: Extended bio in CNG Auction 120: 227-8 (on ACSearch) & CNG Auction 121: pp. 246-7]
Coins: Constantine ADVENTVS (Toone) ; Crispus Captives AE3 (Toone) ; Literature: Sear RCV (5 Vols., inscr. by Sear)

DOBBINS, RAY = Raymond Dobbins (1947-2021)
Author/playwright, well-known in gay literature, as well as a videographer, activist, screenwriter, and songwriter (Jazz Passengers et al.). Also wrote under nom de plume, Jim Flannigan (Don the Burp and Other Stories). One of the books from his numismatic library, now in mine, includes a line from a Cavafy poem, about whom he wrote a play (Read My Hips, c. 2005). Letter to The Celator v8, n12 (Dec 1994): p.4.
A 2018 interview clip with him about Stonewall and civil rights movements is available from the oral history project, “The Digital Downtown” at NYU.
Literature: Plant Greek Coins Types (ex-libris) & others

DONALD, PETER JOSPEH = P.J. Donald (1926/7-)
British scholar, cataloger, and collector of Byzantine coins, co-author (illustrator) with Simon Bendall on The Later Palaeologan Coinage (1979) & The Billon Trachea of Michael VII (1974). (He also illustrated articles, e.g. Bendall 1976.) Succeeded Bendall as Byzantine specialist for Baldwin’s, 1987-2017. Collection of Byzantine coins formed since 1950s (per CW, 1960s per DO), of which Princeton acquired 5,280 in 2016. Previous group of Byzantine Gold Coins from the P. J. Donald Collection sold at Baldwin’s Auction 5 (11 Oct 1995).
Elected RNS Fellow in 1955, where his collection was often presented (by himself or other scholars, including Whitting), later to “Members of Council” (1960s-1990s), and cited as Librarian & Auditor (in Proceedings & reports c. 1980s). Member of the BNS from 1955 (Carson & Pagan 1986 [to PDF]).
[References: Dumbarton Oaks: “Collectors, Dealers, and Donors” ; Peter Donald Collection at Princeton: online catalog (>1,800 coins), digital exhibition (40 coins) & CoinsWeekly article (11 Jul 2017)]
Literature: The Later Palaeologan Coinage [LPC] (signed by Bendall & Donald, BCD Library) ; Cataloged: Andronicus II & Michael IX AE Trachy (Bendall)

DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN = Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
The famous British author, best known for his character Sherlock Holmes, also collected British and ancient coins, among an astonishing array of other eclectic interests, many related to the occult and paranormal (Wiki). (Among the more interesting chapters is his feud with Houdini.) Doyle sold his collection of English and Scottish coins through Sotheby in 1913, in order to begin “confining his collection to classical types.” (Incidentally, though unsurprising for the period, it is interesting to note how frequently Doyle used classical names and themes is his writing.)
His heirs held onto the coins after his death, ultimately selling them through the New York dealer Manfra, Tordella & Brookes (MTB), who issued a pricelist in 1968 (6 pp., digitized: Ruby/TFG 2016-1; [archived]). Since the FPL was unillustrated and gave thin descriptions, the only evidence for coins’ connection to the collection is the “attractive folder, certifying that it is from this famous collection.”
The folders (Ruby/TFG 2016-2) consisted of one 22.5 x 17cm sheet of cream-colored card stock, folded in half, printed with the names of collector & dealer and brief statement of authenticity, signed or initialed by MTB’s staff numismatist J.H. Rose, each of which had stapled to it a pair of square single-pocket plastic pouches, one for the coin and one for Doyle’s handwritten tray tag. The examples I’ve seen also have brief notes about the coin written in neat hand in both pen and ink.
For my coin, the folder is present but the tag absent. Based on another example (external: reddit no. 1) from the same group listing (“Lucania AR Diobol…Fine $8.50 VF $12.50”), it likely read only “unknown.”
[References: two posts (5 Mar 2016) from Greg D. Ruby & The Fourth Garrideb (blog & “club devoted to coin collecting in connection with…Sherlock Holmes and…Arthur Conan Doyle“!), incl. the complete FPL: (1) “MTB’s 1968 Pricelist…” (archived old URL / new, excerpted by The E-Sylum / on NNP) and (2) “MTB’s ‘Attractive Folder’…” (archived). See also: “More on Coins Collected by…” (The E-Sylum, 28 Feb 2016); Ruby, on Doyle’s British coins, “Sotheby’s May 9, 1913 Cataloging of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Coins” (excerpted in The E-Sylum & archived). Note: As always, each E-Sylum article links to earlier articles on the topic & original sources.]
Coins: Lucania Heraclea Diobol w/ MTB Folder (C Ponterio) [external: reddit no. 2]

DREWRY, GARTH R. (1928-)
Large collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine & Oriental coins formed over the course of decades by American physician (radiologist, ex Harvard Medical School, 1952) & medical author from Tampa, FL. The collection was formed c. 1960s-2003, with an initial portion sold by Glendining & Co. (London), 7 Apr 1971. The collector promptly resumed buying as early as 1972-3, eventually selling the new collection at CNG sales in 2004-5, incl. CNG 67, Triton VIII, CNG 69, and e-Auctions. Library sales were held by Fred Lake at Auction 92 (11 Mar 2008) and Auction 93 (29 May 2008). Many of the coins (especially the superb Roman Provincials) are published in the literature. (To my knowledge, the collector is still alive – possibly even still practicing medicine in his mid-90s – and for all I know may have reformed the collection yet again!)
[References: Glendining (7 Apr 1971): p. 3 (bio)]
Coins: Grimenothyrai AE (Lindgren 955, Burstein)

DR. N.
Name appearing in provenance info. on certain BCD Collection tags (Thessaly, Phalanna AE).
Coins:

DR. W. R. = Sammlung Dr. W. R., “Roma Universa” [alt: Dr. WR]
Large collection of Greek & Roman coins formed c. late 1960s-2018. Sold in six well-cataloged parts (so far, w/ 2,538 coins) by Künker, 2018-2022, each with introductions & extensive commentary; more parts anticipated. As noted in catalog introductions, “the quality of the coins…and serious provenance were always given special emphasis” (Künker 321, p. 23 [my trans.]) and many coins “have the best provenances and are depicted in well-known citations (e.g. Hoover HGC Volumes 3 to 6 and Coll. BCD)” (Künker 326, p. 21).
[References: Künker Auktion 312 (18 Oct 2018): Teil I, Celtic (466 lots) ; 318 (11 Mar 2019): Teil II, Greek I, Magna Graecia (454) ; 326 (7 Oct 2019): Teil III, Greek II, Mainland, Crete, Cyclades (439) ; 333 (16 Mar 2020): Teil IV, Greek III, Asia Minor & Cyprus (610) ; 341 (1 Oct 2020): Teil V, Greek IV (380) ; 367 (6 Apr 2022): Teil VI, Rome I, Republic (289)]
Coins: Pakoros Drachm (Klein 769)

EARLE JR., GEORGE H. (1856-1928)
Important Philadelphia lawyer, businessman & political reformer from a notable family, formed one of the most famous ever collections in America. Though active in politics at all levels of government, never held office. His father, G. H. Earle Sr., was an important abolitionist, friend of Abraham Lincoln & founder of the Republican party. His son, GHE III, was a diplomat and Governor of Pennsylvania. In 1912, Henry Chapman sold the GHE Jr. Collection in 3,875 lots (873 ancient), spectacularly cataloged w/ 39 plates (pl. 1-9 ancient). Bement was a major buyer, with dozens of Earle coins noted in Ars Classica VIII (1924, Bement Coll. of Roman). David Fanning (2020) described it as the single most important early American ancient coin auction catalog.
[References: Wikipedia ; Smith (ANB 2023), p. 111 ; Chapman Earle Sale: Clean Copy (ANS/NNP), Hand-Priced (Bass-Hamelberg Copy [prob. Bass Sale II, 168?]) ; Fanning (2020) Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 1869-1939: pp. 62-3, No. 16 & p. 271 (App. C), Nr. 1 ; Spring 99 ; Clain-Stefanelli 12177* ; Grierson (1966): p. 174, (1979): p. 275 ; Kroh – ; Adams (I) 19 (A+/A) ; Gengerke (2009) p. 96 ; Durst p. 23, 698 ; Davis p. 42, 203]
Coins: Otacilia Sestertius (King, M. Salton-Schlessinger, L. Salton) ; Related: Fanning Auctions (signed by Fanning)

EGON II, KARL, PRINCE OF FÜRSTENBERG = Prince Karl Egon II of Furstenberg [alt: Fuerstenberg] (1796-1854)
(see also Felix de Saulcy)
German nobleman, politician, collector. Last prince of the House of Fürstenberg. Served in the Badische Ständeversammlung (Chamber of Estates) during the abolition of feudalism in Germany (c. 1848-50). The Fürstenberg Collection was curated by Freiherr Franz Simon von Pfaffenhoffen, who acquired for it the collection of Felix de Saulcy in 1846. (Pfaffenhoffen was well-known for studies of Byzantine and Celtic coins, based largely on the Furstenberg-Saulcy Collection.) Collection dispersed at auction by A. Cahn, incl. auctions 75 (30 May 1932) and especially 81 (5 Apr 1933) for ancients. (For a complete list, incl. the Helbing sales, see Spring [2009] p. 28.)
[References: Wikipedia ; Spring (2009), pp. 28-30, Nos. 81 (Cahn 79) & 83 (Cahn 81)]
Coins: Sequani Quinarius (de Saulcy, Wüthrich, Schlüter, “Old Swiss…1970s“)

ELBERLING, DR. KARL GUSTAV = Charles-Gustave Elberling (1797-1873)
(see also Theodore de la Fontaine)
Born in Silesia, Prussian military physician, retired to Luxemburg, began collecting Roman coins c. 1842. Published an important 10-part series cataloging “important examples in my collection of Roman coins” – “Die Wichtigsten Exemplare in Meiner Sammlung Römischer Münzen” – in the annual Publications de la Section Historique de l’Institut Royal Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg (1862/3-1874/5, the last posthumous). (Print copies are very rare. Parts available online linked below.)
Elberling’s “Wichtigsten Exemplare…” was a highly important work, but almost immediately & undeservedly forgotten by numismatists. (He receives no mention in Clain-Stefanelli, but see Babelon-Saville [1901/2004], p. 170.)
Significantly, Elberling’s series included 24 plates illustrating hundreds of rare coins with exceptionally accurate line drawings by talented Luxemburger artist, Conrad Rosbach (1817-1885). Most importantly, Elberling made a point of collecting & publishing coins absent from Cohen (1859-1868, Description Historique des Monnaies…, the major reference for RIC). Cohen included those he could in his final volume (1868, VII – “Supplément”) – incl. my coin below. Rollin & Feuardent (who purchased most of Elberling’s coll.) then incorporated it fully into the second edition of Cohen (1880-1892; w/ 569 additions, per Rambach’s PG) – yet without illustrating them all, perhaps wrongly expecting later scholars to find the original plates.
The updated Cohen was a major source cited in every important 20th century catalog (BMC, RIC, Strack, et al.) – yet the authors (viz., Mattingly & Strack) were often unaware of or unable to trace Elberling’s specimens to any illustration, sometimes voicing doubts about the attributions. (Strack, for instance, suggested the present coin might have been a misreading; as C. Clay wrote [FAC, 2 Sep 2014], this was a “mistake,” for had he checked, “he would have found Elberling’s drawing of the reverse of his specimen, showing it to be excellently preserved and with a legend clear in every letter!”) Likewise, Suarez listed this coin as unverified in 2010 (ERIC II 780).
(It is worth noting, however, that Elberling’s name has, in recent decades, often appeared in print in one place: the Roman Imperial coins cataloged by C. Clay for H.J. Berk & Gemini sales. Making it only fitting that he rescued this coin’s lost provenance – though, apparently, only 15 years after purchasing it from NAC!)
Elberling published other lesser-known articles on recent coin finds & archaeological sites in Luxemburg.
[References: René Link (2009), “Les Débuts de la Numismatique Romaine à Luxembourg,” pp. 59, 62, 63, in Monnaies romaines – Monnaies de Trèves, Banque Central du Luxembourg (to PDF catalog) ; Rambach Provenance Glossary, Part I (NAC 91, p. 71) ; C. Clay ([28 Apr 2008] FAC msg 284294) ; C. Clay ([2 Sep 2014] FAC pid 112339) ; RBN Nécrologie (to PDF) (vol. 30, 1874, p. 125) ; Sect. Hist. Int. G-D. Lux. Nécrologie (vol. 28, 1873/4: pp. 2-8) ; Carolus Gust. Elberling (1826), Doctoral Dissertation: De Oleo Jecoris Aselli (apparently re: cod liver oil?)]
Bibliography: “Die Wichtigsten Exemplare in Meiner Sammlung Römischer Münzen,” in Publications de la Section Historique de l’Institut Royal Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg. Part I: Plate I (vol. 18: 1862/3); Part II: Pl. II-III (vol 19: 1863/4); Part III: Pl. IV-VI (vol. 20: 1864/5); Part IV: Pl. VII-VIII (vol. 22: 1866/7); Part V: Pl. IX-X (vol. 23: 1867/8); Part VI: Pl. XI-XIII (vol. 24: 1868/9); Part VII: Pl. XIV-XVI (vol. 25: 1869/1870); Part VIII: Pl. XVII-XX (vol. 26: 1870/1871); Part IX: Pl. XXI-XXIII (vol. 27: 1871/1872); Nécrologie (vol. 28: 1873/4); Posthumous: Part XI: Pl. XXIV (vol. 29: 1874/5).
Coins: Antoninus Pius Sestertius (C. Clay, Elberling III.32/88 = Cohen 929 etc., probably ex Hobler, later “Stiavelli” sale, et al.) ; Literature: Elberling (1867/8) “Wichtigsten Exemplare…” Part V (inscr. by Elberling to GTI de la Fontaine)

EL MEDINA COLLECTION
Anonymous collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, and World coins, formed c. 1991-2009, by a collector from Malta with a particular interest in history. The collection included an emphasis on coins of the Knights of St. John and the types represented in Azzopardi’s (1993) Malta: The History of the Coinage (several “plate coins” are part of the collection, acq. from the author). Sold by CNG in 2020, beginning with Auction 115 (16 Sep 2020; see p. 328 for background description) and continuing with “a special, single-vendor e-sale,” CNG e-Auction 479 (21 Oct 2020).
Coins: Syracuse (temp. Pyrrhos) AE Litra

Emmett, Keith
Coins: Commodus Alex. Tet. (ex Aiello [Curtis 1990: 386], Beniak) ; Maximianus Tetradrachm (ex Curtis, Beniak) ; Literature: Emmett 2001, Alexandrian Coins (signed & inscribed copy w/ correspondence ex Lib. R.L. Bobkoskie) ; Related (cited, 2001 book): Hadrian Drachm (Dattari 1775 = E. 1007.5, ex ETB); Sev. Alex. Tetradrachm (Dattari-Savio 12335 = E. 3101.7).

Empedocles, Gregory = Grigorios Empedocles = G. Empedocles, Athens (1861-1951)
[References: M. Galani-Kirkou et al., Coins and Numismatics (1996, Athens: Num. Mus.): one-p. bio on 42]
Coins: Krannon AE (BCD, Rogers) ; Related: Galani-Kirkou 1996 (ex ANS Lib. Dupl. 2007.049)

ESTE COLLECTION (formed c. 1430-1597) = Alfonso II d’Este (1533-1597)
(see also Gonzaga Collection)
below, only the briefest summary until I have time to add a more appropriate bio:
Formed over several generations, the “Este Collection” is often described as the oldest verifiable provenance for ancient coins. Accurate drawings and ancient coin photos appeared only from the mid- to late-19th cent. (see e.g., Elberling). To verify collections before the 1860s usually requires either (1) chain-of-custody that remained both unbroken and well-documented — for centuries; or (2) distinctive physical marks — in this case, the inlaid eagle.
Collection was begun before 1430 (earliest mention in correspondence) by the Marquis of Ferrara, Leonello d’Este (1407-1450), then inherited by the line of male heirs, beginning with Ercole d’Este (1431-1505), father of the great Renaissance woman, Isabella d’Este (1474-1539).
Isabella did not inherit her father’s coins (nor did her sister Beatrice, who also became an important stateswoman). But she was no doubt well-acquainted with, even inspired by them. (Roman coins were essential instructional tools in a classical education.) Marrying into the Gonzaga family (1492), she became Marquess of Mantua, soon forming her own collection of ancient coins (with legendary passion) and artifacts. A famous patron of Renaissance artists, Leonardo da Vinci sketched her portrait in 1499. (Some even believe she was the mysterious subject of the Mona Lisa!)
From Ercole I, the coins went to Alfonso (1476-1534), then Ercole II (1508-1559), and, finally, to Alfonso II d’Este (1533-1597, great nephew of Isabella). The inlaid Aquiletta (pl. -ette, “little eagle”) countermarks were probably applied for the 1571-4 exhibition at the castello di Ferrara, curated by the antiquary Pirro Ligorio.
[Selected References (there is much more): The Este Project (TEP, Catalli et al.): bibliography (primary docs. & scholarship), incl. some as PDF ; F. Catalli (2014) Si Tiene Pegno in Guardaroba… ; Rambach (2017 IMA, 2018 Asylum) ; Carlo Poggi (multiple on his Academia, incl. “Diaspora”: 2005 [INC 2003], 2012 [INC 2005], 2014 [Catalli, ed.]) ; Cf. (arguing Gonzaga): B. Simonetta & Renzo Riva (QT 2005, 2009)]

Coins: T. Carisius Cr. 464/4 Denarius (Simpson, MMAG 52 [H.U. Bauer, Köln]) ;
Related: Catalli (2014) (copy from author, our email corresp. & my notes laid in [shown w/ coin]).

Selected Examples Illustrated in Collection of Sale Catalogs (for catalog provenances: “Catalog Library“):
MMAG 52 (group of 24 ex “Collectionneur Anonyme”; see Rambach 2017: pp.112-3, n.44) ;
Trau reprint (4 lots) ; Garrett I (3 Lots, 779 Plotina = Catalli p. 354) ; CNG MBS 50 (3X Sestertii from Vermeule incl. Trau 2769 = Catalli p. 357) ; Ashburnham Sale (Lots 98 & 217) ; Ars Classica XI (2 Lots) ; Mabbott II Roman (Nero Claud. Drus. Denarius = Naville 74, 399 ex Mentor) ; Tinchant/”Graham” (1663, Vitellius Sest ex Trau) ; Münzhandlung Basel 6 (1640, Domitian Aureus = Catalli p. 353) ; MMAG 35 (99, Aquilia Severa As = Niggeler 99) ; MMAG 38, Voirol (484, J. Domna As) ; Benz III, Lanz 100 (181, Sev. Alex. As = Catalli p. 356) ; Triton XXV (Vitellius Aureus)

ESTY, WARREN W. = W.W.E.
American mathematics professor (Montana State U, Bozeman, now retired to Oregon) & numismatist, has made important contributions to quantitative numismatics and the theory and methodology of die-link research. Collector of ancient coins & numismatic literature, long active in the ancient coin community, author of popular educational website on ancient coins based on his collection (especially detailed on later Roman Imperials). His annotated collection of auction catalogs (“WWE”) is referenced frequently on my catalog pages.
[References: Augustuscoins Ed ; Academia (PDFs, math & coins) ; Math Bio]
Literature: Leo Benz RIC (Lanz 94, 100) ; Kirk Davis Catalogs

ETB Collection
(see Brink, Eric ten)

“EUROPEAN COLLECTION, FORMED BEFORE 2005”
Rumored by some to have been formed by the infamous Negare Probabilis, others doubt the collection actually ever existed. Conveniently formed prior to most of the relevant Swiss and American antiquities laws, however, coins from this “collection” may manage to skirt import restrictions.
Coins: Aurelian “Captives” Antoninianus

EVENSEN, STEIN A. (1942-)
Professor Emeritus of Medicine from Norway & ancient coin collector, especially of Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Author of Ancient Rome by Coins (2019, Oslo: Orfeus Forlag), a nominee for IAPN Book Prize 2020, positively reviewed by F. Haymann. Collection (c. 269 lots) first appeared in CNG 115 (16 Sep 2020; 34 coins “From the Stein A. Evensen Collection,” most Alexandrian) & e-Auction 477 (23 Sep 2020; 111 lots, Alex., a few Ptolemaic & N. African; RRC & Augustan AR; RIC through early 3rd cent.), e-Auction 484 (27 Jan 2021; 58 coins, mostly Alex., some RRC, Greek, and/or RPC of Asia), 487 (10 Mar 2021; 5 coins, Alex.), 496 (21 Jul 2021; 58 lots, Seleukid, RPC, Alex, RRC, RIC), 527 (16 Nov 2022; 1 Coin, RIC) & 533 (22 Feb 2023; 2 Coins, 1 ea. Alex. & Antioch RPC).
[References: WikiData ; Academia (Medical)]
Coins: Philip I Alexandrian Tetradrachm

FALM, J.
Collector about whom little is publicly available, besides the publication of 156 coins, mostly Greek AR fractions, from his (per NAC 82) collection in Anne Demeester’s book (photography by Bernard Daubersy) Les Animaux et la Monnaie Grecque (2003, Bruxelles: Arnumis; L. Schmitt’s [CGB.fr, français] review). (Some tetradrachms from the collection also appeared anonymously in NAC Auction 84.) The 156 animal-themed Greek coins for which the collection is known were sold in NAC 82 (25 May 2015), “The J. FALM Collection: Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage Depicting Animals” [Lots 66-212].
[References: NAC 82 (25 May 2015), Introductory Essay & pp. 34-67]
Coins: Ephesos Diobol ; Related: Demeester (2003) Les Animaux et la Monnaie Grecque

FANNING, DAVID = Dr. David F. Fanning (1971-)
American bookseller & scholar of numismatic literature. PhD (Ohio State U., 2003) in Engl. Lang. & Literature. Partner at Kolbe & Fanning since 2010. Presently, with wife Maria Fanning, the “sole principals” since George F. Kolbe’s retirement (announced 13 Nov 2023).
Winner of many numismatic literary awards from the NLG (Numismatic Literary Guild), ANA (American Numismatic Association), and other orgs. Wrote a valuable literary history, bibliography, and Wissenschaftsgeschichte of (2020) Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 1869-1939 [Online via Archive]. Author of (2019) Thian’s Masterpiece and the Early Literature of Confederate Paper Money [ANS Lib record] & many articles on numismatics & its literature, history, and related fields (e.g., history of numis. photography); editor of Fifty Years of Numismatic Bookselling: A Tribute to George F. Kolbe [ANS Lib].
Cataloger of many important numismatic libraries, incl. the libraries of John W. Adams (KF 150, 2018 [PDF]), Richard Margolis (KF 159, 2021 [PDF]), Mark & Lottie Salton (KF 161, 2021 [PDF]); presently, the BCD Library sales (Part I = KF 169, 17 Feb 2024; lots archived [addl. photos]; PDF catalog [w/ intro essays]; my blogpost).
[References: Smith (ANB 2023), p. 140 = NNP Bio 693 ; ANS Library (DONUM): 56 Results ; K&F “About Us“]
Literature: Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 1869-1939 (autographed copy)

FERNÁNDEZ MOLINA, JOSÉ (d. 2003)
(see “Alba Longa Collection”)

FISCHER, PETER [Aarburg] = Slg. P. Fischer, Aarburg (d. 2013)
Large collection of coins, ancient to modern, along with weights and seals, sold in ~591 Lots at Busso Peus Auktion 419 (27 Apr 2017). Described by Peus Nachf. (Coinsweekly) as a “well-known” Swiss collector of coins, scales, and other objects.
(Being a common name in several countries, I’ve found nothing more about this individual, except that he is neither the Swedish archaeologist, Peter M. Fischer [living], nor the German Philatelist, Peter Fischer [d. 2022].)
Coins: Septimius AE Nikopolis (Varbanov I, 2558, ex Kluger)

Fluck, Arcadian (1917-1991)
NY collector, coin dealer. Portions of numismatic library & estate acquired by his friend, Brian K. Cox (Michigan historian & collector).
Literature: Knobloch FPLs X3 (2 w/ original mailing envelopes, Cox)

FONTANA, CARLO = Dr. Ing. Carlo Fontana (1914-1995)
Milan. Engineer & Brutalist architect, one of the designers of the Technical College building in Busto Arsizio, 1963-4. Authored articles in RIN, 1965-1988, incl. 5-part series on rare & unpublished Roman Provincial coins. Member of Società Numismatica Italiana (joined 1949), President in 1981. Collection formed largely in the 1950s & 1960s, sold at Finarte Auction 995 (26 Nov 1996).
(Any relationship uncertain to the famous 18th-19th century collectors from Trieste, grandfather & grandson named Carlo d’Ottavia Fontana, but apparently a family relation to numismatist Federica Missere Fontana.)
[References: Ferri (1996), “Necrologi….” (RIN XCVII: pp. 349-350)]
Coins: Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea Tetradrachm (Dattari 4251, Staffieri)

FORNONI, EUGENIO (d. 2015)
Numismatico from Verona (Italy). In 2008, sold his collection of Italian Medals illustrating local history (15th c. to present) to the city’s Musei Civici. (Cataloged by Modonesi, published 2010.) Per Fitzwilliam’s catalog collection, produced 1 or 2 fixed-price lists annually for a short period in his much longer career (1998-2004, 11 known “Lists: {Large}”). From 1977 (Viadana), a “Socio Ordinario” in the Società Numismatica Italiana (RIN 1978). Numismatic library sold by Varesi in 2016, this final section of Auction 68 (Lots 1000-2065).
[References: Varesi 68 (13 May 2016), incl. Biblioteca Fornoni (PDF) ; D. Modonesi (2010), Per una Storia della Dedaglistica Veronese: La Collezione Eugenio Fornoni…, 2012 PN (esp.) article ; Fitzwilliam (Catalogs E-G)]
Literature: O. Rinaldi Annuario 1949 (bookplate)

Forrer, Robert (1866-1947)
(See also: Gottlieb Wüthrich [1879-1946], mentee)
Coins: Celtic “Sattelkopfpferd” Tetradrachm [287] (Schott, Zimmermann, Gewitsch/Jevíčko Hoard [before 1891])

FRANKE, PROF. DR. PETER ROBERT = PRF (1926-2018)
Important German classicist historian & numismatist, Prof. at Universität des Saarlandes in in Saarbrücken (1967-1992), held positions at Staatliche Münzsammlung München and the Deutsche Archäologische Institut in Athens & Istanbul. Author of numerous articles & books on Greek & Roman coins, w/ particular contributions to the numismatic scholarship of Asia Minor & Olympia. PRF was influential as an educator and colleague, w/ many students & mentees becoming notable numismatic scholars in their own right (e.g., I. Touratsoglou, K. Liampi, S. Lavva, D. Klose, G. Stumpf, G. Plankenhorn, et al.). Among his popular books are his vols. w/ Hirmer (photography), Römische Kaiserporträts im Münzbild (1961) & Die Griechische Münze (1972); and, w/ Leschhorn & Stylow (1981), a valuable standalone Index to SNG von Aulock.
While still a teenager became a German sailor & British POW in WWII, obliged to work in Bavarian mining for the US, which reportedly sparked his interest in Roman Imperial coins of “the various mining districts in the Danube and Balkan regions, the so-called ‘Metalla-Prägungen’” (Woytek & Wartenberg).
His (first) private collection of c. 4,100 ancient coins was donated to Yale University in 2004. (See The Celator 18.7 [Jul 2004]: p. 32.)
He re-formed his collection, most of which was sold at Grün e.K. Auktion 64, Teil 1 (20 Nov 2014), incl. Greek, RPC, and Islamic Figural. Beginning in 2021 (through at least 2023), another large parcel from the PRF Collection (“Slg. Prof. Dr. Peter Robert Franke”) was sold by Solidus Numismatik across many auctions (Auktion 85 – 122 ff.), some of which were from Grün 64 (unsold/unpaid?). My Elis AE from Solidus 108 (8 Nov 2022) was not in Grün 64, interestingly, though PRF presumably acquired it from the 12 Sep 2007 Morcom Sale (CNG 76.1, Lot 562). (PRF’s Numis. Library was sold at Peus 382, 26 Apr 2005.)
[References: Entry (PDF, Deutsche) by Woytek (2020) in Almanach der Österreichischen Akademie ; INC-CIN Obituary (PDF, English) by Ute Wartenberg (2019) ; ANS Lib. DONUM Holdings (X c. 88) ; Institut für Alte Geschichte ; Muenzen-Online (Deutsche) Short Bio ; Informationdienst Wissensch. (DE) Bio ; “Important Collection…Acquired by Yale Art Gallery…” The Celator 18.7 [Jul 2004]: p. 32 ; Coins Donated to Yale Coll. ; Grün 64 (Numisbids w/ PRL ; ACSearch, Lots 1-2329 only) ; MuenzenWoche (DE) Grun 64.1 Announcement]
Coins: Elis Diassarion (ex IGCH 216 [late 19th cent. hoard], Philipsen, EP Warren, RK Morcom, Christopher Morcom, Franke) ; Mylasa Chalkous (ex Karl, Vogl) ; Manchihr III Hemidrachm (ex Gonnella, Cleff) ; Thessaly AE (BCD Coll.) ; Boeotia Federal AE Overstrike (Pozzi [Boutin 3312], Slg. “de Face” 1120 [FH coll.]) ; Literature/Correspondence: “HΛIAKA-OΛYMΠIAKA” initialed to Wenninger [external ANS Lib. record] ; signed letter (1 Jan 1985) Univ. Saarlandes letterhead to Wenninger, laid into Syangela article, NNB 1980 ; Related: Franke-Hirmer (1961, Kaiserporträts) w/ H.S. Robinson bookplate ; SNG H. v. Aulock Index (exlibris Shanna Schmidt)

FRAZER, JACK A. = Jack W. Frazer* (c. 1920s-)
(* To update: Unclear why CNG gave him middle initial A., especially since they published biographical materials, but the bio & photo in Triton clearly belong to the distinguished chemist Jack W Frazer who worked at Livermore Labs and Los Alamos, publishing in the field c. late 1950s to early 1990s.)
American collector & chemist. Collection of ancient & world coins formed c. 1970s-2008, sold at CNG 2019-20 in about 1,144 single lots (954 ancient), starting w/ e-Auctions 455 (30 Oct 2019), 456 (13 Nov 2019), 457 (4 Dec 2019), 458 (18 Dec 2019), 460 (29 Jan 2020), 465 (8 Apr 2020), and Triton XXIII (14 Jan 2020).
[References: Triton XXIII: Bio on P. 10]
Coins: Justinian AV Tremissis

Freeman, Frederick L. (1945-2021)
Literature: Malloy FPLs (Reed)

Freeman, Robert = Rob Freeman
Literature: Triton I & II (his extensively annotated saleroom copies, incl. many buyers, bids, miscellaneous notes)

FÜRSTENBERG [alt: Fürstenberger, Furstenberg]
(see Egon, Prince Karl II)

GALST, DR. JAY M. [see my bio post] (1950-2020)
Noted NYC ophthalmologist & active numismatist. Assembled important colls. of ancient & medieval Holy Land coins, and medals & coins (from antiquity to present) associated w/ the eye, vision & medical practice. The latter featured prominently in his book w/ P. van Alfen, Ophthalmologia Optica et Visio in Nummis (2013, ANS). Frequent exhibit judge for the ANA, and exhibitor at ANA & ANS. Fellow of the RNS (London), Life Fellow & Sage Society member of the ANS. Past president of Bronx Coin Club (1998-2006) & New York Coin Club (1988-1989), where he also served as chairman of the board of directors (2001-2020). His coins were sold by CNG in multiple sales starting in 2021, numismatic literature in 2023.
[References: Adapted from my Numiswiki entry ; NYT Obit (16 Aug 2020) ; van Alfen’s (2020) Bio/Obit for ANS Magazine 19 (2): 57-58, and on Pocket Change blog ; Smith (ANB 2023), p. 162 ; CNG 117 (19 May 2021): p. 8 (bio essay) ; & Triton XXV (11 Jan 2022): p. 8 (bio essay)]
Coins: Skione AR Hemiobol ; Samaria Hoard AR Ma’eh/Obol (SH 165) ; Hyrcanus AE Prutah (external: ANA Exhibit, 2002, 2nd place [C. VII]) ; Anonymous Sextans (RBW, “Old Italian Hoard”) ; Crusader AR Dirham (Wäckerlin 217.2) ; Literature: Essays Russo (inscr. to Galst by van Alfen & RBW) ; numerous vols. (many inscr. to, by Hendin, Meshorer, Witschonke, van Alfen, McAlee) ; Related: Rosen 548 Lesbos Bi Fraction (cited in Galst 2013: p. 546)

Garrett, John Work = “Garrett Collection” (1872-1942)
(see also Institutions / Johns Hopkins University)
Some coins acq. by Robert Garrett (1847-1896) & T. Harrison Garrett (1849-1888) (NNP Bio), others J.W.G., yet others by Curator (c. 1968/9-1980s, deaccession) Carl Carlson (MCA bio).
Many JHU-Garrett coins have orange or white inventory numbers painted on the edges. These are separate from the JHU inventory numbers (given in the back of the sale catalogs). The orange appear to be in the hand of JWG. White numbers were painted by Wolfgang Helbig (1839-1915).
[References: See Catharine Lorber’s extensive biographical introduction to Garrett I (Leu & NFA, 16 May 1984): pp. 8-58]
Coins: Trajan “BALANHOY” Drachm (JHU, Wetterstrom, K-G, RPC) ; Republican As Cr.50/3 (Hoge, RBW, W. Helbig)

GESCHICHTSFREUNDES, SAMMLUNG EINES = Axel Winzer [?] (1935-)
(Trans., “Collection of a History Enthusiast.”) About 110 ancient Greek & Persian coins sold at Künker 304 (19 Mar 2018, 75 Lots) & 312 (8 Oct 2018, 35 Lots). (German/European coins from the coll. were sold at Künker 296 [26 Sep 2017] & 298 [28 Sep 2017].) Although the collection was not named, Künker’s press releases noted, “All of these coins actually served as illustrations for an important monograph on the subject … Axel Winzer’s book ‘Antike Portraitmünzen der Perser und Griechen aus vorhellenistischer Zeit’, published in 2005.” (A standard reference esp. for early Satrapal bronze coinage & AR fractions.) Although self-published, I’m unsure if Winzer identified the coins in his book as his own. Others in a position to know have identified the Slg. Geschichtsfreundes as the Winzer Collection (e.g., Müseler 2020a, 2020b), but it hasn’t been positively confirmed to my knowledge.
[References: Künker 304 (19 Mar 2018): Page 19 ; CoinWeek (13 Mar 2018) “First Coin Portraits in World History…“]
Coins: Orontas Hemichalkon

GILMAN, JAMES = Jim Gilman
Los Angeles area schoolteacher and ancient collector. History M.A. from Arizona State University. Formed a fine collection of Greek silver coins, c. 1993-2015, sold 2021-2023.
Many coins purchased through Kirk Davis, who wrote in FPL 78: “I first met Jim in 1993 and sold him his first ancient Greek coin. It marked the beginning of a great collection and a great friendship. The collection specializes in silver coins of all denominations from the principle European and Asia Minor mints of the ancient Greeks.”
CNG’s bio notes, “His collection provenance reads like a who’s who of dealers active in the area [Southern CA], especially in the late 1990’s-early 2000’s.” He also bought from Cederlind, Waddell, Economopoulos, Davissons, Malter, Goldberg, Freeman & Sear, Edgar Owen, Ed Waddell, Dave Herman (Atlantis), Wayne Philips, and other U.S. dealers, incl. CNG. Included a notable proportions of coins ex BCD Collection.
Collection first appeared for sale in Kirk Davis catalogs (FPL 78 [Fall 2021; 23 coins], FPL 79 [Spring 2022; 25 coins]), then in 121 lots over several CNG auctions, 2022-3. Three of his coins appeared in Triton XXV (NYINC, 11 Jan 2022), followed by the largest offering at CNG 120 (11 May 2022, “Selections from Thrace, Macedon and Central Greece”; 94 Greek silver coins). Smaller numbers appeared in CNG 121 (6 Oct 2022, eight Greek AR — where I notice some excellent missing provenances [e.g., lot 420 = HNO 238 “plate coin” = Karl 29]!), CNG 123 (23 May 2023, five Greek AR), and e-Auctions.
[References: Kirk Davis FPL 78 (Fall 2021): Intro, brief bio (JPG), also noting Obol below ; CNG 120 (11 May 2022): p. 8, bio (JPG)]
Coins: Herakleia Trachinia Obol (ex Lambros, Jameson, Hirsch Estate, BCD Coll.)

