Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions /

Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Holt, Frank Lee.
Imprint:	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2003.
Description:	xv, 198 p., [5] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Hellenistic culture and society ; 44
Subject:	Alexander, -- the Great, -- 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Numismatics. Alexander, -- the Great, -- 356 B.C.-323 B.C Coins, Greek. Coins, Ancient. Elephants in numismatics. Coins, Ancient. Coins, Greek. Elephants in numismatics. Numismatics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5165138

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ISBN:	0520238818 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-189) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Maps and Illustrations Prefaced
1. Man of Mystery
2. A Treasure
3. Picking a Fight
4. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved?
5. Another Treasure
6. A Closer Look
7. A Dark and Stormy Night
Appendix A. The Published Elephant Medallions
Appendix B. Some Possible Forgeries of the Large Medallion
Appendix C. The 1973 Iraq Hoard Select
Bibliography
Index