Analysing the ‘male couples’ represented on Imperial coinage, we try to verify if there is any recurring iconography (dimensions, position, gesture, clothing…) linked to the political status of each character, especially in the direction of displaying the Emperor’s intentions of succession. We will compare our iconographies to similar schemes on Greek coins, but above all on Republican ones, considering also ‘male-female couples’, to try to find the possible way to interpret this kind of link between two individuals represented both as portraits or as standing figures. As in many other cases, an important moment to be examined is the Augustan era, as Augustus has derived from Republican period signs and symbols that he adapts to the new reality of Principatus, creating schemes that become iconographic topoi, that will be continuing to be used throughout the Roman Empire.
The male couple. Iconography and Semantics
PUGLISI, Mariangela
2011-01-01
Abstract
Analysing the ‘male couples’ represented on Imperial coinage, we try to verify if there is any recurring iconography (dimensions, position, gesture, clothing…) linked to the political status of each character, especially in the direction of displaying the Emperor’s intentions of succession. We will compare our iconographies to similar schemes on Greek coins, but above all on Republican ones, considering also ‘male-female couples’, to try to find the possible way to interpret this kind of link between two individuals represented both as portraits or as standing figures. As in many other cases, an important moment to be examined is the Augustan era, as Augustus has derived from Republican period signs and symbols that he adapts to the new reality of Principatus, creating schemes that become iconographic topoi, that will be continuing to be used throughout the Roman Empire.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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