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Explore one of the world's mightiest empires, tracing a path of more than 700 years of expansion and upheaval, political intrigue and treachery, cultural enlightenment and decadence - all through that empire's fascinating coins.
Trace Roman coins from Rome's origins in the third century B.C. to its final days in the fifth century A.D. This book, third in a six-part series, presents a detailed road map to collecting these intriguing coins. You'll learn to attribute individual specimens while also gaining valuable insight into a civilization that used its extensive coinage for disseminating political propaganda.
In this updated second edition, 100 additional pages made room for the inclusion of: Consideration of questions and problems in Roman numismaticsNew information about coins of some rare usurpersSignificantly expanded bibliographiesEnhanced illustrationsMore in depth discussion of Roman Republic coins
So take a journey through time and discover an exciting hobby with Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World Politics and Propaganda.