Coins

By John Porteous

Book Overview

In this richly illustrated book, John Porteous surveys the history of coinage in the western world from its emergence in Greece in the seventh Century BC until the present day This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0706400488
• ISBN13: 9780706400489
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Octopus Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Numismatic Survey

Beautiful Numismatic Survey A Review of "Coins - Pleasures and Treasures" by John Porteous John Porteous covers a lot of coin history with this book. The author selected the prime examples from each of the eras covered. There are 32 pages of color photographs and 100 black and white photographs. There is ample historic background material to give a significant context. Copyright 1964 Reprinted 1967 128 pages Contents 1 - Coins of the Greeks 2 - Romans and Byzantines 3 - European Coinage in the Middle Ages 4 - The Renaissance and the Baroque 5 - Coinage Transformed The subject selection is excellent and the photographs are outstanding. I recommend this book as a good survey book on numismatics.

Beautiful Numismatic Survey

Beautiful Numismatic Survey A Review of "Coins - Pleasures and Treasures" by John Porteous John Porteous covers a lot of coin history with this book. The author selected the prime examples from each of the eras covered. There are 32 pages of color photographs and 100 black and white photographs. There is ample historic background material to give a significant context. Copyright 1964 Reprinted 1967 Second Edition 1973 128 pages Contents 1 - Coins of the Greeks 2 - Romans and Byzantines 3 - European Coinage in the Middle Ages 4 - The Renaissance and the Baroque 5 - Coinage Transformed The subject selection is excellent and the photographs are outstanding. I recommend this book as a good survey book on numismatics.