La ceca de Ilduro (Paperback)

Alejandro G. Sinner

ISBN 10: 1784917230 / ISBN 13: 9781784917234

Published by Archaeopress, Oxford, 2017

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Paperback. The minting of coinage in a territory without previous monetary history or tradition reflects a series of political, social and cultural changes that took place in order to make it possible. Such changes can be traced in the archaeological record thanks to elements apparently as different as coins, ceramics, epigraphy, funerary rites or architecture; these changes thus emerge as some of the most significant points in the colonization process that took place throughout the second century B.C. and at the beginning of the next century in the valley of Cabrera de Mar (ancient Ilduro) and the Laietani territory.This book is exclusively devoted to the mint of Ilduro, its main goal being to study not only the issues produced by the workshop in detail, but also the role that this coinage had in the monetarization of a changing society, that of the Laietani, which had never previously needed to use coinage. To do so, the author of this study endeavours to answer the following questions in as much depth as possible: Who minted the coins? Why? What for? How? Where? When? How many?With the aim of answering the aforementioned questions, this volume has been organized into ten chapters divided in three broader sections dedicated to studying, specifically, each one of the aspects involved in the production of this mint. The chapters considering the location of the workshop and the legends used are fundamental to answer the questions of who minted the coins and where. On the other hand, aspects such as metrology, typology and the technique (metallographic analysis) used by the mint are essential to understand how the coins were minted, and also to put forward a hypothesis as regards the use given to the coin issues discussed in the present study. Finally, the chapters dedicated to the production, classification and chronology of the issues should answer such important questions as when and how much money was put into circulation.This is a book that, in addition to increasing our knowledge of Iberian numismatics, brings us closer to the evolution and production of the coin issues minted in present-day northeastern Spain in general and to the Ilduro workshop in particular. This book is exclusively devoted to the mint of Ilduro, its main goal being to study not only the issues produced by the workshop in detail, but also the role that this coinage had in the monetarization of a changing society, that of the Laietani, which had never previously needed to use coinage. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: La ceca de Ilduro (Paperback)
• Publisher: Archaeopress, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784917230
• ISBN 13: 9781784917234
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The minting of coinage in a territory without previous monetary history or tradition reflects a series of political, social and cultural changes that took place in order to make it possible. Such changes can be traced in the archaeological record thanks to elements apparently as different as coins, ceramics, epigraphy, funerary rites or architecture; these changes thus emerge as some of the most significant points in the colonization process that took place throughout the second century B.C. and at the beginning of the next century in the valley of Cabrera de Mar (ancient Ilduro) and the Laietani territory. This book is exclusively devoted to the mint of Ilduro, its main goal being to study not only the issues produced by the workshop in detail, but also the role that this coinage had in the monetarization of a changing society, that of the Laietani, which had never previously needed to use coinage. To do so, the author of this study endeavours to answer the following questions in as much depth as possible: Who minted the coins? Why? What for? How? Where? When? How many? With the aim of answering the aforementioned questions, this volume has been organized into ten chapters divided in three broader sections dedicated to studying, specifically, each one of the aspects involved in the production of this mint. The chapters considering the location of the workshop and the legends used are fundamental to answer the questions of who minted the coins and where. On the other hand, aspects such as metrology, typology and the technique (metallographic analysis) used by the mint are essential to understand how the coins were minted, and also to put forward a hypothesis as regards the use given to the coin issues discussed in the present study. Finally, the chapters dedicated to the production, classification and chronology of the issues should answer such important questions as when and how much money was put into circulation. This is a book that, in addition to increasing our knowledge of Iberian numismatics, brings us closer to the evolution and production of the coin issues minted in present-day northeastern Spain in general and to the Ilduro workshop in particular. Spanish description: La acuñación de moneda en un territorio sin historia ni tradición monetaria previa supone que se ha producido una serie de cambios políticos, sociales y culturales para hacerla posible. Tales cambios pueden detectarse en el registro arqueológico gracias a elementos aparentemente tan distintos como dicha moneda, la cerámica, la epigrafía, los ritos funerarios o la arquitectura, y se perfilan como algunos de los puntos más relevantes para entender el proceso de colonización que tuvo lugar a lo largo del siglo II a. C. e inicios de la centuria siguiente en el valle de Cabrera de Mar, así como en el territorio layetano. Este libro, dedicado exclusivamente a estudiar la ceca de Ilduro, tiene como objetivo estudiar detalladamente no solo las emisiones de un taller monetario, sino también el papel que las mismas jugaron en la monetización de una sociedad cambiante, la layetana, que nunca antes había tenido necesidad de utilizar la moneda. Para ello, el autor de esta monografía responde de la forma más detallada posible las siguientes preguntas: ¿Quién acuñó la moneda? ¿Por qué? ¿Para qué? ¿Cómo? ¿Dónde? ¿Cuándo? ¿Cuánta? Con la intención de responder a todas las preguntas anteriores, el presente libro se ha estructurado en diez capítulos que articulan tres bloques fundamentales dirigidos a tratar, de forma específica, cada uno de los aspectos de la producción del mencionado taller monetario. Los apartados dedicados a la ubicación del taller y a las leyendas utilizadas resultan clave para responder a las cuestiones de quién acuñó la moneda y dónde. A su vez, aspectos como la metrología, tipología y técnica (análisis metalográficos) utilizada por la ceca son fundamentales para conocer cómo se acuño la moneda e, incluso, plantear hipótesis sobre el uso que se dio al numerario puesto en circulación que hoy estudiamos. Finalmente, los capítulos que versan sobre la producción, ordenación y cronología de las emisiones deberían ofrecer respuestas a interrogantes tan trascendentes como cuándo y cuánta de dicha moneda se puso en circulación. Estamos ante una obra que, además de profundizar en la numismática peninsular prelatina, nos aproxima a la evolución y producción de las emisiones ibéricas del noreste peninsular en general y del taller de Ilduro en particular.

