Money in the Montferrat from Medieval to Modern times
The mint of Maccagno Inferiore and its coins
Bibliography of the Italian numismatics
The
congress
La moneta in Monferrato tra Medioevo ed Età Moderna (Money in the Montferrat from Medieval to Modern times), Turin, Palazzo Lascaris (room Viglione), October 26th 2007
Organization: Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, in co-operation with Circolo Culturale "I Marchesi del Monferrato"
Scientific co-ordination: Luca Gianazza
Under the patronage of Accademia Italiana di Studi Numismatici and Società Numismatica Italiana
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(666 kB)Aim of the congress was to begin a new phase of studies about the money used and minted in the Montferrat during the Medieval and Modern times. Most of the knowledges dealing with the coinage of this peculiar area are still today based upon studies dating to the second half of the XIX century and needing an update .
The lectures dealt with the following topics: circulation of coins in the Montferrat, activities of the local mints, monetary findings and relationships between the coins of the Montferrat and those of the foreign mints.
The congress will be followed by the publishing of the proceedings in 2008.
Meeting programme
09.30 a.m. - Greetings of the authorities and opening
10.00 a.m. - Morning session
A.A. Settia, Alla ricerca di un fantasma: la moneta monferrina negli statuti del marchesato
M. Matzke, La monetazione antecedente i primi denari monferrini
W.R. Day, I fiorini piemontesi (secolo XIV)
12.00 p.m. - lunch break
03.00 p.m. - Afternoon session
A. Saccocci, Le monete del Monferrato nella circolazione internazionale italiana ed europea
G. Fea, cognoscendo di quanto pregiuditio sia el disordine per le sorte de le monete cative... La contraffazione e l’imitazione delle monete in Monferrato (secoli XIV-XVII)
L. Gianazza, Il sistema monetario del Monferrato gonzaghesco: influenze e sviluppi (1536-1590)
05.00 p.m. - Discussion
05.30 p.m. - Conclusion
05.45 p.m. - Dispersal
Biographical profiles of the speakers
WILLIAM R. DAY (Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge)
Research Associate of the Department of Coins and Medals of the Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge, he is a contributing author and responsible for co-ordinating the contributions of other authors on Medieval European Coinage 12 (Italy I - North Italy) and Medieval European Coinage 13 (Italy II - Central Italy) published by Cambridge University Press.
GIORGIO FEA (Società di Studi Storici, Archeologici ed Artistici della Provincia di Cuneo)
He is studying medieval and modern numismatics, expecially concerning the coins of Piedmont. He is collaborating on Medieval European Coinage 12 (Italy I - North Italy) published by Cambridge University Press.
MICHAEL MATZKE (Historisches Museum Basel - Münzkabinett)
Head of the Münzkabinett of the Historisches Museum in Basel and former Assistant Keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals of the Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge. He is collaborating on Medieval European Coinage 12 (Italy I - North Italy) published by Cambridge University Press.
ANDREA SACCOCCI (Università degli Studi di Udine)
Professor in Numismatics at the Università degli Studi di Udine and vice-director of the Rivista Italiana di Numismatica e Scienze Affini. His collaborating on Medieval European Coinage 12 (Italy I - North Italy) published by Cambridge University Press.
ALDO A. SETTIA (Circolo Culturale "I Marchesi del Monferrato", formerly Università degli Studi di Pavia)
Formerly professor in Medieval History at the Università degli Studi di Pavia, he studied the history of Montferrat, the civil and ecclesiastic territorial organization and the war techniques during the Medieval Age.