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American Numismatic Society The Journal of Early American Numismatics Vol. 8
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Spink & Son Ltd The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators
Book SynopsisThe brief period covered by The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators witnessed the violent transition of the Roman state from a republican constitution, presided over by the Senate, to a full military autocracy under the control of one man, the Emperor Augustus. In reality, the events of these years were merely the culmination of a movement which had been gathering strength over the preceding half century, since the rise of men such as Marius and Sulla. Caesar had put events into motion by his invasion of Italy and his challenge to Pompey's dominant position in Roman politics. With his assassination on the Ides of March, 44 BC, Caesar's role was inherited by his youthful great-nephew Octavian who, against seemingly hopeless odds, succeeded in eliminating his rivals for supreme power, notably Mark Antony and his ambitious consort Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. This book traces in detail the unfolding of this drama. Each of its six chapters includes a comprehensive catalogue listing o
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Whitman Coin Products Washington Quarters 2 19481964
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Pam West English Paper Money
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Psylon Press Metal Detecting Tips
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Legare Street Press Tesserarum Urbis Romae Et Suburbi Plumbearum
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Legare Street Press The First Seleucid Coinage of Tyre
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Cambridge University Press Money and Power in AngloSaxon England The Southern English Kingdoms 757865 80 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 80
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking study of coinage in early medieval England is the first to take account of the very significant additions to the corpus of southern English coins discovered in recent years and to situate this evidence within the wider historical context of Anglo-Saxon England and its continental neighbours.Trade Review"This is a well-crafted, rigorously researched book, supported by an extensive bibliography. Naismith uses all of the evidence available to explore the relationship of money and power in the Southern Kingdom in the century between the reign of Offa and the arrival of the Viking Great Army." -Tony Abramson, The Journal of British StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Money in its political context; 3. Looking at coinage: iconography and inscriptions; 4. Authority and minting I: the King; 5. Authority and minting II: mints, die-cutters and moneyers; 6. Value judgements: weight and fineness; 7. Production of coinage; 8. The circulation of coinage; 9. The nature of coin-use in the early Middle Ages; 10. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press The Roman Republic to 49 BCE
Book SynopsisThe narrative of Roman history has been largely shaped by the surviving literary sources, augmented in places by material culture. The numerous surviving coins can, however, provide new information on the distant past. This accessible but authoritative guide introduces the student of ancient history to the various ways in which they can help us understand the history of the Roman republic, with fresh insights on early Roman-Italian relations, Roman imperialism, urban politics, constitutional history, the rise of powerful generals and much more. The text is accompanied by over 200 illustrations of coins, with detailed captions, as well as maps and diagrams so that it also functions as a sourcebook of the key coins every student of the period should know. Throughout, it demystifies the more technical aspects of the field of numismatics and ends with a how-to guide for further research for non-specialists.Table of Contents1. Money; 2. Monuments; 3. Mutinies?; 4. Mobilization; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World
Book SynopsisStudies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies throughout the Old World. Previously, scholarship has focused on description and documentation, chronology and dynastic histories, administrative function, iconography, and style. More recent studies have emphasized context, production and use, and increasingly, identity, gender, and the social lives of seals, their users, and the artisans who produced them. Using several methodological and theoretical perspectives, this volume presents up-to-date research on seals that is comparative in scope and focus. The cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach advances our understanding of the significance of an important class of material culture of the ancient world. The volume will serve as an essential resource for scholars, students, and others interested in glyptic studies, seal production and use, and sealing practices in the AncienTrade Review'… Seals and Sealings in the Ancient World fulfills its promise of presenting well-written and well-informed research on the topic from various regions in the Old World. Together, the chapters demonstrate how a multiplicity of methods from a variety of disciplines can be used to analyze and interpret seals, sealings, and their glyptic, as well as recognize the varieties of methods and methodologies used by specialists studying other regions. This book should be in the libraries of experts, emerging researchers, and anyone aspiring to become a scholar of seals and sealings in the ancient world.' Siobhan Shinn, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage StudiesTable of ContentsPreface Joan Aruz; 1. Introduction: small windows, wide views Marta Ameri, Sarah Kielt Costello, Gregg Jamison, Sarah Scott; Part I. The Ancient Near East and Cyprus: 2. Administrative role of seal imagery in the early Bronze Age: Mesopotamian and Iranian traders on the Plateau Holly Pittman; 3. Slave labor: Uruk cylinder seal imagery and early writing Sarah Jarmer Scott; 4. The first female bureaucrats: gender and glyptic in 4th-3rd Millennia Northern Mesopotamia Andrew McCarthy; 5. Rematerializing the early dynastic banquet seal Sarah Kielt Costello; 6. Sealing practices in the Akkadian period Yelena Z. Rakic; 7. Authenticity, seal recarving, and authority in the ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean Joanna Smith; Part II. South Asia and Persian Gulf: 8. Indus seals and glyptic studies: an overview Asko Parpola; 9. Letting the pictures speak: an image-based approach to the mythological and narrative imagery of the Harappan world Marta Ameri; 10. Understanding Indus seal carving traditions: a stylistic and metric approach Gregg Jamison; 11. Operational sequences and stamp seals: a new approach to identifying groups of seal carvers in the Indus civilization Adam Green; 12. Seals and sealing technology in the Dilmun culture: the post Harappan life of the Indus Valley sealing tradition Steffen Laursen; Part III. Egypt: 13. The evolution of Ancient Egyptian seals and sealing systems Joe Wegner; 14. Early dynastic sealing practices as reflection of state formation in Egypt? Ilona Regulski; 15. Sealings and seals from pyramid Age Egypt John Nolan; 16. The administrative use of scarabs during the middle kingdom Daphna Ben Tor; 17. Middle and new kingdom sealing practice in Egypt and Nubia: a comparison Stuart Tyson Smith; Part IV. Aegean: 18. Introductory remarks, Aegean Judith Weingarten; 19. Aegean Bronze Age sealstones and fingerrings: chronology and functions John Younger; 20. An Aegean seal in Greek hands? Thoughts on the perception of Aegean seals in the Iron Age Maria Anastasiadou; 21. Cryptic glyptic: multivalency in Minoan glyptic imagery Erin Mcgowan; 22. The magic and the mundane: the function of 'talismanic class' stones in Minoan Crete Angela Murock Hussein.
