THE HISTORY OF ROMAN COINAGE IN BRITAIN BY SAM MOORHEAD

THE HISTORY OF ROMAN COINAGE IN BRITAIN BY SAM MOORHEAD

WRITTEN BY SAM MOORHEAD OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, THIS BOOK PROVIDES A CHRONOLOGICAL  OVERVIEW OF ROMAN COINAGE FROM THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD 300BC TO THE EARLY 5th CENTURY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ROMAN COINAGE USED IN BRITAIN. THE TEXT PROVIDES AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF EACH PERIOD AND THEN OUTLINES THE COINAGE (DENOMINATIONS, MINTS, CONTEMPORARY COPIES ETC ). OVER 800 COINS ARE ILLUSTRATED IN OVER 1600 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING BOTH OBVERSE AND REVERSE FOR EACH COIN. IT ALSO INCLUDES OVER 30 DISTRIBUTION MAPS.
224 A4 PAGES
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