The last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.

In this thesis, a coin from the Hannibalic occupation of Taras is analysed and discussed. The method applied in the analysis is Panofsky’s iconological method, and the theoretical framework has been derived from the research questions themselves in dialogue with modern numismatic research.  The focu...

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Main Author: Appelgren, Karl
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Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia 2021
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-uu-4465822021-06-22T05:25:07ZThe last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.engTaras' sista mynt? : En undersökning av ett sent tarentinskt mynt i Uppsala universitets myntkabinetts samlingar.Appelgren, KarlUppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia2021Tarentine coinageSecond Punic WarHannibalic occupation of TarasCarthaginian influenceRoman conquest of ItalyArchaeologyArkeologiHistoryHistoriaIn this thesis, a coin from the Hannibalic occupation of Taras is analysed and discussed. The method applied in the analysis is Panofsky’s iconological method, and the theoretical framework has been derived from the research questions themselves in dialogue with modern numismatic research.  The focus of the discussion is on the relationship between the coin and its historical context. In the thesis, it is argued that the coin is a didrachm with heavily reduced weight, and that the weight reduction is a result of the financial difficulties caused by the Second Punic War. Denna uppsats är en analys av ett mynt from Hannibals ockupation av Taras. Den metod som tillämpas i analysdelen är Panofskys ikonologiska metod. Det teoretiska ramverket har sin utgångspunkt i uppsatsens frågeställning, och har utarbetats i dialog med modern numismatisk forskning. Diskussionsdelen fokuserar på förhållandet mellan myntet och dess historiska kontext. I uppsatsen framförs argument för att myntet är en didrachm med kraftigt reducerad vikt, och att viktreduktionen är en följd av de finansiella svårigheter som orsakades av Andra puniska kriget. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-446582application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Tarentine coinage
Second Punic War
Hannibalic occupation of Taras
Carthaginian influence
Roman conquest of Italy
Archaeology
Arkeologi
History
Historia
spellingShingle Tarentine coinage
Second Punic War
Hannibalic occupation of Taras
Carthaginian influence
Roman conquest of Italy
Archaeology
Arkeologi
History
Historia
Appelgren, Karl
The last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.
description In this thesis, a coin from the Hannibalic occupation of Taras is analysed and discussed. The method applied in the analysis is Panofsky’s iconological method, and the theoretical framework has been derived from the research questions themselves in dialogue with modern numismatic research.  The focus of the discussion is on the relationship between the coin and its historical context. In the thesis, it is argued that the coin is a didrachm with heavily reduced weight, and that the weight reduction is a result of the financial difficulties caused by the Second Punic War. === Denna uppsats är en analys av ett mynt from Hannibals ockupation av Taras. Den metod som tillämpas i analysdelen är Panofskys ikonologiska metod. Det teoretiska ramverket har sin utgångspunkt i uppsatsens frågeställning, och har utarbetats i dialog med modern numismatisk forskning. Diskussionsdelen fokuserar på förhållandet mellan myntet och dess historiska kontext. I uppsatsen framförs argument för att myntet är en didrachm med kraftigt reducerad vikt, och att viktreduktionen är en följd av de finansiella svårigheter som orsakades av Andra puniska kriget.
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title The last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.
title_short The last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.
title_full The last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.
title_fullStr The last coin of Taras? : A study of a late Tarentine coin in the collections of the Uppsala University Coin Cabinet.
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