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Early Hellenistic Coinage from the Accession of Alexander to the Peace of Apamaea (336-188 B.C.)
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Product Description
This is the first full study of early Hellenistic coinage to be published. It provides a history of the coinage of Alexander the Great and his successors in the Near and Middle East, and of the cities of Greece and Asia Minor, down to the establishment of Rome as a major power in the East as a result of her defeat of Antiochus III of Syria at the battle of Magnesia in 189 BC. It is fully illustrated and will provide historians and collectors with a detailed and authoritative guide to the coinage of the period.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2001136 in Books
- Published on: 1991-05-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 295 pages
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Review
"...the editors have done a splendid job....a brilliant, thorough handbook of Hellenistic coinage for the first half of the Hellenistic Age. It will be indispensable for anyone, numismatist or not, who works in this period, and will stand as a great monument to its author." American Journal of Archaeology
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Table of Contents
Currently the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the coinages produced by the heirs of Alexander the Great. Covers all major eastern dynasties (Ptolemies, Seleucids, Attalids, etc) down to the Roman triumph at Apamea in 188 BCE. Includes 45 pages of plates illustrating over 600 coins.
Contents: - General Features of the Coinage - Alexander and the Diadochi 336-c.280 - The Balance of Power: Eastern Hellenism c.280-188 - Epilogue
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This is an outstanding book, in terms of both photography, and the history it presents. The book has photography of some of the most beautiful, and highly rare Greek coins; including some of the most elusive of the Hellenistic portraiture. I would highly recommend this book to any Greek collector or history buff.
