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Lost world of the golden king : in search of ancient Afghanistan /

Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. In a gripping narrative i...

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Main Author: Holt, Frank Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Eucratides, > the Great, > active 170 B.C.-145 B.C.
Greeks > Afghanistan > History > To 1500.
Coins, Greek > Bactria.
Coins, Greek > Afghanistan.
Bactria > Civilization.
Bactria > Antiquities.
Afghanistan > Civilization.
Afghanistan > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780520953741
0520953746
9781283543200
1283543206
9786613855657
6613855650
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a lost civilization
  • The adventure begins : checklist numismatics
  • A dangerous game : framework numismatics
  • The gold colossus : novelty numismatics
  • Telling tales : narrative numismatics
  • Wanted, one Greek city : archaeology
  • Letters here and there : epigraphy
  • A perfect storm : rescue and revisionist numismatics
  • A new beginning : cognitive numismatics I
  • Coins and the collapse of civilization : cognitive numismatics II
  • Conclusion : the lost world of the golden king.

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