Table of Contents:
  • PART I. GLOBALIZATION. Alexander and the transformation of Greek coinage
  • A 'big' Hellenistic world
  • PART II. IDENTITY. Civic identities
  • Collective identities
  • Hellenizing identities
  • PART III. POLITICAL ECONOMY. Currency systems
  • Bronze and silver
  • PART IV. IDEOLOGY. Kings
  • From Flamininus to Augustus
  • Guide to further reading
  • APPENDICES (by Andrew Meadows). 1. Glossary of numismatic terms
  • 2. Denominational systems
  • 3. The manufacture and material of ancient coinage