貨幣の歴史と古銭学 When Money Talks : A History of Coins and Numismatics

著者名：Holt, Frank L.

Oxford University Press（2021/06/03発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9780197517659
• eISBN：9780197517673

Description

Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize as part of their world. Historian Frank L. Holt takes us on a lively journey through the history of numismatics, the study of coins - one of the oldest and most important contributions to the arts and humanities.For 2600 years, poets, economists, philosophers, historians, and theologians have pondered the mysteries of money. Who invented coins, and why? Does coinage function beyond our control as if it had a mind of its own? How has it changed world history and culture? What does numismatics reveal about our past that could never be discovered from any other source? How has numismatics advanced using modern science? Does it still suffer from racist ideas about physiognomy and phrenology? What does its future hold? The approach taken in this richly illustrated book is as multi-faceted as coined money itself. Coins are integral to our economic, social, political, religious, and cultural history. When Money Talks: The History of Coins explores each aspect of coinage, and takes a special interest in how coins have appeared in literature and pop culture, ranging in its analysis from Greek drama and the New Testament to T.V. sitcoms and meme theory.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION2. FROM THE COIN'S POINT OF VIEW3. THE INVENTION OF COINS4. THE FIRST NUMISMATISTS5. THE SECOND WAVE6. SCIENCE AND PSEUDOSCIENCE7. FINDING HOARDS8. UNDERSTANDING HOARDS9. THE ETHOS AND ETHICS OF COLLECTING10. THE JOURNEY CONTINUES