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In an argument of interest to scholars of ancient history and archaeology as well as to modern economists, David M. Schaps addresses a range of issues pertaining to major shifts in ancient...
- Coinage in the Greek World
The development and use of coinage in the Greek world is...
- Coinage in the Greek World
The development and use of coinage in the Greek world is surveyed in this book from its introduction in the 7th century BC to the late Hellenistic period. Coins can illuminate many facets...
In a book that will encourage scholarly discussion for some time, David M. Schaps addresses a range of important coinage topics, among them money, exchange, and economic organization in the...
introduction of coinage and had much to do with the way in which coinage developed in Greece. It follows that not every exchange relationship can be seen, even metaphorically, as a type of monetary relationship and that the extent to which coinage changed the Greeks’ way of acting—the subject of the present book—must be investigated ...
10 Φεβ 2012 · This Handbook will fill this gap by providing a systematic overview of the major coinages of the classical world. It begins with a general introduction by the volume editor, followed by an article establishing the history and role of scientific analysis in ancient numismatics.
The evidence of coins has much to tell us about markets and trade in the Ancient Greek world. There are primarily two kinds of numismatic evidence relevant to the topic of markets. First, there is the evidence of coin hoards.
Only with the invention of Greek coinage does the concept "money" clearly materialize in history. Coinage appeared at a moment when it fulfilled an essential need in Greek society, bringing with it rationalization and social leveling in some respects, while simultaneously producing new illusions, paradoxes, and elites.
