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NEW BOOK: ASTRONOMICAL SYMBOLS ON ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL COINS
Kristal Hamby of McFarland Publishing forwarded this information about a recently published book on an unusual numismatic topic.
-Editor
The coins of ancient and medieval Europe provide unique insights into the economic and political history of their period. In a time when few members of the population could read or write, the symbols depicted on coins offered a medium for communication, propaganda, and historical archiving. This work hypothesizes that astronomical symbols on ancient and medieval coins were often used as a way to record actual celestial events. The author provides more than 550 figures and line drawings of coins, maps, and astronomical events to illustrate this hypothesis. In addition, several appendices evaluate the historical accuracy of ancient and medieval coinage and offer additional examples not included in the main volume. Marshall Faintich has a Ph.D. in astronomy, is a past national director of the American Cartographic Association, and has been a numismatist for more than 50 years. He lives in Central, Virginia.
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
In Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, order from: The Eurospan Group, www.eurospangroup.com In Australia and New Zealand, order from: DA Information Services, www.dadirect.com In India, order from: Viva Books, www.vivagroupindia.net
To order, see:
Astronomical Symbols on Ancient and Medieval Coins
(www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3178-6)
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