COLLECTING OF ANCIENT COINS IN POLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN THE PRE-PARTITION PERIOD / KOLEKCJONERSTWO MONET ANTYCZNYCH W POLSCE I KRAJACH OŚCIENNYCH W OKRESIE PRZEDROZBIOROWYM
COLLECTING OF ANCIENT COINS IN POLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN THE PRE-PARTITION PERIOD

Author(s): Michał Zawadzki
Subject(s): Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: coin collecting; ancient coins; Stanisław August; Jagiellonian University
Summary/Abstract: Collectors of ancient coins appeared in Poland in the beginning of the Renaissance period. Initially, they were connected with Cracow and the capital town’s university. It is believed that the first collector was Maciej of Miechów, called Miechowita. Concerning other 16th century collectors, one needs to mention Stanisław Grzepski, Wacław Koler, Stanisław Różanka and Stanisław Krasiński. Numismatic collecting came to a halt due to 17th century wars, and flourished in the Enlightenment period during the rule of King Stanisław August. The king himself possessed a considerable collection of ancient coins which was more than eight thousand items strong. The paper also discusses the most important collections in Gdańsk, Silesia and Pomerania.

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