F Kemmers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5216281 |
|---|---|
| NAME | F Kemmers |
| GIVEN NAMES | F |
| FAMILY NAME | Kemmers |
| SIGNATURE | KEMMERS F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9962-7812 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Money and mid-republican Rome
Rome’s mid-republican period is back in the centre of attention. Roman money and coinage, however, are largely absent from the debate. As this field has seen important developments in recent years, this paper surveys recent research in order to explore how numismatic sources can contribute to our understanding of this formative period in Roman history. First, we present an overview of these new developments, which we then contextualise in the fra…
Change lost: Corrosion of Roman copper alloy coins in changing and variable burial environments
We studied the corrosion of Roman copper alloy coins that experienced alternations or progressive changes in their burial environment. We used coins that were still embedded in soil or in a concretion selected from three professional excataved sites - Berlicum and Krommenie in the Netherlands and Kempraten in Switserland. mCT scanning and neutron scanning were used to record the 3-D properties of these coins prior to (destructive) analyses. It pr…
Coin Iconography and Social Practice in the Roman Empire
The aim of this chapter is not to give a comprehensive overview on the different images gracing Roman coins of the imperial period or to trace the developments therein. Rather, it focuses on how and if the users of coins interacted with the iconography presented on the coins. Therefore, this chapter primarily discusses the literary, archaeological, and numismatic evidence for the perception and appropriation of coin imagery. In this way, we might…
From commodity to money: The rise of silver coinage around the Ancient Mediterranean (sixth–first centuries bce )
The reasons why the Western Mediterranean, especially Carthage and Rome, resisted monetization relative to the Eastern Mediterranean are still unclear. We address this question by combining lead (Pb) and silver (Ag) isotope abundances in silver coinage from the Aegean, Magna Graecia, Carthage and Roman Republic. The clear relationships observed between 109 Ag/ 107 Ag and 208 Pb/ 206 Pb reflect the mixing of silver ores or silver objects with Pb m…
Rome'S Rise to Power. Geochemical Analysis of Silver Coinage from the Western Mediterranean (Fourth to Second Centuries BCE)
We present the results of geochemical analysis of silver coinage issued by Rome and dated between the fourth and second century BCE, which are complemented by data of coinage issued by Carthage, the Brettii, and the Greek colony of Emporion. Each of these minting authorities represents one of the major parties involved in the struggle for hegemony in the fourth to second centuries BCE Western Mediterranean region. This study retraces how the meta…
A novel combined approach for compositional and Pb isotope data of (leaded) copper-based alloys: Bronze coinage in Magna Graecia and Rome (5th to 2nd centuries BCE)
Retracing Magna Graecia's silver: Coupling lead isotopes with a multi‐standard trace element procedure
This study presents the results of compositional and lead isotopic analysis of coinage issued by the Greek colonies of Syracuse, Metapontum, Taras and Thurium in the fifth to third centuries bce . The data suggest that each colony in Magna Graecia, regardless of its motherland roots and despite ongoing conflicts between the cities, had access to the same silver, and that this supply was stable overall throughout their period of minting and issuin…
The Functions and Use of Roman Coinage: An Overview of 21st Century Scholarship
In this publication Fleur Kemmers gives an overview of 21st century scholarship on Roman coinage for students and scholars in the fields of ancient history and Roman archaeology. First, it addresses the study of numismatics as a discipline and the theoretical and methodological advances of the last decades. Secondly, it provides guidelines for how to consult numismatic reference works, including those available online. Recent scholarly approaches…
Buying loyalty: Targeted iconography and the distribution of cash to the legions
Introduction A key element in maintaining a professional standing army, as the Romans did from the days of the later Republic onward, is ensuring their loyalty, to their direct commanders as well as to the supreme commander. Ancient authors as well as modern military historians state the importance of troop morale, cohesion and esprit-de-corps, which are created and kept upright by providing adequate food, shelter and health care, as well as by s…
Rethinking numismatics. The archaeology of coins
This paper sets out to re-member coins into archaeological discourse. It is argued that coins, as part of material culture, need to be examined within the theoretical framework of historical archaeology and material-culture studies. Through several case studies we demonstrate how coins, through their integration of text, image and existence as material objects, offer profound insights not only into matters of economy and the 'big history' of issu…
Preface and Editors’ Preface
Not at Random. Evidence for a Regionalised Coin Supply
Rethinking numismatics. The archaeology of coins
This paper sets out to re-member coins into archaeological discourse. It is argued that coins, as part of material culture, need to be examined within the theoretical framework of historical archaeology and material-culture studies. Through several case studies we demonstrate how coins, through their integration of text, image and existence as material objects, offer profound insights not only into matters of economy and the 'big history' of issu…
Retracing Magna Graecia's silver: Coupling lead isotopes with a multi‐standard trace element procedure
This study presents the results of compositional and lead isotopic analysis of coinage issued by the Greek colonies of Syracuse, Metapontum, Taras and Thurium in the fifth to third centuries bce . The data suggest that each colony in Magna Graecia, regardless of its motherland roots and despite ongoing conflicts between the cities, had access to the same silver, and that this supply was stable overall throughout their period of minting and issuin…
