Pt. I - Chronology

Dates on Coins

Introduction of the Alexandrian Year : its characters.

Regnal years.

Symbol L for year.

Difficulties in imperial dates.

Augustus.

Tiberius.

Galba.

Vespasian.

Faustina Marci.

Commodus.

”Caracalla.”

Geta.

Julia Domna.

Wives of Elagabalus.

Severus Alexander.

Coins with Palm.

Decennalia of Commodus

Decennalia of Severus Alexander.

Ludi Saeculares of Philip I.

Chronology of Decius.

Chronology of Hostilianus.

Interregnum after Aurelian.

Decennalia of Gallienus.

Decennalia of of Diocletian.

Dates of Constantinus and Gal. Maximianus, Caesars.

Difficulties of attribution.

M.I. Aemilianus.

L. Domitius Domitanus.

Pt. II Coinage

Arrangement.

Denominations.

Bronze of Augustus.

Billon Tetradrachm begins under Tiberius A.D. 19.

Later bronze.

Largest bronze introduced by Vespasian.

Mint.

Influence of Historical Events on Coinage.

No coins of “Caligula.”

Coinage enlarged by Vespasian.

Types developed by Domitian.

First issue of Nome-coins.

Coins of Trajan.

Hadrian.

Antoninus.

M. Aurelius.

Decline.

The Art of Egyptian Coins under Romans.

Early Greek influence.

Naukratis founded.

Saïte Renaissance.

Similar movements in Assyria.

Greek influence on Egyptian Architecture from B.C. 358.

Art under Ptolemies.

Art under Romans as seen on Coins.

Iconography.

Probable Sources.

Retention of earlier portraits.

Inscriptions of Coins.

Obverse and reverse inscriptions independent.

Titles, COS. TR.P. IMP. “occasional” not given.

Imperator, Αυτοκρατωρ.

Augustus Σεβαστος.

Inscriptions, obverse.

Inscriptions, reverse.

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