ACCG

The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild is a non-profit organization committed to promoting the free and independent collecting of coins from antiquity.

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

Allo IAPN CONGRESS di Roma tavola rotonda sulla NUMISMATICA https://t.co/HhhvFt7B9p

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

Upcoming symposium to be held in conjunction with IAPN’s 75th anniversary.

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

“Soft power” outreach to authoritarian Turkish gov’t prioritized over protecting the private property rights of American collectors and displaced minority communities. Not “America First.” @SecRubio @UnderSecPD @ECA_AS what gives? https://t.co/FjYMmffwR8

[ACCG @ACCG_2004]

The ACCG has sought information under FOIA to determine whether recent coin repatriations to Greece and Italy were because the coins were proven to be "stolen" or whether it was just another case that the coins were "undocumented." More: https://t.co/VWNdla6nwW

[ACCG @ACCG_2004]

@ECA_AS @SecRubio Please fix this mess by putting American collectors first before it's too late!

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

Cultural Property Observer: Business as Usual at the Cultural Heritage Center https://t.co/1aDByCk4a4

[ACCG @ACCG_2004]

There is some good news out there for collectors! https://t.co/V3oMBoj2ks

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

The “culture under threat” crowd is again angling to use a military crisis to embargo legitimate trade between the US and our trading partners. Just recently, the same crowd was cheering @ManhattanDA repatriating artifacts to Iran’s Mullahs.

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

@ECAatState That’s the narrative but that’s not the reality. More here: https://t.co/HbCNj7mZ4L

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

IAPN comments on proposed renewal of cultural property agreement with Bolivia. Please no expansion of import controls to coins that served as US legal tender! https://t.co/877ohkZhSx

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

IAPN on Egyptian CPA Renewal. ⁦@ECAatState⁩ Grossly over-broad restrictions on coins that circulated regionally and internationally. APA and CAFRA burden of proof best answer for real reform. Private property rights should “Trump” soft power! https://t.co/TFod7hdkhy

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

IAPN on Greek CPA. ⁦@ECAatState⁩ Isn’t Greece part of the EU so shouldn’t legal exports from the EU be legal under the CPA with Greece? https://t.co/Jp1eKQKWGn

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

Additionally, as noted in IAPN’s comments, cited above, there also is a large, legal internal market in Italy and the rest of the EU for ancient coins, including Roman Imperials, so any claim that US import restrictions will dampen demand and looting within Italy makes no sense.

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

Any new import restrictions on Roman Imperial coins would place “soft power” over facts. “Of the 14,982 hoards of over 6 million coins listed as of December 16, 2024, only 786 (5.24%) are found within the borders of modern day Italy.” https://t.co/EVQqiZzUS0

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

2025 Year in Review- Repatriation on Demand Continues as Law of the Land - Cultural Property News ⁦@JDVance⁩ ⁦@SecRubio⁩ ⁦@marcorubio⁩ ⁦@UnderSecPD⁩ ⁦@RichardGrenell⁩ Please protect private property rights over “soft power!” https://t.co/LDkNdq9bo9

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

@BasedMikeLee Still funding NGOs that “partner” with authoritarian Middle Eastern governments and advocate for embargoes on cultural goods that result in deprivation of American private property rights for cultural goods imported from Europe! https://t.co/uuridskat6

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

@kylenabecker @SharylAttkisson @marcorubio Still funding NGOs that “partner” with authoritarian Middle Eastern governments and advocate for embargoes on cultural goods that result in deprivation of American private property rights for cultural goods imported from Europe! https://t.co/uuridskIiE

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

⁦@SecRubio ⁦⁦@UnderSecPD⁩ ⁦⁦@RichardGrenell⁩ : Nothing more “America First” than protecting private property rights of American collectors from the ⁦@ECAatState⁩ “soft power” status quo. Please fix this before it’s too late! https://t.co/netN5t3t1v

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

@SecRubio Secretary Rubio, substantial State Department funds are still being provided to repatriationist archaeological advocacy NGOs like ASOR as a “soft power measure” that paint US collectors as “oppressors:” https://t.co/rFDpfKoNlN

[Peter Tompa @Aurelius161180]

Despite all the “America First” rhetoric, another “soft power” MOU renewal with Italy. Will “designated list” be expanded to include Roman Imperial coins? Will MOU facilitate legal exports or just a continue current embargo? https://t.co/cakS3AXAAa

[Cameron Maclean @CMaclean96]

A silver penny of Queen Cynethryth of Mercia that was minted in Canterbury sometime between the mid-780s & 793. Cynethryth was the only Anglo-Saxon queen to have coins struck in her name. This specimen is from the Hunterian collection.