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Coin Books
I placed an order for David Sear's book:
Roman Coins and their Value, Volume I (Millennium Edition ) I already have the Volume II and it is a great book! Looking forward to Volume III! Reid can have his Greek crap :-)) LOL (just kidding) However, I have to admit that as for beauty, the Romans leave a little to be desired over the Greek stuff. Another however, as for interest, diversity, and historical siginificance, they equal any other area of numismaticts that you care to name. As for duration (tenacity) they far exceed all others! My collection of Roman coin books, presently at 7 now exceedes my collection of Roman coins! This is an area of numismatics that I have long been attracted to but have been very reluctant to delve into. I ain't starting yet and it is the only area of numismatics that I have ever bought the book before I bought the coin! Dale Life is shorter than the coin supply! Damn it! |
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"Dale Hallmark" wrote in message ... I placed an order for David Sear's book: Roman Coins and their Value, Volume I (Millennium Edition ) I already have the Volume II and it is a great book! Looking forward to Volume III! Reid can have his Greek crap :-)) LOL (just kidding) However, I have to admit that as for beauty, the Romans leave a little to be desired over the Greek stuff. Another however, as for interest, diversity, and historical siginificance, they equal any other area of numismaticts that you care to name. As for duration (tenacity) they far exceed all others! It's great how different, but complementary, Greek and Roman coins are. Between the two there's something for just about anyone, and for many people, the two together provide everything for one person. My collection of Roman coin books, presently at 7 now exceedes my collection of Roman coins! This is an area of numismatics that I have long been attracted to but have been very reluctant to delve into. Dive in, you won't regret it! A complete type set here would be require many lifetimes and lottery winnings. Dale Life is shorter than the coin supply! Damn it! Exactly what I mean. Eric |
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:34:23 -0600, "Dale Hallmark"
wrote: Reid can have his Greek crap :-)) LOL (just kidding) Hey! OK, how's this: Since you don't like Greek coins, I'll trade you an equivalent Roman coin for any Greek coin you have now or acquire in the future -- VF denarius for a VF drachm, etc. That way, I'll have all the crappy Greek stuff, and you can have all the beautifully styled, never debased Roman stuff. g I ain't starting yet and it is the only area of numismatics that I have ever bought the book before I bought the coin! There's a lot of good information on the Web too about ancient coins. Here's part of an article I wrote about this not long ago. You may be familiar with some of these sites but maybe not all: INFORMATIONAL WEB SITES Out of their love for ancient coins and as a service to others, a number of ancient coin collectors have put up informational Web sites, usually lavishly illustrated with coin images. A number of dealers include useful instructional information at their Web sites as well. Brad's Introduction to Ancient Coins http://www.blarg.net/~brad/coins.htm This site deals mostly with Roman coins, but this is where a lot of people get started, as ancient Roman coins are on average are about one-third the cost of ancient Greek coins. You can read about buying and storing, identifying and attributing, grading, and fakes. Doug Smith's Ancient Greek & Roman Coins http://dougsmith.ancients.info This is the most comprehensive collector site about ancient coins on the Web. Doug has written and illustrated more than 100 pages of information, including pages on coins of various Roman emperors and Greek city-states, coins of the "barbarians," judging the attractiveness of ancient coin styles, ancient coin glossaries, plated and countermarked coins, coin photography, and stereo microscopes. Warren Esty's Ancient Roman and Greek Coins FAQ http://www.math.montana.edu/~umsfwest/numis The server of this site is usually very slow, making surfing somewhat tedious, but if you're patient, the wait is worth it. You'll find good advice about buying and selling ancient coins, various collecting strategies, women on ancient coins, grading, and fakes. Dennis Rider's Ancient Cash http://www.ancientcash.com Using a clever image map of a real map of the ancient world, you navigate to Rome, Greece, Macedonia, Asia Minor, Egypt, and elsewhere. Once there, you see and read about examples of the coins that were minted in these locales, and you also read background historical information about the places themselves. Tom Buggey's Ancient Coins: In Praise of the Celators http://www.people.memphis.edu/~tjbuggey/coin.html Here you'll find a complete list of Roman emperors, a list of Roman mints and mint marks, a list of Roman coin denominations, common abbreviations, maps of ancient Rome and Greece, astronomical symbols on ancient coins, nominations for the most beautiful ancient coins, and tips for new collectors with a limited coin budget. The Money Museum http://www.moneymuseum.com/index_english.html An offering from Germany with an English version, this site has lots of information about money in general, including coins. There's material about ancient, medieval, and modern coins, coin production, how the eagle got on coins, lions on coins, women on coins, and more. Bearers of Meaning http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/art/bue.../contents.html This scholarly site hasn't been added to in a while, but the information is still useful. You'll find essays about ancient coin production, portraiture, and other subjects as well as a catalog of ancient coins with detailed descriptions. Barry & Darling Ancient Coins http://www.bitsofhistory.com/index_info.html One of the best ancient coin informational sites from a dealer, this site provides a plethora of information covering coin hoards, cleaning ancient coins, spotting counterfeits, the origins of ancient coins, deciphering Roman inscriptions, and ancient mythology. Harlan J. Berk http://www.harlanjberk.com/departmen...s/articles.htm You'll find a number of articles here from a well-respected ancient coin numismatist and dealer. Along with articles about specific coins, there's also a suggested catalog of your first 25 Greek gold and electrum coins and your first 25 Greek silver coins. Pegasi Online http://www.pegasionline.com/html/archives.cfm You'll find a whopping 127 articles here about various topics related to ancient coins, though most are short, introductory pieces. Most of the articles describe the history and numismatic output of various regions of the ancient world. Ancient Impressions http://aicoins.tripod.com/ai Here you'll find common Roman coin inscriptions and terms, a list of Roman emperors, a list of women on Roman coins, imperial titles, and gods and goddesses on Roman coins. Indo-European Chronology http://www.geocities.com/indoeurop/p...on/chronn.html Here's a site about history, not about coins, but it provides excellent background information about the people who minted and used ancient coins and the places where they lived. PRICING AND ATTRIBTION You can also find excellent information on the Web about ancient coin pricing and attribution. Wildwinds http://www.wildwinds.com/coins This site provides the descriptions and prices realized of Roman, Greek, Byzantine, and Celtic coin auctions, primarily from eBay. The attributions are all provided by sellers, but this is still a good place to go when you're looking for information about your coins or for information about what coins you may be interested in have sold for. Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/vcrc This site focuses just on Roman coins, but it's a quick and easy way to view and read about and identify representative Roman Imperial coins of various emperors and Roman Republic coins of various time periods. FORVM Ancient Coins http://ancient-coin-forum.com/catalog.htm This site provides a helpful "Attribution Assist System" where you type in a word or words from the legend of a Roman Imperial coin to try to identify which emperor minted it. Jencek's Ancient Coins and Antiques http://www.ancient-coins.com Similarly, this site provides a search engine, in this case for obverse legends of Roman coins, along with a list and description of Roman emperors and a handful of articles on other subjects. CoinArchives.com http://www.coinarchives.com This is a relatively new site that provides the descriptions and prices realized of ancient coins from European and U.S. auction houses, which typically are higher end, and higher priced, than those sold through eBay. Often the descriptions at CoinArchives.com are in languages other than English (mostly German), though you can usually make sense of them with the help of a translation tool such as AltaVista's BabelFish, at http://world.altavista.com/tr. For converting among different currencies, xe.com, at http://www.xe.com/ucc, is very useful. Calgary's Modern Fakes of Ancient Coins http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/fakes.htm Here you'll find excellent information and photos of counterfeits of ancient coins, including types of modern fakes, how to recognize forgeries, and recommended books for further study. Barry & Darling Ancient Coins' Counterfeits and Counterfeiters http://www.ancient-times.com/newsletters/n13/n13.html This site also includes good information and photos of fakes of ancient coins, such as ancient counterfeits, methods of manufacture for modern counterfeits, ways that counterfeits were detected in ancient times, and punishment for counterfeiting. -- Email: (delete "remove this") Coin Collecting: Consumer Protection Guide: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Glomming: Coin Connoisseurship: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Bogos: Counterfeit Coins: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos |
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