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Coins, Bodies, Games, and Gold
Coins Bodies Games and Gold
Author: Leslie Kurke
The invention of coinage in ancient Greece provided an arena in which rival political groups struggled to imprint their views on the world. Here Leslie Kurke analyzes the ideological functions of Greek coinage as one of a number of symbolic practices that arise for the first time in the archaic period. By linking the imagery of metals and coinag...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691007366
ISBN-10: 0691007365
Publication Date: 8/9/1999
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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