Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2020-2021
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. |
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
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
The course consists of lectures.
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Written exam.
Other information
English-friendly course: course taught in French but offering facilities in English.
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 [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
Master [120] in History
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General