| Description |
xxiii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 281-295. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
What is a coin? -- The purpose of coins -- The coinage right -- The coinage metals -- How coins are made -- Coin names -- Coin types -- Inscriptions -- Dating coins -- Weights, tokens, and medals -- Coins and the archaeologist -- Coins and the historian -- Classification of ancient coins -- Classification of medieval, modern, and oriental coins -- The description of coins -- Translations of the legends. |
| Subject |
Numismatics.
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| ISBN |
0882297163 |
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9780882297163 |
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