David Lisot Video Library (2002)
Multi-Media Summary
Silver coins of Alexander the Great depict Herakles; historic and numismatic evidence reveals that these coins do indeed portray the young Macedonian king. In this video with slides you will see and learn:
* The paradigm shift in numismatics regarding the image of people on ancient coins
* How aesthetics, history and art history overlap in the study of coins
* Examples of early Greek coins with kings' names
* Coinage of Tissaphernes, Satrap of Persia, 445-395 BC
* Philip II as Zeus
* Perdikkas III, brother of Philip II
* Antyntas III, father of Philip II
* The history of Macedonia and its royal family
* Differences between Hellenistic and Classical
Excellent video about early Greek coins with revealing information about the images and portraiture. Speaker(s): Michael E. Marottta.
