Agoranomia; studies in money and exchange presented to John H. Kroll.9780897222983 Agoranomia; studies in money and exchange presented to John H. Kroll. Ed. by Peter G. van Alfen. American Numismatic Society The American Numismatic Society (or ANS) is a New York City-based organization dedicated to the study of coins and medals. ANS should not be confused with the larger, Colorado Springs-based American Numismatic Association. 2006 273 pages $125.00 Hardcover CJ335 Friends, students, and colleagues mark the retirement of classicist clas·si·cist n. 1. One versed in the classics; a classical scholar. 2. An adherent of classicism. 3. An advocate of the study of ancient Greek and Latin. Noun 1. Kroll from the University of Texas-Austin with 12 essays, two in French, on coins and their use in commerce in ancient Greece The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. 750 BC[1] (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest). It is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of Western Civilization. . The topics include small change and the beginning of coinage at Abdera, Athens and bronze coinage, the pseudo-Rhodian drachms of Mylasa revisited, and cooperative coinage. Distributed in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. by The David Brown Book Co. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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