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The Roman Annexation of Syrian Coinage The Roman Annexation of Syrian Coinage
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Numismatic Experiments of the Julio-Claudians Numismatic Experiments of the Julio-Claudians
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Coinage of Syria under the High Roman Empire Coinage of Syria under the High Roman Empire
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The End of Provincial Coinage The End of Provincial Coinage
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Bibliography Bibliography
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8 Coinage in Roman Syria
Get accessKristina M. Neumann is associate professor of Roman/digital history in the Department of History at the University of Houston, Texas. Her monograph, Antioch in Syria: A History from Coins (300 BCE–450 CE) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021), applies digital mapping and exploratory data analysis to the numismatic evidence as a means of critically reassessing the relationship between civic and imperial power within the city and region. She is also the co-director of SYRIOS, a National Endowment for the Humanities–funded, web-based exhibit bringing the coins and history of ancient Syria to a wide public audience (https://syrios.uh.edu). She is executive producer of the podcast, Public Historians at Work, through the University of Houston’s Center for Public History, and has worked with archaeological projects in Rome, Pompeii, and Israel.
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Published:22 April 2025
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Abstract
This chapter surveys the diverse coins minted and excavated within Roman Syria with a specific focus on the complex and evolving relationships of civic communities with the imperial administration. After conquering the province, the Romans did not immediately streamline its fragmented currency system; instead, they allowed local minting of both bronze coins and silver tetradrachms to continue with minimal effect on civic iconography, oversight, and circulation. The messaging of these coins was gradually reoriented to include the emperor alongside local celebration, though cities retained significant agency in production and regulation of their own currency. At the same time, the Roman administration experimented with traditional systems through introducing a standardized provincial bronze coinage, consolidating and expanding provincial silver production, and leveraging mints like Antioch to strike imperial coins.
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