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Author Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948.

Title Ancient Greek and Roman coins; a handbook / by G.F. Hill.

Publication Info. Chicago : Argonaut, 1964.
1899.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  737.40938 H646A    Check Shelf
Edition New and enlarged edition [First American edition].
Description xv, 302 pages : illustrations, 16 plates. ; 22 cm.
Series Argonaut library of antiquities
Argonaut library of antiquities.
Contents Introduction -- General sketch of the history of coinage in Greece and Rome -- The metals -- The coin as a medium of exchange; origin, distribution, and relation of coin-standards -- Monetary theory and practice -- The coinage and the state -- Monetary officials -- Fabric and style -- The meaning and classification of coin-types -- Coin-inscriptions -- The dating of coins -- Appendices: Ancient standards -- Equivalents in Troy grains of weights mentioned in the text -- Roman mint-marks -- The Imperial families
Note First published in 1899 under title: A handbook of Greek and Roman coins.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [297]-302.
Subject Numismatics, Greek.
Numismatics, Roman.
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