{"product_id":"100-greatest-ancient-coins","title":"100 Greatest Ancient Coins","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the expanded third edition of his award-winning \u003cem\u003e100 Greatest Ancient Coins\u003c\/em\u003e, author, researcher, and one of America's best-known ancient-coin dealers, Harlan J. Berk takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of Greece, Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and other parts of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach coin in this book ranks as one of the greatest relics of antiquity. Individually, they stand out as unique pieces of history, artistry, and human effort. Collectively, they tell the story of civilization from the glory days of the ancient Greeks to Europe's descent into the Dark Ages. Berk's passion for the beauty and workmanship of coins shows through in his writing, which is highly informative, sometimes gossipy, and always thought-provoking. The coins described in the book, he says, \"have been collected almost since they were issued. There is evidence that the leaders of some great cities issued wonderful artistic coins made by recognized artists so that future generations would know what heights they reached. . . . Renaissance kings and princes collected coins. Today ancient coins are collected around the globe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this expanded and revised edition, Berk has added new information about the earliest surviving forms of human art--ancient cave paintings--and draws a direct line to the earliest examples of coinage. He has given special attention to the first-ranked coin, Brutus's Eid Mar, minted to mark the overthrow of Julius Caesar, and the owl tetradrachms of ancient Athens, one of the mostly widely used coins of the ancient world. New coin rankings, new photographs, recent market information, an illustrated glossary, and other updated contents make the book a visual treat as well as an educational reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can't think of another person more qualified to have written this popular book than Harlan J. Berk. An impressively entertaining and informative volume . . . a fun book to read for anyone interested in ancient history.\" \u003cem\u003e-- Author and numismatist David Hendin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable catalog of 100 exceptional coins . . . invaluable for all serious ancient-numismatic academics, historians, dealers, and amateurs alike.\" \u003cem\u003e-- British numismatist and author Italo Vecchi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eForeword, by David Hendin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreface, by the publisher\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to Collect Ancient Coins, and What to Avoid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIonia Electrum Stater (No. 81)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEphesus Phanes Electrum Stater (No. 61)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Coinage of Croesus (No. 9)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCyzicus Electrum Staters (No. 75)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlexander I of Macedonia Octadrachm (No. 49)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoseidonia Stater (No. 26)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelphic Tridrachm (No. 38)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAetna Tetradrachm (No. 22)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCos Discus Thrower Stater (No. 42)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAegina Sea Turtle Stater (No. 16)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSyracuse Demareteion Decadrachm (No. 5)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAthens Decadrachm (No. 2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNaxos Tetradrachm (No. 4)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCnossus Minotaur Stater (No. 48)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThebes Stater (No. 69)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAthens Tetradrachm (No. 10)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMelos Stater (No. 91)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcragas Skylla Tetradrachm (No. 21)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eZeus Olympic Stater (No. 55)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGela Tetradrachm (No. 18)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKimon Decadrachm (No. 6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEuainetos Decadrachm (No. 3)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArethusa Facing Head Tetradrachm by Kimon (No. 7)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSyracuse Tetradrachm (No. 17)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCamarina Didrachm (No. 24)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcragas Decadrachm (No. 8)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLarissa Drachm (No. 54)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSyracuse Arethusa 100-Litra Coin (No. 19)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCarthaginian Dido Tetradrachm (No. 15)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClazomenae Tetradrachm (No. 47)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRhodes Tetradrachm (No. 27)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAmphipolis Tetradrachm (No. 29)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMetapontum Stater (No. 36)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePanticapaeum Gold Stater (No. 39)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTarentum Horseman Stater (No. 45)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTarentum Gold Stater (No. 32)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilip II Tetradrachm (No. 44)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlexander the Great Tetradrachm (No. 20)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCorinth Stater (No. 23)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlexander the Great Porus Decadrachm (No. 43)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLysimachus Tetradrachm (No. 52)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemetrius Poliorcetes Tetradrachm (No. 56)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAes Grave As (No. 34)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePergamon Gold Stater (No. 51)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArsinoë II Gold Octadrachm (No. 74)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePtolemy III Dynastic Octadrachm (No. 84)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBerenike II Dodecadrachm or Pentadecadrachm (No. 58)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHannibal Coin (No. 25)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRoman Oath-Taking Stater (No. 68)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRoman 40-As Gold Coin (No. 71)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFlamininus Gold Stater (No. 63)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePharnaces I of Pontus Tetradrachm (No. 79)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerseus \"Zoilos\" Silver Tetradrachm (No. 67)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEucratides I Heroic Bust Coin (No. 80)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrophernes Silver Tetradrachm (No. 82)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSulla Aureus (No. 72)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCleopatra VII Ascalon Mint Tetradrachm (No. 30)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaesar Portrait Denarius (No. 14)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSulla's Dream Denarius (No. 73)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOctavian and Julius Caesar Aureus (No. 35)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrutus \"Eid Mar\" Denarius (No. 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuintus Labienus Aureus (No. 40)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSextus Pompey Aureus (No. 46)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCleopatra and Mark Antony Portrait Denarius (No. 12)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAugustus Cistophorus With Sphinx Reverse (No. 28)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAugustus Facing Portrait Denarius (No. 53)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTiberius Denarius (Biblical Tribute Penny) (No. 50)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJerusalem Temple Shekel (No. 62)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaligula Three Sisters Sestertius (No. 60)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBritannicus Sestertius (No. 41)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNero Port of Ostia Sestertius (No. 13)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClodius Macer Portrait Denarius (No. 78)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst Revolt Year 5 Shekel (No. 37)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTitus \"Judea Capta\" Sestertius (No. 33)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTitus Colosseum Sestertius (No. 11)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrajan Danube Bridge Sestertius (No. 57)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHadrian Year 874 of Rome Aureus (No. 66)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBar Kochba Year 1 Tetradrachm (No. 59)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAntoninus Pius Labors of Hercules Drachms (No. 96)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommodus Portrait Sestertius With Lion Skin of Hercules (No. 83)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClodius Albinus Aureus (No. 89)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNoah's Ark Coin (No. 90)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeptimius Severus Aureus With Julia and Both Sons (No. 86)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeptimius Severus \"Ship in Circus\" Aureus (No. 87)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaracalla Circus Maximus Sestertius (No. 31)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eElagabalus Aureus With Stone of Emesa in Quadriga (No. 76)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilip I Millennial Games Coinage (No. 88)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHerennia Etruscilla Double Sestertius (No. 97)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePostumus Facing Head Aureus (No. 65)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCarausius et Fratres SVI Antoninianus (No. 92)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLicinius I and Licinius II Facing Bust Aurei (No. 70)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstantinople Five-Siliqua Coinage (No. 64)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRomulus Augustulus Solidus (No. 85)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJustinian I Follis (No. 98)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstantine IV Folles (No. 95)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJustinian II Christ Solidus (First Reign) (No. 77)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJustinian II Christ Solidus (Second Reign) (No. 93)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJohn I Zimisces Anonymous Follis (No. 99)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMichael V Coin (No. 100)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstantine XI Stavraton (No. 94)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppendix: Gallery of Relative Coin Sizes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCredits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"David Hendin, Harlan J 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