http://hdl.handle.net/10468/27 2013-05-21T23:05:59Z 2013-05-21T23:05:59Z Woods, David http://hdl.handle.net/10468/731 2012-11-05T15:32:50Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Numismatic evidence and the succession to Constantine I Woods, David

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Woods, David http://hdl.handle.net/10468/451 2012-10-23T13:51:48Z 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z

Caligula's quadrans Woods, David The Roman emperor Caligula issued the same type of quadrans throughout his reign, where the obverse depicted a pileus, a type of cap given to former slaves upon their manumission, and the reverse the letters RCC. Eckhel suggested that the obverse referred to the restoration of liberty as represented by his return of the elections to the popular assembly from the Senate, and the reverse referred to a remission of the sales-tax. Barrett has recently argued that both sides probably referred to the execution in late 39 of Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, the governor of Upper Germany. This note argues that Caligula chose to depict the pileus on his quadrans in order to celebrate his new policy of strictly enforcing the rules for granting citizenship and that he aimed the design at the urban mob in particular in order to emphasise that he was protecting them against those seeking to encroach upon their privileges

2010-12-01T00:00:00Z Woods, David http://hdl.handle.net/10468/146 2011-11-10T13:34:51Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Caesar's coinage in 48BC Woods, David Julius Caesar's second issue of coinage in 48BC during his civil-war with Pompey consisted of an aureus, three slightly different varieties of denarius, and a quinarius, all displaying the same basic reverse-type, the legend CAESAR across a trophy. As for the obverse, the aureus and the denarii display the same female head, while the quinarius displays a different female head. In each case, however, the only obverse-legend consists of three letters or numerals at the back of the neck, usually read LII, the number 52 in Roman numerals, where what looks like a reversed letter T is read as the older form of the numeral L. This has traditionally been interpreted in reference to the age of Caesar at the date of issue. This paper argues that this obverse-legend is to be read as IIT, the 3rd person singular of the perfect tense of the verb ire 'to go/advance'. The reverse- and obverse- legends are intended to be read together here as a pure perfect, CAESAR IIT, meaning 'Caesar advances'.

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Woods, David http://hdl.handle.net/10468/727 2012-10-28T03:00:09Z 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z

Curing Nero: A cold drink in context Woods, David

2009-12-01T00:00:00Z