This two-volume set provides a study of Rome and its coinage. Volume I, History of the Roman Empire, contains 13 chapters based on individual epochs from Sulla through the death of Julias Nepos. The biographies are arranged chronologically until the death of Jovian in A.D. 364, after which two chapters cover the Eastern and Western Roman Empire. A general introduction (sometimes supplemented with an historical overview, family tree, or chronology table) is given for each period. Volume II, Coinage of the Roman Empire, presents a general introduction to the coinage itself, with sections on denominations, deities and personifications, determining the dates of coins, obverse and reverse types, mints and mint marks, and determining market value. It also contains a coin catalog that lists coins and their market values. The volumes include many b&w illustrations of coins. Vagi is a deal, broker, cataloger, researcher, writer, and consultant on ancient coins. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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"Students of Roman history, as well as beginners, will find much of value... All in all, these volumes are two of the most impressive works of reference to come along in many a day. In their field they are already on the way to becoming classics." -- Reference Reviews
Acknowledgements and Credits ix Sources xiii Foreword xv Robert W. Hoge Authors Preface xvii How to Use this Book xix HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: BIOGRAPHIES Collapse of the Republic (Imperatorial Period), c. 82-27 B.C. 23(68) The Julio-Claudians, 27 B.C.-A.D. 68 91(84) The Civil War of A.D. 68-69 175(28) The Flavians, A.D. 69-96 203(22) The Adoptive Emperors and The Antonines, A.D. 96-192 225(30) Civil War and the Severan-Emesan Dynasty, A.D. 193-235 255(56) Crisis and Decline, A.D. 235-268 311(50) Recovery of Empire, A.D. 268-285 361(24) The Separatist Empires 385(24) The Tetrachy, C. A.D. 284-313 409(48) The Constantinian Era, C. A.D. 313-364 457(76) A Brief Introduction to the Divided Empire 527(6) The Western Roman Empire, A.D. 364-480 533(50) The Eastern Roman Empire, A.D. 364-491 583(34) Bibliography 617(8) Index 625(2) How to Use the Coin Catalog xi Abbreviations of Terms xiii References Commonly Cited xiv PART 1: NUMISMATIC INTRODUCTION A Brief Introduction 17(22) Introduction to the Obverse 39(14) Introduction to the Reverse 53(10) Deities and Personifications 63(14) Denominations 77(40) Greek and Roman Coin Dates 117(14) Mints 131(20) Production, Use and Recovery 151(20) Determining Values 171(14) PART 2: CATALOG AND TABLES OF VALUE A Note About the Values 183(2) Collapse of the Republic (Imperatorial Period), c. 82-27 B.C. 185(32) The Julio-Claudians, 27 B.C. to A.D. 68 217(70) The Civil War of A.D. 68-69 287(18) The Flavians, A.D. 69-96 305(30) The Adoptive Emperors and The Antonines, A.D. 96-192 335(42) Civil War and the Severan-Emesan Dynasty, A.D. 193-235 377(34) Crisis and Decline, A.D. 235-268 411(40) Recovery of Empire, A.D. 268-285 451(18) The Separatist Empires 469(16) The Tetrarchy, C. A.D. 284-313 485(38) The Constantinian Era, C. A.D. 313-364 523(54) The Western Roman Empire, A.D. 364-480 577(28) The Eastern Roman Empire, A.D. 364-491 605(22) Concordance Table for Crawford 627(4) Concordance Table for RPC 631(4) Bibliography 635(8) Index 643
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