Image of Political Power in the Reign of Nerva, Ad 96-98

This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century.

List of contents

• List of Abbreviations


• Preface


• Introduction: The Power of Images in the Reign of Nerva


• Chapter 1. Nerva as Supreme Military Commander


• Chapter 2. Nerva, The Senate and People of Rome, and Italy


• Chapter 3. Nerva and the Roman Empire


• Chapter 4. Conclusion: The Visualization of Rhetoric


• Appendix 1. The Typological Makeup of Nerva's Imperial Coin Emissions


• Appendix 2. Nerva's Coin Types and Their Dates of Production


• Appendix 3. The Relative Frequencies of Denarius Types by Emission


• Appendix 4. Identifiable Base-Metal Coins and Their Regional Distribution (Hoards and Excavations)




• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Nathan T. Elkins is Associate Professor of Art History (Greek and Roman) at Baylor University. He is a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society (New York) and a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society (London).

Summary

This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century.

Additional text

A much needed reassessment of Nerva's reign through the lens of coinage. Elkins provides new insights into the coinage of Nerva, and sets the ideology of this period in context.

Product details

• Authors: Elkins, Nathan T Elkins, Nathan T. Elkins, Nathan T. (Associate Professor of Art Hist Elkins, Nathan T. (Associate Professor of Art History Elkins
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780190648039
• ISBN: 978-0-19-064803-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / Ancient & Classical, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals, ARCHITECTURE / History / Ancient & Classical, History of Art, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, History of Architecture, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory