Cyrenaican coinage from the beginning of Roman rule : new evidence from Ptolemais

Abstract

Warsaw University Institute of Archaeology excavations at the so-called Villa with a View in Ptolemais, have contributed significantly to knowledge of town history and development. Numismatics is one field in which substantial verification as well as new evidence has been collected. Current finds by the Polish mission, have helped to rethink Cyrenaican coinage in both the Hellenistic and Roman periods, especially with regard to local issues from the beginning of Imperial rule, which are presented in the article.