The Small Stuff of the Palmyrenes: The Coins and Tesserae of Palmyra - 20-21/06/2019, Copenhage (Den
Themes to be explored in the conference papers include the iconography and inscriptions of the local coinage and the tesserae; the reflections of local traditions in the visual language of these groups of material; the influence of traditions from other regions than Palmyra itself, traceable through these objects; the significance of the tesserae for the understanding of the structure of Palmyrene religious life; and the significance of the coinage for the understanding of Palmyra’s urban networks and economy.
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 20-21/06/2019
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhage (Copenhage, Denmark)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Professor Rubina Raja
INFO: web
INSCRIPCIÓN/REGISTRATION/REGISTRAZIONE: Deadline: 06/06/2019
Se ruega enviar un email a /please contact /sono pregati di inviare una e-mail a Christina Levisen (levisen@cas.au.dk)
PROGRAMA/PROGRAM/PROGRAMMA: PDF
DAY 1: Thursday 20 June 2019
9:00–9:30 Coffee and registration
9:30–9:45 Welcome and introduction Rubina Raja (Aarhus University)
9:45–10:15 Toward a die study of Palmyra’s coinage Nathanael Andrade (University of Binghamton)
10:15–10:45 Discussion
10:45–11:15 The production, circulation and function of the local Palmyrene coinage Nathalia B. Kristensen (Aarhus University)
11:15–11:45 Discussion
11:45–12:15 Beyond Palmyra: The coinage of the Assyrians Kevin Butcher (University of Warwick)
12:15–12:45 Discussion
12:45–13:45 Lunch
13:45–14:15 Civic coins and urban networks: Palmyra and its coinage in a regional perspective Michael Blömer (Aarhus University)
14:15–14:45 Discussion
14:45–15:15 Les monnaies des Septimii de Palmyre Annie Sartre-Fauriat (Université de Tours)
15:15–15:45 Discussion
15:45–16:15 Break
16:15–16:45 Imperial grandeur, small scale: Zenobia’s coinage revisited Michael Sommer (University of Oldenburg)
16:45–17:15 Discussion
17:15–17:45 Post-Roman coinage in Palmyra: Two notes on circulation and coin hoarding Emanuele E. Intagliata (Aarhus University)
17:45–18:15 Discussion
18:15–18:30 Discussion
19:00 Speakers’ dinner
Restaurant Tight, Hyskenstræde
DAY 2: Friday 21 June 2019
8:30–9:00 Exploring the religious and social life of Palmyra through the banqueting tesserae Rubina Raja (Aarhus University)
9:00–9:30 Discussion
9:30–10:00 Tesseras and prosopography Jean-Baptiste Yon (Laboratoire HiSoMa)
10:00–10:30 Discussion
10:30–10:45 Break
10:45–11:15 Divine representations on the Palmyrene coins and tesserae Ted Kaizer (Durham University)
11:15–11:45 Discussion
11:45–12:15 Palmyrene tesserae in the context of temple cult: New reflections and approach Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider (Independent researcher)
12:15–12:45 Discussion
12:45–13:45 Lunch
13:45–14:15 Caravan trade in Palmyrene tesserae and coins? Eivind H. Seland (University of Bergen)
14:15–14:45 Discussion
14:45–15:15 An unexpected find from the sand: A new tessera from the south-west quarter of Palmyra (2010) Antonino Crisà (University of Warwick)
15:15–15:45 Discussion
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–16:30 Zenobia or Salonina? On a bronze medallion from Palmyra Michał Gawlikowski (Warsaw University)
16:30–17:00 Discussion
17:00–17:15 Final discussion
17:15–18:00 Drinks at the Academy
18:00 End of conference