GMRH [alt: G.M.R.H.]
(see Malcolm Hay)

GÖBL, ROBERT = Professor Dr. Robert Göbl [alt: Gobl, Goebl] (1919-1997)
Austrian archaeologist & numismatist, one of Europe’s most important post-WWII numismatists in the fields of Roman, Celtic, Parthian/Sasanian, and Central Asian numismatics.
Served in WWII in the Wermacht, then a prisoner of war until 1947, became a prominent Professor at Universität Wien. Director of the Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte. Arranged the numismatic collection in Kabul. Cataloged the Apostolo Zeno Collection, sold in three sales by Dorotheum, 1955-7 (Spring 127-129).
His own private collection of Achaemenid & Parthian was partly burglarized. Portions stored in a bank vault survived; his important pre-Islamic & ancient Persian coins were sold (posthumously) at Peus 363 (26 Apr 2000), “2500 Jahre Persische Münzprägung, Münzen aus den Sammlung Konsul Meyer, Prof. Dr. Robert Göbl und Andere.” Numismatic Library sold at Lanz 93 (München, 6 June 1999). At least a few of his collection coins are now in the British Museum (incl. Persis/Parthia).
[References: Bios: Brit Museum Bio; Encyclopedia Iranica (by Michael Alram) ; Wikipedia.de (incl. Bibliography); Universität Wien (Bibliography)]
Literature: Intro. to Sasanian, by Sellwood et al. (inscr. by authors w/ correspondence to Göbl & his bookplate) [external FAC photos/description — one of my favorite pieces of numis lit!] ; Slg. Apostolo Zeno I-III, Dorotheum 1955-7 (inscribed by Göbl to Ernst Meyer) ; Einfuhrung in die Munzpragung der Romischen Kaiserzeit, 1957 (inscribed “der Verfasser” 1959, ex ANS) ; Cataloged by: Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Apostolo Zeno 952)

GONNELLA, ROBERT (1935-2009)
Lawyer & accountant, practicing in NY & Düsseldorf, with a longtime interest in Near Eastern history, who collected Parthian coins & published numismatic articles. Formed an important scholarly reference collection beginning c. 1970, fully photographed & cataloged by W. Müseler, sold at Peus 383 (1 Nov 2006), and illustrated on Parthia.com (Chris Hopkins). Member of the RNS, Swiss & Bavarian Numis. Societies.
[References: PDC Bio (Hopkins)]
Coins: Manchihr III Hemidrachm (ex Franke, Cleff)

“GONZAGA” COLLECTION
(see Este Collection)
Since the 18th cent., scholars have debated the origin of the silver and gold Aquilette found occasionally on ancient coins: Gonzaga or Este? The “Who, Why, When” of the debate itself is fascinating, but, to abbreviate the current perspective: it’s Este.
The label “Gonzaga Collection” (or “Gozaga-Este Collection”) has been used mistakenly in sale catalogs, off-and-on, since the 19th cent. The collection was first formed by the Italian Renaissance family of Leonello d’Este (1407-1450) and stamped nearly 150 years later under his great-great-grandson, Alfonso II d’Este (1533-1597), probably at the time of a 1571-1574 exhibition.
Alfonso II’s heir was not accepted by the Pope (though he had been by Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II), so upon his death, much of the family’s territory reverted to the church. The catastrophic financial consequences included pawning the coin collection in 1599; it was partly recovered in 1614. Curiously, also in the year 1614, the Gonzaga family pawned their own collection (recovering it 32 years later!). The Gonzaga Collection was begun independently by Isabella d’Este (1474-1539) after her marriage to Francesco II Gonzaga.
That Isabella collected herself (and was surely also familiar with the Este Collection) has surely added to the confusion. A further complication is that, at different moments, each family may have acquired coins from the other’s collection.
Both collections were dispersed by the mid- to late-seventeenth century. Though we now know that the little silver and gold eaglets were not Gonzaga heraldry, as once believed, there remains an open question whether coins from either collection ended up in the other (or, when and which).
[References: For references, see above]
Coins: T. Carisius Cr. 464/4 Denarius (Simpson, MMAG 52 [H.U. Bauer, Köln?])

GOODACRE, HUGH GEORGE (1865-1952)
Notable British collector of Byzantine coins & author of articles & important book on the subject. Served as Justice of the Peace and High Sherriff of Leicestershire County, where he was also Lord of the Manor of Ashby Parva. (According to his 1952 NC obituary by Sutherland, he was also very active in the “Boy Scout Movement in that county.”)
Goodacre’s Handbook of the Coinage of the Byzantine Empire was published in three parts (1928-1933), reprinted in 1957 & 1965. Goodacre’s Handbook replaced Sabatier as the most widely used general catalog and introductory text on Byzantine coins, continuing as such for several decades until surpassed by Grierson (1982) & Sear (1974). His earlier & much less popular work, Bronze Coinage of the Late Roman Empire (Spink, 1922), collected his 1921-2 Numismatic Circular articles on coinage from Constantine through Zeno and Leontius (c. 306-478 CE).
Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society (elected 1894). Member of the British Numismatic Society (often at odds with RNS) from Feb 1926 to Nov 1931, when he resigned (reason unknown, but many others did as well).
Collection housed at Ashmolean Museum (Oxford), Heberden Coin Room, from 1952-1986, during which it was used often in scholarship. In 1986, the collection was sold in two parts: Christie’s (22 Apr 1986): “Goodacre Collection of Byzantine Coins” (gold & silver); Downie-Lepczyk 70 (17 Sep 1986), part: “Goodacre’s Byzantine Empire” (bronze).
Goodacre’s AV are illustrated in DOC, MIB, RIC, Ratto, Anastasi, et al.; represented in Bramhall, Dimitriadis, Dr. Lawrence Adams, Jürgen K. Schmidt, Philhellene, Dreesmann, Martin Armstrong, other collections. The AE in G. Drewry & Luis A. Lopez Martinez Colls. His known acquisitions incl.: 1921 Spink, 1925 (Levis Collection, Ars Classica XI), 1928 (Ratto sale), 1930 (Ratto Collection), 1938 (Munzhandlung Basel 10).
[References: Numismatic Chronicle (1952) 12 (42): p. x (obituary by Sutherland) ; Goodacre (1931) NC 11 (43): “Notes on Some Rare Byzantine Coins” ; Goodacre (1938) NC 18: “The Flat Bronze Coinage of Nicaea“]
Coins: John Ducas-Vatatzes AE Tetarteron (pub. 1931, 1933/1957, 1938; ex von Bose, Ashmolean loan, ill. by Dardel, pub. by de Saulcy, Sabatier)

“GOODMAN COLLECTION”
(see Schaefer, Richard)

GORRINGE, HENRY HONYCHURCH = Lt. Cmd. H.H. Gorringe (1841-1885)
[see also blog post; much more on file]
Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, decorated officer in the Civil War, noted maritime explorer for whom the Gorringe Ridge is named. For a time, one of the most famous men in America, having transported “Cleopatra’s Needle” (the New York Obelisk) from Alexandria, Egypt to Central Park, raising it across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Published an important account of the project, still considered a major feat of engineering (certainly safer and more successful than the London obelisk’s disastrous transport): Egyptian Obelisks (1882).
Sold his first collection of ancient coins, formed before 1876, to Gaston Feuardent (c. 1876-9). Formed a new collection during the excavations in Alexandria, widely exhibited during the excitement over the obelisk, including 449 coins found on site (Ptolemaic to 19th cent.) and many important antiquities.
Upon his untimely death (falling from a moving train), most of the collection fell into obscurity, though some objects had been donated to museums (e.g., the Met’s inscribed bronze crabs that supported the obelisk, MMA 81.2.1-2), a few others eventually purchased (e.g., the Marsyas Torso found at the obelisk site, WAM 1971.89), and continued to be exhibited and published.
His coins and most antiquities were “discovered” again in the attic of an heir in 1914, published (summarily), and put into storage at Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA), 1915-2015. In 2015, a pair of sales at Christie’s and Kaminski Auctions dispersed much of the collection (the consignor is unclear, as is the fate of any additional items).
[References: Wiki bio ; Wiki: “Cleopatra’s Needle” ;  USN obit (1886) ; ANS Proceedings v26: pp. 12-13 (1886) Necrology ; Egyptian Obelisks (1882): on Archive & at HEIDI ; S.A.B. Mercer, “Gorringe Collection”: RT 1914 & AE 1916]
Coins: Ptolemy I Tetradrachm (Worcester Art Museum, Bralliar) ; Cleopatra AE 80-Drachmae (obelisk excavation, Worcester Art Museum, Bralliar, “plate coin” in Egyptian Obelisks [1882]) ;
Literature: Egyptian Obelisks, 1882 (signed & inscribed to Charles Colné [1832–1924])

GRANTLEY, LORD = John Richard-Brinsley Norton, 5th Lord Grantley (1855-1943)
Grantley formed “the finest collection of European coins in Britain” (BM bio) & one of the finest collections of British coins ever formed (perhaps second to Lockett?), as well as a famous collection of ancients. L. Forrer’s Foreword to Part I of the Glendining sales begins by describing him as “universally known as one of the foremost coin collectors of our times.” His “vast assemblage of coins” numbered 60,000 (Forrer) or 50,000 (per Spring 2009, quoting Grierson & Blackburn 1986). The foreword anticipated there would be 5 sales; it ended up taking 11!
Spring (2009: 79) suggests Grantley began forming his collection after 1879 (following a scandalous divorce). Unfortunately, he died during WWII, and for those few years British/European auction catalogs were rarely illustrated. He was also, apparently, something of a social outcast. Otherwise, the Grantley Collection might’ve become as famous for Greek AE as the Lockett or Weber Collections became for Greek generally. Sadly for us, the coins weren’t photographed (nor does any catalog exist that lists the coins individually).
Post-Grantley Coll.: Lockett was no doubt the largest buyer of Grantley’s ancients at the 1944 sales. For some regions, he bought many-to-almost all the group lots. Later sales (incl. Glendining-Lockett sales) usually fail to note this, but many/most can be tracked down through Lockett’s hand-written purchase records (via BNS). Vermeule also owned many ex-Grantley’s via the Lockett Coll., as did M. Salton. Another major buyer was Rev. Edgar Rogers, much of whose collection went to the B.M., but portions of which were acq. & sold by Baldwin’s at least through the 1960s & 1970s (see, e.g., three BCD Thess II records [ACSearch]).
Pre-Grantley Coll.: Glendining’s gives only a few prior provenances in the catalogs. (Most coins were sold in large groups.) However, Forrer notes that many “were purchased at the Montagu, Murdoch, Rashleigh, and Carlyon-Britton sales, and some also came from the collection of Sir John Evans.” I’ve also found that he both bought coins from Lincoln (multigenerational London dealers, incl. a large group from the W. Lincoln Collection) and sold coins to them. Finally, Grierson (Memoir) notes that Grantley acq. the whole of the Prince Cantacuzene (the “Foreign Prince” of Glendining’s 1922) Byzantine bronze collection, annotating those tags “PC.”
[References: 11 SALES AT GLENDINING during WWII (Nov 1943 to Apr 1945, see also Feb 1943). British Coins (5 Parts): Part I (English Scottish, Continental; 29 Nov 1943), Foreword by L. Forrer // Part II (British, Gaulish; 27 Jan 1944) // Part III (Saxon; 22 Mar 1944) // Part IV (Silver, 20 Apr 1944) // Part V (Scottish, Irish, Anglo-Gallic, Colonial, etc.; 18 May 1944). Ancient Coins (2 Parts): Part VI (Greek, Roman; 29 Jun 1944); Part VII (Byzantine, Roman, Parthian, etc.; 25 Jul 1944). Continental (3 Parts): Part VIII (Continental, France, Italy; 25 Oct 1944); Part IX (Continental, Germany, Austria; 18 Dec 1944); Part X (Continental, [Scandinavian], Baltic States; 7 Feb 1945). Eastern: Part XI (Middle East, Oriental, 26 April 1945). See also Grantley “Antiques” (23 Feb 1943). Early Sales of Duplicates (Anonymous): Sotheby, 31 July 1895 (“The Property of Lord Grantley, Who is restricting the range of his Collection”); Sotheby, 6 Apr 1899 (“The Property of a well-known Amateur” [Lord Grantley]), more in 1914; also J. Schulman in 1912 and 1921.]

Coins (see also provenance note to Vermeule entry): Pyrrhos AE Litra (ex Mavrojani, Lockett, Vermeule) ; Kamarina AE Tetras Gorgon/Owl (ex Lockett, Vermeule) ; Katane AE Tetras Amenanos/Fulmen (ex Mavrojani, Lockett, Vermeule) ; Katane Janiform Serapis (Lockett, Vermeule) ; Katane AE20 Dionysos/Catanaean Brothers (Mavrojani, Lockett, Vermeule) ; Samos Augustus AE (ex Lockett, Vermeule, St George)

GREENSPAN, P.
Active in London, turn of 20th cent. Listed in Forrer’s catalog on the Weber Collection as the source of about 24 coins (most in v. 3), all acquired 1901 (one dated 1891, likely in error), presumably a collection.
Listed in British Museum’s online catalog as having “Sold pottery and faience to the Museum in 1900” (related objects: Greek & Roman ceramics).
Not listed as member of RNS, BNS, or Society of Antiquaries, nor in London’s commercial or postal directories (i.e., under Antiquities or Medalists). If collection was auctioned in 1901, it was anonymously.
[References: BM Bio]
Coins: Aphrodisias Salonina (Weber 6415, Mabbott 1699, MacDonald)

GROVER, ROBERT L. (1910-1998)
Chicago area attorney, attended Northwestern Law School, passed the IL Bar in 1934. Collection begun early in his legal career, formed c. 1930s – 1986. Donated major Alexandrian collection the Art Institute of Chicago (incl. many ex Dattari), 1978-1984, duplicates from which were de-accessioned and sold in 2017 at Gemini XIII (cataloged by Curtis Clay). (At least 64 of those coins were purchased by the American Numismatic Society.) Made another substantial donation to the American Numismatic Association, incl. RIC. His remaining collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine was sold at Superior Stamp & Coin in 1986 (see below).
[References: Superior (11 Jun 1986), The Frank Grove [Modern/World] & Robert Grover [Ancient] Collections (Bio on p. 8) ; Gemini XIII, by Harlan J. Berk (6 April 2017), The Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman Egypt… (Bio on p. 6) ; ANS Magazine (2018) vol. 17 (2): pp. 20ff.]
Coins: Larissa AR Drachm (BCD) ; Antoninus Sarapis Tetradrachm (Dattari, Art Institute of Chicago) ; Trajan Canopus Tetradrachm (AIC) ; Gordian III Tetradrachm (AIC)

GTP Collection
Coins: Myndus AR Drachm (ex Karl, Bricault)

GUADÁN, ANTONIO MANUEL DE = Antonio Manuel de Guadán y Lascaris = de Guadán Lascaris, A. M. [alt: Guadan] (1912-1993)
Important 20th cent. numismatist, born in Spain. Fellow of the RNS (elected 1960). Active in the Asociación Numismática Española & La Sociedad Iberoamericana de Estudios Numismáticos, including many articles published in their periodicals, Gaceta Numismática (ANE) & Numisma (SIAEN; see, e.g., articles, c. 1952-1969). Author of many numismatic works (c. 1952-1980) spanning Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins, but most of all ancient Iberian. Most widely-used volume: La Moneda Ibérica: Catálogo de Numismática Ibérica e Ibero-Romana (1980, Madrid: Ed. Cuadernos de Numismática).
Private collection was sold via Jesús Vico in several auctions, starting w/ Subasta 159 (20 Jul 2021).
[References: Vico 159 (20 Jul 2021), bio p. 42 [direct to PDF] ; BnF Data ; Libr. of Congr. (USA) Authorities ; ANS / Donum (45 Records) ; Roma Valdés, Antonio (2016), Numismática Española e Iberoamericana…, pp. 200, 201, 206 (free PDF from the author’s blog, “morabetino,” 5 Sep 2016)]
Coins: Eukratides AR Obol (Coll. #2696) ; Byzantion AR Tetrobol (Coll. #1870) ; Related: Guadán (1963) Monedas de Gades (ex libris John G. Olson)

Gutknecht, Hans Hermann
Coins: Uncertain AE, 710 (Laffaille 662) ; Related: MMDE 17 (Bibliothek Wenninger)

GYSEN, PHILIPPE (1950-2019)
Belgian chemist & important collector of Probus, research assoc. on the research team of S. Estiot at CNRS (HISOMA), author of at least 15 articles & major contributor to scholarship. Arranged the sale of his collection by Jacquier prior to his death, beginning in 2018 (Auctions 45 & ff.). Credits Jean-Marc Doyen with encouraging a focused collection on a single reign. Starting c. early 1990s, he chose Probus because of the diversity of types and portraits, and the relatively reasonable prices – which allowed him to form a world-class collection. His total collection of at least 3,700 coins also included additional reigns and, according to his collection site (unfortunately the photos are not archived), various other types including Greek and others not included in the Jacquier sales.
[References: Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 45 (14 Sep 2018), Sammlung Philippe Gysen, Teil I, pp. 5-6: intro by Gysen (French/German) (on Academia or dir. to PDF from PFJ) ; Jean-Claude Thiry’s “In Memoriam…” in BCEN 56 (2): 36, incl. bibliography (dir. to PDF) ; Sylvia Estiot’s notice, “Décès de…” for the SFN]
Coins: Probus Abundantia (Bastien SII 196e = Hiland-Olvia 79, 9)

HALL, HENRY PLATT (1863-1942)
Chairman of his family’s textile firm (Platt Brothers in Oldham, Lancashire, England), mechanical engineer, and Britain’s preeminent collector & scholar of Roman coins. Estate in Llanymynech (Wales), High Sherrif of Montgomeryshire (1928) & other local offices.
Numerous of his coins are referenced in the BMCRE and in RIC. Upon its dispersal, some coins acq. by British Museum; described by Carson as “one of the last great collections of Roman coins in this country” (BM Quarterly 16 [2]: 42-3).
The whereabouts of his detailed provenance register are apparently unknown, but those recoded in the two sales at Glendining’s (see below) show he purchased coins from virtually every important collection from at least 1897-1937.
[References: CoinsWeekly (Rambach) Bio ; Rambach (2016-8, Provenance Glossary), Part III: p. 88 ; Spring (2009: pp. 80-81), 217-218 = Glendining, (19 Jul 1950) Platt Hall Part I, w/ photos & Foreword by L. Forrer & Glendining (16 Nov 1950), Platt Hall Part II]
Coins: Vespasian Dupondius (RIC II.1 263, ex Curtis Clay, JSW [Wagner])

Hansen, Frants Johan = F.J. Hansen, Esq. = “Hanson Collection” (d. 1945)
Coins: Aegae “Vespasian Jr.” (Prowe, Brand, Mabbott, Rightman)

HARDAKER, TERRY R. (1942-2019)
Best known in numismatic circles for his articles and books published on ancient/medieval Indian coinage (c. 1974-2019, both solo and co-authored), incl. (Gupta-Hardaker 1985/2014) Punchmarked Coinage of the Indian Subcontinent: Magadha-Mauryan Series.
He was a scholarly cartographer and academic editor at Oxford University Press. Personally and professionally active for decades in geography and archaeological research.
Private collection of Greek, RIC, British, Indian, etc. sold in >540 lots at Baldwin’s of St. James Auctions 48 & 55 (London, 20 Sep 2020 & 17 Feb 2021); some group lots broken up & sold individually at Naville Numismatics.
[References: OUP memorial & bio ; Worldcat publications c. 1974 – 2019]
Coins: Septimius IN CARTH Denarius

HARDY, TONY (d. c. 2002)
A very large European collection (or European accumulation, as it’s been called), sold by CNG primarily between Auctions 58 (19 Sep 2001) & 69 (8 Jun 2005).
Quoting Zach “Beast” Beasley (n.d.):
“Hardy, Tony – Deceased. Mr. Hardy amassed a fantastic collection of Greek (emphasis on Magna Graecia), Roman Republic and Roman Imperial coins. Not much can be said about him, unfortunately, since his collection was auctioned and sold through Classical Numismatic Group and was requested by the submitting entity to retain the name and information about him.”
[References: Brousseau Annexe (p. 578, CNG 61, 62 [Triton VI], 67, 68 [Triton VIII], 69); Classical Economies (CNG 61, 62 [Triton VI], 64, 67, 68 [Triton VIII], 69); FAC/Numiswiki (same 6 auctions).]
Coins: Adranon AE Drachm (Virzi) ; Panormos AE (Milavic)

HATIE, GEORGE D. (1910-1997)
Born in Detroit, where he graduate law school (Univ. Detroit, 1933) & remained with a single law firm for 61 years, dying at his home in the suburb, Grosse Pointe, at 87.
ANA President 1979-1981, two-term Vice President (1973-74, 1977-78), Board of Governors (1967-72), and legal counsel for 30 years (1963-1997, interrupted only to hold other ANA offices).
President of other numismatic organizations: TAMS, CSNS, Michigan State Num Soc, Detroit Coin Club, and several smaller clubs. US Assay Commission (1975) & boards of various coin & paper money associations. Many awards and honors, including ANA’s highest honor Farran Zerbe Memorial Award (1982) & Lifetime Achievement (1994), ANA Hall of Fame (1996), and others.
Also a President of MI Humane Society & honorary VP of American Humane Society & boards of various foundations.
Portion of his ancient coin collection donated to ANA Museum in 1999 by Harlan J. Berk — five Roman & Italic bronzes. Also collected United States coinage, some of which has appeared at auction since the 1980s (esp. Bowers & Merena 1983). Numismatic Library sold at Money Tree MBS 7 (6 Nov 1989).
[References: ANA Obituary (Bobbitt, Bressett, et al.), The Numismatist, Sep 1997: p. 1053 (and Press Release, 30 Jun 1997) ; R.W. Hoge, “Berk Donates Hatie Coins,” The Numismatist, Feb 1999: p. 222 ; Bowers & Merena (3 Aug 1983): pp. 5-7 (bio & portrait) ; Money Tree MBS 7 (6 Nov 1989): 1-p. bio (to PDF)]
Literature: Glendining (1955) Nobleman/Laval (w/ brief G. Muller corresp.)

HAY, MALCOLM = George Malcolm Russel Hay = GMRH [Alt: G.M.R.H.] (c. 1951-)
“A wiry Englishman from west London” (WSJ) and coin & antiquities dealer active since the 1970s, well-known in the trade. Understandably, seems to keep a low public profile; little biographical information available. Noted as procurer of many objects for the British Museum, 1972-present (and, below, early reporter of a major scandal).
Many important published private collections include coins purchased from Malcolm Hay, incuding BCD (as GMRH on some tags), RBW (a dozen noted in NAC 61 & NAC 63 alone), W Stancomb, and many others.
Coins named as his personal collection (e.g., as “GMRH Collection,” “G.M.R.H. Collection,” “Collection of GMRH,” etc.) have appeared at various auctions, c. 2019-present.
Reportedly arrested (2007) & later convicted in absentia by a Greek court, for antiquities violations (Harding 2011). In 2020, however, Malcolm Hay was among the first to alert the British Museum to the ongoing pilfering by curator Peter Higgs, who famously stole exquisite Roman gems for years and sold them on eBay (WSJ 23 Oct 2023 [paywall]; New Yorker, 6 May 2024; CPN, 30 Apr 2024). In a profound mistake, the BM dismissed Hay’s concerns, allowing Higgs’s scheme to continue for 3 more years. (Hay returned a stone he knew to be stolen to a curator & director, who accepted it but would not acknowledge it was theirs!) By Higgs’s retirement, he had perpetrated one of the most extensive and scandalous museum thefts in recent history.
[References: BMC Bio ; BMC gems theft discovery, several paragraphs on Hay: WSJ 23 Oct 2023 (subscr. req.)]
Coins: Abydos Chalkous (Prowe-Egger III, Hirsch Estate) ; Epidauros AE (Maleatas 137.1, BCD Collection, possibly from IGCH 149, see below)

HAYMANN, FLORIAN (1978-)
(see Sammlung de Face)

HELBIG, WOLFGANG (1839-1915)
Important German archaeologist, then art dealer in Rome, and private collector.
Author of many scholarly and (later) popular works in archaeology and philology, and on classical art and antiquities, ranging from original research on paintings at Pompei to a guide to museum exhibits in Rome. Secretary of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, 1865-1887. Posthumously implicated in case of antiquities forgery. Married Russian princess, Nadezhda Shakhovskaya (Nadine Helbig), whom he survived by 17 years; they are buried together at Campo Cestio, Rome.
Widely reputed to have started the famous tradition of throwing a coin in Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Collection of Greek, Aes Grave, and Roman acquired by Johns Hopkins University (with the assistance of R. & T.H. Garrett, later curated by JWG); inventory numbers 31.1… & 31.2… His own separate white collection numbers are painted on the edges of many coins. (The orange collection are later, perhaps in hand of RWG.)
[References: Wikipedia Bio ; Dictionary of Art Historians Bio ; “Origins of the Trevi Fountain Tradition” (The E-Sylum 28 Aug 2011)]
Coins: Republican As Cr.50/3 (Hoge, RBW, Garrett-JHU)

Hendin, Aaron (1910-1990)
Literature: Klawans 1959 Greek (bookplate, ex D. Hendin)

HENDIN, DAVID (1945-)
Well-known expert of Judaean coinage and author of the popular Guide to Biblical Coins (1987-2022, originally Guide to Ancient Jewish Coins, 1976), now in its 6th edition, as well as many other numismatic books & numerous articles, chapters, and reviews. Literary agent and editor by professor, having lectured in journalism at University of Missouri & Columbia University. Major donor to & active in the American Numismatic Society, where he is an Honorary Curator (2010-) & First Vice President (2017-).
Sells coins as Amphora Coins (Nyack, NY).  At least 94 lists issued, 1976 – 2006 (or later; last dated FPL 90 in 2006, 91-94 are n.d.; per Fitzwilliam Catalogs, A-D). Still sells part-time (e.g., on eBay). (Additional info. on my catalog library page.)
Coins (and weights) from his private collection have been sold on the private market in various waves, most recently at CNG Keystone Auction 9 (18 Jan 2023), sold for the benefit of the ANS. These often include “plate coins” from his GBC vols.
[References: Hendin Curriculum Vitae ; Academia.edu Page ; Wikipedia Entry]
Coins: Bar Kochba AE (Hendin coll., tag, “plate coin”) ; 
Literature: Cultural Change (inscr. to Galst) ; Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th ed. X2 (both signed, one inscr. “Robert”) & GBC 2nd ed. (signed) ; BCD Collection Catalogs X4 (ex lib. but no ownership marks) ; Sydenham Republican (ex libr. w/ Hendin’s blind stamp) ; Klawans Greek (A. Hendin bookplate) ; 
Related: Amphora FPLs 63, 81, 84 ; Ancient Jewish Coins (1976, ex ANS Lib.) ; duplicate GBC, 2nd ed. (ex R. Dobbins Library) ; AJC, 1st ed., 1976 (ex ANS Library Duplicates)

HIGGIE JR., LINCOLN WILLIAM = Bill Higgie = Lincoln Higgie = Lincoln W. Higgie III (1938-)
American numismatic author & publisher, newspaperman, coin & fine art dealer (San Diego, CA; born Racine, Wisconsin). Well-known for his work on U.S. & related coinage (for the “Red Book” & Numismatic News) books on coins of Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands (both Whitman), also active in Byzantine & classical numismatics (incl. at least one article in Voice of the Turtle, Ancient Coin Club of America journal), incl. editing, translating important vols. for Ares (B. Pick, Athens, 1979) & Obol International (incl. Hill’s Becker the Counterfeiter, 1977 & Ravel’s Vlasto Collection, 1976, for which he wrote useful intros). Active in the Int. Numis. Society of San Diego, > 1 of his 3 reported presentations about ancient coins c. 2015-8 (The CA Numis. Sum 2015: p. 65 [to PDF]). Wrote that he had “visited numerous royal and national coin collections in Europe and the Near East as a newspaper man” (CU 2017), presumably incl. his research about the Bavarian State Numis. Coll. for Numismatic News (1964), possibly the same travels during which the so-called “Lincoln Higgie Hoard” (1967, Turkey), acq. by his friend & colleague Kenneth Bressett. (CNG’s Keystone 6 sale of Ken Bressett’s coll. incl. 92 lots acq. from Higgie, c. late 1960s-1988, mostly RIC & Byz. Higgie’s “collection” or “inventory”?)
[References: Smith (ANB 2023), p. 205 = NNP Bio 977 ; 70th ed. “Red Book” (2017), Pers. Recoll. = “Redbook Recollections” (8 Jun 2017, Coin Update) = (digest) The E-Sylum 19 (28): 13 (10 Jul 2016) ]
Coins: Constantinian AE X5 (ex “Higgie Hoard,” Bressett) [external: CoinTalk 1 Apr 2022]

HILL, SIR GEORGE FRANCIS = G. F. Hill (1867-1948)
British archaeologist and one of the most important figures in early 20th cent. classical numismatists. Studied closely w/ Percy Gardner at Oxford. Spent his entire working career at the British Museum (1893-1936) in the Dept. of Coins and Medals, much of it as the Keeper of Coins & Medals (1912-1931), until he became the Museum’s Director & Principal Librarian (1931-1936).
Authored or edited several BMC vols. of Greek Coinage, a series on the history of Cyprus, an important corpus of Renaissance medals, other historical & numismatic works. Edited Journal of Hellenic Studies and Numismatic Chronicle. Awarded the 1915 RNS “Society Medal” for “highly distinguished…services to numismatic science,” among many other honors. Knighted in 1932 or 1933. Married (1897) to Mary Hill (née Paul), w/ whom he shared the bookplate represented in my coll., reading “EX BIBLIOTHECA G F ET M HILL.”
[References: Wikipedia entry ; Dictionary of Art Historians Bio ; BMC Bio]
Literature: BMC Corinth (Hill Bookplate, Bibliothek Hermann Lanz & Hubert Lanz)

HILL, PHILIP VICTOR = Philip V. Hill = Dr. P.V. Blake-Hill (1917-1995)
Numismatist active for >45 years, publishing on Roman, “Barbarous,” and British coinage. In addition to numerous articles in the Numismatic Chronicle and other journals, he coauthored Late Roman Bronze Coinage (1960/1965, with Carson & Kent), edited several vols. of BMCRE (incl. the updated 1975 edition vol. V: Pertinax to Elagabalus), and published several short monographs: “Barbarous Radiates”: Imitations of Third-Century Roman Coins (1949, NNM 112); The Coinage of Septimius Severus and His Family of the Mint of Rome, A.D. 193-217 (1964 & 1977); Dating and Arrangement of the Undated Coins of Rome, AD 98-148 (1970, based on his 1969 Univ. of London dissertation); and The Monuments of Ancient Rome as Coin Types (1989).
Collected Roman coins, many cited in his books & articles. Donated several to the British Museum, c. 1940s-1950s; at least 2 more purchased from his estate. The bulk of his collection was sold at Spink Auction 110 (4 Oct 1995: Lots 178-292, most in groups).
Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society from 1944, briefly a member of the competing British Numismatic Society, 1954-1957 (resigned, as did many others). Affiliated with the British Museum (and British Library?) for some part of his career, but I find very little information.
[References: BMC Bio ; Spink 110: p. 20 (brief bio) ; NC Vol. 155 (1995): 444, 450 (brief death announcement)]
Coins: Julia Domna AE As Venus Genetrix without stephane (Clay) ; Related: Spink Auction 110, 1995 (P.V. Hill Collection)

HIRSCH, JACOB = Jacob Hirsch Estate = Dr. J. Hirsch (1877-1955)
Perhaps the most influential-ever commercial cataloger of ancient coins. Nephew of dealer Heinrich Hirsch (1820-1886), established himself early as a numismatic prodigy. Over a long & busy career in Munich, Geneva, and New York, brought about a paradigm shift in the auction catalog genre.
Cataloged many of the early 20th century’s most important collections w/ particular attention to scholarly description, permanently elevating the sale catalog and transforming the relationship between commerce and scholarship.
From 1898 to 1914 he produced 35 sale catalogs in his own name (most online via rnumis), at least 24 illustrating ancient coins, including Rhousopolous (sale XIII), Philipsen (XV, XXV), Imhoof-Blumer (XVIII), Consul Weber (XXI, XXIV), Lambros (XXIX), Evans (XXXIII), and other private collections still widely cited more than a century later, as well as duplicates from the Numismatic Museum of Athens (XVI) & Berlin Münzkabinett (XXVI). (He also privately dispersed Jameson & other major collections.) His best work, though, came several years later.
Jacob Hirsch’s pièce de résistance was the series of eighteen Ars Classica catalogs, published 1921 to 1938, for (Lucien) Naville & Cie (Geneva, sales held in Lucerne).
Auction I (4 Apr 1921) was the monumental Pozzi Sale (Catalogue de Monnaies Grecques Antiques Provenant de la Collection de Feu le Prof. S. Pozzi). As H.J. Berk once commented (BBS 190, Lot 109), “The Pozzi pedigree is one of the most revered in numismatics,” not only because of the collection or its collector, but because of the catalog and its cataloger, Jacob Hirsch. Pozzi promptly became one of the most widely used single-volume references for Greek coins and contributed data used in countless numismatic studies.
Though standard practice today, the Naville-Ars Classica format was exceptional for the time: each coin illustrated & individually described by metal, weight (0.01g), diameter (mm), and references, often with commentary from current scholarship and prior provenance. While immediately influential, it wouldn’t be matched until late in the 20th century.
The Hirsch Estate was inherited by Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001), who consigned some coins to Hess-Leu (16 Apr 1957), sold others throughout his career at Leu, and kept a portion for his own collection. (As with most collector-dealers, it can be a challenge to determine which “Hirsch Estate” coins were “collection” and which “inventory.”)
Since 1975 there has been a postdoctoral Jacob Hirsch Fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. (Endowed by whom? Also see H Robinson.)
[References: Walker (AJN 2008): pp. 599-600, 604, 606-610ff. ; Rambach (2017b): 67ff., esp. 69-70; Rambach (2016-8, Provenance Glossary): throughout, esp. Part III: 100 (firm, Hirsch) ; Spring: pp. 133-134, part. English translation of: Leo Mildenberg (1955), “Totentafel: Dr. Jacob Hirsch” (Nachruf), Schweizer Münzblätter 5 (20): pp. 105-7 ; Hess-Leu (16 Apr 1957), p. 3 (Vorwort by Mildenberg) ; BMC Bio (brief)]
Collection Coins (selected): Epidauros Chalkous [?] ; Abydos Chalkous (GMRH, Prowe) ; Herakleia Trachinia Obol (ex Lambros, Jameson, Gilman, BCD) ; Claudius AE Patras (BCD Peloponnesos II 2782, Kovacs Collection) ; (probably) Sikyon Obol & Tarentum Hemilitron ex Mildenberg, Pozzi & CsP ; — as Cataloger/Dealer (selected): Ars Classica I: Corinth Stater (Pozzi, Traverso) & Pelinna Obol (Pozzi, Al-Thani, BCD Thessaly) ; Ars Classica VII: Hidrieus Tetradrachm (Bement, Lockett, von Aulock, Weber, Whittall) ; Ars Classica XV: Elis Diassarion (ex IGCH 216 [late 19th cent. hoard], Philipsen, EP Warren, RK Morcom, Christopher Morcom, Franke) ; Literature: Bement Greek = Ars Classica VI, VII (both ex ANS Library Duplicates, stamped “Envoi de Dr. J. Hirsch“) Related: Hess-Leu Hirsch Sale (ex LACMA Lib.) ; Ars Classica VI & VII (ex ANS Library) ; Ars Classica XV

HIS, GEORGE (1927-2021)
Petroleum geologist from San Antonio, TX. ANS Member, Fellow of RNS. Mineral collection from age 9. Collector of Roman coins from 1973, formed perhaps the finest-ever private collection of Gordian III (w/ other RIC & RPC in AE & AR). Unfortunately never published in a single catalog, either auction or monograph, but broken up within multiple sales by CNG (below) & scattered pieces published in the literature. In addition to Gordian III, collected large Roman bronzes generally — especially Imperial Sestertii.
Examples illustrated by Michaux, Pangerl, Kurth (i.e., Wildwinds), and other. A number of coins, mostly Gordian III, donated to American Numismatic Society (though largely not noted in OCRE) and British Museum. (See e.g. Michaux [2017, BCEN] on Gordian III denarii: 4a, 5a [now ANS 1998.8.1], 6a [now ANS 1998.8.2], 10b).  Active on the Boards of the San Antonio Museum Association & San Antonio Art Institute. Wrote letters to The Celator: Sept 1992, 6 (9), p. 42; Dec 1998, 12 (12), p. 4 (cantankerous over phone v. mail bidding!)
Auctions (see WWE & FAC): CNG Triton V (16 Jan 2002): “including 23 rare Gordian III from the George His collection” (WWE); CNG MBS 60 (22 May 2002): George His Collection of Gordian III, “Gordian III (29)” (WWE); Triton VI (14 Jan 2003): George His Collection of Gordian III; CNG MBS 69 (8 July 2005): George His collection (Lots 1375-1501, Sestertii & Groups); Gemini IV (8 Jan 2008): [at least some are ex-CNG or Triton] “including 31 lots of Gordian III ex George His collection” (WWE).
[References: British Museum bio ; San Antonio Express-News (25 Apr 2021): Obituary]
Coins: Gordian III Sestertius (Adrian Lang, Mazzini 351)

Hobler, Francis = Francis Hobler, Esq. (1796-1869)
[References: Wiki bio ; Sotheby sales: 4 July 1859 (Francis Hobler, Esq.) & 21 Dec 1863 (“Collector Declining the Pursuit”) ; Records of Roman history…on the Roman coins (1860: vol. 1 & vol. 2)]
Coins: (possibly) Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Elberling, Clay)

HOFMANN, GÜNTHER (1935-2020)
Library sold at Solidus Numismatik 77 (12 Sept 2021), w/ foreword by Robert Stark. Hoffman apparently became interested in coins, presumably c. WWII, when returning soldiers brought home foreign coins. Founded the Numismatischen Gesellschaft Schweinfurt in 1979 with Reinhold Jordan: “There he allowed other members to share his knowledge in numerous lectures, often vividly illustrated by the specimens from his collection.” Published some papers on Schweinfurt / Bavarian numismatics in small German numismatic publications.
[References: I can only find the full Katalog w/ intro on Yumpu (less than ideal)]
Literature: Sellwood et al. Sasanian (signed by Sellwood et al. inscr. w/ corr. to R. Göbl, his bookplate)

HOGE, ROBERT WILSON = Robert W Hoge = RWH Collection (1947-)
Important American numismatist, long-time curator at the American Numismatic Society (ANS), Director at the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Money Museum, former president of New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), among other important positions; recipient of various honors and awards; and author of many numismatic publications (incl. articles in AJN and columns in ANS Magazine & The Numismatist). (Note that NYNC & ANS have had a special relationship since the former’s founding in 1908. See van Alfen 2008.)
[References: NNP Bio ; E-Sylum Interview (5 Aug 2012) via NBS OR via NNP ; CACC Bio ; “Retirement from ANS,” Coin World (30 Oct 2013)]
Coins: Republican As Cr.50/3 (RBW, Garrett-JHU, W. Helbig) ; Republican Semis Cr.46/3 (RBW, Russo) ; Cn. Lentulus Clodianus Quinarius (Knobloch FPL 24, Yale University, poss. 1963 Edward Ingraham [1887-1972] donation?)

