Elkins

Image Polit POW Reign Nerva, AD 96-98 C

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780190648039
• ISBN-10: 0190648031
• Artikelnr.: 47864442

Autorenporträt

Nathan T. Elkins is Associate Professor of Art History (Greek and Roman) at Baylor University. He is a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society (New York) and a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society (London).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: The Power of Images in the Reign of Nerva
Chapter 1. Nerva as Supreme Military Commander
Chapter 2. Nerva, The Senate and People of Rome, and Italy
Chapter 3. Nerva and the Roman Empire
Chapter 4. Conclusion: The Visualization of Rhetoric
Appendix 1. The Typological Makeup of Nerva's Imperial Coin Emissions
Appendix 2. Nerva's Coin Types and Their Dates of Production
Appendix 3. The Relative Frequencies of Denarius Types by Emission
Appendix 4. Identifiable Base-Metal Coins and Their Regional Distribution (Hoards and Excavations)
Bibliography
Index