The Legend of Alexander the Great on Greek and Roman Coins

Zusatztext 'a very welcome distillation in terms of both approach and information... it cannot be doubted that Dahmen's volume fills a useful gap in the literature of Alexander... Dahmen has undertaken a valuable study of Alexander's portraiture on coins spanning some 700 years.' - Bryn Mawr Classical Review'One of the chapters in Dahmen's strongly academic yet non-fusty book! is "Making Good Use of a Legend"! and his whole book shows comprehensively that this is what happened to Alexander on coins! repeatedly through the centuries. - The Times of Acadiana'If you want to learn more about how Alexander the Great was depicted on coins! this is a wonderful book... some parts of the book rise above the merely excellent to the superb... the best textural description of these coins I've seen in English... a valuable addition to ancient numismatic scholarship.' - The Celador Informationen zum Autor Karsten Dahmen Klappentext for classicists, archaeologists, historians and art historians and students. Zusammenfassung This outstanding introductory survey collects, presents and examines, for the very first time, the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on the ancient coins of the Greek and Roman period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Images of Alexander Making Good Use of a Legend Alexander in Disguise Coins

Autorentext
Karsten Dahmen

Klappentext
for classicists, archaeologists, historians and art historians and students.


Zusammenfassung
This outstanding introductory survey collects, presents and examines, for the very first time, the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on the ancient coins of the Greek and Roman period.

Inhalt
Introduction Images of Alexander Making Good Use of a Legend Alexander in Disguise Coins

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