By Wayne G. Sayles

Trace Roman coins from the empire's origins in the third century B.C. to its final days in the fifth century A.D. This book, third in a six-part series, presents a detailed road map to collecting these intriguing coins. You'll learn to attribute individual specimens while also gaining valuable insight into a civilization that used its extensive coinage for disseminating political propaganda.

In this updated second edition, 100 additional pages made room for the inclusion of:

• Consideration of questions and problems in Roman numismatics

• New information about coins of some rare usurpers

• Significantly expanded bibliographies

• Enhanced illustrations

• More in depth discussion of Roman Republic coins

So take a journey through time and discover an exciting hobby with Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World—Politics and Propaganda.

Pages: 304     Size: 6 x 9     Other Features: Hardcover with Jacket, 300 black and white photos