In Memoriam: David MacDonald (1943-2025), Friend and Mentor
Abstract
Has the reader ever thought what is the point in having friends? If we don’t die first or simultaneously with them, then they will be first in line. And then we are in pain, which may last the rest of our lives. Is it worth it? Would it not be better to live without becoming too close to one another, to keep our relationships strictly professional? Recently, in a homily I heard, I was made aware of the extreme outcome of this philosophy of insulating ourselves from all pain, all hurt, for there is a place where this approach can be perfected. It is called Hell.
References
Numismatic studies:
Forthcoming posthumous publications:
An Introduction to the Coinage of Ancient Illyria.
An Introduction to Dutch Lion Daalders and Their Imitations.
2009. Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory. Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, LLC.
2005. An Introduction to the History and Coinage of the Kingdom of the Bosporus. Classical Numismatic Studies No. 5. Lancaster, PA and London: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
1998. R.C. Senior and D. MacDonald. The Decline of the Indo Greeks: A Re-appraisal of the Chronology from the Time of Menander to that of Azes. Athens: Hellenic Numismatic Society.
1992. The Coinage of Aphrodisias. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication no. 23. London: Royal Numismatic Society.
1976. Greek and Roman Coins from Aphrodisias. British Archaeological Reports Supplementary Series, Supplement no. 9. Oxford: BAR.
1975. Greek and Roman Coins from Aphrodisias. Unpublished manuscript. Aphrodisias Excavations Library, Caria, Turkey.
1972. Coins of the Principiate from the Excavations at Aphrodisias Cariae, 1961–1970. Unpublished PhD dissertation. University of Minnesota.
Studies in US History and Colonization of the Americas:
MacDonald, D. and R. Waters. 2025. Encountering North America: Profiles of Frontiersmen, 1650–1820. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing.
MacDonald, D. and R. Waters. 2022. Neither Hee Nor Any of His Companie Did Return Againe: Failed Colonies of the Caribbean and South America. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing.
MacDonald, D. and R. Waters. 2020. We Could Perceive No Sign of them: Failed Colonies in North America 1526–1689. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing.
MacDonald, D. and R. Waters. 2019. Kaskaskia: The Lost Capital of Illinois. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
2016. Lives of Fort de Chartres: Commandants, Soldiers, and Civilians in French Illinois, 1720–1770. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
Articles and book chapters:
2024. Apollo/Three Nymph Denarii of Apollonia Illyriae. KOINON The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies VI: 129–163.
2022. A Succession of Coinages in the Balkans: Imitation Roman Republican Denarii Overstruck on Drachms of Apollonia and Dyrrhachium. KOINON The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies V: 79–83.
2022. An Unrecognized Countermark of the Knights of Malta. KOINON The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies V: 140–142.
2020. Overstruck sigloi of Azbaal and Baalmelek II of Kition. KOINON The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies III: 1–10.
2019. A Bacchid at Apollonia: a Late Survival of an Ancient Family. KOINON The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies II: 20–23.
2017. Ancient Weight Alterations of Silver and Gold Coins, in D. Boteva-Boyanova (ed.) Ex nummis lux: Studies in Honour of Dimitar Draganov: 369–377. Sofia: Bobokov Bros. Foundation.
2013. French American Jetons of the 1750s. Journal of the Early Americas 3, no. 4 (September/ October): 12–17.
2012. ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΡΑΚΩΝ Tetradrachms: Die Links and Dating, in E.I. Paunov and S. Filipova (eds) ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ: Studia in honorem Iliae Prokopov sexagenario ab amicis et discipulis dedicate: 323–339. Veliko Tŭrnovo: Faber.
2012. A Frech Cloth Seal Recovered at Fort St. Joseph, Michigan. Le Journal 28, no. 1 (Winter): 8–9.
2012. Sealed and Delivered: Decoding Colonial-Era Lead Seals. Journal of the Early Americas 2, no. 3 (June/July): 20–25.
2008. A New Coin Type of Stobi. Archaeologia Bulgarica 12, no. 1: 29–30.
2007. A Soldier’s Votive to Diana. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 162: 279–280.
2006. A New Fragmentary Diploma of the Syrian Army, 22 March 129. Scripta Classica Israelica 25: 97–100.
2005. Coinage of the Bosporus Kingdom. Minerva 16, no. 4: 54–55.
2003. A Goup of Thasian-Type Tetradrachms Overstruck on Athenian New Style Tetradrachms. Nomismatika Khronika/Νομισματικά Χρονικά 22: 31–45.
2002 (published 2003). Sicilian and Southern Italian Overstrikes on Pegasoi. Nomismatika Khronika/ Νομισματικά Χρονικά 21: 55–71.
2000. A New Egyptian Diploma Fragment. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 133: 271–274.
2000. Macedonian Civic Bronze Overstrikes and Circulation Areas. Nomismatika Khronika/ Νομισματικά Χρονικά 19: 115–121.
2000. The First and Second Heliocles II/Hermaios Overstrikes. Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 163 (Spring): 21–22.
1999. The Cimmerian Bosporus in the Year of Revolutions. The Ancient History Bulletin 13: 141–150.
1999. A New Athenian Intercalary Tetradrachm. Schweizer Münzblätter 49, Heft 192: 85–90.
1998. Overstrikes of Macedonian Bronze Coins: 1. Overstrikes and the Date of the Macedonia Silenos/ Ethnikon Issue. 2. Imitation Macedonian Bronzes Overstruck on Pella and Thessalonika. Nomismatika Khronika/Νομισματικά Χρονικά 17: 97–114.
1998. A Further Note on Two Staters of Philip III from Phanagoreia. Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia 4, no. 4 (December): 251–253.
