Ahmet Tolga Tek
Prof. Dr. of Classical Archaeology at Anadolu University, Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Literature (Edebiyat Fakültesi), Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir, Turkey. [email protected] ORCID ID 0000-0002-3893-6256
I have worked (or now working) in several excavations and surveys : In Lycia at Arykanda, Olympos, Andriake, Letoon, Telmessos; In Caria at Aphrodisias, Stratonikeia, Lagina, Anastasiopolis (kisebükü), Thera, Sinuri; In Lydia at Tripolis; in Galatia at Ankyra.; in Pamphylia at Side; in Cilicia at Kelenderis and Tarsus.
I have participated to or recently lead teams to do numismatic surveys at Afyon, Fethiye, Sinop, Isparta and Side Museums.
I am at the moment working on coin finds from Stratonikeia and various Karian sites; Tripolis, Aphrodisias and Side and the Museums of Side and Isparta. I also publish time to time numismatic/glass material I worked at Arykanda.
My research interest is also on ancient glass. I sometimes look/catalogue/study at other small finds/material (gems, metalwork, seals and rarely pottery)
As a hobby I try to learn and study Medieval-Modern coinages and Medal art, banknotes and stamps as testimonies of self representation of the states and leaders, in order to further understand the mentality behind ancient coin design and production. For this reason I started to collect only "modern" coins, medals, banknotes, pre 1945 postcards and stamps.
I believe every ancient artifact or art piece belongs to public and they should not be hidden by private parties, but be open to all - and we have technology to do that/ bring out all collections online, share freely the information and knowledge! I have nothing against collectors, I just want the system to benefit science, governments, public and the collectors as a whole with information being made available freely to all.
I see illegal excavation destruction everywhere I go, this has got to stop. The market has to control its greed and stop destroying information and evidence of our past.
Also I try to learn and understand Medieval Islamic Coinage, but I admit, not my strongest point at the moment - much road to travel there:)
To summarise, my research interest focuses on ancient coinage and glassware, with wider interest on various aspects of economics.
I enjoy working on scientifically excavated material more than fancy museum pieces with no provenances and find details. After all, I am an classical archaeologist trained and seasoned many years at field and maybe more in excavation/museum depots:):):)
I sometimes do government work as advisor to Law Courts as a coin and small finds specialist.
At the moment I am teaching Greek and Roman Numismatics; Ancient Glass; Gems and Cameos; Historical Geography of Anatolia and Historical Geography of Mediterranean and Europe at Archaeology department of Anadolu Uni. In the past, for many years I have taught Geometric, Oriantelizant; Black and Red Figure Attic, Hellenistic and Roman Pottery, Hellenistic Art and Archaeology and Classical Mythology as well.
I have worked (or now working) in several excavations and surveys : In Lycia at Arykanda, Olympos, Andriake, Letoon, Telmessos; In Caria at Aphrodisias, Stratonikeia, Lagina, Anastasiopolis (kisebükü), Thera, Sinuri; In Lydia at Tripolis; in Galatia at Ankyra.; in Pamphylia at Side; in Cilicia at Kelenderis and Tarsus.
I have participated to or recently lead teams to do numismatic surveys at Afyon, Fethiye, Sinop, Isparta and Side Museums.
I am at the moment working on coin finds from Stratonikeia and various Karian sites; Tripolis, Aphrodisias and Side and the Museums of Side and Isparta. I also publish time to time numismatic/glass material I worked at Arykanda.
My research interest is also on ancient glass. I sometimes look/catalogue/study at other small finds/material (gems, metalwork, seals and rarely pottery)
As a hobby I try to learn and study Medieval-Modern coinages and Medal art, banknotes and stamps as testimonies of self representation of the states and leaders, in order to further understand the mentality behind ancient coin design and production. For this reason I started to collect only "modern" coins, medals, banknotes, pre 1945 postcards and stamps.
I believe every ancient artifact or art piece belongs to public and they should not be hidden by private parties, but be open to all - and we have technology to do that/ bring out all collections online, share freely the information and knowledge! I have nothing against collectors, I just want the system to benefit science, governments, public and the collectors as a whole with information being made available freely to all.
I see illegal excavation destruction everywhere I go, this has got to stop. The market has to control its greed and stop destroying information and evidence of our past.
Also I try to learn and understand Medieval Islamic Coinage, but I admit, not my strongest point at the moment - much road to travel there:)
To summarise, my research interest focuses on ancient coinage and glassware, with wider interest on various aspects of economics.
I enjoy working on scientifically excavated material more than fancy museum pieces with no provenances and find details. After all, I am an classical archaeologist trained and seasoned many years at field and maybe more in excavation/museum depots:):):)
I sometimes do government work as advisor to Law Courts as a coin and small finds specialist.
