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001 2014011325
003 DLC
005 20150421085837.0
008 140428s2014 inuab bc 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014011325
020 $a9781575063041 (hardback : alkaline paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aDS89.B9$bE53 2014
082 00 $a939.4/4$223
100 1 $aElayi, Josette,$eauthor.
245 12 $aA monetary and political history of the Phoenician city of Byblos in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. /$cJ. Elayi and A.G. Elayi.
264 1 $aWinona Lake, Indiana :$bEisenbrauns,$c2014.
300 $axv, 384 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aHistory, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ;$v6
520 2 $a"In A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos, the Elayis' tour de force is the coin catalog, which introduces 1,662 silver Byblian coins, also displayed in 25 pp. of photos. Besides the usual numismatic analysis (monetary production, number of issues, manufacturing techniques, and processes), this impressive volume provides information on monetary inscriptions and iconography and on the history of Byblos. Significantly, it reveals new information on the Persians' western policy and the history of the other Phoenician cities as well as on craftsmen in the Levant, and thus the book is an indispensable reference for understanding coin circulation, trading exchanges, and even the wars that occurred with the Greeks, Cypriots, and Egyptians in the Phoenician eastern Mediterranean"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aAnalysis of the monetary inscriptions -- Analysis of iconography -- The monetary workshop of Byblos -- Metrological study -- The coinage of Byblos and the history of the city -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Catalog of the coins of Byblos -- Appendix 2: Counterfeit or dubious Byblian coins -- Appendix 3: Study of dies and relative chronology -- Appendix 4: Hoards containing coins from Byblos.
651 0 $aByblos (Extinct city)$xHistory.
651 0 $aByblos (Extinct city)$xEconomic conditions.
651 0 $aByblos (Extinct city)$xPolitics and government.
650 0 $aMoney$zLebanon$zByblos (Extinct city)$xHistory.
650 0 $aCoins, Phoenician$zLebanon$zByblos (Extinct city)$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aNumismatics, Phoenician.
650 0 $aInscriptions, Phoenician.
650 0 $aArt, Phoenician.
651 0 $aByblos (Extinct city)$xHistory, Military.
700 1 $aElayi, A. G.,$eauthor.