Sep 11 – 16, 2022
University of Warsaw
Europe/Warsaw timezone

History of Collecting: Parallel Lives of Samuel-Jean Pozzi and Fenerly Bey

Sep 15, 2022, 11:20 AM
20m
Old Library - Hall 115-116

Old Library - Hall 115-116

oral presentation S92. COLLECTIONS 2

Speaker

Mary N. Lannin (American Numismatic Society)

Description

Coins not only have an ancient history, but a modern one. By the early 20th century, Samuel-Jean Pozzi (1846-1918) and Fenerly Bey (?-1911) had assembled important collections of ancient coins that are now scattered among various museums and private collections. These prominent men were both practitioners and teachers of gynecology and students of numismatics—thus, alike in their vocations and avocations. In the early 1900s, from Paris and from Constantinople, their collections were dispersed, each under unusual circumstances.

Primary author

Mary N. Lannin (American Numismatic Society)

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