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Sunoikisis Digital Classics, Summer 2020

Session 3. Text-Bearing Objects 2

Thursday April 30, 17:00-18:15 CEST

Convenors: Lily Grozdanova (University of Sofia), Alessio Sopracasa (Université Paris-Sorbonne), and Karsten Tolle (Frankfurt Bid Data Lab)

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/piIXjOezm_A

Slides: Nomisma and Corpus Nummorum, Digital Numismatics, and Digital (Byzantine) Sigillography

Session outline

Numismatics is a very traditional field of research that received entirely new perspective and development potential due to the implementation of the digital technologies. As the numismatic material is highly suitable for computer-based analyses the digital numismatics presents the researchers with new concept of studying, gathering and perceiving the materials. The current talk will focus on the influence and possibilities that the digital numismatic products and platforms present to the students being educated in the field of numismatics. The CN (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) will be presented as functional education and research online space.

The session will also cover an introduction to Nosmima and the work in the Corpus Nummorum with focus on NLP for data quality and iconographic search.

Reference materials (online resources)

Seminar readings

  • Glenn 2018: Glenn, S. et al. (eds.): Alexander the Great. A Linked Open World, 2018.
  • Meadows, Gruber 2017: Meadows, A., Gruber, E. 'Coinage and Numismatic Methods. A Case Study of Linking a Discipline'. ISAW Papers 7.15, 2014. (http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/7/meadows-gruber/) (02/03/2020).
  • Peter 2019: Peter, U. 'Von Mommsen zum Semantic Web: Perspektiven der vernetzten numismatischen Forschung – die Münzen der westlichen Schwarzmeerküste online', In: Cojocaru V., Ruscu, L., Castelli, Th., Pázsint, A.-I. (eds.): Advances in Ancient Black Sea Studies: Historiography, Archaeology and Religion. The Proceedings of the International Symposium, Constanţa, August 20–24, 2018, Cluj-Napoca 2019 (Pontica et Mediterranea VIII), 393–418.
  • Peter 2015: Peter, U. 'Corpus Nummorum Thracorum – A Research Tool for Thracology and an Example of Digital Numismatic Collaboration'. In: Caltabiano, M. (ed.). XV International Numismatic Congress Taormina 2015. Proceedings, Vol. 1, Roma / Messina, 2017, 1306.
  • de Callataÿ 2011: de Callataÿ, F. (ed.). Quantifying monetary production in Greco-Roman times: a general frame. Quantifying monetary supplies in Greco-Roman times, Edipuglia, 2011.

Further reading

  • Boteva, D. (ed.) 2017. Ex nummis lux. Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honour of Dimitar Draganov, 2017.
  • Burnett, A., Amandry, M. et al. 1992–2015. Roman Provincial Coinage. Series (printed and online publications), London, British Museum Press and Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1992–2015 http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/project/
  • Howgego, C., Heuchert, V., Burnett A. (eds.) 2005. Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces, Oxford, 2005

Exercise

  1. Download the coin from https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=3108. Study the reverse design and fill in the gaps in the following description:

    Laureate nymph of the Strymon region reclining left, stripped to the waist, the outstretched right on a mountain ridge with a cave entrance, resting left arm on upturned ........., from which flows water, embracing vine with grapes and leafs leaning over her head. On the mountain small naked genius climbing up right picking ............... from the vine, next to him, ΒΟΤΡV; in front of the cave entrance a second naked genius to left with .......................on the back, above him, ΑΡΓΥΡΟϹ; under the water spring leaning to left third naked Genius ........................ from the water, above ΧΡΥϹΟϹ. In exergue, in a cornfield forth naked genius advancing and ......................., next to him ϹΤΡΑΧΥ. Ground line. Border of dots.

    Suggestions: water-urn; grapes; bag full of ore; collecting corn ears; scooping with hands rocks; scooping with hands gold; collecting flowers

  2. Date the coin: coin_exercise2 How did you do it?

  3. Find the geographic coordinates of Byzantion starting the search in https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/.

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