When money talks a history of coins and numismatics / Frank L. Holt.

Author/creator Holt, Frank Lee
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects

Portion of title History of coins and numismatics
Partial contents From the coin's point of view -- The invention of coins -- The first numismatists -- The second wave -- Science and pseudoscience -- Finding hoards -- Understanding hoards -- The ethos and ethics of collecting -- The journey continues.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020048652
ISBN9780197517659 (hardback)
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