Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, Volume II c. 82 BC - AD 480

xvi, 17-656pp, over 1,000 black and white illustrations. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to top edge. . 8vo. An invaluable study in the field of Roman history and numismatics - the 550 year period covered here is divided into twelve epochs with especially close attention paid to the difficult periods each of which is demystified with historical overviews, and in some cases with tables and family trees.