When money talks : a history of coins and numismatics /
This book will change the way you look at money. Money may seem hopelessly mundane and culturally meaningless, but it has dominated and documented world history since the time of the ancient Greeks. This heavily illustrated book provides a spirited account of the first coinages and their living desc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | This book will change the way you look at money. Money may seem hopelessly mundane and culturally meaningless, but it has dominated and documented world history since the time of the ancient Greeks. This heavily illustrated book provides a spirited account of the first coinages and their living descendants in our pockets and purses. It explains how people from Jesus to The Beatles have used numismatics to explore the social, political, economic and religious history of the world. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197517659 019751765X |