Books by Alessandro Cattaneo
Proceedings of the Third International Summer School “Water Management in arid and semiarid clima... more Proceedings of the Third International Summer School “Water Management in arid and semiarid climates in Roman time” (Feltre, 22nd - 26th August 2016)
Materiali della terza International Summer School “Water Management in arid and semiarid climates in Roman time” (Feltre, 22-26 Agosto 2016)
ISBN 978-88-33680-44-6
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“Di poche parole ma ben coniate, come le sue monete” Teopisto Strolin e la... more Catalogo della mostra:
“Di poche parole ma ben coniate, come le sue monete” Teopisto Strolin e la sua collezione numismatica
24 settembre - 26 novembre 2017 / Palazzo Fogazzaro, Schio (VI)
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by Cristian Gazdac, Sanja Bitrak, Michele Asolati, Alessandro Cattaneo, Arkadiusz Dymowski, Benjamin Hellings, Lajos Juhasz, Lucian Munteanu, Leilani Stajer, Varbin Varbanov, and Rada Varga JOURNAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPHIC SERIES 1, 2020
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Aquam Ducere III, Proceedings of the third International Summer School, Water management in arid and semiarid climates in Roman time (Feltre, 22nd - 26th August 2016), a cura di E. TAMBURRINO, Seren del Grappa, 2019
Despite their importance, aqueducts appear very rarely in ancient arts; nevertheless, most of the... more Despite their importance, aqueducts appear very rarely in ancient arts; nevertheless, most of these few representations, just to highlight the substance of these structures, are on coins, primary mean of communication and self-celebration for magistrates and emperors. Since the Roman Republican era, these typologies began to occur on Roman issues, but then they had more fortune and development on imperial coins and especially on provincial coinage, where reverses were often dedicated to topics of local relevance, just like buildings and divinities. Analysing these coin types, one can recognize two ways of reproduction for aqueducts: the first one, which could be defined “architectural”, sees the structure usually depicted as a series of arches; the second typology, instead, focuses on the representation of the tutelary deity (usually the Genius), perhaps in the form of his cult statue. In any case, all the representations are extremely schematic; this is due not only to the difficulty of represent so vast structures in the small field of coins, but also to the utilitarian perception of these artefacts, which has strongly influenced and limited their transposition in arts
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Group and individual tragedies in Roman Europe - The evidence of hoards, epigraphic and literary sources, a cura di C. GAZDAC, Cluj-Napoca (Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology. Monographic Series, 1), 2020
This article presents a group of 31 Roman bronze coins (almost exclusively sestertii), which are ... more This article presents a group of 31 Roman bronze coins (almost exclusively sestertii), which are part of a collection donated to the municipality of Schio (VI-Italy) in 2014. These specimens, illustrated here for the first time fully and properly identified, are recognized as a possible hoard of III century bronze coins, or at least a part of it, probably found locally. In fact, considering its characteristics of composition and chronology, it perfectly fits with the hoarding patterns of northern Italy. In addition to discussing the cohesion of this group as an ancient hoard, this article briefly presents the phenomenon of the hoarding of bronze coins in Italy during the third century, already extensively studied in literature, of which this group of coins constitutes a further addition to the already known examples.
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Rivista Italiana di Numismatica, 2019
Il contributo prende in considerazione la serie romana provinciale caratterizzata al dritto dalla... more Il contributo prende in considerazione la serie romana provinciale caratterizzata al dritto dalla testa elmata della dea Roma ed al rovescio da un’ape, la cui attribuzione, nel corso della storia degli studi, é stata dubitativamente assegnata a Creta o a Cirene, prima di essere risolta a favore di quest’ultima sulla base dei rinvenimenti. A conferma definitiva di questa tesi viene qui analizzato un esemplare proveniente dal mercato antiquario: si tratta di una moneta di questa serie che risulta riconiata su un’unità in bronzo cirenaica di epoca ellenistica (313-312 a.C.), con al dritto la testa di Ammon e, al rovescio, la cosiddetta ‘‘tomba di Batto’’. Il pezzo, inoltre, proprio per via della sua particolarita`, consente anche di fare considerazioni sulle caratteristiche morfologiche di queste emissioni, spesso ritenute discordanti con la produzione monetale provinciale cirenaica del tempo, suggerendone una possibile ribattitura sistematica su prece- denti monete ellenistiche della regione
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Wiplinger, Gilbert - Letzner, Wolfram (eds), "Wasserwesen zur Zeit des Frontinus. Bauwerke - Technik - Kultur. Tagungsband des internationalen Frontinus-Symposiums, Trier 25. - 29. Mai 2016", Babesch Suppl. 32, Peeters (ISBN 978-90-429-3561-7), 2017
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Archeologia Veneta, 2016
Alla fine dell’anno 2014 il comune di Schio (VI) ha ricevuto in dono l’interessante collezione nu... more Alla fine dell’anno 2014 il comune di Schio (VI) ha ricevuto in dono l’interessante collezione numismatica costitu- ita nel corso della prima metà del XX secolo da Teopisto Strolin, noto appassionato numismatico scledense. Tale raccolta, di poco meno di 3500 pezzi, si articola in varie sezioni, tra cui primeggiano la serie romana imperiale, quella pontificia e quella bizantina; tuttavia, anche se meno consistenti, di una certa rilevanza sono anche le monete romane repubblicane e quelle delle zecche italiane.
