Product Description

This book approaches the subject of Greek coinage with the intention of helping collectors differentiate between coins of the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods. With this book's condensed and easy-to-follow format, today's busy collectors can access essential information quickly.The coverage in this expanded edition serves as a roadmap of Greek coinage history, blending collecting details, history, and art into a must-have research resource.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #397132 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

About the Author
Wayne G. Sayles is the author of all six books of the Ancient Coin Collecting series, and founder of The Celator. He began his long-time passion of coin collecting nearly 40 years ago in Turkey, and possesses a Masters degree in art history.

Customer Reviews

A must read for the coin enthusiast
If you are as fascinated with ancients as I am, you MUST have this book. You will love how easy it is to read and you will constantly refer back to it.

Not so good
I had never before collected Greek coins.

I had the Wayne Swayles Vol 111 on the Roman world . but I found it light. It's actual talk about emperors and their coins practically non-existant.
I didn't pick up from that that Commodus was the first to have a "Nobilitis " reverse or that Domtian had a thing about Minerva...ie stuff like that or the interesting Gallienus reverses etc. You know coin lore...
You know Julius Ceasar Elephant/sacred implements was struck ( apparently0 to pay the troops about the timw he crossed the Rubicon...but you wouldn't know thAT OR GET THE ARGUMENTS PRO OR CON FROM HIS BOOKS.
I thought the Greek would be more illuminating . I didn't know anything..it wasn't really very good for anything.
Very disapointing ...the guy MUST know a lot but doesn't share his knowledge in books.
Very lightweight.
Don't buy the books unless you are desperate.

AN EXCELLENT BOOK
I'm sure it is a very good book.

In fact I ordered one as long ago as September, and was initially told it would be available in November. It seems that it must now be available. But not for me !

Now I'm told that I will not get mine until after Christmas. Meanwhile, Amazon concentrate their efforts into sending me lots of emails recommending books I don't particularly want that they have specially selected for me.

This is an excellent book. This is the book that I have in fact selected to receive. Thank you, Amazon. I thought that if I ordered it in September it would be in time for me to get it from someone as a Christmas present. This has all been very helpful.

ACTUAL REVIEW IS SHOWN AS THE LAST COMMENT, WHEN I FINALLY GOT A COPY OF THE BOOK, NOT DIRECT FROM AMAZON