Detailed Information on Publication Record
2023
Iconographic Trends in Roman Imperial Coinage in the Context of Societal Changes in the Second and Third Centuries CE : A Small-Scale Test of the Affluence Hypothesis
GLOMB, Tomáš, Vojtěch KAŠE and Viktor ZAVŘELBasic information
Original name
Iconographic Trends in Roman Imperial Coinage in the Context of Societal Changes in the Second and Third Centuries CE : A Small-Scale Test of the Affluence Hypothesis
Authors
GLOMB, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Vojtěch KAŠE (203 Czech Republic) and Viktor ZAVŘEL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Open Archeology, Warsaw, De Gruyter, 2023, 2300-6560
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher
Poland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 0.800 in 2022
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14210/23:00134188
Organization unit
Faculty of Arts
UT WoS
001036185600001
Keywords in English
Roman coinage; Roman imperial ideology; iconography; affluence hypothesis; temporal modeling
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 14/2/2024 11:19, Bc. Alena Kmochová
Abstract
V originále
This article presents a quantitative analysis of iconographic trends in the depiction of deities in the coinage of the Roman Empire throughout the second and third centuries CE to explore temporal shifts in Roman imperial propaganda in the context of developments and pressures in affluence, prosperity, and political stability. Next to providing deeper insight into the topic of Roman imperial ideology, the article’s main objective is to test the validity of the so-called affluence hypothesis from the debate on cultural evolution. The hypothesis predicts that an increase in affluence and prosperity leads to the emergence of moralizing themes in religion. Based on the comparison of the iconographic trends in Roman coinage, as represented by the Online Coins of the Roman Empire project portal of coin types, with changes in affluence and prosperity indicators for the period of the second and third centuries CE, the results suggest that in times of political stability and prosperity, Roman Empire emphasized moralizing deities on coins more often than in times of crisis. In contrast, martial deities and those oriented on dominating power were promoted on coins more frequently in turbulent times. In this small-scale case study, the results support the arguments of the affluence hypothesis.
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