Interpretation of coin finds is not quite an easy thing. How to distinguish, e. g., material of -hoards- from that of -votive deposits-? Where are the -border lines- dividing numismatic find categories from each other? Questions like these deserve a closer scrutiny. This book tries to face the problems by: proposing clear definitions for categories and sub-categories of coin finds; by collecting and interpreting written testimonies (from ancient literature, epigraphy and papyrology) casting light on reasons and circumstances of coin deposition and coin loss in antiquity; by describing differences of composition between the categories; by discussing difficulties of -differential diagnosis-; and the role of secondary finds. For each problem and for each find category a large number of examples is offered.