HOLMES, NICHOLAS = N. M. McQ. Holmes (1949-)
Scottish archaeologist, curator, and numismatist, focusing on Roman, Medieval, British, and (especially) Scottish coins. Published dozens of articles & hoard reports in scholarly journals, 1978-2020s; authored or edited a few books about coinage of Scotland. Co-editor of National Museum of Scotland volume (v. 70) in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles series, published by Oxford University Press with author bio below:
“N. M. McQ. Holmes was Archaeologist, Edinburgh City Museums, 1973-1989; Professional Assistant, then Curator (Numismatics), National Museums Scotland, 1989-2009; Research Associate, NMS, 2009 to date; former member of Council of the British Numismatic Society, and Editor of British Numismatic Journal; Editor of Proceedings of the XIVth International Numismatic Congress, Glasgow, 2009.”
Formed an important private collection of Roman Imperial & Roman Provincial Coins of Valerian, Gallienus, et al. (c. 1960s/1970s through 2000s). Some referenced in his NC articles, many coins from hoards and/or published elsewhere in the literature. Sold in single-consignor sale at CNG e-Auction 442 (17 April 2019), with stand-alone catalog written by the collector w/ excellent introductory essay: “Coins of the Valerianic Dynasty (AD 253-268) and Contemporary Issues: An Academic Collection Formed by N. M. McQ. Holmes” (avail. on Issuu or on Academia). The collector’s introductory essay includes commentary on ethical & political questions in private collecting.
[References: ANS Library (DONUM) results X90 ; Numismatic Chronicle articles X7 + 1 (2008-20, on JSTOR + 1978) ; Academia.edu page, Nicholas Holmes ; CNG e-442, intro essays: p. 7 & pp. 8-23, incl. biblio ; BNJ biblio (from coingallery.de) citing 40 contributions (most re: Scottish), 1983-2019 (PDFs: first, issue icon, then select from TOC) ; CoinsWeekly (2019) detailed announcement w/ collection background]
Coins: Gallienus-Valerian Hybrid, 128a (Normanby 59) ; Gallienus-Valerian Hybrid, 128b (Chalfont 345)

HOURMOUZIADIS, JEAN = Yannis Hourmouziadis (c. 1940s-)
Engineer, materials scientist in aviation, author on ancient coin production in Thrace & Black Sea area. Active since 2018 in Corpus-Nummorum project, bio noting: “He is involved in the Experimental Numismatics working group of the Numismatic Commission of the Federal Republic of Germany and has published a number of scientific articles on ancient Greek coinage.“
[Personal website (collection) ; some numis. articles on Academia (1) & Academia (2)]
Coins (Virtual): SHH v3964 [external, hourmo] = RPC 69113.6 [external], Philip II Thessalonica

HOWARD, HEATHER
Registered nurse from California, collector of ancient coins since c. 1999 (“mostly the coinage of Elagabalus, cistophoric tetradrachms, and interesting mythological roman provincials“), a VCoins seller at one time. Created a popular website aeqvitas.com (archived), replaced in 2025 by aeqvitas.net (http), illustrating her collection & serving as resource in the 2000s-2010s on Roman Imperial & Provincial coins, photos of which have been used in many publications & numismatic resources. Especially noted for her reference collection of Elagabalus. Active on Moneta-L from 1999/2000.
CNG offered an initial group of 200 coins “from the Heather Howard Collection” in e-Auction 603 (4 Feb 2026), consisting of Greek, RPC, and RIC coins (plus 2 British tokens with interesting zoological imagery).
[References: Moneta-L introduction (22 Aug 2004) ; Shanna Schmidt, What’s New at SSN 238 (30 Jan 2026)]
Coins: Elagabalus AE Nikopolis (ex Lindgren, Spradling, Winnett, Zumbly)

HUNT BROTHERS
(see also Hunt, WH)
Texas brothers, oil industry billionaires, Nelson Bunker Hunt (NBH), William Herbert Hunt (WHH), and Lamar Hunt. All three were involved in the 1970s attempt to corner the world silver market, driving the price up from $6 in Jan 1979 to $50/ounce for just for a moment in Jan 1980 before it collapsed, culminating in the catastrophic “Silver Thursday” (27 Mar 1980).
(Predictably, the numismatic bubble also immediately burst. The market plummeted even for rare modern and ancient coins, often thought to be less dependent on bullion prices. The Central States Numismatic Society’s annual coin show — the infamous “Stinkin’ Lincoln” — opened three weeks later in Lincoln, Nebraska. Over 40 years later, some old-time dealers are still traumatized at having to confront a 90% decline in value of their life’s savings.) 
To acquire such a large share of the world silver market, of course, the brothers were borrowing heavily and “buying on margin.” Remarkably, they avoided bankruptcy for nearly a decade.
NBH and WHH were prolific buyers of antiquities, ancient art, and ancient coins, many of which were exhibited at various museums (esp. Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX). Bankruptcy and civil suits forced the brothers to sell their coins and antiquities in a series of sales at Sotheby’s in 1990-1: four for Greek & Roman coins, two Byzantine, and one each Islamic coins and ancient art. (One might argue they were accumulators not “collectors,” delegating acquisitions to Bruce McNall and colleagues at NFA.)
[References: CoinsWeekly (from Rambach’s Provenance Glossary): Hunt, Nelson Bunker (1926-2014) ; Wiki pp.: AR Thurs, NBH, WHH, Lamar]
Coins: Justinian Follis (WH Hunt, SB 223) ; Related: Sotheby’s Ancient & Byzantine Coin Sales, both complete (Greek III annotated, Bank Leu [Mildenberg or Hurter?]/ASW)

Hunt, William Herbert = W.H. Hunt (1929-2024)
(see also Hunt Brothers)
[References: Wiki page ; The E-Sylum v27, n18 article 6 (5 May 2024), after WSJ]
Coins: Justinian Follis (SB 223) ; Related: Sotheby’s Byzantine Coin Sales, both parts

HUNTINGTON, ARCHER MILTON (1870-1955)
(see also American Numismatic Society & Hispanic Society of America) American collector & philanthropist.
Stepson of railroad magnate and industrialist, Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900). He devoted his life to philanthropy, collecting, and a pair of New York cultural institutions: the Hispanic Society of America (HSA) and the American Numismatic Society (ANS). He also played an important role in the American Geographical Society.
He founded the HSA in 1904. Its primary holdings consisted of Archer Huntington’s (hereafter Huntington) personal collections of art, books and rare manuscripts, and coins. (It is worth noting that his coins – though one of the world’s greatest collections — were among the less-celebrated of his loans and donations.)
Though he was President of the ANS (1905-1910), his most important role was as one of the Society’s great benefactors, contributing financially and with the “permanent” loan of his coin c ollection from HSA. His donations transformed it “from a relatively small club of collectors into a research institution of international standing” (ANS Magazine, Wint 2008).
(In 2012, the loan proved less-than-permanent and, after a legal battle between ANS and HAS, the coins were sold. Of 38,000 coins, 26,500 were eventually donated back to the ANS – many of which the ANS then deaccessioned and sold themselves! This includes three now in my collection.)
[References: Rambach (2016-8, Provenance Glossary), Part II: 89 ; Wikipedia: A.M. Huntington ; ANS Archives/Authorities: Huntington ; Bio from the Hispanic Society ; ANS Magazine, pp. 54-61 Summer 2013 ; D Tripp & S. Kiffer (Sotheby’s, Jan 2012), “Magnificent Coins of the Spanish World: The Archer M. Huntington Collection”]
Coins: Augustus Quadrans (ANS-HSA 1001.1.10488, Lampasas) ; Divus Augustus Dupondius (ANS-HSA 1001.1.22981, Lampasas) ; Vespasian Denarius (ANS-HSA1001.1.22362, Lampasas, Chamberlain)

IMHOOF-BLUMER, FRIEDRICH (1838-1920)
From Winterthur, Switzerland, his family owned a textile firm, which afforded opportunities for international travel and trade. A prolific collector from childhood (by age 12-13), he became one of the 19th century’s most important scholars of ancient Greek coinage. Remarkably, his scholarship was essentially of private character, being an “amateur” in the best sense of the term. He never completed a university degree. (His Latin and Greek were self-taught.) Yet, every institution of Greek numismatics relied on his work.
Many of Imhoof-Blumer’s books and articles remain standard references today (e.g., Kleinasiatische Münzen [2 vols., 1901-2], Monnaies Grecques [1883], …Pausanias [& later eds., Gardner et al.], or “Zur Münzen Akarnaniens” [1878], among numerous others). He was the general editor for Die Antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands (a substantial entry toward Th. Mommsen’s plan for a single great Corpus Nummorum).
Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Honorary Member of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1873 & sixth recipient (first foreigner) of the Society’s Medal in 1888.
In the 1860s, Imhoof-Blumer (still in his late 20s) & his father sold the family textile business explicitly so that he might devote his life entirely to numismatics.
In 1900, sold a collection of 22,000 coins to the Staatliche Münzkabinett Berlin (to finance further study). He formed a second collection, some of which are now in private collections (incl. his Roman & Byzantine sold at Hirsch XVIII in 1907), but about 2,000 of which also went to SMB. At least 900 of his Greek coins are at the Winterthur Münzkabinett (in addition to his collection of >20,000 Swiss coins).
Being his hometown, Imhoof-Blumer served as the Kurator at the institution & was a great patron for nearly 60 years, from 1861 to 1920, transforming it into a world-class collection.
[References: Benedikt Zack (2007, INC, Compte Rendu 54), “Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer (1838–1920)” ; Kurt Regling’s (1922) “Nachruf…” in ZfN 33: pp. 134–139 (to PDF) ; Gardner (1920, NC) “…An Appreciation” ; Wikipedia (DE) Bio ; British Museum Bio ; Biblio/Books online via Hathi]
Literature: Imhoof-Blumer, 1871, Choix de Monnaies Grecques, ill. by Leon Dardel (signed, inscr. to Kunstverein Winterthur [whose Kunstmuseum housed the Münzkabinett until 1982]; ex Koppersmith, Lanz Libraries)

“IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ARMENIAN”
Unnamed collection sold at CNG MBS XXVII (29 Sep 1993) in 236 lots (444 coins, incl. several Roman), there variously described as “Important Collection of Armenian Coinage (From Ancient to Modern Times)” & “A Specialized Collection of Armenian & Related Coinage from Ancient to Medieval Times.” Cataloged by Victor England & staff with Y.T. Nercessian. Sale reported in full in the Armenian Numismatic Journal vol. 20 (1994): pp. 35 ff (“The Armenian Coin Auction of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.”) & used as a major source for Armenian Coins and Their Values and Armenian Coin Auctions (Nercessian 1995 & 2006).
Many coins acquired by other important collections, incl. Nercessian, Araratian, and “R.A. Collection of Armenian and Related Coinage” (CNG 85, 15 Sep 2010), and published references, especially those of Nercessian.
[References: Esty (augustuscoins) Armenian catalogs ; Armenian Numismatic Journal vol. 20 (1994), p. 35 & vol 22 (1996), p. 1 & vol 37 (2011), p. 29 ; Nercessian (1995) Armenian Coins and Their Values, (2006) Armenian Coin Auctions, (2008) Catalogue of Armenian Coins Collected by Y.T. Nercessian (Bibliography, p. 379 & catalogue)]
Coins: Hanniballianus (E. Clain-Stefanelli)

JAMESON, R. = Frederic-Robert Jameson (1861-1942)
French & Swiss banker & real estate magnate. Formed one of the great early 20th century collections of Greek coinage, with a smaller but notable Roman coll. (For pers. & prof. bio, I recommend Walker 2008: 602ff.) Authored numismatic articles & his important coll. cat. Began collecting by age 15 & dealt w/ many of the famous European dealers & collectors of the late 19th & early 20th centuries, a tremendously important numismatic epoch for its explosion of new scholarship in the wake of advances in photography and the publication of capacious collections in auction catalogs & standalone volumes. Jameson’s collection was published over 20 years in a classic series of 4 volumes (5 parts, [1913-1932, Feuardent], reprinted in 4 [1980, Obol Int.]). Alongside Pozzi, Weber, and others, it served as an important reference before the great SNGs (e.g., Copenhagen [1942-1979], Lockett [1938-1949], ANS [1969-1998]). Original sets still fetch $2-5,000 at auction (or $2-300 for reprint). Included among his >3,150 published coins were hundreds from the Sir. A. J. Evans Coll. of Greek.* A small portion were donated to Gulbenkian (150 coins), the bulk of the coll. acq. en bloc by Jacob Hirsch, who gradually dispersed those over his lifetime, many remaining in his estate to be dispersed by Bank Leu over years.
* : Rambach reports “all of” the Evans Greek (Sir AJE, not the father, Sir JE), acq. en bloc, but there appear to be other AJE Greek sales & bequests (?). Evans-Jameson coins regularly appear on the market.
[References: CoinsWeekly (Rambach) Who’s Who Entry ; Walker (AJN 2008): pp. 602-4, 613-4 ; Rambach “Prov. Gloss., Part I” [NAC 91]: p. 72 = “P.G. II” [NAC 99]: p. 50 ; Kroh: pp. 10 (3.5 Stars for Greek, “one of the finest collections ever formed”), 22, 43; Clain-Stefanelli 1927* ; Daehn 1168 (Hill 1927), 1887-9 (James in Gulbenkian), 2045 (Collection), 4455 (RN 1908, Trouvaille Melos); Spring 287 (Hamburger 96 Dupl.), 579 (Feuardent, 20 Jun 1906, Duplicates; p. 228, photo & bio) ; Collection R. Jameson, Monnaies Grecques Antiques et Imperiales Romaines, 4 vols. (1913-1932), avail. online (via BnF Gallica), linked on Numiswiki “Jameson”]
Coins: Herakleia Trachinia Obol (ex Lambros, Hirsch Estate, Gilman, BCD) ;
Related: Hess-Leu Hirsch Sale (ex LACMA Lib.) ; Gulbenkian vol. I (ex Mark & Lottie Salton Library) ; Bement Greek = Ars Classica VI, VII (both ex ANS Library Duplicates, stamped “Envoi de Dr. J. Hirsch“)

JARMAN, FRANCIS = Dr. F. Jarman (1948-)
German writer & professor of English literature & intercultural communication (retired 2013 from U. Hildesheim). Collector of Roman Provincial coins. Author of numerous works in many genres (scholarly articles since 1970s, novels since 2011, plays from 1998, short stories, textbooks, etc.).
Many articles in German- & English-language numismatic periodicals: The Numismatist, The Celator, Geldgeschichtliche Nachrichten, and others. Winner of ANA’s 2022 Prue Fitts literary award. Cataloger for at least three notable speziallelisten at Gilles Blançon (incl. the extraordinary FPL 31 of Alexandrian). Website: Eros on Roman Provincial Coinage. Over 200 specimens in RPC Online cited to Jarman collection (not counting the many others, like RPC I 1342, ex. 14, which names neither of us).
Member of Deutsche Numismatische Gesellschaft (DNG). “The Dr. F. Jarman Collection: Mints of the Roman Empire” sold by Naumann (2021-2), Auction 100 & later sales (esp. 102, 107, 112).
[References: Bibliography (few PDFs) on Academia & on ResearchGate]
Coins: Lokri Opuntii (BCD 157.5) ; Related: Blançon 31, 41, 51 (cataloged by; Catalog Library)

J.B. COLLECTION = JB (Edmonton) Collection (d. 2019)
Edmonton, Canada collector. After his 2019 death, his collection was cataloged & consigned for sale (across several firms) by his friend, fellow member of the Edmonton Numismatic Society, and his numismatic executor, Terence Cheesman.
Generalist ancient-medieval collection, including Greek, Roman, Byzantine, British, Medieval, others. Several hundred Lots in ACSearch results, listed as “J.B. Collection” (primarily CNG, where 199 appeared in e-Auction 455, a few more in Triton XXIII, e-465, e-473) and “JB (Edmonton) Collection” (Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada). I bought at least one of his coins from VAuctions/Triskeles (Metapontum Stater) with no provenance listed. His coins appeared elsewhere, including a few at Roma Numismatics e-67 & e-68 in 2020 (at least one may have been acquired from CNG).
Most of his coins were purchased from North American dealers or auctions between the late 1990s and mid 2010s, including many from Calgary Coins (Robert Kokotailo), CNG, Berk, and Heritage. His coins were sold with plain white printed 2×2 attribution inserts printed with blank ink and labeled “JB Collection.”
Coins: Mazaios Tarsos Stater (Seventko, Athena Fund) ; Metapontion Stater [external on ACSearch] ; Gordian III “Captives” Ant. ; various other Roman Imperial

J.M.A.L. [alt: JMAL] (formed 1970-2000)
Coins: Titurius Sabinus Denarius (Righetti)

Johnson, Charles M. (1908-1979)
[References: Kolbe (2013), “Reminiscences of a Numismatic Bookseller-Part 2” (The Asylum 31.2) reprinted, CW (2016) ; “More on Charles M. Johnson,” The E-Sylum 11.11 (16 Mar 2008), Article 11 ; Kampmann (2020), “Numismatic Bookplates…” ; Bowers & Ruddy 1978 Auction bio essay (Q. David Bowers)]
Literature: Pennington, 1942, Ancient Coins (bookplate & ink stamps, F.B. Newell, BCD)

JOHNSON, D. WAYNE = Richard Wayne Johnson = Dick Johnson = DWJ Library (1930-2020)
Noted American numismatist, active in publishing, various orgs., research on art medals & medalists.
Served in US Air Force, 1950-1954, in intelligence. (“Stationed with the National Security Agency” in Korea, per several biographies, presumably the ASFA until late 1952, when renamed NSA.) Returned home to Kansas City, began career in newspaper advertising.
From 1960-2, the inagaugural Editor-in-Chief of Coin World magazine. Founded several addl. periodicals, contributed articles to many others, author of various numismatic books. Research, publication, consulting at Medallic Auction Company (MACO), 1966-1977 and 2010-2017. Partner of medallic art auction firm, Johnson & Jensen (Medallion House), 1977-85.
One of the co-founders of Rittenhouse Society (as was Ken Bressett, above) & Middle Atlantic Numismatic Association. President of St. Louis Numismatic Society. Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) governor.
ANA Hall of Fame, 2021. Stack’s: “Today his name is associated with the institutions to which he dedicated his career, such as Coin World and MACO, and his reputation as a skilled numismatist and indefatigable researcher endures.”
Portions of library sold by Bryce Brown, 2025-6.
[References: Coin World obit ; NNP bio = Smith ANB ; Stacks Bowers bio = E-Sylum 31 Mar 2024 = NNP (635561) reprint]
Literature: Numismatics: An Ancient Science (signed & inscribed by E. Clain-Stefanelli) ; U.S. Numismatic Auction Catalogs (signed & inscribed by Lorraine Durst)]

Joy, James = Sammlung James H. Joy. The Isles of Greece Collection
[References: Munzen & Medaillen GmbH 21 (24 May 2007), p. 10, brief intro by JHJ, 890 coin lots (b&w photos + 4 Pl. color enlg.), 135 books (ACSearch: 889 coin lots, color) ; BCD Duplicates 2017, Lot 1226 (note)]
Coins: Corcyra AE (323, Milavic [Nomos 32, 326.1]) ; Related: MMDE 21 (ex Bibliothek Wenninger)

J.S.W. [alt: JSW]
(see Wagner, J.S.)

Jungfleisch, Marcel (1879-1958)
Coins: Lucius Verus Drachm [Part II, 134 (illustrated)] (Wishnevsky) LOST IN TRANSIT 2024-2025

Kagan, Jonathan
Coins: Aegina Obols (CH VIII.20, Ashmolean loan)

KAMMERER, CRAIG = Dr. R. Craig Kammerer (1943-2025)
Organic Chemistry PhD (UCLA, 1972), then postdoc & faculty at UCLA Medical School until 1987 (teaching pharmacology & organic chem, running research projects & pharm. laboratory), finishing his career in private sector pharmaceutical industry in NJ (1987-2015). His obituary notes that, during this time, he also “took a role teaching Physics, Chemistry and Investigative & Physical Science at North Plainfield High School in North Plainfield, NJ in 2000.”
Long-time ancient coin collector, active in the Los Angeles area, incl. in the Southern California Ancient Numismatic Society. ANS Member for >50 years, for which he was named Life Member in 2019. Past President of the Society for Ancient Numismatics (SAN), c. 1981. Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, elected at 16 Nov 1970 meeting (same cohort as RBW, R. Manville, and J. Humphris).
Published articles on ancient coins & their literature in The Ayslum (see below), SAN IV.4 (1972, “The Travel Coins of Hadrian”) & SAN IX.4 (1978, “Recent Numismatic References”).
[References: Obituary ; “Reminiscences of the Early Days of Coin Auctions, Auction Catalogues, Numismatic Publications and the NBS” (Fall 2004) The Asylum XXII.4 ; “50-Year American Numismatic Society Members,” (2019) The E-Sylum 22.11: a18]
Coins: Severus Alexander Ares Tetradrachm (Dattari, Malter Auction 1)

“KAMNASKIRES (BOB L.) COLLECTION”
(see Langnas, R.)

KARL, ERICH = E. Karl = Sammlung Karl (1924-2009)
German businessman & director of a metal-works plant in Schelklingen, long-time local politician & recipient of various state honors, and noted coin collector. Founding member in 1985 of the local Museumsgesellschaft Schelklingen.
Important collection of Carian coins sold at Lanz 131 (Münzen von Karien: Sammlung Karl, 27 Nov 2006), widely used as a ref., many of the coins published elsewhere (e.g., HNO). Annotated by Esty (corr. 832 lots?): “822 Greek…important specialized collection of coins of Caria…[A major reference work].”
The ANS bought “a group of thirty-one significant Carian coins” coins at the Lanz 131 sale (Acc. Nos. 2007.15.1-31; ANS Magazine 6 (2) [Su. 2007]: “New Acquisitions,” p. 33). A decade later, at least 5 remained in the Cederlind Estate.
The Karl collection of Celtic coins was sold at UBS 77 (9 Sep 2008). The Celtic, though perhaps lesser-known than the Carian, were nonetheless considered a notable collection & are used as an occasional, secondary reference.
[References: Wikipedia (DE) Bio ; see also: Brousseau “Annexe” p. 584 (Lanz 131) ; Numiswiki (FAC) “Important…” (Lanz & UBS) ; WWE (Lanz & UBS)]
Coins: Mylasa Chalkous (Karl 246, ex Franke, Vogl) ; Myndus AR Drachm (Karl 266, ex Bricault, GTP)

KELLNER, WENDELIN (1931-2023)
(see also “AK Collection“)
Of Friedrichshafen, Germany. Numismatist, theologian, historian. Edited and authored many articles and books on Roman coins, from the Republic to the Byzantine era, both Imperial and Provincial (especially Alexandrian).
Cataloged for Sternberg in the 1970s. Authored the 1968 book Libertas und Christogramm… on the coinage of Magnentius. Published at least two noted columns (each in dozens of parts) in Austrian numismatic magazine, MoneyTrend, c. 2000s, on “Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen” and “Die Münzstätte Alexandria in Ägypten,” illustrated primarily by coins from the private “AK Collection” (photos credited to Johannes Kellner, Franz Vogelmann, perhaps others). The Alexandria series was published in a 2009 book with the same title. Donations of coins & literature to the Institut für Numismatik (Universität Wien).
Family relation to Johannes Kellner (photographer for “Ungewöhnliche…”). (Unknown: Any relation to numis. & Prof. Hans-Jorg Kellner [1920-2015], Munich & Elisabeth Kellner?)
[References: Proper bio needed ; death notice, “*10. Januar 1931 +13. Mai 2023” (to JPG) ; ANS Lib. Catalog (20 entries, 1965-2007, but his 2009 book absent!) ; Institut für Numismatik, Univ. Wien, Summer 2000 Bulletin (to PDF)]
Coins: (see “AK Collection”)

KENT, ANTHONY (1959-)
British collector from Milton Keynes, where he has been employed by the City Council. Collection of Greek coins, with a heavy emphasis on bronze & silver coins from Sikyonia in Peloponnesos (many w/ lost provenances to the BCD Collection, such as mine below). Formed a private company Sikyon Numismatics Limited (c. 2007-12, now dissolved, w/ wife Anne Kent). Approximately 95 lots (at least one repeat) sold at CNG in 2025 (e-Auctions 587 to 593), incl. some group lots of 3-10 coins.
(Unclear if the collection continues or was fully dispersed.)
Coins: Sikyon AE (BCD Pelo 331 = HGC 264)

KING, COLIN EDWARD = Colin E. King, Esq. (1862-1921)
Born Indianapolis, graduated Butler College (now University, where his 1878-1883 student diaries are archived), where he began collecting Greek & Roman coins. Later formed an important collection of American coins and “an extensive collection of fractional currency which was the most complete offered at that time,” per Lupia, who also notes: “Among the ancient coins the grand-prize piece was a superb example of a Syracuse dekadrachm (lot 56, illustrated on Plate II) sold to Lyman H. Low for $150.” Another major buyer of the ancients was Earle (including my Otacilia). Several of King’s annotated Chapman catalogs and correspondence from his library were later in the John W. Adams Library (Kolbe & Fanning 150).
Member, “Sons of the American Revolution.” His career was spent working for the railroads and a series of insurance companies in New York City, Chicago, and finally Indianapolis again.
Although his father was a high-level railroad executive (Edward King, 1818-1888), Colin E. King himself was a mid-level corporate worker, distinctly non-wealthy (albeit cosmopolitan and intellectually active), unusual for collectors of this period. (Lupia: “In 1908, he worked for a very modest income for the Inter-State Life Insurance Company, and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company as both secretary and cashier with a combined annual salary of $1,525.”)
[References: Lupia bio (abridged: The E-Sylum (2017) 20-25-14 & on NNP) ; Chapman Brothers (5 Apr 1892), “Catalogue of the Collection…of Colin E. King” ; Fanning (2020): pp. 50-51 (“Adams 35 (rated A- overall, A for ancients). Davis 188. Unlisted in Spring, though qualified for inclusion.”) & 272 (No. 7 on Fanning’s Top 10) ; “The Colin E. King Sales,” The Numismatist 26 (4), April 1892: pp. 92-93 ; Student Diaries, Butler Lib. Special Colls. MS-042, PDF Index]
Coins: Otacilia Sestertius (Earle, M. Salton, L. Salton)

KLEIN, DIETER (1942-)
[Uncertain but possibly the Munich & Vienna art & architecture historian (1942-), not the Berlin Marxist economist (1931-, as data.bnf. has it). A very common German name even narrowed down to Munich, where he collected, published, and finally sold his coins.]
Formed a notable collection of Greek coins with an emphasis on silver fractions and bronzes. (Presumably a pun on the author’s name.)
The collection was published in sylloge format as Nomismata 3 in 1999, under the title Sammlung von Griechischen Kleinsilbermünzen und Bronzen. Preface by Johannes Nollé, brief acknowledgments by collector (incl. J. Nollé, B. Overbeck, A. Wenninger).
The focus on small denominations has made it a popular & important reference, both for Greek silver fractions & Asia Minor/Persia (about 2/3 of which from Asia Minor & Greek east). The book is quite scarce & highly sought-after whenever available.
Collection sold by Hauck & Aufhäuser, München, under Alois Wenninger’s direction (Auktion 18 [6 Oct 2004] & many specs. by private treaty). The largest buyer may have been “Dr. W.R.” (see above), incl. my Parthian Drachm (Klein 764) & at least a few dozen others noted by Künker. Dr. P. Vogl acq. at least a handful (>4 in Helios 5 [2010] & >5 at Leu WA 16). Member & officer of Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft (noted as 1997 Kassenprüfer [Treasurer] in JNG 1996).
Coins: Achaemenid 1/4 Siglos (ex Cleff) ; Pakoros Drachm (ex Dr. W.R.) ; Related: Slg. Klein (ex Bibliothek A. Wenninger Duplicate [NOT the signed copy])

KLUGER, KARL HEINRICH = Slg. Karl H. Kluger (1940-2020)
Collection of ancient through modern (emphasis on Greek & Roman) apparently formed c. 1993-2020. Sold 2022-2023, in >700 lots, at Kölner Münzkabinett Auctions 117 (142 Lots, Ancient, 28 Oct 2022), 118 (109 Lots, World/Papal, 29 Oct 2022), e-8 (391 Lots, Ancient, Medieval, World, 25 Jun 2023), 119 (35 Lots, Ancient, incl. 13 groups of 10-109, 6 Oct 2023), 120 (26 Lots, World [mostly medals], 7 Oct 2023).
No biog. details, memberships, or pubs. found in Kölner 117-120 or German numis. periodicals.
[References: Kölner Catalogs (PDF) Archive ; brief death notice (trauer-in-nrw.de)]
Coins: Septimius AE Nikopolis (Varbanov I, 2558; ex Fischer)

KOLBE, GEORGE FREDERICK = George F. Kolbe (1941-2025)
Important bibliographer of numismatic literature & the preeminent American numismatic bookseller of the late 20th century, active for more than 50 years (c. 1967-2023), his first MBS in 1976 & first floor auction in 1979. Partner w/ David Fanning in Kolbe & Fanning from 2010 until his 2023 retirement.
Sold the Harry W. Bass Jr., Stack Family, and other important libraries, incl. portions of John J. Ford Library. Published his own catalog in 2012 as The Reference Library of a Numismatic Bookseller (CW article), the contents of which were sold under the same title in Kolbe & Fanning 154 (26 Oct 2019).
Recipient of 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the ANA & Smedley Award in 1995. Cofounder of Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) in 1979, president in 1985, twice editor of its journal, The Asylum, in which numerous of his articles appeared. Fellow of the RNS, member of Rittenhouse Society, IAPN & ABAA.
[References: “George Frederick Kolbe (1941-2025)” (D. & M. Fanning, 12 Jul 2025) ; Smith ANB (2022): p. 245 ; NBS E-Sylum Bio (for 2019 ANA Award) ; Retirement Announcement w/ Bio ; CW Who’s Who Entry ; Fitzwilliam, Catalogs H-L ; DONUM (ANS): as author (137 result)/all (238 results) ; Kolbe & Fanning, “Articles” w/ links to many PDFs]
Literature: Signed Bibliography (JW Adams) ; K. Christ, 1967, Antike Numismatik [archive.org, loanable] (Kolbe, Reference Library No. 18 [book] & Lot 247 [sale, part] w/ bookplate) ; Queen Lovisa Ulrika Collection (signed gift inscription to Craig & Ruanne Smith)

KOENIG, FRANZ EUGEN (1953-2007)
Swiss classical archaeologist (PhD, University of Bern, 1987), active 1970s-2000s, publishing frequently in numismatic & archaeological journals. Dissertation on ancient coin finds in Switzerland (a consistent topic of his scholarship). Curator of coin cabinet at Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Geneva), 1984-90. Board member, Schweizerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft (SNG/SSN), 1986-90 & editor of Schweizer Münzblätter, 1988-90.
[References: Biblio (coingallery.de) ; “Zum Gedenken…” S. Frey-Kuyper et al., 2008, SM 58 (230): p. 52f.
Literature: Klemenc 1935 VHAD (w/ bookplate, RBW Library offprints)

KOMMERZIENRAT H. OTTO (Hess 207) = “Prominent European Cabinet” (Bolender 110) = Heinrich Otto, Jr. (1856-1931)
German textile manufacturer and collector of coins & medals. Took over his father’s (Heinrich Otto, Sr., 1820-1906) company, “Heinrich Otto & Söhne” (today known as “HOS Group,” headquartered in Wedlingen, with interests in real estate & renewable energy). (Kommerzienrat was an honorary title awarded to businessmen in the German Empire conferring Hoffähigkeit – suitable for “court society.” It was awarded to H. Otto, Sr. It may have been an inherited title; I’m not certain.)
His collection of ancients was sold at Adolph Hess Auktion 207 (1 Dec 1931) & the Swabian at Hess 230 (28 Feb 1938) as “Sammlung Kommerzienrat H. Otto, Stuttgart.” The ancients included coins from many important prior collections, including Bement, von Echt, Hoskier, Niklovitz, Pozzi, Rhousopoulos, Riche, H. Smith, Vautier & Collignon, and others. They passed through important collections including BCD, Benz, Gillet, Knobloch, Niggeler, Salton, and many more.
One of the most active buyers was M. H. Bolender (Illinois), whose Auction 110 (29 Sep 1937) featured 367 Greek and Roman coins from the Hess sale, described as “Choice Ancient Greek and Roman Coins from a Prominent European Cabinet.” Those coins later appeared in the colls. of Salton, Sawhill, and Voirol.
Translated from Poinsignon 3944 (see also 3964): “When building his coin collection, Heinrich Otto Jr. focused on antiquity as well as the medieval and modern eras. He placed a particular focus on the influences of his home region of Swabia. The Frankfurt headquarters of the Adolph Hess Nachf. company dedicated its auction on February 23, 1938 to the second part of the Otto collection, containing coins and medals from Swabia, rifle medals, newer thalers and imperial coins as well as art medals…”
[References: Poinsignon (Part III, Künker 357 [7 Dec 2021]), Lot 3944 & Lot 3964 ; Hess 207 (Luzern, 1 Dec 1931), Krzt. H. Otto, Band 1: Antike Münzen (Clain-Stefanelli 1755; Spring 331) ; Hess 238 (Frankfurt, 23 Feb 1938) Krzt. H. Otto, Band 2: Schwäbische … Kunstmedaillen (Clain-Stefanelli 1755) ; Bolender 110 (Orangeville, IL, 29 Sep 1937) Prominent European Cabinet (Adams II: pp. 106 & 283; Fanning pp. 32-3: 4)]
Coins: Messenia Hemidrachm (BCD, Sawhill-JMU) ; Related: Hess 207: Slg. Otto (Hermann Lanz)

Koppersmith, Daniel Leonce (1952-)
Literature: Imhoof-Blumer 1871 (signed/inscr. by Imhoof-Blumer to Winterthur, ex Bibliothek Lanz [Hubert])

KOVACS, FRANK L. (1942-)
Bio still in progress:
Longtime American coin dealer and scholar, produced >30 FPLs (1977-2000) & 16 Auction Catalogs (1979-2004), author of various books and many articles on ancient coins & antiquities. Had a private collection as well.
Cataloger & co-author of the first volume (1985) of the H.C. Lindgren Collection of Greek Bronze coins. Cataloger & partner in Peus 366, the classic sale of Greek & Roman Provincial bronze coins from the Marcel Burstein Collection. (One of my coins was in both!)
The “Frank L. Kovacs Numismatic Library” at Stanford (2015 “Gift of Lawrence Schwimmer, Frank Kovacs, John Jencek, Richard Beleson, Mary Lannin”) is one of the best University ancient coin libraries in the USA. In 2026, CNG offered 43 lots of “Selections from the Frank L. Kovacs Archaeology Library” in EA 604.
[References (in progress): Kovacs publications on Academia.edu ; Fitzwilliam (Catalogs: H-L) ; E-Sylum 19.32, art. 11 “…Library“ (via NNP) ; D. Jordan (MünzenWoche 4 Aug 2016), “A Transformative Numismatic Donation“]

