Ancient Coins at the Elvehjem Museum of Art
Author: Elvehjem Museum of Art
Publisher: Chazen Museum of Art
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780932900487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCoins, because of their abundance and intimate connection to the ruling elite of the ancient Greco-Roman, world offer a unique insight into the historical events of their time and into the social history of power and propaganda. This catalog illustrates and describes 193 coins from a 6th century B.C. Lydian coin to one minted at Constantinople under Theodosius I circa A.D. 380. Distributed for the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison