Johan van Heesch is a Belgian numismatist specialising in the coinage and monetary history of the Roman empire. He is the Keeper of Coins and Medals at the

Royal Library of Belgium The Royal Library of Belgium (french: Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, abbreviated ''KBR'' and sometimes nicknamed in French or in Dutch) is the national library of Belgium. The library has a history t ...

, and teaches numismatics at the universities of Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve.

Career

Van Heesch (born Antwerp, 9 March 1955) has a MA in History from

Ghent University Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...

, and a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). In addition to teaching history, he has also pursued a career in museums, working at the

Gallo-Roman Museum, Tongeren The Gallo-Roman Museum ( nl, Gallo-Romeins Museum, french: Musée Gallo-romain, german: Gallo-Römisches Museum) is an archeological museum in Tongeren. It is dedicated to the prehistorical times and Roman age of the region in South East Flanders. ...

(Belgium), the

Royal Museums of Art and History The Royal Museums of Art and History (french: Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, nl, Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis) or RMAH is a group of museums in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Belgian Federal government, federal insti ...

(Brussels) and the

Brussels Coin Cabinet The Brussels Coin Cabinet is a public numismatics collection established on 8 August 1835 that is now the Coins and Medals Department of the Royal Library of Belgium. At its foundation it was part of the "Musée d'armes anciennes, d'armures, d'obje ...

of the Royal Library of Belgium. He was the President of the

Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium The Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium, known in Dutch as the Koninklijk Belgisch Genootschap voor Numismatiek and in French as the Société Royale de Numismatique de Belgique, is a society focusing on the field of numismatics. About the Society ...

and is a director of the ''Revue belge de Numismatique'' and an editor of ''In Monte Artium'', the journal of the

Awards

* 2018 awarded the

Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society was first awarded in 1883. It is awarded by the Royal Numismatic Society and is one of the highest markers of recognition given to numismatists. The President and Council award the Medal annually to an "indi ...

. * 2016 awarded the

Jeton de Vermeil The Jeton de vermeil is an award recognising scholarly achievement in numismatics. It is awarded by the annually to a foreign (non-French) numismatic scholar, and every three years to the outgoing president of the society. It was formerly known as ...

of the Société française de numismatique.

Selected publications

* (with Inge Heeren) ''Coinage in the Iron Age : essays in honour of Simone Scheers'', Spink, London, 2010. * ''Studies in Roman Coinage'', București Editura Academiei Române Brăila Muzeul Băilei "Carol I" Brăila Editura Istros 2016 * "Quantifying Roman Imperial Coinage", in: F. de Callataÿ (ed.), ''Quantifying Monetary Supplies in Greco-Roman Times'' (Pragmateiai, 19), Bari, 2011, p. 311- 328. * "Providing Markets with Small Change in the Early Roman Empire: Italy and Gaul", in ''Revue belge de Numismatique'', 155, 2009, p. 125−142. * "Les Romains et la monnaie gauloise: laisser−faire, laisser−aller ?" in: J. Metzler & D. Wigg−Wolf, ''Die Kelten und Rom: Neue numismatische Forschungen'' (Studien zu Fundmünzen der Antike, 19), Mainz am Rhein, 2005, p. 229-245. * ''De muntcirculatie tijdens de Romeinse tijd in het Noordwesten van Gallia Belgica (ca. 50 v.C.−450 n.C.): de civitates van de Nerviërs en de Menapiërs'' (Monografie van Nationale Archeologie 11), Brussels, 1998

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352 p. * "The last civic coinages and the religious policy of Maximinus Daza, A.D. 312", in ''Numismatic Chronicle'', 153 (1993), p. 65−76.

References

External links

Johan van Heesch on worldcat

Johan van Heesch on academia.edu

Johan van Heesch on researchgate

van Heesch on the site of the société royale de numismatique de Belgique
{{DEFAULTSORT:van Heesch Belgian numismatists Living people Old University of Leuven alumni Ghent University alumni Academic staff of the Old University of Leuven Year of birth missing (living people)