From Arcadius and Honorius to the Accession of Anastasius (1) (Dumbarton Oaks Collection Series) - Hardcover

Grierson, Philip; Mays, Melinda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884021939 ISBN 13: 9780884021933

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1992

Synopsis

This is the first fully illustrated catalogue of a major collection of late Roman and early Byzantine imperial coins. It follows the general layout of the Byzantine volumes in the Dumbarton Oaks series, with a substantial introduction dealing with the history of the coinage, including iconography, mints, and the monetary system.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Grierson (1910 2006) was Professor of Numismatics, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and formerly Professor of Numismatics and History of Coinage at the University of Brussels. He was Honorary Keeper of Coins at the Fitzwilliam Museum, to which he bequeathed his unrivalled collection of medieval European coins.

Review:

“This new volume, though described as a catalogue, might more properly be approached as the story of Late Roman coinage told through the magnificent collection at Dumbarton Oaks. Novice and scholar, historian and numismatist, will all find satisfying fare. The authors have fulfilled their aims admirably, and―equally important―they have done so at a price that makes their work accessible to virtually every library and scholar of the period.”―American Journal of Archaeology

About this edition

• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0884021939
• ISBN 13: 9780884021933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 520