The Island Standard: The Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Coinage of Paros

by: Tully, J.A.N.Z.

Numismatic Studies 28, 2013

This book is the first comprehensive study of the monetary history of one of the major coin-producing states of the Hellenistic and Roman Aegean. It analyzes the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman coinages of the Cycladic island of Paros. It presents a die study of all known silver and bronze issues, and argues that Paros and its neighbor Naxos minted in the Hellenistic Period not on the Rhodian standard as has sometimes been thought, but on their own distinct standard: the “island standard”. All coin types are fully described, and die varieties are illustrated in 27 plates.

Contents:

Introduction
Ascription, Types, and Iconography
Overview, Metrology, and Quantification
Archaeological and Hoard Evidence
Paros, Naxos and the Numismatic Context
Catalogue
Commentary
Appendix 1. Non-Parian Issues
Appendix 2. Ancient Imitative Coinage
Appendix 3. Modern Parian Forgeries
Appendix 4. Weight and Frequency Distribution
Appendix 5. Naxian and Parian Comparanda
Bibliography

The Island Standard: The Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Coinage of Paros

by: Tully, J.A.N.Z.

• ISBN-13: 9780897223294 / 978-0-89722-329-4
• ISBN-03: 0897223292 / 0-89722-329-2
• The American Numismatic Society, New York, 2013