Dr Aneurin Ellis-Evans: List of publications

Henri Seyrig’s dossier of material on IGCH 1302 contained in the Archives Seyrig at the BnF indicates that this hoard was not dispersed in commerce as previously thought, but in fact resides at the BnF in almost its entirety. The clearer picture of the hoard’s origins provided in Seyrig’s papers combined with the ability to study the coins themselves makes it possible to place this hoard in a much more precise historical context than previously thought.

A re-examination of the numismatic, epigraphic, and literary evidence suggests that the silver/gold exchange rate in Persian-controlled Asia Minor fluctuated downwards in the late fifth and fourth centuries b.c.e. in response to the supply of gold and silver in neighbouring Greece. This has consequences for the economic and political history of this region.

This article presents die studies of the tetradrachms minted by Parion and Lampsakos in the Hellenistic period. The Parion Group 1 tetradrachms date to the late 160s or 150s, whereas the Parion Group 2 and Lampsakos tetradrachms date not to the second quarter of the 2 nd century as previously thought, but rather to the early 1st century. The overlooked evidence of IGCH 1322 (western Asia Minor, 1964/5) provides proof for this later date in the case of Lampsakos. New evidence about the composition of IGCH 1322 is presented which allows some progress to be made in identifying the contents of this hoard. The down-dating of these two coinages has two broader consequences. Firstly, Lampsakos’ decision to depict Priapos on its coins for the first time with this series should be connected to an epiphany of Priapos which occurred during the war with Aristonikos and significantly altered the god’s status at Lampsakos for the rest of antiquity. Secondly, the downdating of the Parian and Lampsakene series to a period of direct Roman rule raises the question of the degree to which Rome was involved in the production of these coinages.

Since antiquity, commentators have recognized that Achilles is here describing the geographical extent of Priam's kingdom. However, although the kingdom of Priam which Achilles describes overlaps with or abuts multiple ancient regional ...

This article presents the first die study of the coinage of the koinon of Athena Ilias, the evidence for which has doubled since the series was last catalogued in Alfred Bellinger’s Troy: The Coins (1961). The new evidence confirms the longevity of the series (late 180s/early 170s–60s/50s bc) and suggests that the series was minted continually but at a low level of production throughout this period. It also provides an opportunity to revisit the question of the identity of the magistrate named on the reverse of the coins and the length of time they were in office, questions which have primarily been discussed in relation to the epigraphic evidence. It is argued that the purpose of the coinage was twofold: to provide the agonothetai who ran the festival with cash with which to make external payments and to act as a status symbol for the koinon’s festival. The early dating of the series proposed here contributes to our understanding of the development of the phenomenon of civic spread-flan coinages in the midsecond century, while the late end date combined with the results of the die study provide an opportunity to look at the impact of the Mithradatic Wars on the finances of the koinon’s cities.