Coins: Claudius Patras AE, handwritten Kovacs tag (BCD Collection, Hirsch Estate) ;
Literature: Lindgren & Kovcas (signed by authors, ex libris Kelly J Krizan w/ 2 bookplates) + author’s own copy (ex Kovacs library w/ his annotations) ; Athena Fund sales 1 & 2 custom bound (saleroom copy hand priced & annotated by Kovacs) ; var. article offprints from scholarly exchange w/ RBW ;
Related: at least 10 Kovacs auctions & FPLs plus duplicate copies (most ex RBW Library, several ex Kirk Davis, at least one ex Beauchaine) ; various coins from Lindgren collection in envelopes handwritten by Kovacs ; Thyatira (Lydia) AE cataloged twice (Lindgren & Kovacs A831A, Burstein 745)

Kowsky, Al = Alfred W. Kowsky = A.W.K. Collection [alt: AWK] (1948-)
Coins: Antoninus Nemesis Drachm (Wetterstrom, Ruzicka) ; Claudius Sestertius NCAPR (Baker) ; Literature: Malter Ruzicka Catalog

Kreindler, Herbert = Herb Kreindler
[References: Kolbe & Fanning 132, Library Part I: Intro (pp. 3-4)]
Literature: Ravel (1946) Falsifications (bookplate) ; Related: Hendin 1976 (ex ANS Lib.) & 1996 X (both inscr. by Hendin)

KRIZAN, KELLY J. = Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection
Ancient coin collector & physician from Washington state (USA), practicing since 1986 w/ specialty in radiology. Tufts Medical School grad, 1978.
General collection of ancients ranging from Greek to Byzantine, with a particular focus on Greek and Roman Provincial coins from Cilicia. (The Cilician RPC collection is remarkable.) It included a significant portion of the former Levante Collection (at least a couple hundred coins), dozens each from the Lindgren and von Aulock Collections, and coins from Weber, Burstein, and other important specialized collections. Ex Krizan coins have fed into notable collections such as Prieur, Righetti, and MDA (also excellent Cilician).
Earliest sales were CNG e-auctions, 2013 to 2016, from EA 294 (16 Jan 2013). CNG Auction 93 (22 May 2013) included 150 lots of Greek, RPC, and Byzantine gold. (A few more at CNG 94 [18 Sep 2013], and group lots at Triton XVII [8 Jan 2014].) Starting 2022, CNG dispersed several hundred more coins from the collection, as well as books from the Krizan Library (not always listed as such, but usually identifiable from the bookplates).
Coins: Ariobarzanes I Drachm (w/ printed & hand-written tags) ; Literature: Lindgren & Kovacs (w/ bookplate, autographed by Lindgren & Kovacs) ; Lindgren II (bookplate, autographed by Lindgren)

Kroh, Dennis
Literature: Ancient Coin Reference Reviews (signed [Copy 1], inscribed by author [Copy 2])

LAFFAILLE, MAURICE (1902-1989)*
Celebrated furniture artist, coin collector, and cataloguer of Raoul Dufy. Born & died in Paris, his life spent around its art world. Daughter, Paris gallery owner (archived) Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, continued his work on the Dufy Catalogue Raisonné.
Began collecting coins as a youth (circa age 13, by his account), soon turning to Roman bronzes, his collection of which was sold by Vinchon in 1976 & 1989. (Possibly responsible for “Illustrations de l’Histoire de Rome dans le Monnayage Impérial” [ANS Lib. record] in the 1949 Exposition-Concours de Numismatique, by Blanchet & Babelon.)
Though he began collecting them much later (c. 1960s?), he is better remembered for his remarkable collection of Greek bronzes, spanning nearly the full Eckhelsche Ordnung, from Etruria to Mauretania, published in two fine books, sold by M&M:
– Maurice Laffaille (photos, J. Lacombe), 1982, Choix de Monnaies Grecques en Bronze (Rolle: Imp. Rod.) [200 coins, 248 pp.; Daehn 2067].
– Pierre Strauss (intro, M. Amandry), 1991, Collection Maurice Laffaille. Monnaies Grecques en Bronze (Basel: M. et. M., S.A.) [663 coins, 168 pp.; Daehn 2110].
– Monnaies et Médailles Auction 76 (19 Sep 1990), part: Monnaies Grecques en Bronnze, Collection Maurice Laffaille, Lots 1-663 (of 1,522 total), intro. by Pierre Strauss (p. 5).
As BCD commented (Jacquier 49, 928 [now my library]): “Maurice Laffaille, an Old World Gentleman in every sense of the word, took the challenge [of autonomous Greek bronzes] at a rather advanced age but his impeccable taste and his persistence produced this elegant volume for which he will always be remembered.”
* Note: M.L.’s life dates are given elsewhere (mistakenly, I believe) as 1898-1987 (e.g., Kuenker 2025, artnet), sometimes 1902-1987. Source of conflict unclear, but they mean the same person.
[References: MauriceLaffaille.fr ; bio details (w/ photo) on geneanet ; “Avant-Propos” (2pp.) to Vinchon (23 Apr 1976) sale of “Collection M.L.” ; Vinchon (15 Nov 1989)]
Coins: Uncertain AE Unicum, 662 (Gutknecht) ; Numidia AE, 650 / 197 (Al-Thani) ;
Related: Monnaies Grecques en Bronze, 1990 (BCD Duplicate [Copy1], inscribed by Strauss [Copy 2]) ; M&M Auction 76 (K. Knodt [Rochester, Palo Alto])

LAMBROS, JEAN PAUL = Giovanni Paolo Lambros = J.P. Lambros (1843-1909)
Important collector, scholar, archaeologist, and coin & antiquities dealer based in Athens, much as his father Paul Lambros (1819-1887) had been. (His brother was also involved in the business.) Though the junior Lambros’ scholarship wasn’t as well-known as his father’s, his best-known work was an important 1891 vol. on coinage of Peloponnesos.
Collection (part?) sold at Hirsch XXIX (9 Nov 1910). His antiquities collection was sold alongside Giovanni Dattari’s by Hirsch & Sambon at Hôtel Drouot (“Collections de feu…,” 17-19 Jun 1912). Portions of his collection have ended up in many major private and public collections, in addition to those coins bought from him and his father as dealers (see, e.g., objects in Staatliche Münzkabinett Berlin & in the BMC).
[References: Am. Jour. Arch. XIV (1910: p. 96) obit.: JSTOR or Archive ; Poinsignon 4029 ; BMC Bio ; Waddell Bio (Archived) (excerpt from Spring) ; Spring 383 (Hirsch XXIX, p. 141, excepting bio) ; Clain-Stefanelli 17616 (RIN 1909) ; see also: Società Numismatica Italiana Bios: for father (to PDF) & son (to PDF) ; Forrer’s “Numismatic Reminiscences…,” p. 194 ; brief mentions in Rambach 2017a, 2017b]
Coins: Herakleia Trachinia Obol (ex Jameson, Hirsch Estate, Gilman, BCD) 

LAMPASAS COLLECTION (d. 2022)
The (semi) anonymous collection of an American minister, known as a collector of ancient coins & an artist, with a longstanding interesting in history. Social worker (BA in psychology) for some years before pursuing his Master of Divinity & Doctor of Ministry, serving as a minister for 30 years.
Over the year preceding his death, his collection of about one thousand Greek, Roman and World coins was sold by CNG.
[References: Sales: 35 lots in Triton XXIV (19 Jan 2021), 96 lots in EA 484 (27 Jan), 75 in EA 486 (24 Feb), 118 in EA 487 (10 Mar), 171 in EA 488 (24 Mar), 5 Arkadian Hemidrachms in EA 489 (7 Apr), 177 in EA 491 (5 May), 35 in Auction 117 (19 May), 4 in EA 492 (26 May), 1 in EA 493 (9 Jun), 223 in EA 495 (7 Jul), 45 in EA 496 (21 Jul), 11 in Auction 118 (13 Sep) & 1 each in EA 501 (6 Oct) & EA 502 (20 Oct)]
Coins: Divus Augustus Dupondius (Huntington, ANS, HSA) ; Vespasian Denarius (Huntington, ANS, HSA, C. Chamberlain) ; Augustus Quadrans (Huntington, ANS, HSA) ; ERMIAS Pseudo-Rhodian Drachm (Sporty, Sitichoro/Larissa Hoard 1968 [IGCH 237])

Lang, Adrian = Sammlung Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang (1956-)
[References: Leu Numismatik Auction 12: Intro, pp. 4-12 (DE/EN)]
Coins: Gordian III Sestertius (George His, Mazzini 351) ; Philip II “Captives” Ant. ; Constantine I “Captives” AE3 ; Constantine II “Captives” AE3 ; Constantius II “Fallen Horseman” Arles ; Vetranio “Captives” AE3 (DFA)

LANGNAS, ROBERT = Bob L. = Bob (Robert) L. Collection (1963-)
Professional American artist & retired professor in St. Louis, and notable collector of Parthian coins, member of St. Louis Ancient Coin Study Group, and well-known to online ancient coin communities. Member of the editorial advisory board of KOINON: The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies.
Author of “An Introduction to Parthian Silver Fractions, the Little Anomalies of Arsacid Coinage,” published in the 2018 inaugural issue of KOINON: pp. 114-140. (And forthcoming article in KOINON VII.)
Portions of coll. sold at CNG e-Auctions in 2022 and e-Auctions in 2024 (as “Kamniskares (Bob L.) Collection”).
[References: Personal Website (Archived); CT Profile; FAC Profile (“Kamnisakres,” formerly “Robert L3”)]
Coins: Vologases I (?) Diobol (Koinon Fig. 21, ex Sellwood)

Lanz, Ernst (1945-1989)
(see also Lanz, Hermann)
Literature: Kunstfreundes Sale (hand-named) ; Grierson 1966 (two sets of annotations ex Numismatik Lanz)

LANZ, HERMANN = Prof. Dipl. Ing. Hermann Lanz (1910-1998)
Austrian Engineering Professor from Graz, turned important numismatist. As CoinsWeekly described him, “the grand seigneur with his impressive beard is ranked among the most distinguished European numismatists of the post-war era.”
Having started as research assistant in 1935, became chief engineer (Oberingenieur) from 1942-7 at the Dept. of Internal Combustion Engines (Lehrkanzel für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen) at Technical University of Graz. Today remembered as a pioneering figure (“einer der großen Förderer“) in Austrian “Akaflieg,” the tradition of aviation groups at Germanophone universities. After the war, however, aviation was forbidden by the Allies; thus Lanz was dismissed in 1947. Although later “rehabilitated,” becoming in 1964 Professor at Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt Graz-Gösting (HTBLA BLUME), Hermann Lanz effectively switched careers.
In 1947, he founded Numismatik Lanz, Graz. In 1951, he was one of the founders of the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN), still an influential organization. He acquired the Munich firm of Gita Kastner after her death in 1977 (Numismatik Lanz München continued the auction sequence starting at Auktion 14, 18 Apr 1978). By the late 1970s, his sons Ernst Lanz (1945-1989) and Hubert Lanz (1943-) were active in the business, assuming management, respectively, of the Graz and Munich offices. The Graz firm came to an end tragically in 1989, when Ernst was murdered during a robbery. Hermann retired, with Hubert running Numismatik Lanz Munich until 2018 (Auktion 166, last in the highly important run of catalogs, closed 11 June).
(The British Museum owns two 50th anniversary medals of Münzhandlung Lanz, 1947-1997, with portraits of all three Lanzes on the obv., but they’re not photographed.)
Formed an important private collection of Eastern Celtic coins, published in Michaela Kostial’s (1997): Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, now a primary reference volume, and exhibited by Staatlichen Münzsammlung München at the 1997 International Numismatic Congress in Berlin. (A second edition was published in 2003, along with exhibition at Luitpoldblock Palmengarten, Munich.) It was sold in by Roma Numismatics (London, 2019) in two parts.
[References: Wiki (DE) ; CoinsWeekly (22 May 2017), “…70 Years of Lanz Graz” (corr., chief engineer in 1947, not Chair, only later Prof.) ; Akaflieg Graz bio ; Roma Auction XVII (28 Mar 2019): bio on p. xii & Auction XVIII (29 Sep 2019): bio on p. x]
Coins: Baumreiter Drachm ; Literature: BMC Corinth (GF Hill Bookplate, Bibliothek Lanz [Hermann, Ernst, Hubert]) ; BMC Central Greece (Bibliothek Lanz [Hermann, Ernst, Hubert]) ; Clay NC 1970 (inscr. to L. Scholing) ; Kunstfreundes Sale (hand-named) ; Munzhandlung Basel 6 (Hubert) ; Hess 207-Slg. Otto

Lanz, Hubert (1943-)
(see also Lanz, Hermann)
[References: CoinsWeekly (28 Feb 2013) “Hubert Lanz Receives World Money Fair Award” ; Fitzwilliam (Catalogs: H-L)]
Literature: Imhoof-Blumer 1887 (signed by Imhoof-Blumer & inscr. to Winterthur Kunstverein, ex Koppersmith) ; Leo Benz Hardcover Catalogs ; Kunstfreundes Sale (hand-named) ; Munzhandlung Basel 6 (Hermann Lanz) ; Hess 207-Slg. Otto ; Grierson 1966 (two sets of annotations ex Numismatik Lanz)

LAVAL, PATRIK GEORG FABIAN DE = Count de Laval, Stockholm = “Property of a Nobleman” (1883-1970)
Swedish nobleman, military officer, athlete, and collector. Olympic medalist in pentathlon & pistol shooting. Member of Svenska Numismatiska Föreningen (SNF), c. 1927; elected Honorary Member, 1955. Founded the Friends of the Royal Mint (Society; Samfundet Kungliga Myntkabinettets Vänner [KMKV]).
One KMKV history begins (Nordlind 2019 [to PDF], transl.): “The society was founded in 1948 on the initiative of lieutenant colonel Georg de Laval (1883-1970), who also became its first chairman. He was a very well-known numismatist and became a member of the Swedish Numismatic Association as early as 1927 and a legendary auctioneer in it from 1947. In 1952 he became a corresponding member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Letters. Georg de Laval resigned as chairman in 1968 and was elected an honorary member – his contributions to the Society are well known.”
George Muller (of Spink) cataloged the collection’s sale: Glendining & Co. (18 Apr 1955), “The Property of a Nobleman: Greek Gold and Silver Coins.”
His foreword notes that “though quite a few pieces come from well-known Continental auction sales of the period between the two World Wars, no pedigree is given, as the owner did not keep a record of their provenance.” Where known, several prior collections were noted: de la Fuye, Bement, Vogel, Leningrad [Hermitage], Newell (published), Jakountchikov/y (?). Other sales & collections have been recovered later: Ars Classica I (Pozzi), Helbing 53 & Ars Classica XII (Wertheim), Schulman 194 & Kreling, Glendining 29 Apr 1954 (Forrer Coll.), and others from Ratto, Hess, and J. Schulman.
His coins are known to have been in important colls. of BCD, Salton, Kollek, Knoepke, “Exceptional Collection” (Leu 76), Proschowsky, and in many die-studies and other publications.
[References: Wikipedia ; Olympedia ; SNF Honorary Members ; Nordlind (2019) Samlad Glädje, “Samfundet … tillbakablick” (to PDF) ; Glendining’s 1955: Spring 230 ; Clain-Stefanelli 1983 ; Manville 1955.5]
Coins: Athens “New Style” Tetradrachm (Mark & Lottie Salton) ; Persis Drachm Darios II (Petrowicz, “Mentor“) ; Antoninus Pius Caesarea Didrachm (Sydenham, Mentor) ; ; Related: 1955 Catalog (copy ex. Hatie w/ ephemera, incl. handwritten & stamped note on Spink stationary) (ex G. Hatie w/ ephemera, incl. brief Muller corresp. on Spink stationery) ; Salton FPL 27 (BCD Library Duplicates)

LAWSON, ALFRED J. = A. J. Lawson, Esq. = Alfred Lawson, Smyrna (1838-1920/1921)
Noted British banker & ancient coin collector in Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey). Elected member of the RNS (16 Nov. 1871). Sold and donated coins (c. 1,470) & other objects to the British Museum between 1874 & 1900, and terra cottas to the Louvre. Other coins bought by Hermann Weber (presumably directly, at least one now BMFA). Unpublished coins from his collection were published in the Revue Numismatique in 1884, cataloged by Engel with two fine plates by Dardel.
Worked at the Ottoman Imperial Bank, where he was a colleague of fellow collector James Whittall, alongside whom he is often mentioned. Both men’s collections were  listed as tourist attractions for wealthy British travelers in Bradshaw’s 19th cent. Railway Guide (especially for Britain’s affluent young men on “Grand Tour”).
Though not personally acquainted, Charles Oman (1921) described him as having been “a worthy member of that group of English families settled in Turkey for generations, which produced many collectors, of whom Mr. Whittall was the best-known example; and like Mr. Whittall he accumulated a nice collection of Greek and other ancient coins, from his position of exceptional opportunity, in the central mart of Anatolia.”
[References: Obituary by C. Oman (NC, 1921: p. 29) ; Merrillees (CCEC 47, 2017: pp. 139-140 [on OpenEd]) BMC Bio (1,568 Related Objects, 1,470 coins) ; A. Engel (1884), “Monnaies grecques rares ou inédites du Musée de l’École Évangélique et de la collection de M. Lawson à Smyrne,” Revue Numismatique: pp. 13‑35, Pl. I-II ; Genealogy, 19th cent. Brit. Smyrna (to PDF) ; Bradshaw’s 1880: p. 651 & 1887: p. 654 (how many arrived to learn Whittall died in 1883?)]
Coins: Faustina II Nysa AE (ex Weber 6868, Righetti, Preston)

Lee, Justin
[References: See “Iomega Collection” website]
Coins: Lucius Verus “Captives” Denarius

LEVANTE, EDOARDO (1932-2007)
Swiss collector, born in Iskenderun, Turkey (1932), died in Paris (2007). Formed one of the most important private collections of coins of Cilicia, published in SNG Levante (1986) – the first installment in the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Switzerland series – and SNG Levante Supplement (1993). Published at least 9 articles on Cilician coinage in Numismatic Chronicle, 1971-1991. Cataloged several volumes of the SNG France series on the Cabinet des Médailles at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). Collection sold by CNG beginning with Triton VII (13 Jan 2004), CNG 66 (4 May 2004), CNG 69 (8 Jun 2005), and CNG 70 (21 Sep 2005).
No obituary or biography located. Note: I have yet to find/check the CNG sales for collector bios (PDFs not available online).
[References: ANS Library Catalog Results ; Brousseau Annexe: p. 579 ; Levante’s articles on JSTOR; Levante Family Heritage site ; see also: Ruprecht Ziegler’s NC Review of SNG France 2: Cilicie]
Coins: Cilicia, Hierapolis Faustina II (SNG Levante 1586 = SNG von Aulock 5572 = Robert 27, 77 = RPC 4976.3) ; Seleucia Calycadnum (SNG Levante 777 = Merani II, 109 [ACSearch] = RPC 72083.5) ; Related: SNG Levante (ex BCD Library)

LHOTKA JR., JOHN F. = Dr. John Francis Lhotka, Jr. (1921-1993)
Medical Professor at the University of Oklahoma & Honorary Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society. Served in U.S. Army in WWII. Authored several notable volumes on ancient & medieval coins. Member of numerous scientific & numismatic organizations, recipient of many awards. In 1962 endowed the RNS Lhotka Memorial Prize in memory of his father, J.F. Lhotka Sr. Bequeathed his collection to the American Numismatic Society. In 2019, the ANS de-accessioned ~134 coins in 28 lots from the collection for sale at Gemini Auction VI (by HJB, 10 Jan 2010), Lots 868-896 (RRC, RIC, RPC).
[References: Smith (ANB 2023 update), p. 258 ; Gemini VI (10 Jan 2010): p. 5 for bio by U. Wartenberg]
Literature: Intro E. Roman (custom hardbound, inscr. to his father)

Lincoln Collection = F.W. Lincoln (Sr.) (son of W.S. Lincoln, 1803-1872) (1830-1909)
(see also Lincoln, Edgar)
Coins: Nero Eumeneia (Lockett, Vermeule)

Lincoln, Edgar (third son of W.S. Lincoln, 1803-1872) (1850-1916)
(see also Lincoln Collection = F.W. Lincoln, Sr.)
Coins: Nero Eumeneia (Lockett, Vermeule)

LINDGREN, HENRY CLAY (1914-2005)
Noted American psychologist & numismatist. Served in the US Navy in WWII, retiring (1946) as Lt. Cmdr. Spent most of his career as prof. at San Francisco State University. Published texts on ed. psych. (some w/ wife, Frederica Lippman Lindgren) & social psychology, and The Psychology of Money. Founding member of Society for Ancient Numismatics (SAN), member of American Numismatic Society (ANS) & Royal Numismatic Society (RNS).
Formed a notable collection of Greek & Roman Provincial bronze coins, published in three vols. (1985 w/ F. Kovacs, 1989, 1993), widely cited in numis. lit. Began work on Vol. IV but canceled (announced Oct 2001 & the coins sold by Antioch Associates; see FPL 64, in The Celator 15 [10]: p. 29). (After his death, there were discussions about the fate of “Lindgren IV,” incl. a proposed website. As Dave Surber put it, “what we have, instead, is the collection of images that he did for his fifty mail bid sales.”)
Began collecting as Fulbright Scholar, Rome, c. 1956. “Years spent as visiting professor of psychology at the American University of Beirut and the American University in Cairo also provided many opportunities” (Jun 1993 bio in The Celator 7 [6]: 24; see also The Celator 18 [7]: 21).
Formed Antioch Associates in 1993 (w/ Isabelle Pafford, now SJSU) to sell duplicates from his collection & coins already published, producing 50 BBS (1994-2004) & at least 100 FPLs (c. 1993-2004, mostly unillustrated, simultaneously published in The Celator). (More info: Catalog Library.) Portions of coll. also sold at CNG 27 (29 Sep 1993), CNG 35 (20 Sep 1995), CNG 37 (20 Mar 1996). (Addl. group lots: CNG 42 [29 May 1997], 577-591.)
[References: “Lindgren introduces new firm: Antioch Associates,” The Celator 7 [6] (June 1993): p. 24 ; “Antioch Associates Posts Its Final Buy-or-Bid Sale,” The Celator 18 [7] (July 2004): pp. 21, 45 ; Fitzwilliam Catalogs (A-D) ; SF Gate Obituary (20 Jun 2005) ; FAC 20218 (Ed Snible, 22 Jun 2005), death announced ; Worldcat pubs. (incl. psych., numis. lit., auctions) ; Online books (psychology)]
Coins (selected, of many): Nicaea Severus Alexander [I 145] ; Nicomedia Otacilia [I 177] ; Grimenothyrai [I 955] (Marcel Burstein, Garth Drewry) ; Ariassus Caracalla [I 1264] (R. Postel, Plankenhorn, Vogl) ; Tarsus Gordian III [I 1635] (MDA) ;  Anazarbus Domitian [I 2192 = III 733] (MDA Collection) ; Thyatira [I A831A] (Marcel Burstein, Michel Thys) ; Sicily Assorus [II 426c] (Slavin) ; Sicily Gela [II 459] (Slavin) ; Ainianes AE [II 1392] (Al-Thani, BCD 1435.1) ; Boeotia Orchomenos AE [II 1513] (Aiello, BCD) ; Elagabalus Nicopolis AE (Howard, Spradling, Winnett, Zumbly) ; Trajan Decius Viminacium (Dutch Royal Cabinet [J. Schul. 254 (1971), 4290, part])
Literature: Lindgren & Kovcas (signed by authors, ex libris Kelly J Krizan w/ 2 bookplates) ; Lindgren III (signed/inscr., w/ some notes laid in by Lindgren & M. Millman) ; Lindgren III (duplicate, ex Milavic Library).
Related: Lindgren I (1985 w/ Frank Kovacs: Asia Minor & Levant), II (1989: European), III (1993) ; near-complete runs of Antioch Associates catalogs (ex RBW Library), only part so far posted to Catalog Library) ; Malloy XXXIII (ex BCD Library), from which both BCD & Lindgren bought mult. RPC (2 now my coll.)

Lloyd, Richard Wingate (1904-1980)
Namesake of Richard W. Lloyd Memorial Collection (and library) at the ANA Museum, established 1982, by his widow, Margaret H. Lloyd (1916-2014), who received a 1982 ANA Medal of Merit.
[References: M.H. Lloyd Bio on NNP, after Smith ANB 2025: p. 270 ; Ganz, “Building a World-Class Museum,” The Numismatist (Sep 1989)]
Literature: Numismatic Review (at least one “Compliments of” Sh. Pond)

LOCKETT, RICHARD CYRIL = R.C. Lockett (1873-1950)
Began collecting coins c. 1906, but only later took up ancient coins. Inspired to collect Greek by Ars Classica I, catalog of the Pozzi sale, where he was one of the largest buyers. Certainly the largest buyer (through Baldwin’s) of Greek & Roman Provincial bronze coins from the Lord Grantley Collection, sold by Glendining in 1944. Lockett’s collection of Greek AR & AV was fully published in SNG Lockett (5 vols., 1938-1949 [see Numiswiki]), digitized at SNG Online. A similar catalog was planned for the Greek AE (incl. RPC), but never completed, due in part to the war. The RIC & Byz also lack a photographic record beyond the few coins illustrated in the 1959 sale catalog.
(The situation was even worse for the Grantley Coll., one of the best ever for Greek AE, maybe Byzantine AE too, none of which were photographed due to WWII. Many of Lockett’s Greek AE were bought by Vermeule, the majority sold unillustrated in Triton III group lots, but often still identifiable by tags, esp. w/ reference to his purchase records, digitized by BNS.)
Note: Lockett tended to use prior collector tags when present rather than write new ones, so many are not in his own hand. Some of my examples here. (Likewise, Vermeule usually just added sparse notes w/ a blue ballpoint pen.) See BNS website for Lockett’s tray tags (to PDF) & hand-written purchase records.
[References (Glendining Auctions of Ancient Coins, 1955-1961): Part II = Greek I (Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, Sicilo-Punic; 25 October 1955) // Part VI = Greek II (Black Sea District, Thrace, Macedon, Thessaly, Illyricum, Epirus, Corcyra, Acarnania, and Aetolia; 12 February 1958) // Part VIII = Roman & Byzantine (26 May 1959) // Part IX = Greek III (Locris, Phocis, Boeotia, Athens, Aegina, Corinth, Peloponnesus, Crete, Aegean Islands; 27 May 1959) // Part XII = Greek IV (Asia Minor, Asia, and Africa; 21 February 1961) // also avail online: Lockett Library (1950), plus 8 other coin sales (13 total, 1955-1961) of English, Scottish, Irish, Continental coins (see also rNumis/GLEN)]
[References (Bio): British Numismatic Society Bio/Purchase Records ; ANS Archer Correspondence ; BMC Bio (separate record for SNG Lockett) ; AHF Baldwin’s Obituary in BNJ (1949: pp. 224-5 [282]) ; G.F. Kolbe’s Bio Blurb, The Celator 16.2 (Feb 2002), p. 32 ; SNG Online]

Coins(for Vermeule coins, see also provenance note to his entry):
Sicilian Bronze (5): Pyrrhos AE Litra (exMavrojani, Grantley, Vermeule) ; Kamarina AE Tetras Gorgon/Owl (Grantley, Vermeule) ; Katane AE Tetras Amenanos/Fulmen (exMavrojani, Grantley, Vermeule) ; Katane Janiform Serapis (Grantley, Vermeule) ; Katane AE20 Dionysos/Catanaean Brothers (Mavrojani, Grantley, Vermeule) ;
E. Greek/RPC Bronze (3): Sebaste AE (Vermeule, Strauss) ; Nero Eumeneia (Lincoln, Vermeule) ; Samos AE (Vermeule, Grantley, St. George Collection) ;
Greek Silver (SNG) (2): Hidrieus Tetradrachm (ex Weber, Whittall, Bement, von Aulock) ; Alexander Drachm (ex Salton).
Related (5): Auction Catalog Favorites: Lockett Collection Sales (Greek I-IV & Roman/Byzantine)

LOWE, KEN (d. 1998)
American numismatic bookseller & publisher, one of the principals at Money Tree (w/ Myron Xenos in Rocky River, OH). Published periodical, Out on a Limb: “An entertaining, lively, and interesting publication devoted to numismatic literature, sadly cut short by the untimely death of its energetic and enthusiastic editor, Ken Lowe, at age 52” (Kolbe Lib. Sale, 275). The Lowe Library was sold at Money Tree 30 (1998) & 32 (1999), the firm’s final sale, both cat. by David Sklow.
[References: Fitzwilliam Catalogs (M-N); see also: Kolbe & Fanning 154 (26 Oct 2019), Ref. Lib. Kolbe, Lots 275 & 408.]
Literature: Davis Auction Sales (inscr. by Davis to Lowe, ex Money Tree 32, 128)

Lowrek, Peter
Coins: Maximus Helios Tetradrachm (ex Righetti, Dattari)

LYNE, MALCOLM = M.AB. Lyne = The Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection of Romano-British Coins (1943-2023)
Noted British archaeologist (freelance professional), author of several books & hundreds of articles, especially on Roman period pottery. PhD in 1994, University of Reading (Dissertation: Roman Handmade Wares in South-East Britain). Received BBC’s “Chronicle Award” for archaeology, 1978, presented by Prince of Wales. On 16 Nov 2024, a conference was held at the Sussex School of Archaeology & History, Pots, Coins, Artefacts, and Archives: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr Malcolm Lyne.
Fellow of The Royal Numismatic Society (1987) and The Society of Antiquaries of London (1998), member of Sussex Archaeological Society, Surrey Archaeological Society, and many others.
In numismatic circles, best known for articles on Carausius and Allectus (Numismatic Chronicle [RNS], Num. Circular [Spink], and other outlets). His collection is heavily cited in RIC V.5 (forthcoming), Elks’s (forthcoming) Roman Mint of London, Cloke & Toone, and other publications on numismatics of Roman Britain. His collection, begun in 1965, was sold by CNG at various live & e-auctions starting in 2024. It included coins from many important collections, both recent (e.g., Toone, Vogelaar) & historical (Boyd, Webb), and from significant hoards since the 19th century, as well as many rarities published for the first time.
[References: Obituary/bio by S. Moorhead KAS Magazine 121, Winter 2023 (Kent Archaeological Society) ; Triton XXVII (Jan 2024): p. 10, bio ; ADS (UK) Biblio ; Numismatic Chronicle articles (JSTOR) ; SSA&H (2024) Malcolm Lyne Conference ; RNS: Malcolm Lyne Prize for Late Roman Numismatics ; Wikidata ; LinkedIn profile (accessed 27 Jan 25) ; Academia.edu pg.]
Coins: Carausius Ant. (WC Boyd)

MABBOTT, THOMAS OLLIVE = T. O. Mabbott (1898-1968)
If there existed a strictly numismatic version of the old gentlemanly “cabinet of curiosities,” it would look like the Mabbott Collection.
American professor & noted literary scholar of Edgar Allen Poe. Born & lived in NY for all but a few years. Educated at Columbia (thru PhD). Career mostly at Hunter College (also taught briefly at Northwestern, Brown, St. John’s). Many academic works avail. online (via Penn). The bio accompanying his archives remarks that “TOM, as he was known, was a renowned Milton scholar but also studied Walt Whitman, Thomas Chatterton, and E.C. Pinkney. However, he is best remembered as an expert on Edgar Allan Poe. Mabbott was compiling the complete writings of Poe when he died…” The “Thomas Ollive Mabbott Papers” are held by University of Iowa: scholarly papers related to literature, but also non-professional, incl. correspondence, materials on numismatics (Boxes 37-38) & his auction cat. lib.
Authored articles on Greek & Roman coins (Numismatic Review, c. 1943-1947; Daehn 330, 426, 4236; C-S 4236 [coincidence, not typo!]), but best known for the sales of his important collection, especially Part I: Greek, cataloged by Hans Holzer (and, to a lesser extent, Part II: Roman). In the time before there were good materials on Roman Provincial bronzes, “Mabbott” became a highly valuable specialized reference, publishing many types for the first time.
As BCD wrote (BCD Lib. Dupl. II, Auctiones 39 [2015], 215), “Mabbott always hunted the rare and out-of-the-ordinary ancient coins…..amazing ability to discover obscure rarities.”
Another comment to similar effect (BCD Lib. Dupl. VII, Jacquier 48 [2020]): “A note from BCD: To quote from a note found in this writer’s [BCD’s] copy: ‘A collection built up over many decades by an idiosyncratic but dedicated collector who searched for the unconventional, rare and unusual coins rather than the attractive and famous ones…'” I am still not entirely sure why, but he also commented that “Mabbott” was “Certainly, one of the most controversial catalogues ever written.”
(For an in-depth, critical review of Holzer’s cataloging, see Bob Forrest’s “Strange Shores VI: The Mabbott Sale Cataloge,” Numismatics International Bulletin vol. 31, no. 12: pp. 286-298.)
Mabbott concluded his intro essay to the first Schulman sale by emphasizing that, although he “once found a coin of…Bonosus, in a junk box…most of my good coins come from good collections…” I believe I take the opposite lesson of that intended: This sophisticated scholar of great renown obviously spent a tremendous amount of time slumming deep in the coin world’s “junk boxes” (reveling in them, I’m sure) and reemerging with obscure and exotic treasures that have dazzled the numismatic world for generations.
Auctions: Hans M.F. Schulman (Catalogs on Archive): Part I – Greek (6 Jun 1969) [C-S 1973, Spring 712, Daehn 2060]; Part II – Roman (27 Oct 1969) [C-S 3679, Spring 713].
Additional Sales: Part III [tokens/world] (23 Mar 1970) [C-S 12020, Spring –]; Part IV [unclear] (26 May 1970) [C-S 12020, Spring –]; Part V [tokens, etc.] (7 Jul 1970) [C-S 1620 & 12020, Spring –]; [Part VI] Mabbott – Contorniates (10 Oct 1972) [C-S 10160, Spring 179]. (See my “Catalog Library” for additional notes under Mabbott I.)
[References: Wikipedia Entry ; Iowa University Bio ; “Mabbott as Poe Scholar: The Early Years,” 1980 bio by his widow, Maureen C. Mabbott ; FAC (Numiswiki Entry) ; H. Schulman, Part I (6 Jun 1969): pp. 4-7, bio/intro essays (3 pp. + portrait sketch), excerpted in Spring (2009), p. 277 ; New York Times (16 May 1968): “Thomas Mabbott, Poe Expert, Dies” (w/ subscription) (C-S 17695) ; Forrest (1996), “Strange Shores VI…“.]

Coins: Aphrodisias Demos [1690] (O.N. Bey, MacDonald) ; Aphrodisias Salonina [1699] (Weber 6415, P. Greenspan, MacDonald) ; Apollonia-Mordiaeum Homonoia AE [2045] (Peck, Aleph) ; Aegae “Vespasian Jr.” [4279] (Prowe III 710, Brand, Hansen, Rightman).

