The Meaning(s) of Achaemenid Silver
A silver drinking cup given by the Achaemenid Persian king was worth more than its weight in metal — but exactly how much more?
The Rise of Silver Coinage in the Ancient Mediterranean
Why was money invented? Metals had been mined and exchanged with other commodities for millennia. But the 7th century BCE Greek city-states had a new idea.
A Half a Century of Studying Biblical Coins
Why revise a book on coins for fifty years and six editions? For one thing there are more data than ever. For another, old questions with big implications keep sticking around, lik