Coins of the Ancient World (The Lerner Archaeology Series)

By Yaakov Meshorer

Book Overview

Discusses the many different kinds of coins found in the Holy Land explaining how they were made and stamped with designs indicating their value and origin. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822508354
• ISBN13: 9780822508359
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

A good overview of ancient coins

Richard L. Currier received his A.B. and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkley. Lots of pictures of ancient coins with a color section. Contents include: • How Coins Began • The First Real Coins • Weights, Measures, and Values • Seafarers and Conquerors of the Holy Land • The Struggle Between The Romans and the Jews • The Coins of Roman Palestine • Hoards and Treasures Of course, this is a small book and can only give an overview, but it makes a good beginning or supplement.