سكه شناسي و تصحيح متون

Numismatic Studies and Text-editing

Regarding the fact that numismatics ( ) can help text-editing, the first part of the article talks about the subjects dealt with in the manuscripts in connection with coins and the Rhyming prose imprinted on them. The subjects fall into four groups: coin and official sermon as the token of a kingdom and of an independent government; coinage as a sign of citizenship; rhyming prose; material and/or the weight of the coin. The second part of the article talks of the ten suppositions pertaining to rhyming prose on the coins which are mentioned in the old texts and are observed by the museum expertise. Finally, the article describes some pieces of rhyming prose imprinted on different seals and royal signatures (!/!>); thus, it tries to emphasize that the text-editors must identify and use them in text-editing.