| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 176 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Approaching the ancient world
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Approaching the ancient world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-161) and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Money; What difference did having a coinage make?; Use of coinage: Athens; Use of coinage: Rome; Minting; What is a mint?; How large were issues?; Why were coins struck?; Coinage and state expenditure; Empires; Athens; Persia; Philip II and Alexander; Seleucids; Ptolemies; Attalids; Rome; Conclusion; Politics; Patterns of political representation: Greece; Patterns of political representation: Rome; Choice and intention; Audience and reception; Imagery and language; Themes of power. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Coins, Greek.
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Coins, Greek. |
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Coins, Roman.
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Coins, Roman. |
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Coins, Ancient.
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Coins, Ancient. |
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History, Ancient.
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History, Ancient. |
| Indexed Term |
Coins History |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Howgego, C.J. Ancient history from coins. London ; New York : Routledge, 1995 0415089921 (DLC) 95007596 (OCoLC)32167718 |
| ISBN |
0203135865 (electronic book) |
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9780203135860 (electronic book) |
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9780415089920 |
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0415089921 |
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9780415089937 (paperback) |
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041508993X (paperback) |
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0415089921 |
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041508993X (paperback) |
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