Parution : Roman Provincial Coinage VII.2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244)

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Le British Museum Press et la Bibliothèque nationale de France font paraître le volume VII.2 des Roman Provincial Coinage (RPC) qui couvre toutes les monnaies provinciales romaines émises sous les règnes de Gordien I, Gordien II, Pupienus, Balbinus et Gordien III (238 à 244 ap. J.-C.). Il comprend plus de 3 750 descriptions de varieties et plus de 25 000 pièces, émises par 128 villes. La courture géographique s’étend de la Dacie à l’Égypte, sans la province d’Asie qui a été publiée précédemment dans RPC VII.1

Roman Provincial Coinage VII.2

Créateur

  • Mairat, Jérôme
  • Spoerri Butcher, Marguerite
  • Amandry, Michel
  • Bland, Roger
  • Butcher, Kevin
  • Nurpetlian, Jack
  • Peter, Ulrike

Résumé de l’éditeur

The period coated by this new quantity of the RPC collection represents a pivotal period in Roman historical past, with the political crisis of AD 238, the yr of the six emperors (Maximinus, Gordian I, Gordian II, Pupienus, Balbinus and Gordian III), and renewed hostilities in the Balkans and the East. These incursions resulted in a army expedition towards the Sasanians, during which Gordian III died in early 244. Although the period studied is short, coin manufacturing was at its peak, especially in Thrace, Moesia Inferior, but in addition Lycia, the place 20 cities minted coins for the first and solely time because the early 1st century AD. These coinages subsequently provide a singular insight into local politics, tradition and religion at a time when written historic sources are scarce. The present catalogue consists of 3,895 varieties and 27,994 coins, minted by 128 cities in a geographical space extending from the Balkans to Egypt. It also offers detailed introductions to each coinage, in addition to 5 common chapters offering a wider historic and numismatic context.&

This volume presents for the primary time an authoritative and systematic account of the coins minted within the Roman provinces between AD 238 and 244 (except the province of Asia, beforehand coated in quantity VII.1), and exhibits how these coins may be considered an integral a part of the coinage minted beneath the Roman emperors. The guide provides an entire picture of the fabric, thereby not solely meeting the needs of numismatists but in addition offering a vital reference for historians, archaeologists and different students of the Roman empire.

The introductory essays and in depth catalogue section are adopted by indexes and an illustration of each main concern listed.

Sommaire

  • Prelims
  • Chapter 1 Historic background
  • Chapter 2 The Emperors and the Imperial Family
  • Chapter 3 Reverse Designs and Legends
  • Chapter 4 Production and Circulation
  • Chapter 5 Denominations
  • Catalogue
  • Indexes
  • Plates

Informations pratiques

  • Éditeur : London : British Museum Press ; Paris : Bibliothèque nationale de France
  • Date de parution : 2022
  • Description matérielle : 1 vol. (1000 p.) ; 28 cm
  • Assortment : (Roman Provincial Coinage ; 7.2).
  • ISBN 978-0714118307 (rel.) : 195 £

Complément

Le RPC est accessible en ligne :
– feuilletage : https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?volume_id=14
– accès cartographique : https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/map?volume_id=14

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