We have special guest speakers. Dr. Jason Forsyth (Curator of Coins for the Madison Art Collection) and Ms. Virginia "Ginny" Soenksen (Director of the Madison Art Collection) will present on the Sawhill Collection of Ancient Coins at James Madison University. Donated in 1976, the collection of Dr. John Sawhill is a numismatic treasure of over 400 ancient Greek and Roman coins collected with provenances back to the 1920s and pieces from notable collections such as President John Quincy Adams and Descendants and Lestranges Collection (1909).

While remaining idle since the mid-90s, the collection has seen renewed interest over the last three years with modern numismatic research to re-attribute the collection, 3D modeling to facilitate exhibits and outreach, and artificial intelligence tools to automatically recover lost provenance. The presenters will display a selection of coins and will discuss avenues in which collectors and members of the public may contribute to these efforts.

Additional details of their work can be found at: https://www.recoveringsawhill.com/