Roman coins and public life under the empire
Subtitle: E. Togo Salmon Papers II
By: George M. Paul, editor ; Michael Ierardi, assistant editor.
Contributors: Paul, G. M.; Ierardi, Michael.; E. Togo Salmon Conference (2nd : 1995 : McMaster University)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Coins, Roman -- Congresses.; Rome -- Antiquities -- Congresses.; Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. -- Sources -- Congresses.; Rome -- Social life and customs -- Congresses.
Description: "The legends and portraits that coins bear make them a unique source of information about the ancient world. In the Roman Empire, coinage was issued by or with the approval of the government. The representations and legends they show therefore present an official, and important, view of contemporary affairs."--BOOK JACKET.

"The essays that make up this volume show that the interests and skills of ancient historians and numismatists are moving the two disciplines closer together, toward a more unified view on the use and value of numismatic evidence. Roman Coins and Public Life under the Empire provides evidence for the kind of deductions that the historian may make from Roman coins as well as offering illustrations of the pitfalls that await the unwary."--BOOK JACKET.

"The papers collected in this volume were originally presented at the second E. Togo Salmon Conference on Roman Studies, at McMaster University."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Essays originally presented at the Second E. Togo Salmon Conference, held in September 1995 at McMaster University.
Table of contents: title: Coins as primary evidence / William E. Metcalf; title: Coins and the Roman imperial government / Patrick Bruun; title: Messages on the Roman coinage : types and inscriptions / Barbara Levick; title: The monetization of the Roman Empire : regional variations in the supply of coin types / R.P. Duncan-Jones; title: The invalidation of currency in the Roman Empire : the Claudian demonetization of Caligula's aes / Anthony A. Barrett; title: Coinage and cult : the provincial monuments at Lugdunum, Tarraco, and Emerita / Duncan Fishwick; title: Roman portraiture : images of power? / C.E. King; title: Buildings and monuments on Roman coins / Andrew Burnett.