ROMAN AND MOSLEM MONEYS

This master of monetary and civilization study presents his usual in-depth look into the history, use, and importance of these currencies. Contents: 1. Rome: Including the coins of Servius Tullius, the Lex Falminia, Sylla, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, and Byzantine systems down to the Fall of Constantinople, 1204. 2. The sacred character of gold: including abstention of Christian princes up to Frederick II from coining gold; opinions of Camden, Ruding, Father Joubert; longevity of the myth and its transmission down to the Christian Church of Rome. 3. Moslim moneys: including history of Islamic conquests of Roman provinces and origins of Islamic moneys; legacy of Islamic moneys down to present.