Nel contributo, oltre a voler presentare brevemente la figura del collezionista e la sua raccolta, si accenna anche ad alcuni degli esemplari più interessanti che sono emersi durante il preliminare lavoro di riordino della collezione.
At the end of 2014 the city of Schio (VI) has inherited the interesting coin collection assembled during the first half of the XX century by Teopisto Strolin, a well known numismatic enthusiast of that area. This collection, about 3500 pieces, comprehends different sections. The most represented is the Roman Imperial one, but very copious are also the coins of the Popes and of Byzantine Emperors. Still interesting, even if less numerous, are the subdivisions of the Roman Republic and of the Italian Mints.
In this article, with a brief illustration of the collector and of his collection, are shown some of the most interesting coins that stood out during the preliminary work of reorganization of the donation.
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Poster presentato nel corso del Convegno Internazionale "Storie Interrotte. Riconoscere e valoriz... more Poster presentato nel corso del Convegno Internazionale "Storie Interrotte. Riconoscere e valorizzare il patrimonio dimenticato”, promosso dal Corso di Dottorato in Storia, Critica e Conservazione dei Beni Culturali dell’Università degli Studi di Padova (Padova, 25-26 novembre 2021).
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The importance of auction sales catalogues in the study of any ancient coinage is nowadays unques... more The importance of auction sales catalogues in the study of any ancient coinage is nowadays unquestionable and they are of prime interest for numismatists in various ways (e.g., to gather a large body of material; to do an almost complete die-study; etc. ), especially when there are images of the coins. For all these reasons, since first catalogues started to appear frequently in the second half oh the XIX century, a complete examination would require a complex work and the treatment of a considerable amount of data.
With the CyReNe-Project (Cyrenaican Research Numismatic e-Project) we decided to face this task and to create a database where all the specimens minted in Cyrenaican cities and sold during the years could be collected together. The aim is to make available all these data in a structured and systematic way and, on the other hand, to safeguard this important cultural heritage. Starting from 2011, due to the numerous looting carried out against the archaeological and numismatic heritage during the Libyan civil war, the presence of Cyrenaican coins on the market has increased enormously; so reconstructing the possible pedigree of a coin is an useful tool to exclude a possible illicit origin.
For these reasons we began to check past sales and, with a temporary amount of ca. 3000 specimens, more than 6000 auction sales catalogues have been inspected (and still counting) and their data will be implemented in a digital database where they could be found in an easier way. Incorrect identifications or attribution changes that have occurred throughout the history of the studies, are just some of the problems we are facing in undertaking such a project.
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Cyrenaica and its main centre, Cyrene, have had a great importance in the ancient world during bo... more Cyrenaica and its main centre, Cyrene, have had a great importance in the ancient world during both Greek-Hellenistic and Roman periods. This importance is clearly visible also through its numismatic production, which is of considerable variety and interest, with few equals in the ancient Mediterranean. In spite of this, the numismatic attention given to the region has sometimes been inadequate and its coinage has remained marginalised in the context of the many mints active during the antiquity.
In addition to this, the historical-political events that have taken place in Libya since 2011 and the resulting continuous state of clashes and civil wars, have also led to the destruction and looting of part of the cultural heritage of the region. The numismatic material, which is easy to export illegally and then resold, has certainly been one of the hardest hit. The growing numbers of specimens sold by auction houses and other sellers in the last seven years are obviously a direct consequence of this.
The “CyReNe-Project "(Cyrenaican Research Numismatic e-Project), using the digital resources that are becoming more and more popular in the humanities and through a global digital archiving of these specimens, has the aim to create a tool, with a dual purpose of study - and consequent enhancement - and of safeguarding, at least at the level of virtual data, the Cyrenaican numismatic heritage. Some interesting results have already been achieved.
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Mostra (24 settembre-26 novembre 2017), e "Conversazione su Teopisto Strolin e presentazione del ... more Mostra (24 settembre-26 novembre 2017), e "Conversazione su Teopisto Strolin e presentazione del catalogo" (6 ottobre 2017)
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Catalogazione di monete romane di III-IV secolo d.C. e breve storia della monetazione nel periodo... more Catalogazione di monete romane di III-IV secolo d.C. e breve storia della monetazione nel periodo coperto dalla collezione.
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Books by Alessandro Cattaneo
Materiali della terza International Summer School “Water Management in arid and semiarid climates in Roman time” (Feltre, 22-26 Agosto 2016)
ISBN 978-88-33680-44-6
“Di poche parole ma ben coniate, come le sue monete” Teopisto Strolin e la sua collezione numismatica
24 settembre - 26 novembre 2017 / Palazzo Fogazzaro, Schio (VI)
Papers by Alessandro Cattaneo
Nel contributo, oltre a voler presentare brevemente la figura del collezionista e la sua raccolta, si accenna anche ad alcuni degli esemplari più interessanti che sono emersi durante il preliminare lavoro di riordino della collezione.
