Ancient history from coins - Howgego, C. J. (Routledge, 1995)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-161) and index
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
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