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Sto caricando le informazioni... Coin Finds in Britain: A Collector's Guide (Shire Library)di Michael Cuddeford
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Some 38 of this monograph's 64 pages are full-page illustrations or, mostly, full pages of illustrations of coins - coins found in Britain and British coins. Not only a useful guide for amateur archaeologists and metal-detector enthusiasts, the author helpfully, provides an outline of the history of the coinage of our islands and a simple explanation of how coins were made - hammered coins followed by mechanisation, first the screw press from around 1700 and then, increasingly sophisticated systems. One can only marvel at the craftmanship and effort that went into the making of just one hammered coin, let alone hundreds and thousands of them! I am pleased to note that this little book has an index. It is an easy read - highly recommended. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an overview of the types of coins commonly found in the soil of Britain. Coin finds occur with surprising regularity and are commonly uncovered by gardeners and building workers, but more often by archaeologists and metal detector users. Although there are numerous catalogues available for reference, these tend to be quite expensive and also very detailed, listing numerous coins that, while familiar to collectors, rarely if ever find their way into the ground as casual losses. The aim of this book is to provide a 'one-stop shop' for the entire range of coins, tokens and counters most commonly found in Britain and to serve as a point of first reference for academics, collectors, metal detector users and history students alike. TOC: Britain's Buried Coinage / Iron Age Coins / Roman Coins / Medieval Coins / Early Post-medieval Coins / Later Coins / Recording Coin Finds / Further Reading / Index Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)737.40941The arts Sculpture and related arts Numismatics and sigillography Coin CollectingClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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