Julia Augusta - Images of Rome's First Empress on Coins of the Roman Empire

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Designing Roman Women on Coins: Origins and Early Typology; 2 To Be or Not To Be Livia: Rendering Readable Gender-Based Coin Images; 3 Making an Impression? Livia on Coins of Rome versus the Provinces; 4 ‘Ulixes Stolatus’: Affirming Livia’s Power and Gender Roles through Coins; Conclusion; Appendix A: Catalogue of Coins; Appendix B: Illustrated Conspectus of Livia’s Coin Portraits; Appendix C: Epigraphic Data; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Tracene Harvey currently serves as Director and Curator of the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She also serves as a lecturer in the Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies programme at the University. Her research covers primarily ancient Greek and Roman coins, with emphasis on the study of Roman empresses on coins of the early Roman Empire. She also has pursued the study of the coins of ancient Thessaly as part of the research team of the archaeological project at the Kastro of Kallithea in Thessaly, Greece since 2006.

Summary

Julia Augusta examines the socio-political impact of coin images of Augustus’ wife, Livia, within the broader context of her image in other visual media and reveals the detailed visual language that was developed for the promotion of Livia as the predominant female in the Roman imperial family.

Product details

• Authors: Tracene Harvey
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781472478689
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-7868-9
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)