Roman Coinage in Britain

P J Casey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2009
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0231-0 (ISBN)

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Investigates the Roman Empire's economic presence in Britain. Drawing from archaeological sources, this book places Roman coinage in its rightful economic and political context to understand the chronology and lives of those who used it. It is suitable for coin collectors, amateur archaeologists and those with an interest in ancient Roman Britain.

Accessible to archaeological experts and students alike, PJ Casey's "Roman Coinage in Britain" is a fascinating investigation of the Roman Empire's economic presence in Britain. Drawing from a wealth of archaeological sources, this book places Roman coinage in its rightful economic and political context to better understand the chronology and lives of those who used it. Boasting over a hundred images of exquisitely preserved coins, many of them life-sized, Casey's study is a must for coin collectors, amateur archaeologists and anyone with an interest in ancient Roman Britain.

P. J. Casey has a degree in archaeology from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He is on the councils of both the Royal Numismatic Society and the British Numismatic Society. He has conducted excavations at Caernarfon, Lydney Park, Caerleon, Ilchester, Greta Bridge and elsewhere, and he contributes coin reports to numerous other excavations. The Royal Numismatic Society awarded him the Lhotke Memorial Prize for the first edition of 'Roman Coinage in Britain',

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.6.2009
Reihe/Serie	Shire Archaeology
Zusatzinfo	1 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	166 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
ISBN-10	0-7478-0231-9 / 0747802319
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-0231-0 / 9780747802310
Zustand	Neuware