Title The Athenian empire : using coins as sources / Lisa Kallet, University of Oxford; John H. Kroll, University of Oxford

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Series Guides to the coinage of the ancient world Contents The Silver Owl Coinage of Athens -- Coinages of the Allied Cities -- Numismatic Narratives in the Pentecontaetia, 479-431 BC -- The Archidamian War, 431-421 BC -- The Peace of Nikias and The Peace of Nikias and Rethinking of Monetary Policy, 421-413 BC -- The Ionian War and Loss of Empire, 412-404 BC -- Epilogue: From Tribute to Taxation Summary "Coinage played a central role in the history of the Athenian naval empire of the fifth century BC. It made possible the rise of the empire itself, which was financed through tribute in coinage collected annually from the empire's approximately 200 cities. The empire's downfall was brought about by the wealth in Persian coinage that financed its enemies. This book surveys and illustrates with nearly 200 examples the extraordinary variety of silver and gold coinages that were employed in the history of the period, minted by cities within the empire and by those cities and rulers that came into contact with it. It also examines how coins supplement the literary sources and even attest to developments in the monetary history of the period that would otherwise be unknown. This is an accessible introduction both to the history of the Athenian empire and to the use of coins as evidence"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Coins, Greek -- Greece -- Athens -- History Coinage -- Greece -- Athens -- History War and society -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500 War -- Economic aspects -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500 Taxation -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500 Finance, Public -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500 Antiquities. Coinage. Coins, Greek. Finance, Public. History -- Sources. Taxation. War and society. War -- Economic aspects. SUBJECT Athens (Greece) -- Antiquities Greece -- History -- Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C. -- Sources Subject Greece. Greece -- Athens. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Kroll, John H, 1938- author LC no. 2020009519 ISBN 9781139058476 1139058479

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