"Astudy of A Collection of Roman and Byzantine Coins From An Artifacts Finding in Rashid excavation" In 1992-1995AD.

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Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Tanta University(Egypt)

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This research aims at studying seventeen currencies that were never published before and are currently preserved at Rosetta Monuments Warehouse. The research presents a descriptive study of such currency including currency number in the warehouse registry, currency material, denomination, diameter, and weight, presenting a detailed explanation of the subjects depicted on the currency observe and reverse, in addition to reading the inscriptions registered on such currency and its importance in studying this group whether in the subject or date. Nonetheless, the research aims at presenting a careful descriptive study involving: the material of which the currency is made, currency denominations, the mints where the currency was coined and whether the currency is local or foreign and analyzing the depicted subject and its prevalence in Egypt and abroad. The illustrative and statistical study is deemed to be a method for reading this discovery.

The research presents a descriptive study of these currencies along with a detailed explanation of the subjects depicted on the currency observe and reverse. Besides, the research presents reading the inscriptions registered on this currency and dating every currency by comparing it with other similar currencies. Furthermore, the research aims at presenting a careful analytical study involving the material of which the currency is made; such as bronze and copper, currency denominations that were diverse in Rosetta from follis and miliarness.
While the inscriptions on the currencies dated to Roman era differed from one emperor to another. There were inscriptions on the currency observe and reverse; as the observe includes inscriptions of names and surnames of the emperors and their wives. However, the inscriptions varied on the reverse, among them:

Mints Marks Inscriptions: As the mints varied, such as:

SMK: Cyzicus, SMTSE: Thessalonica
 The mints were divided into several officinaes for minting the currency by using the alphabets such as P.
Inscriptions on Byzantine currencies were on the currency observe and reverse; as the Byzantine currency observe includes inscriptions of emperors' names and surnames. However, the inscriptions varied on the reverse, among them:

Dating Marks Inscriptions:

ANNO – means year.
II – Second Year, III – Third Year, 4II – Seventh Year.
Mints Marks Inscriptions: As the mints varied, such as:
CON – Constantinople, KYZ – Cyzicus
Workshop Marks, such as: B- Δ – E

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