• Numismatics, the Science of Coins: An Overview – Zeynep Çizmeli Öğün (Click to listen)
• City Coins of the Classical/Hellenistic Period – Aliye Erol (Click to listen)
• Journey to Ancient Times with Coins  – İnci Türkoğlu (Click to listen)
• Roman Colonial Coins in the Psidia Region – Hüseyin Köker (Click to listen)

Conference 1

Coin Circulation in Western and Southwestern Anatolia in the Roman Period in the Light of Excavation Findings

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Conference 2

Interview with Prof. Dr. Oğuz Tekin on Numismatics

We have prepared a subject guide that includes our work during the theme of “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages”. This subject guide provides general information about the theme, our resources, international online exhibitions and catalogs, our blog post, relevant databases and useful links, our event details, and the social media posts we have prepared.

You can access our libguide here to take a closer look at the works carried out within the scope of the theme “Numismatics: The Journey of Coins Through the Ages”.

Rome’s “Five Good Emperors” and Their Coins (The post language is Turkish)

Suna Kıraç and Unit Libraries Treasury 6. In this article, we have prepared within the scope of the theme “Numismatics: The Journey of Coins Through the Ages”, we take a journey, accompanied by the narration of the Roman historian Eutropius, to the coins of the Roman emperors who reigned between 96-180 AD, defined by historians as the five good emperors.

You can access the blog post here.

“Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages” Theme Introduction (July 4, 2022)

The new theme of the Koç University Libraries’ Treasure Series will be launched in early July!

The new theme entitled “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages” will extend over three months and focus on the birth of numismatics, also known as “coin science”, numismatic studies in the world and in Turkey, coins minted by different civilizations in history, and the iconography of these coins. Through this historical journey between civilizations, you will have the opportunity to discover rare books, archival materials, printed collections, and many other numismatic-related resources in Koç University Libraries. Coins have stories to tell us…

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages – Libguide (July 6, 2022)

In the context of our current three months thematic exhibition on “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages”, we created a Libguide that includes information about rare books, archival materials, printed collections, important databases for numismatic studies, many other numismatic-related resources, podcasts, digital exhibitions. Coins have stories to tell us… Join our Journey!

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Numismatic Meaning and Importance (July 11, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“Numismatics comes from the Ancient Greek word Nomisma (Latin: Numisma), which means coin and is the branch of science that deals with coins. Coins are a first-hand source for archeology and ancient history research.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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The Relationship Between Money and Coins (July 13, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

A coin is a small round piece of metal with an adjusted weight, bearing the coat of arms or the sign of the competent administration or state that mints it, puts it into circulation, and undertakes to take it back when requested. Every coin is money, but not every money is a coin!”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Podcast: Prof. Dr. Zeynep Çizmeli Öğün (July 18, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Treasury 6th Series, “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” In our podcast broadcast within the scope of the theme, we talked with Zeynep Çizmeli Öğün about the story of the emergence of the science of numismatics; the studies carried out in the field of numismatics in Turkey and the world, the institutions that contribute to the science of numismatics, the duties of numismatists, and the future of numismatic studies.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Invention of Coin (July 25, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“Although the invention of the coin is attributed to the Kingdom of Lydia, the cities of the Ionia region in Western Anatolia gave it identity and usage habits; in other words, it formed a model. People from Greece colonized these cities, so they became part of the Greek culture. They developed under his influence.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Coin Minting Tradition (July 27, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“During the Hellenistic period, the tradition of minting coins became widespread due to Alexander the Great’s expedition to the East. The number of cities minting coins in Asia Minor and Cyprus increased from 118 to 224. After Alexander’s death, the kings who emerged in the lands he dominated continued to mint coins.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Podcast: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aliye Erol (August 2, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Treasury 6th Series, “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” In our podcast broadcast within the scope of the theme, Assoc. Dr. We talked with Aliye Erol about the characteristics of the coins minted in the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods on the coast of Asia Minor, the political structure of the city-states that minted these coins, the animal figures frequently seen on the coins, architectural elements and the products depicted on the coins that are identified with the cities where they were minted.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Shapes on Coins (August 3, 2022)

“The fashion to place a wreath on coin reverses was set by late Macedonian kings (the first wreathed coins being the second issue of Philip V, 238-179 BC). From northern Greece, the fashion spread to Khalkis, Eretria, and Athens (Where they are called stephanephoroi ‘wreath-bearers’ in inscriptions), then eastward to the mints of the Aegean and Anatolia. Coin hoards show that wreathed tetradrachms from Anatolian mints circulated almost exclusively in the Seleukid kingdom in Syria and Kilikia.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Coin Minting (August 8, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“Roma’nın geleneksel kuruluş tarihi M.Ö. 753’tür. Ancak ilk paralarını M.Ö. 3. yüzyılın başlarında, yani bu tarihten yaklaşık 450 yıl sonra basmaya başlamıştır. Ancak İtalya’nın güneyindeki Yunan sömürge şehirleri de para basmaya başlamıştır. MÖ 6. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında sikkeler.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Podcast: Dr. İnci Türkoğlu (August 10, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Treasury 6th Series, “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” In our podcast broadcast within the scope of the theme, İnci Türkoğlu talked about grapes, which are consumed fresh or dried and used in winemaking, from the vine, one of the earliest plants known to human beings, which is thought to have been domesticated in a region between the Northwest Zagros Mountains and Transcaucasia. We talked about why and how it was included in the minted coins.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Shapes on Coins (August 15, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“In the Roman Empire, the emperor had the right to mint gold and silver coins in state mints. The right to mint bronze coins was left to the Senate. While the front side of the coins contained the emperor’s picture, name, and titles, the back side depicted gods, goddesses, personifications, the emperor and their families, and many other topics such as military conquests and victories, legends, civil and religious architectures, animals, propaganda of state affairs, and death are covered.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Roman Coin Designs (August 17, 2022)

