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Jay Martin Galst amassed an important collection of ancient and medieval coins, many from the
Holy Land, as well as modern coins, medals, and tokens, particularly those related to his profession of ophthalmology. Over a year now since Jay died from complications of COVID-19 during the worst of the initial pandemic surge in
New York City, his presence is still sorely missed here at the
ANS, where he was a frequent visitor.
Jay always intended that the bulk of his collection eventually be sold both to benefit his family (Fig. 1) and, as a consummate collector himself, to ensure that others might have the opportunity to collect and enjoy the items that he once owned and enjoyed. Currently, the Galst Collection is being auctioned by
By David Hendin for CoinWeek ... Over the years I have spent three seasons as numismatist at excavations of Sepphoris in the Galilee, sponsored by Duke
David Jacobson Wins American Israel Numismatic Association 2021 Shekel Prize
University of Oxford, has won the
Shekel Prize Medal, awarded by the
American Israel Numismatic Association (AINA) for “Agrippa II, the Last of the Herods” as the best 2020 publication on Judaic/Israel numismatics.
“It is a great honor to be the recipient of this prestigious award and I greatly appreciate the esteem of the members of the judging committee of my endeavors,” Jacobson said upon receiving the news.
He further described his attraction to the subject:
“What drew me to studying the coinage of the last Herodian monarch
Agrippa II, the last Herodian king in the Land of Israel were its distinctive characteristics. His coin issues are prolific, almost equalling the combined total of all the previous Herodian kings and tetrarchs. Its other striking feature was the closeness of its various coin designs to those of Roman coins.