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Theory & Practice: Coins

The author explains the history of trade tokens providing a guide for the collector interested in their value as economic and social chronicles, particularly during the industrial revolution.

Theory & Practice: Coins

An auction catalogue of a remarkable selection of predominantly gold, and some silver, Roman and Greek coins, including some from the early years of Empire, and all in good condition.

Theory & Practice: Coins

A short introductory guide to ancient Greek coins dating from the 5th-4th century BC - Aegina, Argos, Corinth, Knossos, Rhodes, Metapontum, Troizen, Olympia, Athens and Macedonia - and the symbolism of the emblems on their reverse.  Paperback.  24 pages.  New condition.

Theory & Practice: Coins

Auction catalogue of a unique collection of 600 ancient Greek coins each described in great detail with their obverse and reverse illustrated in b&w photographs.  An additional five colour plates depict forty of the finest coins.  Large format paperback.  96 pages.

Theory & Practice: Coins

Catalogue of an exhibition demonstrating the importance of the image on classical Greek and Roman coins with large-scale photographs of examples taken from the John Hugh Sutton Collection at the University of Melbourne.  A complete catalogue of the coins in the collection is also included.&n

Theory & Practice: Coins

The catalogue of the antiquities acquired by the Ashmolean Museum from the estate of the late Edward George Spencer-Churchill and comprising fine examples of Egyptian faience and glass, Greek vases, Etruscan carved carnelians, Chinese weapons, Greek and Roman coins.  169 objects are describe

Theory & Practice: Coins

The Prospero Collection was the most prestigious collection of early Greek coins ever to come to auction and sold in Januray 2012 for a record-breaking $3.25m.