Strong Harvard Presence at International Numismatic Conference in Sicily

October 3, 2015
Katz, Arnold-Biucchi, and van Schaik in front of the scaenae frons of the Greco-Roman theatre at Taormina
Katz, Arnold-Biucchi, and van Schaik in front of the scaenae frons of the Greco-Roman theatre at Taormina

At the XV International Numismatic Congress in Taormina in September, Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins at the Harvard Art Museums and President of the International Numismatic Council (2009–2015), was presented with the Jeton de Vermeil of the French Numismatic Society. She and two graduate students also delivered papers: Rebecca Katz, PhD candidate in Ancient History, identified the hidden meanings of a coin of the Roman Republic, under the title “Muttonis Mutunus: Q. Titius and the Case of the Obverse Head (RRC 341/1)”; Katherine van Schaik, joint MD PhD candidate, discussed the coinages associated with the ancient healing sanctuaries of Kos, Epidauros, and Pergamon; and Carmen Arnold-Biucchi and Katherine van Schaik jointly presented on the meaning of the crab on ancient Greek coins and its relation to ancient medicine.