At the end of 2014 the city of Schio (VI) has inherited the interesting coin collection assembled during the first half of the XX century by Teopisto Strolin, a well known numismatic enthusiast of that area. This collection, about 3500 pieces, comprehends different sections. The most represented is the Roman Imperial one, but very copious are also the coins of the Popes and of Byzantine Emperors. Still interesting, even if less numerous, are the subdivisions of the Roman Republic and of the Italian Mints.
In this article, with a brief illustration of the collector and of his collection, are shown some of the most interesting coins that stood out during the preliminary work of reorganization of the donation.
Poster by Alessandro Cattaneo
Talks by Alessandro Cattaneo
With the CyReNe-Project (Cyrenaican Research Numismatic e-Project) we decided to face this task and to create a database where all the specimens minted in Cyrenaican cities and sold during the years could be collected together. The aim is to make available all these data in a structured and systematic way and, on the other hand, to safeguard this important cultural heritage. Starting from 2011, due to the numerous looting carried out against the archaeological and numismatic heritage during the Libyan civil war, the presence of Cyrenaican coins on the market has increased enormously; so reconstructing the possible pedigree of a coin is an useful tool to exclude a possible illicit origin.
For these reasons we began to check past sales and, with a temporary amount of ca. 3000 specimens, more than 6000 auction sales catalogues have been inspected (and still counting) and their data will be implemented in a digital database where they could be found in an easier way. Incorrect identifications or attribution changes that have occurred throughout the history of the studies, are just some of the problems we are facing in undertaking such a project.
In addition to this, the historical-political events that have taken place in Libya since 2011 and the resulting continuous state of clashes and civil wars, have also led to the destruction and looting of part of the cultural heritage of the region. The numismatic material, which is easy to export illegally and then resold, has certainly been one of the hardest hit. The growing numbers of specimens sold by auction houses and other sellers in the last seven years are obviously a direct consequence of this.
The “CyReNe-Project "(Cyrenaican Research Numismatic e-Project), using the digital resources that are becoming more and more popular in the humanities and through a global digital archiving of these specimens, has the aim to create a tool, with a dual purpose of study - and consequent enhancement - and of safeguarding, at least at the level of virtual data, the Cyrenaican numismatic heritage. Some interesting results have already been achieved.
Thesis Chapters by Alessandro Cattaneo
Materiali della terza International Summer School “Water Management in arid and semiarid climates in Roman time” (Feltre, 22-26 Agosto 2016)
ISBN 978-88-33680-44-6
“Di poche parole ma ben coniate, come le sue monete” Teopisto Strolin e la sua collezione numismatica
24 settembre - 26 novembre 2017 / Palazzo Fogazzaro, Schio (VI)
Nel contributo, oltre a voler presentare brevemente la figura del collezionista e la sua raccolta, si accenna anche ad alcuni degli esemplari più interessanti che sono emersi durante il preliminare lavoro di riordino della collezione.
At the end of 2014 the city of Schio (VI) has inherited the interesting coin collection assembled during the first half of the XX century by Teopisto Strolin, a well known numismatic enthusiast of that area. This collection, about 3500 pieces, comprehends different sections. The most represented is the Roman Imperial one, but very copious are also the coins of the Popes and of Byzantine Emperors. Still interesting, even if less numerous, are the subdivisions of the Roman Republic and of the Italian Mints.
In this article, with a brief illustration of the collector and of his collection, are shown some of the most interesting coins that stood out during the preliminary work of reorganization of the donation.
With the CyReNe-Project (Cyrenaican Research Numismatic e-Project) we decided to face this task and to create a database where all the specimens minted in Cyrenaican cities and sold during the years could be collected together. The aim is to make available all these data in a structured and systematic way and, on the other hand, to safeguard this important cultural heritage. Starting from 2011, due to the numerous looting carried out against the archaeological and numismatic heritage during the Libyan civil war, the presence of Cyrenaican coins on the market has increased enormously; so reconstructing the possible pedigree of a coin is an useful tool to exclude a possible illicit origin.
For these reasons we began to check past sales and, with a temporary amount of ca. 3000 specimens, more than 6000 auction sales catalogues have been inspected (and still counting) and their data will be implemented in a digital database where they could be found in an easier way. Incorrect identifications or attribution changes that have occurred throughout the history of the studies, are just some of the problems we are facing in undertaking such a project.
In addition to this, the historical-political events that have taken place in Libya since 2011 and the resulting continuous state of clashes and civil wars, have also led to the destruction and looting of part of the cultural heritage of the region. The numismatic material, which is easy to export illegally and then resold, has certainly been one of the hardest hit. The growing numbers of specimens sold by auction houses and other sellers in the last seven years are obviously a direct consequence of this.
The “CyReNe-Project "(Cyrenaican Research Numismatic e-Project), using the digital resources that are becoming more and more popular in the humanities and through a global digital archiving of these specimens, has the aim to create a tool, with a dual purpose of study - and consequent enhancement - and of safeguarding, at least at the level of virtual data, the Cyrenaican numismatic heritage. Some interesting results have already been achieved.