Department of History and Archaeology
Library of the School of Philosophy

2024-06-20

2024

Psilakakou Vassiliki-Kyriaki

Επιβλέπουσα: Ελένη Ψωμά, Καθηγήτρια Αρχαίας Ιστορίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Μέλος: Κωνσταντίνος Μπουραζέλης, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής Αρχαίας Ιστορίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Μέλος: Σοφία Ανεζίρη, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Αρχαίας Ιστορίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Μέλος: Νικόλαος Γιαννακόπουλος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Αρχαίας Ιστορίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Μέλος: Σοφία Κρεμύδη, Ερευνήτρια Α΄ βαθμίδας, Τομέας Ελληνικής και Ρωμαϊκής Αρχαιότητας, Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών
Μέλος: Αλέξανδρος Μαζαράκης-Αινιάν, Καθηγητής Κλασικής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας, Αρχαιολογίας και Κοινωνικής Ανθρωπολογίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας
Μέλος: Πασχάλης Πασχίδης, Ερευνητής Α΄ βαθμίδας, Τομέας Ελληνικής και Ρωμαϊκής Αρχαιότητας, Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών

Η νομισματοκοπία της Ιστιαίας και η χρηματοδότηση των Μακεδονικών πολέμων

Greek

The Coinage of Histiaea and the Financing of the Macedonian Wars

This PhD thesis examines the “late style” silver coins with the head of the nymph Histiaea on the obverse and the nymph Histiaea seated on the stern of a ship on the reverse. These were issued by the city of Histiaea in northern Euboea during the Hellenistic period in very large quantities, circulated widely and were struck in a single denomination. In a significant number of inventories of the sanctuary of Apollo on Delos (c. 198-140/139 BC), they are attested as argyrion histiaiikon. They vary in style and many of them bear various combinations of symbols, letters and monograms, indicating a complex system of control, while several others bear no mint mark. The silver coins of Histiaea share the obverse type and have similar weight with the “autonomous” nymph’s head/ stern coins of the Macedonians, i.e. the dominant power in Greece after the battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) imitated coins of a relatively small city, such as Histiaea. Furthermore, these two currencies are found together in 14 hoards, and in 3 of them exclusively. These Macedonian coins are now dated between the years 224 or 221 and 197 BC, at a time when Histiaea was under the control of the Macedonian kings. In this PhD thesis we are called upon, therefore, to place these Histiaean coins in their chronological context and to explain the reasons they were issued.
The structure of the PhD thesis is as follows: The main object of study, the research questions, the methodology and the sources of research are referred to in the introduction. The first part examines the geography, topography, archaeology, traditions and history of the city. Its economy, irrespective of its monetary output, is examined in the second part. The third part is the numismatic catalogue, which contains 2,889 coins derived from hoards, museums and collections, as well as from printed and electronic auction catalogues. Apart from the coins that are the main object of study in this PhD thesis (2,590), the “early style” silver coins with the same types (64) and the silver coins with the same type on the obverse and the representation of a bull on the reverse (235) are included, i.e. all silver coins of Histiaea. Coins are classified by period of monetary production (Period A and B), series (Series A and B) and issue. The division of the coins of each series into issues is usually based on mint marks. The fourth part of the PhD thesis examines the iconography of the coins, the metrology and weight standards, their circulation and, finally, their dating and interpretation. The fifth part contains the conclusions of our research. It is followed by an Appendix on the Onomasticon and the Prosopography of the Histiaeans. Plates with images of coins included in the numismatic catalogue are place at the very end.
From the thorough and combined examination of all the relevant evidence we arrive at the conclusion that Histiaea inaugurated the mass production of its reduced Aeginetan triobols after 250 and before 220 BC. This production continued until 197 BC at the latest, to pay the rations of the soldiers who participated in military operations of the Antigonids. Most of the mass production is probably associated with the war of Antigonus Doson against Cleomenes III of Sparta (224-222 BC) and the War of the Allies/Social War (220-217 BC). The minting of coins by Histiaea on behalf of the Antigonids is adequately interpreted in the light of the relations of the city with the Antigonids, which were primarily due to the strategic position of Histiaea.

History

Ancient Greek Numismatics, Euboea, Antigonids, Macedonian Wars, military payments

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Yes

1997

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https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/3401521