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Cambridge University Press Money and Power in AngloSaxon England The Southern English Kingdoms 757865 80 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 80
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking study of coinage in early medieval England is the first to take account of the very significant additions to the corpus of southern English coins discovered in recent years and to situate this evidence within the wider historical context of Anglo-Saxon England and its continental neighbours. Its nine chapters integrate historical and numismatic research to explore who made early medieval coinage, who used it and why. The currency emerges as a significant resource accessible across society and, through analysis of its production, circulation and use, the author shows that control over coinage could be a major asset. This control was guided as much by ideology as by economics and embraced several levels of power, from kings down to individual craftsmen. Thematic in approach, this innovative book offers an engaging, wide-ranging account of Anglo-Saxon coinage as a unique and revealing gauge for the interaction of society, economy and government.Trade Review"This is a well-crafted, rigorously researched book, supported by an extensive bibliography. Naismith uses all of the evidence available to explore the relationship of money and power in the Southern Kingdom in the century between the reign of Offa and the arrival of the Viking Great Army." -Tony Abramson, The Journal of British StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Money in its political context; 3. Looking at coinage: iconography and inscriptions; 4. Authority and minting I: the King; 5. Authority and minting II: mints, die-cutters and moneyers; 6. Value judgements: weight and fineness; 7. Production of coinage; 8. The circulation of coinage; 9. The nature of coin-use in the early Middle Ages; 10. Conclusion.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Coin Collecting For Dummies
Book SynopsisDiscover a new hobbyor refine your existing techniqueswith this practical coin collecting handbook In Coin Collecting For Dummies, professional rare coin dealer Neil Berman delivers a hands-on and fun guide to the intriguing hobby of numismaticsalso known as coin collection! You'll learn how to buy, sell, grade, value, handle, and store your coins, as well as how to decide what kind of coins you should collect and how to assemble or diversify your collection. In this book, you'll also find out how to: Evaluate coins based on their age, condition, rarity, and moreNavigate and make use of auction houses that deal in the buying and selling of rare coinsMake the most of your new hobby by learning where to find rare coins and how to complete your collections There's no one right way to collect coins. But Coin Collecting For Dummies will show you how to avoid the most common pitfalls and take advantage of some handy tips, tricks, and best practices that make collecting coins even more fun and exciting. Perfect for the novice collector, or seasoned veterans looking for the latest news in coin grading and history, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the fascinating world of coin collection.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Making Heads and Tails out of Coin Collecting 5 Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Coin Collecting 7 Chapter 2: Understanding Numismatics 15 Chapter 3: Arming Yourself with Knowledge 27 Chapter 4: Storing Your Collection Correctly 41 Part 2: Ancient to Present Day: Choosing Coins for Your Collection 59 Chapter 5: Showing Their True Age: Ancient Coins 61 Chapter 6: Making a Safe Bet with U.S. Coins 67 Chapter 7: Globetrotting with World Coins 71 Chapter 8: Exploring the Wild Side with Rare, Expensive, and Esoteric Coins 77 Part 3: Focusing on U.S. Coins 87 Chapter 9: Colonial Coins: America’s Ancients 89 Chapter 10: Copper and Nickel Coins: Made for the Masses 105 Chapter 11: Silver Coins: Keeping Commerce Alive 127 Chapter 12: Gold Coins: Concentrated Wealth 159 Chapter 13: Commemoratives: Raising Money with Money 179 Chapter 14: Advancing to Oddball Coins 191 Part 4: Buying and Selling Coins the Safe Way 201 Chapter 15: Wheeling and Dealers 203 Chapter 16: Grading and Authenticity, Rarity, and the Establishment of Value 213 Chapter 17: Foiling the Fakes 229 Chapter 18: Grading with the Pros 247 Chapter 19: Selling Your Coins Yourself 257 Chapter 20: Going Once, Going Twice: Buying at Auction 271 Chapter 21: The Coin Auction Arena 283 Chapter 22: Coin Investments, Taxes, and the Law 293 Part 5: The Part of Tens 299 Chapter 23: The Ten Most Valuable U.S. Coins 301 Chapter 24: Ten Favorite U.S. Coin Designs 311 Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Get Your Kids Involved in Coin Collecting 317 Glossary 323 Index 331
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Amberley Publishing The Story of English Banknotes
Book SynopsisA history of the Bank of England through the many different banknotes that have been issued during its existence.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Victoria Crosses of the Zulu and Boer Wars
Book SynopsisA complete chronological record of VCs awarded during the Anglo-Zulu and Boer wars.
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Author Solutions Inc The Dirty Little Secrets About Cleaned Coins A Common Sense Handbook on Coin Cleaning
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Penguin Publishing Group State Quarters 19992009 Deluxe Collectors Folder
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F&W Publications Inc Jefferson Nickels 19702015
Book SynopsisCoin folders have a long, distinguished legacy as being most people's first exposure to the coin collecting hobby. Everyone either has or knows someone who has been given a coin folder as a child and gone on to fill it with cents, nickels, dimes or quarters. This is a perfect low-cost purchase for parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles looking to engage children in a healthy, educational hobby. • Perfect for collectors of any age • Updated folder houses the latest nickel issues through 2015 • Openings for 90 nickels - more than any other folder on the market • Interesting anecdotes and facts covering the history of the Jefferson nickel • Larger size than typical nickel folder - 7x9.5 • Attractive design and glossy cover
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Amberley Publishing Small Change
Book SynopsisA fascinating, thoroughly illustrated social history of how currency was democratised. Will appeal both to fans of both social history and numismatics.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Victoria Crosses on the Western Front Second
Book SynopsisOffers a full explanation of the wider situation to set each VC action within the bigger picture.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Money in the Age of
Book SynopsisChristine Desan is the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, USA.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Bill Maurer, University of California Irvine, USA Introduction: Strange New Music - The Monetary Composition Made by the Enlightenment Quartet, Christine Desan, Harvard Law School, USA 1. Money and its Technologies: Industrial Opposition and the Problem of Trust, Mara Caden, Massachusetts Historical Society, USA 2. Money and its Ideas: Enlightenment Debates about the Morality of Money, Carl Wennerlind, Columbia University, USA 3. Money, Ritual, and Religion: A Secularization Story, Dwight Codr, University of Connecticut, USA 4. Money and the Everyday: New Practices in the Enlightenment, Craig Muldrew, University of Cambridge, UK 5. Money, Art, and Representation: The Look and Sound of Money, Rebecca L. Spang, Indiana University, USA 6. Money and its Interpretation: Paper Money in Early America, Jennifer J. Baker, New York University, USA 7. Money and the Issues of the Age: Thinking about Money in the Eighteenth Century, Daniel Carey, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Money in the Renaissance