Related (Literature): Hardcover (red) Mabbott I-II (Milavic Library) ; Hardcover (blue) Mabbott I-II (Bobkoskie Library) ; Mabbott I (ex Aiello) ; Mabbott II (ex Wenninger); Mabbott VI ; Numismatic Review (R.W. Lloyd, Sh. Pond [>1 issue]) ; Charles G. Morris Collection [Aiello FPL V, 1972, w/ >52 ex-Mabbott] (ex BCD Lib., annotated on Cat. Lib. page) ; C. Blom FPL 47, 1969 [section of Mabbott AEs] (RBW Library)

MacDonald, David = David John MacDonald (1943-2025)
[References: Obit by Mark Fox (The E-Sylum v28.28: a5) & D. Tucker (v28.32: a11) ; Obit from The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) repr. on Legacy]
Coins: Aphrodisias Demos (O.N. Bey, Mabbott 1690) ; Aphrodisias Salonina (Weber 6415, P. Greenspan, Mabbott 1699) ; Related: Greek Overstruck Coins (gift CSJ) ; CNS5 Hist & Coinage of the Kingdom of Bosporus (R. Dobbins from CSJ)

MADSEN, EARDLEY BURDETTE (1911-1992) & ETHEL HERMANSEN (1910-1994) = Eardley and Ethel Madsen Collection
Co-publishers of SAN Journal (1969-) & contributors of articles & photos. A few dozen ancient coins from their collection, of diverse types, were sold at Heritage, 2023-4 (one at CNG).
Eardley was a longtime high school chemistry and mathematics teacher in the Los Angeles School District. He graduate from Brigham Young with honors in 1933. The couple married the following year. Both were from Ephraim, UT. Later in life (1979-1982), both contributed childhood recollections from Utah to the Mormon literary journal, Saga of the Sanpitch.
[References: EBM Obit, LA Times (OCR text) ; Genealogy: EBM, EHM]
Literature: Byzantine Coin Values: A Guide (signed, inscribed by Rynearson)

MALEATAS COLLECTION OF EPIDAUROS
Specialized collection of Epidauran coins formed by a French physician collector, now retired. Coins sold at Nomos 24 in 25 Lots (43 coins), the Auction called by Alan S. Walker. Most coins ex-BCD Collection, some purchased directly from BCD, a few from his named auction sales (BCD Peloponnesos [LHS 96], BCD Corinth [Lanz 105]), mostly acquired 1984-1994, a few noted as acquired in the 1970s.
ASW’s collection introduction notes that the collector was:
“...spurred on to this interest by the serendipitousness of the fact that he was reading L-J. Renauldin’s rare book of 1851, Études historiques et critiques sur les médecins numismatistes, when BCD, who was at the same restaurant, suddenly had an attack of synchronous diaphragmatic flutter combined with hyperhidrosis, which our savant, putting aside his book, was immediately able to cure. This led to an enduring friendship and the genesis of the collection.”
(As I’ve commented, the medical condition sounds too frightening to investigate further.)
[References: Nomos Auction 24 (22 May 2022) Catalog: Introduction on p. 80, reproduced here (click to enlarge)]
Coins: Epidauros Chalkous (BCD Collection, Hirsch Estate, Rhousopoulos) ; other Epidauros AE (GMRH) ; Related: Renauldin 1851 (ex-libris ANS, D. Bullowa, C. Bullowa-Moore) 

MALKMUS, WILLIAM = Bill Malkmus
California numismatist & numismatic bibliophile; member of San Diego Ancient Numismatic Society; described by Joel Orosz as “an unsung hero of the NBS” [Numismatic Bibliomania Society]. Laboratory physicist & optical scientist by profession, c. 1960s-1990s (?).
Wrote at least a dozen articles & reviews for The Asylum (vols. VIII-XX, 1990-2002), journal of the NBS, & was its primary compiler (year 1-5, 6-10, 1-15, 16-17; and the 25-year index). Numerous articles in The E-Sylum and The Asylum. Several articles in SAN (Journal of the Society of Ancient Numismatics), The Celator, letters to The California Numismatist, and others.
Published important studies of ancient & medieval coin dies, incl. several in SAN & a chapter in Conii e Scene di Coniazione (2007: pp. 75-240). Relevant to my ex-libris item below, author of, “The Publishing History of The Voice of The Turtle,” The Celator (May 2010) 24 (5): pp. 4 & 40 (letter), 38-39 (article).
[References: ANS Library Catalog, DONUM Entries ; Orosz, J (Fall 1997), “The Numismatic Bibliomania Society, 1980-1997,” The Asylum XV (4): pp. 1-11 ; see also (same issue): Malkmus, W & MJ Sullivan (Fall 1997), “Introduction to the Fifteen Volume Index of The Asylum” & “The Asylum: Cumulative Index: Volumes I through XV”: pp. 13-15, 15-53 ; Malkmus, W (2007), “Cumulative Index, Volumes I-XXV [1980-2007],” The Asylum Vol 25 Supplement: pp. 1-52]
Literature: Voice of the Turtle/N. Am. Jour. Numis. (Ancient Coin Club of America), 40+ Issues, c. 1964-9 (stamped/addressed to, some w/ small named label & his annotations)

Malloy, Alex G.
[References: Malter 89 (12-13 Jan 2008, AGM Library Sale), pp. 4-5: “Alex G. Malloy Biography” (Elaine C. Malloy) w/ photo, text reproduced on Numiswiki ; produced hundreds of sale catalogs, incomplete list from Fitzwilliam Catalogues (2016) M-N, ~20 (1972-1985) available via NNP / Archive]
Literature (selected): Kestev – Ratto (1970) [AGM bookplate] ; JSD (Santa Ana): 21 FPLs + 2 MBS (1977-1986) (addr. to AGM, ex BCD) ; C&L DeLand (TX): 23 FPLs acq. Forum + 1 reunited from a BCD Lib Konvolut (addr. to AGM, laid in: brief corrs. L. DeLand) ; Pegasi (E. Bontekoe) 35 FPLs (1984-1994) [see also Cat. Lib.] (addr. to AGM) ; numerous other 20th cent. American Fixed Price Lists & Mail Bid Sales, some acq. from FAC (Sermarini), others BCD Library Duplicates (Jacquier) ; Related: ~40+ FPL & MBS catalogs (ex Libraries of: ANS, BCD, M Shubin, Sermarini; also, several of the coins) [Catalog Library]

Malter, Joel (1931-2006)
Literature: Malter Auction I (cloth, inscribed to John Seltman, ex ANS Library) ; Byzantine Bibliography, v. 1 & 2 (signed, inscr. F. Mosher & S. Malter) [on Biblio. page] ; Colosseum Coin Exchange FPL 59 (ex BCD Lib., addr. to Malter) [ill. & annot. on Catalog Favorites] ; Baranowsky 1931 Traverso-Martini-Sale (Malter Lib. 641, ex Cederlind, K. Davis, Bass, Schulman Libraries) [cat. lib. pg.]

“MAN IN LOVE WITH ART”
(see Al Thani)

Mancheno, Enrique
Presidente de la Sociedad Numismática de Puerto Rico (SNPR)
Literature: Garrett I Sale

MARTINEZ, LUIS A. LOPEZ (formed 1980s-1990s, c.)
Collection first appearing in CNG EA 504 (17 Nov 2021): 59 lots (a few groups) of AE, AR, and AV from the full run of the Byzantine Empire and its successor kingdoms. Apparently formed 1980s – 1990s, many acq. from CNG. Several from Downie-Lepczyk sale of Goodacre AE.
(Possibly the Luis Lopez Martinez from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico who applied for ANA membership in 1971/2.)
Coins: John Ducas-Vatazes Tetarteron (cat. by F. de Saulcy w/ Leon Dardel, Slg. von Bose, Goodacre, Ashmolean Loan)

Mavrojani, Spiridion (1866-1930)
Coins (see also provenance note to Vermeule entry): Pyrrhos AE Litra (ex Grantley, Lockett, Vermeule) ; Katane AE Tetras Amenanos/Fulmen (ex Grantley, Lockett, Vermeule) ; Katane AE20 Dionysos/Catanaean Brothers (ex Grantley, Lockett, Vermeule)

Mazzini, Giuseppe (1883-1961) = Collezione Mazzini
[References: Wiki Page (Italian) ; CW Bio (Rambach) ; Rambach Provenance Glossary]
Coins: Gordian III Sestertius (No. 351, Adrian Lang, George His)

McAlee, Richard J.
Coins: Decius Tetradrachm (Prieur, Cheesman for Benefit of ANS) ; Literature: Coins of Roman Antioch (inscr. to Galst)

McCABE, ANDREW = McCabe Lambeth Bridge Collection = Ahala Collection
New York resident, career mechanical engineer (retired?). Since 1980s, devoted collector of Roman Republican Coins & related literature. Author of various articles on RRC, especially bronze (most PDFs avail. from his Academia.edu page), co-editor of The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins (2013), contributor to Festschrifts for R. Russo & R. Witschonke.
Has periodically sold portions of collection (Roma 2013-4 being the first auctions, later CNG; also earlier private sales & former VCoins shop, many coins in undated Forum [FAC] sales archive). Most recent sale NAC 152 (18 May 2025), “McCabe Lambeth Bridge Collection,” discusses collection history in his Foreword. (Previously, he formed the “Ahala Collection.” Some coins were in both, incl. mine below.)
Much of collection has been shared online since mid-2000s, incl. Flickr Gallery w/ numerous photos & website, which includes many valuable discussions related to the literature. Active in FAC discussion board c. 2005-22 (4,646 posts), on CoinTalk c. 2017-22 (575 posts, see esp. 5-page post, “Some Bits of Roman Republican Coin Collection” [Oct 2019]) & on Moneta-L c. 2003-15 (1,556 messages).
Numismatic library photos & bibliography in various outlets (on Flickr, on website, CT, FAC). See also 2012 photos of the “Numismatic Library of BCD” in Athens (on FAC, E-Sylum, on Flickr) & “Auction Catalogues of Roman Republican Coins before 1970 based on the Library of RBW” (on website).
[References: NAC Auction 152: The McCabe Lambeth Bridge Collection (pp. 10-12: collector’s foreword) ; collection website (c. 2004-2015, archived 2008-) ; Flickr photo Gallery ; his Academia.edu page w/ article PDFs ; ANS Library (Donum): 11 records]
Coins: Pomponius Molo Quadrans (Schaefer/Goodman, RBW) ;
Related: Essays Russo (inscribed by RBW & van Alfen to Galst) ; FIDES: Contributions to Numismatics in Honor of Richard B. Witschonke (ex BCD Library)

MDA Collection
Coins: Tarsus Gordian III (Lindgren 1635) ; Anazarbus Domitian (Lindgren 2192 = Lindgren III 733)

“MENTOR COLLECTION”
(see Muller, George)

Merani, Peter J. (1936-2020)
Coins: Selucia al Calycadnum Philip (SNG Levante 777) ; Nero-Agrippina Drachm (ex Niggeler, Trau, CNR, RPC 3637) ; Nero Thessaly AE (RPC 1439.25 = Burrer 1.1, ex BCD) ; Claudius AE Patras (BCD Peloponnesos II 2782) ; Related: NVMMIS HISTORIAM DISCENS (limited ed. hardcover, CNG)

Meshorer, Ya’akhov (1935-2004)
Coins (published by): Hyrcanus Prutah (Overbeck-Meshorer 58, Samel, Arluk) ; Samaria Ma’eh/Obol (Samaria Hoard 165, Galst, Athena Fund) ; Literature: Samaria Hoard (signed twice, Hebrew & Latin, ex ANS Library) ; Treasury (inscr. to Galst) ; Related: Overbeck-Meshorer (ex Galst Lib.) ; Ancient Jewish Coinage v. II (Dobbins Lib.) ; Festschrift für Leo Mildenberg (ex Bibliothek Wenninger)

METER, DAVID VAN
(see van Meter, David)

MEYER, ERNST (1898-1975)
Important classical historian, born in Germany, spent most of his career in Switzerland as professor at University of Zürich (c. 1928-1967/8, thereafter Emeritus). Published extensively on ancient Greek topography, epigraphy, and philology. He wrote >1,200 articles for the encyclopedic references Paulys Real-Encyclopädie and Der Kleine Pauly, and >300 for Lexikon der Alten Welt. Awarded 1924/5 Reisestipendiat from the Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI) to study in Athens (several others mentioned on this page also received the prestigious DAI travel grant).
F.G. Maier (1976: 636) called Meyer’s (1948, 1961) monograph, Römischer Staat und Staatsgedanke, his “eigentliches Meisterwerk.” A few years earlier he had published, with E. Howald (1941), a groundbreaking & still-used corpus of Die Römische Schweiz: Texte und Inschriften mit Übersetzung. Meyer also frequently published popular articles on archaeology & classical history in Neue Zürcher Zeitung (one of Switzerland’s oldest papers & possibly its best-known).
Per Sporn (2020: 56): “His total number of publication credits amounts to 1717, including a monograph on Messenia and a new translation of Pausanias’s Description of Greece into German.”
[References: Wikpedia (DE): Ernst Meyer (Historiker) ; Maier (1976), Nekrolog in Gnomon ; Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS) entry ; Wikidata ; BnF, Autorité ; Sporn (2020), “Travel and Research…“]
Literature: Slg. Apostolo Zeno Dorotheum Catalogs (custom red linen/gilt, w/ bookplate, inscr. by R. Göbl, ex L.D. & I.P. Library)

Michailovich, Grand Duke Alexander (1866-1933)
[alt: Grand-Duc Alexandre Mikhaïlovitch, Alexander Mikhailovich, Michailovitch, “Sandro” Michailowitsch, other spellings]
[References: Wikipedia page]
Coins: Nicomedes IV Tetradrachm (Cunningham, Pipito, British Museum [cast, poss. ex coll.?])

Mihailuk, George (1932-2018)
Coins: Caria Lion Obol (Otrera Collection, Unknown Findspot [Turkey], before 1992 [CH IX, 359])

MILAVIC, ANTHONY = Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.) (1936-)
Born, Chicago; 25-year career (1953-1978) in U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as Major. Long active in Washington, DC area numismatic circles. Noted expert on Greek & Roman sport, especially in Olympic & other Greek games. Collection sold, Nomos AG Auction 32 (Zürich, 8 Jun 2024); previously, c. 28 Olympia AR (24) & AE (4) sold in 20 lots at LHS 102 (29 Apr 2008).
Dozens of articles published on Greek & Roman athletics in The Celator, International Journal of the History of Sport (1993, 2001), and other popular & scholarly periodicals; frequently cited. Many presentations at clubs & conventions recorded in numis. news outlets, c. 1990s – 2010s. Won a 1993 Numismatic Literary Guild “best article” for Jul 1992 cover article (“Ancient Olympia: The Place, The Games”) in The Celator (Daehn 1012).
Author of many articles in popular periodicals, professional newsletters, and news/opinion sites on topics re: Marines/Armed Services. Founder of MILINET, c. 1995 (online discussion forum concerning “military/political affairs, especially those related to the U.S. Marine Corps”).
[References: Nomos 32: “Show More” for Bio (no PDF) ; Military Times Bio & Service ; Newman Portal search (26 results) ; DONUM-ANS Library (7 records) ; Daehn 1011-5, 4032 ; MILINET Archives]
Coins: Olympia, Elis AE (The Celator Jul 1992 “cover coin” [external: issue & acsearch: Nomos 32-2]) ; Argos Chalkous (BCD Peloponnesos 1074.2) ; Corcyra AE (Nomos 32-326.1, Joy 323) ; unique Gallienus AE Neocaesarea (on RPC X Temp. 93894) ; Panormos AE (Hardy) ; few more Grk & RPC AE ;
Literature: BCD Olympia Leather Bound (signed & inscribed by BCD) ; multiple books & sale catalogs, incl. Mabbott hardcover

Mildenberg, Leo (1913-2001)
(coll. sold en bloc to “Collection sans Pareille,” late 1970s)
[References: CoinsWeekly (17 Oct 2009) biography (uncredited author, excellent) ; H. Behr (ed., 2013: Synagoge Vöhl): 16 pp. PDF assembling bio sources (German) ; story of Mildenberg & the Geoffrey Cope Hadrian ; The E-Sylum vol. 7, iss. 42 (17 Oct 2004), Article 7 ; Antiqua XIII: p. 30 (bio)]
Coins: Krannon Obol (Liampi 4d, CsP 724) ; Datames Tarsus Obol (CsP 914, von Aulock 5419) ; Sikyon Obol (CsP 1326, Pozzi [Boutin 4076]) ; Tarentum Hemilitron (CsP 956, Pozzi [Boutin 423]) ; Related: Festschrift Mildenberg & Pour Denyse (both Wenninger Lib.) ; AMB-Slg. Ludwig (signed by Voegtli & Russo, not Cahn or Mildenberg)

MILLER, KEN = Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins
Collector and academic archaeologist at University of Arizona. Author of articles on Judaean and Levantine coinage. Staff Archaeologist and Numismatic Specialist, Tel Gezer Excavation Project.
His bio for an educational program on the history of Israel described him “civilian volunteer during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and again in the early ‘90s. With degrees in archaeology and Judaic Studies, Ken is on the staff at the archaeological excavations of Tel Gezer, Israel, and has worked on other archaeological excavations in Israel. He also teaches Israel’s modern history through the University of Arizona’s adult education program” (CAI Synagogue, Tucson, 2017).
The coins noted below contributed to Miller’s (INR 6, 2011) article, “A First Jewish Revolt Prutah Overstrike,” and (unpublished?) research on Seleukid small serrate AEs from the Ake-Ptolemais mint (and/or, very rarely, used as under-types for Judaean coinage).
Collection sold by Agora Auctions starting in 2015: 76 lots in Auction 35 (23 Jun 2015), 43 lots in Auction 37 (28 Jul 2015), and later sales (presently 240 listings in Argoa archive, counting unsold/repeat listings).
Coins: Group of Seleukid AE serrates used for research on Ake-Ptolemais mint (external: on acsearch)

M.N. Collection
Coins: Hadrian Demeter Tetradrachm

MOLINA, JOSÉ FERNÁNDEZ [alt: Jose Fernandez] (d. 2003)
(see “Alba Longa Collection”)

MOLNAR, MICHAEL R. = Mike Molnar (1945-2023)
Research scientist, astronomy professor (at Rutgers for most of his teaching career), noted violin maker, and ancient coin collector. Received his Astronomy PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971, despite his original research having been destroyed in the infamous 1970 bombing at Sterling Hall.
In addition to scientific publications in astronomy, optics, and other fields, he published in a wide diversity of outlets on the ancient history of astronomy and related numismatic themes. For the last 20 years of his life, he was active in the world of violin making, known particularly for his expertise with finishes and optical effects. (A posthumous article on “Lupot’s Dichromatic Stain” [2024, VSA Papers 29] may be his final publication.)
Molnar is best known for his theory about the “Star of Bethlehem” (the inspiration for which he always attributed to a single coin, now in my collection). In addition to numerous articles, he laid out his theory in The Star of Bethlehem: Legacy of the Magi (1999, Rutgers), published in multiple editions (still in print) and translated into several languages. He appeared in numerous documentaries and gave frequent press interviews. (I’ve given a list of select articles, books, and documentaries that illustrate the coin itself.)
[References: American Astronomical Society Obit (J Gallagher) ; Legacy.com obituary by his family w/ photo ; archived website ; On Wisconsin profile (G. Govier, Winter 2015) ; addl. biblio. w/ coin linked below]
Coins: Antioch AE (“Star of Bethlehem Coin”) ; Literature: The Star of Bethlehem (hardcover, signed by author, inscr. to friends) ; Related: Sky & Telescope Magazine (Jan. 1992)

Morcom, John (1939-)
[References: SNG Morcom (1995) = Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (UK), Vol. X: The John Morcom Collection of Western Greek Coins ; BMC bio]
Coins: 10 Greek AE from Sicily (most w/ collector envelopes): SNG 576, 577, 578, 609, 685, 726, 731, 756, 877, 885 (RK Morcom, poss. IGCH 2138)

MORCOM, CHRISTOPHER (1939-)
British intellectual property lawyer, collector. Fellow of the RNS (elected 15 Apr 1959). Inherited a portion of his grandfather R.K. Morcom’s collection of Greek (mostly) bronze coins. Another large portion of the collection (Western Greek AE) was inherited by Christopher’s cousin, John Morcom (1939-), published as SNG Morcom & on loan to the BM. Christopher Morcom’s collection was sold by CNG at MBS 76.1 (12 Sep 2007) and e-Auction 173 (26 Sep 2007), w/ a few additional coins at Triton XI (8 Jan 2008) and later e-Auctions.
Most of the silver and gold coins had been added to the collection by Christopher, but all of the bronze coins offered in the CNG sales derived from the collection of his grandfather (formed mostly 1920-1930s, often w/ important prior provenances).
Not to be confused w/ his uncle, Christopher Morcom (1911-1930) (see below).
[References: CNG’s listings of C. Morcom coins on ACSearch ; CNG MBS 76.1 (12 Sep 2007), p. 9 (collector bio) ; prof. bio from law firm Hogarth-Chambers (to PDF)]
Coins: Elis Diassarion(ex IGCH 216 [late 19th cent. hoard], Philipsen, EP Warren, RK Morcom, Franke) ; Thebae AE (Rogers, RK Morcom, BCD, Al-Thani) ; probably: Boeotia Federal AE Overstrike (Pozzi-Boutin 3312, Slg. “de Face” 1120 [FH coll.], Franke)

MORCOM, R.K. = LT. COL. REGINALD KEBLE MORCOM (1877-1961)
British merchant, engineer, army Colonel (serving in Gallipoli & Salonika in WWI), longtime director of Lloyds Bank. Collector of Greek and Roman coins, especially bronze. Collection mostly formed c. 1920s-1930s. His collection is known for being especially rich in coins from important contemporary collections, often purchased privately (e.g., Bement, Pozzi, Rogers, Vlasto, Warren, Weber, and many others).
Portions of his collection were sold at Sotheby, 2 Dec 1924 (Spring 823, Clain-Stefanelli 3683), and Ratto, 8 Feb 1928 (Spring 545, Clain-Stefanelli 1748), both as Col. R.H. Morcom (sic). According to the introduction to SNG Morcom, a handful of coins from the Ratto sale remained in the collection, perhaps unsold. (I’ve found none in C.M.’s portion, but it seems possible some may have remained in it, too.)
Father of Christopher Morcom (1911-1930), known for his relationship w/ mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954). Grandfather of Christopher Morcom (1939-) & John Morcom (1939-), who inherited the remaining portions his coin collection. The Western Greek portion, inherited by J.M., is on loan to the BM and was published as SNG John Morcom (1995).
[References: British Museum Bio ; SNG Morcom coins via SNG Online ; Ratto (8 Feb 1928), Intro. Essay]
Coins: Elis Diassarion(ex IGCH 216 [late 19th cent. hoard], Philipsen, EP Warren, Christopher Morcom, Franke) ; Thebae AE (Rogers, C Morcom, BCD, Al-Thani) ; probably: Boeotia Federal AE Overstrike (Pozzi-Boutin 3312, Slg. “de Face” 1120 [FH coll.], Franke)

MORRIS COLLECTION
(see Peck, Phil)

Moussaieff, Shlomo = S. Moussaieff Collection (1925-2015)
Collection formed c. 1948-2000, London (later exported to Germany & USA w/ permits from Israel Antiquities Authority)
Coins: Titus “Captives” Denarius (A. Short)

MULLER, GEORGE E. = “Mentor Collection” (“Collection” or “Property of” Muller?) [alt: Georg Müller, Mueller]
Spink’s director of ancient coins, 1953-1982; hired 1948 & mentored by the great Leonard Forrer; succeeded by his own mentee John Pett (1951-2018, not NAC’s “Student”). Cataloged many important collections & notable sales, incl. several for Glendining (Nobleman/Laval [1955], Foreign Ambassador [1957], Foreign Amateur [1963], et al.). Represented BCD at the Mabbott I Sales (from the number of catalogs he sent out, stamped “Spink & Son,” placed bids for many collectors).
First named as “Mentor” by NAC in Auctions 70, 73 & 83 (2013-5), “Student and Mentor Collection,” though “Mentor” was not actually the collector in that case. Also named as instrumental in formation of Leu’s Kleinkunst Collection. Since 2022, the “Mentor Collection” has been sold at many sales by NAC & Naville. Most coins w/ noted provenances acq. 1940s-1970s, often at sales cataloged by Muller (e.g., Laval, Glendining in collab. w/ Spink). But some dealers have questioned whether the bulk of ordinary mid-market coins formed a true collection, or were simply coins acq. by Muller to sell as “inventory.” (Life dates unknown; I’m guessing this is an estate, he’d be 100 or older now; perhaps more information will come to light.)
[References: NAC 73, Student-Mentor Part II (18 Nov 2013)]
Coins: Antoninus Pius Britannia As (possibly: Pinkerton, Neve, Thomas) ; Antoninus Pius Caesarea Didrachm (Sydenham, prob. Laval) ; Persis Drachm Darios II (Laval, Petrowicz) ;
Literature: Glendining (1955) Nobleman/Laval (ex G. Hatie w/ brief Muller corresp.)

Muñoz, Miguel [alt: Munoz] (1909-1989)
Coins: Brettii AE Didrachm (ex ANS, Bartlett)

MUONA, JYRKI (1952-)
Noted Finnish zoologist active since the 1970s, also known for his research collection of Otho. Author of several important articles on Otho’s coinage, both sole and co-authored, including “The Rome Mint Coins of Marcus Salvius Otho” (2014, pp. 16-27 in Tutkimusta ja Keräilyä: Suomen Numismaattinen Yhdistys) & “The Denarii of Otho: A Stylistic and Compositional Study” (w/ Butcher & Ponting, 2009, RIN 110: 291-310). The latter was part of a larger project to which Muona contributed much of the “data” (i.e., coins from his collection, returned after some years, the two below now in my coll.), culminating in Butcher & Ponting’s The Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coins, a major advance over Walker’s 1976 study and thoroughly revising how we think about Roman silver coinage & the early Imperial economy. (I give a bit more background on another page.)
Long active as “jmuona” on the FAC discussion board (w/ a member gallery, incl. some coins now dispersed). Also authored a notable article on “The Antoniniani of Philip the Arab” in The Celator (Feb. 2002, vol. 16 [2]: 6-12). (For a glimpse of how zoology’s naturalistic paradigm influenced Muona’s numismatic approach, see the “Introduction” to his “The Imperial Mints of Philip the Arab” [2003, unpub. ms. on FAC].)
[References: Univ. Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History: Bio Page ; coins from “Muona Collection” cataloged & sold by FAC ; Harlan J. Berk BBS 212 (9 Sep 2020), Lot 511,”…35 Denarii from the Jyrki Muona Collection: Nero to Vitellius” (cataloged by Curtis Clay [?] I assume, full document [issuu] preferable, ACSearch lacking photos/formatting) ; see also single coins ex-Muona cataloged & sold by HJB ; Archaeology Data Service (UK, Butcher & Ponting, 2005/2015): “Analysis of Roman Silver coins, Augustus to the reform of Trajan (27 BC – AD 100)” ; Zoological scholarship, some pp. w/ brief bios: ResearchGate, Academia, Google Scholar, & Wikispecies]
Coins: Otho AR Denarius (Butcher-Ponting M16) ; Titus AR Denarius (Short Collection, Butcher-Ponting M40)

“NEUBECKER COLLECTION”
Identity uncertain. Small collection of ancient coins sold by Agora, Pegasi, and Spartan, c. 2015-2020. About 85 coins across many e-auctions (96 single lots, about 11 dupls.). Diverse types (Celtic, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine) in all metals (mostly AR, esp. Grk), moderate value. No provenances listed (typical for those firms) except one coin ex Eric von Post (1899-1990; SNG Sweden 1.2: Post 337, Aspendos Drachm), whose collection was dispersed at Sotheby’s, 9 October 1995 (see Guberman blog [5 Apr 2014] & Numiswiki [SNG von Post]).
The only numismatic-adjacent Neubecker I know about is German “vexillologist” & heraldry scholar Ottfred Neubecker (1908-1992) [Wiki], but he can’t be our Neubecker (died too early for von Post coins). (Maybe this collector was a fan? Even a descendant? Nah, probably not.)
Coins: Andronicus II & III AV Hyperpyron

NEVE, PHILIP = Philip Neve, Esq. [alt: le Neve, Philip Neave, Esq.] (1748-1824)
Recorded in a scattered historical residential and legal reports (lived at Furnival’s Inn 17 in London, 1797; barrister & magistrate in “Great Marlborough Street” [here & here] & Middlesex Magistrate, to name a few others c. 1790s).
He is overwhelmingly remembered, however, for his avocation as devoted student of poet John Milton, especially for memorializing one particularly sordid 1790 affair in a scandalous pamphlet, A Narrative of the Disinterment of Milton’s Coffin….
It came to his attention as magistrate (with some coroner’s duties), but also as enthusiast of Miltonia, the great poet’s grave had been desecrated, his body disinterred, and remains were being sold in public. Neve rushed to buy back relics off the street and return them to the grave. (Considering that vendors reportedly sold hundreds of Milton’s teeth as souvenirs, one wonders how many of Milton’s remains are now his own.)
Remarkably, in an updated pamphlet, Neve even appealed to ancient coin collecting when discussing the identification of human remains (dated 8 Sep 1790, reprinted by Ashton 1887: p. 82):
“to anyone acquainted with those who are eminently skilled in judging of the genuineness of ancient coins, it will be perfectly intelligible….that the eye can be instructed only by long familiarity with the subject; yet all numismatic knowledge rests upon this sort of judgment.”
(Lest his concern with Miltonia be thought purely morbid: Neve had already published, in 1789, Cursory Remarks on Some of the Ancient English Poets, Particularly Milton.)
Formed a significant collection of “Roman large brass…several relative to Britain,” initially sold at Sotheby’s, 13 Jul 1830. Two years later, the Marmaduke Trattle sale (Sotheby’s, 30 May – 4 Jul 1832), was also advertised as including many of Neve’s “Roman large brass”; unclear if these were coins Trattle bought from the 1830 sale, or an additional parcel he bought directly from Neve.
[References: A.W. Read (1930, PMLA), “The Disinterment of Milton’s Remains” (on JSTOR) ; L.F. Gill (2021, MQ), “Strange Alteration! The Victorian Milton…” (to PDF) ; J. Ashton (1887, reprint), “Milton’s Bones” ; Neve (1790), A Narrative of the Disinterment of Milton’s Coffin…. ; Sotheby’s (13 Jul 1830), …Roman Large Brass &c. Collected with Great Taste and Judgment by the Late Philip Neave, Esq. ; Sotheby’s (30 May – 4 Jul 1832), …Collection of Marmaduke Trattle…in which is Included the Fine Collection of Large Roman Brass Formed by the late Philip Neve, Esq.]
Coins (maybe): Antoninus Pius Britannia (Muller, Pinkerton, Thomas, maybe also Trattle)

Newell, Edward Theodore = E.T. Newell (1886-1941)
Coins: Nero Imitative Tetradrachm (Dattari, Beniak, Luxor Hoard [CH 8.A41] = Egypt 1912 Hoard [CH 8.A38]) ; Related: Royal Greek Portrait Coins x5 copies (G.E. Tillson [bookplate], G.S. Chamberlain, ANS [W. Raymond, 1937], ANS [Whitman, 1961])

Newell, Floyd B.
Literature: Pennington, 1942, Ancient Coins (large stamped “bookplate,” CM Johnson, BCD)

Niggeler, Walter (1878-1964)
Coins: Nero-Agrippina Drachm (ex Trau, Merani, CNR, RPC 3637) ; Related: Catalogs (ex ANS Library)

NOBLEMAN, THE PROPERTY OF A
(see Laval, Count de)

NOMUS BRASILIANA
(see Noenio Spinola)

“NORDDEUTSCHER PRIVATSAMMLUNG”
“North German Private Collection” sold by Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. in 2020 at e-Auction 10 (18 Jan 2020; 344 lots) & Auction 426 (16 Jun 2020; 38 lots). (Six lots across 2022 auctions were unsold repeats. Of 388 total, 33 were group lots, 355 single lots.) Consisted primarily of Roman Imperial (~84% of single lots) and Roman Republican (~13%), and just a few each of Provincial, Byzantine, Greek and Celtic.
Collector tags and provenances listed indicate the collection was formed c. 1979-2018, from both private purchases and (less frequently) public auctions. Reported purchases came predominantly from a broad group of established German dealers, but occasionally Swiss, Dutch (Schulman), and Austrian (Rauch) firms, only rarely American (two Whitford) or British (at least one of the two Spink purchases was from the Zurich office!).
Coins (all from Peus e-10): Constantius II “Two Captives,” ANЄ & Constantius II “Fallen Horseman,” Г-ANΘ (both illustrated on “Barbarians, Captives, and Enemies” page) ; 4 more Fallen Horseman (lot 685: on acsearch) ; 2 Gallieus zoo Ants.+ 1 Probus (lot 670: on acsearch) ; Philip I Ludi Saeculares Cippus Ant. (lot 486: on acsearch)

NORTON, JOHN RICHARD-BRINSLEY
(see Grantley)

ÖHRL (?)
According to the Wishnevsky catalog (see Kolner 122), “Slg. Öhrl” (Oehrl Collection), the consignor for the important sale of Alexandrian coins in Grün Auktion 20 (22 May 1997) was “Slg. Öhrl” (Oehrl Collection).
A few Constantinian Folles in the SMB are described as ex E. Oehrl of Ludwigshafen (acq. by C.-F. Zschuke & D. Allen). I don’t know if that’s the same collector, but the timeframe could fit.
Coins: Commodus Diobol (Dattari 3963/9675, Staffieri)

OLBIA EN PROVENCE, COLLECTION
(see B.G. Collection)

“OLD ENGLISH COLLECTION” (1984)
BCD tray tags & auction catalogs (e.g., archived on acsearch) describe two substantial purchases from an “old English collection”: January 1984 from Münzen und Medaillen, AG (Basel) and October 1984 from Seaby (London). It is not entirely clear if the MMAG and Seaby groups are from the same collection.
One plausible scenario is that, while making the purchase in Basel (January), BCD might’ve learned that MMAG (H.A. Cahn et al.) acquired the coins from Seaby, from whom he then bought further selections during his next trip to London (October).
BCD recorded individual prices for each coin, but I haven’t seen any earlier sale histories record. Of one coin, however: “The writer has not searched thoroughly for the pedigree of this coin and believes that a detailed scrutiny of the more obscure 20th century auction catalogues may reward the buyer with an interesting provenance.”)
I believe my collection includes only one, a lovely Phalanna AE, “Ex old Engl. coll., M+M, Jan. 84, Sfr. 460.–“. Happily, this coin came not only with BCD’s tag, but a very distinctively mid-20th century “old English” tag. (Now, I have only to find one of the Oct. 1984 tags from Seaby.)
Coins: Phalanna AE (BCD, MMAG Jan 1984)

“OLD SWISS COLLECTION, FORMED IN THE 1970S” (Leu, Winterthur) = “An Old Swiss Collection”
Anonymous collection of ancient coins sold by Leu Numismatik beginning c. 2020 (see especially: Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 (22 Feb 2020), Part I: Lots 1-515, also the ex-Sternberg Collection groups & possibly other group lots, though not identified as “old Swiss” coll.).
More than a quarter list prior auctions or private purchases from Swiss firms, many sold w/ original tickets from Sternberg I (Sternberg Collection, RIC), Münzen & Medaillen AG (incl. run of Celtic Quinari ex Cahn 81 et al.), Numismatica Arethusa, and/or earlier published provenances. On a few occasions, secondary sales were abbreviated to “an Old Swiss Collection.”
Note: Probably not the same “old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s to 1990s” from Leu WA 3, 6, and 7 (38 lots total) whose only recorded prior prov. was to NFA IX (Beverly Hills, 1980), nor the “old Swiss collection, formed in the 1960s to early 2000s” from WA 4 (49 lots, incl. group lot of 171, “some acquired at Leu Numismatik and Münzen & Medaillen”).
Also not to be confused with a certain other “old Swiss collection,” also known as “European Collection formed before 2005,” suspected of being formed by the shadowy figure Negare Probabilis (highly active in postwar art collecting). Unlike that one, many provenances from this old Swiss collection are, in fact, verifiable (e.g., my Celtic Quinarius below, plated in a 1945 journal article, with a distinguished 19th cent. coll. history).
Coins: Sequani Quinarius (de Saulcy, Fürstenberg, Wüthrich, Schlüter) ; Theodosius AE4

ORFEW COLLECTION
(see Andrew Short)

Otrera
Coins: Caria Lion Obol (Mihailuk, Unknown Findspot [Turkey], before 1992 [CH IX, 359])

OTTO JR., HEINRICH
(see Kommerzienrat H. Otto)

PANISH, CHARLES K (1907-1995)
Of Westport, CT. Career civil engineer in public sector/government, at the United States Engineer Office in the 1930s, then the Army Corps of Engineers at the time of WWII (rank of Lt. Col. [1943] & Colonel [1944])*, then civilian Chief of the Engineering Division in the NY District of the Corps (c. 1950s-1960s). (Perhaps w/ a focus as water mgt. engineer.)
Noted expert on South Asian and Indian coins, publishing in this field (incl. in ANS Museum Notes) and contributing numerous abstracts to Numismatic Literature, the ANS periodical. Long-time volunteer at the ANS, curating the collection and library. Elected as ANS Fellow & appointed Chair of its Oriental Section, 1961. Donated 9,682 coins to the ANS Collection. His archives are maintained in 6 boxes at the ANS. Aside from a couple photos, his papers are not yet digitized.
[References: ANS Archer-Authorities page ; Clain-Stefanelli (1985), Num. Bibl., 8 entries in Author Index on p. 1693 ]
Literature: Sutherland Art in Coinage 1955 (signed by author [Sutherland], ex-libris ANS w/ their bookplate, dating accession from C.K. Panish Estate)
*: Incidentally, my grandfather (KL Jackson, 1927-2022, mechanical engineer) also served in the Army Engineer Corps. during WWII, in the Philippines.

Peck, Jeffrey M. = Jeff Peck (c. 1950-)
(Any relation to brothers Phil & Morris Peck?)
Literature (as dealer): Glendining Laval Sale (ex Hatie, G. Muller)

PECK, PHILIP C = Phil Peck = “Morris Collection” (Morris Peck, brother) (c. 1941/2-)
Career librarian in New York City, private collector of Roman coins, and curator at Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum, from 1965 (appointed Assistant Curator) until 1977, when its collection was deaccessioned & donated to the Smithsonian & ANS.
Majority of his private collection sold in four parts under the pseudonym “Morris Collection” (his brother), most of the coins encapsulated by NGC & so-labeled (see below). Some of coins have also been sold unencapsulated with his manilla collector envelopes with typed descriptions; a few images can be found online. (Unfortunately, these were apparently discarded for all the encapsulated coins.)
A brief bio from his college friend, Curtis Clay [CT Post 4195978 (curtisclay, 1 Mar 2020)]: “Collecting Roman coins (and some others) was the central interest of Phil Peck’s life. After a BA at Princeton in 1964, he became curator of the Chase Manhattan Bank’s Money Museum in New York City for several years, then acquired a master’s degree in library science and spent the rest of his working life as librarian for various institutions or firms in New York. I have known him since my freshman year at Princeton in 1962/3, when he met one of my roommates who told him that I too collected Roman coins!… His brother consigned the bulk of his large coin collection to Heritage, who sold it under the pseudonym “the Morris Collection”.”
[References: Sales: Morris Collection, Part I = Heritage Auction 271920 (26 May 2019); Morris Collection, Part II = Heritage Auction 271933 (18 Aug 2019); Morris Collection, Part III = Heritage Auction 61151 (26 Jan 2020); Morris Collection, Part IV = Heritage Auction 61160 (10 May 2020) ; ACSearch records naming “Phil Peck” & “Morris Collection” (ancient) (note: there have been several Morris Collectors of modern coins; unclear to me if the US & World coins sold by Heritage as “Morris Collection” starting in 2019 are also Peck’s)]
Coins: Antoninus Nemesis Drachm ; Apollonia-Mordiaeum Homonoia AE (ex Mabbott, Aleph) ; Acrasus Severus Alexander [external ACSearch] ; Related:  Mabbott I (Greek) Sale Catalog (ex Aiello w/ many hand-written bids & annotations, several names w/ contact info, incl. Phil Peck) ; Related: literature published by or ex-libris Chase Money Museum

Petrowicz, Alexandre de = Baron le Feu Alexandre de Petrowicz (1857-1925 [?])
Coins: Persis Drachm Darios II (Laval, “Mentor“)

Petsalis, Nikolaos (1872-1940)
(see also DGP)
Noted on some BCD tickets “C.P.” sometimes in combination with “DGP” (heir).
Coins: Elis AE Apollo (BCD, Cohen) [external FAC Gallery w/ tag] ; Boeotia Federal AE (Aiello, BCD, Hirsch Estate [?]) ; Hadrian AE Sparta (Aiello, BCD, Hirsch Estate [?])

