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This study establishes that the die linked tetradrachm issues of SC 118 in the name of Philip III and SC 117.7 in the name of Seleukos were struck simultaneously at Seleukeia on Tigris. The issue in the name of Philip III was struck from purpose cut dies, an intentional posthumous issue, obverse die linked to a simultaneous issue in the name of Seleukos. A parallel emission of die linked tetradrachms in the names of Philip and Seleukos also occurred at Uncertain Mint 6A (Opis) in Babylonia, a short distance from Seleukeia on Tigris. This is a chronological peg that associates the issues from the two mints. It suggests that the emission from Seleukeia on Tigris accompanied the acclamation of the Seleukos as king, coincident with the inauguration of the mint at his new foundation in c. 304/3 BC. https://numismatics.org.au/naa-journal/volume-31-2021-2022/, https://numismatics.org.au/naa-journal/volume-31-2021-2022/

This study makes the case for the reattribution from Byblos to a second mint at Arados (Arados II) of the coinage of Alexander the Great bearing the ligate AP mint mark. The majority of the early output from this mint was gold staters. Most probably the mint was established to accommodate the expansion of gold coinage production from c. 328/7 BC, while silver Alexandrine coinage remained the priority of the first mint (Arados I), which had its origins in the old Achaemenid mint at Arados. After the initial striking of a substantial gold stater coinage, accompanied by a minor silver tetradrachm mintage, Arados II then issued a sizeable silver tetradrachm coinage. Both mints at Arados produced Macedonian imperial coinage until c. 321/0 BC at which time Arados I ceased operation. Based on the hoard record, it is likely that Arados II continued to strike Alexander tetradrachms until around 301/0 BC when the city passed from Antigonid to Seleukid control following the Battle of Ipsos.

This paper is the final component in a trilogy that documents a die study of the large denomination coinage issued from the Susa mint prior to 300 BC. It examines the Alexandrine coinage of Seleukos struck in the period 311/0-304/3 BC, prior to the introduction of coinage bearing his own name. Three groups (Groups 5-7) are recognized in this coinage. Groups 5 and 6, bear a laurel wreath symbol, which in the case of Group 6 is accompanied by a range of other symbols. These two groups were struck simultaneously during the Babylonian War in the period c. 311/0-309/8 BC. Group 7 post-dates the Babylonian War. It is characterised by the presence of the anchor symbol, which displaced the laurel wreath as the primary symbol on the coinage. On the last reverse dies of Group 7 this anchor symbol was erased, a phenomenon previously identified on coinage from the mints of Babylon II and Uncertain Mint 6A (Opis), dated to c. 305/4-304/3 BC. This was a synchronous event across Seleukos's mints operating in Babylonia and Susiana, one that provides a firm chronological peg for the last of the Susa issues (Group 7) in the name of Alexander, an updating of a decade relative to that proposed in Seleucid Coins.

This paper details a study of the coinage of Susa struck prior to Seleukos's annexation of the province of Susiana to Babylonia in 312/1 BC. This coinage is divided into four groups defined on the basis of a progression of mint controls and the accompanying legend. The collective evidence suggests that the first three groups of this coinage were struck simultaneously in the period c. 319/8-318/7 BC to fund the campaign of Eumenes, preceding the confrontation with Antigonos at Paraitakene and Gabiene in 317/6 BC. This represents a downdating by up to seven years of the start of the Macedonian mint at Susa relative to that proposed by Price. In contrast, the fourth group struck from a single obverse tetradrachm die, was an exceptional stand-alone issue, under the satrap Aspeisas, 317/6-312/1 BC, possibly struck immediately preceding the annexation of the province of Susiana to Babylonia by Seleukos in 312/1 BC. Taylor, L. W. H. 2019. The Macedonian Mint at Susa (319/8-312/1 BC). Koinon II: 28-62.

A newly identified Alexandrine tetradrachm type struck from a recycled pair of Philip III dies, recut to include the anchor insignia and name of Seleukos, is to be added to the corpus of Babylonia Uncertain Mint 6A (Opis). It represents a new series in the mint's output, Series V(a), that is closely allied to, but preceding Series V in the name of Seleukos. It is distinguished from the latter by the presence of the anchor symbol and the archaized depiction of Zeus. It precedes the decision to eliminate the anchor insignia from coinage of Uncertain Mint 6A and thus must be amongst the first, if not the first coin type to bear the name of Seleukos, die linked as it is to the last of the issues in the name Philip III Arrhidaios, the last of the Macedonian pure blood Argead line. Considered in the context of other die links between different series in the corpus of Babylonian Uncertain Mint 6A, this die link has a ritual character, in effect a numismatic statement of the legitimacy of Seleukos as the successor to Philip III Arrhidaios.

