Kent J P C Max and Albert Hirmer (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. First edition. Quarto (10" x 12½"), 368pp. Photo illustrated cream white dust jacket with black lettering on the cover and spine. Olive green full cloth boards with gilt titling on spine. An introduction to Roman coinage, exploring its history, design, and role in the economic, political, and cultural life of the Roman Empire. This work is illustrated throughout with 1,430 images, including numerous b/w photographic reproductions and four maps. The book examines the evolution of Roman coins, their minting process, and the significance of their inscriptions, imagery, and materials. The elegant plates by the great Hirmer brothers provide a visual continuity to the tempestuous tomes of Republican and Imperial Rome. from the idealized portraits of emperors to the usurpers' coinage, and eve forgeries. A fascinating ancilla to the study of history and art. The book also serves as a reference for identifying and understanding Roman coins, offering insights into their historical context and use. Dust jacket, binding, and interior all in fine as new condition.

Green silk bindingwith gilt title in dust jacket, 368 pages, 1430 illustrations including 4 maps, 31 x 25 cm, as new, English. ISBN 9780810915848. An outstanding work both in text and photography. Kroh 70 (four and one half stars): "chock-full of fantastic enlargements of the finest style and best preserved Roman coins. The text is very well written and it is a work to which the student may go to find out about almost any aspect of Roman Coins.". 0 g.

Large 4to, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 368 pages; maps; 199 very fine plates of photographic enlargements of 785 coins. Fine. An outstanding work both in text and photography. Kroh 70 (four and one half stars): "chock-full of fantastic enlargements of the finest style and best preserved Roman coins. The text is very well written and it is a work to which the student may go to find out about almost any aspect of Roman Coins.".