New Acquisitions 2005 (2)
ACANS continues to acquire coins to support the research and teaching interests of the Centre and the Department of Ancient History. These acquisitions are primarily funded through grants from Macquarie University. A review of select purchases over the last five years can be found in the Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia 15 (2005) 45-49.
The following is a selection of coins recently purchased.
Sicily. Messana. c.420-413 BC. Caltabiano Series XIV, 514 (D205'/R213). ACANS 05A4.
Thrace. Samothrace. c.280-200 BC. ACANS 05A13
Thrace. Ainos. Skostokos. c.277-260 BC. ACANS 05A14
R ome. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. ACANS 05A20
Sidon. Elagabalus 218-222 AD. ACANS 05A28 (donation to ACANS by SSEC 2005)