Portraits: 400 years of hellenistic portraits

By Andreas pangerl

An essential tool for the identification of Hellenistic rulers through their depiction on coins. This is a comprehensive catalogue of numismatic portraits from Alexander the Great to the Diadochi throughout the Hellenistic world.  Organised chronologically by province, it covers rulers from Northern Africa (Mauretania) to Afghanistan, the Black Sea and Egypt, including three depictions of previously unknown kings. The catalogue is complemented by fourteen research articles on subjects ranging from Alexander to queen Olympia, Mithridates of Pontus and Ptolemy of Mauretania. The appendix contains a catalogue of reverses. Text in English and German.

2020. 4640pages, over 1000 colour illustrations. Hardback. 29.5 x 25.5cms. 

Ref: 120233

£85.00

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