Coinage and empire: The Athenian Standards Decree of the 5th cent. B.C.
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Title
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Coinage and empire: The Athenian Standards Decree of the 5th cent. B.C.
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Identifier
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AAI9521312
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identifier
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9521312
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Creator
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Schoenhammer, Maria O.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Edward M. Harris
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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History, Ancient | Economics, History | Anthropology, Cultural
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Abstract
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The subject of this study is an Athenian decree of the 5th cent. B.C. containing regulations about silver coinage, weights, and measures (ML 45) which has become known as the Athenian Coinage Decree. Following a recent tendency I find the term "Standards Decree" more appropriate since both coinage and weights and measures function as units of standard.;My dissertation begins with a critical evaluation of the epigraphic evidence. After reviewing the surviving fragments of the decree I present my own composite text, apparatus criticus, and translation. The decree is discussed clause by clause, and briefly interpreted. In the second chapter internal epigraphical criteria that have been adduced for the alternative dates are critically assessed as are various external criteria such as related documents, the historical context, and the find spots of the Decree fragments. The issue of the date is also considered in the later chapters, especially in connection with the numismatic evidence.;After a brief discussion of the research methodology, the third chapter--on the numismatic evidence--begins with a series of mints studies. These have been selected to serve as case studies illustrating general tendencies that may also have applied to other mints. Reasons for revising the chronology of the coin series are presented in great detail, and historical and economic considerations that might affect coinage are taken into account. The remainder of the chapter consists of a summary review of the remaining mints organized by tribute district. The chapter concludes with a brief look at the distribution of coinage in 5th century coin hoards.;In the fourth chapter the state of research on amphora standards is examined as it pertains to provision on weights and measures in the Standards Decree. Finally, in chapter five the Decree is placed in the larger context of imperial finance, and an alternative interpretation of the Decree is advanced.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
