Dragoman Crutta i jego katalog monet orientalnych z kolekcji numizmatycznej króla Stanisława Augusta
DRAGOMAN CRUTTA AND HIS CATALOGUE OF ORIENTAL COINS FROM THE NUMISMATIC COLLECTION OF KING STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS

Summary/Abstract: Research on the former numismatic collection of Stanislaus Augustus, conducted between2001 and 2008 under the direction of Marta Męclewska, led to the discovery—within the holdingsof the National Museum of the History of Ukraine—of a manuscript authored by AntoniŁukasz Crutta. Crutta, a dragoman (that is, an interpreter, guide, and diplomat dealing withthe affairs of the Near Eastern countries), was associated with the court of the last king of Poland.The manuscript comprises seven folios and contains descriptions of fifty-four coins andrelated objects (forty-eight entries), which formed part of the aforementioned royal collection.The majority of the numismatic items listed in the catalogue originate from the Ottoman Empire;however, it also records coins of the last Crimean Khan, Şahin Giray, as well as several Persianspecimens. Most of the coins date to the eighteenth century and represent silver and bronzedenominations typical of the period. Their subsequent fate remains unknown; it is possible,however, that—like other parts of the former royal collections—they may now reside, unrecognized,within the National Museum of the History of Ukraine. The manuscript was most likelyproduced in the early 1780s and constitutes a precious testament to the collecting interests ofStanisław August, the last king of Poland.

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