Xii. The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow - Part VII. Cimmerian Bosporus - Cappadocia

A detailed catalogue of the 1093 gold, silver and bronze Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greek coins of Asia Minor in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, with photographic plates illustrating every coin interleaved opposite the relevant text descriptions.

About the author

Richard Ashton graduated from the University of Oxford in 1968 with a degree in Literae Humaniores. He went on to teach Classics at Marlboro College in Vermont before returning to Brasenose College to reasearch ancient numismatics. In 1972 he embarked on a career in the British diplomatic service and was posted across the world. Since 1995 he has been a volunteer at Department of Coins and Medals in the British Museum. Richard was appointed the Editor (ancient) of the Royal Numismatic Society's annual journal The Numismatic Chronicle, and shortly after took charge of Society's Special Publications.

Summary

A detailed catalogue of the 1093 gold, silver and bronze Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greek coins of Asia Minor in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, with photographic plates illustrating every coin interleaved opposite the relevant text descriptions.

Additional text

this is an exemplary volume. Meticulously presented and documented, such Sylloges become reference works in their own right.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Ashton, Richard (Editor the Numismatic Chronicle Ashton, Richard (Editor the Numismatic Chronicle) Ashton, Ashton Richard
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.2020
• EAN: 9780197266861
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726686-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)