Editorial

Classical Numismatic Review

Volume XLVII, No. 1 Winter 2022

Welcome to the Classical Numismatic Review, presented in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention. As I write this introduction, we are facing yet another variant of the Covid pandemic with omicron. The uncertainty of what this means for the attendance and success of the NYINC will remain to be seen. After two years of disruption and uncertainty to what we considered to be a normal lifestyle we can only state one thing with confidence: the numismatic market remains incredibly robust.

It has been a challenge to assemble a world class offering of coins for this CNR, but we believe you will be pleased with what you find on offer in these pages. All of our traditional markets are well represented. We will again be offering these coins on the first day of the NYINC to those in attendance to view in person, with online release at midnight after the first show day. This gives our customers who attend the show in person the first chance at this offering, which has proven to be a popular new tradition. We hope to see you at our tables!

We have important news to share with you regarding the continued growth of CNG. We have three new hires who have come onboard or will do so shortly. Tom Mullally joined the cataloging staff in our Lancaster office full time in November. Tom is a talented numismatist with many years of cataloging experience, particularly in the field of Roman Provincial coinage. He will be at our booth in New York. Please stop and say hello.

In London, we welcome Stephen Lloyd to our staff in February. Steve is a recognized expert in Islamic coinage and he will be heading up a new dedicated department at CNG related to this field. We expect to hold our first Islamic auction in London later this year. If you are looking to consign Islamic coinage for a future sale, please let us know.

Finally, Julian Okun-Dubitsky will be joining our Lancaster consignment department later this month. He will be involved with the “front end” of our auction business handling incoming consignments.

These new hires all indicate a robust numismatic market, and it should be clear that our commitment to grow with the field remains second to none. We look forward to continuing to provide you with the most detailed and timely response to your numismatic needs within the field. With these hires, CNG now has 16 professional numismatists on staff. I don’t believe anyone in the ancient, world, British, and Islamic fields can match this statistic. Our goal remains to provide you with the most enjoyable and positive dealer/collector relationship you can find anywhere. We are glad you are working with CNG!

Thank you for your continued support.

Happy Collecting!

Mike Gasvoda Managing Director CNG, LLC