foreign publications
Sayles Wayne G. - Ancient Coin Collecting II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World, Iola 1997, ISBN 0873415000
197 pages B5 format, hardcover with wrapper, inside undated library stamps. An illustrated, cross-sectional study of Greek minting of the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods. The guide identifies coins from the Greek world of the time (Greater Greece, Italia), the western Mediterranean, Sicily, the Peloponnese, the islands of the Black Sea area, Asia Minor, the East and North Africa. Each region is depicted on maps, and the known mints of the region are also indicated. The book includes portraits of the rulers depicted on the coins and the iconography of these coins in the form of portrait styles shown. Also included are coins depicting issues such as mythology, athletes and the sports world of the time, and even clothing or hairstyles. A separate section shows masterpieces of Greek minting. The book also shows how to read coins, the dates of issue, the weights of coins, the location of mints, the circulation of coins in practice and their denominations (bronze, silver, gold). Each section described has links to further literature on the topic. The book includes several hundred photos and numerous useful tables and maps. Index, glossary and bibliography. A valuable reference tool for Greek minting.
