Cistophori of Hadrian by William E. Metcalf - Numismatic Studies No. 15 ANS

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The American Numismatic Society, New York, 1980. Publication #15 from the Numismatic Studies series. Hardbound, 11" x 8", red cloth. 164 pages, 31 plates. Very Fine as NEW copy. Dennis Kroh in his book Ancient Coins Reference Review rates this book with 5 stars!!! Retails for US $65.00! This most recent study of the cistophori attempts to answer the questions of when, where, and why the cistophori were produced. Providing a corpus of all known cistophori it is founded on a fresh examination of material from previous studies, collections and catalogues. Each section is accompanied by commentaries that detail the evidence for mint identifications and placing the types in their historical and numismatic context. Summary chapters, deal with questions of circulation, artistic and mint technique, volume and purpose. The catalogue itself, is arranged geographically by mint. 164p, 31 pls (The American Numismatic Society, New York 1980) A comprehensive look at this interesting series. Important standard reference on the subject. Coins are arranged by the place of the issuance - Asian mints: Pergamum, Ephesus, Miletus, Smyrna, Alabanda, Aphrodisias, Mylasa, Nysa, Maeandrum, Sardis, Thyateira, Aezani, Eunmeneia, Hierapolis, Laodicea, Synnada, Unidentified Mints and unattributed mints. In total 427 coins are described and catalogued. Concordances with BMCRE, RIC, Cohen, Pinder, and Herzfelder. Please see an example of plate. **This book is out of print and it is no longer available from the ANS. This book will not be reprinted.**. N° de ref. del artículo 27576

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