COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUMISMATIC STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 6081 NUMISMATIC STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Archaeology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DUYGU SEVIL AKAR TANRIVER

Offered to

Archaeology

Course Objective

The course aims to teach reflections of changes of the social and political life in ancient time on coins through detail examination of different types of Greek and Roman coins. Regional and historical change of the coins and typologies will be discussed. Meanwhile, coins of city-states i.e Ephesos, Smyrna, Klazomenai or coinage of Hellenistic kingdoms such as of Pergamon and of Bithynia will be examined in detail. The course covers the development and the characteristics of the Roman imperial coins too. Especially coinage of Traian and Hadrian are carefully examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the impact of historical development to the coins
2   To determine the changes seen in the types of coins of the Greek city states
3   To recognize coins of Hellenistic kingdoms
4   To identify the elements of propaganda seen in the Roman imperial coin types
5   To define coins of the Anatolian cities in Roman imperial time
6   To interpret the depictions on coins in terms of social and political life of the ancient period

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course and analysis of the course content
2 The discovery of the coins and first Lydian coins C. M. Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976; G. K. Jenkins, Ancient Greek Coins, 1990; B.V. Head, Historia Numorum, 1887
3 Important coins of Western Anatolia C. M. Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976; O. Tekin, Antik Nümismatik ve Anadolu: Arkaik ve Klâsik Çağlar, 1992
4 The first coins of the Greek city-states P. R. Franke, Die Griechische Münze, 1964
5 Coins of the cities in Southern Italy (Magna Graecia) P. R. Franke, Die Griechische Münze, 1964; C. M. Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976
6 Alliance coins in Greece G. K. Jenkins, Ancient Greek Coins, 1990
7 Midterm Exam
8 Macedonian coins in Hellenistic period P. R. Franke, Die Griechische Münze, 1964; O. Mørkholm, Early Hellenistic Coinage from the Accession of Alexander to the Peace of Apamea (336-188 BC), 1991
9 Coins of the Hellenistic kingdoms of Anatolia O. Mørkholm, Early Hellenistic Coinage from the Accession of Alexander to the Peace of Apamea (336-188 BC), 1991; P. R. Franke, Die Griechische Münze, 1964
10 Propaganda types in Roman imperial coins M. Hirmer, Die römische Münze,1973; C. H. Sutherland, Roman Coins, 1974 H. Mattingly, E.A. Sydenham et al., Roman Imperial Coinage I-X, 1923- 1994
11 Personifications in Roman imperial coins M. Hirmer, Die römische Münze,1973; C. H. Sutherland, Roman Coins, 1974 H. Mattingly, E.A. Sydenham et al., Roman Imperial Coinage I-X, 1923- 1994
12 Architectural types in Roman imperial coins M. Hirmer, Die römische Münze,1973; C. H. Sutherland, Roman Coins, 1974 H. Mattingly, E.A. Sydenham et al., Roman Imperial Coinage I-X, 1923- 1994
13 God and goddes in Roman imperial coins M. Hirmer, Die römische Münze,1973; C. H. Sutherland, Roman Coins, 1974 H. Mattingly, E.A. Sydenham et al., Roman Imperial Coinage I-X, 1923- 1994
14 Autonomos and pseudo-autonomos coins of the Greek cities in Roman imperial period B.V. Head, Historia Numorum, 1887; C. H. Sutherland, Roman Coins, 1974 C. Bosch, Die Kleinasiatischen Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit II I, I, 1935

Recomended or Required Reading

I. Carradice-M. Price, Coinage in the Greek World, 1988
C. M. Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976
G. K. Jenkins, Ancient Greek Coins, 1990
B.V. Head, Historia Nummorum, 1887
P. R. Franke, Die Griechische Münze, 1964.
O. Mørkholm, Early Hellenistic Coinage from the Accession of Alexander to the Peace of
Apamea (336-188 BC), 1991
O. Tekin, Antik Nümismatik ve Anadolu: Arkaik ve Klâsik Çağlar, 1992
M. Hirmer, Die römische Münze,1973
C. H. Sutherland, Roman Coins, 1974
C. Bosch, Die Kleinasiatischen Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit II I, I, 1935
H. Mattingly, E.A. Sydenham et al., Roman Imperial Coinage I-X, 1923-1994

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Student presentations
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-6: Will be assessed by theoretical and practical questions in midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- 70 % of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2- Midterm and final exam will be assessed by participation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

duygu.akar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday, 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Reading 13 2 26
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.155555
LO.255555
LO.355555
LO.455555
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LO.655555

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