Georgian Coins with Byzantine Iconography and Imperial Titulature of the Georgian Kings
Tedo Dundua
(e-mail: teddundua@yahoo.com) Professor in History at Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Leri Tavadze
(e-mail: leri.tavadze@tsu.ge) Assistant Professor History at Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Abstract
The paper deals with the monetary issues of Georgia in the 10th-15th cc.1 The aim of the research was a precise attribution of numismatic data and consideration of the corresponding historical information.The period under discussion is very important in view of the Byzantine-Georgian relationship. The numismatic expression of this conjuncture forms a special interest – particularly, as Georgian money was struck in Byzantine style and Georgian kings claimed their Imperial titles stressing this way a formal integrity of the Orthodox World – Byzantium and Georgia were regarded to form unique Orthodox space.It is appropriate to split the whole period into two stages: I. the 10th c.-the beginning of the 13th c. is a time of very strong Imperial feelings; II. and the 13th-15th cc. – of their reminiscence.
