Ancient history from coins /
Ancient History from Coins demystifies numismatics, introducing students to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coins to do ancient history, and provides - through numerous examples - a history of coinage.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1995.
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| Series: | Approaching the ancient world.
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Money; What difference did having a coinage make?; Use of coinage: Athens; Use of coinage: Rome; Minting; What is a mint?; How large were issues?; Why were coins struck?; Coinage and state expenditure; Empires; Athens; Persia; Philip II and Alexander; Seleucids; Ptolemies; Attalids; Rome; Conclusion; Politics; Patterns of political representation: Greece; Patterns of political representation: Rome; Choice and intention; Audience and reception; Imagery and language; Themes of power.