Coins of the McGhee Collection
Author(s): Elizabeth Braden
Year: 2016
Summary
Coins in the ancient world provided a medium for the propaganda of rulers and other influential individuals. Analysis of coins alongside an understanding of their historical context can reveal their significance. In 2014 the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History received a donation of assorted Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins from Ambassador George C. McGhee. This project analyzes and catalogues these coins by translating their inscriptions and interpreting their images to determine their age and significance. Presented here is a selection of these coins with their translations, historical context, and the propagandistic messages they intended to convey.
Cite this Record
Coins of the McGhee Collection. Elizabeth Braden. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 ( tDAR id: 404606)
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Spatial Coverage
min long: -11.074; min lat: 37.44 ; max long: 50.098; max lat: 70.845 ;