tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post1386076382756374590..comments2023-06-30T01:09:01.332-07:00Comments on Numismatics and Archaeology: Comments on the Extension of the MOU with CyprusNathan Elkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13060145336179440359noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-13341418981188090012012-01-30T12:25:05.419-08:002012-01-30T12:25:05.419-08:00Paul,
The best inventories of individual finds, s...Paul,<br /><br />The best inventories of individual finds, some of which also count hoards, are from Germany, Austria, Slovenia. Other countries such as Croatia, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Poland have inventories or have started inventories. These, of course, cover Roman coin finds and, to a lesser degree, Iron Age coins.<br /><br />Coin circulation is indeed a complex issue and the "coins circulated" argument is overly simplified. In fact, studies show that bronze circulation is localized. Even the 'international' Roman imperial bronze, struck at Rome and Lugdunum, show that they circulated locally once they were consigned to a region; while they were struck at the center, they largely circulated locally in the regions where the supply was consigned. Kemmers, Duncan-Jones, and D. Walker among others have studied the movement of imperial bronze coinage in the western Empire. Imperial gold and silver was highly mobile (Duncan-Jones is a chief source on this). <br /><br />As far as the locally circulating provincial coinage, an article by T.B. Jones in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Association in 1963 expounded the 'rule of locality' in their circulation. Numerous excavation reports could be cited as well. Even Butcher's well-known introductory book on the Roman Provincial Coinage discusses the rule of locality of provincial bronze coinage. <br /><br />I'm not a specialist in Greek coinage, but I do know that one must rely more heavily on hoard evidence when it comes to Greek coins. There are, however, a growing number publications of coin finds in the past couple of decades from Greek sites.Nathan Elkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060145336179440359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-68308061591291698652012-01-30T11:45:09.372-08:002012-01-30T11:45:09.372-08:00Interesting account, I really do wonder about that...Interesting account, I really do wonder about that "coins circulated widely" argument - especially as so many of the coins on the market have not a shred of information about where they were found. How many up to date distribution maps of overall coin finds (not just published hoards) of individual types actually exist? [Like for example the Cherronesos hemidrachms which are so common in collections]<br /><br />It is notable that the examples so often cited by the ACCG coin lobbyists in another context - Britain's pre-Roman coinages have on the whole very RESTRICTED ranges, allowing "tribal" areas to be mapped on their basis.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-63185538878044644222012-01-30T07:05:17.248-08:002012-01-30T07:05:17.248-08:00Thanks for posting this.Thanks for posting this.Rick St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454468681431304027noreply@blogger.com