Numismatics

Contents
LIST OF FIGURES vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix
NOTE ON WEIGHTS x
ι. INTRODUCTION ι
The scope of numismatics. Numismatics and the historian. The origins
of money and coinage.
2. COINAGE: THE WESTERN TRADITION 9
Greek and related coinages. Roman coinage. Byzantine and medieval
coinage. Modern coinage.
3. COINAGE: EASTERN TRADITIONS 39
Muslim coinage. Indian coinage. Chinese coinage. Derivatives of Chinese
coinage.
4. TYPES AND INSCRIPTIONS 72
Types. Inscriptions. Accessory symbols. Coin descriptions. Catalogue
arrangement.
5. THE MAKING OF COIN 94
Minting and the state. Mints and moneyers. Hammered coinage. Milled
coinage. The issue of coin.
6. COIN FINDS AND HOARDS 124
Classification of finds. Casual finds. Hoards. Excavation finds. Recording
and preservation.
7. NUMISMATIC TECHNIQUES 140
Dating and localization. Imitation and immobilization. Metrology. Coin
fineness. Mint output. Counterfeits and forgeries.
8. JETTONS , TOKENS, MEDALS, AND RELATED OBJECTS 162
Jettons. Tokens. Medals. Coin-weights. Miscellaneous objects.
9. NUMISMATIC SCHOLARSHIP 182
Coin collecting. Public collections. Coin dealers.
GLOSSARY 193
WEIGHTS OF SOME TYPICAL COINS 197
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING 201
INDEX 205