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The proposed paper will present the results of a new regional study, which brings together the Late Classical and Hellenistic bronze coinages of five mints in the eastern foothills of Mount Ossa (Thessaly, Greece): Eureai, Eurymenai, Homolion, Meliboia and Rhizous. Combining a detailed die study with a close examination of the five mints’ topographic context, the paper not only works towards a better understanding of the introduction and development of Thessalian bronze coinages, but also helps to assess to what extent Late Classical and Hellenistic civic coins are genuinely local in design, production and function. Methodologically, the paper explores the potential of a “topographically embedded” approach to ancient fiduciary coinages, placing the study of Mount Ossa’s bronze coins at the intersection of numismatics and landscape archaeology.
