The Athenian Agora Volume XXVI : The Greek Coins

by: Kroll, J.H.

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Description:
This volume catalogues over 16,577 identifiable Greek coins produced by the excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens between 1931 and 1990. The majority of the coins found and catalogued are Athenian bronze, from the 4th century B.C. through the 3rd century A.D. Included as well are the Athenian silver and the hundreds of non-Athenian gold, silver, and bronze coins that made their way into the Agora in antiquity Considerable attention is paid to the archaeological context of the coins and to presenting a pictorial record of the Greek coinage from the Agora, with more than 1,035 coins illustrated. Substantial introductory discussions place all the coins in clear historical and numismatic contexts and give a sense of the range of international commercial activity in the ancient city. This comprehensive reference work is indispensable for students and scholars of Greek coinage and history. Presenting a reliable chronology of Athens? bronze coinage for the first time, it will be the standard reference for this important coinage in particular for years to come.

The Athenian Agora Volume XXVI : The Greek Coins

by: Kroll, J.H.

• ISBN-13: 9780876612262 / 978-0-87661-226-2
• ISBN-03: 0876612265 / 0-87661-226-5
• American School of Classical Studies at Athens, New Jersey, 1993

Price: 325,00 EURO

1 copy in stock