This episode’s guest is numismatist and author Cathy Lorber, whose monumental new work, Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part II, Ptolemy V through Cleopatra VII is now available to order. Lorber holds a BA in Classical Greek from UCLA. She spent nearly 40 years as a cataloguer in commercial numismatics, from the early 1970s until her retirement in 2009. In this episode, we talk about how she became a cataloguer, her introduction to the Ptolemies, and the balancing act of conducting a colossal research project situated at the confluence of analogue and digital tools and methods.

Total Time: 38:41

Music: “Non lo dirò col labbro” from the opera Tolomeo by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759). Performed here by Romina Basso and Il Complesso Barocco under Alan Curtis.

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Elena Stolyarik and John Kleeberg join the Planchet podcast to talk about their new book to be published by the ANS in September, Scythians and Greeks on the Western Black Sea: The Coinage of the Kings of Scythia Minor in Dobruja, 218/212–110 BCE. Both guests have a long history with the ANS: Elena recently retired as its Collections Manager after joining the ANS in 1994, and John served for 10 years as the Curator of Modern Coins and Currency. In this episode, we talk about the Scythians, who they were, and how we know about them through literary, archaeological, and numismatic evidence. We also learn about the great friendship and collaboration shared by Stolyarik and Kleeberg, which resulted in a book destined to become a classic. Also, spies, a fatal car crash, and the essential value of reading scholarship in languages other than English.

Total Time: 77:00
Music: “Fugue Ostinato” by Ukrainian composer Roman Hrynkiv, played on the bandura by Tetiana Mazur.

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For over half a century, The American Numismatic Society, a scholarly organization and museum of coins, money, and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with its preeminent numismatic collections. With over three-quarters of a million objects, the collection is particularly strong in Greek, Roman, Islamic, Far Eastern, and US and Colonial coinages, as well as Medallic Art. Located in New York City’s SoHo district, the Society also houses the world’s most complete numismatic library.

The rigorous eight-week course, taught by ANS staff and guest lecturers introduces students to the methods, theories, and history of the discipline. In addition to the lecture program, students will select a numismatic research topic and, utilizing ANS resources, complete a paper while in residence. The Seminar is intended to provide students of History, Art History, Textual Studies, Archeology, and Digital Humanities, who have little or no numismatic background, with a working knowledge of a body of evidence that is often overlooked and poorly understood.

In 2022, the Planchet began an annual tradition of meeting with the summer cohort to learn more about their individual backgrounds and interests, how they discovered the Seminar, and their projects. Host Andrew Reinhard had the privilege to speak in person with the eight participants and their visiting faculty adviser.

Total Time: 54:44
Music: “Rhapsody for Lower Manhattan” by Andrew Reinhard

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