Roman coins from Berenike (Seasons 1994-2000)

• Authors: Katarzyna Lach
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Graeco-Roman Red Sea port of Berenike has been a place of archaeological excavations since 1994. The studies have proved that it had been a centre of commercial contact between the Roman Empire and Persian Gulf, Arabia, Sri Lanka and India. Coin finds from the site can, in a way, reflect these contacts, even though the trade had supposedly been conducted by barter.

Keywords

EN

Berenike in Egypt; Roman coins from Berenike; Roman; Egypt; Alexandrian Coinage; Roman Berenike; coin finds; Roman trade

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 229-234

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Lach

• Jagiellonian University

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