Fitz Gibbon ed., "Who Owns the Past?" (Rutgers 2005). He is a contributor to a chapter on numismatics in K. He has written and lectured about cultural property issues for a decade. Washington, DC, United States Peter Tompa has collected ancient coins for thirty years. Coin Auctioneer with Archaeological Background See.Please Help Save Roman Imperial Coin Collecting.Twenty or so minutes to express your views on-line. Point out the absurdity of restricting coins freely available in ItalyĪmerican citizen to comment-you just need to be concerned enough to spend You might add that Italian historicalĬoins are very common and widely and legally available for sale elsewhere, and Impact your business and/or the cultural understanding and people to peopleĬollectors should add that it’s typically impossible to assume a particularĬoin (especially Roman ones) was “first discovered within” and “subject to theįar most Roman Imperial coins are found not in Italy, but on the Empire’sįrontiers. Indicate how restrictions will negatively Looting is under control and the real jeopardy to Italy’s cultural patrimonyĬomes from poor stewardship by the Italian State. Question CPAC why it’s necessary to renew this MOU yet again when What should you say? Provide a brief, polite explanation about why While it is true enforcement has been spotty, CPO knows of situations where coins have been detained, seized and repatriated where the importer cannot produce information to prove his or her coins were outside of a country for which import restrictions were granted before the date of restrictions. Not targeted, prospective import restrictions. made after the effective date of regulations, i.e., an embargo, The effective date of regulations, but rather are enforced against any import Restrictions are not applied prospectively solely to illegal exports made after In particular, designated lists have been prepared based on where coinsĪre made and sometimes found, not where they are actually found and hence are Unfortunately, the State Department andĬustoms view this authority far more broadly. Furthermore, seizure is only appropriate forįrom the State Party after the effective date of regulations. The CPIA only authorizes the government to impose import restrictions onĬoins and other artifacts first discovered within and subject to the export control Most coins simply lack the document trail necessary for legal import under the Very problematical for collectors since outside of some valuable Greek coins, The cumulative impact of import restrictions has been Moreover, they should clearly state under noĬircumstances should import restrictions be extended to Roman Imperial So, serious collectors should oppose yetĪnother renewal as unnecessary and detrimental to the appreciation of ItalianĬulture and the people to people contacts collecting brings. Why? Because silence will only be spun as acquiesce. Their continued ability to collect Roman Imperial and other historical coinsĪnd artifacts, they should comment on the website. On Roman Imperial Coins-the heart of ancient coin collecting-as well. Opposes private collecting, has indicated it will press for import restrictions Now, the archaeological lobby, which actively Provincial coins from the early Imperial Period. That MOU first authorized import restrictions on Italian culturalĪrtifacts from the Pre-Classical, Classical and Imperial Roman periods inĢ011 renewal added new import restrictions on Greek, early Republican and Understanding (“MOU”) with the United States. Announced that Italy has requested a renewal of its current Memorandum of
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