At the moment I am teaching Greek and Roman Numismatics; Ancient Glass; Gems and Cameos; Historical Geography of Anatolia and Historical Geography of Mediterranean and Europe at Archaeology department of Anadolu Uni. In the past, for many years I have taught Geometric, Oriantelizant; Black and Red Figure Attic, Hellenistic and Roman Pottery, Hellenistic Art and Archaeology and Classical Mythology as well.
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Arykanda in Lycia by Ahmet Tolga Tek
Emperor Gordianus III, there is a new reverse
type depicting Kakasbos wearing military
attire and a Thracian helmet. His club is lowered,
and he is holding the reins of his horse
which stands next to him. On Kakasbos’s right
the horse with its right front hoof is striking a
rock from which water flows. The iconography
is new for Kakasbos and has never been seen
before. In fact, he is always shown riding his
horse with his club raised to strike. This article
explains why this is an image of Kakasbos and
not some other deity. It uses other archaeological
finds - epigraphic and iconographic - found
during the excavations at Arykanda. The authors
also identify the water source meant on
the coin type and the cult area that existed
next to it at Suyun Gözü, the main source of
the Arykandos River.
pp. 213-236
"Abstract
During the excavations of Arykanda in Lycia, several small fragments of mosaic glass have been found
from the Hellenistic and early Roman Imperial levels. Although the proposed production centres of mosaic
glassware lie in the east like Alexandria and Antioch these finds are very rare in Turkey, mostly as single finds from
necropoleis. Arykanda material provides first group to be published from Turkey found from mainly domestic
areas of the city and these show that mosaic glass was commonly used here."
The book is very nicely done and very lowly priced; I would suggest everyone to buy it while it is available, as it was printed in small numbers only.
Anadolu Üniversitesi, BAP Projesi Raporu
I do not have the original book, this I scanned from a photocopy and line drawings did not come out well...
Arykanda kazılarında bulunan üç örnekle üretici damgalı pişmiş toprak mortariumlar... ne yazık ki tarama fotokopiden (kitap bende yok) ve çizim ve fotoğraflar net algılanamıyor...
I would be happy to answer all questions regarding the thesis material; do contact me at [email protected]
One bit of warning though: as Arykanda was continued to be excavated, this thesis is already out of date with new finds changing several results. Please contact Dr. Hacer Sancaktar who continues studying the material for more recent coin finds from the site.
Teze ihtiyacı olanlar: A.Ü.D.T.C.F. Klasik Arkeoloji Bölümü, Ankara İngiliz Arkeoloji Kütüphanesi, AKMED Kaleiçi Kütüphanesi, Antalya Müzesi Kütüphanesi'nde kopyaları var. İhtiyacınız olan bilgi için bana sormanız da yeterli.
Küçük bir uyarı: aradan geçen yıllarda Arykanda'da kazılar devam ettiği için tezde elde edilmiş pek çok sonuç yeni buluntular ışığında şimdiden değişmiş durumdadır. Yeni sikke buluntularına dair, Arykanda sikke malzemesini çalışmaya devam etmekte olan Dr. Hacer Sancaktar ile temas kurabilirsiniz.
1996 yılında yazılmış yüksek lisans tezim şimdiden eskidi, çünkü içindeki materyali 2002 yılında bitirdiğim doktora tezimde tekrar ele aldım ve yeni örnekler ekleyerek (1000 küsur tanenin üzerinde!) hataları düzelttim. Doğal olarak taktir edersiniz ki, bu tezde mevcut sonuçların hiç birisi artık tam anlamıyla doğru olamaz:) Bu nedenle aslında asıl henüz PDFsi olmayan doktora tezime bakmanızı tavsiye ederim. (ki o da eskidi doğal olarak). Doktora tezindeki notu da okuyunuz.
Side in Pamphylia by Ahmet Tolga Tek
Published in 2017 (although 2016 issue)
Emperor Gordianus III, there is a new reverse
type depicting Kakasbos wearing military
attire and a Thracian helmet. His club is lowered,
and he is holding the reins of his horse
which stands next to him. On Kakasbos’s right
the horse with its right front hoof is striking a
rock from which water flows. The iconography
is new for Kakasbos and has never been seen
before. In fact, he is always shown riding his
horse with his club raised to strike. This article
explains why this is an image of Kakasbos and
not some other deity. It uses other archaeological
finds - epigraphic and iconographic - found
during the excavations at Arykanda. The authors
also identify the water source meant on
the coin type and the cult area that existed
next to it at Suyun Gözü, the main source of
the Arykandos River.
pp. 213-236
"Abstract
During the excavations of Arykanda in Lycia, several small fragments of mosaic glass have been found
from the Hellenistic and early Roman Imperial levels. Although the proposed production centres of mosaic
glassware lie in the east like Alexandria and Antioch these finds are very rare in Turkey, mostly as single finds from
necropoleis. Arykanda material provides first group to be published from Turkey found from mainly domestic
areas of the city and these show that mosaic glass was commonly used here."
