Coins and samian ware : a study of the dating of coin-loss and the deposition of samian ware (terra sigillata), with a discussion of the decline of samian ware manufacture in the NW provinces of the Roman Empire, late 2nd to mid 3rd centuries AD / Anthony C. King,

Author
King, Anthony, 1954- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Archaeopress, 2013.
Description
vi, 322 pages : black and white illustrations, black and white maps ; 30 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
BAR international series ; 2573. [More in this series]
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (287-322).
Contents
  • Introduction: a 'historical' problem
  • The methodology and theory of samian ware chronology
  • Coin-life and coin-loss in the late second and early third centuries
  • Associated groups of samian ware: compiling a database
  • Coin-associated groups of samian ware
  • The decline of samian ware manufacture. Part 1: A review of production and distribution
  • The decline of samian ware manufacture. Part 2: Factors of decline
  • Appendix 1. Percentages of silver coins per period in hoards of the mid second to mid third centuries
  • Appendix 2. Percentages of bronze coins per period in hoards of the mid second to mid third centuries
  • Appendix 3. Zugmantel coin site-finds: further considerations
  • Appendix 4. Concordance Table of Argonne potters and ovolos
  • Appendix 5. Rheinzabern: comparison of stylistic groups and chronology
  • Appendix 6. The extent of residuality, and the estimated date-range of the deposits given in the Gazeteer, sections A-C
  • Appendix 7. Dated samian ware sherds in deposits of c. 150-280+, from Gazetteer section A, based on estimated dates of loss of associated coins
  • Appendix 8. Dated samian ware sherds in deposits of c. 150-280+, from Gazetteer secion A, based on dates of loss of associated coins
  • Appendix 9. Regional distribution and complete listing of identified samian ware in deposits c. 150-280+, in Gazetteer sections A and B
  • Appendix 10. List and bibliography of samian ware kiln-sites and related discoveries dating to c 150-250.
ISBN
  • 1407311948
  • 9781407311944
OCLC
864358628
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