Veröffentlichungen zur Numismatik (vormals Veröffentlichungen der Numismatischen Kommission)

This richly illustrated volume explores the life and work of the Austrian classical scholar Joseph Eckhel, a crucial figure in the transformation of numismatic studies into a modern discipline. Eckhel has been celebrated widely as the ‘father of numismatics’ since the 19th century: still, this is the first book in the history of scholarship entirely dedicated to him. It contains twenty-one essays by an interdisciplinary group of international authors examining various aspects of Eckhel’s...

The aim of the project TAR is to provide a systematic analysis of the reverse typology of Roman imperial coins of the Principate. The third and final volume of the work covers animals, mythical creatures, plants and objects – not only as main coin motives, but also as secondary attributes. The work is organised iconographically, not according to the accompanying inscriptions, since the legends often do not directly explain the types. The description of each type is followed by indications on...

The fourth volume of the series Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum, Paris-Berlin-Wien, covers the period of Khusro I (531–579). His long reign is generally considered the high point of Sasanian history. So far, numismatic research has only covered his coinage in overviews, but no detailed treatment has been compiled. Similarly, the number of coins properly published did not do justice to the importance of Khusro I’s coinage. For the first time, a detailed numismatic analysis based on a representative...

The second volume of “Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum” examines the history and culture of the reign of Mithradates II (c. 122/1‒91 BC), who consolidated and expanded the Parthian state. In addition to his coinage, the present volume draws on other primary sources, such as cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, in order to illuminate an otherwise poorly known and documented period of ancient Iranian history. This publication by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Alexandra Magub, Elizabeth J. Pendleton and Edward...

The present volume contains two Early Islamic coin hoards, originating from the east of today’s Uzbekistan and kept in the Regional Museum Fergana. Both consist entirely of “Bukharkhudat” drachms. Every single coin is documented by photos to encourage research on this so far understudied type of coinage. This is the first volume of the new series Fundmünzen aus Usbekistan [Coin Finds from Uzbekistan].

The present catalogue is a witness of the cooperation established between the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Ravenna Campus of the University of Bologna. This study, in fact, finds its origins in the field activities developed by the Italian Mission in the Yaghnob Valley in Tajikistan, which included a significant number of activities, as the systematic recognition of the numismatic heritage preserved in Tajik State collections. The present volume provides a valuable addition to the...

Der vorliegende Band ist der erste in der Reihe „Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum“ (SNS), der einen geschlossenen Schatzfund vorstellt. Der Schatz wurde im Jahr 2007 in der Region Piran-Shahr im Nordwesten des Iran gefunden und zählt zu den größten und bedeutendsten sasanidenzeitlichen Münzhorten, die jemals auf dem Gebiet der Islamischen Republik Iran entdeckt wurden. Mit einer Stückzahl von 1267 Drachmen eröffnet er wertvolle Einsichten nicht nur in die Münz- und Geldgeschichte des Iran in der...

The fourth volume in the series of Studies in the Aman ur Rahman Collection (SARC) covers the coinage of the Iranian Huns and their Successors. At about 2.450 pieces this is probably the most complete assemblage of coins from this period, and also includes a substantial number of hitherto unpublished coin-types. Still the collection is further augmented by reference material from all major museums of the world, so that almost every known type is covered. The aim of this volume, by providing a...

The present volume is an addition to the publication series Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Paris – Berlin – Vienna. It contains the Sasanian coins from the private collection of Robert Schaaf (New Jersey). Altogether 723 coins are catalogued according to the same typological criteria as in the main series SNS Paris – Berlin – Vienna. Outstanding specimens are discussed in connection with material published in the main SNS series.

Ab der zweiten Hälfte des 4. nachchristlichen Jahrhunderts wanderten größere hunnische Verbände in die Gebiete nördlich und südlich des Hindukusch ein und wurden dort sesshaft. Die größte Ausdehnung der hunnischen Macht erfolgte dann aber durch die sogenannten Alchan. Ihr Aufstieg begann gegen Ende des 4. Jahrhunderts in der Gegend um Kabul. Ab dem 5. Jahrhundert übernahmen sie von den Kidariten die Herrschaft über Gandhāra, von wo aus sie schließlich das Guptareich zum Zusammenbruch brachten...

Volume VII is the first of nine volumes published in the Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum series. This volume covers the reigns of the Arsacid kings Vologases I - Pacorus II (AD 51 to c. 110). Arsacid coins are the most important primary source for the history of Iran from the 3rd century BC until the end of Parthian rule in AD 224. They provide information about the succession of rulers as well as the political situation and economic conditions. The Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum represents the...