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In this richly illustrated catalogue of the current ANS exhibit, "Full Circle: The Olympic Heritage in Coins and Medals, " the author examines the role that numismatic material relating to both the ancient and modern Games has played in social and political contexts. In addition to the introductory essay, the catalogue provides a brief overview of the history of the Games and discusses over 130 objects, including ancient Greek coins, vases and...

Ever since coinage was developed in ancient Lydia, an element of society has sought to debase the coin of the realm for personal gain not only by counterfeiting, but also by shaving away precious metal. Currency debasement was not confined to the proletariat since throughout history various monarchs increased their royal revenues, or seigniorage, by reducing the quality of the coins¿ specie content or its weight standard. The current text foll...

The silver coins of Massachusetts hold a special place in early American numismatics. They were the first coins struck in British North America, a mere generation after the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The American Numismatic Society's annual annotated bibliography of publications and articles related to numismatics covering literature appearing between October 2002 and October of 2003.

The American Numismatic Society's annual annotated bibliography of publications and articles related to numismatics covering literature recorded between May 2003 and March 2005.

Annual issue featuring original scholarly research in all fields of numismatics including various articles on ancient and modern numismatics.

A record of the Coinage of the Americas Conference (COAC) held in 1989. Contents: A Study of Classic Half Eagles 1834-1838, A Nineteenth-Century Proposal, Metallic Panaceas: Gold Bugs, Silver Crusaders and the Wizard of Oz, In Search of the IMperfect Coin: A Cautionary Tale, "An onerous and delicate task": Franklin Peale's Mission South 1837, Collecting United States Gold Coins: A Numismatic History, The Politics of Coinage as Illustrated by R...

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A catalogue of the entire WHeaton College collection as of 1981. The text deals solely with the basic numismatic data and plates of the collection, are also included.

The American Journal of Numismatics is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal containing articles on numismatic topics, book reviews, and obituaries of notable figures in the field.

A three volume set that encompasses all the progress and findings made in numismatic research during the years of 1966 to 1971. The volumes are edited by a number of people and the sections of the books flip-flop between the English langauge and the French langauge.

The first of two books by Margaret Thompson dealing with Alexander's Drachm Mints. Book I covers the mints of Sardes and Miletus and provides attributions, catalogues and commentaries, synopses of the coinage and chronologies. The hoards themselves are also catalogue and divided up between the gold and silver hoards.

American Art Medals, 1909-1995 is the first comprehensive study of the two most important series of art medals produced in the United States: the medals of the Circle of Friends of the Medallion (1909-1915) and those of the Society of Medalists (1930-1995).

A thorough catalogue of the coinage of Aesillas the Quaestor. Contents include: a preface, abbreviations, an introduction, the catalogue, metrology and production controls, overstrikes, hoards and circulation, a conclusion, indices and plates.

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These are the records of a coin collection owned by Andrea Loredan, a Venetian patrician well known in the 1550s and '60s as a passionate connoisseur of antiquities.

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Cultural Change: Jewish, Christian and Islamic Coins of the Holy Land is a full color catalogue of the coins featured in the ANS acclaimed temporary exhibit of the same name. All coins are illustrated in full color, with explanatory text, illustrations of related material, maps and family-trees. The volume serves as the ideal introduction to the coinage of the Holy Land, as well as providing a history of the region from the 4th century BC to C...