Book SynopsisStephen Deng is Associate Professor of English at Michigan State University, USA.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Bill Maurer, University of California Irvine, USA Introduction, Stephen Deng, Michigan State University, USA 1. Money and its Technologies: Mining, Metallurgy, Minting, and Non-Metallic Monetary Forms, Arturo Giráldez, University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA 2. Money and its Ideas: Justice, Sovereignty, and the Idea of Money as Commodity, Bradley D. Ryner, Arizona State University, USA 3. Money, Ritual, and Religion: God’s Stamp and the Problem of Usury, Stephen Deng, Michigan State University, USA 4. Money and the Everyday: Reputation, History, and Symbolism on the Eastern African Coast, Stephanie Wynne-Jones, University of York, UK 5. Money, Art, and Representation: Text, Image, and Message, Barrie Cook, British Museum, UK 6. Money and its Interpretation: Two Early Modern Transactions, David J. Baker, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA 7. Money and the Issues of the Age: Coinage, Sovereignty, and the Liquidity of Imagination, Brian Sheerin, St. Edward's University, Austin, USA Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age
Book SynopsisRory Naismith is Lecturer in the History of England Before the Norman Conquest, University of Cambridge, UK.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Bill Maurer, University of California Irvine, USA Introduction: Approaching Medieval Money, Rory Naismith, University of Cambridge, UK 1. Money and its Technologies: The “Principles of Minting” in the Middle Ages, Oliver Volckart, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 2. Money and its Ideas: Payment Methods in the Middle Ages, Laurent Feller, University of Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne, France 3. Money, Ritual, and Religion: Economic Value between Theology and Administration, Giacomo Todeschini, Italy 4. Money and the Everyday: Whose Currency? Richard Kelleher, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK 5. Money, Art, and Representation: The Powerful and Pragmatic Faces of Medieval Coinage, Rebecca R. Darley, Birkbeck, University of London, UK 6. Money and its Interpretation: Attitudes to Money in the Societas Christiana, Svein H. Gullbekk, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway 7. Money and the Issues of the Age: The Plurality of Money, Rory Naismith, University of Cambridge, UK Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Money in the Modern Age
Book SynopsisTaylor C. Nelms is the Managing Director of Research at the Filene Research Institute, USA.David Pedersen is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, USA.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Bill Maurer, University of California Irvine, USA Introduction: Money - Cultural, Historical, Modern, Taylor C. Nelms, Filene Research Institute, USA and David Pedersen, University of California, San Diego, USA 1. Money and its Technologies: Making Money Move in the Modern Era, Lana Swartz, University of Virginia, USA and David L. Stearns, University of Washington, USA 2. Money and its Ideas: Between Technocracy and Democracy, Michael Beggs, University of Sydney, Australia 3. Money, Ritual, and Religion: The Horror of It (the Prosperity Gospel and the Myth of Deterritorialization), Jon Bialecki, University of Edinburgh, UK 4. Money and the Everyday: Instability and Inventiveness in the Modern Age, Taylor C. Nelms, Filene Research Institute, USA and Jane I. Guyer, Johns Hopkins University, USA 5. Money, Art, and Representation: Six Artists, Two Crises (1973, 2008), Max Haiven, Lakehead University, Canada 6. Money and its Interpretation: The Future of Money in Speculative Fiction, Sherryl Vint, University of California, Riverside, USA 7. Money and the Issues of the Age: The Nature of Money and Post-Crisis Proposals for Reform, Yeva Nersisyan, Franklin and Marshall College, USA and L. Randall Wray, Bard College, USA Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Money in the Age of Empire
Book SynopsisFederico Neiburg is Professor of Social Anthropology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Museu Nacional), Brazil.Nigel Dodd was Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface, Bill Maurer, University of California Irvine, USA Introduction: Monetary Landscapes of the Nineteenth-Century, Federico Neiburg, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Nigel Dodd, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 1. Money and its Technologies: Inventing the Future through Money - Images of Monetization in Nineteenth Century American Patents, Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, University of California ,San Diego, USA 2. Money and its Ideas: Colonial Currencies, Money Illusions, Gopalan Balachandran, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland 3. Money, Ritual, and Religion: Reason, Race, and the Re-enchantment of the World, Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine, USA 4. Money and the Everyday: Paper Money, Community, and Nationalism in the Antebellum US, Michael O’Malley, George Mason University, USA 5. Money, Art, and Representation: ‘t’was only a balloon’ - Seeing and Satire in the Cultural History of Money, Nicky Marsh, University of Southampton, UK 6. Money and its Interpretation: The Century of Mobility and Acceleration and its Money, Leopoldo Waizbort, University of São Paulo, Brazil 7. Money and the Issues of the Age, Nigel Dodd, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Alberta Press Salt, Sword, and Crozier: Books and Coins from
Book SynopsisLike the popes in Rome, the Prince-Bishops of Salzburg ruled over substantial territories as secular princes. Salt, Sword, and Crozier highlights their dual authority—the princely sword and the bishop’s staff or crozier—and the basis of their economic power in their control of natural resources such as salt. The exhibition showcases books from the Salzburg prince-bishop’s seminary library that were printed from the fifteenth through the early-nineteenth century, supplemented by coins minted under the authority of successive archbishops beginning in the twelfth century and ending in 1786.
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Prooflike Morgan Silver Dollars
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Naval & Military Press Ltd Ribbons Medals and Regimental Badges
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Archaeopress The Beau Street, Bath Hoard
Book SynopsisThe Beau Street Hoard is one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries ever to be made in Bath: the Roman town of Aquae Sulis. The discovery captured the public imagination and it became the focus for a major scientific investigation and a significant learning and public engagement programme. Carefully excavated by professional archaeologists the hoard was recovered intact and removed to the British Museum for more detailed examination and study. It was found to have been deposited in a cist in at least eight bags. Micro-investigation of the hoard in a conservation laboratory and further scientific analysis revealed more fascinating details and information reported on here. The Beau Street, Bath Hoard provides a thorough and complete publication and analysis of the hoard, which is one of the largest yet found in a Roman town in Britain. The high quality of the recovery and investigation process means that it makes a significant contribution to both archaeological and numismatic studies.Table of ContentsForeword and Acknowledgments ; Beau Street, Bath: Overview – Richard Abdy ; The Beau Street Hoard: A Summary Account of the Archaeological Context – Mark Corney ; The Composition of the Hoard – Benedict Sayers ; Laboratory Excavation and Conservation – Julia Tubman ; A Third Century Crisis? The Composition and Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coinage; Septimius Severus to Valerian and Gallienus – Kevin Butcher and Matthew Ponting ; Catalogue of the Bags – Benedict Sayers, with Richard Abdy, Verity Anthony, Eleanor Ghey and Rachel Wilkinson ; Bag 1 ; Bag 2 ; Bag 3 ; Bag 4 ; Bag 5 ; Bag 6 ; Bag 7 ; Bag 8 ; Loose Coins ; Plate Concordance ; Plates
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Oxbow Books Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in Britain
