Explore one of the world's mightiest empires, tracing a path of more than 700 years of expansion and upheaval, political intrigue and treachery, cultural enlightenment and decadence—all through that empire's fascinating coins.

Trace Roman coins from the empire's origins in the third century B.C. to its final days in the fifth century A.D. This book, third in a six-part series, presents a detailed road map to collecting these intriguing coins. You'll learn to attribute individual specimens while also gaining valuable insight into a civilization that used its extensive coinage for disseminating political propaganda.

In this updated second edition, 100 additional pages made room for the inclusion of:

• Consideration of questions and problems in Roman numismatics
• New information about coins of some rare usurpers
• Significantly expanded bibliographies
• Enhanced illustrations
• More in depth discussion of Roman Republic coins

So take a journey through time and discover an exciting hobby with Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World—Politics and Propaganda.