The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.

This contribution deals with images of Tyche on the civic bronze coinage of the Roman colony of Berytus (Beirut). The visual type of this local patron goddess, a hybrid composition drawing on a variety of iconographic sources, was created in the late first or early second century CE and quickly adop...

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Main Author: Kropp, Andreas
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2015
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description This contribution deals with images of Tyche on the civic bronze coinage of the Roman colony of Berytus (Beirut). The visual type of this local patron goddess, a hybrid composition drawing on a variety of iconographic sources, was created in the late first or early second century CE and quickly adopted by cities across the Near East. The meanings of such local divine images are rarely explored. When examined in their proper context, the seemingly generic images of Tyche can be shown to be meaningful to the community in many different ways. With a wider appeal than any other coin types, the Tyche of Berytus stood as the universally acknowledged badge of the city and expressed the collective values of the community. The study of the genesis and meaning of this ‘new’ type of goddess throws a light on the cultural and religious life of Roman Phoenicia.
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spelling nottingham-330652020-05-04T17:08:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33065/ The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage. Kropp, Andreas This contribution deals with images of Tyche on the civic bronze coinage of the Roman colony of Berytus (Beirut). The visual type of this local patron goddess, a hybrid composition drawing on a variety of iconographic sources, was created in the late first or early second century CE and quickly adopted by cities across the Near East. The meanings of such local divine images are rarely explored. When examined in their proper context, the seemingly generic images of Tyche can be shown to be meaningful to the community in many different ways. With a wider appeal than any other coin types, the Tyche of Berytus stood as the universally acknowledged badge of the city and expressed the collective values of the community. The study of the genesis and meaning of this ‘new’ type of goddess throws a light on the cultural and religious life of Roman Phoenicia. Mohr Siebeck 2015-05-06 Article PeerReviewed Kropp, Andreas (2015) The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage. Religion in the Roman Empire (RRE), 1 (2). pp. 201-218. ISSN 2199-4471 Roman Numismatics Roman Art Cult Images Beirut Roman Phoenicia Tyche Archaeological Methodology http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/mohr/rre/2015/00000001/00000002/art00004 doi:10.1628/219944615X14296073073575 doi:10.1628/219944615X14296073073575
spellingShingle Roman Numismatics
Roman Art
Cult Images
Beirut
Roman Phoenicia
Tyche
Archaeological Methodology
Kropp, Andreas
The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
title The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
title_full The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
title_fullStr The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
title_full_unstemmed The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
title_short The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
title_sort tyche of berytus: a phoenician goddess on civic coinage.
topic Roman Numismatics
Roman Art
Cult Images
Beirut
Roman Phoenicia
Tyche
Archaeological Methodology
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