Book SynopsisMore coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in England and Wales with a detailed analysis and discussion.Theories of hoarding and deposition and examined, national and regional patterns in the landscape settings of coin hoards presented, together with an analysis of those hoards whose findspots were surveyed and of those hoards found in archaeological excavations. It also includes an unprecedented examination of the containers in which coin hoards were buried and the objects found with them. The patterns of hoarding in Britain from the late 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD are discussed. The volume also provides a survey of Britain in the 3rd century AD, as a peak of over 700 hoards are known from the period from AD 253–296. This has been a particular focus of the project which has been a collaborative research project between the University of Leicester and the British Museum funded by the AHRC. The aim has been to understand the reasons behind the burial and non-recovery of these finds. A comprehensive online database (https://finds.org.uk/database) underpins the project, which also undertook a comprehensive GIS analysis of all the hoards and field surveys of a sample of them.Trade ReviewThe online database is here analysed with informative maps, diagrams and tables, seeking answers to what, when, where and why. * British Archaeology *Filled with maps, graphs, and imagies of both spectacular and not-so-spectacular hoards, this is clearly an ambitious piece of work and should be considerd essential reading for anyone interested in the phenomenon. * Current Archaeology *Altogether the work is an exceptional illustration of the successes that digital approaches to the ancient world can produce. Bland, Chadwick, Ghey, and Haselgrove deserve the highest praise for their contributions to hoard studies and for advancing understanding of the complexities of Iron Age and Roman Britain. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *The presentation is excellent and the treatment of the subject is comprehensive and exhaustive...sets a model for other studies from other periods and for this alone the team who have produced this volume are to be thanked and congratulated. * Archaeologia Cambrensis - Cambrian Archaeological Association *Table of ContentsForeword 1. Introduction 2. Overview and analysis of the dataset 3. Theories of Hoarding and Deposition 4. National and regional patterns in the landscape settings of coin hoards 5. Analysis of excavated hoards 6. Coin hoards as archaeological objects: material and context 7. Coin hoards and society: chronological syntheses 8. Coin hoards and society: debating the third century: crisis or continuity? 9. Summary and conclusionsBibliographyIndex
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Oxbow Books Coins Riches and Lands
Book SynopsisLand was the ideal store of wealth in the ancient Mediterranean world. It brought social respectability, and its possession allowed participation in the politics of the cities governed by landowning elites. Crucial defense of the interests of a given polity through armed services often involved the distribution of lands to laborers still not integrated in these societies. Mediterranean urban dynamics also involved paid labor and were always in need of short-contract manpower, including skilled soldiers and warriors. For short-time military services, lands were not always available so soldiers and warriors were paid with coins and riches.Because of their superior development, urban economies in the Mediterranean were able to attract migrant paid labor. When returning home, the migrant warriors carried coins and riches that would enable them to maximize the return that a homecoming entailed. Although difficult to prove whether these men were paid in advance or when discharged, it is an important issue as it shows the strength of one contractor over another and helps to better understand the construction of statehood in ancient and early medieval times.This collection of papers sheds light on how coins, riches, and lands were gained and distributed among soldiers, warriors, and mercenaries. Contributions cover a wide chronological span from Late Pharaonic to early medieval times, linking a well-defined core area, the Mediterranean basin, with its peripheries: Central Europe and Scandinavia to the north and the margins of the Sahara Desert and the Fertile Crescent to the south and the east.
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Archaeopress Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit II: Coin Finds 2012–2016
Book SynopsisKom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit were ideally placed to take advantage of the Mediterranean trade given their close proximity to the Egyptian ports of Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, and Rosetta during the Hellenistic, Roman, Late Roman, and early Islamic period. The social and economic vitality of the sites has been revealed during investigations undertaken by the Italian archaeological mission between 2012 and 2016 and published in Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit I: Excavations in the Metelite Nome, Egypt ca. 700 BC – AD 100. This volume presents over 1070 coins (ca. 310 BC–AD 641) and 1320 examples of Late Roman and Early Islamic pottery, testimony to the considerable commercial activity in the region during the Late Antique period. Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit emerge as centers of an exchange network involving large-scale trade of raw materials to and from the central and eastern Mediterranean.Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; The Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit Archaeological Project II ; First Phase: 2012–2016 ; Part 1: Coin Finds 2012–2016 (Michele Asolati and Cristina Crisafulli) ; Introduction ; Conditions of the Coins and the Metallographic Analyses ; Coin Finds at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit ; The Late Imperial Coins from Kom al-Ahmer, Unit 4: The Finds and their Distribution ; The Late Imperial Coins from Kom al-Ahmer: The Distribution of Types and Mints ; The Latest Evidence ; Catalogue ; Bibliography ; Part 2: Late Roman and Early Islamic Pottery from Kom al-Ahmer (Cristina Mondin) ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Methodology ; 3. Pottery Quantification (C. Mondin, M.L. Patanè) ; 4. Contexts ; 4.1 Unit 4 ; 4.2 Unit 1 – The Cistern and Late Roman Structures ; 4.3 Unit 2 – The Early Islamic presence ; 4.4 Summary Chronology of the Contexts ; 5. Pottery Corpus ; 5.1 Imported Fine Ware ; 5.2 Egyptian Fine Ware ; 5.3 Imported Utilitarian Ware ; 5.4 Egyptian Utilitarian Ware ; 5.5 Imported Amphorae ; 5.6 Egyptian Amphorae (M. Kenawi, C. Mondin) ; 5.7 Miscellaneous ; 6. Conclusions ; Plates ; Bibliography ; Appendix 1: Fine Ware Quantification ; Appendix 2
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Archaeopress Le commerce régional et international au Xe
Book SynopsisThe treasure of Buseyra is preserved in the museum of Deir az-Zour in Syria. The coins in the hoard cover a large period from the Sassanian Sovereign Khusrô II (590/1-628) until the terminal date 331H/ 941. These coins offer precious information, not only about a large number of mints but about the periods and quantities of minting activity. This treasure is important because it is the first complete hoard of the 10th century discovered in the al-Djazīra area. According to Tomas Noonan, the Middle East and Central Asian hoards only amount to ten per cent of the treasures found in northern and eastern Europe and the Nordic countries. In comparing contemporaneous 10th-century silver hoards, and especially the relation between the numbers of coin dies and their representation of their products, we can obtain insights into the flows of money and the balance of payments for each area and each minting city.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapitre I ; 1. Histoire du site de Buseyra (Ḳarḳīsīya) ; 2. Structure du trésor ; 3. Cadre Historique ; 4. Les causes de la perte de ce trésor en 331H. ; 5. Les causes de l’enfouissement ; Chapitre II ; 1. Les monnaies du trésor de Buseyra jusqu’à l’an 331H/941 ; 2. Les monnaies rares du trésor de Buseyra ; 3. Les fragments ; Chapitre III ; 1. Les ateliers monétaires du trésor de Buseyra ; 2. Répartition les ateliers du trésor de Buseyra par les provinces ; 3. Les coins d’al-Raḥba ; 4. Comparaison des coins, entre les années 317H. et 318H., des ateliers monétaires du trésor de Buseyra ; Chapitre IV ; Métrologie du trésor de Buseyra ; 1. État de conservation ; 2. Les poids ; Chapitre V ; Trésors monétaires des troisième et quatrième siècles de l’islam ; 1. Composition des trésors ʿAbbāsides du dixième siècle après J.-C. ; 2 Comparaison des 12 trésors présentés avec le trésor de Buseyra ; 3. La balance des paiements ; 4. Les répartitions chronologiques des monnaies dans les trésors de 10ème siècle AD ; 5. La diffusion de l’argent d’après les trouvailles monétaires ; Chapitre VI ; Valeur financière du trésor de Buseyra à l’époque ʿabbāside ; Conclusion ; Index de noms de personnes ; Index des noms de lieux ; Index de catalogue ; Catalogue ; Bibliographie
