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 Steve! Nice coins. All of the above recommendations for references are excellent. One site that I use a lot is http://www.coinproject.comIt is extremely easy to use and "picture" oriented. There are some gaps but for LRB's it is really efficient. Cheers, -Kurt |
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=> thanks for your assistance, Biancasdad  |
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From Dougsmit: Quote:
Personally I am not fond of books that just provide reference numbers but I love books that help us understand the why, where, when and how that caused our coins to be made rather than just labeling it as existing and being common or rare. The why, where, when and how is what really interest me, but I find it difficult to find out much information for many coins in this regard. Maybe I just need to look harder or buy more specific books? I'm reading my signed copy of Wayne Sayles book on Provincials right now. It really is a help for a beginner with these coins, in a general way. He sells the book directly on Alibris.com |
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ooops, I accidentally bought a few more Ancients ... ummm, so far I only have a good photo of one of the coins ... here it is: R O M A N R E P you L I C C. Hosidius C.f. Geta 64 BC. Rome Mint. AR (silver) Denarius Serratus (3.63 gm 20mm). Obverse: GETA -- III·VIR, Draped bust of Diana to right, with her hair simply arranged and with bow and quiver at her shoulder. Reverse: C.HOSIDI.C.F, Wild Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by hound. Ref. Hosidia 2. Cr.407/1. Syd.904. VF+, linear banker's mark on neck. SCARCE  => Wild Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by hound! ... are you kidding me? => how awesome! ... I'm lovin' this! Edited by stevex6
03/07/2012 8:52 pm
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Here is my 2nd new purchase: Ancient Roman Coin of TRAJAN DECIUS 249-251 AD. AR (Silver)Tetradrachm. 28mm. 14.55 g. Antioch, Syria, Seleucis ad Pieria, Struck 250-251 AD. Obverse: AΥT K �" ME KΥ �"EKIOC TΡAIANOC CEB, Radiate Crown, draped bust right, Z below bust. Reverse: �"HMAΡX EΞOΥCIAC, eagle standing left on palm, head right, wings spread, wreath in beak, S C in ex. Ref. Prieur 548. Extremely Fine, light gray toning  => 28mm diameter and 14.55 grams of silver! => nice, yes?!Edited by stevex6
03/07/2012 9:08 pm
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Oops, you accidentally just bought two fantastic coins? My gosh, those are really nice examples.  -Kurt |
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Are you buying these online or from a dealer? Very nice pickups.
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... and here is the 3rd new member to the show: ROMAN EMPIRE M A X I M I N you S I "THRAX" The Thracian Giant A.D. March 235- April 238 AR (Silver) Denarius Rome Mint, Struck 235-236 AD. 20mm. 2.95 g. Obverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated left, feeding serpent rising from altar. Ref. RIC 14. BMC 99. C 85. XF+/XF, Gorgeous detailed portrait, attractive light toning  => Salus seated left, feeding serpent rising from altar. ... seriously, how cool are these coins?! => I'm thinking I have "7" solid winners so far! (man, I'm lovin' this new sh ... stuff!) Edited by stevex6
03/07/2012 9:18 pm
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 Great coins! I especially like the Roman Republican  |
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thanks DVC ... yah, that one is unreal! (hound attacking wild-boar)
However, I'm drooling to hold and toss the 28mm, 14.55 grams of silver TRAJAN DECIUS! (that's like a nice lil' urinal mint!)
NOTE => ValiantKnight => both, I've scored the majority through e-bay auctions, but I've also stumbled across a couple of a on-line "stores" for a few of my purchases (why, should I be cautious of some stores or Ancient-transactions?)
Steve
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03/07/2012 9:41 pm
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Nah, just curious as to the sources of your pretty coins :)
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Numisimatic books on ancient coinage are, in and of themselves, collectible (that's a phrase I haven't used in a long time). There used to be a dealer who specialised on ancients references only - but I'm not sure if he is still going. While a lot of information is available on the web - most of it is even accurate - there are still many untapped references sources - some of the best ones are not in English - and some are, appropriately enough, in Latin.
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I have just boughr me a 2 volume set of
Greek Coins and Their Values,
by Sear.
Should have had them years ago.
I have all of the other books in the series that David Sear produced.
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Thanks again for all of your reference recommendations ... I haven't checked-out anything by David Sear "yet", but my copy of ERIC II arrived in the post yesterday => what an absolutely "gorgeous" book!... ummm, curious => is ERIC I just as gorgeous?  thanks Steve |
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sel_691 => Ummm, David Sear has four editions of "Roman Coins and their Values" ... but I'm assuming that I'd only need to purchase the most recent version (Volume IV), correct? (or are all four versions associated with different time periods and therefore different coins?)
thanks
DVCollector => I looked-back in this thread and noticed that you'd mentioned this book as well ... do you (or any of you) know the answer to my question?
=> do I only need Volume IV, or do I need all four volumes?
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03/17/2012 4:10 pm
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