Portuguese Numismatics
Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
ARQU |
12 |
ARQU - Study Plan |
2 |
- |
6 |
52 |
162 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
We seek to make the student familiar with the main aspects of modern and medieval Portuguese Numismatics, both regarding Monetary History and, mostly, concerning the identification and classification of coins.
Learning outcomes and competences
The student shall be able of classifying portuguese medieval and modern coins and understanding their chronological, cultural and economical meaning. He/she shall also know how to identify and to handle the main bibliography, as well as the catalogs for coin classification.
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Not applicable.
Program
1. Introduction to numismatic studies. Technical elements. Numismatics nomenclature. Weight systems. Evolution of coin minting techniques;
2. Historical evolution of the coin in the Portuguese space;
2.1. Background: Visigothic and Suebi coinages;
2.2. The Muslim coin;
2.3. The Portuguese coin in the Middle Age;
3. Coin description and classification (12-19th century).
Mandatory literature
GOMES, Alberto; Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Português antes da Fundação da Nacionalidade, 4ª ed., Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2003. ISBN: 972-97804-1-2
VAZ, Joaquim Ferraro; SALGADO, Javier; Livro das Moedas de Portugal, Braga, 1987
VICO MONTEOLIVA, Jesús; CORES GOMENDIO, Maria Cruz; CORES URIA, Gonzalo; Corpus Nummorum Visigothorum. Ca. 575-714 (Leovigildus-Achila), Madrid, , 2006. ISBN: 84-609-8913-5
MILES, G. C. ; The Coinage of the Visigoths in Spain. Leovigild to Achila II, , Hispanic Numismatic Series, vol. 2, New York , 1952
MEDINA GÓMEZ, Antonio; Monedas Hispano-Musulmanas, Toledo, Instituto Provincial de Investigaciones y Estudios Toledanos, 1992. ISBN: 84-87103-33-2
ALVAREZ BURGOS, Fernando; Catalogo de la Moneda Medieval Castellano-Leonesa (Siglos XI al XV), Madrid, Vico-Segarra Editores, 1998. ISBN: 84-85711-18-1
MARQUES, Mário Gomes; Introdução à Numismática, Publicações Dom Quixote, 1982
Grierson, Philip;
Monnaies et monnayage
VASCONCELOS, José Leite de; Nomenclatura Numismática, Ulmeiro, 1994
AMARAL, C. M. Almeida do ; Catálogo descritivo das moedas portuguesas, 3 vols., INCM, 1977 e ss.
ARAGÃO, A. C. Teixeira de; Descrição Geral e Histórica das Moedas Cunhadas em nome dos Reis, Regentes e Governadores de Portugal, 3 vols., Porto, Livraria Fernando Machado, 1963
BARRAL i ALTET, Xavier; La Circulation des Monnaies Suèves et Visigothiques. Contribution à l'Histoire Économique du Royaume Visigoth, Munchen, 1976
CRUSAFONT i SABATER, Miquel; BALAGUER, Ana M.; GRIERSON, Philip; Medieval European Coinage. Vol. 6 - The Iberian Peninsula, Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-521-26014-5
FERRO, Maria José Pimenta; Estudos de História Monetária Portuguesa (1383-1484), Lisboa, Ed. Autora, 1974
MAGRO, Francisco A. Costa; Ceitis, Sintra.Instituto de Sintra, 1986
MARQUES, Mário Gomes; Moedas de D. Fernando, Lisboa, 1978
MARQUES, Mário Gomes (ed. by); Problems of Medieval Coinage in the Iberian Area, 1, Santarém, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, 1984
MARQUES, Mário Gomes; CRUSAFONT i SABATER, M. (ed. by); Problems of Medieval Coinage in the Iberian Area, 2, Avilés, 1986
MARQUES, Mário Gomes; METCALF, D. M. (ed. by); Problems of Medieval Coinage in the Iberian Area, 3, Santarém, Sociedade Numismática Scalabitana e Instituto de Sintra, 1988
MARQUES, Mário Gomes; CABRAL, J. M. Peixoto; MARINHO, J. Rodrigues; Ensaios sobre História Monetária da Monarquia Visigoda, Porto, Sociedade Portuguesa de Numismática, 1995
MARQUES, Mário Gomes; A Moeda Peninsular na Idade das Trevas, Sintra, Instituto de Sintra, 1998
MARQUES, A. H. de Oliveira; "A Moeda Portuguesa durante a Idade Média", in Ensaios de História Medieval Portuguesa, Lisboa, Ed. Vega, 1980
REIS, Pedro Batalha ; Moedas de Toro. Estudo das Moedas d'El-Rei D. Afonso V que têm as armas de Portugal, Castela e Leão, Lisboa, 1935
REIS, Pedro Batalha; "Morabitinos Portugueses", Anais (da A.P.H.), Ciclo da Fundação da Nacionalidade, vol. II, Lisboa, APH, 1940, pp. 197-322
VAZ, Joaquim Ferraro; Numária Medieval Portuguesa (1128-1383), 2 vols., Lisboa, Ed. Autor, 1960
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical and practical lessons with the support of visual means and of the direct classification of coins from several periods.
keywords
Humanities > History > Numismatics
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Participação presencial |
50,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
50,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
35,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
52,00 |
Trabalho de investigação |
75,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance at a minimum of 75% of classes, except in cases foreseen by law.
Calculation formula of final grade
Research work (with public presentation) - 50%; class participation - 50%.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable.
Internship work/project
Not applicable.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Not applicable
Classification improvement
Research work improvement - 50 %.