274

Metcalf: The Silver Coinage of Cappadocia. Vespasian-Commodus

Currency:USD Category:Books / Nonfiction Books Start Price:15.00 USD Estimated At:25.00 - 35.00 USD
Metcalf: The Silver Coinage of Cappadocia. Vespasian-Commodus
Sale order:

SESSION 1:

Books: 1 to 467
Auction Catalogs & Dealer Fixed Pricelists: 468 to 734

SESSION 2:

Auction Catalogs & Dealer Fixed Pricelists: 735 to 1267
Journals & Magazines: 1268 to 1345
Posters: 1346
Newspapers: Lot 1347
Photos: 1348 to 1349
Postcards: 1350 to 1351
VHS Tapes: 1352 to 1354
DVDs: 1355

To bid in this sale, you must agree to our terms
Metcalf, William E. THE SILVER COINAGE OF CAPPADOCIA. VESPASIAN-COMMODUS. The American Numismatic Society, New York. 1996. 12mo. xiv, 173, (1) pages. Original yellow cloth, lettered in brown. Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 166. 54 plates of coins. Fine. The first portion of this Society publication is a catalogue of over 900 pieces from a hoard (estimated at over 2,000 coins) that was discovered in Cappadocia, probably in Caesarea, in 1983; all but one are didrachms traditionally assigned to the mint of Caesarea. These are the points of departure for a conspectus of all Cappadocian silver of the period. Commentaries deal with the coinage reign by reign, and concluding chapters summarize the significance of the hoard and the coinage. A catalogue of the hoard is followed by an illustrated conspectus of the silver coinage minted in Caesarea between the reigns of Vespasian and Commodus. A major conclusion is that not all Cappadocian silver was actually struck in Caesarea. Metcalf argues that portions of the coinage of Vespasian and his family, of Trajan, and of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus were actually produced at Rome; and that all the coinage of Domitian was struck there. The volume concludes with five appendices (including a discussion of the silver and copper coins, 'ghost' coins, and a concordance with Sydenham) and four indices. Lot weight: 1 lbs 6oz. Subject(s): Ancient Coinage.