A ‘ new’ approach of Merovingian numismatics is advocated. Bringing together all known specimens in a database is a conditio sine qua non for more in-depth studies on groups of mints in a larger area. This enables contextualising products of mints or moneyers in the national phase of Merovingian coinage (and may also be the way to tackle the problem of the pseudo-imperial series). Combining die-studies with data on gold content are most promising for establishing more detailed chronologies and re-constructing the rythm of emissions, whilst for gaining a reliable idea on their size it is necessary to strive for ‘ completeness’. Here an example is presented in the case of two moneyers that worked in the small mint of Moussy, example mainly of the disclosure of ‘ new’ material (since the number of coins involved is too limited for statistical usage) and the incoporation of a new variety in the existing series., Cet article plaide pour une approche renouvelée de la numismatique mérovingienne. Rassembler tous les exemplaires connus dans une base de données est la conditio sine qua non pour mener des études approfondies sur des groupes d’ateliers monétaires dans un espace large. La contextualisation de la production des ateliers ou des monétaires est importante pour la phase des monnayages «nationaux » comme pour la phase précédente du monnayage pseudo-impérial. La combinaison des études de coins avec celles du titre d’or apparaît très prometteuse pour l’établissement de chronologies plus détaillée et la reconstruction du rythme des émissions. Pour avoir une idée de leur ampleur il est, de plus, nécessaire de viser l’exhaustivité. À titre d’exemple cet article présente le cas des deux monétaires actifs dans le petit atelier de Moussy et souligne la nécessité, en vue de disposer d’un échantillon assez important pour un traitement statistique, de recenser les exemplaires connus et les pièces nouvelles introduisant une nouvelle variante dans la série existante., Pol Arent, Crinon Pierre. Reprise du type d’Éloi à Moussy (Seine-et-Marne) au nom du monétaire Wandelegiselo. In: Revue numismatique, 6e série - Tome 173, année 2016 pp. 397-415.

A die study, interpretation, and contextualisation of the denarii RRC 445/3a and 3b, struck in 49 BCE: obv. head of Jupiter, rev. statue of Artemis of Ephesus.

International audience; The IBISA (Image-Based Identification/Search for Archaeology) system was designed to help the user decide, from their digital images, if two ancient coins are either the same, come from the same die, share resemblance in style, or are completely different. This decision is extremely useful for the study of coin hoards, which can inform us about the original production process, chronology, geography, etc.IBISA uses computer vision methods to get rid of the viewing conditions when searching for similarities in the databases. To cancel rigid transforms (translation, rotation, scaling) inherent to the photography, the system uses a global registration method based on the Fourier transform. Also, to be resilient to the lighting conditions, the system can use a 3D model for each reference coin, and either a standard image or such a model for each coin to be identified / studied (target). The acquisition of this model can be done in museums thanks to a special numismatic dome (using Reflectance Transform Imaging). The model makes the system more accurate, but is also useful for interactive visualization and museography.The IBISA system shows promising results, for the semi-automatic study of die links. Yet it has to be extensively tested, with images and models from coin collections. The graphical methods have been published in technical conferences. The aim of this presentation is to introduce the system (dome and software under development) to the numismatic community, possibly to generate collaborations for the digitization of numismatic collections and the study of coins hoards.

Publication of an aureus of Sabina found during an excavation in the Arroux suburb of Autun, with a short presentation of the excavation and the other coin finds, a die study of the aureus, and a presentation of the Roman gold coins found in Autun., Publication d'un aureus de Sabine trouvé en fouille au faubourg d'Arroux à Autun, avec présentation rapide de la fouille et des autres découvertes numismatiques, étude de coins de l'aureus, et présentation du corpus de monnaies d'or romaines d'Autun.

International audience; Publication of an aureus of Sabina found during an excavation in the Arroux suburb of Autun, with a short presentation of the excavation and the other coin finds, a die study of the aureus, and a presentation of the Roman gold coins found in Autun.; Publication d'un aureus de Sabine trouvé en fouille au faubourg d'Arroux à Autun, avec présentation rapide de la fouille et des autres découvertes numismatiques, étude de coins de l'aureus, et présentation du corpus de monnaies d'or romaines d'Autun.

A tetradrachm die study of the Macedonian imperial coinage attributed to Berytos by Price establishes that this was a compact, yet complex emission struck from seven obverse dies and at least 43 reverse dies. Based on mint controls and their varied placements, seventeen different types are identified in a sequence that is tightly die linked. Forty percent of the types identified are previously undocumented. The coinage has all the hallmarks of a short duration emission from an ephemeral mint. Influences derived from Arados and Sidon are identified in the diversity of iconographic detail and style. It is inferred that resources were possibly drawn from these mints to strike the coinage. One specific iconographic detail on some of the reverse dies is also found on some of the Year 13 dated issues of Sidon otherwise absent on all other Alexander’s struck in Phoenicia. In all likelihood, the coinage was a contemporary of this Sidon issue, struck in association with the transit of the Macedonian royal army from Egypt to the assembly at Triparadeisos. The hoard record of the coinage and its historical context converge to suggest that it was struck at Byblos, a vassal kingdom on the Phoenician coast, rather than Berytos, which at the time was a small port within the territory of the kingdom of Sidon. https://numismatics.org.au/naa-journal/volume-31-2021-2022/, https://numismatics.org.au/naa-journal/volume-31-2021-2022/