Civic coinage in Pisidia. Seeking a balance between local and imperial identity. (original) (raw)

Abstract

This paper wishes to address the impact of empire in Pisidia through the medium of coinage. During centuries, cities in Asia Minor issued their own silver and bronze coinage. The region of Pisidia yielded an abundant civic coinage during Hellenistic and Roman Imperial times as well, which circulated alongside royal and imperial coins. This paper will try to explain how these local coinages were influenced by the impact of Hellenistic and Roman empire from various perspectives. How did both ‘local’ and ‘imperial’ coinage circulated and functioned alongside each other? Who was responsible for the issuing of these civic coinages and how far did imperial interference in local production reach? What does the coin iconography tell us about imperial influences on the one hand and local identity on the other? Were civic coinages adapted to the imperial metrology and denominations, or did they follow their own system? The civic coinage of Sagalassos will function as starting point to answer these questions. Combining this material with other numismatic, archaeological and historical evidence, it will become clear how the region of Pisidia sought and found a balance between local and imperial identity, and how this balance evolved due to changing contexts and interests.

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