![]() ![]() It covers, cityīy city, most of the coins you are likely to come across, and has a lot of useful photographs. Only scratch the surface, but it is a very handy reference for people who have a few Greek coins. Hardback, 317 and 762 pages respectively. Greek Coins and their values, Volumes 1 and 2 by David R. This affects the 1988 single-volume 4th revised edition, and volume 2 of the Millennium Edition, published in 2002. ![]() Curtis Clay has pointed out that Sear's apparently confident dating of Severan coins is taken uncritically from Philip Hill's "The Coinage of Septimius Severus and his Family of the Mint of Rome AD 193-217", and where the coins are not datable from their legends, Hill had no evidence to support his conjectures, some of which were based on incorrect ideas about mint organisation. Also, there is an issue with some of the dates given for the striking of the coins. They are not arranged so as to show how the various mints worked or how coin art and manufacture developed during a reign. These books as essential for a Roman coin collector who is anything less than very experienced. System starts with the first volume and continues over the others, so there are no repetitions. Time, though, as more hoards are found and more coins from the east come onto the market.) The numbering The books hit the streets, but they give a decent guide to relative rarity. Coin values in books like this are out of date even before I have found themĪn invaluable reference to use alongside RIC. Into more detail and cover many more coins than the 1988 edition, with many useful photos. These three volumes are an updating of the single-volume version, and a fourth volume is promised. III – The 3rd century crisis and recovery, 235–285 CE (Maximinus I to Julian of Pannonia). II – The accession of Nerva to the overthrow of the Severan dynasty. I – The Republic and the Twelve Caesars (to the end of the Flavian dynasty). Roman Coins and their values, Millennium edition by David R. The value guides are not relevant any more. I suggest notīuying the earlier revisions. It for the late Roman era which I don't collect much. BeingĪ single volume, it covers only the most common coins, but it's a good introductory reference book and I still use It has a very useful introductory section covering denominations, reverse types, mints and mint marks. This is a one-volume reference for the whole Roman era, from the start of the Republic to Anastasius I, 491–518. Hardback, 388 pages plus 12 pages of plates. Roman Coins and their values, 4th revised edition by David R. The notes here are not reviews, just a few words on how useful the books are. Most of them are referred to by abbreviations, such as RIC, and with theĮxception of RIC, the abbreviations vary, so I will make clear which I am using on this site. These books allow you to place your coins in time and space, and give you unique reference numbers so that The final section comprises works of fiction set in ancient times and cultures. ![]() The forth is a miscellaneous section, and The third includes books which give historical, cultural or art information about theĬoins or the cultures from which the coins come. The second covers books about fakes and copies. The first section covers coin reference books,įrom detailed lists to readable accounts. I am sure there are many other good books out there, so please don't think that lack of a mention here It is possible to have a whole library of reference material on ancient coins, and I have one This is a list of books that I have, and that I can therefore comment on. ![]() (This page is being built up over time, so more books will gradually be added.) What I Like About Ancient Coins -īooks about Ancient Coins and their Cultures ![]()
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