The Roman Monetary System. The Eastern Provinces from the First to the Third Century Ad.

Katsari, Constantina

ISBN 10: 1107526566 / ISBN 13: 9781107526563

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2015

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A comprehensive study of the Roman monetary system in the Eastern provinces during the Principate. Num Pages: 316 pages, 43 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; KCBM; KCZ; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Roman Monetary System. The Eastern Provinces from the First to the Third Century Ad.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107526566
• ISBN 13: 9781107526563
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Roman monetary system was highly complex. It involved official Roman coins in both silver and bronze, which some provinces produced while others imported them from mints in Rome and elsewhere, as well as, in the East, a range of civic coinages. This is a comprehensive study of the workings of the system in the Eastern provinces from the Augustan period to the third century AD, when the Roman Empire suffered a monetary and economic crisis. The Eastern provinces exemplify the full complexity of the system, but comparisons are made with evidence from the Western provinces as well as with appropriate case studies from other historical times and places. The book will be essential for all Roman historians and numismatists and of interest to a broader range of historians of economics and finance.

About the Author

Constantina Katsari is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Leicester and a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society. Her publications include numerous articles and reviews on the Roman economy, comparative slavery and ancient identities, as well as three co-edited books: Patterns in the Economy of Roman Asia Minor (2005, co-edited with Stephen Mitchell), Slave Systems: Ancient and Modern (2008, co-edited with Enrico Dal Lago) and From Captivity to Freedom: Themes in Ancient and Modern Slavery (2008, co-edited with Enrico Dal Lago).