Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Abbreviations xvii
7. INTRODUCTION Toward an Imaginary History of Coinage 1
8. Part One DISCOURSES
9. CHAPTER 1 The Language of Metals 39
10. CHAPTER 2 Tyrants and Transgression: Darius and Amasis 65
11. CHAPTER 3 Counterfeiting and Gift Exchange: The Fate of Polykrates 101
12. CHAPTER 4 Kroisos and the Oracular Economy 130
13. Part Two. PRACTICES
14. CHAPTER 5 The Hetaira and the Porné 173
15. CHAPTER 6 Herodotus's Traffic in Women 220
16. CHAPTER 7 Games People Play 247
17. CHAPTER 8 Minting Citizens 299
18. CONCLUSION. Ideology, Objects, and Subjects 332
19. Bibliography 337
20. Index Locorum 365
21. General Index 373
22. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 385