Reading Lists for Incoming Graduate Summer Seminar Students

Required Readings prior to Start of Seminar

• Introduction to Numismatic Terms and Methods
• C. J. Howgego, Ancient History from Coins (London and New York, 1995)
• A. M. Burnett, Interpreting the Past: Coins (University of California, 1992)

Session Reading Lists

(updated at the beginning of each new seminar)

Numismatic Bibliographies

These are not required for incoming students but are provided as a useful guide to the various subject areas for students. Except where noted, these files are Microsoft Word documents to be downloaded.

• General Reading List: (HTML file) A brief bibliography of introductory titles. Students are encouraged to have begun working through these titles prior to the start of the seminar.
• Greek
• Roman (general)
• Roman (Julio-Claudian)
• Roman (Trajan)
• Roman (Provincial)
• Byzantine
• Islamic (HTML file)