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there seem to be 5 volumes Yes, I am waiting for the last one to be available on the market (should be any time soon). For your specific endeavour you would need only volume one, but if you are going to expand your collection well beyond that, the complete set is certainly a good reference. For that you might want to wait for the promised boxed set though, since you have no volume so far. |
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hmmmm Ok thanks, I'll see if I can contact him and see if can give any estimated date of the full 5-volume set being released.
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The whole 5 volume set is a rather extensive reference. Unless you really need that much information an older edition (much less thorough) can be had for around $25. It will cover all the common types with many of the harder to find things too.
The prices are well out of date but the first "new" one came out 15 years ago so those prices are a bit iffy themselves. With ancients no price guide can ever really be accurate anyway. Too many variables.
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Agree that the new edition is quite extensive, the big advantage of it is that there are a lot of pictures integrated in the text, so you can see the type. While the prices always have to be taken with a grain of salt, the ones given in the new edition at least give an indication (and relations between various issues of the same period).
Personally I like references I can put my hands on, but if 'markbaer' does not want to go well outside the 12 Caesars then obtaining the whole set is probably not worthwhile. But still would consider the money for volume one well spend for a journey to obtain the 12 Caesars on a one-by-one basis.
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I'm generally the goal-oriented type, so after the 12 Caesars set (assuming I can actually build one that is!), I would love to keep going and build as extensive of a collection as possible. I have a library room in my house, so it would make a nice addition to it. I ended up emailing David Sear to see if he could tell me when his box set will be released...I'll let you guys know what he says if he replies.
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If you want to establish a nice reference library for Roman coinage, then the 5 volume set is an excellent start. To make it complete you will have to think also about Roman Provincial coinage though. While Sear's "Greek Imperial Coinage" is quite good, you might want to look at Ivan Varbanov's "Greek Imperial Coins". Unfortunately only the first three volumes have so far been translated into English (those cover very extensively Dacia, Moesia, Thrace and Macedonia), with the fourth volume only in Bulgarian so far - also wonder how well the Alexandrian issues are covered in that one.
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Thanks Medieval. I heard back from David Sear - he said that his publishers are actively looking into creating the box set, but they have an obstacle of size and weight. But he said that they'll surely overcome it. In the meantime, I may just order the first book or two to begin with. He seems like a class act though...even offered some assistance which is great!
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In that case I would recommend that you only order the first one for now. You can then later decide if you add volume by volume or want the boxed set (selling one volume is easier than more). Volume one covers everything for your first adventure and with the book in hand you can decide if that is the style to put into your library or if you rather rely on other references for other coins.
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