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This third issue of Notae Numismaticae is dedicated to Professor Stefan Sko-
wronek, for many years Head of the Coin Cabinet in National Museum in Cracow,
our senior colleague who is supporting us all the time with his knowledge and
experience.
Stefan Skowronek was bom in Przeworsk. Duńng World War II he worked and
studied in underground school. In 1946 he began studies at jagiellonian Univer-
sity where he graduated in three specialities: classical languagies, archaeology
and history. At the same time he was a student of a theatrical study; ever sińce
theater has been his addiction.
In 1951 he began his work at Coin Cabinet, National Museum in Cracow.
Eight years later, afer the death of Maria Fredro-Boniecka, he became the head of
the Coin Cabinet and at the same time began to teach antiąue numismatics in the
Archaeology Dwision of Jagiellonian University. His early studies concerned mainly
Greek coins, especially south Italian concave staters from 6th/5th century BCE. He
wrote on hoards and coins from the cabinet collection, on numismatic actualities
and on the analysis of inscriptions and images on coins. Stefan Skowronek de-
fended his PhD thesis "On the problems of the Alexandria Mint: Allusion to the
dwinity of the sovereign appearing on the coins of Egyptian Alexandria in the
early Roman empire period: lsl and 2nd centuries AD" inl967. This work already
revealed the focus of his scientific interest - iconography studies.
Professor was heavily engaged in organisational activities in the 50ties. As the
Head of the Coin Cabinet he had to solve innumerable problems related to un-
packing and organising of the collection, inventorying and protecting it, securing
working conditions for the Cabinet staff. At he same time he was active in the
advisory board in the Directorate of Museums and Antiąuities Protection, was the
member of Archaeological Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and in
the Museum he sat on the Acąuisition Committee. Despite of these accupations he
was actively engaged in research, giving lectures at the P Numismatic Symposium
in Brno in 1964 and at the International Numismatic Congress in Copenhagen
in 1967.
wronek, for many years Head of the Coin Cabinet in National Museum in Cracow,
our senior colleague who is supporting us all the time with his knowledge and
experience.
Stefan Skowronek was bom in Przeworsk. Duńng World War II he worked and
studied in underground school. In 1946 he began studies at jagiellonian Univer-
sity where he graduated in three specialities: classical languagies, archaeology
and history. At the same time he was a student of a theatrical study; ever sińce
theater has been his addiction.
In 1951 he began his work at Coin Cabinet, National Museum in Cracow.
Eight years later, afer the death of Maria Fredro-Boniecka, he became the head of
the Coin Cabinet and at the same time began to teach antiąue numismatics in the
Archaeology Dwision of Jagiellonian University. His early studies concerned mainly
Greek coins, especially south Italian concave staters from 6th/5th century BCE. He
wrote on hoards and coins from the cabinet collection, on numismatic actualities
and on the analysis of inscriptions and images on coins. Stefan Skowronek de-
fended his PhD thesis "On the problems of the Alexandria Mint: Allusion to the
dwinity of the sovereign appearing on the coins of Egyptian Alexandria in the
early Roman empire period: lsl and 2nd centuries AD" inl967. This work already
revealed the focus of his scientific interest - iconography studies.
Professor was heavily engaged in organisational activities in the 50ties. As the
Head of the Coin Cabinet he had to solve innumerable problems related to un-
packing and organising of the collection, inventorying and protecting it, securing
working conditions for the Cabinet staff. At he same time he was active in the
advisory board in the Directorate of Museums and Antiąuities Protection, was the
member of Archaeological Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and in
the Museum he sat on the Acąuisition Committee. Despite of these accupations he
was actively engaged in research, giving lectures at the P Numismatic Symposium
in Brno in 1964 and at the International Numismatic Congress in Copenhagen
in 1967.