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GARDNER, PERCY with an introduction by Margaret Thompson, Archaeology and Types of Greek Coins, Argonaut Publishers, Chicago, 1965

This book is comprised of the 12 lectures that Percy Gardner delivered in 1882 at Cambridge. His intention was to provide a guide book that would show the development of coins and how they related to other works of art. His lectures discuss a plethora of topics such as the origin of coinage, the reforms of Croesus, monetary alliances, die-cutting and coin stamping. He also delves into the advantages and disadvantages of coins for the purpose of archeological study. The art and mythology of coin-types from various periods, such as the Archaic is also discussed.