Butcher, Kevin and Ponting, Matthew (2015) The reforms of Trajan and the end of the Pre-Neronian denarius. Annali dell'Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, 61 . pp. 21-43. ISSN 0578-9923 .

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Abstract

Numismatists habitually attribute the creation of Roman imperial
coinage to Augustus, and commonly refer to imperial currency as
‘Augustan’.1 Consequently any changes to the imperial coinage tend to
be regarded as adulterations of this original ‘Augustan system’. The
changes that took place under Nero, for example, are usually treated as
the first signs of thoughtless manipulation of this system, and in
addition these changes are understood as evidence of the empire’s
financial weakness.2 The same is claimed of Trajan’s changes to the
denarius and aureus.3 However, other interpretations of these changes
are possible, and this paper attempts to set out evidence to support the
argument that the Neronian and Trajanic reforms are linked, and that
both were attempts to establish a stable currency.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History
Journal or Publication Title:	Annali dell'Istituto Italiano di Numismatica
Publisher:	Istituto Italiano di Numismatica
ISSN:	0578-9923
Official Date:	2015
Dates:	Date Event 2015 Published
Volume:	61
Page Range:	pp. 21-43
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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