ANCIENT COINS - 1977 PRICE / TRELL, COINS AND THEIR CITIES NEU

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M. J. Price / B. L. Trell

Coins and Their Cities

Architecture on the ancient coins of Greece, Rome and Palestine

London 1977. 298 pp, ill.

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More than a thousand different buildings, most of which are now lost without trace, are to be found engraved on the coins of the ancient world. The authors of this book have exploited modern photographic techniques to introduce to students and travellers the amazing array of monuments which have been preserved in this way. The main national collections and many private coin collections have been scoured to provide the basic material, so that the 500 enlarged illustrations and 16 fukk colour plates give a representative display of the fascinating variety and detail of these miniature buildings.

No other book has attempted this treatment of coin material. So little known are these coins themselves that many are here published for the first time. The list of buildings found on the coins of the cities of the Roman empire has never before been compiled. The book is therefore an essential companion to the student of the ancient world who wishes to recreate the buildings of the past.

The accompanying text gives a brief commentary on the interpretation of the coin types, with closer attention given to the buildings of twenty-three cities, selected for their variety and interest. Some of the cities, such as Athens, Delphi, Ephesus, Baalbek, and Jerusalem, are well known. Some, such as Neocaesaraea and Selge, are little known.The result is a fascinating view of the ancient world seen through the eyes of the contemporary coin engravers, which appeals as much to the casual visitor to Mediterranean lans as the serious student of ancient architecture and coinage.

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