Hill, George Francis: A handbook of Greek and Roman coins (London: Macmillan, 1899)

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER II.
The Coin as a Medium of Exchange. Origin, Distribution,
and Relation of Coin-Standards.
PAGE
§ i. Theories of the Origin of Coin-Standards .... 26
2. Determination of Early Weight-Standards .... 28
3. Distribution of the Three Oriental Standards ... 33
4. The Aeginetic and Euboic-Attic Standards . . . -34
5. Local Standards of Asia Minor . . .... 38
6. Local Standards of European Greece ..... 40
7. The Western Mediterranean.41
8. Sicily ............ 42
9. Roman Bronze.44
10. Roman Silver .......... 53
11. Roman Gold. 54
12. Etruria. 55
13. Northern and Central Italy.59
14. Southern Italy.60
15. Coin-Denominations ......... 64
CHAPTER III.
Monetary Theory and Practice.
§ 1. Aristotle’s Conception of Money.67
2. The Quality of Ancient Money.68
3. Plated Coin.71
4. Precautions against Forgery.72
5. Protection by Tariff.73
6. Relative Values of the Metals.74
CHAPTER IV.
The Coinage and the State.
§ 1. Private Coinage.78
2. Nature of ‘ Temple Coinage ’....... 80
3. Coinage of Monarchs . ...81
4. The Coinage and the Sovereign Power ..... 82
5. Rome and her Subjects. Restriction of Gold ... 85
6. Restriction of Silver ........ 87