Coins finds as archaeological artefacts Research Papers (original) (raw)

New work over the last thirty years on the archaeology of Syria-Palestine in the later sixth and seventh centuries has significantly questioned the once-accepted view of an economy in decline, seen in part as a contributory factor to the supposed “easy” conquest of the region. Coinage, ceramics, and settlement profiles depict, rather, an economic resilience that successfully weathered the political and military disruptions of the seventh century. The relative soundness of the economy at the end of the seventh century gave crucial support to ʿAbd al-Malik during the succession dispute with Ibn Zubayr, and following its resolution ʿAbd al-Malik’s reforms were to ensure decades of continuing economic prosperity in Syria-Palestine. In the eighth century, a standardized coinage ensured monetary confidence, townbased industries were built up on a major scale to supply regional markets, while improvements to the infrastructure of agriculture—rather than the introduction of new crops—and the exploration of natural resources promoted settlement in the countryside. Over two centuries, the economy had changed, bringing significant shifts in urban and rural settlement patterns, but had not, to any significant extent, failed.

- by Jean-Marc Doyen
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- Numismatics, Ancient Roman Numismatics, Byzantine Numismatics, Pisidia

The Roman use of coins as ornamental components of jewellery is widely spread in time and diversified. The first aim of the paper is to discuss its chronology. The dating of individual artefacts must take three factors into account: the date of issue of the coin (terminus post quem), the temporal range of diπusion of the same type among jewellery with and without coins (terminus ad quem) and the date of the archaeological context in which the jewellery was discovered, if any (terminus ante quem). Therefore, the oldest surviving pieces of Roman coin jewellery date back to the last years of the 1st/early 2nd century ce. Afterwards, coin jewellery has a considerable and continuous development until the 5th century. Secondly, the paper intends to present the diπerent types of Roman coin-set jewellery. The most elaborate of them inserted the coins—usually in gold—into pendants, rings, bracelets, brooches, belts, body-chains. Moreover, bronze coins (just pierced and suspended to perishable laces) could also be transformed into less pretentious jewels. Thirdly, the paper tries to identify the wearers of the various categories of coin jewels from a
gender perspective, answering questions such as: was a type of coin jewel worn only by women or only by men? Was a type of coin jewel common to both? Its last part is dedicated to the function of coin jewellery. The most ostentatious gold items seem to leave no doubt about their role as a status symbol and display of wealth. But one should also consider the hypothesis that coin jewels and especially pierced coins would be worn as a sort of amulet—thanks to their images
and to the protective function assigned to metals (gold and copper)—rather than merely intended as an ornament.
The paper cannot certainly discuss all the questions related to Roman monetary jewellery. It presents very briefly the main themes that I deal with in greater depth and width in my forthcoming book "Nomismata pro gemmis. Gioielli monetali romani."

The aim of the paper is to study pierced Roman coins starting from pieces found in archaeological contexts in Milan and in Cisalpine Gaul (especially in Roman graves). Coins were drielled in many different ways: the number, size and... more

- by Claudia Perassi
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- Coins finds as archaeological artefacts
- by Peter Bednár and +2
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- Numismatics, History of Hungary, Medieval Hungary, Medieval numismatics

In 2010–2011, archaeological excavations in the Vítkovo Sq. in Prčice (the Sedlec-Prčice agglomeration)
were organized. A large sunk construction (V51) interpreted as a lower part of a residential building seems
to be the most important discovery there. Among other objects, two coins come from the filling of the
construction – a denier struck under the Duke Frederick (Cach 1972, no. 628) and an anonymous precisely
undated denier struck in an unknown Hungarian mint (Huszár 1979, no. 145). The enormous importance
of the finding context in Prčice is necessary to be confronted with the written sources – Prčice is connected
with the beginning of the Vitkonides dynasty. The coins can give precision to dating of the finding context –
to the period directly connected with the beginning of the dynasty.

- by Marek Budaj
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- Archaeology, Archeologia, Coins finds as archaeological artefacts, Medieval Coins

Three small Medieval coin hoards, found in the Dutch towns Giekerk, Schagen and Zutphen.

A quarter gros of Burgundian duke Philip the Fair, circa 1482.

Ploughzone or ploughsoil archaeology is not a new concept in the discipline however traditionally it has concentrated on fieldwalking for its main source of information. The large body of data created by metal detector users and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme provides the opportunity to address the concept of ploughzone archaeology through non-surface yet out-of-context artefact type and distribution analysis. Two large metal detecting rallies in the Vale of the White Horse district, Oxfordshire UK, afforded the opportunity to evaluate the development of a small study area by plotting the distribution of finds chronologically, using a landscape-based approach but on a localised scale. The study highlighted the potential of such data by taking a broad-brush approach to artefact distribution through all metal-producing periods, focussing on the Roman period more than others. When collected systematically and recorded accurately, metal detecting data can highlight varying levels of activity in a landscape. In this study artefact concentrations have revealed new areas of archaeological interest while artefact dispersal appears indicative of farming strategies.
Poster presented at LAC2014 in Rome.

- by Jarosław Artur Bodzek and +1
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- Numismatics, Ancient numismatics (Archaeology), Ancient Greek Numismatics, Ancient Roman Numismatics
- by Jean-Marc Doyen and +2
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- Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Late Antique Archaeology, Numismatics

The article concerns 23 ancient coins (8 Greek, 1 Numidian, and 14 Roman) from the museum collection in Inowrocław. One coin comes from archaeological excavations (a Trajanic denarius type RIC 6), the rest from donations and purchases. The coins donated to the museum are chance finds, however the donors indicated the place where they were found. The remaining coins have been purchased from old collections. In one case
their previous owner is known: Kazimierz Miaskowski (1875-1947), a catholic priest, and author of many publications associated with the Inowrocław region. The land around Inowrocław stands out as an area in which many ancient coins have been found. The author analyses coins from the museum against the background of finds from the Inowrocław area. Many of the coins in the collection are likely to have been found in the immediate area of the town. The author also tries to reconstruct the collections from which they came, and the fate of these collections.

Hoard of 2.119 silver coins, found during excavation works at the town of 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch). Buried in or shortly after 1304. This hoard shows not only what circulated, but also some rare coins of amidst others Kuinre,... more

The Roman coins discovered in various points across the commune of Tăcuta (Vaslui County, Romania) are presented: Tăcuta– " Dealul Miclea " (a possible coin hoard, of which four denarii were recovered: 1 AR Traianus, 3 AR Marcus Aurelius (1 AR Faustina)); Focșeasca– " Pietrăria " (?) (1 AR Traianus, 1 AR Hadrianus) and Cujba (?) (2 AE Constantius II, 1 AE Valens). No information was available for the rest of the coins (1 AR sub., 1 AE Gordianus III, 1 AE Constantius II, 1 AE Valens). They are part of private collections (Șt. Ciudin), public collections (The " Ștefan cel Mare " Museum of Vaslui) or their traces were lost. The monetary items are correlated with the numerous archaeological vestiges of the " Poienești " or " Sântana de Mureș-Chernyakhiv " type, known to have been found in this area. In addition, this work interprets the monetary finds of Tăcuta in the broader context of the presence of Roman coins in the " barbarian " territory east from the Carpathians, throughout the 2 nd –4 th centuries AD.

- by Lucian Munteanu and +1
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- Numismatics, Ancient numismatics (Archaeology), Roman numismatics and archaeology, Ancient Roman Numismatics
- by Cristian Gazdac
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- History, Ancient History, Economic History, Archaeology

Udgravning ved en helligkilde, der har været i anvendelse fra middelalderen og op til nyere tid. Herved fundet mønter, lerkarskår, glasskår, knapper m.v., der vidner om aktiviteter i tilknytning til kilden. Fundene er først og fremmest... more

- by Mogens Bo Henriksen
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- Votive practice, Coins finds as archaeological artefacts, Sacred Space, Coins
- by The Journal of Archaeological Numismatics - CEN and +3
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- Military History, Numismatics, Funerary Archaeology, Napoleonic Wars
- by Cristian Gazdac
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- History, Ancient History, Economic History, Archaeology

Se expone la evolución y desarrollo de las emisiones monetarias chinas más antiguas, trazando un paralelismo con la escritura dentro de esa civilización, ya que ambas creaciones humanas transitaron un mismo camino: nacieron como fieles representaciones de objetos, pero con el devenir del tiempo, las mismas se fueron simplificando y se tornaron cada vez más abstractas.

- by Santiago Blanco
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- Ancient History, Numismatics, Chinese Language and Culture, Monetary history

A methodical search for the likely prototype of an extremely barbarous ancient coin is described. The coin's obverse shows parallel line segments projecting from an approximately rectangular solid shape. Several different obverse orientations are considered. The reverse appears to show a stick figure facing frontally, standing on a ground line or low platform, and holding a staff upright at the left side. Likely prototypes are sought by considering coins of relevant metal, fabric, diameter, shape, weight, and thickness, and with an emphasis on their designs. These factors combined with overall frequencies of occurrence seem to point primarily to Eastern coins as likely prototypes. However, indirect consideration of provenance based on source and context information alters the result. A Western prototype of the area from Sicily to North Africa, more specifically a so-called Lopadusan coin type, is deemed more likely though still uncertain.

A roundup of the various coins, coin hoards and coin-related items found in Norfolk during 2017 and earlier. From Norfolk Archaeology 2018

- by Jani Oravisjärvi
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- Numismatics, Byzantine Studies, Viking Age Scandinavia, Iron Age
- by Cristian Gazdac
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- Ancient History, Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Roman History

Publikace zpracovává hromadný nález mincí ze 17. století, který byl učiněn v roce 2018.

- by Zbyněk Moravec and +1
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- Coins finds as archaeological artefacts, Jewellery, Ostrava

Bruno Jané et Philippe Schiesser, Les outils monétaires du Musée de La Cour d’or - Metz Métropole et les techniques de fabrications du « Grand Est », actes du colloque coorganisé par la SENA et le Musée de La Cour d’Or – Metz Métropole « Le monnayage à Metz et en Pays lorrain de l'Antiquité à nos jours » du 27 au 30 septembre 2018, Recherches et travaux de la Société d’Études Numismatiques et Archéologiques 9, 2019, p. 195-222.

Medieval coinage of Willem of Horn and Dirk of Perwijs

Coins have a value which can be used as a form of payments for certain goods and services. On the hand, coins have uniquely represented the country of origin which have a value on it. This study aims to classify the 20 most traded coin values together including the new coin Philippine currency with its corresponding information which greatly helps people to identify the value of the coin and other relative information of the coin. The study applied the SVM for classification and Canny Edge method for feature extraction and Euclidean distance for coin detection with a result of 100% classification and recognition accuracy with 3.4 seconds in speed of detecting the coin features.