Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora
- ISBN-10
- 0876616155
- ISBN-13
- 9780876616154
- Category
- Agora (Athens, Greece)
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975
- Publisher
- ASCSA
- Author
- Fred S. Kleiner
Description
Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens's far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins themselves, a building that may have served as the Athenian mint is described in this booklet. After describing the physical techniques of production, the author takes a chronological approach and includes numerous black and white photographs, making this concise guide a useful aid to the identification of lower-value Greek and Roman coinage.
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