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WE ARE
a group of people with
special interests in the numismatics of ancient coinage. We meet
once a month in downtown Chicago to discuss topics in our
various fields of interest. The format for our monthly meetings
is interactive. We do not challenge members to prepare expert
presentations on a topic which they deliver to a passive
audience. Instead, individuals with some expertise in an area
are invited to moderate a group discussion so we can
stimulate one another in our thinking of any subject that comes
along. There is no telling where the conversation will go, since
members are free to bring in their own questions and ideas. Of
course, no one will be able to participate in all discussions
with equal ease, and there may be some individuals that prefer
to merely observe the conversation of others. You are invited to
come to any meeting and listen or participate in the discussion
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WE MEET
the fourth Monday of every
month at 77 W. Washington in the Chicago Temple Building, in the
Offices and Research Library of Harlan J. Berk Ltd. This is on
the 13th floor, room 1320. Please join us for dinner before the
meeting. We gather for dinner at 6:00 PM, and the discussion
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2008 MEETING DATES AND TOPICS
May 19:
This meeting is a week early due
to Memorial Day! Our group topic is Ptolemaic Coinage. We
broke this topic into Gold, Bronze, Early Silver, and Late
Debased Silver Coinage. If you see something where you would
like to add your expertise to these broad areas, do some
research and bring some illustrations or even something from
your collection.
Our Upcoming Meetings:
June 23, July 28, August 25, September 22, October 27,
November 24.
--- Topics will be posted as they are decided.
--- Please bring examples of the discussion topics from your own
collection to share with us.
--- Also, don't forget to bring something new or interesting for
show and tell. |
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MEMBERSHIP DUES
are $25, and each person pays
usually about $13 per meeting for dinner. We are a non-profit
organization, and our group operating revenues come from dues
paid by members, and donations from our sponsors. All
expenditures are for operating expenses. |
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OUR HISTORY
The 2008 CICF meeting
marked the Ancient Coin Club of Chicago's seventh anniversary. The ACCC was founded by Chicago area coin collectors in 2001. The
club started with 10 people meeting at a restaurant. The Ancient
Coin Club of Chicago now has about 30 members with such noted
numismatists and coin dealers as Harlan Berk, Curtis Clay, Phil
Davis, and Mark Wieclaw. |
PAST MEETING TOPICS
- The Hundred Greatest
Ancient Coins
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Dynastic Coins
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Representations of Women on Roman & Byzantine Coins
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Syrian Tetradrachms
- The Sun God Elagabalus and the Coinage of
that Emperor
- The History of Cistophoric Tetradrachms
- Byzantine Bronzes: Basics and Beyond
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- Scales On Ancient Coinage
- Ancient Weights & Pre-Coinage Currency
- Caduceus on Ancient Coinage
- Mythological Animals on Ancient Coinage
- Elephants and Hippos on Ancient Coinage
- Dolphins on Ancient Coinage
- Medicine & Maladies on
Ancient Coinage
- The Abukir Medallions
- Bronze Coins of the Roman Republic
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CONTACT US
Paul Johnson (President)
gallienus18@hotmail.com
Aaron Berk (Treasurer)
aaron@harlanjberk.com
Stuart Kleven (Secretary/Historian)
coinboystu@aol.com Ray Wilk
(Website) ray.wilk@att.net |