Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, 4: Alexius I to Michael VIII, 1081-1261

by Michael F. Hendy, Alfred Raymond Bellinger (Editor), Philip Grierson (Editor)

Overview

The fourth in a series of five catalogues, this volume’s sections have a more extensive treatment, featuring imperial costume and regalia, their importance in coin designs; the coordination, control, and methods of coin production; and an excursus on the main issues of the years around 1204. The introductions to each reign have also been expanded to take account of the historical and numismatic complexities of the period, and many more specimens from outside Dumbarton Oaks have been illustrated, offering a greater degree of coverage.

This volume is in two parts. Part I covers the reigns of Alexius I to Alexius V (1081–1204), and Part II covers the emperors of Nicea and their contemporaries (1204–1261).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884022336
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Series:	Dumbarton Oaks Collection Series , #13
Pages:	730
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.80(h) x 2.90(d)

About the Author

Michael F. Hendy (1942–2008) was Lecturer in Numismatics and curated the Byzantine Coins collection of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham. He was also appointed to the Department of Classics at Harvard University.

Alfred Raymond Bellinger (1893–1978) was an American archaeologist and numismatist. He taught at Yale University.

Philip Grierson (1910–2006) was a British historian, numismatist, and Professor of Numismatics at Cambridge University, as well as a fellow of Gonville and Caius College.

Editorial Reviews

The fourth in a series of five catalogues, this volume's sections have a more extensive treatment, featuring imperial costume and regalia, their importance in coin designs; the coordination, control, and methods of coin production; and an excursus on the main issues of the years around 1204. The introductions to each reign have also been expanded to take account of the historical and numismatic complexities of the period, and many more specimens from outside Dumbarton Oaks have been illustrated, offering a greater degree of coverage.

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