A Woman, a Coin and the Prosperity of Colossae
The discovery of a third coin attributed to Claudia Eugenetoriane adds another piece to the jigsaw which illustrates a history of women with agency in civic and religious affairs at Colossae. Claudia Eugenetoriane is known to have revived the mint at Colossae in the second century CE. It has often b...
| Published in: | Australian biblical review |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Australian biblical review
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| RelBib Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Women's History
B Well-being |
| Summary: | The discovery of a third coin attributed to Claudia Eugenetoriane adds another piece to the jigsaw which illustrates a history of women with agency in civic and religious affairs at Colossae. Claudia Eugenetoriane is known to have revived the mint at Colossae in the second century CE. It has often been assumed that the earthquake of 60-61 CE which severely damaged Laodikeia, as reported by Tacitus (56-117 CE) in his Annals, destroyed Colossae as well.2 The revival of the mint indicates that Colossae did not disappear but developed and flourished beyond that time. This paper introduces this new coin, its imagery and implications of prosperity of Colossae. In addition, it highlights one woman in a history of influential women in Colossae and the Lycus Valley. |
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| ISSN: | 0045-0308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Australian biblical review
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