Coins (Interpreting the Past) - Softcover

Burnett, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520076281 ISBN 13: 9780520076280

Publisher: University of California Press, 1991

Synopsis

Coins are an unrivaled source of information about the past. They survive in large numbers, and unlike most other artifacts they are often stamped with words, images, and dates. In this generously illustrated book, a recognized authority on ancient coins offers a cogent lesson in how to evaluate the evidence that coins provide. With examples from antiquity through the seventeenth century, Burnett explains how we can establish when and where a coin was made, and what a coin's function as a piece of money tells us about the economy in which it participates. Finally, he asks how we can use the designs of coins to throw light on the political, religious, and cultural life of the past.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Should be assigned in any seminar on numismatics as required reading."—Kenneth W. Harl, author of Civic Coins & Civic Politics in the Roman East, a.d. 180-275

About the Author:

Andrew Burnett is a curator in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum and the author of many books and articles on the coinage of the ancient world.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0520076281
• ISBN 13: 9780520076280
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64