The mysterious spheres on Greek and Roman ancient coins

1. Verfasser: Sidrys, Raymond V. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2020.
Umfang/Format: 290 pages : illustrations (colour), charts, maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Archaeopress archaeology
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Sun Disk Images in Ancient Cultures ; Chapter 3: Greek Concepts of Celestial and Terrestrial Spheres ; Chapter 4: Early Greek Coins With Few Sphere Symbols (520 BC – 76 BC) ; Chapter 5: Prior Research on Roman Coin Sphere Symbols ; Chapter 6: Astrological/Astronomical Sphere Symbols Move to Rome ; Chapter 7: Winged Victory vs. Sphere Symbols on Roman Coins ; Chapter 8: First Spheres on Late Republican Coinage (76 BC - 31 BC) ; Chapter 9: Spheres Frequent on Roman Imperial Coinage ; Chapter 10: Chronological Trends for Top Coin Sphere Images ; Chapter 11: General Conclusions ; Chapter 12: Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index ; List of Figures and Credits ; Acknowledgements ; About the Author.