Peter Loboda

Peter G. Loboda is the Founder and Director of the Odessa Numismatics Museum.

Loboda graduated from the Odessa Marine Academy and worked as a Naval officer. Since 1970 for more than twenty years he has worked on the sea-going ships of the Black Sea Shipping Company all over the world.

Loboda is an ereditary numismatist. He concerned himself with numismatics since 1960s, paying special attention to antique coins. He is the author of 5 books and numerous articles of numismatics of the Northern Black Sea Region, participant and lecturer of many scientific conferences. He is the founder of the Odessa Numismatics Museum (1999) and the Gallery "Monetary Yard" (2004). Loboda donated his collection to the Museum.

Loboda is an active participant of Odessa's political life . Since 1991 he is the President of the Odessa City Collectors' Society. He was the Deputy of Odessa City Council (1994-2002), the Adviser of City Council on cultural relations (2002-2010), Chairman of Board of Guardians of Odessa Regional Scientific Library named after M.Grushevsky (1997-2000) and Museum "Christian Odessa" (since 2004).

Loboda is the author and presenter of popular TV historical projects: "World of Collections", "About what the coin has told", "Projection of Time". He is also the author and presenter of youth TV program "Club of Discoverers". He meets and talks with schoolboys and students about history of the Ukrainian State and history of Hero-city Odessa on a regular basis.

Awards

Loboda has received government awards of Ukraine, Russia and CIS. He is the winner of Competition "Your names, Odessa" (2003). Honourable Medals of Odessa City Mayor (2009, 2001). Rewarded with Honourable Diploma of Ukrainian Parliament "For Special Services For Ukrainian People" (2004). Honorary Title "Deserved Culture Worker of Ukraine" (2009). Honourable Medal of Odessa Council of the Peace "For Humanism and Peacemaking" (2011). His educational and humanitarian activity was marked by awards of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, various Cossack's and public organizations.

Publications

• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Peter G.Loboda. Antique and Medieval Coins of the Northern Black Sea Area : Catalogue of the Collection / Odessa Numismatics Museum. — O. : Polis Press, 2002. — Texts in Russian and English. — Volume 1 : Royal Coins of Bosporus. — 96p. . — ISBN 966-95071-3-9. Т221(0)32 l61 С10352
• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Peter G.Loboda. Antique and Medieval Coins of the Northern Black Sea Area : Catalogue of the Collection / Odessa Numismatics Museum. — O. : Polis Press, 2003. — Texts in Russian and English. — Volume 2 : Antique and Medieval Coins of Crimea, the Northern East and East Black Sea Region. — 96p. — ISBN 966-8128-10-9. Т221(0) l61 С10352
• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Peter G.Loboda. Antique and Medieval Coins of the Northern Black Sea Area : Catalogue of the Collection / Odessa Numismatics Museum. — O. : Polis Press, 2004. — Texts in Russian and English. — Volume 3 : Antique and Medieval Coins of the Northern West Black Sea Region. — 104p. — ISBN 966-8128-36-2. Т221(0)32 l61 С10352
• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Valentin P.Lebedev, Peter G.Loboda. The Bulletin of the Odessa Numismatics Museum : Collection of Numismatic Articles of the Northern Black Sea Region / Odessa Numismatics Museum. — O. : Polis Press, 2004. — Text in Russian. — Issues №№ 1-19. — 175p. - ISBN 966-8128-27-3. Т221(0)32 l61 С10352
• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Peter G.Loboda. Catalogue of the Collection / Odessa Numismatics Museum. — O. : Polis Press, 2005. — Texts in Russian and English. — Volume 4 : Fine Plastic Arts of Kievan Rus X-XIII c.c. — 104p. — ISBN 966-8128-73-7. Т221(0)32 l61 С10352
• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Peter G.Loboda. "Materials on Numismatics and Archeology of the Ancient Northern Black Sea Area". Odessa. — 2008. — Text in Russian. — 287 p. - ISBN 978-966-2106-22-0.
• V.P.Alexeev, P.G.Loboda "New Evidence for Olbia Numismatics". International archeological journal "Stratum plus". No.6, 2009 , pp 271-286. Issue of University "High Anthropological School". Kishinev. Republic of Moldova. ISSN 1608-9057.
• V.P.Alexeev, P.G.Loboda "Electrum Coins of the Greek World Found in Nikonion, on Berezan and in Olbia". Ancient Black Sea Area. Issue IX, 2011, pp.22-29. Odessa : "Fridman A.S.", p.520. Texts in Russian. ISBN 966-96181-5-1.
• V.P.Alexeev, P.G.Loboda "Researches on Archeology of the Northern Black Sea Area : Bronze Age, Antique Epoch and Early Middle Ages". 2011. Odessa : "Fridman A.S.", p. 268. Texts in Russian. УДК 94"20"(477).
• Vladimir P.Alexeev, Peter G.Loboda. "Collection of Ancient Coins and Archaeological Artifacts of the Odessa Numismatics Museum". Odessa. — 2011. — Text in Russian. — 319 p. - ISBN 978-617-637-008-6.
• V.P.Alexeev, P.G.Loboda "Unpublished and Rare Coins of Olbia". International archeological journal "Stratum plus". No.6, 2011 , pp 29-40. Issue of University "High Anthropological School". Kishinev. Republic of Moldova. ISSN 1608-9057.

References

• Каменный А.Э. "Одесса : Кто есть Кто. 1794-1994". Литературно-энциклопедическое издание. - Одесса.: ОКФА, 1999. 544 с. : ил. - ISBN 966-571-040-0. с. 151 (Russian)
• Энциклопедия. "Кто есть Кто в Одесском регионе". Часть 1 - Одесса.: "Эвен", 2007. 247 с. : ил. - ISBN 978-966-8169-34-2. с. 121 (Russian)
• Інститут біографічних досліджень. Ювіляри України : Події та особистості XXI століття. Випуск четвертий. - Київ, 2010. - 399 с. : ил. - ISBN 978-966-8178-38-2. - с. 359. (Ukrainian), (Russian)
• Владимир Март, Валерий Чайка. «Одесса славна именами». Публицистическое издание. — Том 1. — Одесса: ПТ «Издательский центр», 2011. — 315 с. : ил. — С. 168 (Russian)

External links

• Odessa Numismatics Museum
• Decree of President of Ukraine (Ukrainian)
• Order of Odessa city Mayor (Russian)
• Russian portrait gallery (Russian)
• The Ukrainian Publishing Portal. Spirituality, Culture and Art of Ukraine (Russian)
• Names of Our Epoch (Russian)