Roman History from Coins - Some Uses of the Imperial Coinage to the Historian

This 1968 study examines how Rome used currency to inform direct or deceive public opinion and also considers the results of this exploitation.

List of contents

Foreword; 1. How rules thought of their coins; 2. Coins and personalities; 3. The empire on its coinage; 4. New evidence for the past; 5. Approach to world coinage; Notes; Plates; Index.

Summary

In this 1968 study, Michael Grant examines how Rome used currency to inform direct or deceive public opinion and considers the results of this exploitation. He masters his difficult and complex subject matter, producing a brief exposition of it in a manner suitable for the general reader and specialist alike.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Grant, Rickford Grant
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780521095495
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09549-5
• No. of pages: 132
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 149 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques