GREEK. Athenian Coinage 480-449 B.C. Chester G. Starr (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1970, first edition). 8vo, 95 pages with tables and 26 plates, in cloth with dust jacket. An important specialist study offering a new chronological arrangement of Athenian coinage for the crucial period from the aftermath of the Persian Wars through the mid fifth century, revising the earlier frameworks associated with Svoronos and Seltman and providing a tighter structure for the early ?owl? series and related issues. Highly useful for serious collectors and researchers, it combines clear argumentation with practical tables and strong plate coverage, making it a dependable working reference for dating, sequencing, and comparative study within one of the most studied coinages of the Greek world. Paper cover with light wear and shelf dust, original book cover is in great condition, overall VG from many years of use. From the personal reference library of David Allen, a well known numismatist, formed over more than 50 years and used as a long term reference for research, attribution, and catalogue work.

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