Late Roman Bronze Coinage - An Attribution Guide For Poorly Preserved Coins

In the course of the fourth century, millions of bronze coins were struck in the Roman Empire: an area extending from modern Britain to Egypt. The iconography present in these modest remnants of a distant past provides a fascinating insight into the realities, hopes and desires not only of the common people, but also of those who ruled over them. It is possible to identify with a remarkable degree of precision where, when and by whom coins of this period were struck. Traditional numismatic works rely heavily on a textual description and assume that one has a perfectly preserved specimen. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given their age, the majority of coins encountered are worn or incomplete, making identification difficult. However, as demonstrated by this work, a closer study of their composition and iconography yields more than enough information to identify all but the most poorly preserved specimens. Translation of Die sp?r?ische Kupferpr?ung - Ein Bestimmungsbuch f? schlecht erhaltene M?zen (1961).

• • Author: Alisdair Menzies, Guido Bruck
• • Publisher: Lulu.Com
• • Publication Date: Dec 05, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 150 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1326055364
• • ISBN-13: 9781326055363