Ancient history from coins:
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Main Author: Howgego, C. J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Routledge 1995
Series:Approaching the ancient world
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 176 pages, [23] pages of plates)
ISBN:0203135865
0415089921
041508993X
9780203135860
9780415089920
9780415089937

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