The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage

A large gap exists in the literature of ancient numismatics between general works intended for collectors and highly specialized studies addressed to numismatists. Indeed, there is hardly anything produced by knowledgeable numismatists that is easily accessible to the academic community at large or the interested lay reader. The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage will fill this gap by providing a systematic overview of the major coinages of the classical world. The handbook begins with a general introduction by volume editor William E. Metcalf followed by an article establishing the history and role of scientific analysis in ancient numismatics. The subsequent thirty-two chapters, all written by an international group of distinguished scholars, cover a vast geography and chronology, beginning with the first evidence of coins in Western Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE and continuing up to the transformation of coinage at the end of the Roman Empire. In addition to providing the essential background and current research questions of each of the major coinages, the handbook also includes articles on the application of numismatic evidence to the disciplines of archaeology, economic history, art history, and ancient history. With helpful appendices, a glossary of specialized terms, indices of mints, persons, and general topics, and nearly 900 halftone illustrations, The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of the classical world, as well as a stimulating reference for collectors and interested lay readers. Contributors to this volume - Richard Abdy is Curator of Roman Coins in the Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum. Peter van Alfen is Margaret Thompson Associate Curator of Greek Coins, The American Numismatic Society, New York. Michael Alram is Direktor des Munzkabinetts, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Michel Amandry is Directeur du department des monnaies, medailles, et antiques, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris. Richard Ashton is an independent scholar and Editor of the Numismatic Chronicle. Martin Beckmann is Assistant Professor of Classics, McMaster University. Roger Bland is Keeper of the Department of Prehistory and Europe, The British Museum, London. Andrew Burnett is retired Deputy Director of the British Museum. Kevin Butcher is Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick. Ian Carradice is retired Professor of Art History and Director of University Museum Collections, University of St Andrews. Sylviane Estiot is Directeur de recherche, Centre nationale de la recherche scientifique. Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert is an independent scholar specializing in the Greek coinage. Angelo Geissen is retired Academische Direktor and Custos der Munzsammlung, Universitat zu Koln. Haim Gitler is Tamar and Teddy Kollek Chief Curator of Archeology at TheIsrael Museum, Jerusalem, and Lecturer in Numismatics at Tel Aviv University. Arthur Houghton is an independent scholar and student of the Seleucid coinage. Ann Johnston was an independent scholar in Cambridge, U.K. best known for her work on Roman provincial coinage. Koray Konuk is Senior Research Associate in the CNRS-Ausonius, Bordeaux. John H. Kroll is Professor Emeritus of Classics, The University of Texas. William E. Metcalf is Professor (Adj.) of Classics, Yale University and Ben Lee Damsky Curator of Coins and Medals, Yale University Art Gallery. Sam Moorhead is Finds Advisor for Iron Age and Roman Coins, Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure, The British Museum, London. Matthew Ponting is Lecturer in Science-based Archaeology, Scool of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool. Selene Psoma is a collaborative researcher at the Research Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity (National Hellenic Research Foundation), Athens. Pere P. Ripolles is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Valencia. N. K. Rutter is Honorary Fellow and Professor Emeritus in Classics , University of Edinborough. Kenneth Sheedy is Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Scudies, Macquarie University, Sydney. Fabrizio Sinisi is Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter in the Numismatic Commission of the Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna. Oren Tal is Associate Professor of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University. Reinhold Wolters is Professor and Head of Numismatic Research in the Institute of Archaeology, University of Tubingen. Bernhard Woytek is Wisenschaftliche Mitarbeiter in the Documenta Antiqua Department of the Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna. Liv Mariah Yarrow is Associate Professor of Classics, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.