The Archaic and Early Classical Greek World

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Using Coins as Sources

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1 519 kr

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The western tradition of coinage began in Asia Minor around 650 BCE and from there the idea spread quite rapidly to other parts of the Mediterranean. This book describes and evaluates developments in coinage down to the period of the Persian Wars, ending in 479. Early coinage was not monolithic. The new medium of exchange proved attractive to a variety of rulers and societies - kings, dynasts, tribes, city-states with varying forms of governance. The physical characteristics of the coins produced were another source of difference. Initially there was no fixed idea of what a coin should look like, and there were several experiments before a consensus emerged around a small, circular metal object with a design, or type, on both sides. This book provides students with an authoritative introduction, with all technical terms and methodologies explained, as well as illustrations of over 200 important coins with detailed captions.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-31
Vikt500 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGuides to the Coinage of the Ancient World
Antal sidor290
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009434041

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Keith Rutter was Professor Emeritus of Greek History and Numismatics at the University of Edinburgh. He was a medallist of the Royal Numismatic Society and published extensively on Greek coinage and history. His books include Campanian Coinages 475-380 (1979) and Greek Coinages of Southern Italy and Sicily (1997). He was Principal Editor of the third edition of Historia Numorum Italy (2002). Between 2003 and 2008 he directed the Cyprus Numismatic Project, a web-based resource for the study of the coins of the Cypriot kingdoms. In 2012 he set up the biennial two-week course in numismatics at the British School at Athens, designed for postgraduates in Classics, History and Archaeology whose research would be enriched by a more informed and profound engagement with the evidence provided by coins.

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