Following a roman coin - a journey around the Roman world 2800-DWPODR
The lecture is conducted online. There is no obligation to participate in the lecture "na lifie"
(by Google Meet).
The lecture will discuss individual Roman provinces and the coinage minted there. The
influence of the central monetary system of the Roman state on the circulation of coins in a
given province and the local features of circulation will be discussed. An important role
during the lecture will be played by iconography on provincial and imperial coins,
characteristic for a given province.
The lecture will be conducted in the form of a story in which the main protagonist is an
imaginary character, traveling around the Roman Empire with a purse of several coins minted
at the mint in Rome. Students will learn how the representations on the coins of a given
province prepared the Roman for a trip around the Roman world.
The lecture will consist of three series of classes, forming a closed whole:
1. "Zero" lecture - "negotiation" lecture - students will be presented with suggestions for
topics, examinations, and organization of the lecture. The rules established during this lecture
will apply to both "parties" throughout the whole semester :-)
I. PRAEPARATIO AD ITINERANTUR
2. Introduction. / functions of money / coins; how the ancients counted money?
3. Life for one denarius. / We will try to survive for the daily wage of an average worker in
ancient Rome / what did he see on the coins? / what could he buy with it?
4. On horseback, on foot, by boat? / Means of transport in ancient Rome / Means of transport
in Rome today / We will go (early in the morning) one day trip outside Rome - where will we
rest?
5. "Free time" for shopping in the oldest shopping center in Rome Forum Traiani [What can
we buy for one sesterca? For one denarius? For one aureus?
II. MARE INTERNUM
6. Via Appia. [This will be an account of Quintus's journey around the world of that time
7. Camel travel / provinces whose main mode of transport is…. (hmm!) a camel
8. Prefecture of the East. Sounds serious!
9. Where crows turn back, that is, the province of Hispania
10. Take a break from the hustle and bustle. / Relax; How did the Romans rest? Did a night in
ancient Rome allow for a good night's sleep?
III. MARE GERMANICUM - PONTUS EUXINUS
11. Prefectura Gaul / What was so interesting about Gaul and Germany? what was not in
Italy? Why the Romans were so afraid of the Germans
12. Britain / What did the Romans look for on the islands? Good weather?
13. The Danubian provinces
14. Between Pontus Euxinus and Mare Caspium
15. We are going back to Rome - we buy souvenirs for sesterce, denarius and aureus
(depending on merit ;-)
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE: THE GRADUATE KNOWS AND UNDERSTAND
K_W01 has a basic knowledge of the place and importance of archeology in the system
of sciences, human socio-cultural past and its specific and methodological specificity
K_W02 knows the basic concepts and terminology used in archeology
K_W03 has a basic knowledge of the description, analysis and interpretation of
archaeological sources
K_W06 has a basic knowledge of the links between archeology and other fields and
scientific disciplines in the area of humanities, social, natural and exact sciences
K_W08 has a basic knowledge of the main directions of development and the most
important new achievements in the field of archeology
K_W09 knows and understands the basic methods of analysis and interpretation of
numismatic representations
K_W15 has a general knowledge of the properties of coins and ways of their use by
ancient communities
SKILLS: THE GRADUATE CAN:
K_U02 search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information contained in various
numismatic sources
K_U03 independently interpret iconographic sources
K_U09 use the basic research concepts and theoretical approaches appropriate for
ancient numismatics
K_U13 detect simple relationships between artifacts (numismatics) and ancient cultural
and social processes
SOCIAL COMPETENCES: THE GRADUATE IS READY TO:
K_K01 use of their knowledge and skills and is aware of the need to confront them with
the opinions of experts
K_K03 to appreciate the unique values of numismatic sources and their role in recreating
the human past
K_K04 a critical evaluation of the interpretation of numismatic and historical sources,
with the awareness of the multifaceted nature of the interpretation
K_K06 emphasizing the importance of the cultural heritage of mankind for the
understanding of the process of economic, social and cultural changes from the earliest
times to the present day
K_K12 recognition and respect for different points of view determined by a different
cultural background
Assessment criteria
The lecture will be held in two ways:
1. "live" on Google Meets - on Tuesdays from 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (15 minutes before the
lecture, students always receive an e-mail with a link to the meeting)
2. the method of "reworking" the lecture individually at any time (there are always eight days
to process the lecture) based on the Power Point presentations posted on the Campus.
ATTENTION: you can participate in one or both - as conveniently as you like. You do not
have to report anywhere which form you choose. You can choose one week's "live" lecture,
another individual reworking of the material, if you prefer that week.
Two types of credit to be chosen:
1. FULL EXAM (no attendance list, no obligation to participate in the lecture)
2. PARTIAL EXAMS - with a smaller portion of the material (after the cycle). In this case,
you must complete the tasks (see above) OR attend the lecture "live". You can do nothing
twice a semester.
A detailed explanation will be given at the first lecture, the so-called pre-negotiation lecture,
so I recommend attending it.
Bibliography
Metcalf W. E., Roman Provinzial Coinage, Chestnut Hill : McMullen Museum of Art, Boston
College, 2014
Amandry M., Burnett A., Mairat J., Roman provincial coinage. volume III, Nerva, Trajan and
Hadrian (Ad 96-138), London : Paris : The British Museum ; Bibliothèque nationale de
France, 2015.
Metcalf W. E., , Provincial coinage of the Flavians, Journal of Roman Archaeology, 13,2
(2000)
W. Szaivert, R. Wolters, Löhne, Preise, Werte, Quellen zur römischen Geldwirtschaft,
Darmstadt 2005
M. R. Alföldi, Bild und Bildsprache der römischen Kaiser. Beispiele und Analysen, Mainz
1999
Dh. Hill, The monuments of ancient Rome as coin types, London 1989
R.A.G. Carson, Coins of the Roman Empire, London-New York, 1990
Die Münze. Bild - Botschaft - Bedeutung, Festschrift für Maria R.-Alföldi, Frankfurt a.M.-
Bern-New York 1991 (artykuły n/t ikonografii)
Korpusy do określania monet:
- The Roman Imperial Coinage (wyd. H. Mattingly, E. A. Sydenham, C. H. V. Sutherland, R.
A. G. Carson, P. H. Webb, J. W. E. Pearce, P. M. Bruun, J. P. C. Kent), t. 1*10, London
1923*1994
- Late Roman Bronze Coinage, A.D. 324*498 (wyd. P. V. Hill, J. P. C. Kent, R. A. G.
Carson), London 1960
Roman provincial coinage online
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