Philipsen, Gustav (1853-1925)
Coins: Elis Diassarion (ex IGCH 216 [late 19th cent. hoard], EP Warren, RK Morcom, Christopher Morcom, Franke)

PINKERTON, JOHN (1758-1826)
Important Edinburgh-born antiquarian, poet, numismatist polymath of the Scottish Enlightenment. Remembered also for his racist theories and literary forgeries in their service. Known among numismatists for his classic two vol. Essay on Medals… (re: Greek, Roman & British coins), published anonymously in 1784-5, then under his own name 1789, updated 1808 (the preferred edition). Biographer of Horace Walpole. Admirer of Hume. Published other literary, historical, and geographical works across many genres; remembered particularly for his cartography, incl. Pinkerton’s Modern Atlas (1808-15).
Although he mentioned having a “little collection” in his Essay, I am aware of no catalog or public sale of his collection, and only two coins being specifically described, a “Maria, wife of Honorius” (?) AE (Pl. II, 10) & an Antoninus Pius AE (Pl. III, 6) which he sold to Philip Neve & I suspect is now in my collection.
[References: Wiki bio ; Kagan (2022): pp. 626-629 ; O’Flarety (2015), Scotland’s Pariah: The Life and Work of John Pinkerton, 1758-1826 (Google Books preview) ; Theories of Race: Pinkerton entry ; UPenn Online Books: author entries ; An Essay on Medals (1808 ed./1784)]
Coins (maybe): Antoninus Pius Britannia (Muller, Neve, Thomas)

Pipito, Feori F. = “Fred” Pipito = Dr. Feori Pipito (1917-1993)
[References: Stacks 1987: p. 15, bio]
Coins: Nicomedes IV Tetradrachm (Michailovich, Cunningham)

Plankenhorn, Gerhard (1941-)
Coins: Ariassus Caracalla

PLANT, REV. RICHARD J. (1928-2020)
Dubbed “the Reverend of Numismatics” by The Celator (see issues linked below), a Methodist Minister in the UK, well-known author on classical numismatics. Began collecting ancient coins shortly after being stationed in Tripoli post-WWII, c. 1948, and publishing books about 25 years later (see bio post for bibliography). In addition to his distinctive hand drawn illustrations (some modeled on examples from his own collection), Plant’s books are known for a focus on linguistic understanding, including most famously Arabic Coins and How to Read Them.
Collection dispersed from 2021 by two London-based firms, Dix Noonan Webb & Naville Numismatics. The DNW website catalogs much of the collection, along with an extended biographical foreword by his son (199 Lots sold at DNW 188, the 2021 Feb 9 Auction [Special Collection 991]; Islamic/Medieval coins are cataloged separately).
[References: My bio blogpost/excerpted in Numiswiki ; Noonan’s Bio (Special Collection 991) ; Mark Fox (Mar 2010), “Meet the Reverend of Numismatics: Conversations with Richard Plant,“ The Celator v24 (3) ; see also: R. Plant (Jan 2008), “A Numismatic Lexicon” (pp. 28-29, illustrated with 5 of Plant’s line drawings), The Celator v22 (1)]
Coins: Domitian Neapolis (GCTI 1881) ; ~8 RIC bronze/billon & two Axum AE ; Related: Plant Greek Coins Types (ex libris R. Dobbins)

PLOIL, ERNST (1946-)
Prominent figure in the Vienna art world. Collector, author, attorney (partner at Ploil-Boesch, practicing intellectual property & art law), and CEO & equity partner of art gallery & auction house Kinsky. Noted for his art collections & museum exhibits. On the board or “friend of” multiple museums. Attorney for Kunsthistorisches Museum (worked on c. 2020 cultural property dispute between KHM and Gorny & Mosch).
Reportedly started “collecting ancient coins as a schoolboy…further inspired at high school where he learnt Latin and Greek” (NAC 95: Foreword). Later studied classical numismatics (among other topics) at University of Vienna.
Coin collection (portions of) sold over multiple sales by NAC, including several dedicated auction catalogs: NAC 87 (8 Oct 2015), Ploil I: RIC; NAC 95 (6 Oct 2016), Ploil II: RIC; NAC 101 (24 Oct 2017), Ploil II: RRC – RIC; and parts of later sales (some coins apparently acquired during/after Ploil I-III).
His art collection is the subject of the 2020 book Creating (My) Order in the World. The publisher’s blurb describes the collector as having “for the past half century … devoted himself extensively to both fine and applied art,” and the collection as including “artists as diverse as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Gerhard Richter, Josef Albers and Ad Reinhardt.”
[References: NAC 95, Ploil II: bio Foreword (1.5 p.) ; profile, Ploil-Boesch website]
Coins: Septimius Denarius (external: on acsearch)

POND, SHEPARD (1883-1945)
Pete Smith’s biography reads: “Founding member of the New England Numismatic Association. Curator of numismatics at Boston Numismatic Society and Massachusetts Historical Society. Past President of Boston Numismatic Society. Served as ANA Governor.”
Boston Numismatic Society produced an 85th anniversary medal in his memory, 1945.
Collection of coins (ancient & modern) and medals sold by Gans & Grunthal in 1968 (NFA MBS 5).
[References: Smith ANB 2025: p. 345 = NNP 1567 (his spouse June Thornton Pond on p. 344) = NNP 1566 ; Am. Antiquar. Soc. (AAS) Bio]
Literature: Numismatic Review (signed “compliments of,” R.W. Lloyd) ; Related: Gans NFA MBS 5, June 1968, Shepard Pond Collection (ex BCD Library)

PONTERIO, CAROLA JOYCE = Carola J. Ponterio (1951-)
Of the Ponterio family of Southern California coin dealers. Active in industry, incl. IAPN; trade publication mentions since at least 2002; listed on masthead for Stack’s catalogs, c. 2010-7. Coins from private collection first appearing at Stack’s in May 2025 (59 lots: world, medals, one each Grk, RRC, Byz).
Husband, Richard Ponterio (1947-), co-founded Ponterio & Wyatt in 1974 (w/ his father James Ponterio [1915-1981] & Charles E Wyatt), then Ponterio & Associates in 1992, since March 2011 known as “Stack’s, Bowers, and Ponterio,” the world & ancients division of Stack’s Bowers Galleries (as “Coin Galleries” had been, c. 1954-2009).
Other private collections from the family listed in acsearch (always from Stack’s): Richard H. Ponterio, 12 Feb 2019 (289 Lots); Kent M. Ponterio (brother of R.H.P.), 2009-11 (c. 113 Lots); Kyle Ponterio (son of R.H.P.), 17 Jan 2020 (77 Lots); only one coin listed ex James E. Ponterio Collection.
[References (re: Ponterio firm & family members): Smith, 2011, The Asylum: pp. 84-86 ; Smith, ANB 1992/2025, James E. Ponterio (p. 345), Richard H. Ponterio (p. 345) ; website bio of Kyle Ponterio ; Stacks bios for Richard & Kyle ; Gengerke, 2009: pp. 498-501, Ponterio & Associates #2-89 (1976-1997)]
Coins: Lucania Heraclea Diobol (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Porter, William B. = Bill Porter (1942-)
Coins: Lesbos 1/48 Stater (Rosen) ; Literature: Goodacre Byzantine

POSTEL, RAINER (1941-)
Important German historian, Professor (University of Hamburg and chair of History at Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg) of early modern history. Cataloger of coin collection at Kunsthalle Hamburg, author of many historical monographs.
Formed a private collection (by c. 1980s) of Roman Provincial Asia Minor. Apparently of modest size, scholarly in quality. Referenced in RPC, Isegrim (under his name & anonymously), von Aulock Pisidiens, Ziegler’s books, Franke-Nolle, Klose on Smyrna, Karbach, Touratsoglou, et al.
[References: Wikipedia (DE) entry]
Coins: Ariassus Caracalla (Lindgren 1264, Plankenhorn, Vogl)

POWERS, JOSEPH = Joe Powers
Boston-area collector (from Somerville, MA), active c. 1940s-1960s. Member of the Boston Numismatic Society (BNS), 1950 through 1960s. (Noted contemporary members: Arthur Dewing, James F. Clapp, Earl Tuttle; Cornelius Vermeule & Ken Bressett attended/presented.) Appears mult. times in the society’s proceedings for various presentations and exhibits; elected as Member, 13 Feb 1950 (Proceedings); served as Councilor, 1951-2.
In 1950, sold a number of AR Antoniniani to Ken Bressett from 1936 Dorchester Hoard (prob. at a Boston coin show, which KB regularly attended). (Bressett also traveled from Keene, NH at least twice in 1955 for exhibits and presentations at the BNS, incl. a well-received talk on the Massachusetts Historical Society Collection.)
[References: BNS proceedings on Archive]
Coins: Philip I AR Antoniniani (ex Dorchester, Bressett) [external: CoinTalk 1 Apr 2022]

POZZI, SAMUEL-JEAN= Prof. Dr. S. Pozzi [Alt: Samuel Pozzi] (1846-1918)
[Note: not to be confused with Leu Numismatik’s misleading “S. Pozzi Collection,” introduced, I believe, in their 2019 Web Auction 7]
Collectors know the great Dr. Samuel-Jean Pozzi (Paris, 1846-1918) for his celebrated collection of Greek coins, but it is probably only the third or fourth most famous thing about him. (His Wikipedia page barely mentions it: “He also collected coins and statuettes.”)
Pozzi is better known as an important gynecologist and surgeon who, influenced by his colleague Joseph Lister, made transformative contributions to medicine and surgical practice. (His widely translated Treatise on Gynaecology [1890 ff, Traité de Gynécologie…] was foundational.) Pozzi also treated men, one of whom murdered him in disgruntlement. He stayed awake to supervise his own surgery, dying a few hours later.
By then, Pozzi had become a pop culture icon, Professor and first Chair of Gynecology in Paris, served as a Franco-Prussian War medic, and been elected senator. (He even had his own Felix Potin trading card.)
A socialite of preternatural magnetism, he apparently embraced the relevant “ladies’ man” cliché. Though married, he maintained a long public affair with celebrated stage actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), who also happened to be a patient. (Both were photographed by the famous “Nadar” [1820-1910].)
One prominent member of Paris society, Madame Aubernon, nicknamed him “l’amour médecin.” (After Molière’s comédie-ballet. For Pozzi’s wife, a vicious allusion to Auber’s opera: “la muette de Pozzi.”)
Fittingly, he is widely known for his seductive pose in a “scarlet robe de chambre,” in John Singer Sargent’s iconic 1881 painting, “Dr. Pozzi at Home,” which scandalized Belle Époque Paris, and since 1991 has been “one of the most prominent works” at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles).
Lest one think it all childish snickering about his honorable profession: look at the Singer portrait. Hugh Hefner aspired to be Dr. Pozzi.
His name evokes comparable desire among classical numismatists: “The Pozzi pedigree is one of the most revered in numismatics” (HJ Berk, BBS 190, 109). The pairing of Pozzi with Jacob Hirsch, the greatest commercial ancient coin cataloger ever, resulted in “very possibly the best known and most famous auction catalogue of Greek coins ever produced” (Walker 2008: 604). As ASW (2002: 27) explained: “A few auction catalogues became something more… Naville I, the famous sale of the remarkably extensive Greek collection of the murdered Parisian surgeon Professor S. Pozzi, was used as the sole reference by generations of ancient Greek collectors and dealers.”
Beyond Naville Ars Classica I’s 3,334 coins, an additional record of the collection was published in 1979 by S. Boutin (based on Dieudonné’s work c. 1918), numbering 4,630 Greek coins from European mints alone (over half absent from Naville I). The Pozzi provenance is, however, apparently lost to history for thousands of Greek coins of Asia Minor not appearing in the auction. (Of my four lost-provenance Pozzi coins, three were in Boutin only. I have noticed many others at auction that I could not buy.)
There are many excellent histories of Pozzi’s life and work (many in gynecology & history of medicine journals) and even many fine book reviews of Pozzi biographies worth reading. (I recommend Luc Sante’s review of Julian Barnes’s The Man in the Red Coat, below.)
[References: Wiki bio ; Royal College of Surgeons (RCSE) bio ; ASW (AJN, 2008) “Catalogues and Their Collectors” ; L. Sante (London Review of Books, 5 Mar 2020) “Dr Love or Dr God?” ; Karamanou et al. (2018) “Cervical Cancer in the Work of the Unconventional Samuel Pozzi (1846-1918), Pioneer of Modern Gynaecology” (to PDF, great bio) ; Smee, S. “New John Singer Sargent show unites Madame X and Dr. Pozzi. Sparks fly.” Washington Post 20 Nov 2023 (Archived) ; Stanska (Daily Art Magazine, 20 May 2025), “Fifty Shades of Dr. Pozzi” ; drpozzi website (prev. site Archived c. 2006-23)]
Coins: Pelinna Obol (Al-Thani, BCD Thessaly) ; Corinth Stater (Traverso) ; Boeotia Federal AE Overstrike (Boutin 3312, Slg. “de Face” 1120 [FH coll.], Franke) ; Sikyon Obol (Boutin 4076, Mildenberg, CsP) ; Tarentum Hemilitron (Boutin 423, Mildenberg, CsP)

Preston, Hugh
Coins: Faustina II Nysa AE (ex Lawson, Weber 6868, Righetti)

Prieur, Michel (1955-2014)
Coins: Decius Tetradrachm (Cheesman for Benefit of ANS, McAlee)

Prowe, Theodor = Fedor Ivanovich (Theodor) Prowe (Moscow) = Sammlung des Herrn. Theodor Prowe, Moskau (1872-1932)
Coins: Abydos Chalkous (GMRH, Hirsch Estate) ; Aegae “Vespasian Jr.” (Brand, Hansen, Mabbott, Rightman)

QEDAR, SHRAGA (1933-2015)
Commercial numismatist in Israel who authored and collaborated on many scholarly contributions despite being a total autodidact. Escaped captivity in Nazi Germany at age 9 (his father was killed at Auschwitz). Immigrated to Israel. Longtime colleague of Y. Meshorer (prominent numismatic scholar, Israel Antiquities Authority), with whom he coauthored the important study of the Samaria Hoard (1991), which revolutionized our understanding of the region’s coinage (see also their updated 1999 volume, the standard reference such coins). Cited by David Hendin as one of his mentors.
[References: Hendin’s (CoinsWeekly) Tribute to Shraga Qedar (1933-2015)]
Coins: Samaria Obol (cataloged by & published) ; Literature: MQ 1991 (signed by both [?] authors, ex ANS Lib.)

RBW COLLECTION = Richard Beyer Witschonke = Rick Witschonke [alt: R.B.W. Coll.] (1945-2015)
American business executive, private collector, scholar of Roman Republican coinage. Active in American Numismatic Society, to which he donated much of his collection, viz. coins of the w. provinces struck in the Republican period. Published numerous articles & essays on Republican coinage & edited important numismatic volumes. Recipient of 2013 ANS Distinguished Service Award.
The festschrift, FIDES: Contributions to Numismatics in Honor of Richard B. Witschonke, was published by ANS (2015). The ANS has held multiple conferences & talks on the portion of his collection in its possession, and many articles & books have been written about it, w/ others in progress.
The most important selections from his private collection of RRC were sold in three parts (see below), later ed. by Andrew McCabe et al. (NAC, 2013) & published as an important single ref. vol. Those coins were sold without RBW’s collector envelopes (presumably discarded).
Numerous additional, unpublished “RBW Duplicates” were sold at CNG, Agora & other American auction firms, c. 2013-5. (Yet others introduced after private sales to other collectors, esp. A. McCabe.) Fortunately, these coins were sold w/ their envelopes. RBW’s distinctive white 2X2 envelopes have hand-written provenance notes (usually lower-left), measurements & denom. (upper-l.), refs. (upper-r.) & sometimes brief descriptions, etc. (Mult. exs. shown on Res Publica (J. Montgomery) provenance p.)
Another large portion of his collection was donated to the ANS, consisting especially of Republican coins from the Western Provinces and Eastern Cistophori.
For RBW’s history as a collector, see his essay “Upon Relinquishing the Pursuit” (NAC 61: pp. 9-10), R. Russo’s “Introduction…” & Victor England’s remembrance in CNG e-Auction 364 (2 Dec 1995), Lot 1. (A few catalogs of CNG EA 364, Lots 1-444, “Selections from the RBW Collection,” were specially printed & sent to winning bidders; now, only rarely appearing for sale.)
Literature from RBW’s library often has distinctive hand-written annotations on little yellow adhesive labels (rarely blue), and sometimes penciled margin notes.
[References: CW Bio (Rambach) ; Bio & Bibliography: FIDES Preface ; Rambach Provenance Glossary, Part III, p. 98 ; Smith (ANB 2023), 445 ; ANS RBW Conf. Archives ; ANS Library (DONUM): 69 Results ; Collection: Triton III (30 Nov 1999, Lots 806-851), NAC 61 (5 Oct 2011, Lots on ACS), NAC 63 (17 May 2012, Lots on ACS)]

Coins: Rubria Quinarius = RBW 1325(ex “JQA“-MHS, CF Adams) ; Anonymous Sextans (ex “Old Italian Hoard,” Galst) ; Anonymous Uncia (ex Schaefer) ; Anonymous AE As (ex Helbig, Garrett/JHU, Hoge) ; Anonymous AE Semis (ex Russo, Hoge) ; Pomponius Molo Quadrans (McCabe, Schaefer) ; 

Literature (books): Essays Russo (signed by RBW & van Alfen & inscribed to Galst) ; Campbell, 1986, Numismatic Bibliography and Libraries (w/ blue post-it in RBW’s hand, prob. ex K&F 141, 342 part) ;
Literature (articles): >100 article offprints, some ex BCD, ex Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, ex Kolbe-Basel 1987 Sale, numerous signed/inscribed (A. & M. Alfoldi, Amandry, Crawford, Hersh, A.S. Walker, and many others) ;
Literature (auctions, FPLs): minor sale catalogs ex RBW Library: Kovacs, Bomar, run of Antioch Associates, Calvin Rogers, Stack’s, numerous others (many with his yellow notes & hand annotations, some correspondence, address labels, etc.) ;
Literature (misc.): numerous pieces of numismatic correspondence & newsletters (e.g., the Anvil)

REED, JACK W. (1923-2007)
Noted American military meteorologist, nicknamed the “Weather Wizard.” As part of Project Plowshare, he famously investigated the feasibility of nuking hurricanes (National Interest, 8 Oct 2016).
Regular exhibitor & officer in Albuquerque NM Coin Club (1975-1976 President [PDF], joined 1953). Joined ANA (#62624) June 1969 (The Numismatist): “R-62624 Jack W. Reed, Albuquerque, N.M.” His archived personal website (c. 2001) includes material on weather & world coin page, “Coins of England, Colombia, China, Scandanavia, Russia, etc.” (and his census of Spanish Colonials).
Literature: Malloy FPLs (Freeman)

Rhakotis Collection (formed 1960s-70s)
Coins:

Rhousopoulos, Athanasios (1823-1898)
Coins: Epidauros Chalkous [?] ; Abydos Chalkous [?] ;

RIGHETTI, J.-P. = JEAN-PIERRE RIGHETTI
Well-known Swiss collector of RPC (also Islamic & C. Asian), longtime officer in the Swiss Numismatic Society. (Brother Francois’ RPC sold by CNG, 2017-8 & Auctiones GmbH, 2021-2.) In 1982, J.P.R. sold his coll. to the Bernischen Historischen Museum, published as SNG Righetti (1993). From 2003 to 2006, sold his (new?) coll. of Greek & RPC in an important series of 8 sales, 7 at M&M GmbH & 1 at Auctiones AG 29. Additional coins from the J.P.R. Collection have been sold by various firms in the 2010s & 2020s, incl. a selection of Alexandrian at Nomos 24 & Obolos e-sales. Many or most of these coins are sold w/ his distinctive collector tags (usually numbered). (The 8 early RPC sales stand apart [like the SNG] as forming a more important reference collection than the later offerings, frequently referenced in the literature.)
[References: Nomos 24 (22 May 2022) Catalog: p. 151 (3-paragraph intro) ; Photo (c. 2016) on Twitter ]
Coins: Hadrian Alexandrian Drachm (ex Dattari) ; Maximus Helios Tetradrachm (MM 12 [2203] 638, ex Dattari, Lowrek) ; Iberian Tiberius AE ; Titurius Sabinus Denarius (w/ tag) ; Faustina II Nysa AE (MM 15 [2004] 796 = RPC 1471.7, ex Weber 6868, Lawson, Preston) ; Related: SNG Righetti (ex BCD Library)

Rightman, Barry Norman = Barry N. Rightman Collection (1942-2025)
[References: CNG Triton XXIX (Jan 2026) ; Dave Michaels’ video on CNG’s YouTube, “The Barry Rightman Collection of Triton XXIX” ; original song (German) about “the Rightman Standard” of coin quality on “lenus_treverorum’s” Instagram]
Coins: Aegae “Vespasian Jr.” (Prowe, Brand, Hansen, Mabbott)

RINDGE, FREDERICK HASTINGS = F.H. Rindge (1857-1905)
(see also Institutions / Boston Museum of Fine Arts)
Wealthy philanthropist, business magnate w/ important ties to Boston & Los Angeles institutions. (Though an important numismatic name, coins are far down the list of things he is known for.)
His greatest numismatic contribution was to loan his entire collection (5,800 coins, incl. 2,704 ancient) to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts at a critical early moment. The F.H. Rindge Collection would contribute the very first coins ever displayed at the MFA (despite his having moved to Los Angeles by then). By 1889, the Museum had constructed a new “Coin room” especially to exhibit at least 1100 of the Rindge coins, w/ the Roman Republican attracting the most attention.
“Previously,” the MFA “had no coin department,” but in 1892 boasted of the Rindge loan, “now that a beginning has been made, it is likely that it will steadily be enriched in this important feature” (The Collector, vol 3, n. 7: p. 101). Despite being a temporary loan (renewed every 5 years), the exhibition was instrumental in attracting permanent donations, some far exceeding Rindge’s coll. in importance. Most important among them was the Catherine Page Perkins Collection, acquired 1895-1900, among the most famous numismatic collections in any American museum (Perkins Collection… [1902]).
The collection was returned to the Rindge family between 1905 & 1941 (his widow’s death). In 1985, the Ridge descendants sold the coins through Joel Malter & Co., a premier ancient coin firm in Southern California.
[References: Wikipedia: F.H. Rindge ; MFA Curator’s Report, 1890: Robinson (pp. 14-15) & Cabot (pp. 9-10) ; Malter XXIX (Part I, w/ bio) ; Malter XXX (Part II, w/ bio) ; Malter Bio reproduced on CT 271094 (2019, red_spork) ; Provenance Image from J. Montgomery Coll. ; my slightly longer bio (corr., typo in name in title) ]
Coins: Q. METEL Denarius [Cr. 256/1] (S & S) ; L. FLAM CHILO Denarius [Cr. 302/1] (S & S) ; Related: Malter XXIX & XXX [22 Mar & 7 Jun 1985] (two pairs: S & S Library & R.M. Coveney)

RL COLLECTION = SAMMLUNG R. L. [ALT: Slg. R.L.]
Old collection formed over three generations, c. 1890s-2010, many reportedly acq. ca. WWI. The first portion of the collection, consisting of 500 Roman Republican coins, was sold in Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 51 (15 Sep 2023) [three of which reappeared in NAC 152, McCabe]. Part 2 consisted of 700 Roman Imperial in Auction 55 (26 Sep 2025).
[References: Jacquier Auktionen 51 (to PDF) & 55 (to PDF)]
Coins: Fundanius Quinarius ; Cloelius Quinarius

ROBINSON, HENRY SCHRODER = H.S. Robinson (1914-2003)
Classical archaeologist, Director of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1959-1965) and leader of the Corinth Excavations from 1959 to 1965. From 1953, married to Rebecca C. Robinson (née Wood, 1924-2009), also an ASCSA scholar who published on the Corinth excavations.
Professor at Case Western & Project Director of the University’s Corinth excavations, c. 1970s-1990s. Published also on the Athenian Agora and Roman-period pottery. His A.B. from Duke, Classics (1936); PhD Princeton, Archaeology (1941). Faculty at Oklahoma City University for a time, Fulbright Scholar (1951-2) to ASCSA. Member of Institute for Advanced Study (IAS, Princeton), 1952/3 & 1969/70.
ASCSA grants a fellowship in HSR’s name for doctoral research on Corinth (alongside a postdoc in Jacob Hirsch‘s).
[References: Wikipedia: HSR page ; ASCSA RCR bio ; Merritt (1984), History of the American School, 1939-1980 (for HTML, ASCSA site), see Chapters Two (1950-60), Three (1960-65), Four (1965-75), Seven (Corinth) & portrait, Pl. 12-e]
Literature: Franke-Hirmer 1961, Römische Kaiserporträts im Münzbild (HSR’s bookplate w/ drawing of Athens owl tet)

Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian
Coins: Aelius Diobol (ex Dattari) ; Sev. Alex. Elpis Tetradrachm (ex Dattari) ; Maximinus “Captives” Tetradrachm

Rogers, Rev. Edgar = The Very Reverend Edgar Rogers (1873-1961)
Coins: Thebae AE [550, Fig. 306] (BCD 1348, RK Morcom, C Morcom, Al-Thani) ; Krannon AE, w/ tag (ex Empedocles, BCD) ; Literature: Handy Guide to Jewsish Coins, 1914 (signed & inscribed) [external Imgur gallery]

“ROMA UNIVERSA”
(see Dr. W.R.)

ROSEN, JONATHAN P. = J.P. Rosen (1944-)
(see also Institutions / Getty)
From a family known both for collecting antiquities & philanthropy, donating to many cultural institutions. Important collection of Greek coins, noted especially for the early electrum and silver fractions of Asia Minor, exhibited at the Getty & published in ANS sylloge (ACNAC No. 5, 1983, by Waggoner).
The Archaic Greek Collection sold at Münzen und Medaillen 72 (1987) and NFA Winter 1987 MBS (18 Dec, part of, w/ 1-p. collector bio, then intro essay, cataloged by Cathy Lorber). Collection of Roman Republican & Imperial sold at Myers-Adams Auction 7 (19 April 1974, w/ brief collection hist.). Additional selections have appeared in many other sales, exhibitions, and published literature.
[References: ANS Trustees’ Award (2018): Rosen Family ; Brousseau Annexe, p. 582]
Coins: Lesbos 1/48 Stater (Porter) ; Literature: Rosen-Waggoner ACNAC Sylloge (inscr. to Demirjian)

Russo, Roberto (1945-2012)
[References: CW Bio ; CW Essays]
Coins: RRC 46/3 AE Semis (gifted to RBW) ; Literature: AMB-Slg. Ludwig (signed by Voegtli & Russo, not Cahn or Mildenberg) ; Related: Essays Russo (inscr. to Galst by van Alfen & RBW)

Ruzicka, Virginia (1915-1984)
Coins: Antoninus Nemesis Drachm (Wetterstrom, Kowsky)

Rynearson, Paul
Literature: Byzantine Coin Values: A Guide (1967, signed, inscribed to the Madsens)

S & S LIBRARY (Chicago) = Shanna Schmidt
(Not to be confused with the S & S Collection (California), below.)
Library formed by Chicago coin dealer Shanna Schidmt (since 2022, principal of NAC USA) and an anonymous client. Trustee of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society (Schmidt). Absorbed the BCD Library’s collection of auction catalogs. Duplicates have been sold at various Kolbe & Fanning sales (often with Shanna Schmidt’s green circular bookplate) and from her website/inventory. Many works digitized w/ the NNP at Washington University (housed on archive.org). Produces a regular newsletter about numismatic events w/ a focus on current auctions (see below).
[References: website bio (Schmidt) ; snslibrary on Archive ; The E-Sylum 27.9: a8 (update: NNP, BCD), 26.52: a7 (BCD catalogs), many others ; NBS Bibliotalk Podcast (May 2021) Episode 8 – Ancient Coins and Their Books ; NNP (Archive): What’s New at SSN (2017-)]
Literature: Franke 1981 SNG Aul. Index (bookplate) ; Cahn 1929 Auction 65 (bookplate, partly named) ; Hess 1936 Syndenham-Trau (BCD) ; Wroth 1911 BMC Vandals (Cederlind) ; others

S & S COLLECTION (California)
(Not to be confused with S & S Library.)
Husband and wife collectors, collection formed c. 1983-2002 (per provenances recorded by CNG), sold by CNG in ~546 lots (incl. a few repeat sales of unsold lots) over multiple auctions, 2022-3, mostly at EA 525 (198 Lots), Triton XXVI (114 Lots), and EA 536 (195 Lots), with smaller numbers in other sales. Included a wide variety of Greek, Roman (RRC, RIC, RPC), Byzantine, Islamic, and World, but with a particular emphasis on Roman Republican.
The Triton XXVI intro described the collection as follows:
“…an extensive holding formed between 1983 and 2002 by a husband-and-wife team of collectors residing in California. Both spouses are passionate about history and art, and they developed a fascination with historical coins during their extensive travels together. They formed close connections with many prominent dealers and auction houses, including Numismatic Fine Arts, Joel Malter, Edward Waddell, Frank Kovacs, and Classical Numismatic Group, and obtained coins via private treaty and auction. Although important Greek coins were included, the main focus of the collection was obtaining a coin of each Roman and Byzantine rule, a goal toward which they had great success, including coins of the last rulers of each empire, Romulus Augustus and Constantine XI….”
[References: Triton XXVI Catalog (10 Jan 2023, Bio: p. 8)]
Coins: Q. METEL Denarius (Cr. 256/1, ex Rindge) ; L. FLAM CHILO Denarius (Cr. 302/1, ex Rindge)

SABINE, C.J. = Capt. Christopher John Sabine
Author of important articles on Crusader coinage published c. late 1970s-1980s. Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society 1978-1984.
Coins: Group lot of 13X LRBCs (CNG 542 [19 Jul 2023], Lot 620), incl. Theodosius Captive AE2 from Thessalonica, Constantius II “Fallen Horseman” from Cyzicus, another Constantinople

Sallent
Coins:

Salton, Lottie (née Aronson) (1924-2020)
(see also Mark M. Salton-Schlessinger below)
[Bibliography, Salton Coll. Sales: Stack’s brief overview of Salton I-IV ; Stack’s, The Salton Collection, Part I (w/ Kuenker, NYINC, 16 Jan 2022), foreword by H. Stack & intro by V. Yegparian (repeated in Salton III, 24 Aug 2022) ; CoinsWeekly “Who’s Who” entry ; Kuenker, The Salton Collection, Part II (w/ Stack’s), important essays by U. Kuenker (first, second), Elflein-Schwier, and others (repeated in Salton IV, 20 Oct 2022) ; Kolbe & Fanning 161, The Numismatic Library of Mark and Lottie Salton (18 Sep 2021), brief intro by Fanning & reprint of Ira Rezak’s obit.: to PDF catalog, auction lots archived, highlights/announcement in The E-Sylum v24, n35, a2), review/results in CoinsWeekly & in The E-Sylum (NNP reprint, sans ads) – check out F. Schlessinger’s bid book & auction notes, 17% of total from just those two lots!]
[Bibliography, bio & historical context: Ursula Kampmann (2022), Origins of the German Coin Trade: The Hamburger and Schlessinger Families (trans., Der Ursprung des deutschen Münzhandels…) ; ANS Long Table 89 (22 Apr 2022, D. Hill), “Schulman, Salton and Frankenhuis in Archival Records” (YouTube, 1h04m & related ANS Blog) ; ANS Long Table 83 (4 Mar 2022, V. Yegparian, U. Kampmann, F. Halbich, A. Elflein-Schwier & U. Kuenker), “The Mark & Lottie Salton Collection” (YouTube, 1h01m, CW article & brief ANS notice) ; ANS Long Table 83 (see also: CW announcement) ; Video: The History of the Schlessinger and Hamburger Coin Dealer Families (YouTube via CW, 3 Mar 2022)]
[See also: Salton Collection : Renaissance & Baroque Medals & Plaquettes (1969, Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin College Museum of Art), cataloged by Lottie Salton w/ Intro. (medals were her expertise) ; ANS Long Table 120 (16 Dec 2022, D. Allen), “Salton Medals at the Met…” ; Mark Salton’s (1947) rev. ed. Frey, Dictionary of Numismatic Terms, incl. his Glossary of Numismatic Terms (beginning, “There is hardly another science so international as numismatics…”) ; U. Kampmann’s (13 Feb 2022) press release, “Origins of the German Coin Trade,” reprinted in The E-Sylum]
Coins: Alexander Drachm (Lockett) ; Tegea Hemidrachm ; Athens “New Style” Tetradrachm (Laval) ; Elagabalus Laodicea AE ; Probus “Captives” Ant. ; Otacilia Sestertius (King, Earle, M. Salton) ; Literature: Salton Library, Lot 141 (konvolutw/ Pozzi-Boutin, Gulbenkian, etc., w/ correspondence & notes)

Salton-Schlessinger, Mark M. (1914-2005)
[Bibliography: See above, Lottie Salton]
Coins: Alexander Drachm (Lockett) ; Tegea Hemidrachm ; Athens “New Style” Tetradrachm (Laval) ; Elagabalus Laodicea AE ; Probus “Captives” Ant. ; Vespasian Judaea Capta As (Bressett, V. Clain-Stefanelli) ; Otacilia Sestertius (King, Earle, L. Salton) ; Literature: Konvolut from K&F 161, “Salton Library,” Lot 141 (incl. Pozzi-Boutin, Gulbenkian, etc., w/ correspondence & notes) ; Related: Salton-Schlessinger FPLs 27 (1958) & 30 (1960/1) (both BCD Library Duplicates, former listing 2 coins now in my coll.)

SAMEL, JOSEF (1913-2005)
Collector of ancient Jewish coins, with his sister Angela Arluk (1920 – 2015, née Samel) & brother-in-law Arnold Arluk (1920 – 2007). Born in central Poland, survived the Nazis, immigrated to Munich after the war. Later moved to USA for a time before returning. Grandfather of German coin dealer Daniel Gitbud. Collection exhibited at SMM (w/ Israel Museum) in 1993, curated by Meshorer & Overbeck, pub. as Das Heilige Land.
[References: Künker Auktion 334; Künker bio]
Coins: Hyrcanus Prutah (Arluk, Overbeck-Meshorer 58) ; Related: Overbeck-Meshorer (ex Galst Lib.)

