Money in Ptolemaic Egypt : from the Macedonian Conquest to the end of the third century BC /
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| Author / Creator: | Reden, Sitta von. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| Description: | xx, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6674931 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Weights and measures
- Coin denominations
- List of maps
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Maps
- Introduction
- Questions and issues
- The historical background
- Part I. Money and Coinage
- 1. The money of the king
- 2. Monetising the countryside
- Part II. Cash and Kind
- 3. Taxes
- 4. Bronze and silver
- 5. Rents
- 6. Wages
- Part III. Debt and Credit
- 7. Formal loans
- 8. Extending the credit economy
- 9. Leases and labour contracts
- 10. Credit in a social context
- Part IV. Banking
- 11. Banks and the money supply
- 12. Banking and business
- Conclusion
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Bibliography
- Index of taxes
- Index of sources
- General index
