Nurpetlian, Jack A. (2013) Coinage in late Hellenistic and Roman Syria : the Orontes Valley (1st century BC-3rd century AD). PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

The thesis studies the coins minted by the cities in the Orontes Valley of
Syria during the late Hellenistic and Roman periods: Apamea, Larissa, Raphanea,
Emesa and Laodicea ad Libanum. All the various aspects of these coinages are
presented and comparisons are drawn between the results hereby obtained with those
from the surrounding region.
The research was conducted by recording as many specimens as possible
from public and private collections, in addition to published material and those
available online. The thesis starts with an introduction to the geography and history of
the region followed by a catalogue, which is presented at the beginning of the thesis to
introduce the structure of the coinages. This is followed by discussions on production,
circulation, metrology, denominations and iconography in detail. Die studies were
also conducted to complement the arguments presented in each of the chapters. Plates
illustrating the best preserved specimen of each type and their variants are placed at
the end.
The discussions of these coinages, based on the compiled data and the
proposed structure, have shown that not only were the coinages of each of the cities of
the Orontes Valley distinct from those of neighboring regions, they are also different
from one another. No compatibility was found between the denominations and
currency systems, nor was there any conclusive evidence for the coins of one city
circulating in the territory of another.
The mints of northern Syria have been previously studied, in addition to
several mints of the Phoenician territories to the south; however, regarding the mints
of the Orontes Valley, a gap has remained in the study of Roman provincial coins, as
none of the mints under discussion have been published and discussed in full. It is
hoped that this research will fill that gap and complement the study of Roman
provincial coins in general, and that of Roman Syria in particular.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CJ Numismatics D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Coins, Greek -- Orontes River Valley, Coins, Roman -- Orontes River Valley, Coins, Greek -- Syria, Coins, Greek -- Syria
Official Date:	February 2013
Dates:	Date Event February 2013 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Classics and Ancient History
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Butcher, Kevin
Extent:	xvii, 369 leaves : illustrations, maps.
Language:	eng

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