Coins, because of their abundance and intimate connection to the ruling elite of the ancient Greco-Roman, world offer a unique insight into the historical events of their time and into the social history of power and propaganda. This catalog illustrates and describes 193 coins from a 6th century B.C. Lydian coin to one minted at Constantinople under Theodosius I circa A.D. 380.
Distributed for the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ISBN: | 9780932900487 |
Publication date: | 31st January 2000 |
Author: | Elvehjem Museum of Art, Herbert M Howe |
Publisher: | Chazen Museum of Art an imprint of University of Wisconsin Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 80 pages |
Series: | Chazen Museum of Art Catalogs |