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Dorothy Waage

1905 – 1997

American numismatist

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About Dorothy Waage

Lived 1905 – 1997 (aged 91–92). Dorothy Waage was an American numismatist.

Dorothy Boylan Waage (January 8, 1905 - December 11, 1997 ) was an American numismatist, who published the catalogue of 14,000 Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Crusader coins excavated by Princeton University in the 1930s. This has been described as "the best catalogue of Antiochene coinage".

Numismatics Both she and her husband worked on the archaeological and numismatic assemblages from the excavations undertaken at Antioch, which were undertaken by Princeton University from 1932 to 1939. In particular Waage worked on the non-Islamic material from the site, producing a catalogue of the 14,000 Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Crusader coins. It was published in 1952 as Antioch-on-the-Orontes. IV.: Part Two: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Crusaders' Coins.

Her analysis included the recognition of a new variant monogram on bronze coins of Seleucus II, originating the Antioch. She took an innovative approach to numismatic cataloguing, arranging the coins from Antioch according to period, but featuring the reverse side first.

Personal life Waage kept a life-long correspondence with the soprano Lotte Lehmann.

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Born
1905
Birth century
Died
1997
Occupation
Numismatist
Nationality
Education
Kalamazoo Central High School
Also known as
Dorothy Boylan Waagé

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American numismatist

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Dorothy Waage was born in 1905.

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Dorothy Waage died in 1997.

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Dorothy Waage was a numismatist.

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Dorothy Waage was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dorothy Waage

· Wikidata: Q115352039

· DBpedia: Dorothy B. Waage

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