Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Doyen Charles;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
Terminology and technology of fabrication. Their importance for piecing together the history of the coins and their issue. Metrology and its methods. Monetary alloys and the sources of the metals. Monetary epigraphy. The message conveyed by the inscriptions on the coins. Study of the iconographic documentation for the buildings, statues and other realia.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Introduction to methods of classification and the methodological use of Byzantine, Greek, Celtic and Roman numismatic sources. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
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Technical aspects of coinage: sources of the metals, monetary alloys, minting technology, organisation of minting.
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Monetary metrology and quantification: monetary and weight standards ; quantifying monetary supplies and monetary production
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Monetary typology and iconography: analysis of types, legends, "symbols" and various marks
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History of coinage in Ancient Times, from the earliest electrum coins up to the late Roman Empire.
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures.
Evaluation methods
Written exam.
Online resources
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5363
Bibliography
- Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)
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W. V. Harris (éd.), The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans (Oxford, 2008).
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W. E. Metcalf (éd.), The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage (Oxford, 2012).
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D. Schaps, The Invention of Coinage and the Monetization of Ancient Greece (Ann Arbor, 2004).
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H. Nicolet-Pierre, Numismatique grecque (Paris, 2002).
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I. Sellars, The Monetary System of the Romans (Melbourne, 2013).
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M. H. Crawford, Coinage and Money under the Roman Republic: Italy and the Mediterranean Economy (Berkeley, 1985).
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C. Katsari, The Roman Monetary System. The Eastern Provinces from the First to the Third Century AD (Cambridge, 2011).
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C. Morrisson, Byzance et sa monnaie (4e-15e siècle): précis de numismatique byzantine (Paris, 2015).
Teaching materials
- Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)
Faculty or entity
ARKE
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in History
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics