Coins as proxy for urban development: rethinking Augusta Vindelicum via digital geonumismatics
- Coins constitute an exceptional source of archaeological, chronological, and historical information. In this paper, we explore the potential of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for analyzing a selection of over 4000 Roman coins unearthed within the city of Augsburg (Germany). By integrating the numismatic database built by the local Stadtarchäologie in the existing AugustaGIS developed in cooperation with the University of Augsburg, we were able to visualize the density and distribution of the coins, offering new hints to interpret the urban development of the city. In particular, we present two case studies to showcase the relevance of the approach, the first related to the formative phase of the settlement in early Imperial times, and the second devoted to better understanding the extension of the city during the Late Roman period (4th to early 5th century AD).
| Author: | Cinzia BettineschiORCiDGND, Stefan Reuter, Sebastian Gairhos, Natascha SojcGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1285796 |
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/128579 |
| ISSN: | 2212-0548OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage |
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
| Place of publication: | Amsterdam |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2026 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2026/03/04 |
| Volume: | 40 |
| First Page: | e00523 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00523 |
| Institutes: | Philologisch-Historische Fakultät |
| Philologisch-Historische Fakultät / Klassische Archäologie | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 93 Geschichte des Altertums (bis ca. 499), Archäologie / 930 Geschichte des Altertums bis ca. 499, Archäologie |
| Licence (German): |  CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung |
