Coins, Cities and Territories. The Imaginary Far West and South Iberian and North African Punic Coins (original) (raw)
2014
This dissertation uses all of the available evidence provided by coins to construct a numismatic history of the early Islamic precious metal coinage of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. The dissertation begins with a review of the analysis undertaken by earlier scholars, followed by an explanation of the adopted methodology, including the approach to the primary and secondary sources and the description of the methods used in the metrological, metallurgical, and die estimation analyses. The balance of the dissertation is divided into three sections. The first section is the typology, which divides the coinage into four series: Series 1, the Two Imperial Bust type; Series 2, the Latin Epigraphic type; Series 3, the Bilingual type; and Series 4, the Post-Reform type. The typology analyses each series in detail. This section also discusses the iconographical elements of the coinage, with a further chapter providing an analysis of certain anomalous examples that do not readily fit into the typology. The second section encompasses the analysis of the metrological and metallurgical aspects of the coinage and the estimation of the number of dies for each series. The final section combines the numismatic evidence and the historical record provided by a variety of secondary sources into a numismatic history of the two regions. This section includes a discussion of the historical context prior to, during, and after the Muslim conquest of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as a discussion of find spots and circulation. The dissertation concludes with a comparison of the evolution of the precious metal coinage in North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula to the evolution of Islamic coinage in other regions of the Umayyad Caliphate and an exploration of the underlying nature of the coinage (i.e. regional, Imperial, etc.).
This dissertation uses all of the available evidence provided by coins to construct a numismatic history of the early Islamic precious metal coinage of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. The dissertation begins with a review of the analysis undertaken by earlier scholars, followed by an explanation of the adopted methodology, including the approach to the primary and secondary sources and the description of the methods used in the metrological, metallurgical, and die estimation analyses. The balance of the dissertation is divided into three sections. The first section is the typology, which divides the coinage into four series: Series 1, the Two Imperial Bust type; Series 2, the Latin Epigraphic type; Series 3, the Bilingual type; and Series 4, the Post-Reform type. The typology analyses each series in detail. This section also discusses the iconographical elements of the coinage, with a further chapter providing an analysis of certain anomalous examples that do not readily fit into the typology. The second section encompasses the analysis of the metrological and metallurgical aspects of the coinage and the estimation of the number of dies for each series. The final section combines the numismatic evidence and the historical record provided by a variety of secondary sources into a numismatic history of the two regions. This section includes a discussion of the historical context prior to, during, and after the Muslim conquest of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as a discussion of find spots and circulation. The dissertation concludes with a comparison of the evolution of the precious metal coinage in North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula to the evolution of Islamic coinage in other regions of the Umayyad Caliphate and an exploration of the underlying nature of the coinage (i.e. regional, Imperial, etc.).
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The Journal of Archaeological Numismatics 2013/3 - full volume
Entre amulettes et talismans, les monnaies trouées : ce qui se cache sous les apparences i-xxxix ARTICLES H.W. Horsnaes, M. Märcher & M. Vennersdorf A stepping stone in the Baltic sea. Two millennia of coin finds and coin use-a case study of Vester Herred, Bornholm 1 Massimiliano Munzi e Tripolitanian countryside and a monetary economy: data from the archaeological survey of the territory of Leptis Magna (Libya)
The Journal of Archaeological Numismatics 2013/3 - complete volume
Entre amulettes et talismans, les monnaies trouées : ce qui se cache sous les apparences i-xxxix ARTICLES H.W. Horsnaes, M. Märcher & M. Vennersdorf A stepping stone in the Baltic sea. Two millennia of coin finds and coin use-a case study of Vester Herred, Bornholm 1 Massimiliano Munzi e Tripolitanian countryside and a monetary economy: data from the archaeological survey of the territory of Leptis Magna (Libya)
old and new Coins in Southern Hispania in the 6th Century Ad As evidenced in the archaeological record, also discernible in certain literary sources, Hispania was not cut off from the Mediterranean commercial routes, despite the events that affected the region during the 5th and rst half of the 6th centuries. The Imperial presence in the Iberian Peninsula from the mid 6th century, as well as in the Balearic Islands and part of the ancient Tingitana, substantially transforms the historical and archaeological image of the region. An important effect of this presence is the signi cant commercial recovery, which is re ected in the pottery evidence, but also in other material records, such as the impulse perceived in the use of bronze coinage, especially for pieces of lesser value, the nummi, mostly found in urban settings. Monnaies anciennes et nouvelles dans l’Hispanie méridionale au vie siècle apr. J.-C. Les trouvailles archéologiques comme certaines sources littéraires témoignent que l’Hispania n’était pas coupée des routes commerciales méditerranéennes, malgré les événements qui affectèrent la région au cours du Ve et de la pre- mière moitié du VIe siècle. La présence impériale dans la péninsule Ibérique à partir du milieu du VIe siècle ainsi que dans les îles Baléares et une partie de l’ancienne Tingitane, transforme de manière substantielle l’image historique et archéologique de la région. Une conséquence importante de cette présence est la reprise signi cative des activités com- merciales, qui est re étée par le témoignage de la céramique, mais également par d’autres traces mobilières, comme l’élan ressenti dans l’usage du numéraire de bronze, plus particulièrement de pièces de moindre valeur: les nummi, découverts le plus souvent dans des implantations urbaines. Traduction: J. Chameroy Alte und neue Münzen in der südlichen Hispania im 6. Jahrhundert n. Chr. Sowohl der archäologische Befund als auch bestimmte Literaturquellen zeigen, dass Hispania nicht von den mediterra- nen Handelsrouten abgeschnitten war, trotz der Ereignisse, die die Region im Laufe des 5. bzw. in der ersten Hälfte des 6. Jahrhunderts betrafen. Ab der Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts bringt die kaiserliche Präsenz auf der Iberischen Halbinsel, den Balearen und in einem Teil der ehemaligen Tingitana substanztielle Änderungen im historischen bzw. archäologi- schen Bild der Region. Eine wichtige Konsequenz dieser Präsenz ist der signi kante Aufschwung der Handelstätigkeit, der sich in der Fundkeramik wie auch in anderen Fundgattungen widerspiegelt – z. B. in dem spürbaren Aufschwung in der Benutzung von Bronzemünzgeld, vor allem von Münzen geringen Wertes wie nummi, die meistens in städtischen Kontexten vorkommen. Übersetzung: J. Chameroy