Call for Papers: The Mobility and Circulation of Ancient Coins and People – 2026 AIA Annual Meeting
Organized by Benjamin Hellings (Yale University Art Gallery)
The AIA Numismatics Interest Group invites submissions for the 2026 Archaeological Institute of America/ Society for Classical Studies Annual meeting, January 7-10 in San Francisco, CA for a panel session: The Mobility and Circulation of Ancient Coins and People.
Coins provide unique insight into the ancient world. They inform us about political, cultural, historical, and economic conditions of the past and are critical primary sources. They are also a readily available, generally well-dated, studied, and an organized body of material evidence that can be placed into historical contexts. In the ancient past through to the modern era, ancient coins circulated and moved across the globe and thus are excellent proxies to trace the movement of people and practices.
This panel invites papers on the mobility and circulation of ancient coins and people across time and space. We welcome object biographies as well as discussions on agency, trade, the economy (hoards or single finds), migrations, and how the topic may inform current questions (e.g. political economy, local histories, gender norms, imperialism, and colonialism).
Questions and abstracts can be directed to Benjamin Hellings ([email protected]).
Please send abstracts for a 15-20 minute paper by email before February 27, 2025, in order to allow time for anonymous peer review. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and follow the AIA guidelines for individual abstracts (see the AIA Guidelines for Authors of Abstracts). Please do not identify yourself in any way in the abstract itself. A decision will be communicated to the authors of abstracts shortly after the deadline. All presenters must be AIA members in good standing at the time of the meeting.