The book is very nicely done and very lowly priced; I would suggest everyone to buy it while it is available, as it was printed in small numbers only.
Anadolu Üniversitesi, BAP Projesi Raporu
I do not have the original book, this I scanned from a photocopy and line drawings did not come out well...
Arykanda kazılarında bulunan üç örnekle üretici damgalı pişmiş toprak mortariumlar... ne yazık ki tarama fotokopiden (kitap bende yok) ve çizim ve fotoğraflar net algılanamıyor...
I would be happy to answer all questions regarding the thesis material; do contact me at [email protected]
One bit of warning though: as Arykanda was continued to be excavated, this thesis is already out of date with new finds changing several results. Please contact Dr. Hacer Sancaktar who continues studying the material for more recent coin finds from the site.
Teze ihtiyacı olanlar: A.Ü.D.T.C.F. Klasik Arkeoloji Bölümü, Ankara İngiliz Arkeoloji Kütüphanesi, AKMED Kaleiçi Kütüphanesi, Antalya Müzesi Kütüphanesi'nde kopyaları var. İhtiyacınız olan bilgi için bana sormanız da yeterli.
Küçük bir uyarı: aradan geçen yıllarda Arykanda'da kazılar devam ettiği için tezde elde edilmiş pek çok sonuç yeni buluntular ışığında şimdiden değişmiş durumdadır. Yeni sikke buluntularına dair, Arykanda sikke malzemesini çalışmaya devam etmekte olan Dr. Hacer Sancaktar ile temas kurabilirsiniz.
1996 yılında yazılmış yüksek lisans tezim şimdiden eskidi, çünkü içindeki materyali 2002 yılında bitirdiğim doktora tezimde tekrar ele aldım ve yeni örnekler ekleyerek (1000 küsur tanenin üzerinde!) hataları düzelttim. Doğal olarak taktir edersiniz ki, bu tezde mevcut sonuçların hiç birisi artık tam anlamıyla doğru olamaz:) Bu nedenle aslında asıl henüz PDFsi olmayan doktora tezime bakmanızı tavsiye ederim. (ki o da eskidi doğal olarak). Doktora tezindeki notu da okuyunuz.
Published in 2017 (although 2016 issue)
Constans II due to a very probable Arab attack destroying the city shortly after 655/6 AD as coin finds suggest. No coins belonging to the following 250 years until mid-tenth century AD have been uncovered at Stratonikeia yet.
bull shown butting on the reverses with an abbreviated from of the city name. These coins cannot be later than 81 or 75 BC when Podalia, together with Arykanda seems to have been added to the Lycian League. The types’ similarity to the Royal Seleucid and Seleucid influenced autonomous civic coinage suggest that they may have been minted around 188-160s BC. Podalia’s only Roman Provincial Coinage belongs to the Lycian series minted for Gordian III and Tranquillina. 14 examples (6 for Gordian, 8 for Tranquillina) have been collected from museum collections and auction data vastly increasing examples hitherto known for this city. Although number is still too low, the existing dies suggest that more coins were produced for Gordian than Tranquillina. The
reverses feature Apollon Kitharadeus and Ares. 5 misattributions to this mint have also been catalogued. For historical perspective of the North Lycia, Milyas area, one should especially be aware of the misattributed bronzes to Podalia under the Lycian League; Podalia was not a League mint.
in "Lykia Bölgesi'nde Roma İmparatorluk Dönemi'nde Sikke Basımı", Toplumsal Tarih, no. 277, Ocak 2017, pp. 58-61
Note that the coin in pic. 37 is not a coin of Rhodiapolis; I was mistaken about it because of the magistrate name on the coin. It belongs to Southern Italy.
the site by a team from Pamukkale University led by Prof. Dr. Bahadır Duman. While the vast
majority of the finds are from the Late Roman period, this presentation will only deal with
approximately 480 coins that date from the Hellenistic period to AD 324. The civic name
suggests that Tripolis was founded by joining three smaller settlements and, as one would
presume, the present site occupies one of these smaller sites (possibly Apollonia on the
Meander). But, interestingly, only 7 coins represent the Hellenistic period. This could be
explained by the fact that the city covers a huge area of 281 hectares, whereas the
excavations so far have only been conducted around the agora and its immediate vicinity.
