Alert - New Import Restrictions And Roman Imperial Coins

Friends of the Ancient Numismatics:

Washington DC: "The State Department has announced that Italy has requested a renewal of its current Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the United States. That MOU first authorized import restrictions on Italian cultural artifacts from the Pre-Classical, Classical and Imperial Roman periods in 2001. The restrictions were extended in 2006 and again in 2011. The 2011 renewal added new import restrictions on Greek, early Republican and Provincial coins from the early Imperial Period. Now, it's quite possible that the archaeological lobby, which actively opposes private collecting, will press for import restrictions on Roman Imperial Coins — the heart of ancient coin collecting — as well. Accordingly, if you feel strongly about your continued ability to collect Roman Imperial and other historical coins and artifacts, please comment on the regulations.gov website. Why? Because silence will only be spun as acquiescence. So, serious collectors should oppose yet another renewal as unnecessary and detrimental to the appreciation of Italian culture and the people-to-people contacts collecting brings." For more information, see:

http://culturalpropertyobserver.blo...another.html

Forwarded from the Ancient Numismatic Society of Washington DC.