Coins of the Ancient World

This work is a fascinating introduction to ancient coins and collecting. It is both an art book and an initiation. This volume takes full advantage of a particularly harmonious private collection – the JDL collection – comprised equally of Greek and Roman coins. The book delightfully initiates newcomers into the history of coinage in the ancient world over a thousand-year period beginning with its origins in the sixth century BCE. An comprehensive bibliography and extensive lists of publishers, magazines and collections underline the practical value of this work and complement ideally the detailed presentations of hundreds of coins.