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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107686709
ISBN-139781107686700
eBay Product ID (ePID)21050098950
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicAntiques & Collectibles, History, Ancient / General, Coins, Currency & Medals
AuthorJohn H. Kroll, Lisa Kallet
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length8.5 In.
Item Height0.4 In.
Item Width5.5 In.
Item Weight10.6 Oz
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LCCN2020-009518
TitleLeadingThe
Book TitleAthenian Empire : Using Coins As Sources
Dewey Decimal737.49385
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
SynopsisCoinage played a central role in the history of the Athenian naval empire of the fifth century BC. It made possible the rise of the empire itself, which was financed through tribute in coinage collected annually from the empire's approximately 200 cities. The empire's downfall was brought about by the wealth in Persian coinage that financed its enemies. This book surveys and illustrates, with nearly 200 examples, the extraordinary variety of silver and gold coinages that were employed in the history of the period, minted by cities within the empire and by those cities and rulers that came into contact with it. It also examines how coins supplement the literary sources and even attest to developments in the monetary history of the period that would otherwise be unknown. This is an accessible introduction to both the history of the Athenian empire and to the use of coins as evidence., This extensively illustrated book addresses the significance of coins as historical documents in the larger narrative of the empire and those who came into conflict with it. While written principally for an undergraduate audience, much of the coin evidence is new and will also interest a more advanced readership.
Publication Year2020
SeriesGuides to the Coinage of the Ancient World Ser.
Reviews'... this book will undoubtedly be immensely useful to all historians of 5th-century Greece. Unless new evidence is unearthed that would shatter today's consensus, it may well be used for decades to come.' Pavel Nývlt, Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
Dewey Edition23
FormatTrade Paperback
Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. The Silver Owl Coinage of Athens; 3. Coinages of the Allied Cities; 4. Numismatic Narratives in the Pentecontaetia, 479-431 BC; 5. The Archidamian War, 431-421 BC; 6. The Peace of Nikias and the Rethinking of Monetary Policy, 421-413 BC; 7. The Ionian War and Loss of Empire, 412-404 BC; 8. Epilogue: From Tribute to Taxation.
LC Classification NumberCJ459.A8K35 2020
Number of Pages202 pages
