Guide for Coins Commonly Found at Anatolian Excavations. Byzantine (A.D.498-1282)

48 p, b/w figures, in English.

Designed to assist archaeologists unfamiliar with Byzantine coinage commonly discovered on Anatolian excavations, this guide enables the user to quickly identify coins as they emerge from the ground. Line drawings of specimens, dynastic charts, inscription lists and catalogues of mint places allow accurate, on-the-spot classification by period, ruler, mint and type. The handbook also includes bibliographical information to assist scholars in further research and in preparing newly excavated coins for publication.