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Pages: 184, Hardcover, British Museum Press

Release Date: 2009-10-05

2 Genuine Roman Coins, Bronze, 100-400AD, Choice Condition

Imagine the thrill of owning an ancient Roman Coin that actually circulated in the hands of early Christians or citizens of the Roman Empire. After being lost and buried for almost 2,000 years, finally they can be given a place of honor in your home or office. These Roman Denarii also make wonderful gifts and will be handed down for generations to come.

SALE! Regular Price : $40.00 Sale Price While Supplies Last: $30.00 186 pp., 7 plates. In this book, Dr. Penn has provided an extensive survey of aspects of medicine revealed on ancient Greek and Roman coins. The information collected here will intrigue numismatists, historians of ancient history and members of the medical profession, in addition to the general reader with an interest in the history of medicine. Paperback.

This is the most comprehensive catalogue of this series ever produced for the coin collector. This, now four-volume work spans almost eight centuries of Roman currency, from its Republican beginning in the early 3rd century BC down to the barbarien conquest of the western provinces and the commencement of the sole eastern (Byzantine) empire in the late 5th century AD. In addition to detailed descriptions of over 4000 coins this third volume contains a wealth of background information as well.

In the 3rd century the Roman emperors, and therefore the Roman empire, either had problems or were problems. In retrospect we tend to look at a century as a unitary entity of some kind, but, as we have just learned, the day after the century (or millennium) ends we get out of bed and brush our teeth just like we did the year before. By the end of the 3rd century Rome was in trouble and everyone knew it. Plans were made to fix things, but in the end they didn't work.

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These coins were minted by the ROMAN REPUBLIC (before the EMPIRE) during the 2nd-1st Century BC. This period is as active as the "Imperial Period" with regards to Rome's growth in size, power, and prestige. During the late period of the Roman Republic the issuance of coinage was administered by annually elected magistrates (“Moneyers”). The moneyers were swept up into the revolutionary tide created by the warlords as the Republic grew in strength....

First published in 1991, and quickly going through two printings within eight months, Van Meter's Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins (HRIC) quickly became a cult classic among collectors and numismatists. This was no surprise, really ... the book remains the most comprehensive, and yet easy-to-use one-volume reference on Roman Imperial Coins that is available! With over 330 large-format pages, and 1000 + illustrations, the HRIC provides the collector with both an expansive overview of the history...

This is the most comprehensive catalogue of this series ever produced for the coin collector. This three-volume work spans almost eight centuries of Roman currency, from its Republican beginning in the early 3rd century BC down to the barbarien conquest of the western provinces and the commencement of the sole eastern (Byzantine) empire in the late 5th century AD. In addition to detailed descriptions of nearly 5000 coins this second volume contains a wealth of background information as well.

Own a historical relic from ancient Rome. You can get real coins minted by Roman Emperors, some of which are up to 1,800 years old! These coins were witnesses to the fall of history’s most famous empire. Each coin comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Basil Kennett was elected president of Corpus Christi college at Oxford University in 1714. During his travels he visited Florence, Rome, and Naples, collecting ancient books, sculpture, and curiosities. He then produced this highly regarded study of ancient Roman life depicting highlights of Roman city life, religion, government, war and customs. He dedicated the work to His Highness the Duke of Gloucester.

The Romans in Central Europe - Herbert Schutz- Yale University Press 1985 - HC 200 Pages - 20 Color Photographs - 150 B/W Photographs - Maps - 8" x 10" - " Schutz discusses how the Northern Provinces maintained a continuity of earlier religious concerns that allowed the syncretism of Celtic and Roman forms, and how openness to the cultic practices and beliefs of others made it possible for the area to participate in the new, intensive religious life of the Empire. Finds originating afar as well as...

The end game of ancient Rome was mostly a matter of the contraction of the economy toward the new center of gravity in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Resources kept draining east and south, Rome mattered less and less, declined into a province, eventually a German soldier took over. That's perhaps a little simpler than it should be, but it will do for now. In the 5th century Rome became irrelevant.

Roman Republican coinage began with the AES Rude before c. 290 B.C., this was a cast bronze currency which consisted of irregular lumps of bronze, of widely varied weights, and which lacked any indication of value. In approximately 290 B.C. the AES Signatum was introduced, this was a cast bronze ingot with designs on both faces; they can often be found broken into fragments representing fractions of the original full ingot value. In approximately 280 B.C. struck coinage was introduced, this...