Table of Contents

PRÓLOGO

1 INTRODUCCIÓN

2 HISTORIOGRAFÍA DE LA CECA

3 UBICACIÓN DE LA CECA

4 LA LEYENDA

5 TIPOLOGÍA

6 ASPECTOS TÉCNICOS DE LA PRODUCCIÓN

7 METROLOGÍA Y DENOMINACIONES

8 PRODUCCIÓN Y VOLUMEN DE EMISIÓN

9 DISPERSIÓN

10 CRONOLOGÍA Y ORDENACIÓN DE LAS EMISIONES

11 CONCLUSIONES

SUMMARY

BIBLIOGRAFÍA

CATÁLOGO

LÁMINAS

About the Author

Prof. Alejandro G. Sinner holds a B.A. degree in History, and M.A. degree in Archaeology and a Ph.D. in Society and Culture (2014) from the University of Barcelona. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Roman Art and Archaeology in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria. Prof. Sinner’s research focuses on the social and cultural history of Roman Spain and the western provinces. His main research lines include Iberian Numismatics and epigraphy, identity construction, cultural change, and pre-Roman languages in the Iberian Peninsula. Despite being at an early stage in his academic career, Prof. Sinner’s publication record includes two books and over a dozen articles in national and international journals. Since 2006 he has been involved in the excavations of the ancient site of Ilduro in Cabrera de Mar (Catalonia) where he is currently directing a research project and leading an international archaeological field school/El Prof. Alejandro G. Sinner es licenciado en Historia, master en Arqueología y doctor en Sociedad y Cultura (2014) por la Universidad de Barcelona. Actualmente ocupa el puesto de Assistant Professor in Roman Art and Archaeology en el Department of Greek and Roman Studies de la University of Victoria.Los intereses científicos del Prof. Sinner se centran en la historia social y cultural de la España romana y las provincias occidentales. Sus principales líneas de investigación actualmente son la Numismática, el cambio cultural y la formación de identidades en el mundo romano, así como el estudio de las lenguas prerromanas en la península ibérica. A pesar de encontrarse en una etapa inicial de su carrera académica, el Prof. Sinner ha publicado dos libros y más de una docena de artículos en revistas especializadas nacionales e internacionales. Desde 2006, participa en las excavaciones de la antigua ciudad ibero-romana de Ilduro (Cabrera de Mar, Cataluña), donde actualmente dirige un proyecto de investigación y lidera un curso internacional de Arqueología.