The late Roman gold and silver coins from the Hoxne treasure / P.S.W. Guest.

"This volume contains both a catalogue of the 15,234 late fourth- and early fifth-century gold and silver coins found with the Hoxne Treasure and a full discussion of the production and supply of Roman precious metal coinage from A.D. 355 to 408. Hoxne's silver coins are particularly inter...

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Main Author: Guest, P. S. W. (Peter S. W.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : British Museum Press, 2005.
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Summary:"This volume contains both a catalogue of the 15,234 late fourth- and early fifth-century gold and silver coins found with the Hoxne Treasure and a full discussion of the production and supply of Roman precious metal coinage from A.D. 355 to 408. Hoxne's silver coins are particularly interesting, and this book breaks new ground in its examination of the content of Rome's silver denominations and the peculiarly British phenomena of coin clipping and copying."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:160 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plates ; 28 cm.
ISBN:0714118109