“Roman coin designs developed from the repertoire and idiom of Hellenistic art, but one is struck most of all by the contrast between Greek and Roman coinage.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Coins in Anatolia (August 22, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“The majority of the coins found in the ruins in Anatolia were minted by Constantinopolis (Istanbul), Nicomedia (Izmit), and Kyzikos (Erdek). Coins minted in Antioch (Antakya) are also common. In the section of coins minted in Constantinople and Antioch, to the left of the mint mark, It contains one of the five Greek letters (A, B, Γ, Δ, and E), and this letter indicates the workshop or officina where the money was minted.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Podcast: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Köker (August 24, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Treasury 6th Series, “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” In our podcast broadcast within the scope of the podcast series, we were guests of the Roman colonial cities established in Anatolia with Hüseyin Köker. We talked about the different types of coins minted in these cities, which were founded and lived under the intense influence of Roman culture and language for Romanization, and each of which had an important military and geopolitical position, and especially the iconography and typology of the coins minted in the Pisidia Region.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Depiction in Follises (August 29, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“From 538/9 AD, follicles and half-follies feature the emperor portrait, usually frontal and wearing a helmet, consular robe, or crown (in lower units, the profile to the right continued to be used). In Justinian’s early follies printed in Antioch, the emperor is depicted on his throne. Emperor II Justin (565-578) and his wife Sophia are depicted sitting on the throne together. Heraclius (610-641) and II. In the follicles of Constans (641 -668), the emperor or two or three figures from the imperial family are often depicted standing. IV. With Constantine (668-685), the frontal portrait again becomes the most common type.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Gold Coins (August 31, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“The gold solidus (4.54 g, called nomisma after 717; plural nomismata) and its one-third gold tremissis (1.35 g) are rarely found in excavations other than hoards. Smaller denominations of silver coins were minted in Western mints in the fifth and sixth centuries. In 615, Heraclius (610-641) produced the silver Hexagram (6.75 g and 24 grains correspond to solidus).”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Byzantine Coins (September 5, 2022)

“The study of Byzantine coins in their archaeological, geographical, and historical context offers crucial evidence for the study of medieval economic and cultural encounters. Byzantine coins constantly changed hands in city markets, rural communities along pilgrimage routes, customs offices at harbors and border points, transactions between armies and local populations, and as tribute, gifts, and dowries between states and their rulers. Byzantine coins found beyond the empire’s borders are evidence of the reach of its direct and indirect influence.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Imitation Coins (September 7, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“Imitation coins of the Heraclius dynasty minted by the Eastern Mediterranean cities under the rule of the Umayyad Caliphate are sometimes found in ruins in Anatolia. These coins have Kufic writing indicating the mint and the year. The most popular types among imitation coins are three standing figures related to the Heraclius family and Constans XI. Caliph Abdülmelik (685-705) ended this series.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages – Conference 1 (September 9, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Koç University Libraries Treasury series 6 “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” The first session of the conference series prepared within the scope of the theme will be held on Friday, September 16, 2022, between 14:00 – 15:00, with Ahmet Tolga Tek’s presentation titled “Coin Circulation in Western and Southwestern Anatolia in the Roman Period in the Light of Excavation Findings”.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Podcast: Prof. Dr. Ceren Ünal (September 12, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Treasury 6th Series, “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” In our podcast broadcast within the scope of the theme, Roman with Ceren Ünal in political concepts, administration, law, and military organization; Greek in language and culture. Regarding faith, we talked about the coin minting tradition and coin types of the Byzantine Empire, which belonged to the Christian religion, the iconographic differences between Byzantine coins and the Roman Empire, the religious and secular iconographies frequently used in Byzantine coins, the place of Byzantine coins in the Medieval Islamic world, and the changes that Byzantine coins went through throughout history.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages – Conference 2 (September 16, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Koç University Libraries Treasury series 6 “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages!” We are hosting Oğuz Tekin in the second session of the conference series we prepared within the scope of the theme. Our conversation will be held on Friday, September 23, between 14:00 and 15:00.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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The First Gold Coin in the Ottoman State (September 19, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

“Osmanlıların günümüze kadar bilinen ilk altın sikkesi h.882 (=1477/1478) tarihli olup İstanbul’da (Konstantiniyye) darbedilmiştir. Sikkenin ön yüzündeki Daribü’n-nadri, sahibü’l’-izzi ven’n-nasri fi’l-berri ve’l-bahri Arapça cümlesi” altın [para] bastıran denizde ve karada [Tanrı’nın] yardımına mazhar ve izzet sahibi” anlamındadır ki, bu tabirlerle Fatih, kudret ve satvetini vurgulamaktadır. Arka yüzünde ise: Sultan Mehemmed bin Murad Han,’azze nasrühu. Duribe fi Konstatiniyye seneti: 882 “Murad Han, oğlu Sultan Mehmed – [Tanrı] onu aziz yardımı ile [galib] kılsın! 1477/1478 yılında İstanbul’da basıldı” cümleleri yer almaktadır.”

You can access the detailed version of the post here.

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Blog Post: Rome’s “Five Good Emperors” and Their Coins (October 3, 2022) – (The post language is Turkish)

Suna Kıraç and Branch Libraries Treasury 6. In the blog post that we prepared within the scope of the theme “Numismatics: Journey of Coins Through the Ages,” we focused on the coins of the Roman emperors, defined as historians’ five good emperors. We hope you enjoy reading this blog post, which will take you to 96-180 AD.

You can access the detailed version of the post here.