2009.25.1

Object Title
Coin of Lysimachos of Thrace (obverse: Alexander the Great as Zeus Ammon; reverse: seated Athena holding Nike)
Measurements
Diameter: 1 1/4 inches (3.175 cm.); Depth: 3/16 inch (.476 cm.)
Creation Date
c. 300 B.C.
Credit Line
Given in memory of Jerry L. Abramson by his estate
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.dm-art.org/
Provenance Information
c. 1970s in the collection of Jerry L. Abramson, Dallas, Texas; lent to the Dallas Museum of Art since July 2005; given to DMA by Mr. Abramson's estate (accession date: January 30, 2009).
Exhibition Information
East Meets West, DMA, August 7 to November 27, 2005. DMA from July 2006 through the present.
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This work was on long-term loan to the DMA beginning in July 2005, prior to its acquisition in 2009.The work has been publicly exhibited in 2005 and continuously since July 2006. Although the collector from whose estate the DMA acquired this work began collecting in the 1960s or '70s, the DMA has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition because of the death of the former owner. The ancient Mediterranean engraved gemstones and intaglio rings, beads, amulets, and this coin, all given by this donor or his estate, complement the DMA's collection of ancient Etruscan, Greek, and Roman gold jewelry. This work is the only ancient Mediterranean coin in the DMA's collection.

TP.1079

Object Title
Head wearing mask over eyes
Measurements
4-1/4 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. (10.8 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Goldenberg
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/Obj47685?sid=1039&x=60605
Provenance Information
Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg, by 2010.
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
None known.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Prior to June 4, 2008, the donor signed a will setting forth her intent to donate the work to the museum. Although gifted to the museum, this work has not been accessioned, pending additional review and research.

2008.1056

Object Title
Coin of Anchialus with bust of Gordian III
Measurements
Diameter: 38 mm.; weight: 37.88 gm.; die axis: 12
Creation Date
A.D. 238–244
Credit Line
Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/coin-of-anchialus-with-bust-of-gordian-iii-446679
Provenance Information
November 20-21, 1981, anonymous sale (Auction 11), Frank Sternberg AG, Zürich, lot 227, sold to Cornelius C. Vermeule, III (b. 1925 – d. 2008), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 2008, gift of Vermeule to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 22, 2008)

NOTES: [1] Lent by Cornelius Vermeule to the MFA from 2004 until 2008 (loan no. L-G 115.1.2004).
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This coin appeared in an auction in Switzerland nearly thirty years ago, though the date and circumstances of the its discovery are not known. While the location of Anchialus, the mint at which this coin was struck, falls within the borders of present-day Bulgaria, the city was one of the principal urban centers of the Roman province of Thrace, and the circulation of its coinage would have extended into present-day Greece and Turkey; thus its findspot cannot be placed within the boundaries of a single modern country.
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