Byzantine Coinage (Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications)

This introductory booklet on Byzantine coinage, first published in 1982, has been updated and expanded to include a description of the creation of the coin collection at Dumbarton Oaks. This new edition marks the completion of the five volume series Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection . The booklet covers phases of the coinage, gold, silver, and copper coinage, types and inscriptions, and ruler representations. Tables of values corresponding with various times in the empires history, a list of Byzantine emperors, and a glossary are also provided. "The first part [of this publication] is a second edition of Byzantine coinage, originally published in 1982 as number 4 in the series Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications ... The second part ... is a condensation of a much longer unpublished typescript, produced for the Coin Room at Dumbarton Oaks, describing the formation of the collection and its publication."--Preface