Ancient History from Coins

Author: C. J. Howgego
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415089920
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Coins are a rich source of information for the ancient historian; yet too often historians are uneasy about using them as evidence because of the special problems attached to their interpretation. "Ancient History from Coins" demystifies this specialized subject and introduces students to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coins in the study of ancient history. Christopher Howgego shows through numerous examples how the character, patterns and behavior of coinage bear on major historical themes. Covering the period from the invention of coinage (c. 600 B.C.) until the reign of Diocletian, this study examines topics ranging from state finance and economic policy to imperial domination and political propaganda through coin types.

Ancient Greek Coins

Author: G. Kenneth Jenkins
Publisher: Numismatic Fine Arts International
ISBN: 9781852640149
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book Description

When Money Talks

Author: Frank L. Holt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019751765X
Category : ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
"Money may seem hopelessly mundane and culturally meaningless, but it has dominated--and documented--world history since the time of the ancient Greeks. This heavily illustrated book provides a spirited account of the first coinages and their living descendants in our pockets and purses. It explains how people from Jesus to The Beatles have used numismatics to explore the social, political, economic, and religious history of the world"--

Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins

Author: Zander H. Klawans
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Ancient Coins Through the Bible

Author: Joseph A. Dow
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 161777135X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Coins have not changed much throughout antiquity. Yes, they are made from different, more durable materials now, but they are still etched with depictions of their civilization, whether that means the profile of George Washington or the profile of Emperor Nero or the profile of a lion, the symbol of ancient Babylon. Following the course of time from Abraham to the Crusaders, Ancient Coins through the Bible chronicles the history of various locations mentioned throughout the Bible and presents photographs of ancient coins minted in these cities. Though we cannot see those ancient civilizations or the way they lived, these tangible bits of the past speak abundantly about them. As you view these fragments of history, imagine you are traveling with Abraham to Canaan and Paul to Spain. Experience the biblical stories visually through the coins depicted instead of simply reading them, and better understand the lessons taught by God's Word.

The Invention of Coinage and the Monetization of Ancient Greece

Author: David Schaps
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472036408
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Coinage appeared at a moment when it fulfilled an essential need in Greek society and brought with it rationalization and social leveling in some respects, while simultaneously producing new illusions, paradoxes, and new elites. In a book that will encourage scholarly discussion for some time, David M. Schaps addresses a range of important coinage topics, among them money, exchange, and economic organization in the Near East and in Greece before the introduction of coinage; the invention of coinage and the reasons for its adoption; and the developing use of money to make more money.

Antioch in Syria

Author: Kristina M. Neumann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110883714X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 439

Book Description
Combines ancient coins and innovative digital technologies to study the citizens of Syrian Antioch and their imperial conquerors.

The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 BC

Author: David R. Sear
Publisher: Spink Books
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
Information on the rarity of each type, including estimates of their value when first published in 2000, are presented in a separate table. The numerous, though less precisely understood, local coinages of the Imperatorial period are listed in an extensive appendix.

The Roman Republic to 49 BCE

Author: Liv Mariah Yarrow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107013739
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
A richly-illustrated introduction to the various ways in which coins can help illuminate the history of the Roman republic.

Monumental Coins

Author: Marvin Tameanko
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
One of the more unusual sources for lost or ruinous buildings from ancient Greece or Rome is coinage. This well-illustrated and accessible study examines a wide range of coins which recall and evoke buildings which were clearly important to Roman powers. The book is arranged by building-type, including roads, harbours, aqueducts, Rome's public buildings, temples, triumphal arches and altars. Many coins are illustrated and all technical terms are explained in the glossary.