AES_107 Antique and Celtic coinage

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Militký, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 10:00–15:40 M22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět je určen zájemcům o problematiku. Předchozí absolvování AEB_A06a Introduction to prehistoric and early historic studies je výhodou, ale nikoliv podmínkou.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to acquaint students with the problem of the earliest coins in Europe, that is with the origins and spread of coins over the antique Greece (since the 7th century BC) and Rome (since the 4th century BC) – this part of the course is conceived as a general overview. Detailed attention, on the other hand, is paid to Celtic coinage in Central Europe and to the problem of import of Roman coins to the barbarian territory.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- formulate the knowledge learned in the lessons and studies of recommended literature and put the results of this study into a broader context;
- compare scientific opinions on selected issues;
- to conduct a discussion on a special topic; objectively build discussion arguments;
- describe the factors that determine the importance and function of individual coinage systems.
Syllabus
  • The main topics of the course can be summed up in several points:
  • - A brief overview of Greek and Roman coinage
  • - The origins of Celtic coinage in Central Europe
  • - Trade and production centres within the LT C1-C2 horizon and their coinage output
  • - Bohemia in the LT C1-C2 horizon and its coinage output
  • - Celtic coinage at the time of oppida (LTC2/D1
  • - Bratislava oppidum and the epilogue of Boii coinage
  • - The origins of import of Roman coins to the Central European Barbaricum
  • - Roman coins in archaeological context of the Roman Period in the Czech lands
  • - Roman coin hoards in Central Europe
  • - The role of coins in Central Europe during the Migration Period
Literature
    required literature
  • MILITKÝ, J. 2013: Nálezy řeckých, římských a raně byzantských mincí v Čechách (5. století před Kristem až 7. století po Kristu). Komentovaný katalog nálezového fondu (Die Funde von griechischen, römischen und frühbyzantinischen Münzen in Böhmen /vom 5. J
  • Čižmář, M. – Kolníková, E. 2006: Němčice - obchodní a industriální centrum doby laténske na Moravě. Archeologické rozhledy 58, 261–283. Čižmářová, J. 2004: Encyklopedie Keltů na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Praha.
  • Čižmář, M. 1995: K mincovnictví na keltském oppidu Staré Hradisko. Archeologické rozhledy 47, 614-618.
    recommended literature
  • Castelin, K. 1965: Die Goldprägung der Kelten in den böhmischen Ländern. Graz.
  • Castelin, K. 1985: Keltische Münzen. Katalog der Sammlung im Schweizerischen Landesmuseum Zürich. Band II. Kommentar.
  • KOLNÍKOVÁ, E. 2012: Němčice. Ein Macht-, Industrie- und Handelszentrum der Latènezeit in Mähren und Siedlungen am ihren Rande. Spisy Archeologického ústavu AV ČR Brno 43. Brno.
  • Bursche, A. 1996: Later roman – barbarian contacts in central Europe. Numismatic evidence. Spätrömische Münzfunde aus Mitteleuropa. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Beziehungen zwischen Rom und den Barbaricum im 3. und 4. Jh. n. Ch. Studien zu Fundmünzen d
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of standard lectures based on digitalised presentation of given topics
Assessment methods
The course is completed by a written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Výuka předmětu proběhne v blocích v těchto termínech: 12. 3., 26. 3., 9. 4. a 23. 4. 2020, externí přednášející dr. Jiří Militký.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2025.
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