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Archaeopress The Mysterious Spheres on Greek and Roman Ancient
Book SynopsisThis book is not a standard coin catalogue, but it focuses on quantities and percentages of the mysterious 5950 sphere images on Roman (76BC-AD 476) coin reverses, and a few Greek coins. This research identifies which Emperors, Deities and Personifications are most frequently shown with a sphere, during reigns and eras, and determines the political, cultural, religious and propaganda trends associated with the coin sphere images, and provides a variety of new findings. The book has 257 illustrations of spheres shown on Roman and a few Greek coins, as well as 109 images of statues, reliefs, mosaics, and other ancient art. Consider that the ancient Greeks (620 BC-30 BC) had the first astronomers in Europe (influenced by Egyptian and Babylonian astronomy) who created the celestial and terrestrial sphere theories, including the popular geocentric theory (Earth is the centre of the Universe). But at that time the Greeks very rarely showed sphere images on their coins – far less than 1%! In comparison, the later Romans during 76 BCAD 476 issued coin reverse sphere types as 15% of their total coin types, and therefore millions of these important coin sphere types were minted. The author explores Constantine’s BEATA TRANQVILLITAS Sphere Reverses (AD 321 – 324) and offers a new interpretation of Christian Trinity symbolism that opposes Arianism. Starting in the late 4th century, the Roman religion began to transfer to Christianity, and coins promoted Emperors holding a Christian cross on a globe or a winged Victory/Angel also holding a globus cruciger. At the end of the book, the Epilogue shows the continuous worldwide use (from 5th to 21st century) of sphere images on coins, reliefs, sculptures, astronomical models, drawings, paintings and large monuments, and some of them suggest that Imperial Roman sphere coins created a long legacy.Trade Review'This is a welcome and valuable book that certainly will become the definitive standard on the subject of spherical astronomical iconography on ancient Greek and Roman coins.' – Dr Clifford Cunningham (2022): Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 25Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Sun Disk Images in Ancient Cultures ; Chapter 3: Greek Concepts of Celestial and Terrestrial Spheres ; Chapter 4: Early Greek Coins With Few Sphere Symbols (520 BC – 76 BC) ; Chapter 5: Prior Research on Roman Coin Sphere Symbols ; Chapter 6: Astrological/Astronomical Sphere Symbols Move to Rome ; Chapter 7: Winged Victory vs. Sphere Symbols on Roman Coins ; Chapter 8: First Spheres on Late Republican Coinage (76 BC - 31 BC) ; Chapter 9: Spheres Frequent on Roman Imperial Coinage ; Chapter 10: Chronological Trends for Top Coin Sphere Images ; Chapter 11: General Conclusions ; Chapter 12: Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index ; List of Figures and Credits ; Acknowledgements ; About the Author
£51.22
Archaeopress KOINON III, 2020: The International Journal of
Book SynopsisAs the name indicates, KOINON is a journal that encourages contributions to the study of classical numismatics from a wide variety of perspectives. The journal includes papers concerning iconography, die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, translations of excerpts from antiquarian works, specialized bibliographies, corpora of rare varieties and types, ethical questions on laws and collecting, book reviews, and more. The editorial advisory board is made up of members from all over the world, with a broad range of expertise covering virtually all the major categories of classical numismatics from archaic Greek coinage to late Medieval coinage.Table of ContentsThe Unconquerable Sun: An introduction to Koinon III and brief note concerning the solace of numismatics – Nicholas J. Molinari ; Overstruck sigloi of Azbaal and Baalmelek II of Kition – David Macdonald ; Cast copies of a Neapolitan silver didrachm from the Berlin coin cabinet – John Voukelatos ; Susa mint: 311-301 BC – Lloyd W. H. Taylor ; Sidon to Tyre: the Macedonian administration and relative chronology – Lloyd W. H. Taylor ; The Kerykeion mint control linked coinage of Andragoras and Sophytes – Lloyd W. H. Taylor ; Αχελομορφωθ: magistrates of Akarnania. A Reconsideration of the iconographic fluctuations on Akarnanian federal coinage – Nicholas J. Molinari ; Constantine’s decennalia and his fourth consulship on a follis from Lugdunum – Andrei Bontas ; The emergence of fur money in medieval Russia – Dzmitry Huletski ; Hungarian coins – Hebrew letters – Csaba Tóth and József Géza Kiss ; The ant-nose coinage of ancient China – Thomas Walker ; Catalogue of new varieties
£47.50
Archaeopress The Watlington Hoard: Coinage, Kings and the
Book SynopsisThe Watlington Hoard was discovered in southern Oxfordshire in 2015 by a metal-detectorist, and acquired by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in 2017. A nationally-important find of coinage and metalwork, and the first major Viking-Age hoard from the county, it dates from the late 870s, a fundamental and tumultuous period in Britain’s history. The contents of the hoard include a highly significant collection of over 200 silver pennies, mostly of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, and Ceolwulf II, king of Mercia, transforming our understanding of the coinage in this period, and 23 silver and gold pieces of contemporary metalwork much of which was derived from Scandinavia. Presenting the complete publication of the objects and coins in the Watlington Hoard – including an important re-assessment of the coinage of the late 870s – the authors discuss its wider implications for our understanding of hoarding in late 9th-century southern Britain, interactions between the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, and the movements of the Viking Great Army after the Battle of Edington in 878. The book also relates another side to the hoard’s story, beginning with its discovery and excavation, charting its path through the conservation work and acquisition by the Ashmolean Museum to the public outreach projects which ran alongside the scholarly research into the hoard.Trade Review'This is an impressive volume, which demonstrates the value of collaboration between archaeologists, heritage professionals, and responsible metal-detectorists.' – Murray Andrews (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 394'On many different levels this volume on the Watlington Hoard is significant for Anglo-Saxon studies, containing interesting papers which are well-supported by numerous photographs, maps, and tables to aid interpretation.' – Barbara Yorke (2023): Oxoniensia Vol. 88'This excellent volume provides thereby an important contribution to our growing understanding of the Viking Great Army.' – Julian Richards (2023): Medieval Archaeology vol 67.1 Table of ContentsForeword – Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean Museum ; Chapter 1 Introduction ; Chapter 2 The Watlington Hoard uncovered: from discovery to acquisition and beyond ; Chapter 3 The archaeology and landscape of the Upper Thames Valley in the 9th century – John Naylor ; Chapter 4 Oxfordshire, Wessex, and Mercia in the Age of Alfred the Great – Ryan Lavelle ; Chapter 5 The coinage of Wessex and Mercia, c.875–79: a re-assessment of the Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge types – John Naylor ; Chapter 6 The coins of the Watlington Hoard – John Naylor with a contribution by Simon Coupland ; Chapter 7 The non-numismatic objects of the Watlington hoard – Jane Kershaw ; Chapter 8 Money in southern England in the 870s in the light of the Watlington hoard – Julian Baker ; Chapter 9 The Watlington Hoard in Context – John Naylor ; Catalogue 1 The non-numismatic objects – Compiled and edited by Eleanor Standley ; Catalogue 2 The coins – John Naylor ; Appendix 1 A revised checklist of finds of Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge type coins – Compiled by John Naylor ; Appendix 2 A visual summary guide to the classification of the Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge type pennies – John Naylor ; Appendix 3 The moneyers of the Two Emperors and Cross-and-Lozenge type pennies ; Appendix 4 Concordance table showing the spellings of moneyer’s names ; Bibliography
