PREFERRED TERM
1444Numismatics
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
- 1445 Coins (information objects)
- 1446 Drachms (ancient)
- 1447 Obols (coins)
- 1448 Staters
- 1449 Chalkoi
- 1450 Incuse coins
- 1451 Double struck coins
- 1452 Off-center coins
- 1453 Countermarks (Numismatics)
- 1454 Coin hoards
- 1455 Overstrikes
- 1456 Field (Numismatics)
- 1464 Flans (Numismatics)
- 1465 Dies (Numismatics)
- 1467 Weight standards
- 1468 Exergue (Numismatics)
- 1469 Μints
- 1470 Posthumous coinage
- 1471 Mint marks (Numismatics)
- 1472 Ethnic (Numismatics)
- 1473 Axis (Numismatics)
- 1488 Casts
- 1491 Denarii
- 1492 Assarii
- 1496 Antoniniani
- 1498 Aureliani
- 1501 Aurei
- 1503 Sestertii
- 1504 Nummi
- 1507 Solidi
- 1614 Obverses
- 1615 Reverses
- 1616 Die studies
- 1660 Mint magistrate
- 1663 Serration
- 1798 Alexanders (coins)
- 1800 Tetartemoria (coins)
- 1803 Argentei
- 1804 Talents
- 1807 Incuse (Numismatics)
- 1812 Quadrigati
- 1815 Pentanummi
- 1816 Decadrachms
- 1817 Decanummi
- 1818 Maiorinas
- 1819 Stavrata
- 1820 Hyperpyra
- 1826 Stephanephora (coins)
- 1827 Semisses
- 1829 Darics
- 1851 Sigloi
- 1857 Victoriati
- 1859 Cistophori
- 1861 Unciae (coins)
- 1877 Pegasoi (coins)
- 1879 Sextantes
- 1880 Quadrantes
- 1889 Glaukes (coins)
- 1997 Uncia (unit of weight)
- 2099 Quinarii
- 2121 Tremisses
- 2153 Trichrysa
- 2155 Trientes
- 2162 Besses
- 2163 Dodrantes
- 2164 Semunciae
- 2180 Emergency hoards
- 2181 Savings hoards
- 2182 Ritual deposits (Numismatics)
- 2183 Single finds (Numismatics)
- 2186 Issue (Numismatics)
- 2187 Monograms (Numismatics)
- 2188 Control-marks (Numismatics)
- 2189 Issues (Numismatics)
- 2210 Authority (Numismatics)
- 2211 Die-engravers (Numismatics)
- 2212 Aes rude
- 2243 Aes signatum
- 2275 Aes grave
- 2276 Aes formatum
- 2277 Premonetary means of exchange
- 2278 Obols
- 2308 Struck coins
- 2315 Heraldic coins
- 2316 Demareteia
- 2323 Dokimastes
- 2324 Cast coins
- 2325 Counterfeits
- 2349 Coins (material)
- 2351 Silver coins
- 2352 Bronze coins
- 2353 Gold coins
- 2355 Electrum coins
- 2358 Amphictyonic coins
- 2359 Tetrachma Antigoneia
- 2360 International currency (antiquity)
- 2361 Turtles (coins)
- 2363 Aeginetan weight standard
- 2364 Corinthian weight standard
- 2365 Euboeic weight standard
- 2366 Attic weight standard
- 2367 Milesian weight standard
- 2368 Persian weight standard
- 2372 Gold tetartera
- 2374 Copper tetartera
- 2375 Histamena
- 2376 Solidi stellati
- 2428 Pentadrachms
- 2429 Aspra trachea
- 2430 Aspra (coins)
- 2431 Basilica (coins)
- 2481 Charakter (Numismatics)
- 2483 Akmoniskos (Numismatics)
- 2484 Plated coins
- 2488 Half stavrata
- 2489 Half tetartera
- 2490 Half tremisses
SCOPE NOTE
- Numismatics is the study of coins, weights and measures. The research focuses on coin types, iconography, inscriptions, die study, mints and weight standards. Numismatics contribute substantially to both archeology and history: coins are an indicator of the monetisation of societies and reflect economic conditions that prevail at a specific time and place, they reveal the ideology of the issuing authority, and in the framework of archaeological excavations they provide one of the safest means of dating. Also, coin iconography can provide information for almost every aspect of a citie's life, i.e. religion, political life, everyday life etc.
SOURCE
- Burnett 1991
- Grierson 1975
CONTRIBUTOR
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
CREATOR
- Iakovidou Athena (AA)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Νομισματική
Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1444