Imperial Alexandrian coins from the National Museum in Krakow collection. Supplement to Imperial Alexandrian Coins by S. Skowronek
Imperial Alexandrian coins from the National Museum in Krakow collection. Supplement to Imperial Alexandrian Coins by S. Skowronek

Summary/Abstract: In the ancient coin collection of the National Museum in Krakow, which consists of more than 10,000 items, a small number of Alexandrian coins struck during the Roman period can be found. This group contains 239 coins that have been donated to the museum (mainly by Karol Halama, in 1947, and Lech Kokociński) or purchased by the museum (Skowronek 1998, 7). Among those purchased, the collections of Professor Franciszek Piekosiński (1909-1910) and Professor Marian Gumowski (1964) (Bodzek 1997, 64) are particularly worthy of mention. The majority of the Alexandrian coins (223 items) were published by Professor Stefan Skowronek (1998). During the 12 years that have passed since the publication of S. Skowronek’s (1998) catalogue the museum has been presented with about 2500 ancient coins. The donor of this specific group of examples was Lech Kokociński – lawyer, bibliophile and collector. Among his many other accomplishments, he is the founder and honorary president of the Polish Numismatic Society, a member of The Association of Benefactors of the Emeryk Hutten Czapski Museum and the author of more than 170 scientific and popularised scientific works on numismatics and ancient objects1 (Bodzek 2003, 72-74). Among the donated examples there are 16 coins from Alexandria.

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