£46.55
Archaeopress KOINON IV, 2021: The International Journal of
Book SynopsisAs the name indicates, KOINON is a journal that encourages contributions to the study of classical numismatics from a wide variety of perspectives. The journal includes papers concerning iconography, die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, translations of excerpts from antiquarian works, specialized bibliographies, corpora of rare varieties and types, ethical questions on laws and collecting, book reviews, and more. The editorial advisory board is made up of members from all over the world, with a broad range of expertise covering virtually all the major categories of classical numismatics from archaic Greek coinage to late Medieval coinage.Table of ContentsSharing the Luck: An Introduction to KOINON IV with Recourse to Hermes– NICHOLAS MOLINARI ; GREEK COINAGE ; Sophytes’ Helmet: Origin, Symbolism, and Apotheosis – LLOYD W. H. TAYLOR ; Respect for Seleukid Suzerainty: The Imitative Victory Coinage of the Sistan Ariaspi – LLOYD W. H. TAYLOR ; The Alexander Decadrachms of Babylon – LLOYD W. H. TAYLOR ; JUDAEAN COINAGE ; Concerning the Aquatic-Bovine Dimension to YHWH Worship and Its Relation to the Double Cornucopia on Jewish Coinage – NICHOLAS MOLINARI ; ROMAN COINAGE ; A Silenus Mask and Other Cult Symbols on Hadrian’s Alexandrian Dichalkoi – TYLER HOLMAN ; An Unpublished ‘Medallion’ of Elagabalus from Edessa in Osrhoene: Nergal and Syro-Mesopotamian Religious Continuity? – EDWARD DANDROW ; Constantine’s SOLI INVICTO COMITI Coinage: Theme and Variations – GAVIN T. RICHARDSON ; Decorated Busts of the Antonines: New Bust Variants of Denarii from AD 138 to AD 188 (Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Commodus, Faustina II, Lucilla) – ZHENYA MARINKEVICH ; Tacitus: An Emperor and his Aegis – ANDREI BONTAS ; MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN COINAGE ; Numismatic Typeforms of the Numerals Zero through Ten in Medieval Europe: A Classification System – DAVID B. SPENCINER ; A Possible Pedigree and other Notes on a 14th Century Blanc Tournois – ANDREI BONTAS ; A CATALOGUE OF NEW VARIETIES
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Archaeopress El tesoro de Regina Turdulorum (Casas de Reina,
Book SynopsisThe Regina Turdulorum Hoard (Casas de Reina, Badajoz) was buried with 818 imitative antoniniani of Divo Claudio type, minted in copper. The vast majority of the coins bear the reverse legend CONSECRATIO. This figure makes the Regina Turdulorum hoard one of the most important in Spain and Portugal. In numismatic terms, the most common reverse type is the funeral pyre, as opposed to the eagle. In addition to this main group, there is a second group, where there are curious imitations that follow various prototypes for the manufacture of the reverse. The study of the posthumous coinage of Claudius II and his imitations represents one of the most complex tasks in ancient numismatics. The work is considerably complicated by the fact that they are highly copied coins, which means that regular issues are very difficult to distinguish from the imitations. In this sense, the hoard provides vital information for the western monetary circulation of the Roman Empire, contributing to the debate on Gallic and African imitations. It also opens the way to the hypothesis that Hispania may have been another centre for issuing Divo Claudio imitations. Although the latter remains to be proven, the tentative and open nature of this book provides the opportunity to open new lines of study in the hope that they will be resolved sooner rather than later.Table of ContentsPrólogo ; 1. Introducción ; 2. Regina, Reina de los Túrdulos ; 3. Análisis numismático ; 4. Conclusiones ; 5. Catálogo ; 6. Bibliografía ; 7. Láminas
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Liverpool University Press Tokens in Classical Athens and Beyond
Book Synopsis**An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. A selection of essays on symbola, as the tokens of Classical Athens were called, bringing together scholars of various disciplines and professional categories (numismatists, historians, museum curators) that intends to reshape our knowledge on the roles these objects played in the Athenian Democracy. This is a series of case studies which aspires to test old theories and probe new assumptions. The first section explores the extent to which our knowledge has evolved since symbola were first distinguished from coins. Four essays demonstrate how tokens, as material manifestations of particular institutions, contributed to the formation of civic and political identity in the city-state of Athens and the roles they played in ensuring legal and political equality. The second section of the volume on new finds aims to develop expertise in studying tokens and increase relevant knowledge. Finally, a third section contains comparative studies from Sicily, Jerusalem and Ephesos, aiming to adopt a comparative methodology for a better understanding of the characteristics and roles of tokens from across the ancient Mediterranean. Contributors: Vera Geelmuyden Bulgurlu, Tumay Hazinedar Coscun, Antonino Crisà, Yoav Farhi, P. J. Finglass, Mairi Gkikaki, Irini Karra, James Kierstead, John H. Kroll, Stamatoula Makrypodi, Christian Mondello, Daria Russo, Martin Schäfer.Table of ContentsMairi Gkikaki, Introduction **Section One: Symbola in Perception and Practice** 1. P.J. Finglass, Tragic Tokens: Sophoclean Symbola in Context 2. James Kierstead, The Athenian Jigsaw Tokens 3. Mairi Gkikaki, The Council of Five Hundred and Symbola in Classical Athens 4. Daria Russo, Tokens and Athenian Tribes: Iconography and Contexts of Use **Section Two: New Finds, embarking on Modern Interpretations** 5. Stamatoula Makrypodi, Athenian Clay Tokens, New Types, New Interpretations 6. John H. Kroll, Lettered and other tokens in the Lawcourts and the Assembly of Athens 7. Irini Karra, The Lot of Lead Tokens from the Makrygianni Plot in Athens **Section Three: Athenian tokens in the aftermath of the Classical Period** 8. Martin Schäfer, Nike on Hellenistic lead tokens: iconography and meaning{::}** 9. Cristian Mondello, Alexander the Great on Lead: Notes on some tokens from Roman imperial Athens{::}** **Section Four: Comparative Studies** 10. Antonino Crisà, New Hellenistic and Roman Clay Tokens from Sicily: Some Case Studies from the Museum of Palermo{::}** 11. Yoav Farhi, A New Type of Roman Period Clay Tokens from Jerusalem 12. Vera Geelmuyden Bulgurlu and Tumay Hazinedar Coscun, A Group of Lead Tokens in the Ephesos Museum Collection
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Archaeopress The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds
Book SynopsisEdited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 million silver pennies (possibly as many as 50 million) were struck. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. These have been sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), and minutely catalogued by Yvonne Harvey for this volume. During the period from late in the reign of Alfred to the time of Henry III, dies for striking the coins were produced centrally under royal authority in the most sophisticated system of monetary control at the time in the western world. In this first account of a major English mint to have been made in forty years, a team of leading authorities have studied and analysed the use the Winchester moneyers made of the dies, and together with the size, weight, and the surviving number of coins from each pair of dies, have produced a detailed account of the varying fortunes of the mint over this period. Their results are critical for the economic history of England and the changing status of Winchester over this long period, and provide the richest available source for the history of the name of the city and the personal names of its citizens in the later Anglo-Saxon period.
