Roman Provincial Coinage Volume III: Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian (AD 96-138)

<p>Essential reference for numismatists, historians and archaeologists as well as all students of the Roman Empire.<br />Catalogues over 50,000 coins classified into 7,000 main varieties from the world's principal collections, including the British Museum and Bibliotheque nationale de France. These were minted at 300 cities located throughout the eastern part of the Roman Empire, from Apollonia in Albania to Trapezus in Turkey, and from Tomi in Romania to Alexandria in Egypt. The catalogue includes the extensive coinages made by the cities of the Roman province of Asia and the complex coinage from Alexandria in Egypt. <br /><br />This volume presents for the first time an authoritative and systematic account of the coins minted in the Roman provinces during the period from the accession of Nerva in AD 96 to the death of Hadrian in AD 138 and includes the three reigns of Nerva (AD 96-98), Trajan (AD 98-117) and Hadrian (AD 117-38). The book gives a complete picture of the material, thereby not only meeting the needs of numismatists but also providing an essential reference for historians, archaeologists and other students of the Roman empire. The introductory essays and extensive catalogue section are followed by indexes and an illustration of every major issue listed.</p>

Roman Provincial Coinage: Volume III is essential reading for numismatists, historians and archaeologists, as well as all students of the Roman Empire.

This book catalogues over 50,000 coins, classified into 7,000 main varieties from the world’s principal collections, including the British Museum and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. These were minted at 300 cities located throughout the eastern part of the Roman Empire, from Apollonia in Albania to Trapezus in Turkey, and from Tomi in Romania to Alexandria in Egypt.

The catalogue includes the extensive coinages made by the cities of the Roman province of Asia and the complex coinage from Alexandria in Egypt.

This volume presents for the first time an authoritative and systematic account of the coins minted in the Roman provinces during the period from the accession of Nerva in 96 AD to the death of Hadrian in 138 AD, and includes the three reigns of Nerva (96-98 AD), Trajan (98-117 AD) and Hadrian (117-138 AD).

The book gives a complete picture of the material, thereby not only meeting the needs of numismatists but also providing an essential reference for historians, archaeologists and other students of the Roman empire. The introductory essays and extensive catalogue section are followed by indexes and an illustration of every major issue listed.