Anglo-Saxon Coins (1961) is an illustrated analysis of the coinage of the Anglo-Saxon era. It examines the coins of the end of Roman Britain and those of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, as well as those of the Vikings, Ireland and Wales....Loe edasi...
This volume highlights the trade in slaves during the ninth and tenth centuries as driving exchanges on a trans-continental scale. A combination of general surveys and regional case-studies sets Gotland and the early medieval slave trade in a firmer...Loe edasi...
Julia Augusta examines the socio-political impact of coin images of Augustus wife, Livia, within the broader context of her image in other visual media and reveals the detailed visual language that was developed for the promotion of Livia as the pre...Loe edasi...
Originally written in 1905, this volume examines the coins of Japan, especially appealing because of a subtle and impersonal charm which pervades their inscriptions and the sentiments which they set forth. They are written in characters which are a...Loe edasi...
The articles republished in this volume are ground-breaking studies that employ a large body of religious figural imagery of Byzantine lead seals ranging from the 6th to the 15th century....Loe edasi...
The articles republished in this volume are ground-breaking studies that employ a large body of religious figural imagery of Byzantine lead seals ranging from the 6th to the 15th century....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Feb-2008, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199233359)
This collection of new essays presents a set of debates about what money was in antiquity and how it functioned. The focus is mainly on the Greeks, who were not the original inventors of coinage but were responsible for its widespread adoption, and...Loe edasi...
This outstanding introductory survey collects, presents and examines, for the very first time, the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on the ancient coins of the Greek and Roman period....Loe edasi...
A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century). It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits...Loe edasi...
This study in the fields of Roman history and numismatics includes significant updates in chronology, historical perspective and numismatic attribution. The 550-year period covered is divided into 12 epochs, with the post-Constantinian empire treate...Loe edasi...
Christopher Howgegos excellent book 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....Loe edasi...
An analysis of the way in which money - both finances and coinage - was dealt with in the Byzantine Empire. The influence of the Greeks, the history of prices, the reform of money under Alexis Ier Comnene, the devaluation of money in the 11th centur...Loe edasi...
