Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain (New Studies in Archaeology) [Hardcover]

John Creighton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521772079 | ISBN-13: 978-0521772075 | Publication Date: July 31, 2000

This book deals with Britain in the centuries immediately before the Roman conquest: a period when the first individuals appeared in British history, and when a series of dynasties emerged to take control of much of Southern Britain. Combining archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, it paints a vivid picture of how people in Late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them, and how rulers bolstered their power through use of imagery on coins, myths, language, and material culture. It includes illustrations of 246 Iron Age coins and a separate coin index.

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'This book represents a major shift in interpretation away from the traditional picture ... this is a book which will merit much picking over and debate ... it is one which could fundamentally change our view of the Late Iron Age and the beginning of Roman Britain.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Book Description

This book deals with Britain in the centuries immediately before the Roman conquest: a period when the first individuals appeared in British history, and when a series of dynasties emerged to take control of much of Southern Britain. Combining archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, it paints a vivid picture of how people in Late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them, and how rulers bolstered their power through use of imagery on coins, myths, language, and material culture. It includes a full index of Iron-Age coins.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521772079
• ISBN-13: 978-0521772075
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,669,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars FYI, April 26, 2010

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This review is from: Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain (New Studies in Archaeology) (Paperback)

I will admit up front that I haven't yet read this book, so I can't comment on whether it is good, bad, or indifferent. But I thought someone else might want to know that this book is actually 10 years old. That's why I only gave it three stars. The 2009 copyright is for a reissue of the paperback, which isn't indicated anywhere on Amazon's page for the book. I was pretty annoyed when I received the book and found out its copyright, since I thought it had just come out and would be something new in Iron Age coin studies. Since I might not get around to reading it for while, and since I would like to have known before I bought it when it was written, I thought I'd post this. We'll see if it stays up; it actually violates the rules of Amazon reviews, so they would be fair not to post it. But I thought I'd give it a try. When I do read the book, I'll add a comment!