Tekin, Oğuz : Roma ve Bizans Dünyasında Para. Tarihi Sikkelerden Okumak
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"Tekin, Oğuz : Roma ve Bizans Dünyasında Para. Tarihi Sikkelerden Okumak"
Oğuz Tekin,
Roma ve Bizans Dünyasında Para.
Tarihi Sikkelerden Okumak
Istanbul 2025
ISBN 978-625-6230-95-8
XXII + 700 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 24 x 16,5 cm; broschiert/softcover
Coins are among the most important archaeological and historical sources for reading, understanding, and writing history. In this book, which examines coins from the Roman and Byzantine worlds, four main categories stand out: Roman coins, coins from Roman colonies, city coins minted under Roman rule, and Byzantine coins.
The period covered spans approximately 1,800 years, from the late 4th century BCE, when the Romans began minting and using coins, to the coins of the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI (1449–1453). This book, on the one hand, presents the economic, political, socio-cultural, religious, and mythological traces left by the states that shaped the Mediterranean region, accompanied by a wealth of visual material; on the other hand, it is designed to offer something of interest to anyone curious about coins.
The book does not focus solely on coins; it also aims to paint a historical, political, social, cultural, and economic picture of the era through the depictions, symbols, and inscriptions found on coins, and to demonstrate how crucial coins are in understanding this picture. Readers will explore the atmosphere spanning a wide range of topics – including politics, culture, beliefs, the pantheon of gods, mythology, and symbols – in the Roman and Byzantine worlds, accompanied by hundreds of visuals. Furthermore, the book addresses the numismatic methodology required by history and archaeology students, including the reading and interpretation of coin legends, the analysis of depictions known as “types,” and the interpretation of symbols – that is, identification and classification.
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