Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria

Hardback, xv + 386 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:106 b/w, 75 tables b/w., Language: English. *new. ISBN 9780897223614. Summary The coins produced by the kings of the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom of the third and second centuries BC are the best and, in some cases only, primary source of evidence for the history of the period. The lack of context has, however, often led to highly speculative uses of the numismatic evidence in previous historical reconstructions. Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria returns the focus to the coins themselves and presents the results of a full die study of the issues of Euthydemus I, Demetrius I, Euthydemus II, Pantaleon, Agathocles, and Antimachus I. In doing so it proposes a new, soundly based history of the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom under these kings based on a thorough understanding and suggested reconstruction of these enigmatic coins. Winner of the 2021 Numismatic Literary Guild Award for Best Book on Ancient Coins (pre-1500). TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1. Methodology Chapter 2. Types, Denominations, and Iconography Chapter 3. Find Evidence Chapter 4. Euthydemus I Chapter 5. Demetrius I Chapter 6. Euthydemus II Chapter 7. Pantaleon and Agathocles Chapter 8. Antimachus I Chapter 9. Monograms Chapter 10. History from Coins? Appendix A. Catalogue Appendix B. Forgeries Bibliography Plates