A novel combined approach for compositional and Pb isotope data of (leaded) copper-based alloys: Bronze coinage in Magna Graecia and Rome (5th to 2nd centuries BCE)
From commodity to money: The rise of silver coinage around the Ancient Mediterranean (sixth–first centuries bce )
The reasons why the Western Mediterranean, especially Carthage and Rome, resisted monetization relative to the Eastern Mediterranean are still unclear. We address this question by combining lead (Pb) and silver (Ag) isotope abundances in silver coinage from the Aegean, Magna Graecia, Carthage and Roman Republic. The clear relationships observed between 109 Ag/ 107 Ag and 208 Pb/ 206 Pb reflect the mixing of silver ores or silver objects with Pb m…
The Functions and Use of Roman Coinage: An Overview of 21st Century Scholarship
In this publication Fleur Kemmers gives an overview of 21st century scholarship on Roman coinage for students and scholars in the fields of ancient history and Roman archaeology. First, it addresses the study of numismatics as a discipline and the theoretical and methodological advances of the last decades. Secondly, it provides guidelines for how to consult numismatic reference works, including those available online. Recent scholarly approaches…
Not at Random. Evidence for a Regionalised Coin Supply
Preface and Editors’ Preface
Rethinking numismatics. The archaeology of coins
This paper sets out to re-member coins into archaeological discourse. It is argued that coins, as part of material culture, need to be examined within the theoretical framework of historical archaeology and material-culture studies. Through several case studies we demonstrate how coins, through their integration of text, image and existence as material objects, offer profound insights not only into matters of economy and the 'big history' of issu…
Buying loyalty: Targeted iconography and the distribution of cash to the legions
Introduction A key element in maintaining a professional standing army, as the Romans did from the days of the later Republic onward, is ensuring their loyalty, to their direct commanders as well as to the supreme commander. Ancient authors as well as modern military historians state the importance of troop morale, cohesion and esprit-de-corps, which are created and kept upright by providing adequate food, shelter and health care, as well as by s…
The Functions and Use of Roman Coinage: An Overview of 21st Century Scholarship
In this publication Fleur Kemmers gives an overview of 21st century scholarship on Roman coinage for students and scholars in the fields of ancient history and Roman archaeology. First, it addresses the study of numismatics as a discipline and the theoretical and methodological advances of the last decades. Secondly, it provides guidelines for how to consult numismatic reference works, including those available online. Recent scholarly approaches…
Rome'S Rise to Power. Geochemical Analysis of Silver Coinage from the Western Mediterranean (Fourth to Second Centuries BCE)
We present the results of geochemical analysis of silver coinage issued by Rome and dated between the fourth and second century BCE, which are complemented by data of coinage issued by Carthage, the Brettii, and the Greek colony of Emporion. Each of these minting authorities represents one of the major parties involved in the struggle for hegemony in the fourth to second centuries BCE Western Mediterranean region. This study retraces how the meta…
A novel combined approach for compositional and Pb isotope data of (leaded) copper-based alloys: Bronze coinage in Magna Graecia and Rome (5th to 2nd centuries BCE)
Retracing Magna Graecia's silver: Coupling lead isotopes with a multi‐standard trace element procedure
This study presents the results of compositional and lead isotopic analysis of coinage issued by the Greek colonies of Syracuse, Metapontum, Taras and Thurium in the fifth to third centuries bce . The data suggest that each colony in Magna Graecia, regardless of its motherland roots and despite ongoing conflicts between the cities, had access to the same silver, and that this supply was stable overall throughout their period of minting and issuin…
Coin Iconography and Social Practice in the Roman Empire
The aim of this chapter is not to give a comprehensive overview on the different images gracing Roman coins of the imperial period or to trace the developments therein. Rather, it focuses on how and if the users of coins interacted with the iconography presented on the coins. Therefore, this chapter primarily discusses the literary, archaeological, and numismatic evidence for the perception and appropriation of coin imagery. In this way, we might…
From commodity to money: The rise of silver coinage around the Ancient Mediterranean (sixth–first centuries bce )
The reasons why the Western Mediterranean, especially Carthage and Rome, resisted monetization relative to the Eastern Mediterranean are still unclear. We address this question by combining lead (Pb) and silver (Ag) isotope abundances in silver coinage from the Aegean, Magna Graecia, Carthage and Roman Republic. The clear relationships observed between 109 Ag/ 107 Ag and 208 Pb/ 206 Pb reflect the mixing of silver ores or silver objects with Pb m…
Change lost: Corrosion of Roman copper alloy coins in changing and variable burial environments
We studied the corrosion of Roman copper alloy coins that experienced alternations or progressive changes in their burial environment. We used coins that were still embedded in soil or in a concretion selected from three professional excataved sites - Berlicum and Krommenie in the Netherlands and Kempraten in Switserland. mCT scanning and neutron scanning were used to record the 3-D properties of these coins prior to (destructive) analyses. It pr…
Money and mid-republican Rome
Rome’s mid-republican period is back in the centre of attention. Roman money and coinage, however, are largely absent from the debate. As this field has seen important developments in recent years, this paper surveys recent research in order to explore how numismatic sources can contribute to our understanding of this formative period in Roman history. First, we present an overview of these new developments, which we then contextualise in the fra…
History (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geology (3 works)