Roman Coins and Public Life Under the Empire.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Bleistifteintrag auf Schmutztitel, sonst gut und sauber / dust jacket slightly rubbed, pencil entry on half title, otherwise good and clean. - The legends and portraits that coins bear make them a unique source of information about the ancient world. In the Roman Empire, coinage was issued by or with the approval of the government. The representations and legends they show therefore present an official, and important, view of contemporary affairs. Because they were minted for governmental purposes like paying the army, coins often can help reconstruct official policies. The essays that make up this volume show that the interests and skills of ancient historians and numismatists are moving the two disciplines closer together, toward a more unified view on the use and value of numismatic evidence. At the same time, the contributors' efforts reveal that the task is by no means a straightforward one: the survival of Roman coins is variable, and reconstructing the size and distribution of issues of coins calls for skilled and experienced analysis. Roman Coins and Public Life under the Empire provides evidence for the kind of deductions that the historian may make from Roman coins as well as offering illustrations of the pitfalls that await the unwary. The papers collected in this volume were originally presented at the second E. Togo Salmon Conference on Roman Studies, at McMaster University. The eight contributors are all experienced scholars in the fields of Roman numismatics or Roman history, and in the relations between the disciplines. / Contents Abbreviations 1. Coins as Primary Evidence William E. Metcalf, American Numismatic Society, New York 2. Coins and the Roman Imperial Government Patrick Bruun, Helsinki 3. Messages on the Roman Coinage: Types and Inscriptions Barbara Levick, St. Hilda�s College, Oxford 4. The Monetization of the Roman Empire: Regional Variations in the Supply of Coin Types R.P. Duncan-Jones, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 5. The Invalidation of Currency in the Roman Empire: The Claudian Demonetization of Caligula�s Aes Anthony A. Barrett, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 6. Coinage and Cult: The Provincial Monuments at Lugdunum, Tarraco, and Emerita Duncan Fishwick, University of Alberta, Edmonton 7. Roman Portraiture: Images of Power? C.E. King, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 8. Buildings and Monuments on Roman Coins Andrew Burnett, British Museum, London Index Plates. ISBN 9780472108756