期刊名称：Estudios sobre Patrimonio, Cultura y Ciencias Medievales
印刷版ISSN：1575-3840
电子版ISSN：2341-3549
出版年度：2018
卷号：20
页码：341-354
摘要：In this article we present for review and discussion 57 gold coins
discovered in the vicinity of the ancient site of Amrīt (Syria). Initial examination
reveals that these coins are probably from the time of Phocas, King of
Amrit. The lack of coins minted in this period, 602-610 AD, that have been
found to date on the Syrian coast makes this discovery very significant and
will shed light into this area and its remarkable history. Our primary focus
will be to analyse this 57 finds from a statistical point of view rather than relate the find to historical events contemporaneous with the manufacture of
the coins.
The coins seem to have been manufactured in an exceptionally meticulous
manner by highly skilled artisans evidenced by a minimum variability in
weight among the set (C.V. = 1.44%). It is highly likely that two workshops
produced the coins; one produced the major part of the cache, another produced
the remainder of the set of coins, those of smaller dimensions and
weight. The coins produced by the workshop that produced the greater proportion
have a C.V. = 0.6%, while this variable for the set of smaller coins,
produced by the second workshop is triple this value. Further, an analysis of
variance (ANOVA) of the latter group shows statistically significant differences.
The data indicate a high degree of homogeneity among the set of coins
manufactured by the primary workshop, leading to the conclusion that these
artisans were highly skilled and the manufacturing process robust, as the
weight of gold in each is very nearly equal. However, with respect to diameter,
standardization disappears as time passes; at the latter part of the period
of production the coins were thinned while maintaining their weight and
quantity of gold.
其他摘要：In this article we present for review and discussion 57 gold coins discovered in the vicinity of the ancient site of Amrīt (Syria). Initial examina-tion reveals that these coins are probably from the time of Phocas, King of Amrit. The lack of coins minted in this period, 602-610 AD, that have been found to date on the Syrian coast makes this discovery very significant and will shed light into this area and its remarkable history. Our primary focus will be to anrelate the find to historical events contemporaneous with the manufacture of the coins. The coins seem to have been manufactured in an exceptionally meticulous manner by highly skilled artisans evidenced by a minimum variability in weight among the set (C.V. = 1.44%). It is highly likely that two workshops produced the coins; one produced the major part of the cache, another produced the remainder of the set of coins, those of smaller dimensions and weight. The coins produced by the workshop that produced the greater proportion have a C.V. = 0.6%, while this variable for the set of smaller coins, produced by the second workshop is triple this value. Further, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the latter group shows statistically significant differences. The data indicate a high degree of homogeneity among the set of coins manufactured by the primary workshop, leading to the conclusion that these artisans were highly skilled and the manufacturing process robust, as the weight of gold in each is very nearly equal. However, with respect to diameter, standardization disappears as time passes; at the latter part of the period of production the coins were thinned while maintaining their weight and quantity of gold.