Hellenistic levels representing the earlier site could well be on the hills inside the city that
have not been excavated yet.
Some 300 of our find group are Roman Provincial issues and, although one third of the finds
remain unidentified, the remaining group presents us with a unique opportunity at looking
at the circulation patterns at this area. With very rare exceptions, almost all of the finds are
from the cities of the Province of Asia, and while the local mint of Tripolis itself forms the
largest group, its immediate neighbours in the Lykos Valley, especially the mints of Laodikeia
and Hierapolis closely follow Tripolis, being well represented among the finds. All of the rest
of the represented mints form an interesting network of connections on the major land
routes passing through the city, especially along roads in the Meander valley and those that
go to Pergamon and beyond. Most of these coins from other mints document people
travelling on these routes for various reasons. Even unidentified coins may give an idea of the
coins used in the city: while most are corroded by unfavourable soil conditions, the rest are
worn beyond recognition, implying long usage. At Tripolis, very few Roman Imperial issues
from central mints are represented; they are mostly 3rd century AD antoniniani.
These 1st to late 3rd century issues are followed by a large group of approximately 40 Gallic
copies, a phenomenon that seems to be particular to the Province of Asia, although
specimens are also recorded among the finds from Aphrodisias and Pergamon, etc.
Therefore, it is interesting to follow what coins were used next and for this reason, Tetrarchy
issues up to 324 are included into this presentation.
Daha sonraki yıllarda şehirde Prof. Dr. J. İnan, Dr. Ü. İzmirligil ve bugün Doç. Dr. H. S. Alanyalı başkanlıklarında sürdürülen kazılarda ve bunlara ek olarak Side Arkeoloji Müzesi'nin şehir ve çevresinde yürüttüğü kurtarma kazılarında bulunan sikkeler ise yayımlanmamıştır. Bu bildiride Side'deki yeni buluntular tanıtılacak ve eski buluntularla beraber toplu halde değerlendirmesi yapılacaktır.
Ahmet Tolga Tek
Anadolu Üniversitesi
Edebiyat Fakültesi Arkeoloji Bölümü
Yunus Emre Kampüsü, Eskişehir-Türkiye
[email protected]
Doç. Dr. A.Tolga Tek
Isparta Müzesi’nde bulunan sikkeler üzerinde yürütmekte olduğumuz araştırmalar sırasında daha önce yayınlanmamış Hadrianus dönemine ait madolyon formatında bir sikkeye rastlanmıştır. Daha önce, Septimius Severus ve Severus Alexander’in Adada adına basılmış benzer sikkeleri bilinmekteydi. Arka yüzünde iki sütunlu bir aedicula içerisinde Artemis Pergaia kült heykelinin tasvir edildiği bu sikke, bu kültün Adada’daki varlığını daha erkene çekmektedir. Bu bildiride, Artemis Pergaia’nın diğer Pisidia kentlerindeki numismatik tasvirleri de dikkate alınarak bu sikke sunulacaktır.
1- Tripolis ad Maeandrum 2- Aphrodisias 3- Stratonikeia 4- Lagina 5- Side 6- Phaselis 7- Podalia 8- Aperlai 9- Arykanda
Side since the excavations began in 1949, a surprisingly low
number of these date from Greek and Early Roman times.
274 Greek, 281 Roman Provincial and 58 Roman Imperial
coins represent among finds up to the end of 3rd century
AD. As one may expect, most of these finds belong to the
city itself or its neighbouring communities, but
approximately 14% of the Greek and 12% of the Roman
Provincial issues come from mints more than 100 km or
more distant from Side. Several mints in the Aegean region
are also represented in this sum.
We have to argue of course what exactly excavated
“foreign” coins from any given archaeological site actually
show. Can they be interpreted as evidence to activities like
trade or transport of army units etc? I personally do not
believe so. There are for example many ways to do trade;
the simplest being exchange of product against product
where no money changes hands. I believe excavated bronze
coins merely show “personal travels” for various reasons
including trade and military. Silver units would have been
used more for trade, but these behaving differently from
bronze units in circulation and found less in civic
excavations are merely shadowed volume wise in
comparison to what may have been circulating then inside
hoard finds. The finds from Side show different patterns of
“personal travels” between Greek and Roman periods; but
the contacts with Aegean cities is unmistakable.
Palazzo Barberini
Istituto Italiano di Numismatica
Papers now published in Annali 2016/62 (in October 2017)
I have added the pdf of the published article above inside section "Side"
An explained in Turkish version of the lecture 14, Greek Numismatics, the seleucids, part 2, see the actual PPT file