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R. A. G. Carson – Coins of the World Harper & Brothers, New York, 1962. 642 pages, including 64 photographic plates. - A monumental reference work by R. A. G. Carson, Assistant Keeper in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum. This comprehensive study surveys the development of coinage from ancient Greece and Rome through medieval and modern Europe, extending to the New World, Africa, the Near and Far East, and the Indian subcontinent. Features include:  • Detailed chapters on Greek and Roman coinage  • Artistic and symbolic interpretations of coin imagery  • Coverage of world coinage across all major civilizations  • 64 superb photographic plates illustrating hundreds of coins Original grey cloth hardcover with red spine label. An indispensable classic for numismatists, collectors, and historians of world coinage.