The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 8, February 25, 2007, Article 21

CAPITOLINE COIN AND MEDAL COLLECTION

While looking up other things I came across information about the
Capitoline Coin and Medal Collection in the Palazzo Clementino-Caffarelli
in Rome.  The museum traces its history to a gift of bronze statues by
Pope Sixtus IV in 1471.   From the museum's web site:

"The museum itinerary has been enriched by the addition of a section
dedicated to the Capitoline Coin and Medal Collection, to be situated
in Palazzo Clementino-Caffarelli, and featuring the exhibition of a
fine array of coins, medals and ancient gems which until now have not
been shown to the public.

"The Capitoline Coin Cabinet was established in 1872 following
Ludovico Stanzani's bequest of coins and precious gems and includes
collections of coins, medals, glyptics and jewellery belonging to
the Municipality.

"Augusto Castellani, a member of the famous Roman family of goldsmiths
who was appointed director of the Capitoline Museums since 1873,
generously donated many thousands of coins from the area around Rome
and proposed setting up a new sector of the museum to house the
Stanzani bequest and add to the numismatic collection the numerous
specimens of antique coins discovered underground in Rome.

"The Capitoline numismatic department was subsequently extended by
a collection of 456 Roman and Byzantine gold coins previously belonging
to the marquis Giampietro Campana, and by Giulio Bignami's important
collection of Roman Republican coins.

"Following the demolition of certain districts and excavations carried
out by the Governorship, the Capitoline Coin Cabinet was increased by
numerous minor donations, extremely representative of different
periods.  During demolition work for the building of the Via dei Fori
Imperiali in 1933, the fortuitous discovery of the so-called treasure
of Via Alessandrina, consisting of 17 kilos of gold in coins and
jewellery, aroused great interest."

To learn more about the Capitoline collection, see: 
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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