Sammlung “de Face” = FH Coll. = Haymann, Florian (1978-)
[References: CoinsWeekly (2020): FH Bio ; Academia.edu page ; Faszination de face: pp. 1-5 (intro)]
Coins: Apollonia-Pontika Diobol (1083, SNG Stancomb 41) ; Boeotia Federal AE Overstrike (1120, Pozzi [Boutin 3312], Franke)

SAMMLUNG KARIEN
Important anonymous collection of Caria featured in Gorny & Mosch 169 (12 Oct 2008), with 288 Lots. Built from many important prior collections, with many coins cited in works by Ashton & coauthors, illustrated in HNO, and/or previously published (e.g., in SNG Lockett, SNG Berry, Rosen, others). At least 21 were cited (19 illustrated) in Ashton & Weiss (1997).
[References: GM Auktion 169 (12 Oct 2008), part of, Lots 503-786, 800, 802, 804 830 ; MuenzenWoche (29 Apr 2010), “40 Jahre Gorny & Mosch…“]
Coins: Rhodes Chalkous (Cederlind Estate)

Sammlung Süddeutschem Privatbesitz H.I. (Bavaria) (?) [Gorny 265-267]
Coins:

Sarti, Riccardo
Coins: Trajan Alexandrian Drachm (Staffieri, Dattari 947)

Sawhill, John A. (1892-1976)
(see also Institutions / James Madison University)
Coins: Messenia Hemidrachm (ex BCD, Otto) ; Related: Stack’s JMU & Sawhill Sale (BCD Library) ; Alex G Malloy FPLs w/ ex-Sawhill-JQA coins (ex ANS, Shubin) [Catalog Library]

Sayles, Wayne G.
[References: CoinsWeekly Who’s Who]
Coins: Arados Dichalkon [?] ; Literature: Classical Deception (signed)

Schaefer, Richard = “Goodman Collection” (1946-)
Coins: Anonymous Uncia (ex RBW) ; Pomponius Molo Quadrans (McCabe, RBW)

Schlüter, Joachim [alt: Schluter, Schlueter]
Coins: Sequani Quinarius (de Saulcy, Fürstenberg, Wüthrich, “Old Swiss…1970s“)

Schoolfield, George R.
Literature:

Schott, Edouard = M. Edouard Schott = Collection de Monsieur Ed. Schott (1873-1954) [?]
[References: Bourgey, 21 March 1972 (gallica) ; obit in Cahiers d’Archéologie et d’Histoire d’Alsace (E. Wickersheimer, 1954: p. 3)]
Coins: Celtic “Sattelkopfpferd” Tetradrachm (R. Forrer 287, Zimmermann, Gewitsch/Jevíčko Hoard [before 1891])

Scipio Collection
Coins: L. Julius Caesar Denarius (Benz)

Sear, David R. (1942-)
Literature: RCV (Roman, 5 Vols., inscr. to DiMarzio) ; GCV (Greek, 2 Vols., both signed); 
Related (“Plate Coins”): Severus Alexander Tetradrachm (RCV2 8108) ; Gordian III Tetradrachm (RCV3 8839) ; Philip Saeculares Ant (RCV3 8963) ; Justinian Follis (SB 223, Hunt) ; Heraclius over Anastasius Follis (SB 882) ; Niceophorus Follis (SB 1612)

SELIG, HERMAN
(see Cohn, Helmut)

Sellwood, David (1925-2012)
Coins: Vologases I (?) Diobol ; Literature: Intro. to Sasanian, by Sellwood et al. (inscr. by authors w/ correspondence to Göbl & his bookplate) [external FAC photos/description — one of my favorite pieces of numis lit!]

Seltman, Arthur John = A.J. Seltman
Literature: Malter Auction I (signed/inscribed by Malter) ; Related: Seltman FPLs (ex BCD Library) ; Malloy Medieval FPLs (cataloger after 1972, on Favorites & Library pg., ex Shubin/ANS & Freeman/Reed)

Seventko, Dr. Joseph M. (1939-)
Coins: Mazaios Tarsos Stater (JB Collection, Athena Fund)

“Shetland Sheepdog Collection”
Coins: Anonymous AE Uncia (RBW, Schaefer)

Shore, Fred B. (1948-)
Literature: Parthian Coins & History. Ten Dragons Against Rome (autographed)

Short, Andrew = Orfew
Coins: Titus Denarius (Muona M40) ; Quintillus Antoninianus (E. Clain-Stefanelli) ; Titus “Captives” Denarius (S. Moussaieff)

SHUBIN, MICHAEL JOHN (1950-2008)
Los Angeles area collector & professional numismatist. Worked at Malter Galleries, Goldberg & elsewhere. Estate dispersed among ANS (also holds his archive), Emory University (where he left an endowment), Getty, and a few other institutions.
[References: ANS ARCHER Authorities: Shubin ; ANS Annual Report, 2017-2018: pp. 30-1 (to PDF) ; Getty: Shubin bio ; Emory: Shubin Endowment Exhibition.]
Literature: Alex G. Malloy X35 FPLs, 1969-1984 (ex ANS Lib., addr. to Shubin, see Catalog Library & CT Post 24895701 [16 Jan 2024])

Simonetta, Alberto Mario = Alberto M. Simonetta (1930-2011)
(see also B. Simonetta [father])
Coins: Ariarathes V (B. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes IX (von Aulock, B. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes V Barb. (B. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes VII (B. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes VII (2007: 11/1) ; Ariarathes IX (2007: 13/3) ; Ariobarzanes I (2007: 6/3) ; plus 3X addl. Ariobarzanes I (B. Simonetta Pl. 6, Nos. 1, 3, 7) ; Tanlis & Raggodeme (Derfler [Peus 376])

Simonetta, Bono (1903-1987)
(see also A. M. Simonetta [son])
Coins: Ariarathes V (A. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes IX (von Aulock, A. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes V Barb. (A. Simonetta) ; Ariarathes VII (A. Simonetta) ; plus 3X addl. Ariobarzanes I (Pl. 6, Nos. 1, 3, 7, A. Simonetta) ; Carinus Tetradrachm (to Staffieri 1976)

SIMPSON, DAVID BARUCH = David B. Simpson (1938-2022)
Real estate attorney & published legal scholar (Columbia, J.D.), collector of coins and medallic art, ancient to modern. Cornell graduate, where his Roman Provincial coins were exhibited (catalog [1994], Emblems of Authority). Active in the New York Numismatic Club from 1979, President (2002-4), Board of Directors. ANS Fellow and Council Member. Medals from his collection and others (incl. Jay Galst, another NYNC President) exhibited at Medialia Gallery, NY (2016, 2019).
Collection of Roman Provincials sold at CNG’s Triton V in 2002 (63 Lots). Collection of medals & a few World (and one ancient coin, now my coll.) sold by Stack’s, 2024-5 (178 lots).
[References: NBS The E-Sylum Obit (11 Sep 2022) = also on NNP ; Legacy.com Obit ; ANS Mag. 2022 (4): 62-3]
Coins: T. Carisius Cr. 464/4 Denarius (HU Bauer [?], d’Este) ; Related: Emblems of Authority (Cornell Exhibition)

Singer, Dr. Gordon Andreas = “Andy” Singer (1943-)
At one time, numistory.com — archived site (58 captures, from 1999) gives a glimpse of online numismatics at the turn of the millennium.
Coins:

SINSKI, DR. JOSEPH F. = Joe Sinski (1965-)
American ancient coin collector & vest-pocket dealer. (Using the eBay handle “cody111111” for 10-20 years. Often selling coll. duplicates & coins he doesn’t keep from group lots.) Chemistry professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. At least once taught a continuing education course on ancient coins at Bellarmine (2012). I’ve occasionally noticed coin photos from his collection/sale listings cited in numismatic literature (e.g., Elagabalus AE of Edessa in E. Dandrow’s [2021] Koinon IV article, many on Wildwinds).
[References: CoinCommunity Profile ; Bellarmine U. Profile ]
Coins:

Slavin, Dr. Michael = Michael J Slavin = Mike Slavin
Collection of ancients spanning Greek to Byzantine and Crusader (plus a few modern medallions) with a strong emphasis on river gods depicted on Greek and Roman Provincial coinage. Formed primarily c. late 1990s – early 2000s.
Coins: Sicily Assorus (Lindgren II 426c) ; Sicily Gela (Lindgren II 459) ; var. RPC, Greek bronzes

SMITH, DOUG = Smith, Douglas D.
American collector from the Washington, DC area, active in numismatic circles since the 1960s. Published many articles in trade publications such as Voice of the Turtle, Classical Numismatic Review, and The Celator. Photographer for Victor Failmezger’s (2002) Roman Bronze Coins: From Paganism to Christianity 294-364 A.D. Authored a popular website based on his collection from 1997-2017 (w/ additional material added c. 2022 & a separate coin photography gallery). Assembled a large generalist collection of ancient coins with specialized collection of Eastern Mint Severan Denarii. Some duplicates from the collection have been sold (with his distinctive coll. envelopes) at Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada auctions (and by private exchange). Highly active on Moneta-L, 1999-2015.
DDS raised interesting questions by commenting: “coins I consider ‘collection’ are the ones I keep and not the ones I sent off to market.” Although the collector’s voice speaks loudest when defining their own collection, my view is that, as with any creative work, “audience reception” may be the last word in authorship. (If only chronologically, as new generations form their own interpretations, a process by which the current generation of museum curators is ceaselessly tormented.) Of the Helios-countermarked AE below, DDS once wrote, “Mine is a total junker”! I had different Helios countermarks to go w/ it, and found the situation funny, so I bid when the option arose! (I bought several of his from that 2019 sale, and coins from at least 5-6 other collectors on this page.)
Coins (all from AMCC Auction 2 “pick bin”): Cilicia AE w/ Helios Countermark [external ACSearch] ; Ariobarzanes Drachm [external ACSearch] ; Quintillus AE [external ACSearch] ; LRBC Group [external ACSearch]

SMITS, RUDI (1960-2014)
Belgian (Wommelgem, Antwerp) coin dealer, collector, author. Staff Numismatist, Numismall (then a multi-dealer platform), owner/operator of Romadrome (MA-Shops). Authored articles on RIC in Bulletin du Cercle d’Études Numismatiques (BCEN 2000, 2013). During his last year, worked w/ young American coin-seller N. Hochrein (WI), playing a role in his VCoins shop (Holding History) & partnering in a startup website, RomanCoinAuctions.com. RCA held its first auction 9 Jun 2013. Besides the two owners, I was the main consignor to the inaugural sale & discussed the venture extensively w/ both. I purchased four lots of AR Antoniniani from the Wareham Hoard (1994; CHRBX, 36), ex-RS coll. Unfortunately, months after the RCA sales began, Rudi died, 21 Mar 2014.
[References: SMB (Münzkabinett Berlin) bio profile (brief)]
Coins: Philip I AR Antoninianus X4 (Ex Wareham Hoard nos. No. 157, 160, 163, 165 [1/2], 170, 172, 173, 176, 179) [external FAC Gallery, Wareham 163] ; Caracalla AR Captives Denarius [also shown on “BCE” page]

Spinola, Noenio = Nomus Brasiliana (1940-)
Coins: Cavares AE Sextans (Villemur, mult. inst. exhib. in Brazil)

SPORTY, DR. LAWRENCE D. (1943-)
Santa Ana, CA psychiatrist. Authored articles on several occasions for The Biblical Archaeologist between 1983 and 1991. Collection of Greek, Judaean, and Roman coins sold in ~594 lots by CNG, 2016-2018.
[References: JSTOR articles ; ]
Coins: ERMIAS Pseudo-Rhodian Drachm (Lampasas, Sitichoro/Larissa Hoard 1968 [IGCH 237])

SPRADLING, GEORGE ALLISON = Dr. George Spradling (1940-2010)
California bookseller & collector. Born in Los Angeles, received PhD in Slavic Languages & Literature from UC Berkeley in 1974. Lived in Rio Vista, CA. Collection sold by CNG in 2015 in c. 830 lots over a series of e-Auctions (344 to 357, a few relisted in EA 362). Heavy emphasis on Roman Provincial, with smaller numbers of Roman Imperial, Byzantine, Celtic, and other ancients.
Occasionally active on Moneta-L from 2005. His final message, 6 months before death (re: the implementation of the US-Italy MOU): “If Kafka did not exist, we would have to invent him.”
Coins: Elagabalus Nicopolis AE (ex Lindgren, Howard, Winnett, Zumbly) ; Justinian AR Siliqua

“ST. GEORGE COLLECTION”
[alt: St. George, Saint George]
Anonymous collection, sold at CNG (2023-) starting w/ Auction 124, which gives a brief intro:
“Named after his patron saint, the St. George Collection was formed by a devout gentleman whose large collection, totalling over 2,000 coins, reflects a lifetime of coin collecting. A widely-travelled, intelligent and curious man, the collection represents his deep and abiding interest in world history and its peoples. From ancient times to the modern age, the collection encompasses coins from ancient Greece and Rome, as well as early medieval and British coins and numerous world coinages from, amongst others, the U.S, China, Italy, Germany, Russia, India and the Islamic world…. amongst the ancient series is a rare bronze from the Sicilian Island of Lipara, a CNS plate coin previously in the Virzi collection…“
Additional coins in Triton XXVII, Islamic Coin Auction 4, multiple e-Auctions from 547 onward.
Unclear if same “St. George’s Collection” on FAC (gallery of English & others, incl. Hadrian’s travel series); I see no coins in both, but some similarities (perhaps to be expected from the name, though).
[References: CNG Auction 124 (19 Sep 2023): p. 8 (bio) ; ACSearch: Lots Archived (Oldest First)]
Coins:  Samos Augustus AE (ex Grantley, Lockett, Vermeule)

STAFFIERI, GIOVANNI MARIA (1944-)
Italian accountant known especially for an important collection of Alexandrian coins and related publications. Member of Swiss Numismatic Society from 1966. Published at least 14 articles (1974-2018) in Quaderni Ticinesi focusing especially on coins of Olbia and Alexandria. His book, Alexandria in Nummis, 30 A.C. – 298 D.C.: Una Passion, una Collezione (Muzzano, 2017, pub. in 100 copies), illustrated the same 273 coins sold in the CNG’s Triton XXI sale (9 Jan 2018), the catalog for which incl. intro essays by A. Burnett, K. Wetterstrom (many of whose coins were in Staffieri’s coll.), and V. England. At least 116 of his Triton coins were ex Dattari (many more in his larger Alexandrian collection, some unrecognized, incl. D. 4251, now my coll.).
In 2023, Nomos AG sold several dozen coins from his colls. of Byzantine/Medieval Syracuse & Roman Cilicia. In 2024, Astarte began selling hundreds of additional coins from his Alexandria collection, incl. Ptolemaic, RPC, RIC, and some Byz, as well as antiquities. Many of his privately acq. coins cite fine collections formed by fellow Swiss & Italian collectors that are little recorded elsewhere (e.g., Piero Berretta, Renzo Canavesi, Riccardo Sarti).
From 2003-9, the manager (Amministratore unico) of Astarte S.A. (between F. Biaggi & F. Lepori, succeeded by M. Rossi), and member of the board from 2013.
[References: Wiki (DE) ; Triton XXI]
Coins: Trajan Drachm (Dattari 947, Sarti) ; Commodus Diobol (Dattari 3963/9675, Öhrl) ; Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea Tetradrachm (Dattari 4251, Fontana) ; Carinus Tetradrachm (B. Simonetta)

STAMM CHAMBERLAIN, GEORGIA (1910-1962)
(see Chamberlain, Georgia Stamm)

Stancomb, William M.
[References: SNG Stancomb (2001) = Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (UK), Vol. XI: The William Stancomb Collection of Black Sea Coins]
Coins: Apollonia Pontika Diobol (SNG 41, Slg. de Face 1083)

Stefan, Friedrich (1886-1962)
Literature: Münzkunde des Altertums (insc. to V. Clain-Stefanelli) [external album]

Steger, Hans (1875-1937)
Coins: Antoninus Zeus Drachm (Voirol, et al.)

Sternberg, Frank (1912-1994)
Coins: Antoninus Zeus Drachm (Coll.?, Steger, et al.)

STIAVELLI, CARLO = Prof. Carlo Stiavelli (1863-1905)
Co-founded the Museo Civico Galeotti at Pescia in 1894 with his father, Cesare Stiavelli, art historian from Florence, who was its first Director. Upon his father’s death, Carlo succeeded him as Director in 1895. Published several works on the history and art of Pescia and Nievole (1900, 1903, 1905).
Though many regional histories (esp. of its art and architecture) mention Cesare and Carlo Stiavelli’s works, biographical information about the father and son is lacking and occasionally contradictory. (“Mancano studi specifiche sulla famiglia Stiavelli,” writes Vivoli 2016 [2015]: p. 22, n. 8.)
Vivoli reports that Carlo died by suicide in Florence on 27 July 1905, replaced at the Museo in 1906. (The preface to Carlo Stiavelli’s final book is signed “Pescia, marzo 1905.”) He is not mentioned in the RIN‘s Necrologies, 1905-11, but was a Società Numismatica Italiana member, having signed a declaration published in the 1905 issue (p. 137 [p. 129 of PDF]).
If 1905 is correct, at least some of the Greek & Roman coins in Santamaria Auction 1 could not be Stiavelli’s, as I find several bought in 1906 & 1907, including my Antoninus Pius (probably) from the sale. (The catalog gives no provenances, so all purchase information comes from my own and other catalogers’ research. See also longer note on my Roman Coins page.) Santamaria titled the catalog, “Collection of Coins…Having Belonged to the Late Prof. Carlo Stiavelli and to another Distinguished Collector,” but gave no further explanation, nor do I find any clarity in the bibliographies.
[References: Santamaria Auction 1 (6 April 1908) = Clain-Stefanelli 1777, Spring 637; Poinsignon III (Kuenker e357), 4602 ; Pescia Museum History ; Vivoli 2016 [2015] (esp. pp. 19-27)]
Coins: (from “Stiavelli et al.” sale [Santamaria 1]) Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Elberling, Clay, possibly Hobler, see note)

Strauss, Pierre (1922-1995)
[References: Spring 165-6 ; see: Kolbe’s “Profile in Numismatics,” The Celator 16.8 (Aug 2002): p. 32 ]
Coins: Sebaste AE (Lockett, Vermeule) ; Related: Collection Maurice Laffaille: Monnaies Grecques en Bronze, 1990 (BCD Lib. Dupl. [Copy 1] & inscribed [Copy 2])

Suarez, Rasiel (1969-)
Coins: Constantine IV AV Stater (ERIC II Cover Coin) ; Literature: ERIC II (Signed Copy)

Sutherland, C.H.V. = Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland = Humphrey Sutherland (1908-1986)
Literature: Sutherland Art in Coinage 1955 (signed, ex-libraries Charles K. Panish & ANS w/ their dated bookplate)

Sydenham, Rev. Edward Allen (1873-1948)
Coins: Antoninus Pius Caesarea Didrachm [Syd. 296] (Mentor, prob. Laval); Maximian 308 CE “Retirement” Follis ; Related Literature: Syd. Caesarea 1933 (ex-libraries ANS, Bullowa, bookplates, custom bound) ; Syd. Republican (ex-libr. David Hendin, w/ blindstamp) ; Hess Syndenham-Trau (BCD, S&S)

T/ne Coll.
Coins:

TAB LIBRARY
Fine numismatic library emphasizing ancient coins (but also some works on World & US coinage), sold by Kolbe & Fanning from 2020 over several sales. Scholarly in quality, incl. periodicals, festschrifts, sale catalogs, and substantial coverage of the SNG series (Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum), at least 20 collections in dozens of vols. (possibly many more, as the Bontekoe & TAB Libraries’ contributions weren’t distinguished in K&F 158).
[References: Kolbe & Fanning Auction 158 (21 Nov 2020) ; K&F 160 (22 May 2021) ; K&F 162 (22 Jan 2022)]
Literature: Empire Auctions ; MMAG FPLs X200+

Tayman, Barry = Barry D. Tayman, Esq. (1943-)
Literature: Numismatic Bibliography, 1985 (signed & inscribed by E. Clain-Stefanelli)

Texas Wine Doctor (Bob Guynn Collection?)
Coins: Athens (Sulla) “New Style” Tetradrachm

THE FOREIGN AMBASSADOR COLLECTION, FORMED IN THE 1950s AND 1960s = The Foreign Ambassador Collection formed mainly in the 1950s and 1960s
High quality Greek, Roman & Byzantine, mostly AR & AV, sold in Morton & Eden 115. Of 142 Greek single -lots, 139 are listed as ex Foreign Ambassador…. The bronze coins are almost entirely confined to the group lots, which don’t list provenances. It seems plausible-to-probable that they are also from the same collection. My coin listed below is from Lot 146 (the “one Carthaginian bronze marked as ‘Ex British Museum’,” though actually from neighboring Numidia).
Not to be confused with other “Foreign Ambassador Collections,” especially Glendining’s, 7 Mar 1957 (cat. by George Muller).
[References: Morton & Eden Auction 115 (5 May 2022): PDF online, no Intro., or on Biddr]
Coins: (probably) Massinissa AE (lot 146 part, ex BMC Duplicates, w/ copy of collector tag no. 32/2895)

THERED (“TheRed”)
Discussion group handle used by an American collector once active in the online forums, from Maryland per CoinTalk profile, now deleted, like many in “the great CT exodus of 2022.” (Posts searchable, incl. coin now in my coll., posted >4X on CT, 1 Sep 2017 to 29 Jun 2019.) Coins from collection (Roman, Byzantine, British) sold in 70 lots at Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada, Auctions 1-3 (2018-21). Provenances record purchases from mostly American & online dealers, Berk (2017), Ed Waddell, CNG (c. 2014-8), Forum (especially), JAZ, CGB.fr.
[References: NumisForums Profile (infrequent, 2022-3) ; CoinTalk Posts (2017-22): via CT or Google]
Coins: Justinian Plague Follis (bt. FAC SH36361, sold AMCC 2, 274)

THOMAS THOMAS, ESQ. (1770-1843)
London grocer & tea seller who formed an important collection of Ancient, Medieval, and later coins, sold by Sotheby in 1844, many of which were acquired by other notable collectors & museums, and published in the literature.
Remarkably little is known about him for someone who assembled such a famous collection. As a merchant, also remarkable for apparently having a much less “aristocratic” background than the few British collectors with such impressive collections (H. Ogg’s Renaissance style man-with-coin portrait notwithstanding). (Though H. Pagan [2000: p. 46; to PDF] notes that collector backgrounds were somewhat more diversified by the mid-19th.)
(Research Note: There are bunches of other Thomas Thomas, Esqs. recorded at or around the same time in Britain, many of them sons and fathers of yet other Thomas Thomas Esqs., especially in Wales, e.g., the 1808 Sheriff of Radnorshire, who is not this one. Frustrating, not unusual.)
[References: BMC bio (c. 691 coins) ; BNS bio (to PDF) ; Portrait w/ coin by Henry A. Ogg ; Collection of coins: Sotheby, 8 July 1844 ; Prints & drawings: Christie’s, 10 Jun 1844 ; Manville IV: Biographical Dictionary (2009): 285 (but brief)]
Coins (maybe): Antoninus Pius Britannia (Muller, Pinkerton, Neve)

THOMPSON, MARGARET = Margaret E Thompson (1911-1992)
Longtime ANS Curator (and Chief Curator for 10 years) and scholar of Greek coinage. Recipient in 1984 of the AIA Gold Medal Award (see also M. Bieber, 1974). Regents Professor at Berkeley. Taught at graduate courses at Columbia University (students included Nancy Waggoner). ANS Curator. Numismatist for Agora (Athens) excavations, 1930s-1940s. President of Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), 1964-9; Vice-President of  International Numismatic Commission (INC), 1973-9. Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) gold medal recipient, 1967.
Author of numerous important works on Greek coinage, including (1961) The New Style Silver Coinage of Athens (Huntington medal winner) & (1973, co-ed.) Inventory of Greek Coin Hoards. (See esp. her “Breaking Ground” bio written by William Metcalf.)
[References: her Wikipedia page ; bio, archives etc. from ANS ; Metcalf, “Breaking Ground” bio (Archived)]
Literature: Cybele (inscr. by Bieber)

THYS, MICHEL = Sammlung Flussgötter-Darstellungen
Liège, Belgium. Collector of ancient coins since age 15, with chance find of an old collection of Antoniniani. As a collector, best known for Roman-Gallic coins (esp. Postumus), but others as well. The former sold at Jacquier 42, catalog beginning w/ 2-pp bio essay by collector, naming important colleagues/influences, w/ photo of collector & small dog (2016 [to PDF]; annotated: Esty Catalogs). Collection of river gods sold at Jacquier 52, brief into on p. 7 (2023 [to PDF]).
Memberships: Cercle d’Études Numismatiques (Belgium, since 1971); Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium (KBGN-SRNB, Membre Correspondant, 1971); Société Francaise de Numismatique (meetings); ANS (since 1976).
Selected Biblio: 11 Articles (plus more) in BCEN (1990-2013/5) (BCEN 51 Index & later [to PDF]); publications in Cahiers Numismatiques (1972 [archive]); “La trouvaille de Ham,” Bulletin de l’Institut Archéologique Liégeois (1995); “Serapi Comiti Avg – Sérapis et Postume” in Hekátê Triformis (2017 Festschrift for Marc Bar); “Une nouvelle variante du denier de Postume au type HERCVLI PISAEO et l’iconographie du fleuve Alphée,” BCEN 52.3 (2015 [issue PDF]).
[References: Jacquier 42 announcement (CoinWeek 2016 = E-Sylum on NNP) ; Jacquier catalogs w/ PDF links & lot archives]
Coins: Akarnania Federal AE (BCD Akarnanien 42) ; Thyatira (Lindgren A831A)

TILLSON, GEORGE EDWIN = “Ark” Tillson (1928-2009)
Niagara-area collector (descendant of the George Tillson [1782-1864] who founded Tillsonburg ON), lived in Canada and New York. B.S. from McGill & M.B.A. from Indiana University. Though born in Canada, served in U.S. Army in military intelligence during Korean War. Career at Mobil Chemical Co.
Longtime officer in the Westchester County NY Coin Club. Fifty years of ANA Membership announced in Aug. 2009 The Numismatist (3 months before his death). Active in the NY Numismatic Club, where he knew many important numismatists, including Vladimir and Eliza Clain-Stefanelli, Smithsonian Curators who would drive up from Washington to attend, among others (see Bourne bio).
Coin collection sold at Ponterio 86 (CICF, 4 Apr 1997). (Catalog not online, but apparently incl. many ancient.) Numismatic library sold at Remy Bourne Auction 5 (11 Apr 1997).
Note: Not to be confused w/ George Tillson (Macedon NY) seller of numismatic supplies.
[References: Bourne 5: bio on p. 2 ; Obituary, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (15 Nov 2009) reprinted: Funeral Home, Legacy.com, etc.]
Literature: Newell 1961 (bookplate, ex Bourne 5, Lot 264, ex Ponterio)

TKALEC, ANTON = Toni Tkalec [alt: Tony] (1948-)
Coin dealer active in Vienna, then Zurich, late 1970s to 2010s. Originally from Serbia. Produced at least 30 auction catalogs (a few w/ Rauch) 1984-2014, usually one per year, most high-end. “Toni always put condition above everything else,” as BCD put it.
“Few details about Tkalec are known,” Peter Landesman wrote in his investigation into the notorious Seuso or Sevso Treasure, published in The Atlantic (Nov 2001). Based on several meetings & interviews, Landesman’s colorful portrait of Tkalec remains by far the most substantial biographical source. (For decades, he was reputed to be tied to the Roman-era silver hoard at the center of smuggling, corruption, and murder allegations. Though investigated by multiple agencies, Tkalec was never charged.)
In the 1980s, Tkalec bought & later repatriated up to 60 coins (incl. three Athens Dekadrachms) out of 2,000 total from the unrelated Elmali Hoard (reportedly looted from Turkey, 1984), having first consigned them to NFA XX (10 Mar 1988). They were recognized, in part, because nine coins were described with a highly incriminating provenance: “ex South Anatolia (Decadrachm) hoard, 1984” (Acan & Kaylan 1988: 74-83, esp. 80, 82).
I suspect (my theory, circumstantial evidence) that Künker e-Live Auction 29 (17 Jun 2014, Numis. Lit.) was the Tkalec library.
[References: Landesman (Nov 2001, The Atlantic) “The Curse of the Sevso Silver” (see also Brodie, 2014, “Thinking Some More about the Sevso Treasure“) ; “About Tkalec AG” (archived website) ; PFJ 48 (2020), Lots 1158-1163 (BCD Library Dupls. w/ notes) ; Fitzwilliam Catalogues: T-Z]
Literature: Delrieux, 2008, l’Harpasos (Künker e29-8695, BCD Library)

Tonegawa Collection = Colección Tonegawa
Coins: Almoravid Half Quirate ; Sabta (Ceuta) Dirham

Toone, Lee = CT Collections (w/ Hugh Cloke) = “Authors’ Collections” (LMCC) (1958-)
Coins: Constantine London “Captives” AE (DiMarzio) ; Crispus London “Captives” (DiMarzio)

Träger, Burkhard = Burkhard Traeger [alt: Trager]
Coins: Megalopolis Hemidrachms X2 (BCD Peloponnesos 1560 & 1561)

Trau, Franz Jr. (1881-1931)
Coins: Nero-Agrippina Drachm (ex Niggeler, Merani, CNR, RPC 3637) ; possibly [?] Vespasian Dupondius (Hall, Curtis Clay, JSW [Wagner])

TRAVERSO, VALERIO = Collezioni Valerio Traverso di Genova
Italian collector from Genoa about whom little is apparently known beyond two sales of his coin collection by Michele Baranowsky in the early 1930s. His ancient Greek, Aes Grave, and Roman (Republican and Imperial) were sold alongside the J. Martini collection of Roman Imperial in 1931 (massive sale of 3,351 lots, 76+ fine plates, 3 oversize pl. for Aes Grave). Per Baranowsky’s introduction, the Martini coins were exclusively Roman Imperial, from Augustus to the end of the Empire (his RRC already sold in 1930). It is not entirely clear, however, which of the RIC are Traverso’s and which Martini’s. The second Traverso sale, 1932, consisted of modern Italian.
[References: Baranowsky, Collezioni Numismatiche Valerio Traverso di Genova, Mr Joseph Martini of New York, e di Altri Amatori, 25 Feb 1931, NP: Intro Essay (IT) (Spring 5: “Most Important Sales of…” Greek, Aes Grave, RRC, RIC; Clain-Stefanelli 1780; Grierson 1966: p. 185, 1979: p. 288; Crawford p. 130; DL Koppersmith p. 22, 1 star: “illustrates almost eight hundred coins”; Online: via Gallica) ; Baranowsky, Collezione Valerio Traverso di Genova… Monete di Zecche Italiane, 17 May 1932, NP: Intro Essay (IT) (Clain-Stefanelli 10286; Grierson 1966: p. 205; Online: via Gallica)]
Coins: Corinth Stater (Pozzi 1688) ; Related: Baranowsky 1931 Sale (Malter 641, Cederlind, K. Davis, Bass, Schulman Libraries) [cat. lib. pg.]

Travis, Alfred Garland III = Gar Travis (1959-2013)
[References: NBS E-Sylum Obit ; Smith ANB (2025), p. 425]
Literature: Carradice, Greek Coins (gift inscription to Jim Barry)

van Alfen, Peter
[References: CoinsWeekly bio]
Literature: Essays Russo (inscr. to Galst by van Alfen & RBW); Related: Skione Hemidrachm (published w/ Galst as “plate coin” in Opthalmologia)

van Meter, David
Literature: Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins (signed copy No. 134/250, hardcover spec. edition [2000]) ; Related: Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins (original softcover [1991])

VERMEULE III, CORNELIUS CLARKSON = Cornelius C. Vermeule (1925-2008)
Head of Dept. of Classical Art & senior curator at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), 1957-1996. Art historian, polyglot, numismatist. Served in U.S. Army during WWII as Japanese language expert in Pacific Theater. University of London, PhD (1953). Taught at Michigan & Bryn Mawr (Archaeology) before BMFA; visiting faculty & adjunct appointments at various northeastern universities during BMFA tenure. Authored or edited many articles, catalogs, and books. Most on Greek and Roman art and coinage, but also range of others, from Japanese coins to A Bibliography of Applied Numismatics (1965).
Formed an important private collection with an emphasis on Roman Provincial bronzes, later donated or bequeathed many to BMFA (often under pseudonyms), others sold for the benefit of the museum & other institutions. Reportedly began collecting, age 9; especially active starting as PhD student (London, late 1940s, 1950s). One of most active RPC buyers at Lockett Collection, Part XII (Glendining 1961; in turn, Grantley’s most active buyer; hence, Grantley-Lockett-Vermeule a frequent pathway). Additional history as a buyer (privately & for BMFA) detailed in a Sep. 2000 The Celator article.
Coins not donated were sold in several sales for the benefit of the BMFA by CNG (Auction 50 & Triton III, 1999), Stack’s (13 Jan 2004, 11 Jan 2010) and Coin Galleries (28 Apr 2010).
Admitted to the Royal Numismatic Society at 17 Oct 1951 meeting (1952 RNS Proceedings).
[References: CNG 50 (23 Jun 1999) Bio: pp. 9-10, Coins: Lots 1-366 ; Stack’s (13 Jan 2004) Bio: p. 6 ; Stack’s (Jan 2010) Bio: p. 5 = Coin Galleries (Apr 2010) Bio: p. 6 ; Collection Sales Listed: Numiswiki (Vermeule) ; BMC Bio (incl. pseudonyms, one being his dog, Sir Northwold Nuffler) ; Wikipedia Bio ; CW Bio (Rambach, April 2022) ; Vermeule (2000), “Numismatists Remembered,” The Celator 14(9): 30-5]

Coins (see provenance note): 
Pyrrhos AE Litra (Mavrojani [141], Grantley [2251-2], Lockett [981]) ; Kamarina AE Tetras Gorgon/Owl (Grantley [2248], Lockett [756]) ; Katane AE Tetras Amenanos/Fulmen (Mavrojani [19], Grantley [2247], Lockett [757]) ; Katane AE20 Janiform Serapis/Demeter (Lockett [757, of four “BMC 91” recorded, at least two ex Grantley]) ; Katane AE20 Dionysos/Catanaean Brothers (Mavrojani [19], Grantley [2247], Lockett [757]) ; Sebaste AE (Lockett [2922], Strauss) ; Nero Eumeneia AE (Lockett [2927, Pl. XXXI], Lincoln) ; Augustus Samos AE (Lockett [2894], Grantley [2309], St. George Collection)
Related: “Greek Coins … Elisabeth Washburn King Collection at Bryn Mawr…” [NC 1956 Offprint] (Salton Library) ; CNG 50 [RPC Medallions] & 51 [Large RIC AE] (both Hendin Lib. Dupl.)

Note: Coins above, with 2 exception (Nero, tag AND photo [Lockett pl. XXXI, 2927] & Augustus [no tag, prov. attested by CNG]), were identified primarily through old tags (many written in 2 or 3 recognizable hands). Vermeule’s coins (all sold in Triton III group lots) were accompanied by his blue ink annotations added to existing old tags in the hands of Lockett and/or Grantley. I traced the provenance using the tags in combination w/ Lockett’s sale notebooks (pub. by BNS in 58 PDFs) & the various auction catalogs for Lockett, Grantley, and Mavrojani. Almost all prior sales were group lots w/ no photos, which was the sad fate of the exceptional Greek AE collections of Mavrojani, Grantley, and Lockett (and most Vermeule coins). Only the Nero was ever illustrated before the 2010-20s.
(The reason my Vermeule coins all have lost Lockett provenances isn’t that all of Vermeule’s coins were ex Lockett, but that I was only interested in the ones for which I could recover & document lost provenances to important collections that were never photographed.)

