Students in Alicia Jiménez's seminar Principles of Roman Archaeology visit the Nasher Museum to study Roman coins

Students reading the legend of a Roman denarius

Coins are not simply the raw material of catalogue compilers and a source of chronological information! Students learned during their visit to the Nasher Museum with Prof. Jiménez how to analyze coins from an archaeological perspective, and the foundations of coin identification. They also discussed how ancient coins provide evidence on ancient commodification, exchange and consumption patterns.

 

Students reading the legend of a Roman denarius
Students reading the legend of a Roman denarius 
Students analyze the iconography of a Roman sestertius
Students analyze the iconography of a Roman sestertius
Students learned how to identify the axis of a coin
Students learned how to identify the axis of a coin
Students learned the foundations of coin classification at the Nasher Museum
Students learned the foundations of coin classification at the Nasher Museum