1998. The Heliocles II over Hermaios Overstrike, in R.C. Senior and D. MacDonald. The Decline of the Indo Greeks: A Re-appraisal of the Chronology from the Time of Menander to that of Azes: 9-11. Hellenic Numismatic Society Monograph No. 2. Athens: Hellenic Numismatic Society.
1997. Imitations of Macedonia First Meris Tetradrachms over Myrina. Nomismatika Khronika/Νομισματικά Χρονικά 16: 55–65.
1997. The Rectangular Copper/Bronzes of Antimachos, in M.S. Kumar (ed.) Numismatic Studies 5: 21-26. New Delhi: Harman Publishing House.
1996. Mercenaries and the Movement of Silver to Crete in the Late Fourth Century B.C. Nomismatika Khronika/Νομισματικά Χρονικά 15: 41–52.
1996. A Problematic Indo-Greek Overstrike. Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 150 (Autumn): 11–12.
1996. Claudius Attalos as Logistes at Synnada. Ancient History Bulletin 10: 66–72.
1995. A note on CH VIII, no. 47: Ionia 1983. The Numismatic Chronicle 156: 321–325, Pl. 50.
1994. More Maroneia Overstrikes. Numismatica e Antichitá Classiche Quaderni Ticinesi 23: 177–182.
1994. A Teos/Abdera Overstrike. Schweizer Münzblätter 44, Heft 174: 37–40.
1992. Septimius Severus Revisited. The Ancient History Bulletin 6: 89–94.
1991. Problems in Aphrodisian Numismatics, in R.R.R. Smith and K.T. Erim (eds) Aphrodisias Papers 2: 169–175. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series Number 2. Ann Arbor: Journal of Roman Archaeology.
1990. Le monnayage d’Aphrodisias. Les Dossiers d’Archeologie 148 (Avril): 38–45.
1990. The Christmas Star: An Historian’s Evaluation. The Planetarian: Journal of the International Planetarian Society 19, no. 1: 14–19.
1989. The Worth of the Assarion. Historia 38: 120–123.
1988. The Flood: Mesopotamian Archaeological Evidence. Creation/Evolution 23 (Spring): 14–20.
1987/1988 (published 1991). The Significance of the “Boiotian League/Chalkis” Silver Issue. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 37/38: 23–29.
1987. A Greek imperial hoard of Alexandria Troas. The Numismatic Chronicle 147: 158–160.
1986. Dating the Fall of Dura-Europos. Historia 35: 45–68.
1983. A Note on Two Early Imperial Countermarks from Upper Germany. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 33: 21–23, Taf. 9.
1983. The Homonoia of Colossae and Aphrodisias. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 33: 25–27, Taf. 9.
1981. The Death of Gordian III—Another Tradition. Historia 30: 502–508.
1979. The Genesis of the “Res Gestae divi Saporis.” Berytus 27: 77–83.
1979. The Vision of Constantine as Literary Motif, in M.A. Powell and R.H. Sack (eds) Alter Orient und Altes Testament No. 203: Studies in Honor of Tom B. Jones: 289–296. Kevelaer: Butzon und Bercker.
1978–1979. Observations on an Augustan Coin Type. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 28/29: 27–29, Taf. 6.
1978–1979. Another Representation of the Sasanid Triumph over Julian. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 28/29: 31–33, Taf. 6.
1974. Aphrodisias and Currency in the East, A.D. 259–305. American Journal of Archaeology 78, no. 3: 279–286.
1969. A False Denarius of Claudius I. The Numismatic Chronicle 9: 313–315.
Co-authored articles and book chapters:
2004. MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Panger. Neue Militärdiplome für Truppen in Britannia, Pannonia superior, Pannonia inferior sowie in Tracia. RÉMA. Revue des Études Militaires Anciennes 1: 63–101.
2003. MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Die Krise des römischen Reiches unter Marc Aurel und ein Militärdiplom aus dem Jahr 177(?). Chiron 33: 365–377.
2003. MacDonald, D. and A. Panger. A New Diploma of Pannonia inferior from 192 A.D. Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt 33, Heft 2: 259–271.
2002/2003 (published 2004). MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Neue Diplome für die Auxiliartruppen von Unterpannonien und die dakischen Provinzen aus hadrianischer Zeit. Acta Musei Napocensis 39/40, no. 1: 25–50.
2002. MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Neue Militardiplome mit neuen Konsulndaten. Chiron 32: 401–426.
2002. MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Neue Diplome für das Heer der Provinz Syrien. Chiron 32: 427–448.
2002. MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Neue Militärdiplome zur Geschichte der Provinz Germania inferior. Kölner Jahrbuch 35: 227–236.
2002. MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Neue Militardiplome fur Truppen in Italien: Legio II Adiutrix, Flotten und Pratorianer. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik Bd. 139: 195–207.
2002. MacDonald, D. and A. Mihaylovich. A New Moesia inferior Diploma of 97. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik Bd.138: 225–228.
2001 (published 2003). MacDonald, D., W. Eck and A. Pangerl. Neue Diplome für Auxiliartruppen in den dakischen Provinzen. Acta Musei Napocensis 38, no. 1: 27–48.
1999–2000 (published 2001). MacDonald, D. and O.D. Hoover. Syrian Imitations of Athenian New Style Tetradrachms. Berytus 44: 109–117
1989. MacDonald, D. and R.B. Culver. An Astronomical Interpretation of Caracalla’s Shield. The Ancient History Bulletin 3: 18–24.
1974. MacDonald, D.J. and K.T. Erim. A Hoard of Alexander Drachms from Aphrodisias. The Numismatic Chronicle 14: 174–176.
