GREEK. Early Hellenistic Coinage from the Accession of Alexander to the Peace of Apamea (336-186 B.C.). Otto Morkholm (Cambridge, 1991). Hardcover with dust jacket, 273 pages with 45 black and white plates. A landmark study, and still the first full and coherent survey of early Hellenistic coinage, covering the issues of Alexander the Great, his successors, and the major cities of Greece and Asia Minor across roughly a century and a half. Combining clear scholarship with practical usefulness, it offers detailed descriptions and strong plate coverage illustrating well over 600 coins, making it an important reference for attribution as well as for the historical understanding of the period. The work is well structured, beginning with the general features of Hellenistic coinage, including metals and standards, production and use, types and inscriptions, before moving through Alexander and the Diadochi to the later balance of power down to 188 B.C., and concluding with appendices, ruler lists, chronological tables, glossary, bibliography, and an epilogue by Philip Grierson extending the narrative beyond 188. Covers with light wear and shelf dust, spine fading, showing age and use; overall the book is in VG condition. 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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