Late Iron Age Gold Hoards From The Low Countries And The Caesarian Conquest Of Northern Gaul
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9789089643490
Description: This book presents eight new collections of Celtic gold from the southern Netherlands and Belgium, consisting of gold coins and -- in several cases -- gold ornaments. The study of these collections offer a wealth of new information on the archaeological context in which they were found, on dating of the many coins and jewelry and on the social role of gold in the pre-Roman society. An important book for archaeologists, coin and medal experts and historians.