Wayne Gerald Sayles

Background

Sayles, Wayne Gerald was born on March 8, 1943 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Wayne F. Sayles and Betty Joy Harris.

Education

1972 - University of Nebraska at Omaha where he earned a Bachelor"s Degree in History

1972, May - Officer"s Training School, completing the program as an Honor Graduate and received commission in the United States Air Force

1986 - University of Wisconsin (Madison), Masters degree in Art History. Presented his thesis on the influence of ancient coins in the work of 17th century Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.

Career

His time in the Air Force included training in Communications-Electronics Maintenance at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and station assignments in Gander, Newfoundland. Fort Bragg, North Carolina; McCoy Air Force Base, Florida. San Isidro Bachelor of Arts, Dominican Republic.

Incirlik Bachelor of Arts, Turkey and McClellan Air Force Base, California. In 1972 he was commissioned as an officer, following completion (with honors) of Officer"s Training School. Following assignments included Commander, 2081st Committee Square

Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Maintenance Control Officer, 2140th Committee Group, Athens, Greece.

Commander, Detachment 15, 2140th Committee Group, Levkas, Greece. Advisor, Air National Guard and United States Air Force Reserve, seven north central states. Team Chief, Air Force Communications Command Inspector General, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. His interest in coins of Cilicia was born during his tour of duty in Turkey.

In 1986 Wayne founded the monthly journal The Celator, which specialized in ancient and medieval coins.

In 2004 he founded the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) an advocacy group for private collectors of Ancient Coins. 1972 - University of Nebraska at Omaha where he earned a Bachelor"s Degree in History.

Achievements

• Wayne Gerald Sayles has been listed as a notable numismatist, writer, publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary, executive director Ancient Coin Collectors Guild, Gainesville, Missouri, since 2004. Author Ancient Coin Collecting Blog, since 2006. Board education American Community Schools, Athens, 1974—1975.

Vice president board education Lodi School District, Wisconsin, 1988—1993. Webmaster, archivist 416th Bomb Group. Fellow: Royal Numismatic Society (London), American Numismatic Society (life).

Member: Numismatic Literature Guild (Extraordinary Merit award 1988), Military Officers Association (life), Ninth Air Force Association (life), Oriental Numismatic Society, Classical and Medieval Numismatic Society, American Israel Numismatic Association (life), Hellenic Numismatic Society (life).

Interests

• Coin collecting/numismatics, travel, genealogy.

Connections

Married Sharon L. Greshay, 1962 (divorced 1982). Married Janet M. Foth Olson, 1984 (divorced 1993). Married Doris Jean Ivey, 1997.

Children from previous marriage: Scott Allen, Steven Andrew, Stephanie Anne Sayles Bloedorn.

Father:

Wayne F. Sayles

Mother:

Betty Joy Harris

Spouse:

Janet M. Foth Olson

Spouse:

Sharon L. Greshay

Spouse:

Doris Jean Ivey