Julia Augusta : images of Rome's first empress on the coins of the Roman Empire

Julia Augusta examines the socio-political impact of coin images of Augustus's wife, Livia, within the broader context of her image in other visual media and reveals the detailed visual language that was developed for the promotion of Livia as the predominant female in the Roman imperial family. The book provides the most comprehensive examination of all extant coins of Livia to date, and provides one of the first studies on the images on Roman coins as gender-infused designs, which created a visual dialogue regarding Livia's power and gender-roles in relation to those of male members of the imperial family. While the appearance of Roman women on coins was not entirely revolutionary, having roughly coincided with the introduction of images of powerful Roman statesmen to coins in the late 40s BCE, the degree to which Livia came to be commemorated on coins in the provinces and in Rome was unprecedented. This volume provides unique insights into the impact of these representations of Livia, both on coins and in other visual media. Julia Augusta: Images of Rome's First Empress on the Coins of the Roman Empire will be of great interest to students of women and imperial imagery in the Roman Empire, as well as the importance of visual representation and Roman imperial ideology. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Figures Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Impressions of Livia in the literary context Setting the stage for the visual representation of Livia Representations of Livia in visual media Notes Chapter 1: Designing Roman women on coins: origins and early typology Hellenistic prototypes: the conception of the visual canon Roman republican precursors: traditions of numismatic commemoration and self-representation Signature symbols and standard types: early images of women on coins Conclusion Notes Chapter 2: To be or not to be Livia: rendering readable gender-based coin images Intelligible images of Livia on coins: a semiotic approach Livia’s coin images as visual constructions of gender Conclusion Notes Chapter 3: Making an impression? Livia on coins of Rome versus the provinces Distribution and repetition of Livia’s coin types throughout the Empire Livia incognito: the presence and absence of Livia’s image on the coins of the mint of Rome Livia and the perpetuation of the Augustan dynasty Livia and the mother goddesses Conclusion Notes Chapter 4: “Ulixes stolatus”: affirming Livia’s power and gender roles through coins Hierarchy or heterarchy? Understanding gender-infused male-female power ideologies in Livia’s coin images Livia as “femina princeps” and her exceptional numismatic accolades Livia as priestess and associations with Vesta Conclusion Notes Conclusion Notes Appendix A: Catalogue of coins Rome, Italy and Sicily Asia Achaea, Cyprus and Crete Macedonia Bithynia-Pontus, Thrace and Moesia Syria Judaean Kingdom Egypt and Africa Spain and Gaul Uncertain coins Appendix B: Illustrated conspectus of Livia’s coin portraits Livia’s nodus hairstyle Livia’s middle part hairstyle Appendix C: Epigraphic data Rome, Italy and Sicily Asia Achaea, Cyprus, Crete and Dalmatia Thrace Egypt and Africa Spain and Gaul Bibliography Index "Julia Augusta examines the socio-political impact of coin images of Augustus' wife, Livia, within the broader context of her image in other visual media and reveals the detailed visual language that was developed for the promotion of Livia as the predominant female in the Roman imperial family. The book provides the most comprehensive examination of all extant coins of Livia to date, and provides one of the first studies on the images on Roman coins as gender-infused designs, which created a visual dialogue regarding Livia's power and gender-roles in relation to those of male members of the imperial family. While the appearance of Roman women on coins was not entirely revolutionary, having roughly coincided with the introduction of images of powerful Roman statesmen to coins in the late 40s BC, the degree to which Livia came to be commemorated on coins in the provinces and in Rome was unprecedented. This volume provides unique insights into the impact of these representations of Livia, both on coins and in other visual media. Julia Augusta: Images of Rome's First Empress on the Coins of the Roman Empire will be of great interest to students of women and imperial imagery in the Roman Empire, as well as the importance of visual representation and Roman imperial ideology"-- Provided by publisher __Julia Augusta__The book provides the most comprehensive examination of all extant coins of Livia to date, and provides one of the first studies on the images on Roman coins as gender-infused designs, which created a visual dialogue regarding Livia's power and gender-roles in relation to those of male members of the imperial family. While the appearance of Roman women on coins was not entirely revolutionary, having roughly coincided with the introduction of images of powerful Roman statesmen to coins in the late 40s BCE, the degree to which Livia came to be commemorated on coins in the provinces and in Rome was unprecedented. This volume provides unique insights into the impact of these representations of Livia, both on coins and in other visual media.Julia Augusta: Images of Rome's First Empress on the Coins of the Roman Empire will be of great interest to students of women and imperial imagery in the Roman Empire, as well as the importance of visual representation and Roman imperial ideology.