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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811582703321

Autore

Elayi Josette <1943->

Titolo

A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E / J. Elayi and A.G. Elayi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Ind., : Eisenbrauns, 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-57506-889-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 p.)

Collana

History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 6

Disciplina

939.4/4

Soggetti

Münze

Phöniker

Politics and government

Numismatics, Phoenician

Money

Inscriptions, Phoenician

Economic history

Coins, Phoenician

Art, Phoenician

Coins, Phoenician - Lebanon - Byblos (Extinct city)

Money - Lebanon - Byblos (Extinct city) - History

Military history

History

Catalogs

Byblos

Lebanon Byblos (Extinct city)

Byblos (Extinct city) History, Military

Byblos (Extinct city) Economic conditions

Byblos (Extinct city) History

Byblos (Extinct city) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.



Nota di contenuto

Analysis of the monetary inscriptionsAnalysis of iconography -- The monetary workshop of Byblos -- Metrological study -- The coinage of Byblos and the history of the city -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Catalog of the coins of Byblos -- Appendix 2: Counterfeit or dubious Byblian coins -- Appendix 3: Study of dies and relative chronology -- Appendix 4: Hoards containing coins from Byblos.

Sommario/riassunto

"In A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos, the Elayis' tour de force is the coin catalog, which introduces 1,662 silver Byblian coins, also displayed in 25 pp. of photos. Besides the usual numismatic analysis (monetary production, number of issues, manufacturing techniques, and processes), this impressive volume provides information on monetary inscriptions and iconography and on the history of Byblos. Significantly, it reveals new information on the Persians' western policy and the history of the other Phoenician cities as well as on craftsmen in the Levant, and thus the book is an indispensable reference for understanding coin circulation, trading exchanges, and even the wars that occurred with the Greeks, Cypriots, and Egyptians in the Phoenician eastern Mediterranean"--Provided by publisher