It is with great sadness that I write to inform our forum that our member and my friend Terence Cheeseman from Edmonton, Canada, died Jan. 10, after a short illness. He was 72. His posts showed his expertise in many areas of ancient numismatics--especially the coinage of Alexander the Great. He always described his collection as assembled to help teach. You might recall his posts were illustrated by his high-quality coins photographed on a distinctive blue background. He had been downsizing his collection for several years. Some of the rest will go to Canadian academic institutions and much will be sold by CNG in the coming year. I will miss him.
Thanks for sharing that, I'm sorry to hear. I wish I'd communicated with him more often, but enjoyed those times I did and appreciated his posts (e.g., our recent exchange in Sulla's finding provenance post: #25, #26, #27). He contributed quite a lot to the online ancient coin community. I feel we shared some interests (e.g., a fondness for coins that had been published in the literature). Some other details: I've never been to Edmonton, but I knew he was a longtime officer of the Edmonton Coin Club, and often wrote for its fantastic publication, The Planchet: Edmonton Coin Club & archives of The Planchet. (The archive has PDFs of issues going back to the early 1980s. The more recent decades are of great quality, and I highly recommend checking them out. I've perused or read almost all of them.) Several hundred of his coins were sold in 2017 as "The Maple Leaf Collection" (which he publicly claimed as his own). I've noticed some appearing again recently without the collection history noted. I don't think I have any, but worth checking again. He did, however, catalog & consign several of my favorite coins, including my Tarsus Stater, which turned out to have a fascinating backstory, and a Metapontum Nomos. They were not from his collection, but that of another Edmonton Coin Club member known only as "J.B." who died in 2019 and entrusted his numismatic estate to Terrence Cheesman.
RIP to @Terence Cheesman. I remember seeing him around the forums, though I never had any private dealings with him.
Oh no. Wow! I met him twice. I saw him at the NYINC last year. I was hoping to see him again this weekend. That's so sad He gave any CoinTalk member who went to the show the cool button he made so we could recognize each other. SIP
That's sad! I didn't know him beyond seeing his posts - but he was a very knowledgeable member and had an incredible collection. I did not know he was ill. May he rest in peace, and prayers and condolences to his friends and family.
So sad to hear about his passing. He is going to be missed so very much. @paddyman98 Thank you for sharing his picture. Spiritus ubi vult spira (May his spirit dwell wherever he wants).
Very sorry to hear about Terence’s passing. I have known him since I moved out west and joined the local club. He was very pleased to know that I had an interest in Ancients. His incredible knowledge was mind-blowing and it showed in his presentations. I will definitely miss him and will honour him with a few coins and books that I bought off him. Rest easy my friend.
While looking at The Planchet archives, I noticed the group's obituary in their Facebook page feed: Bio from Edmonton Numismatic Society on Facebook (11 Jan 2024, 4.04PM): OBITUARY - Terence Philip Cheesman 1 June 1951 - 10 January 2024 Terry, was a lifetime member of the ENS and for many years contributed ancient coin articles to The Planchet Numismatic Journal. Terry passed away peacefully after a short illness. Born in Edmonton, he was pre-deceased by his parents, Francis and Madeleine, and siblings Heather and Elaine. After graduating from the U. of A. with a B. A. in Classics, he found his calling with Canada Post as a letter carrier, serving for 30 years. Terry’s passions were history and numismatics. He will be remembered as a respected and well-known scholar, author, collector and lecturer in areas of ancient Greek and Roman coins, as well as an avid supporter of numismatic programs in academia. Terry had a wide circle of friends in the global numismatic community. His spirit, kindness, passion, and knowledge will be missed. Terrys collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins will appear in Classical Numismatic Group’s Feature Auction 126 in May, 2024, as the “Wild Rose Collection.” By the way, the last article of his in the archives (December 2022 issue [v69, n7]), tells the story of discovering his Persian Dishekel as a "plate coin" in Elayi/Elayi. A topic I always enjoy, and about which he often wrote (see also, e.g., his June 22 [69, 4] article). (November issue [69, 6] was Philip I; September [69, 5], Severans. And so on... Also w/ beautifully illustrated, interesting articles by Wayne Hansen, who many will recognize as T.C.'s coin photographer. I wonder if an index for The Planchet exists yet, or at least of the articles on ancients...?)
