LEADER 04173nam 22009013u 450 001 9910455913403321 005 20210108164349.0 010 $a1-280-32868-1 010 $a9786610328680 010 $a0-203-13586-5 035 $a(CKB)111087027070762 035 $a(EBL)178309 035 $a(OCoLC)85789702 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000103297 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128482 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000103297 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070340 035 $a(PQKB)11532914 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178309 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027070762 100 $a20130418d1995|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAncient History from Coins$b[electronic resource] 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d1995 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aApproaching the Ancient World 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-16791-6 311 $a0-415-08993-X 327 $aCover; Ancient History from Coins; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Money; THE HISTORY OF COINAGE; WHAT DIFFERENCE DID HAVING A COINAGE MAKE?; USE OF COINAGE: ATHENS; USE OF COINAGE: ROME; Chapter 2 Minting; WHERE DID THE METALS COME FROM?; WHAT IS A MINT?; HOW LARGE WERE ISSUES?; WHY WERE COINS STRUCK?; COINAGE AND STATE EXPENDITURE; Chapter 3 Empires; COINAGE AND IMPERIALISM; ATHENS; PERSIA; PHILIP II AND ALEXANDER; SELEUCIDS; PTOLEMIES; ATTALIDS; ROME; CONCLUSION; Chapter 4 Politics; COIN TYPES AND POLITICS 327 $aPATTERNS OF POLITICAL REPRESENTATION: GREECE PATTERNS OF POLITICAL REPRESENTATION: ROME; CHOICE AND INTENTION; AUDIENCE AND RECEPTION; IMAGERY AND LANGUAGE; THEMES OF POWER; CONCLUSION; Chapter 5 Circulation; THE EVIDENCE AND ITS LIMITATIONS; REASONS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF COIN; ARCHAIC PERIOD; LATE CLASSICAL AND HELLENISTIC PERIODS; ROMAN PERIOD; CONCLUSION; Chapter 6 Crisis; CRISIS AT ATHENS AND ROME; COINAGE UNDER PRESSURE {EXCLUDING ROME}; REASONS FOR MONETARY MANIPULATIONS IN THE ROMAN WORLD; CAUSES OF INFLATION; THE THIRD-CENTURY CRISIS; Notes; Bibliography; Key to plates; Index 330 $aLike other volumes in this series, Ancient History from Coins demystifies a specialism, introducing students (from first year upwards) to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coins to do ancient history.Coins are a fertile source of information for the ancient historian; yet too often historians are uneasy about using them as evidence because of the special problems attaching to their interpretation. The world of numismatics is not always easy for the non-specialist to penetrate or understand with confidence. Dr Howgego describes and analyses the main contribution. 410 0$aApproaching the Ancient World 606 $aCoins, Ancient 606 $aCoins, Ancient 606 $aCoins, Greek 606 $aCoins, Roman 606 $aHistory 606 $aHistory, Ancient 606 $aHistory, Ancient 606 $aResearch 606 $aCoins, Greek 606 $aCoins, Roman 606 $aCoins, Ancient 606 $aHistory, Ancient 606 $aRelated Historical Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aNumismatics$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aCoins, Ancient. 615 4$aCoins, Ancient. 615 4$aCoins, Greek. 615 4$aCoins, Roman. 615 4$aHistory. 615 4$aHistory, Ancient. 615 4$aHistory, Ancient. 615 4$aResearch. 615 0$aCoins, Greek 615 0$aCoins, Roman 615 0$aCoins, Ancient 615 0$aHistory, Ancient 615 7$aRelated Historical Sciences 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aNumismatics 676 $a737.4/938 676 $a737.4093 700 $aHowgego$b Christopher$0256141 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455913403321 996 $aAncient history from coins$9284684 997 $aUNINA