A monetary and political history of the Phoenician city of Byblos : in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. /

"In A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos, the Elayis' tour de force is the coin catalog, which introduces 1,662 silver Byblian coins, also displayed in 25 pp. of photos. Besides the usual numismatic analysis (monetary production, number of issues, manufacturing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Elayi, Josette (Author), Elayi, A. G. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2014.
Series:	History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 6.
Subjects:	Byblos (Extinct city) > History. Byblos (Extinct city) > Economic conditions. Byblos (Extinct city) > Politics and government. Money > Lebanon > Byblos (Extinct city) > History. Coins, Phoenician > Lebanon > Byblos (Extinct city) > Catalogs. Numismatics, Phoenician. Inscriptions, Phoenician. Art, Phoenician. Byblos (Extinct city) > History, Military. Coins, Phoenician. Economic history. Money. Political science. Lebanon > Byblos (Extinct city) Catalogs. History. Military history.

Table of Contents:

Analysis of the monetary inscriptions
Analysis of iconography
The monetary workshop of Byblos
Metrological study
The coinage of Byblos and the history of the city
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Catalog of the coins of Byblos
Appendix 2: Counterfeit or dubious Byblian coins
Appendix 3: Study of dies and relative chronology
Appendix 4: Hoards containing coins from Byblos.