When Money Talks

A History of Coins and Numismatics

Frank L. Holt (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2021
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-751765-9 (ISBN)

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Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize as part of their world. Historian Frank L. Holt takes us on a lively journey through the history of numismatics, the study of coins - one of the oldest and most important contributions to the arts and humanities.

For 2600 years, poets, economists, philosophers, historians, and theologians have pondered the mysteries of money. Who invented coins, and why? Does coinage function beyond our control as if it had a mind of its own? How has it changed world history and culture? What does numismatics reveal about our past that could never be discovered from any other source? How has numismatics advanced using modern science? Does it still suffer from racist ideas about physiognomy and phrenology? What does its future hold? The approach taken in this richly illustrated book is as multi-faceted as coined money itself. Coins are integral to our economic, social, political, religious, and cultural history. When Money Talks: The History of Coins explores each aspect of coinage, and takes a special interest in how coins have appeared in literature and pop culture, ranging in its analysis from Greek drama and the New Testament to T.V. sitcoms and meme theory.

Frank L. Holt is Professor of History at the University of Houston. His previous books include The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World, Lost World of the Golden King: In Search of Ancient Afghanistan, and Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan. In addition to his large body of academic work, Holt is also a prolific writer for the public, with essays appearing in Newsweek, American Scientist, Archaeology, History Today, Archaeology Odyssey, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Saudi Aramco World, and other widely read publications.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. FROM THE COIN'S POINT OF VIEW
3. THE INVENTION OF COINS
4. THE FIRST NUMISMATISTS
5. THE SECOND WAVE
6. SCIENCE AND PSEUDOSCIENCE
7. FINDING HOARDS
8. UNDERSTANDING HOARDS
9. THE ETHOS AND ETHICS OF COLLECTING
10. THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

Erscheinungsdatum	06.07.2021
Zusatzinfo	140
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	236 x 168 mm
Gewicht	703 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-751765-X / 019751765X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-751765-9 / 9780197517659
Zustand	Neuware