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Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions [[electronic resource] /] / Frank L. Holt
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions [[electronic resource] /] / Frank L. Holt
Autore Holt Frank Lee
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina 737/.22/0938
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Coins, Ancient
Coins, Greek
Elephants in numismatics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-35812-X
9786612358128
0-520-93878-X
1-59734-457-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ONE. Man of Mystery -- TWO. A Treasure -- THREE. Picking a Fight -- FOUR. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? -- FIVE. Another Treasure -- SIX. A Closer Look -- SEVEN. A Dark and Stormy Night -- APPENDIX A. THE PUBLISHED ELEPHANT MEDALLIONS -- APPENDIX B. SOME POSSIBLE FORGERIES OF THE LARGE MEDALLION -- APPENDIX C. THE 1973 IRAQ HOARD -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450055803321
Holt Frank Lee  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions / / Frank L. Holt
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions / / Frank L. Holt
Autore Holt Frank Lee
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xv, 198 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 737/.22/0938
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Coins, Ancient
Coins, Greek
Elephants in numismatics
Soggetto non controllato afghanistan
alexander the great
ancient history
ancient medallions
battle of the hydaspes river
biographical
biography
conquests
discussion books
elephant medallions
european history
hellenistic culture
hellenistic period
hellenistic society
historians
historical perspective
india
iraq
megalomania
myths and legends
nonfiction
numismatics
popular history
rajah porus
retrospective
supernatural success
theology of war
war
warfare
ISBN 1-282-35812-X
9786612358128
0-520-93878-X
1-59734-457-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ONE. Man of Mystery -- TWO. A Treasure -- THREE. Picking a Fight -- FOUR. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? -- FIVE. Another Treasure -- SIX. A Closer Look -- SEVEN. A Dark and Stormy Night -- APPENDIX A. THE PUBLISHED ELEPHANT MEDALLIONS -- APPENDIX B. SOME POSSIBLE FORGERIES OF THE LARGE MEDALLION -- APPENDIX C. THE 1973 IRAQ HOARD -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777369003321
Holt Frank Lee  
Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions / / Frank L. Holt
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions / / Frank L. Holt
Autore Holt Frank Lee
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xv, 198 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 737/.22/0938
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Coins, Ancient
Coins, Greek
Elephants in numismatics
Soggetto non controllato afghanistan
alexander the great
ancient history
ancient medallions
battle of the hydaspes river
biographical
biography
conquests
discussion books
elephant medallions
european history
hellenistic culture
hellenistic period
hellenistic society
historians
historical perspective
india
iraq
megalomania
myths and legends
nonfiction
numismatics
popular history
rajah porus
retrospective
supernatural success
theology of war
war
warfare
ISBN 1-282-35812-X
9786612358128
0-520-93878-X
1-59734-457-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ONE. Man of Mystery -- TWO. A Treasure -- THREE. Picking a Fight -- FOUR. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? -- FIVE. Another Treasure -- SIX. A Closer Look -- SEVEN. A Dark and Stormy Night -- APPENDIX A. THE PUBLISHED ELEPHANT MEDALLIONS -- APPENDIX B. SOME POSSIBLE FORGERIES OF THE LARGE MEDALLION -- APPENDIX C. THE 1973 IRAQ HOARD -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819054603321
Holt Frank Lee  
Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
Autore Holt Frank Lee
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (376 p.)
Disciplina 939/.6
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria
Coins, Greek - Afghanistan
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-283-54320-6
9786613855657
0-520-95374-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910465858003321
Holt Frank Lee  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
Autore Holt Frank Lee
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (376 p.)
Disciplina 939/.6
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria
Coins, Greek - Afghanistan
Soggetto non controllato 18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan
adventure
afghan political crisis
alexander the great
ancient civilization of bactria
ancient history
archaeological evidence
archaeological mysteries
archeology
asian history
books for history lovers
easy to read
educational books
engaging
hellenistic coins
historical discoveries
historiography
history of bactria
history of empires
history
leisure reads
most powerful empires ever
nonfiction
page turner
travel and discovery
what is bactria
ISBN 1-283-54320-6
9786613855657
0-520-95374-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791932103321
Holt Frank Lee  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
Autore Holt Frank Lee
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (376 p.)
Disciplina 939/.6
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria
Coins, Greek - Afghanistan
Soggetto non controllato 18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan
adventure
afghan political crisis
alexander the great
ancient civilization of bactria
ancient history
archaeological evidence
archaeological mysteries
archeology
asian history
books for history lovers
easy to read
educational books
engaging
hellenistic coins
historical discoveries
historiography
history of bactria
history of empires
history
leisure reads
most powerful empires ever
nonfiction
page turner
travel and discovery
what is bactria
ISBN 1-283-54320-6
9786613855657
0-520-95374-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811623503321
Holt Frank Lee  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui