Numismatic Referencesby William Montefusco
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Author |
Title |
Description |
Cost |
Found |
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Abdy, Richard
A. |
Romano-British
Coin Hoards |
Introduction
to Romano-British coin hoards and places major discoveries, new and
old, in the story of the Roman monetary system in Britannia. |
$11 |
Walmart.com |
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Banks,
Florence Aiken |
Coins of
Bible days. |
1984, 178p. |
$16 |
Totalcampus.com |
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Barnes,
Timothy |
The New
Empire of Diocletian & Constantine |
Out of Print.
336pp 1982 |
$38 |
Amazon |
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Bennett,
Julian |
Trajan:
Optimus Princeps |
Glorious
reputation is tested by Julian Bennett in this comprehensive biography |
$25 |
Amazon |
|
Berk, Harlan J |
Eastern Roman
Successors of the Sestertius |
100 pages
describing 979 Byzantine bronze coins with line drawings & 31
photos illustrating over half of the coins. |
$20 |
HJB |
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Birley,
Anthony |
Septimius
Severus (Roman Imperial Biographies) |
Provides good
material on this Emperor's life, his background and background of where
he originated from. |
$20 |
Amazon |
|
Burnett, A. M. |
Roman
Provincial Coinage |
ISBN:
2717718451, Published in 1998. |
$32 |
HJB |
|
Burnett,
Andrew |
Coin Hoards
from Roman Britain |
Paperback,
208pp. Pub. Date: January 1987 |
$22 |
Barnes &
Nobles |
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Burnett,
Andrew |
Coinage in
the Roman World |
On mint
authority, monetary history, designs and propaganda, circulation and
function, inflation, coming of Christianity, and transition to medieval
coinage. 1987 |
$40 |
HJB |
|
Butcher,
Kevin |
Roman
Provincial Coins: An Introduction to the Greek Imperials |
Published in
1988, 130 pages. Introductory books on the subject. |
$36 |
Esty's Website |
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C-1 Carson,
R. A. G |
Principal
Coins of the Romans, Vol. 1, the Republic |
Covers the
coins of the Roman Republic, circa 290-31 bc. 88pp |
$32 |
Country Book
Shop.com |
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C-2 Carson,
R. A. G |
Principal
Coins of the Romans, Vol. 2, the Principate |
Roman
Imperial Coinage from 31 BC- 296 AD. 167pg |
$31 |
Amazon.com UK |
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C-3 Carson,
R. A. G |
Principal
Coins of the Romans, Vol. 3, the Dominate |
Roman
Imperial Coinage from 296-498 AD. 110pg |
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(Sold on Ebay
for $30 in July 2004) |
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Carradice
& Price |
Coinage in
the Greek World |
154pgs, 24
plates. Survey with various connections
between the historical and methological data available.
1988. |
$43 |
Country Book
Shop.com |
|
Carson, Hill
& Kent |
Late Roman
Bronze Coinages |
(2003 reprint
of 1978); Covers A.D. 324-498; 114 pages; 4 plates of coin photos. |
$23 |
Jerry Walker-
V-Coins ($16- Ebay) |
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Crawford,
Michael H. |
Coinage &
Money under the Roman Republic - Italy and the |
Methuen &
Co.Ltd., London ISBN )-416-123007,
published in 1985. Extremely instructive and comprehensive. |
$125 |
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Crawford,
Michael H. |
Roman
Republican Coinage |
Huge 2-volume
work. Complete list with numbers, and an
extensive discussion of everything relating to Republican coins. |
$350 |
CNG |
|
Davis,
Norman. |
Greek Coins
& Cities. |
221 pages, w/
photos of 110 Greek coins from the Norman Davis collection. 1967 |
$39 |
Abe Books. |
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Davis,
Norman. |
The
Hellenistic Kingdoms, Portrait Coins and History |
294 Pages,
Collection of Helenistic Coins. History of
Greek Kings. |
$60 |
Amazon.com, UK |
|
Failmezger,
Victor Tory |
Roman Bronze
Coins: From Paganism to Christianity |
From
Diocletian¹s empire-wide coin reform to Constantine the
Great¹s thirty year rule that ushered the Christian
transformation. |
$40 |
ClassBook.com |
|
Finley, M. I. |
The Ancient
Economy |
Compels
reader to recognize depth of transformation from ancient economy based
on slave and serf labor to the modern capitalist economy |
$19 |
Amazon |
|
Foss, Clive |
Roman
Historical Coins |
Long list of
almost every Roman coin that can be directly connected to some event.
300 pages of very concise entries! |
$52 |
ClassBook.com |
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Giagosa,
Giorgio |
Women of the
Caesars: Their Lives and Portraits on Coins |
(1977) 127
pages illustrated with photos plus 71 glossy plates of enlargements,
many in color. |
$55 |
Amazon |
|
Goddard, John |
Hunterian
Museum, University of Glasgow: Roman Provincial Coins Spain - Kingdoms
of Asia Minor |
440 Pages. |
$153 |
Biggerbooks.com |
|
Grant, Michael |
The Severans:
The Changed Roman Empire |
Describes
foreign wars; personalities of the imperial family; the role of women
and lawyers; and the developments in art, architecture and religion. |
$35 |
Barnes &
Nobles |
|
Grant, Michael |
Roman
Anniversary Issues; |
Exploratory
Study of the Numismatic and Medallic Commemoration of 49 B. C - A. D.375 |
$35 |
Amazon |
|
Grant, Michael |
The
Antonines: The Roman Empire in Transition |
Covers the
reigns of Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus. |
$33 |
Amazon |
|
Grant, Michael |
A Guide to
the Ancient World |
728-page
alphabetical listing of ancient cities and facts about them. |
$13 |
Barnes &
Nobles |
|
Greene, Kevin |
Archaeology
of the Roman Economy |
Sets forth
resources, manufactures, transport, and trade. |
$12 |
Amazon, (Used) |
|
Harl, Kenneth
W. |
Coinage in
the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700 |
This book
takes an economic perspective on coins, ignoring the usual numismatic
focus on rarities, types, designs, magistrates and so on. |
$40 |
Amazon |
|
Hendin, David |
Guide to
Biblical Coins |
512 pp., 38
pl. Includes coinage of Alexander the Great, the Seleukid and Ptolemaic
Kingdoms in ancient Israel, the First Jewish War, Roman Legionary
countermarks and more. |
$49 |
ClassBook.com |
|
Herbert,
Kevin |
Roman
Imperial Coins: Augustus to Hadrian & Antonine: Selections, 31 BC -
AD 180 |
|
$40 |
Barnes &
Nobles |
|
Hill, Philip
V. |
Coinage of
Septimius Severus and his family of the Mint of Rome, AD 193-217 |
42 pages plus
2 plates of coin photos. Describes 1,603 coins |
$8 |
Jerry Walker
V-coins |
|
Horner, Lance
& Onstott Kyle |
Child of the
Sun |
Book on the
life and times of Elagabalus. |
$8 |
Forum.com |
|
Howgego,
Christopher |
Greek
Imperial Countermarks: Studies in the Provincial Coinage of the Roman
Empire |
317 pgs,
Includes over 10,000 countermarked coins. 36
maps, 33 plates. |
$100 |
Barnes &
Nobles |
|
Howgego,
Christopher |
Ancient
History from Coins |
Character,
patterns and behaviour of coinage and their bearing on major historical
themes. . (176 Pages) |
$15 |
Amazon.Com |
|
Icard,
Severin. |
Dictionary of
Greek Coin Inscriptions. |
563 pp. Very
useful for the attribution of Greek and Provincial coins from
fragmentary legends |
$30 |
Classbook.com
(CNG- $35) |
|
Jenkins |
Coins of
Greek Sicily |
64 pages with
coin photos. Very thorough coverage of this important series from
classical times. |
$14 |
Pegasis |
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Jones, John
Melville |
A Dictionary
of Ancient Greek Coins |
1986 - A
standard encyclopedic reference. Useful for background knowledge, but
not attributions. |
$35 |
Barnes &
Nobles |
|
Jones, John
Melville |
Dictionary of
Ancient Roman Coins |
Explains the
terms you will see in conjunction with coins. |
$38 |
CNG |
|
Klawans,
Zander H. |
Handbook of
Ancient Greek and Roman Coins |
Introductory
work to Greek and Roman coinage. |
$12 |
Amazon.Com |
|
Kroh, Dennis |
Ancient Coin
Reference Review |
Excellent
source of information on references. |
$23 |
Jerry Walker |
|
L-1. Lindgren, Henry & Kovacs, Frank |
Ancient
Bronze Coins of Asia Minor and the Levant from the Lindgren Collection |
Include high
percentage of the affordably priced bronze Greek coins that most
collectors will encounter. Best value for
the numismatic library. |
|
Can't find a
copy but am looking. |
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L-2. Lindgren, Henry |
Ancient
Bronze Coins of European Mints from the Lindgren Collection |
Include high
percentage of the affordably priced bronze Greek coins. |
$40 |
Antioch
Associates & CNG |
|
L-3. Lindgren, Henry |
Ancient Greek
Bronze Coins from the Lindgren Collection |
Include high
percentage of the affordably priced bronze Greek coins. |
$45 |
Antioch
Associates & CNG |
|
Larson, Chuck |
Numismatic
Forgery |
Covers:
Alteration (tooling, adding mint marks); Casting; False Dies, Collars;
Planchets; Striking; and Wear/Patina. |
$13 |
Overstock.com |
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Lhotka, John
F. |
Introduction
to East Roman (Byzantine) Coinage |
Published
1989, well written and researched work. Includes
text for the beginner and for the advanced collector. 117 pages, |
$16 |
Total
Campus.com |
|
Mattingly,
Harold |
From Coins to
History: Selected Numismatic Studies |
280 pg. Collection of essays ranges over the field of
Greek and Roman coinage |
$58 |
Walmart |
|
Mattingly,
Harold |
Guide to
Republican and Imperial Roman Coins |
Loaded with
historical information. 80pgs. 1980
Reprint. |
$20 |
Jerry Walker,
V-coins |
|
Mattingly,
Harold |
Roman Coins |
Hard Bound,
1987 reprint, 350+ pages, |
$34 |
Stanton Books |
|
Matyszak,
Philip |
Chronicle of
the Roman Republic |
Examines the
succession of kings, consuls, and tribunes who took Rome from a small
fortified hilltop to the greatest empire of antiquity. |
$23 |
Amazon.Com |
|
Meter, David
Van |
"Collecting
Greek Coins: A Complete Guide to Beginning
and Enjoying a Collection of Classical Greek Coins" |
143 pages
plus 18 plates of coin photos. An
excellent introduction on the subject. |
$23 |
Amazon |
|
Montague,
Robert C. II |
The
Reflections of Diocletian |
May not be
good. Get more information. |
$21 |
Amazon |
|
Newell,
Edward T. |
Standard
Ptolemaic Silver |
Booklet with
10 pgs text and 7 plates of silver Egyptian coins from Ptolemy I
(323-283 BC) to Cleopatra VII (50-30 BC). |
$9 |
Walkers-stuff
Ebay (Listed at $6.99, should sell for
under $10) |
|
Plant,
Richard |
Greek Coin
Types and Their Identification |
(1979) -144
pages listing 2748 coin types. This book consists mostly of line
drawings to help the collector in identifying Greek and Greek Imperial
coins. |
$45 |
Country Book
Shop.com |
|
Price |
Coins of the
Macedonians |
47 pages;
photos. Includes an introduction to the Macedonians, the Tribes; the
Cities; the Kings; and Macedonia Under the Romans. |
$15 |
Jerry Walker,
V-Coins |
|
Reece |
Identifying
Roman Coins |
Hardbound
(2000); second edition; 60 pages with numberous line drawings for
identification of Roman coins |
$16 |
Amazon |
|
Rees, Roger |
Diocletian
And The Tetrarchy |
Currently out
of print. |
$26 |
Walmart |
|
RIC-.1:
Sutherland, Carol |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 1: Augustus to Vitellius |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$115 |
CNG |
|
RIC-.2:
Mattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 2: Vespasian to Hadrian |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$75 |
CNG |
|
RIC-.3:
Mattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 3: Antonius Pius to Commodus |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$75 |
CNG |
|
RIC-.4:
Mattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Vol 4: Pertinax to Uranius Antoninus |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$120 |
Jerry Walker-
V-Coins |
|
RIC-.5: Webb,
Percy |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 5 - parts 1 & 2: Valarian to Florian |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$200 |
CNG |
|
RIC-.6:
Sutherland & Carson |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Vol 6: Diocletiani to Maximus |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$75 |
CNG |
|
RIC-.7:
Bruun, Patrick |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 7: Constantine to Licinius |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$75 |
CNG |
|
RIC-.8: Kent,
John |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 8: The Family of Constantine |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$170 |
Jerry Walker-
V-Coins |
|
RIC-.9:
Pearce, J. |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 9: Valentinian I to Theodosius I |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$65 |
CNG |
|
RIC-1.0:
Kent, John |
Roman
Imperial Coinage, Volume 10: The Divided Empire |
Most
extensive work that has been done on Roman Coins to Date.
Published over a sixty year period. |
$175 |
CNG |
|
RSC-1: Seaby,
David |
Roman Silver
Coins, Volume 1 - Republic to Augustus. |
A complete
one-volume list of Roman Republican silver. |
$44 |
Jerry Walker
($31- Ebay) |
|
RSC-2:
Loosely, Robert |
Roman Silver
Coins: Vol. II, Tiberius to Commodus |
1979. Illustrated with 573 photographs.
This volume used Cohen's Medailles Imperiales as the
reference. |
$44 |
Jerry Walker-
V Coins |
|
RSC-3: Seaby,
H.A. |
Roman Silver
Coins: Vol. 3, Pertinax to Balbinus & Pupienus |
Hardbound
(1982); 161 pages illustrated throughout with 382 coin photos. With
coin values. (latest available). |
$44 |
Jerry Walker-
V Coins |
|
RSC-4: Seaby,
H.A. |
Roman Silver
Coins: Vol. 4, Gordian III to Postumus |
161 pages
illustrated throughout with 382 coin photos. With coin values. |
$44 |
Jerry Walker-
V Coins |
|
RSC-5: King,
Cathy |
Roman Silver
Coins: Vol. 5, Carausius to Romulus Augustus |
214 pages
illustrated throughout with 295 coin photos. With coin values. |
$44 |
Jerry Walker-
V Coins |
|
Rutter, N.K. |
Historia
Numorum, Italy |
Examines in
depth the coinage of Greek Italy w/ introductory text section for each
city and a listings of recent bibliographies. 223pp,
42,plates, |
$120 |
Edward Wadell
Site |
|
Rutter, N.K. |
Greek
Coinages of Southern Italy and Sicily. |
191 pages,
210 illustrations of Greek coins. A good overview of the coinage of
Magna Graeca and Sicily. (London, 1997). |
$50 |
Edward Wadell
Site |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Ancient Coin
Collecting Vol. I |
Ancient
coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this volume. |
$22 |
Amazon.Com |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Ancient Coin
Collecting Volume II, Art of the Greek World. |
Ancient GREEK
coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this volume. |
$16 |
Walmart.com |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Ancient Coin
Collecting Volume III, Roman World, Politics and Propaganda |
Ancient ROMAN
coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this volume. |
$16 |
Walmart.com |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Ancient Coin
Collecting Volume IV, Roman Provincial Coins |
Ancient ROMAN
PROVINCIAL coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this volume.
|
$16 |
Walmart.com |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Ancient Coin
Collecting Volume V, Romanion/Byzantine Culture |
Ancient
ROMANION coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this volume. |
$16 |
Walmart.com |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Ancient Coin
Collecting Volume VI, Non-Classical Cultures |
Ancient
NON-CLASSICAL coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this
volume. |
$16 |
Walmart.com |
|
Sales, Wayne |
Classical
Deception, Counterfeits, Forgeries and Reproductions of Ancient Coins |
Ancient coin
forgeries and reproductions are the topic of this volume. |
$16 |
Walmart.com |
|
Scarre, Chris
|
Chronicle of
the Roman Emperors: |
The
Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome |
$23 |
Amazon.Com |
|
Seaby, H.A |
Greek Coins
& their Values |
(1975); 218
pages illustrated with line drawings of coins plus 7 plates of coins. |
$25 |
Jerry Walker-
V Coins |
|
Sear, David |
The History
and Coinage of the Roman Imperators, 49-27 BC (1988) |
Catalogue of
all 435 known Roman coin types from 49-27 BC. 360pg |
$65 |
CNG |
|
Sear, David |
Byzantine
Coins and their Values |
Over 2,250
coins in gold, silver and bronze are listed, valued, and illustrated
with more than 600 photographs |
$80 |
CNG |
|
Sear, David |
Roman Coins
and their Values, Vol-1 Republic to Titus. |
532 pages,
Covers 280 BC to 96 AD. Nearly 3,000 coins described in detail, with
values provided. |
$75 |
For this
price on various sites. |
|
Sear, David |
Roman Coins
and their Values, Vol-2 Nerva to Severus Alexander |
(2002); 696
pages, covers 96 to 235 AD, with values in Pounds & Dollars. Adding mint & precise dating for every
coin when possible. |
$95 |
For this
price on various sites. |
|
Sear, David |
Greek
Imperial Coins & Their Values |
Reprint of
1982 edition; over 600 pages illustrated with coin photos with values.
A great reference book for Roman provincial coins and local coins. |
$75 |
HJB |
|
Sear, David |
Greek Coins
and Their Values, Volume 1 |
Europe 1978 |
$60 |
For this
price on various sites. |
|
Sear, David |
Greek Coins
and Their Values, Volume 2 |
Asia &
Africa 1979 |
$60 |
For this
price on various sites. |
|
SNG- ANS |
Sylloge
Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society,
Pt. 6 Palestine-South Arabia |
Excellent
Collection of Coins in its area. |
$15 |
Amazon |
|
SNG von
Aulock |
SNG von
Aulock |
Collection of von Aulock, originally in 18 volumes,
reprinted here in 4 volumes with quality bindings. Features 8739 coins. |
$495 |
Vcoins
(CNG-67, $420) |
|
Starr,
Chester |
Athenian
Coinage |
This is a
reprint of the 1970 publication covering these famous early 'Owl' type
ancient coins. (100-pg) |
$23 |
Jerry Walker-
V Coins |
|
Sydenham,
Edward A. |
The Coinage
of the Roman Republic |
Written long
ago but is still available in reprint. Excellent
source on Republican Coins. Get 1952
Edition. |
$55 |
Amazon ($28
Ebay) |
|
Tameanko,
Marvin |
Monumental
Coins |
Packed with
scholarly and fascinating information about the monuments and buildings
depicted on Roman coins. |
$15 |
Amazon.Com |
|
Thompson,
Margaret; Morkholm, Otto; and Kray, Colin M. |
An Inventory
of Greek Coin Hoards |
A list of
2387 greek coin hoards. Each list contains the date that the hoard was
discovered, the year that the hoard was buried, a breakdown of the
contents |
$11 |
Oxbow.com |
|
Vagi, David L
|
Coinage and
History of the Roman Empire: c.82 BC-AD 480 |
two-volume
reference work. Includes `capsule'
biographies of each coin-issuing Roman from Sulla to Leo Caesar |
$95 |
Stanton Books |
|
Van Meter, David |
The Handbook
of Roman Imperial Coins |
Inexpensive
priceguide to Roan Coins from Augustus to Zeno. |
$30 |
Imperial
Coins.com |
|
Westdal,
Stewart J. |
Dictionary of
Roman Coin Inscriptions. |
With 140
pages of inscriptions noted, this is one of the best and most valuable
reference books available for the Roman coin collector. |
$15 |
Barnes &
Nobles |