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sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 2:10 pm I have this old coin, that I can barely make out the obverse and reverse on. It wont pick up on a scanner, and digital camera does nothing to help either.I know I would be able to identify it if I seen another like it. Is there any place I can go to find a list with pics of ancient coins? sn31. Edited by Sap 02/12/2009 07:03 am Report this Post to the Staff

manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 2:24 pm Try google images Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 2:29 pm You might find this site interesting. It has a huge database of ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 3:17 pm There are several sites you can check. http://www.coinarchives.com is one. Edited by echizento 01/30/2009 3:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 3:26 pm Good advice KURT. https://www.wildwinds.com Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 4:28 pm Thanks, I will check that out. Any book suggestions I might invest in for them? sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 02/03/2009 06:21 am As an "introduction to ancients" I recommend the series of books by Wayne G Sayles, "Ancient Coin Collecting" put out by Krause. There are six volumes, covering Greek, Roman, Roman Provincial, Byzantine and "Other" ancient civilizations. These books give an excellent overview of the "look" of coinage from each place and time, and should help in narrowing down any search for a particular artistic style. If you want a more detailed reference for each series, try the Sear catalogues. They're not cheap, but are much more comprehensive that the Sayles books, which aren't intended to be "catalogues". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 02/04/2009 09:28 am Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the help. sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
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