Roman Coins and American Liberty : How Ancient Rome Shaped the Symbolism of U.S. Coinage

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Neuware - What if the foundations of American liberty were shaped not only by laws and constitutions, but also by symbols struck in metal What if the language used to represent freedom, authority, and national identity in U.S. coinage drew upon ideas that had already proven their strength in the ancient world Roman Coins and American Liberty continues the journey begun in What Roman Coins Mean and Inside the Roman Mint, shifting the perspective from Rome itself to what followed. Rather than focusing on ancient workshops or individual coin types, this volume explores how the symbolic language developed in Roman political culture found renewed meaning in the United States.At the moment of its foundation, the American republic faced a central challenge: how to represent liberty without kings, authority without dynasties, and power without personal rule. In shaping its coinage, the United States activated enduring solutions first articulated through Roman coinage. Liberty appears as a civic value rather than a private condition; authority is expressed impersonally through institutions; power is represented through symbols instead of rulers; and political language remains concise, formal, and restrained.These choices aligned naturally with the ideals of the Founding generation, who looked to the Roman Republic as a historical framework grounded in law, civic virtue, and institutional balance. Coins became one of the most effective tools for translating those principles into everyday experience.In both Rome and the United States, coins performed the same essential function: they transformed abstract political ideas into visible, familiar forms that circulated among all citizens, reinforcing identity, values, and authority through daily use rather than proclamation.This book traces that shared logic with historical rigor and comparative clarity, showing how American coinage did not merely inherit ancient imagery, but reactivated a symbolic language capable of expressing freedom, unity, and institutional trust within a modern republic.Inside this book, you will discover: - The Roman symbolic legacy in American coinage- Libertas and Liberty as civic values- Authority without kings and portraits- The eagle as a national emblem- Inscriptions as institutional voice- Coins as civic narrative- U.S. coinage from independence to today- Coins in the age of electronic money- The collector as the last conscious readerThis is not a catalogue or a technical manual.It is a study of how coins communicate, and why a symbolic language forged in Rome continues to shape the representation of liberty, authority, and identity in the United States.Written by Marco J. Rowen, collector and researcher of coinage as a language of history.Add Roman Coins and American Liberty to your collection and discover how ancient symbols continue to define a modern republic, one coin at a time.…

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Roman Coins and American Liberty : How Ancient Rome Shaped the Symbolism of U.S. Coinage
Autor
Marco J Rowen
Editorial
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Jan 2026
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
Neu
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Taschenbuch
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 13
9798243405102
Peso del artículo
295 gramos
Dimensiones
279x216x6 mm
Serie
Libro 3 de 4: THE ROMAN COINAGE SERIES: History • Craft • Production • Meaning

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