The course is part of the general objective of the course of study to provide knowledge about the history and use of money, also in economic function. Analysing the many aspects and the different forms of interaction between the various cultural elements within the Mediterranean ancient, aims to provide the student with the terminological tools, historical, artistic and economic to understand the ways of interaction in the Mediterranean between the Classical Age and the Middle Ages.

Teaching plans to complete the student's training with historical and terminological and cognitive tools useful to deepen the iconographic aspects, artistic and economic, essential to better understand the function of money in the ancient and in the medieval world. The training will then be completed and enriched by the following skills:
Knowledge and understanding:
- describe the historical-geographical and economic-cultural areas of the area taken under consideration;
- list the coin types (typology, iconography, weight, etc....) in the various countryside production;
- explain the key characteristics of monetary issues and historical and cultural sectors;
- develop a critical sense on issues and modalities of ancient economy
Autonomy of judgment:
- connect economic, historical, artistic and technological aspects of production monetary policy;
- carry out general assessments of the economic, historical and monetary aspects
Skill communication:
the multidisciplinary communication skills is the main result of teaching. The student will be able to: - use a technical and scientific terminology related to economic and cultural processes ancient peoples;
- know the artistic manifestations and socio-cultural reflections in the economic-monetary field