van Heesch, Johan, and Inge Heeren, eds. Coinage in the Iron Age: Essays in honour of Simone Scheers. London, U.K., 2009. Hardbound with dust jacket. Contains xxii + 442 pp., including tables and index. (GR328) $150
Simone Scheers is recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of Iron Age numismatics. Over the past almost five decades, she has produced a volume of scholarship that has contributed significant insights on all aspects of Celtic coinage. Now, a new generation of scholars in this area have come together to produce a festschrift in her honor. Coinage in the Iron Age: Essays in honour of Simone Scheers is that volume.
Edited by Johan van Heesch and Inge Heeren, Coinage in the Iron Age: Essays in honour of Simone Scheers presents papers written by recognized scholars in English, French, and German. Dealing with all aspects of Celtic coins, it contains studies covering the Danubian area, Italy, Gaul, and Britain. Topics include contributions on Iron Age coin production and coining methods, as well as discussions on the early gold series, and the latest Gallic bronze issues still in use in the Early Roman Empire. Papers also examine the iconography of Gallic coins and studies on the use and circulation of these issues. The book includes a biographical sketch of Simone Scheers and a bibliography of her published work, and is illustrated throughout. This volume is not only a special tribute to one of the most outstanding scholars in ancient numismatics, but it is also an indispensable tool for historians, archeologists, numismatists and all those with an interest in Iron Age coins.
|
