A dealer and scholar of Byzantine, Biblical, and other ancient coins, Rynearson here describes the artistic evolution and great diversity of ancient Greek coins for the benefit of collectors. He begins by discussing the historical background, artistic background and themes, numismatic principles and caveats, approaches to collecting ancient Greek coins, and advancing as a collector. Then he describes the 25 types, most categories combining a content theme and a geographical origin. Among them are boy on the dolphin of Taras, silver coins of Sicily, satyrs of Thasis, owls of Athens, Pegasi of Corinth and her colonies, bees of Ethesos, early archaic coins, Biblical coins, and coins of the Seleukid and Ptolemaic kingdoms. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)