Ancient Coins of the Graeco-Roman World
Ancient Coins of the Graeco-Roman World
Ancient Coins of the Graeco-Roman World
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FOREWORD<br />
Established in 1976, <strong>the</strong> Calgary Institute for <strong>the</strong> Humanities has<br />
as its aim <strong>the</strong> fostering <strong>of</strong> advanced study and research in all areas<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> humanities. Apart from supporting work in <strong>the</strong> traditional<br />
"arts" disciplines such as philosophy, history, ancient and modern<br />
languages and literatures, it also promotes research into <strong>the</strong> philoso-<br />
phical and historical aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sciences, social sciences, fine<br />
arts, and <strong>the</strong> various "pr<strong>of</strong>essional" disciplines.<br />
The Institute's main raison d'etre is to provide scholars, both<br />
established academics and post-doctoral fellows, with time to carry out<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir research. It also sponsors ga<strong>the</strong>rings <strong>of</strong> persons who share<br />
common academic and intellectual interests, with a view to promoting<br />
discussion and disseminating ideas.<br />
The Nickle Conference, held (appropriately) in <strong>the</strong> Nickle Arts<br />
Museum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Calgary in October 1981, was such a<br />
ga<strong>the</strong>ring. Devoted to numismatics, a passionate avocation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Nickle family, to whose munificence <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Calgary is much<br />
indebted, this conference brought toge<strong>the</strong>r a distinguished collection<br />
<strong>of</strong> numismatists from Canada, <strong>the</strong> United States, Great Britain, and<br />
Continental Europe, <strong>the</strong> most distinguished ga<strong>the</strong>ring <strong>of</strong> numismatists<br />
ever to assemble in Canada, and perhaps in North America. The<br />
Institute is very pleased to publish here revised versions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
papers delivered on that occasion, and we are sure that this volume<br />
will be <strong>of</strong> interest to all scholars and students interested in <strong>the</strong> coins<br />
and history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Ancient</strong> <strong>World</strong>.<br />
We wish to record here our gratitude to <strong>the</strong> Research Services<br />
Office and <strong>the</strong> Development Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Calgary, and<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council <strong>of</strong> Canada for<br />
<strong>the</strong> grants which made <strong>the</strong> conference possible, and also to <strong>the</strong> De-<br />
partment <strong>of</strong> Classics, <strong>the</strong> Nickle Arts Museum, <strong>the</strong> Faculties <strong>of</strong> Hu-<br />
manities and Continuing Education, University <strong>of</strong> Calgary, for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
support. Thanks are due also, <strong>of</strong> course, to <strong>the</strong> editors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
volume, Waldemar Heckel and Richard Sullivan, and also to John<br />
Humphrey who generously assisted with <strong>the</strong> final version <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
manuscript. As ever, we thank Gerry Dyer for her painstaking work<br />
in typing <strong>the</strong> final version, and indeed so many earlier versions, <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> volume.<br />
J. C. Yardley,<br />
Acting Director