Post on 23-Dec-2015
ANCIENT COIN PROJECT
Money=pecunia in Latinpecus, pecoris, n.
Herd, cattle, beast=pecus or pecoris in Latin
Money
Animals and Products as Forms of Money
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Disadvantages?
The Making of a Coin:---authority to issue and guarantee coin’s worth
---possession of metal
---ability to refine metal to desired purity
---tools/techniques to fabricate coin from metal
POSSESSION OF METAL
Juno MonetaRoman goddess of the mint
---a temple toJuno Moneta was dedicated on the citadel of Rome In 344 B.C.
---an adjoining building contained the mint of Roman state.
A Little Coining History
The Making of a Coin:
Mints in the Roman Empire
THE MINTING OF ROMAN COINS
---casting in a mold
---striking
CAST BRONZE COINAGE: 5TH C.- MID 2ND C. BCE
5. Arrow or leaf ,6th-5th c.
1. Aes rude, central Italy, 3rd c.
2. AE dolphin money, Olbia, 5-4th c.
3. Aes grave, wheel coins
4. Tooth-shaped, Akragas, Sicily, 5th c.http://dougsmith.ancients.info/
MAKING A ROMAN COIN
funnel-shaped bronze for pouring liquid metal into cast
ancient coin mold
THE MAKING OF A COIN:TOOLS/TECHNIQUES TO FABRICATE COIN FROM METAL
---flan---dies (obverse & reverse)---tongs---striking process---coin rotation
Medieval Striking Rig(but set up is similar to aRoman rig)
Display,Smithsonian Institution,Washington, D.C.
Much Slave Labor RequiredCelatores (signatores) = die engravers cut master die from which working dies were made; dies lasted for 10,000 – 50,000 strikesSuppostores = “placers”Malleatores = “strikers”
DIES
BYZANTINE DIE
Byzantine coin
Islamic die
Forgers’ Dies
1-Sestertius2-Mark Antony3-Republican
How It’s Made
To give you an idea on how ancient coins were made.
Coin Denominations
Roman denominationsduring the Republic
What the information stood for
The Kentucky QuarterWhat similarities and differences do you see with ancient coins?
COUNTERFEITING
Fouree: the coatingof a copper coin witha silver wash.
Serrated Edges: perhaps used to prove coin was not a fouree and edges not shaved
NOW….CREATE YOUR OWN COINSTEP 1: roughly design the two possible sides of your coin (min. 4 diff. designs.) and collect info about your coin and the designs.STEP 2: sketch the two sides of your coin and write a description about it.STEP 3: finalize your coins design and edit your description.STEP 4: create a colorful display of your coin with a typed description.STEP 5: create physical version of your coin.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA
Samples of Roman CoinsThis video could give you a good idea of what you want to put on your coin.
Convert to ancient Roman year system.
Convert to Roman numerals