Download or read book Medicine on Ancient Greek and Roman Coins written by Raymond George Penn and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1994 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health, both public and private, was as much a concern in antiquity as it is today. Health, medicine and protection from all ills was made evident to the populace in the world of Greece and Rome, and that was through the coinage. This book looks at medicinal aspects of coinage.