Imperial Legitimation

The Iconography of the Golden Age Myth on Roman Imperial Coinage of the Third Century AD

Edición de la obra Imperial Legitimation

This fascinating study of the iconography of the Golden Age Myth on Roman Imperial coinage of the Third Century AD, which started as a master's dissertation, also includes all Roman coins that have the Saecular Games types, down to 300 AD. The first study of its kind, it also gives a reconstruction of the Games and appendices with texts from well-known classical authors.