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 as our guest.

 

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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 will start afterwards.

2010 MEETING DATES AND TOPICS
August 23 Meeting: Deven Kane will lead a discussion on Bactrian Hellenistic Coins.

Our Upcoming Meetings in 2010:
September 27, October 25, November 22.

--- If you are planning to come to a meeting, please email Paul (gallienus18@hotmail.com) before the day of the meeting. It helps us to plan for ordering food.
--- 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.

Our New Club President: Jeff Amelse was elected president of the ACCC. Congratulations!

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.

OUR HISTORY

The 2010 CICF meeting marked the Ancient Coin Club of Chicago's ninth 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.
 


Coin Club member Curtis Clay spoke about the coins of Magnentiun, Decentius, and made an argument that most history books have the wrong date for the revolt of Nepotian. The talk took place at the 2010 Chicago International Coin Fair on Saturday, April 24.

PAST MEETING TOPICS

  • Bactrian Hellenistic Coins
  • Magnentian Chronology, 350-351AD
  • The Empire of Trebizond 1204-1461
  • Coinage of Postumus
  • Coinage of Janus
  • The Coinage of Croesus
  • Propaganda Coinage of the Roman Republic
  • Animal Headgear and Outfits on Ancient Coins
  • Chariots and Wheeled Vehicles on Ancient Coins
  • Temples on Ancient Coins
  • Winged Animals on Coins
  • Cleaning Ancient Coins
  • Ancient Judean Coins
  • Rabbits on Ancient Coins
  • The Roman Mint of Trier
  • Ships on Coins
  • Coins of the Gallic Empire
  • Seleucid Coins
  • Shipwrecks and Coins
  • Legends on Roman Imperial Coins
  • The Reformation of Coins under Diocletian
  • My Favorite Coins
  • Ptolemaic Coins
  • The Hundred Greatest Ancient Coins
  • Dynastic Coins
  • Representations of Women on Roman & Byzantine Coins
CONTACT US
Mark Wieclaw (President)   mswieclaw@comcast.net       Paul Johnson (Secretary)   gallienus18@hotmail.com
Stuart Kleven (Historian)  coinboystu@aol.com                 Ray Wilk (Website)  ray.wilk@att.net