The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman CoinageWilliam E. Metcalf Oxford University Press, 2012 - 688 sayfa A large gap exists in the literature of ancient numismatics between general works intended for collectors and highly specialized studies addressed to numismatists. Indeed, there is hardly anything produced by knowledgeable numismatists that is easily accessible to the academic community at large or the interested lay reader. The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage will fill this gap by providing a systematic overview of the major coinages of the classical world. The Handbook begins with a general introduction by volume editor William E. Metcalf followed by an article establishing the history and role of scientific analysis in ancient numismatics. The subsequent thirty-two chapters, all written by an international group of distinguished scholars, cover a vast geography and chronology, beginning with the first evidence of coins in Western Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE and continuing up to the transformation of coinage at the end of the Roman Empire. In addition to providing the essential background and current research questions of each of the major coinages, the Handbook also includes articles on the application of numismatic evidence to the disciplines of archaeology, economic history, art history, and ancient history. With helpful appendices, a glossary of specialized terms, indices of mints, persons, and general topics, and nearly 900 illustrations, The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of the classical world, as well as a stimulating reference for collectors and interested lay readers. |
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Introduction | 3 |
The Role of Scientific Analysis in Ancient Numismatics | 12 |
ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL GREEK COINAGE | 31 |
THE HELLENISTIC WORLD | 173 |
THE ROMAN WORLD | 295 |
Appendix 1 Marks of Value Certain and Possible on Late Roman Coins with Intrinsic Values from Aurelian | 655 |
Appendix 2 Earliest Christian Symbols on Roman Coins | 663 |
Glossary | 667 |
Indices | 671 |
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Achaemenid Aegina Aeginetan Alexander Alexandria ancient Antioch Antiochus IV antoninianus appears Asia Minor Athenian Athens Attic Augustus aurei aureus BMCRE British Museum bronze coins Burnett Carradice century B.C. chronology circulation cities civic coin production coin types Commodus currency daric denarius denominations depicted didrachms Diocletian drachms early Egypt electrum emperor empire fifth century fourth century fractions Gallic empire Gallienus gold coins Gordian III Greek Hadrian head Hellenistic hoards incuse inscription Israel Museum issues Italy Jerusalem king Kroll later legend London Lorber mark mints monetary monnaies Mørkholm Münzprägung Numismatic nummi nummus obols obverse Parthian period Persian portrait precious metal provincial coinage Ptolemy radiate reform reign reverse type Rider Roman coinage Rome royal second century Seleucid sestertius Severus siliquae silver coinage Silver tetradrachm solidus stater struck Syria tetradrachms third century tion Trajan weight standard wreath