The ancient currency. XXVIII Documentation course
The ancient currency. XXVIII Documentation course
From 17 to 20 h
30 €. Students, retired people and Amics del museu, 24 €
The Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia organizes this course to spread the bases of the documentation of the ancient numismatics. The course has a duration of 15 hours divided in 5 sessions. In the first class will be explained the methodological bases of the discipline like, for example, the production of cards of coins or how it is necessary to interpret the monetary exchequers. The three other meetings consist of two parts: theoretical lessons concerning the Greek numismatics, roman republican, Hispanic Roman and imperial Roman, and practical meetings of identification and classification of each one of these monetary series from the original pieces and the library of the Cabinet. The last session is an theoretical approach and practical of analysis not destructive of metals with X-rays.
Course recognised by the Departament d’Ensenyament of the Generalitat de Catalunya as an activity of ongoing training aimed at teachers.
PROGRAMME OF THE COURSE
Coordinator: Albert Estrada-Rius, Curator of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
Tuesday on March 14: Questions of methodology
Tuesday on March 21: The Greek currency and the Roman republican
Tuesday on March 28: The currency of Hispania
Tuesday on April 4: The currency of the Roman Empire
Tuesday on April 18: The metal of the currency, identification for the analysis not destructive of X-rays
TEACHING STAFF
Dra. Marta Campo, Ex curator of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
Dra. Maria Clua, Assistant of conservation of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
Dr. Ignasi Queralt, Investigative Scientist. Geoscience department, IDAEA/CSIC. Council of Cientific Research
Sr. Joan Pujol, Bachelor of Chemical Sciencies. Technical director, Fischer Instruments SA
With the collaboration of
Fully booked.
The Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
T. 93 622 03 60
Monday to Friday, de 9 a 14 h
Places limited to 12 people
The matriculation give right to a publication about the content of the course and certificate of assistance
To attend the course is necessary:
- reserve place: giving per phone o e-mail your name, surnames, home address, city, postal code, telephone and e-mail.
- to deposit an amount of matriculation to the current account addressed to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (núm. IBAN ES40 2100 0974 89 0200035583)