Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World-Politics and Propaganda

Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World-Politics and Propaganda by Sayles, Wayne G.. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780873415330.

Provides background on ancient coins and collecting for beginning and experienced collectors, focusing on coins as instruments of political propaganda in ancient Rome. After material on coins as political instruments, mythology, Roman iconography, and architecture on Roman coins, entries describe individual coins from the origins of the Roman Empire in the third century B.C. to its final days in the fifth century A.D. Rulers are covered individually in order of succession. Each entry includes b&w photos, a condensed genealogy, and several references. Includes a glossary and an index to emperors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.