SEMINAR IN NUMISMATICS

Course Information
TitleΦΡΟΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ / SEMINAR IN NUMISMATICS
CodeΑΚΛ305
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolHistory and Archaeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280004601
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600290729
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Successful attendance of ACL 214: Economy-Numismatics is strongly recommended.
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the students will have acquired a general knowledge of the development of the discipline of Numismatics from the Renaissance to the digital era and will have become familiar with its methodology via a series of exercises on the identification, description and recording of ancient coins. Τhey will have examined various aspects of the Hellenistic world and Rome by undertaking essays on coin production, iconography and circulation issues. Furthermore, they will be able to identify, describe and record ancient coins as well as to use them as a source of information for the study and interpretation of ancient economy, society, ideology, religion and art.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Numismatics, the study of coins and coin-formed objects, comprises an important discipline of humanities and an essential tool for archaeologists and historians in interpreting the past. The course focuses on the development of this particular discipline from the Renaissance to the digital era and aims at familiarizing the students with its methodology via a series of exercises on the identification, description and recording of ancient coins. Furthermore, it examines various aspects of the Hellenistic world and Rome based on coin evidence. The essays that will be assigned will deal with issues on coin production, iconography and circulation in the ancient world during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Week 1: Scope and development of Numismatics from the Renaissance to the digital era. The case of the Athens Numismatic Museum. Week 2: Numismatics and Archaeology. Numismatics and History. Week 3: The Hellenistic World and Rome: Coinages of the Hellenistic states. Practice with coins of the Cast Museum. Week 4: The Hellenistic World and Rome: The coinage of the Roman Republic. Practice with coins of the Cast Museum. Week 5: Aspects of ancient Greek Numismatics: The significance of hoards, overstrikes and countermarks. Practice with coins of the Cast Museum. Week 6: Student presentations: Coin descriptions and commentaries. Week 7: Student presentations: a) Coin descriptions and commentaries, b) Essays. Week 8: Student presentations: a) Coin descriptions and commentaries, b) Essays. Week 9: Student presentations: a) Coin descriptions and commentaries, b) Essays. Week 10: Student presentations: a) Coin descriptions and commentaries, b) Essays. Week 11: Student presentations: a) Coin descriptions and commentaries, b) Essays. Week 12: Student presentations: a) Coin descriptions and commentaries, b) Essays. Week 13: Visit to the Athens Numismatic Museum.
Keywords
numismatics, coin, coinage, mint, hoard, circulation, economy
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures✓✓
Tutorial✓✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities✓✓
Written assigments✓✓
Total
Student Assessment
Description
Essay and presentation: 80% Tests: 20%
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Βιβλιογραφία: (1). Burnett, A.M. Coinage in the Roman World. London, 1987. (2). Burnett, A.M. Interpreting the Past: Coins. London, 1991. (3). Carradice, I. – Price, M.J. Coinage in the Greek World. London, 1988. (4). Casey, J. Understanding Ancient Coins. An Introduction for Archaeologists and Historians. London, 1986. (5). Crawford, M.H. «Numismatics». Στο M.H. Crawford (επιμ.). Sources for Ancient History. Cambridge, 1983: 185-233. (6). Crawford, M.H. Coinage and Money under the Roman Republic. Italy and the Mediterranean Economy. London, 1985. (7). Grierson, P. Numismatics. Oxford, 1975. (8). Harl, K.W. Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East. Berkeley, 1987. (9). Howgego, C. Η αρχαία ιστορία μέσα από τα νομίσματα. Μετάφραση: Μ. Ζαχαριάδου. Αθήνα, 2009. [Τίτλος πρωτοτύπου: Ancient History from Coins. London / New York, 1995]. (10). Howgego, C. – Heuchert, V. – Burnett, A. (επιμ.). Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces. Oxford, 2005. (11). Jenkins, G.K. Ancient Greek Coins. London, 1990. (12). Meadows, A. – Shipton, K. (επιμ.). Money and its Uses in the Ancient Greek World. Oxford, 2001. (13). Melville-Jones, J.R. Testimonia Numaria: Greek and Latin Texts Concerning Ancient Greek Coinage. Vol. I: Texts and Translations. London, 1993. (14). Mørkholm, O. Early Hellenistic Coinage. Cambridge, 1991. (15). Nicolet-Pierre, H. Numismatique grecque. Paris, 2002. (16). Price, M.J. The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. A British Museum Catalogue. Zurich / London, 1991. (17). Thompson, M. – Mørkholm, O. – Kraay, C.M. (επιμ.). An Inventory of Greek Coin Hoards. New York, 1973. Ιστότοποι: (1). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: http://www-cm.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/sng/ (2). Αρχεία καταλόγων δημοπρασιών νομισμάτων: http://www.coinarchives.com
Last Update
11-11-2013