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Hacksilber to coinage : new insights into the monetary history of the Near East and Greece : a collection of eight papers presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America

by Miriam S. Balmuth

This collection of essays analyses Ancient Near Eastern hoards of Hacksilber, examining how these randomly shaped silver pieces functioned as pre-coinage currency and evolved into the first stamped coins.

Accession 12137 ISBN 9780897222815 Publisher The American Numismatic Society
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