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Moderator
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Rasiel Suarez from Dirty Old Coins and author of ERIC I and ERIC II has come out with a new book Aorta. This book is in soft cover and is a much smaller copy of ERIC I. I would call it a field guide and a nice book to take along when going to shows. At about $45 it's a nice book to have.
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Pillar of the Community
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echizento, I have never been able to tell if ERIC I and ERIC II are different parts in a series like the origional RIC volumes, or if ERIC II is just an updated version of the first. I am about to purchase the second, so this is why I ask. If they are part of a set I will need to save up for both!
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ERIC I just covers Roman Imperial coins. ERIC II is an update of ERIC I and is much more detailed. It also includes Byzantine coins. It's and excellent book, the only thing I don't like about it is the it is big and heavy. The book weights about 20 lbs. So its not something you want to carry around. ERIC I is available as a free download now. I got my copy of Aorta today and have had some time to check it out now. It's a nice small book that seems to be just the Roman coinage in the newer ERIC II. No color pictures and much small print. So if you like me and have bad eyes, it helps to have a magnifying glass to read it.
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I've got Aorta on my wishlist, but now I'm thinking perhaps ERIC II would be a better fit. I rarely find the need for reference materials outside my lab, and I am also recently old, and just getting used to reading glasses.
Any idea on cost and availability of ERIC II?
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United States
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I paid $150 when I bought mine from Dirty Old Coins. I also see them on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those books seem to be quite expensive and yet I get the feeling I may need one. I've already noticed a lot of errors in the online references. Don't get me wrong, I think those are useful though.
But I don't see paying that much for a book, despite how useful it is and apparently worth it. I did download ERIC I and it's not exactly user friendly to say the least.
Edited by Gil-galad
12/03/2011 10:57 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ERIC II is no more expensive than any book I buy on a regular basis for college. :P
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Although, I wouldn't purchase college text books either unless I was actually going to college. But that is a good point though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have no comment on the value of this or any other hard copy reference material. But what I would say is that the ones I own can be very cumbersome to search, especially if you are used to using search engines on line. I am no expert and have never claimed to be. I am as much an amateur as anyone else on this discussion board. What I have found over the last five to ten years is that it's much easier to look at on line references first. This gives me a starting point at least so that I can find it in a hard copy reference a little easier if I need to look further.
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I agree that it is much easier to go on line and find the information. I guess I'm old fashioned and much rather have the book that I can have in my library. It's probably because I also collect rare books, my oldest book on Roman coins dates to 1692 and is an interesting read to say the least.
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Posted 12/02/2011 11:35 pm
