NEW BOOK: PECUNIA NON OLET

PECVNIA NON OLET. Le monete raccontano l'impero dei Flavi
By: Emanuele Latella

Coinage, history, politics, and economics in Rome from AD 69 to 96: coins tell the story of the Flavian Empire in a book by Emanuele Latella.

Among the latest and most interesting publications devoted to coinage—not only as collectible objects but also as historical sources and documents—we would like to highlight PECVNIA NON OLET: Coins Tell the Story of the Flavian Empire, the result of research by Emanuele Latella, a scholar of Roman history and numismatics. The book has recently been published by Edizioni D'Andrea.

Presented in A4 format, with a full-color 488-page layout (ISBN 979-12-82072-11-3, price €85.00), the volume represents a decidedly innovative work compared with the usual catalogs of Roman coins. Rather than simply cataloging coinage, it tells the story of the Flavian dynasty through its coinage, beginning with Judea and continuing through the consolidation of power in Rome and the eventual downfall of Domitian.

Rigor, analysis, and a critical reassessment of historical and numismatic sources form the basis of Emanuele Latella's methodology. As Massimo Franco Jabes writes in the introduction, Latella "combines the precision of technical investigation with the ability to interpret Flavian coinage as the political and artistic expression of a dynasty."

In PECVNIA NON OLET: Coins Tell the Story of the Flavian Empire, particular attention is given to the succession of public offices inherited from the Republican system that the dynasty's three emperors—Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian—held, following a practice already established under Augustus. It is also worth emphasizing that, despite the work's historical and economic focus, it presents previously unpublished coins and, above all, uses coinage as the central narrative thread through which to understand several of the decisive decades in the history of Imperial Rome.

Written in a clear and engaging style and richly illustrated with images of coins and related material, the volume becomes a genuine journey—both original and compelling—through Rome during the years AD 69 to 96. Remarkably, the author is neither an academically trained historian nor a professional numismatist, but rather a collector who, after years of research, has produced an original scholarly contribution of unexpected depth.

These and other qualities are also highlighted by Umberto Moruzzi, president of the Italian Professional Numismatists, in his foreword. He writes: "The importance of private research and collecting has been, and continues to be, fundamental to the development of numismatic studies." He also refers to the 2005 Faro Convention, adopted by Italy in 2020, which affirms the "right to cultural heritage" for private citizens.

It is a right that Emanuele Latella has transformed, through PECVNIA NON OLET: Coins Tell the Story of the Flavian Empire, into an opportunity—and into a book from which readers can gain not only a wealth of fascinating knowledge about history and numismatics, but also a sound research methodology and inspiration for future publications.

For more information, or to order, see:
PECVNIA NON OLET. Le monete raccontano l'impero dei Flavi (https://www.cronacanumismatica.com/pecvnia-non-olet-le-monete-raccontano-l-impero-dei-flavi/)
PECVNIA NON OLET. Le monete raccontano l'impero dei Flavi (https://www.palazzoesposizioniroma.it/evento/presentazione-del-libro-pecvnia-non-olet-le-monete-raccontano-limpero-dei-flavi-di-emanuele-latella)
Liberdomus (https://www.liberdomus.it/)

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