Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics
second edition
Chronological coverage: c. 700 BC – 31 BC
Rights status: We believe this source work is public domain in the United States (published 1911; Head d. 1914). Rights may differ outside the United States. Rights & takedown
The enlarged second edition of Historia Numorum revises and greatly expands Head’s geographical survey of Greek mints, rulers, types, standards, and chronology. Its compact regional entries remain useful for decoding older references and for obtaining a rapid overview of a mint’s historical coinage. Researchers should note that citations to “HN” may refer to this edition rather than the 1887 original, and page numbers and classifications differ substantially between them.
Because the work predates much of the modern archaeological, die-study, epigraphic, and provenance evidence, verify dates, mint or ruler assignments, legend readings, authenticity, and current specimen locations against current corpora and databases.
Cite this work
Barclay V. Head (1911) Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics. Numophylacium Graecum, https://numophylacium.com/works/historia-numorum-1911/
Research guides citing this work
- Macedonia and Alexander A guide to BMC Macedonia, AMNG Macedonia and Paeonia, Newell's Demetrius, and related references for Macedonian royal, tribal, civic, and Alexander-type coinage.
- Weights and Standards A guide to Hultsch, Head, Macdonald, Babelon, and catalogue evidence for Attic, Aeginetan, Euboic, Phoenician, and local Greek weight standards.
Related works
- The Coinage of Lydia and Persia Barclay V. Head, 1877
- A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum: Macedonia, etc. Barclay V. Head, 1879
- A Guide to the Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients Barclay V. Head, 1881
- A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum: Central Greece (Locris, Phocis, Boeotia, Euboea) Barclay V. Head, 1884
- Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics Barclay V. Head, 1887
- A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum: Attica, Megaris, Aegina Barclay V. Head, 1888
Public domain — published 1911; Head d. 1914.