A history of money
by Glyn Davies · first published 1994
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"A History of Money - From Ancient Times to the Present Day is a highly readable account of the central importance of money in both everyday and business life. There are relatively few books on monetary history and those that exist tend to be narrow in geographical scope and historical focus. In his book, Glyn Davies takes a broad perspective and analyses the development and role of money in many of the world's nations from ancient to modern times."--Jacket.
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I became more interested in coins and monetary systems after reading "A history of money" by Glyn Davies et. al. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45426.A_History_of_Money). It's quite long but it goes into great detail about monetary systems and coinage throughout history. The discussion…
on “Ask HN: Any Fellow Numismatists on HN?” ↗On books about economics history, this is the best i have read. A History of Money: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, Glyn Davies 3rd edition 2002 https://archive.org/stream/A_History_of_Money-From_Ancient_T...
on “My history of economic thought reading list” ↗http://www.amazon.com/History-Money-Ancient-Times-Present/dp... A History of Money: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Glyn Davies ISBN-10: 0708317170 ISBN-13: 978-0708317174
on “Ask HK: Understanding money” ↗