Villemur, Patrick (1946-)
Coins: Cavares AE Sextans (Spinola-Nomus Brasiliana)

Virzi, Thomas = Tom Virzi (1881-1974)
Coins: Adranon AE Drachm (Hardy, poss. IGCH 2138)

Voegtli, Hans = Hans Vögtli
Literature: AMB-Slg. Ludwig (signed by Voegtli & Russo, not Cahn or Mildenberg) ; Related: BCD Akarnanien u. Aetolien & other MMDE auctions (cataloger, ex Bibliothek Wenninger)

Vogl, Dr. Peter (c. 1949-)
Coins: Mylasa Chalkous (ex Franke, Karl)

Voirol, August (1884-1967)
Coins: Antoninus Zeus Drachm (AK, Steger, Sternberg)

von Aulock, Hans (1906-1980)
Coins: Hidrieus Tetradrachm (SNG von Aulock 8046, w/ ticket = Weber, Whittall, Bement II 1520 = Comparette 283, SNG Lockett 2990) ; Ariarathes IX (Simonetta) ; Datames Tarsus Obol (Mildenberg, CsP 914 = SNG vA 5419) ; Cilicia, Hierapolis Faustina II (SNG vA 5572 = SNG Levante 1586 = Robert 27, 77 = RPC 4976.3)

von Bose, Kurt (Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg, Gotha) [alt: Kurt von Bose] (1808-1884)
Coins: John Ducas Vatatzes AE Tetarteron (cat. by F. de Saulcy w/ Leon Dardel, later Goodacre Coll./Handbook, Martinez)

Wäckerlin, Erich [alt: Wackerlin, Waeckerlin] (d. 2018)
Coins: Crusader AR Dirham (Galst)

WAGGONER, NANCY MANN = Nancy M. Waggoner (1924-1989)
Joined ANS staff in 1968, was Curator of Greek Coins 1976 to 1988, when she retired. Inspired to a numismatic career by Margaret Thompson, from whom she took courses as a graduate student at Columbia. Wrote her Dissertation on The Alexander Mint at Babylon (1968, Columbia History, Archaeology [ProQuest preview]). Starting in 1981, adjunct prof. at Columbia, teaching Greek & numismatics.
Author or editor of numerous important works on Greek coins, incl. Asyut Hoard with Price (1975). Coeditor of Festschriften for Thompson (1979) and Kraay-Morkholm (1989). Cataloged Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan Rosen (1987) for the ACNAC series & SNG ANS 7: Macedonia I.
[References: Obit by E. Metcalf, AJA (on JSTOR) ; RBN (1989: p. 280) Nécrologie (to PDF) ; Mnemata (1989 Festschrift ed. by Metcalf) ; ANS Archives (index w/ bio) ; ANS Library (24 Author Results) ; Retirement Announcement (The Celator 2.10, Oct 1988: p. XXIII) ; The Celator Obit (3.6, Jun 1989: p. VI; see also the article above about her successor, Carmen Arnold-Biucchi)]
Books: Jones, Dictionary of Ancient Greek Coins (inscr. by author to Waggoner, Barry) ; Related: Rosen ACNAC Sylloge (inscr. by Rosen to Demirjian) ;  Lesbos 1/48 Stater (pub. by Waggoner, Rosen, Porter)

Wagner, J.S. = J.S.W.
Coins: Philip I Alexandrian Tetradrachm ; Vespasian Dupondius (RIC II.1 263, ex Hall, Clay)

Walker, Alan S. = ASW [alt: A.S.W.]
Literature: article offprints signed/inscribed by ASW (RBW Library) ; Sotheby, Hunt III (ex Leu, ASW named in annotations) ;  Stacks 1971 JQA-MHS Auction Catalog (named as buyer in C. Blom‘s Hand Annotations) ; coll. of articles about B. McNall (addressed fr. J. Theodorou to ASW) ; 
Coins Cataloged by (BCD sales): BCD Thessaly 1433.7 ; BCD Olympia 126 (making important comments) ; BCD Peloponnesos 317.3, 328.11, 1560, 1561 ; and others ; … (Maleatas Collection): six AE of Epidauros (splendid catalog, also fantastic as the live bid-caller!) ; … (Righetti Collection): Hadrian Alexandrian Drachm ; … (Garrett Collection): Trajan “BALANHOY” (?) Drachm ; Republican As Cr.50.3 ; Garrett I Sale (E. Mancheno Library) … (Hirsch Estate): Abydos Chalkous ; Claudius AE Patras ;
Related (authored by):  BCD Olympia Leather Bound special edition w/ addl. corres. etc. (Milavic Library, inscr. by BCD), Credit Bank Collection, 1978 (Salton Library) & many others

WALLACE, WILLIAM PITKIN = W.P. Wallace (1907-1965)
An important Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto & preeminent expert on Euboia. In addition to numismatics, studied Classical epigraphy and law, among other topics. American Numismatic Society member from 1938, Fellow from 1950.
Author of The Euboian League and its Coinage, published by the ANS in 1956 (Numismatic Notes and Monographs 134), among other contributions to Greek numismatics. Often published in The Phoenix, where he was on the Editorial Board. (Daehn lists sixteen entries; Clain-Stefanelli six.) His notebooks on hoards are held by ANS, which has digitized & made them available online.
The ANS acquired a parcel of almost 200 of Wallace Collection coins in 1978. Nancy Waggoner reported on the acquisition in a 1980 Museum Notes article (ANS MN 25: pp. 1-15, pl. 1-2), also mentioning his “great deal of unpublished material now housed in the American Numismatic Society.”
Additional parcels appeared in private collections and trade. Paul Rynearson produced a sale list in Nov. 1980 advertising several large groups from the Wallace Collection for sale (annotated in my Catalog Library). The total number is unclear, but over 100 appear to be illustrated four groups (possibly there were many more). In 1995, CNG auctioned a group lot of 326 AR from the W.P. Wallace Collection; unclear if that was a different group (CNG MBS 35, Lot 205). Though they may have never met, BCD acquired many (at least dozens, if not hundreds, at least two now in my collection; unclear how many may have come from the Rynearson and/or CNG parcels).
(His son, M.B. Wallace seems to have followed a remarkably similar career, also a U. Toronto classicist with expertise in Euboia.)
[References: Database of Classical Scholars bio ; ANS Authorities page ; JSTOR, Author: “W.P. Wallace” (a few others, e.g., as “William Wallace”)]
Coins: Eretria Obol (ex BCD) ; Euboean League AE (ex BCD, Aiello, IGCH 230) ; Possibly (?): Chalkis Obol (BCD 133, CsP 1291) ; Literature: Euboian League (signed, inscr. to Basel Brewer, w/ corres.) ; Related: Rynearson (Nov 1980) Sale List of Wallace Coll. Coins &Gans (1957) FPL 21 (both ex BCD Lib. Dupl. in Catalog Lib.)

Warren, Edward Perry = E.P. Warren (1860-1928)
Coins: Elis Diassarion (ex IGCH 216 [late 19th cent. hoard], Philipsen, RK Morcom, Christopher Morcom, Franke)

Warren, Jennifer = J. A. W. Warren = Jennifer Cargill Thompson (1931-2016)
[References: CoinsWeekly obit & bibliography by R. Ashton ; Numismatic Chronicle articles & reviews (on JSTOR)]
Literature: “Autonomous Bronze Coinage of Sicyon,” Parts 1-3 (signed & inscribed to BCD, bound in tan leather by Marianna Koilakou) ; Related: Sicyon Chalkous (Warren Part 2: Pl. 1, 13 = BCD Pelo. 328.11) ; essay in Pour Denyse (ex Bibliothek Wenninger)

Weber, Sir Hermann David = Hermann Weber = Dr. H. D. Weber (1823-1918)
Coins: Aphrodisias Salonina [6415] (P. Greenspan, Mabbott, MacDonald) ; Hidrieus Tetradrachm [6604] (ex Whittall, Bement, Lockett, von Aulock) ; Faustina II Nysa AE [6868] (ex Lawson, Righetti, Preston)

Weder, Markus R (1953-2016)
[References: SMB Obituary & Bibliography]
Coins: Claudius II (Kellner 6, AK Collection)

Weise Collection
Coins: Epidauros Hemidrachm (BCD, Requier)

Welch, Bill
Coins: Postumus “Captives” Ant. ; Constantius II “Fallen Horseman” Rome

Wenninger, Alois
Literature: Various books ex Bibliothek A. Wenninger, w/ hand-written monogram & occasional annotations (author bios on this p.: Klein, B. Simonetta, A. Simonetta, Winzer, et al.) ; Franke “HΛIAKA-OΛYMΠIAKA” (initialed) [external ANS Lib. record] ; NNB 1980, w/ laid in letter (1 Jan 1985) signed by Franke on Univ. Saarlandes letterhead, re: Wenninger’s article on Syangela article ; Auction Catalogs (all listed in Catalog Library, w/ provenance noted) ; BCD Catalogs ; Mabbott Roman catalog

“WEST COAST COLLECTION” (CNG 41)
(see Beauchaine, Lloyd above)

WETTERSTROM, KERRY KEITH (1960-)
Publisher & editor of The Celator (1999-2012) after Wayne G. Sayles, et al. (1987-1998). Important collector & cataloger of coins of Roman Egypt. Director & staff numismatist at CNG & its forerunners (1987-2021). Articles in The Celator, SAN (Jour. for Soc. Anc. Numismatics), Clarion (PA Assoc. Numismatists), The Asylum (Numis. Bibliomania Soc.), CNG house pubs., elsewhere, and The Numismatist (ANA) Contributing Editor. Winner American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) highest honor, the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service (2021, now renamed for Chester L. Krause).
In its time, The Celator was a beloved & vital institution. Many articles are worth rereading today. (The WWE & WSG index [to PDF] covers 1987-99; articles are cataloged by ANS Library: 1,399 [total]; 589 [1999-2012].) One may quibble about details, but the magazine’s impact shouldn’t be discounted. The Celator set the tone & topic of conversation and, for a quarter-century, helped establish the culture of the N. American ancient coin community — even while being replaced by email lists & discussion boards.
Now, an excellent source on the recent history of ancient coins: How did collectors frame the cultural property debate, c. 2005? How did people feel about “slabbing” or ebay in the 90s? Or the first BCD sales? What did they say about Weiss & “Cabinet W” or McNall & “Athena Fund“?
Wetterstrom’s first Alexandrian catalogs were Historical Coin Review 13.2 (Spring 1988, 122 lots all Alexandrian) & Classical Numismatic Auctions IV (21 Sep 1988, part). (Predecessors to CNR & CNG by Victor England, summarized in my “20th Cent. Sales of Alexandrian…”; see also Catalog Lib.)
HCR 13.2 is known for Wetterstrom’s “Introduction to the Coinage of Roman Egypt.” A memorable exemplar of the ideal of a commercial house organ as “something more” than just an FPL.
CNA IV (Lots 253-357) included the first sale of Alexandrian Tetradrachms from the Wetterstrom Collection. Another 37 (142 total) Tetradrachms were incl. in CNA V (Lots 175-211). Two years later, Wetterstrom cataloged his Collection of Bronzes (593 coins!) in two Parts (I & II, numbered separately from the Tetradrachms) for CNA XII (Lot 1-307) & CNA XIII (Lots 1-286).
Many were in prior important collections (e.g., Dattari, Garrett, Niggeler, Curtis, Mabbott, Ruzicka, et al.) & continued on to others (e.g., Staffieri, Emmett, “Morris”/Peck, Beniak, ETB, et al.). The CNA photos are reproduced in various important refs. — several in Emmett (2001), many in Kampmann & Ganschow (2008), hundreds in RPC.
[References: “Keep Calm and Kerry On,” Olivia Crawford, The Numismatist 134.8 (Aug 2021): pp. 40ff (ANA Award announcement & bio, issue available in archive to ANA members) ; “Wetterstrom” in DONUM (ANS Lib. Catalog) ; VCoins issue archive of The Celator ; see also: Wetterstrom, “Collecting the Auction Catalogs of Numismatic Fine Arts” in The Asylum (1998), reprinted in CNR (2014)]
Coins: Antoninus Nemesis Drachm (Ruzicka, Kowsky, “Morris”/Peck, K&G 35.511) ; Trajan “BALANHOY” (?) Drachm (Garrett, K&G 27.205)

WETTMARK, MARTIN
Swedish coin collector, author, and sometime dealer, with a website, Martin’s Error Coins. Expert in world error coinage, published a book on his collection in 2015 (apparently a small run), with 900 coins. (Only four of his ancient coins were in the book, but he had many others sold at CNG.) “Contributing Writer” on the masthead of Mint Error News, frequently published articles in the Svensk Numismatisk Tidskrift (“Swedish Numismatic Journal”) of the Svenska Numismatiska Föreningen (“…Association”). Ancient brockages, mis-strikes, and other oddities from his collection sold by CNG in 2022.
Coins: Julian II Fallen Horseman ; various brockages etc.

WHITTALL, JAMES (1819-1883)
Well-known English collector in Turkey, described in the 1921 obituary of his Smyna contemporary, AJ Lawson, as “a member of that group of English families settled in Turkey for generations, which produced many collectors, of whom Mr. Whittall was the best-known example.” Often mentioned together, Lawson and Whittall were both listed in Bradshaw’s Railway Guide as recommended stops for fellow Englishmen to visit while traveling Asia Minor. Their famous collections were noted, making them ideal destinations while on “Grand Tour” (the custom of wealthy young men traveling, sometimes for years, for cultural education and social capital).
The Whittall family was among the most prominent in Ottoman and post-War Smyrna, still memorialized in landmarks in Izmir and Istanbul (e.g., Whittall Garden [website], Whittall Mansion [wiki page]). (For the late 19th to early 20th cent. local history, including frequent mention of the Whittalls, see Hobbins, 2003.)
Collection of Greek coins sold at three Sotheby’s sales, 1858, 1867, 1884 (see below). The first sale begins:
“This Collection was formed by Ismail Pasha, Minister of Commerce and Public Works in Turkey, with the exception of some that were added by the present proprietor.” It is unclear if any coins appearing in the later sales remained from the 1858 collection and/or originated in Hekim Ismail Pasha’s (1807-1880 [Wiki]), or if they were newly acquired. A comment by B.V. Head (1880: p. 107, note) suggests Whittall began collecting before 1840.
[References: BMC Bio ; Genealogy on Levantine Heritage (to PDF) ; Sotheby collection sales: 15 Nov 1858 (Archive w/ important intro essay; Archive, named but no intro) ; 20 May 1867 (Archive, named copy) ; 10 Jul 1884 (Archive; Spring 750, though un-plated) ; Bradshaw’s 1880: p. 651 & 1887: p. 654 (how many travelers were disappointed to learn he’d died three years earlier?) ; A.J. Hobbins (2003), “Paradise Lost: The Merchant Princes and the Destruction of Smyrna, 1922,” Fontanus Vol. 11: pp. 96-128 (to PDF, core.ac.uk).]
Coins: Hidrieus Tetradrachm (ex Weber, Bement, Lockett, von Aulock)

Wilkens, Ernest Christop = Ernie Wilkens (1936-2000)
Literature: ANS NNM 146, 147 (ex library)

WINNETT, JOE = Joe W. = Joseph Winnett
Collector, coin seller (JW Numismatics), minister in Kingsland, TX. Active in the early online numismatic scene (c. 2000s), including on Tantalus (kerux) & the Ancient Peddler Yahoo group.
Coins: Elagabalus AE Nikopolis (ex Lindgren, Howard, Spradling, Zumbly)

WINZER, AXEL (1935-)
(see Geschichtsfreundes, Sammlung eines)

Wishnevsky, Victor = Sammlung Dr. Victor Wishnevsky
Coins: Lucius Verus Drachm (Jungfleisch 134) ; Philip I “Captives” Tetradrachm (Dattari 4613) BOTH LOST IN TRANSIT 2024-2025

WITSCHONKE, RICHARD BEYER = Rick B. Witschonke (1945-2015)
(see RBW Collection)

WRG COLLECTION
Pseudonymous collection (probably American) of Greek & Roman coins (plus some British & a few American) formed between the early 1980s and late 1990s (c. 1982-1999). Coins acquired mostly from American dealers. Sold by CNG, mostly between June 2018 & January 2019 in >750 lots across CNR 43.2 (Summer / Aug 2018) [64 coins], CNG 109 (12 Sep 2018) [60 coins], Triton XXII (8 Jan 2019) [7 coins], and several electronic auctions, especially: EA 423 (26 Jun 2018) [166 lots], EA 424 (11 Jul 2018) [149 lots], and EA 425 (25 Jul 2018) [294 lots].
Coins: Diva Faustina Sestertius [on ACSearch]

WÜTHRICH, GOTTLIEB (1879-1946)
[alt: Wuethrich, Wuthrich]
Born in Switzerland, where he studied at Bergdorf Technical College. He worked for nearly 50 years as an electrical engineer and general manager for Oerlikon, most of it at the London office (from 1903), where he worked on the London and Northwest Rail and was active in the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Having spent most of his life in England, he died at a London nursing home.
Wuthrich was “an ardent bibliophile and collector” of coins, art, and stained glass (The Engineer). “His house in London was a small museum” (SNR).
Active in the Swiss Numismatic Society from 1921. Fellow, Royal Numismatic Society (elected 16 Nov 1933). The Celtic portion of his collection was formed in long-term consultation with Robert Forrer & included many coins from the Fürstenberg-de Saulcy collections (Cahn 81) and others from the Stroehlin and Roth Collections.
After staying with the family for another generation, his Celtic and Swiss coins were sold by Münzen und Medaillen AG in the 1970s and 1980s over several auctions and fixed price lists. See especially: MMAG Auction 45 (25 Nov 1971, Swiss) & Auction 47 (1 Dec 1972, Celtic), Lots 157-397 (part of), w/ bio p. 21; Spink Auction 14 (7 Nov 1984, Münz &. Med. von Bern). Among other noteworthy collections, his Apiarius prints were donated to the Gutenberg Museum (Mainz).
[References: Obit (w/ Photo): The Engineer 182 (20 Dec 1946): p. 569 ; Nekrolog (R. Wegeli, 1947) in SNR 33: pp. 55–56 ; German Wiki ; HLS Page (Historisches Lexicon der Schweiz)]
Coins: Sequani Quinarius (ex de Saulcy, Fürstenberg, Schlüter, “Old Swiss…1970s“)

“YELLOW TICKET” COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE BRONZES
(Note: My own term for the collection, I haven’t seen it mentioned elsewhere.)
Specialized anonymous American collection of Byzantine AE formed c. 1960s-1980s, sold by CNG at Auction 123 & e-sales 547, 549, 500 (May to Nov 2023, possibly a few in 2022), recognizable only from the detailed square yellow collector tags (see, e.g., CNG EA 550, 1074-1078).
Completed by late 1980s: SB citations are to 1974, not 1987; only datable provenances I see are 1968 (Knobloch), 1976 (Berk FPL 4), and 1989 (Berk-England, 303).
Includes many Sear “plate coins” (ex Roper?) & some published in Hanh MIB (ex Cermak). Notably, however, as far as I can tell, NONE of them can be traced to the 1991 W.H. Hunt Collection sales (which included dozens of SB coins).
Coins: Heraclius AE Follis (SB 882 “plate coin”) ; Nicephorus AE Follis (SB 1612 “plate coin”)

ZSCHUCKE, CARL-FRIEDRICH (1938-2023)
German doctor & numismatist. Longtime collector & scholar of Roman coins from the Trier mint. Highly active in several numismatic groups, especially Trierer Münzfreunde (from 1982-); also Rheinische Münzfreunde (Board of Directors & var. offices, 2014-). Published monographs on Koln mint, Celtic, Provincial, and Gallo-Roman coinage, and, most importantly, several volumes on Die Römische Münzstätte Trier. Acquired the Dieter Alten collection of Beata Tranquillitas Folles of Trier (published in their coauthored 2004 volume), which he donated to the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen Berlin, along with his collection of fractional bronzes published in his 2002 volume, Die Bronze Teilstück Prägungen der Römischen Münzstätte Trier.
His remaining collection was sold by Künker in 2025 over several auctions (433-436), including many coins published in his books.
[References: Wiki (DE) bio ; SMB bio page & 731 coins in museum ; Weisser (MR Dec 2023) Briefe aus Berlin, Nr. 70: pp. 32-3 ; Künker 435 biographical intro (H-J Leukel) & Foreword (Andreas Kaiser)]
Coins: Constantius II AEs from Trier X6

ZENO, APOSTOLO = Sammlung Apostolo Zeno (1668-1750)
Noted figure in the Austrian & Venetian Enlightenment — a famous librettist, important in the history of opera (one libretto was about the Antonine period: Lucio Vero, Imperatore di Roma). Authored/edited important literature, much of it about classical antiquity, helped found scholarly associations & publications. Court poet to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, and also court historian and numismatist, curating the Imperial collection (now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Zeno’s private collection of ancient coins was largely formed while at the Imperial court in Vienna, c. 1722-1731, but perhaps as late as 1748, when it was acquired en bloc by St. Florian Monastery (near Linz, Austria) under Johann Georg Wiesmayr (1695-1755, Provost 1732-1755), the sale brokered by Erasmus Frölich (1700-1758, noted Jesuit scholar). The collection remained there until 1941. During WWII, the monastery was occupied by the German army. The coin collection was among the possessions taken for eventual deposit in the planned Führermuseum (AKA Kunstmuseum Linz [ext.]).
Fortunately, in 1945, upon Germany’s defeat, the collection was found stashed in a salt mine (Salzbergwerk Altaussee [ext.]) with many other artworks “requisitioned” by the Nazis (minus a few pieces). However, following the war, St. Florian arranged the sale of the collection to Robert Göbl, who cataloged its series of three auction catalogs for Dortheum (Vienna), 1955-7.
Today, it is among the oldest private collections to which coins may still be traced, thanks to its having been held intact for >200 years, with much of it photographed for the sale catalogs. Many of the Greek & Roman Provincial coins were also described in Friedrich Kenner’s 1871 tome, Die Münzsammlung des Stiftes St. Florian in Ober-Oesterreich. (A few others cited by FINA.)
[References: Roberto Tomassoni (2021) Dissertation: La collezione numismatica di Apostolo Zeno ; Wikipedia Page ; BMC Bio ; F. Buchmayr w/ B. Prokisch (5 Jun 2023), “Die Münzsammlung von Stift St. Florian,” Ordensgemeinschaften Österreich Kultur ; FINA (Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae): A. Zeno record ; FINA: Wiesmayr-Fröhlich ; Dorotheum (13 Jun 1955, 8 Jun 1956, 26 Mar 1957), Sammlunng Apostolo Zeno, Teil I, II, III (cataloged by R. Göbl; Spring 2009: pp. 53-4, Nos. 127-9)]
Coins: Antoninus Pius Sestertius (952, Curtis Clay Coll.) ; Related: Zeno Auctions by Dorotheum (1955-1957), Parts I-III (inscribed by Göbl to Ernst Meyer)

Zimmermann, Kurt (1937-2025)
Coins: Celtic “Sattelkopfpferd” Tetradrachm (Schott, R. Forrer 287, Gewitsch/Jevíčko Hoard [before 1891])

Zumbly Collection
Coins: Antoninus Sarapis Tetradrachm ; Elagabalus AE Nikopolis (HHJ, WW, RPC, ex Lindgren, Howard, Spradling, Winnett)

INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS,
LOANS, and EXHIBITIONS,
with Selected PRIVATE COLLECTIONS of CURATORS
IN PROGRESS

American Numismatic Association, ANA
(see also Hoge [ANA Museum curator & director], Hatie & Bressett [past presidents])
American Numismatic Society, ANS
(see also van Alfen, Peter [chief curator])
Coins: Skione Hemiobol (Galst & van Alfen exhibition?) ; Divus Augustus/Tiberius Sestertius & Brettii AE Didrachm (both Bartlett Bequest, the Bretti also ex Muñoz) ; Div. Augustus AE Dupondius, Augustus AE Quadrans, Vespasian Denarius (last three A.M. Huntington) ; Decius Tetradrachm (Cheesman for Benefit of ANS, ex McAlee, Prieur)
Literature: Numerous, see, e.g., Catalog Favorites & Library (ANS Lib. Duplicates)
Art Institute of Chicago, AIC
Coins (w/ museum tags): Trajan Canopus Tetradrachm (1979.1203, ex Grover) ; Antoninus Sarapis Tetradrachm (1981.460, ex Grover, Dattari, Zumbly) ; Gordian III Nike Tetradrachm (1978.685, ex Grover)
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University
Coins: John Ducas Vatatzes Tetarteron (Goodacre Loan c. 1952-1986, et al.) ; two Aegina AR Obols (Loan c. 1980s-2010s, ex CH VIII.20, Kagan) ; Vespasian Dupondius (cast after H. Platt Hall, RIC II.1 263, Clay)
Associação Comercial da Bahia (BR)
Coins: Cavares AE Sextans (exhibited)
Berliner Bank
Coins: Baumreiter Drachm (exhibited, Lanz)
BM&FBOVESPA, “B3,” Sao Paulo (BR) Stock Exchange
Coins: Cavares AE Sextans (exhibited)
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, BMFA, MFA
Coins: two Republican Denarii: L. FLAM CHILO (Cr. 302/1) & Q. METEL (Cr. 256/1) (both Rindge Loan, c. 1880s-1905/1941) ; see also Cornelius Vermeule, III (Curator), above
British Museum, BMC Duplicates
Coins: Numidia AE (deaccessioned) ; ten Greek AEs (loan, SNG John Morcom, ex RK Morcom) ; See also: Roman Imperial coins from several British hoards (cataloged by)
Chase Bank Money Museum
Literature: Mosser Byzantine Hoard [ex Library] ; See also: Antoninus Nemesis Drachm & Apollonia-Mordiaeum AE [Peck, Curator, et al.] ; Related: Chase exhibit ephemera
Danish National Museum, SNG Copenhagen Duplicates
Coins: Lokris Chalkous [BCD]
Dutch Royal Coin Cabinet (The Hague, Netherlands), Het Koninklijk Penningkabinet (closed, now Geldmuseum).
Duplicates deaccessioned, sold J. Schulman Auction 254 (Amsterdam, 11 Nov 1971) [on Gallica]
Coins: Trajan Decius AE Viminacium (Lindgren, ex Schulman 254, 4290 part)
Führermuseum (Kunstmuseum Linz) [planned, objects recovered after WWII]
Coins: Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Apostolo Zeno 952, C. Clay)
Getty (J.P. Getty Museum)
Coins: Lesbos 1/48 Stater [Rosen loan]
Hispanic Society of America
Coins: Div. Augustus AE Dupondius ; Augustus AE Quadrans ; Vespasian Denarius [all ex A.M. Huntington, et al.]
Israel Museum Jerusalem, Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA)
(see also Meshorer, Yaakhov [curator], above)
Coins: Samaria Ma’eh/Obol [cataloged, later Athena Fund, Galst] ; Hyrcanus Prutah [Samel exhibit]
James Madison University Foundation
Coins: Messenia Hemidrachm [ex Sawhill, also BCD, Otto]
Johns Hopkins University Foundation
Coins: Trajan “BALANHOY” Drachm (Wetterstrom) ; Republican As Cr.50/3 (Hoge, RBW, W. Helbig) ; Related: NFA-Leu Catalogs, Part I & Part II (Catalog Library)
Luitpoldblock Palmengarten, Munich
Coins: Baumreiter Drachm (exhibited)
Massachusetts Historical Society
Coins: Rubria Quinarius [RBW, ex “JQA” (Charles Francis Adams)] ; Diocletian BI Radiate (reportedly)
Museum of Arts & Sciences (Daytona, FL)
(see also Davidson, Marc [Trustee], above)
Literature: Curtis 1969 (ex lib Marc L. Davidson)
OECD / CVM (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários), Center for Financial Literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Coins: Cavares AE Sextans (exhibited)
Saint Florian Abbey [ALT: St. Florian Monastery]
(see also Zeno, Apostolo)
Coins: Antoninus Pius Sestertius (Apostolo Zeno 952, C. Clay)
Seattle Art Museum
Literature: (see Norman Davis [Board Member, Exhibitor, Donor])
Smithsonian Institution
Coins & Literature: (see Elvira & Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli [Curators], above)
Staatliche Münzsammlung München, SMM
Coins: Baumreiter Drachm (exhibited) ; Hyrcanus Prutah (exhibited)
Winterthur, Kunstmuseum (Kunstverein Winterthur)
Literature: Imhoof-Blumer 1867 (ex libris & inscr. to, also ex Lanz & Koppersmith libs.) [external description]
Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA)
Coins: Ptolemy I Tetradrachm & Cleopatra AE 80-Drachmae (Loan, 1915-2015, Gorringe Coll.)
Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Coins: Cn. Lentulus Clodianus Quinarius (Hoge, ex Knobloch FPL 24 [W 1963/1964], poss. Jul 1963 Edward Ingraham [1887-1972] donation?) ; (see also Franke, donation [4,105 catalog results])

HOARDS
IN PROGRESS

Greek

1823 Calymna Hoard [IGCH 1216]
Coins: [possibly] Hidrieus Tetradrachm (Whittall, Weber, Bement, Lockett, von Aulock) [curiously, no Hidrieus Tets were recorded; I suspect report was incomplete]
1906 Caesarea Hoard
(see Roman Hoards below)
1968 Sitochoro – “Larissa” Hoard [CH VIII, 85]
Coins: Pseudo-Rhodian Hermias-Zoilos Drachm (Sporty, Lampasas)
1972 Kirikhan Hoard [CH I, 87A-B; CH II, 90; CH VIII, 460; Oakley 1982; see also Callataÿ 1990]
Coins: [likely] Kyme Tetradrachm (possibly Oakley 53.g, same weight & dies)
1979/1980 Epidauros Hoard [Coin Hoards VII, 69; CH VIII, 298; Requier, Monnayage]
Coins: Hemidrachm (Requier 105) [alt: Epidaurus]
1986/7 Hoard of Archaic Obols of Aegina [CH VIII, 20; Wartenberg 2021]
Coins: two AR Turtle Obols (ex Kagan, Ashmolean Loan)
1992 Thessalonike Area Hoard [CH VIII, 426; Ashton 2002, see also Ashton 2013]
Coins: Aristokrates Drachm (Ashton 2002: 79) ; [possibly] ΣΤΑΣΙΩΝ Drachm (Ashton 59b, Crescent)
Epidauros, Argolis (1933) [IGCH 149; Newell, NNM 68 (1935), pp. 24-33]
Coins: [possibly, but not from Newell’s parcel] Epidauros AE (Maleatas Collection 137.1, ex GMRH & BCD)]
Gewitsch/Jevíčko Hoard (before 1891)
Coins: Celtic “Sattelkopfpferd” Tetradrachm (Schott, Zimmermann, R. Forrer 287)
Greece, 1986 or Earlier [CH VIII, 338; “Peloponnesos Hoard,” Spring 1985 (BCD tag)]
Coins: Megalopolis Hemidrachm (BCD Peloponnesos 1561, Traeger 454)
IGCH 149
(see “Epidauros, Argolis [1933]”)
IGCH 216 (unknown late 19th century hoard) [Walker, BCD Olympia 90; Nicolet p. 44: prob. 1887-1894]
Coins: Elis Diassarion (Philipsen, EP Warren, RK Morcom, Christopher Morcom, Franke)
IGCH 230 (Euboea c. 1940) [Wallace 1956 (ANS, JSTOR, Hathi): p. 121 (hoard of 22 AE)]
Coins: Euboean League AE (Wallace, BCD, Aiello) ; Literature: Wallace NNM 1956 (signed & inscribed to newspaper publisher Basil Brewer, w/ correspondence)
IGCH 1216
(see “1823 Calymna Hoard”)
IGCH 2138 (Sicily, 1879) [Head NC 1879; dispersed: Rollin et Feuardent]
Coins: [likely] Adranon AE Drachm (Virzi, Hardy) ; [prob.] Bruttium Lokri AE (J. Morcom, RK Morcom, SNG 885, w/ old French ticket poss. by C. Rollin)
Mid-2005 Aegeae Hoard
(see Roman Hoards below)
Phalanna (?), Greece, 1991 Hoard [CH VIII,132]
Coins: multiple Phalanna AE (BCD Collection Duplicates)
Samaria Hoard, before 1990 [CH VIII, 587; CH IX, 413; Elayi & Elayi, pp. 218-230; dispersed: Sotheby’s “Athena Fund” Sale II (27 Oct 1993)]
Coins: Samaria Ma’eh/Obol (Galst, Athena Fund)
Shiraz, Fars Hoard (1981)
Coins: Vologases I (?) Diobol (Sellwood, Langnas 21)
Sinan Pascha Hoard (c. 1919) [IGCH 1395, Thompson ADM p. 86ff]
Coins: [possibly, see note] Alexander III Drachm (Lockett, Salton)
Tarsus Hoard (late 1970s, unknown findspot) [Bing 1998]
Coins: Mazaios Tarsos Stater (JB Collection, Athena Fund, Seventko)
Thessaly, 1993 Hoard [CH IX, 64]
Coins: Larissa Drachm (BCD Thessaly II 218)
Unknown Findspot [Turkey], before 1992 [CH IX, 359; Hurter 1998; dispersed (part): Aufhäuser 12 (1996)]
Coins: Caria Lion Obol (Otrera Collection, Mihailuk)

Roman
(including Provincial)

1906 Caesarea Hoard [Noe 179; Baldwin (1927, Arethuse); dispersed: Indjoudjian Frères (Paris & Istanbul)]
Coins: [likely] Nero/Agrippina Drachm
1908 Luxor Hoard [Christiansen (1985: pp. 97-8) Coin Hoards VII A41 (CHRE 7783); Metcalf (1976) RBN; Newell Coll. to ANS (1944)]
(see below: probably same as “Egypt. Unknown Site, 1912” Hoard [cf. Savio 2015: p. 40, n. 141 = Christiansen (1985: pp. 97-8) Coin Hoards VII A38 (CHRE 7780); Dattari Coll. (D-S ppl. 315-320)])
Coins: Nero Imitative Tetradrachm (Dattari, Newell, Beniak) [see the note]
1967 “Lincoln Higgie” Hoard (Turkey) [dispersed: CNG Keystone Auction 6]
Coins: eleven Constantinian AE3s (Bressett, Higgie)
2000 Langtoft II Hoard (Langtoft B) [CHRB XII; PAS: IARCH-D515B1; dispersed: DNW 53 (13 Mar 2002)]
Coins: [likely one of three Crispus RIC 188 (DiMarzio, Toone, CT 9.02.016)]
Braithwell Hoard, 2002 [CHRB XII; PAS: IARCH-BDFCCB; dispersed: CNG]
Coins: Gallienus Ant, No. 53 (this coin, only ex.) ; Victorinus Ant., No. 163 (1 of 27 exs.)
Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, Hoard (1989) [IRBCH 740A; CHRB IX]
Coins: Gallienus Ant, No. 345 (illustrated) (N. Holmes 128b)
Dorchester 1936 [Mattingly, NC 1939; dispersed: Searyby, 1950s]
Coins: six Gordian III & Philip AR Antoniniani (ex Bressett, Powers)
Egypt. Unknown Site, 1912 Hoard [Savio 2015: p. 40, n. 141 = Christiansen (1985: pp. 97-8) Coin Hoards VII A38 (CHRE 7780); Dattari Coll. (D-S ppl. 315-320)]
(see above: presumably the same as 1908 Luxor Hoard [cf. refs. above]; see Note to Nero imitative tetradrachm)
Mid-2005 Aegeae Hoard [Lorber & Michaels 2007; Haymann 2014 (but see my notes); dispersed: Freeman & Sear]
Coins: Hadrian AR Tetradrachm (Crescent, RPC III 3343.8)
Normanby, Linconlshire Hoard (1985) [CHRB VIII; IRBCH 854; CHRE 1269; dispersed: C.J. Martin (London)]
Coins: Gallienus Ant, No. 59 (N. Holmes 128a) ; [reportedly] nine Tetricus I & II AE radiates
“Old Italian Hoard from off the Italian Coast” (n.d., long before 1994) [Elsen Auction 37 (17 Dec 1994), lots 209-227, “une petite partie d’un grand trésor trouvé anciennement dans la mer en Italie,” this portion mostly or entirely acq. by RBW]
Coins: Anonymous AE Sextans (ex RBW, Galst)
Wareham, Dorset, Hoard (1994, Part I) [CHRB X, 36; IARCH-3DB3D1; dispersed: Spink 110 (4 Oct 1995)]
Coins: seven Philip I AR Antoniniani (nos. No. 157, 160, 163, 165 [1/2], 170, 172, 173, 176, 179, all ex Rudi Smits)

Notes:

Terminology [return to Contents, Provenance Glossary]: The phrase “provenance glossary” is drawn from Hadrien Rambach’s work. He used the term to index and catalog the prior collections represented in George W. la Borde’s Collection of Roman Aureii (Part I, II & III combined; or, the full Auction 91, 99, and 105 catalogs from NAC). By assembling background information on many important collectors and collections, such a catalog serves provenance research more generally.

Change Log [return to top]: 3 Sep 2022 (page created w/ 49 Greek coins added); 6 Feb 2023 (additional coins added); 11 Jun 2023 (“Provenance Glossary” added; more Greek coins added & divided into two additional pages; much supplemental provenance information added); thru 27 Jun 2023 (continuing to add to bios) thru 4 Sep 2023 (more bios thru Hill…); 25 Dec 2023 (Christensen bios); thru 9 Mar 2024 (coins added, a few new rows, Shubin bio, Rindge, RL, many more yet to add…); 11 Mar 2024 (CsP); 8 Apr 2024 (Karl, E & several other bios updated, format change for “Private Collections“); 3 May 2024 (more bios added/updated, including Lambros, Kolbe & Phil Peck); 14-16 Jun 2024 (K.G. Elberling; Gordon Dickie; A. Milavic; Mazzini added, no bio; a few more); 26 Jun 2024 (Lindgren bio added); 11 Jul 2024 (R. Plant, Martinez, Maleatas bios); 12 Jul 2024 (a few more short bios); 14 Jul 2024 (several more, T. Cheesman et al.); 19 Jul 2024 (M. Molnar & Traverso); 23 Jul 2024 (Fontaine, et al.); 26 Aug 2024 (Este and Gonzaga placeholder bios); 1 Jan 2025 (C. Clay); 19 Jan 2025 (Helbig, Hoge, Wüthrich); 27 Jan 2025 (Boyd, Lyne); 15 Feb 2025 (Hatie); 6 Mar 2025 (Gorringe, King, et al.); 28 Jul 2025 (Hill, Meyer, Doyle, cleanup on the Hoards & Institutions tables); 4 Aug 2025 (Pozzi bio added); 8-18 Aug 2025 (Fontana, Lockett refs., McCabe) ; 26-30 Aug 2025 (Laffaille, Stiavelli); 2-4 Sep 2025 (Pinkerton, Neve, Thomas, Waggoner); 8-12 Sep 2025 (Tkalec, Krizan); 7-17 Oct 2025 (Lawson, S & S Collection [CA], S & S Library [Chi], Tillson, Hn. Lanz bio, PJ Donald, Simpson); 26-7 Oct 2025 (Staffieri, Burns); 2-4 Nov 2025 (MacDonald [no bio], O.N. Bey, et al., Fornoni, Pond); 16-21 Nov 2025 (Kammerer, Beauchaine [“West Coast“]); 10 Dec 2025 (“Norddeutscher” & Zschucke); 13-24 Dec 2025 (JB Coll. & “old English” bios added, “Sinan Pascha Hd.” entry); 8-25 Jan 2026 (D.W. Johnson & Bobkoskie Libs.; Behnen bio revised); 2 Feb 2026 (Madsen); 23 Feb 2026 (Alpine); 3 Mar 2026 (entries for Cunningham, Michailovich & Pipito, but bios yet to add).