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Pozycja jest zbiorem 12 tekstów z zakresu numizmatyki i jej poszczególnych aspektów. Jej autorami są studenci i doktoranci z Krakowa, Torunia, Poznania, Rzeszowa i Katowic. Publikacja jest podsumowaniem odbytej w 2014 roku w Krakowie I... more
Pozycja jest zbiorem 12 tekstów z zakresu numizmatyki i jej poszczególnych aspektów. Jej autorami są studenci i doktoranci z Krakowa, Torunia, Poznania, Rzeszowa i Katowic. Publikacja jest podsumowaniem odbytej w 2014 roku w Krakowie I Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Numizmatycznej Pecunia Omnes Vincit. Moneta miejscowa i obca w starożytności i średniowieczu. Zebrane teksty podejmują problematykę różnych zagadnień numizmatycznych pod względem propagandy, cyrkulacji monety na poszczególnych terytoriach czy reform monetarnych w starożytności.
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In ancient times coins were used not only as money, but it as an instrument of royal propaganda and a manifestation of independence. Only kings had the right to strike coins. However, it often happened that subordinates usurped power –... more
In ancient times coins were used not only as money, but it as an instrument of royal propaganda and a manifestation of independence. Only kings had the right to strike coins. However, it often happened that subordinates usurped power – the clearest manifestation of this was introduction of their own coin. When Seleucus I conquered the satrapy of Bactria in 306 BC, he introduced his personal types of coins in Bactrian mints. The most popular one was the elephant quadriga type, used often after military victories, especially on the East. All issues were struck in the name of Seleucus. Later Antiochus I introduced a new type: Apollo on the omphalos, which was exploited around the Kingdom until the middle of the 3rd century BC. Diodotus I, a satrap of Bactria from the middle of the 3rd century BC, using a favorable political situation for the process of emancipation of this territory. A manifestation of his activity was issuing coins with a new design: with the portrait of Diodotus on the obverse and the representation of Zeus hurling a thunderbolt on the reverse. However, present legend still mentioned the name of Antiochus II. It was not until later that the legend was changed and it clearly gave Diodotus the royal title. The purpose of this paper was to compare the issues of Diodotids with Seleucid coinage and analyze the differences between these coins. That analysis allow an attempt to reconstruct the process of forming the independent Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom and to date the emergence of this new political power.
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It is generally known that coins in ancient times were used not only as money, but also as a sign of royal propaganda. And so they were used by the Seleucids during the Second Syrian War (260-253 BC). There are several commemorative... more
It is generally known that coins in ancient times were used not only as money, but also as a sign of royal propaganda. And so they were used by the Seleucids during the Second Syrian War (260-253 BC). There are several commemorative issues of Seleucus II, linked by scientists with his conflict with Ptolemy II.
The first coin issue related with Second Syrian War are gold staters with a depiction of Athene holding a palm branch. They were emmited in several mints in Asia Minor, eg. Myrina or Cyme. The second type are gold staters with similar picture, showing Nike instead of Athene, minted in Tarsus, Miletus and Sardis. Apart from special iconographic types, there are also some commemorative issues with typical Seleucid motive of Apollo sitting on the Omphalos, struck in gold (like the one from Antioch on the Orontes). They are linked with the end of Second Syrian War and the union between the Seleucid and the Ptolemies, guaranted by the marriage of Antiochus II and ptolemaic princess Berenice.
Examining extraordinary issues and comparing them with typical Seleucid types shows that coin production was very tightly connected with politics. In the case of Second Syrian War it could be seen, that important occasions were commemorated by emmiting a special coin issue. Confronting the numismatic research with written sources can help in revealing the history of the conflict between two great kingdoms of Egypt and Middle East.
The first coin issue related with Second Syrian War are gold staters with a depiction of Athene holding a palm branch. They were emmited in several mints in Asia Minor, eg. Myrina or Cyme. The second type are gold staters with similar picture, showing Nike instead of Athene, minted in Tarsus, Miletus and Sardis. Apart from special iconographic types, there are also some commemorative issues with typical Seleucid motive of Apollo sitting on the Omphalos, struck in gold (like the one from Antioch on the Orontes). They are linked with the end of Second Syrian War and the union between the Seleucid and the Ptolemies, guaranted by the marriage of Antiochus II and ptolemaic princess Berenice.
Examining extraordinary issues and comparing them with typical Seleucid types shows that coin production was very tightly connected with politics. In the case of Second Syrian War it could be seen, that important occasions were commemorated by emmiting a special coin issue. Confronting the numismatic research with written sources can help in revealing the history of the conflict between two great kingdoms of Egypt and Middle East.