Topics in Byzantine Numismatics

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection; Princeton Univ. Numismatic Collection

Organizer Name

Lain Wilson

Organizer Affiliation

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Presider Name

Jonathan Shea

Presider Affiliation

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Paper Title 1

Mints and Circulation in the Justinianic Era

Presenter 1 Name

Alan Stahl

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Princeton Univ.

Paper Title 2

Gold Coins and Spices: Charting Indo-Byzantine Trade in Late Antiquity

Presenter 2 Name

Norman Underwood

Presenter 2 Affiliation

New York Univ.

Paper Title 3

A New Seljuk Rūm Coin from Antioch? The Search for Turkic Political Identity in the Eleventh Century

Presenter 3 Name

Eric Medawar

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Princeton Univ.

Start Date

11-5-2019 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1130

Description

Byzantine numismatics is one of the oldest disciplines of Byzantine studies, one that has contributed not only to economic but also social, religious, commercial, and institutional history and that is of relevance not only to Byzantinists, but all those who study the medieval world. The proposed session is open to papers that study coins from a material perspective, as well as to those whose argument is based primarily on evidence from coins. In addition to numismatists and Byzantinists, we hope that these sessions will draw other medievalists, who may provide insight into comparable approaches in medieval studies. Nicole Eddy