Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize as part of their world. Historian F...(展开全部)

Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize as part of their world. Historian F...(展开全部)

This book presents a detailed and surprising history of money from Charlemagne's reform in approximately AD800 to the end of the Silver Wars in 1896. It also summarizes twentieth century developments and places them in their historical context.

This book presents a detailed and surprising history of money from Charlemagne's reform in approximately AD800 to the end of the Silver Wars in 1896. It also summarizes twentieth century developments and places them in their historical context.

Looking from the 11th century to the 20th century, Kuroda explores how money was used and how currencies evolved in transactions within local communities and in broader trade networks. The discussion covers Asia, Europe and Africa and highlights an impressive global interconnectedness in the pre-modern era as well as the modern age. Drawing on a remarkable range of primary and ...(展开全部)

凯瑟琳•伊格尔顿与乔纳森•威廉姆斯是大英博物馆的专业馆长，分别精通现代货币以及罗马与铁器时代硬币。

A colorful history of coins and currency from their very beginnings. Money tells the story of coins and paper money from ancient to modern times. The book is an exciting collaboration by curators at the British Museum, home to one of the world's finest numismatic collections. Profusely illustrated with 545 color and archival images, Money traces the use of monetary exchange fro...(展开全部)

凯瑟琳•伊格尔顿与乔纳森•威廉姆斯是大英博物馆的专业馆长，分别精通现代货币以及罗马与铁器时代硬币。

Like other volumes in this series, Ancient History from Coins demystifies a specialism, introducing students (from first year upwards) to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coins to do ancient history. Coins are a fertile source of information for the ancient historian; yet too often historians are uneasy about using them as evidence because of the specia...(展开全部)

作者简介： 亚当•弗格森（Adam Fergusson），1932年出生于苏格兰。剑桥大学历史系毕业后，曾任《格拉斯哥先驱报》《统计学家报》与《泰晤士报》记者。他担任过欧洲议会成员、英国外交部特别顾问及欧洲国际工商事务顾问等数职。目前任英国皇家文学学会会员。