Ancient History from Coins (Language Workbooks) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 4 days | |Short Description for Ancient History from Coins Ancient History from Coins demystifies numismatics, introducing students to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coins to do ancient history, and provides - through numerous examples - a history of coinage.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 04 December 1995
- Format: Paperback 192 pages
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- Categories: Economic History | General & World History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Coins, Banknotes, Medals, Seals (numismatics)
- ISBN 13: 9780415089937 ISBN 10: 041508993X
- Sales rank: 846,645
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Full description for Ancient History from Coins
Like 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 anlyses the main contributions the study of coins can make to ancient history, showing shows through numerous examples how the character, patterns and behaviour of coinage bear on major historical themes. Topics range from state finance and economic policy to imperial domination and political propaganda through coins types. The period covered by the book is from the invention of coinage (ca 600BC) to AD 400.