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Archaeopress Acheloios, Thales, and the Origin of Philosophy:
Book SynopsisAcheloios, Thales, and the Origin of Philosophy: A Response to the Neo-Marxians fundamentally changes our understanding of a pivotal moment in the history of mankind – the origin of the philosophical experience in 6th century Ionia. Through a careful analysis of the archaeological record, a close reading of hundreds of ancient sources, and a deep investigation into the various languages of our past, Nicholas Molinari demonstrates the importance of the influence of the cult of Acheloios on Thales; provides a critique of the Neo-Marxian prioritization of coined money and conflation of metaphysical cosmology and philosophy; and, most importantly, reintegrates beauty and love as philosophy’s ultimate source.Table of ContentsAbstract; Introduction; Part I: Concerning the Neo-Marxian School; Chapter 1: Marx to Sohn-Rethel: Dialectical Materialist Approaches to the Origin of Philosophy; Chapter 2: Richard Seaford’s Contribution; Part II: Concerning Thales and Acheloios; Chapter 3: Thales’ Principle: A Provisional Assessment; Chapter 4: The Emergence of Acheloios and Major Elements of His Cult; Part III: Concerning the Etymological and Archaeological Evidence; Chapter 5: The Etymology of hýdōr: Pure, Sacred Water; Chapter 6: The Physical Evidence; Part IV: Philosophos and Philomythos; Chapter 7: Philosophy Ex Nihilo?; Chapter 8: The Mythological Wellspring; Part V: Concerning the Thaletan-Acheloian Tradition; Chapter 9: Thales and Acheloios; Chapter 10: The Thaletan Tradition from Pythagoras to Empedokles; Part VI: Purification of Body and Soul: Sophokles and Plato; Chapter 11: Sophokles’ Trachiniae: The Interplay of Gods and Souls; Chapter 12: Acheloios as the Horizon for an Understanding of Being; Conclusion; The Sacrifice of Acheloios: A Response to the Neo-Marxians; Bibliography; General Index; Index Locorum
£57.00
Archaeopress KOINON V, 2022: The International Journal of
Book SynopsisAs the name indicates, KOINON is a journal that encourages contributions to the study of classical numismatics from a wide variety of perspectives. The journal includes papers concerning iconography, die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, translations of excerpts from antiquarian works, specialized bibliographies, corpora of rare varieties and types, ethical questions on laws and collecting, book reviews, and more. The editorial advisory board is made up of members from all over the world, with a broad range of expertise covering virtually all the major categories of classical numismatics from archaic Greek coinage to late Medieval coinage.Table of ContentsEditorial: Celebrating our Fifth Year with Cheiron, the Son of Kronos and Philyra ; GREEK COINAGE ; Nicola Ignarra’s Encounter with a 3rd Century BC Neapolitan Coin Featuring SVESA in Reverse Field – NICHOLAS J. MOLINARI and CURTIS CLAY ; Reintroducing Acheloios Hermotos of Parion – NICHOLAS J. MOLINARI ; Parthenope’s Embodiment of Victory and the Crowning of Acheloios as ‘Victor over Death’: A Reconsideration of the Reverse Motif Exhibited on Neapolitan Coinage – NICHOLAS J. MOLINARI ; A Newly Identified Mint Control Link in the Coinage of Andragoras and Sophytes – LLOYD W. H. TAYLOR ; Sophytes and the Mirage of an ‘Indian’ Weight Standard – LLOYD W. H. TAYLOR ; ROMAN COINAGE ; A Succession of Coinages in the Balkans: Imitation Roman Republican Denarii Overstruck on Drachms of Apollonia and Dyrrhachium – DAVID MACDONALD ; Roman Lead ‘Iao Abrasax’ Amulets: Magical Pendants, Rings, and Beads – GERT BOERSEMA ; An Unpublished Tremissis in the Name of Honorius – DIRK FALTIN ; MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN COINAGE ; Interesting Symbols on some Deniers Tournois of Naupaktos – ANDREI BONTAS ; An Unrecognized Countermark of the Knights of Malta – DAVID MACDONALD ; REVIEWS ; Review of Powell, Anton, and Andrew Burnett (eds.). 2020. Coins of the Roman Revolution, 49 BC-AD 14. Evidence without Hindsight – ALBERTO CAMPANA ; Review of Caza, Shawn M. 2021. A Handbook of Late Roman Bronze Coin Types, 324-395 – VIRGIL H. HOUSTON JR. ; CATALOG OF NEW VARIETIES
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Archaeopress Between Roman Culture and Local Tradition: Roman
Book SynopsisBetween Roman Culture and Local Tradition presents a detailed analysis of the Roman provincial coinage of Bithynia and Pontus during the reign of Trajan (98-117), when 14 cities struck coins. The book characterises individual mints, the rhythm of monetary production, iconography and legends, and considers the attribution and dating of individual issues. Context is provided by studies on other categories of artefacts discovered in the local area, including epigraphic and material ones, such as fine art, sculptures and architectural remains. The extent of circulation is also analysed, as well as the coinage of the border centres of neighbouring provinces such as Thrace, Asia and Galatia-Cappadocia. Reference is made to historical sources, principally the correspondence of Pliny the Younger with the emperor, which can help to show the realities of life for the inhabitants of individual centres, including ongoing construction projects or local problems. Overall the book aims to reconstruct the coinage policy of individual cities and culture and religion in various centres during this period, as well as contacts and relationships among the local communities. In turn, the studies of individual cities allow for the creation of a general picture of coinage in the province.Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; The Roman Empire and Bithynia and Pontus during the reign of Trajan ; Mints in the province of Bithynia and Pontus ; Chronology ; Metrology and denominations ; Iconography and legends of coins of Bithynia and Pontus during the reign of Trajan ; Coins without an ethnic with uncertain attributions ; Pseudo-autonomous coins of Bithynia and Pontus ; Production in the provincial centres ; Circulation ; The coinage of Bithynia and Pontus and issues of the neighbouring Roman provinces ; Summary ; Plates ; References ; Appendix 1: Legends on the coins of Bithynia and Pontus during the reign of Trajan ; Index of Mythological Characters ; Index of Names ; Topographical and Geographical Index
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Archaeopress Look at the Coins! Papers in Honour of Joe Cribb
Book SynopsisThe twenty-four contributions in Look at the Coins! reflect the vast scope of Joe Cribb's interests, including Asian numismatics, museology, poetry and art. The papers are arranged geographically, then chronologically or thematically. The first seven papers look at coins, charms and silver currencies in or from China: Chinese coin-shaped charms, Han dynasty gold unearthed in the Tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, Jiangxi, silver in the history of Chinese currency, a metallurgical and historical study of Song dynasty coins, the Department of Iron Coins at Dongtangzi Hutong in Beijing and the only known annotated plan of a Chinese mint, the six million dollars in silver of the Canton Ransom, and a hoard of Chinese coins found in Turkey. One paper focuses on the coins and medals of the two Pahlavi Shahs of Iran. Nine papers look at finds from ancient Central Asia and Afghanistan: coins of South Soghd in the first two centuries AD, the identity of the rider on Indo-Greek coins, the phonology of Greek names in Kharo??hi script, questions of identity and interpretation in Gandharan reliefs, first-century AD coins in stupa deposits and the beginning of the Buddhist relic cult in Afghanistan, a hoard of Kushan gold coins from Swabi, Gandharan Jatakas, Avadanas and Purvayogas, Indian imitations of Kushan coins, and a new gold coin of Vasudeva I. Four papers relate to India: Roman coins found in India, Hera?ika' in the inscriptions of the Western Deccan (c. 200 BC300), the peck and shroff marks of sixteenth-century North India, andHenry Ernest Stapleton and the coin collection in the Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Two papers relate to South East Asia: one revisits the Stamford Raffles' Collections, and the other discusses a hybrid pendant found in Thailand.The last contribution celebrates some of Joe's less well-known interests: poetry, art medals and art photography.
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Archaeopress KOINON VI, 2023: The International Journal of
Book SynopsisAs the name indicates, KOINON is a journal that encourages contributions to the study of classical numismatics from a wide variety of perspectives. The journal includes papers concerning iconography, die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, translations of excerpts from antiquarian works, specialized bibliographies, corpora of rare varieties and types, ethical questions on laws and collecting, book reviews, and more. The editorial advisory board is made up of members from all over the world, with a broad range of expertise covering virtually all the major categories of classical numismatics from archaic Greek coinage to late Medieval coinage. Volume VI includes nine papers on Greek coinage and three in the Byzantine, Medieval, and Early Modern section, followed by a catalog of varieties.Table of ContentsBeauty Worth Sharing: An Introduction to Koinon VI, with Recourse to Marlaina – Nicholas J. Molinari Greek Coinage Electrum Coinage of the Scythians – Ivan Butkevych The Dismounting Horseman Scene on Cilician Coins – Petr Veselý Minting Anomalies in Greek Sicily: Stepped Flans, Edge Ridges, and Edge Splits – William E. Daehn A New Overstrike from Abakainon – Nicholas J. Molinari A Revealing New Addition to the Corpus of Alexander Decadrachms from Babylon – Lloyd W. H. Taylor and Marko Andric Important Coins from the Collection of Klaus Grigo – Julian Wünsch The Baktrian Coregency Legend Coinage of Seleukos and Antiochos: Context and Origin – Lloyd W. H. Taylor A Newly Discovered Coin from Kietis Featuring Acheloios Kalykadnos – Nicholas J. Molinari Two New Legend Variations of a Rare Greek Coin Type from Amyzon – Christoph Öhm-Kühnle Medieval and Early Modern Coinage Two New Palaeologan Torneses – Sam Cowell The Fourrée Hyperpyra of John V Palaeologus – Sam Cowell Survey of the Early (pre-1000 AD) Use of Christian Saints’ Names and Images on European Coins – David B. Spenciner and Theodore Dziemianowicz Catalog of New Varieties
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Archaeopress Treasures of the Gupta Empire
Book SynopsisCoins have existed for over 2,000 years in India, but none have matched the sheer beauty and complexity of the coins issued by the kings of the Gupta dynasty from the fourth through the sixth centuries AD. Starting from the first of the Gupta kings, Chandragupta I in AD 319, to the last king Vishnugupta in AD 543, their coins are a historical record detailing the evolution of the Gupta style and its impact on religious art from India's Golden Age. The clues hidden in the coin designs, Brahmi legends, dates, and metrology have been deciphered here to help reconstruct the history of the Gupta dynasty. This work greatly expands upon A. S. Altekar's 1957 effort to fully document the coinage and to understand its impact on the history of India. It includes the rarest of the coins from the collections of major international museums as well as private collections, otherwise inaccessible to most researchers, and provides full-color, high-definition images of type specimens for each variety
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Liverpool University Press Tokens in Classical Athens and Beyond
Book Synopsis**An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. A selection of essays on symbola, as the tokens of Classical Athens were called, bringing together scholars of various disciplines and professional categories (numismatists, historians, museum curators) that intends to reshape our knowledge on the roles these objects played in the Athenian Democracy. This is a series of case studies which aspires to test old theories and probe new assumptions. The first section explores the extent to which our knowledge has evolved since symbola were first distinguished from coins. Four essays demonstrate how tokens, as material manifestations of particular institutions, contributed to the formation of civic and political identity in the city-state of Athens and the roles they played in ensuring legal and political equality. The second section of the volume on new finds aims to develop expertise in studying tokens and increase relevant knowledge. Finally, a third section contains comparative studies from Sicily, Jerusalem and Ephesos, aiming to adopt a comparative methodology for a better understanding of the characteristics and roles of tokens from across the ancient Mediterranean. Contributors: Vera Geelmuyden Bulgurlu, Tumay Hazinedar Coscun, Antonino Crisà, Yoav Farhi, P. J. Finglass, Mairi Gkikaki, Irini Karra, James Kierstead, John H. Kroll, Stamatoula Makrypodi, Christian Mondello, Daria Russo, Martin Schäfer.Table of ContentsMairi Gkikaki, Introduction **Section One: Symbola in Perception and Practice** 1. P.J. Finglass, Tragic Tokens: Sophoclean Symbola in Context 2. James Kierstead, The Athenian Jigsaw Tokens 3. Mairi Gkikaki, The Council of Five Hundred and Symbola in Classical Athens 4. Daria Russo, Tokens and Athenian Tribes: Iconography and Contexts of Use **Section Two: New Finds, embarking on Modern Interpretations** 5. Stamatoula Makrypodi, Athenian Clay Tokens, New Types, New Interpretations 6. John H. Kroll, Lettered and other tokens in the Lawcourts and the Assembly of Athens 7. Irini Karra, The Lot of Lead Tokens from the Makrygianni Plot in Athens **Section Three: Athenian tokens in the aftermath of the Classical Period** 8. Martin Schäfer, Nike on Hellenistic lead tokens: iconography and meaning{::}** 9. Cristian Mondello, Alexander the Great on Lead: Notes on some tokens from Roman imperial Athens{::}** **Section Four: Comparative Studies** 10. Antonino Crisà, New Hellenistic and Roman Clay Tokens from Sicily: Some Case Studies from the Museum of Palermo{::}** 11. Yoav Farhi, A New Type of Roman Period Clay Tokens from Jerusalem 12. Vera Geelmuyden Bulgurlu and Tumay Hazinedar Coscun, A Group of Lead Tokens in the Ephesos Museum Collection
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£43.70
BAR Publishing Celtic Improvisations: An Art Historical Analysis of Coriosolite Coins (Coriosolites of Côtes d'Armor in Brittany)
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