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Summer 2003 List of Titles on
Ancient Numismatics
(note
that after Jan. 1, 2000 Empire Coins, Inc.
ENTIRELY ceased all
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QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED! In some cases we have only one copy. All are NEW and unused.
ALBUM: A Checklist of Popular Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1993. A listing with rarity-scales of 3,285 Islamic coins. Each dynasty heading is followed by a short biliography and a brief historical blurb. The seven page introduction is very concise and well done. No photos or illustrations, but this is the only portable work in English on the subject, essential for all novice to intermediate collectors. 68 pages, 8½ x 11" cardcover, $10.
BERK, H.J.: Eastern Roman Successors of the Sestertius (1987). A book which documents the Byzantine bronze coinage very well. It features 979 coins, with cross-reference to Sear (the 2nd edition), Hahn, and Dumbarton Oaks. The types are illustrated with excellent line-drawings and priced in four grades of preservation. This has much information (such as true rarity indications) not available elsewhere. $20.
BERMAN (ed.): Papal Numismatic History: The Emancipation of the Papal State. This 2nd edition vividly traces, through coins and contemporary evidence, the Popes' struggle for independance from the control of secular rulers. It follows the evolution of the medieval Papacy in response to contemporary economic, political and military challenges, and should be of particular interest to students of the Byzantine and Carolingian empires as well. Recently revised to incorporate the most recent scholarship. 165 pages, 3 plates, 5 maps, well illustrated throughout. Cardcover. $29.
BURNETT,
AMANDRY & RIPOLLES: Roman Provincial Coinage, Vol. I
(44 B.C.-69 A.D.), was originally published in 1992 by
the British Museum and Bibliotheque Nationale and sold out (at
$275) within months. This two-volume (text & plates)
reference is so much in demand that in our March 1997 book
auction we sold THREE COPIES for $700 each (!) 752 pages of
catalogue and 288 pages of indices as well as 195 excellent
plates illustrating over 5,000 coin-types. $395.
------: A SUPPLEMENT to RPC (London, 1998),
$40.
CARSON, R.A.G.: The Geneva Forgeries. 1977 cardcover reprint from the 1958 Numismatic Chronicle, pp. 47-58. A pamphlet of 14 pages and 2 plates, describing and illustrating dangerous false late-Roman coins of the rare emperors Nigrinian, Julian of Pannonia, Alexander of Carthage, Valens, and Martinian produced in the 1920's. This is an accessible and essential work. $3.
CASEY: Roman Coinage in Britain. London, 1988. A 64-page cardcover book which is a very coherent study of the coinage from Roman Britain. Includes 15 plates of photos, $8.
HENDIN, D.: Guide to Biblical Coins. Third edition, 1996. A heavily expanded handbookwith valuations and much explanatory material. Absolutely essential for the study of these coins. 315 pages, 32 plates. Black cloth with dustjacket. $60.
KROH, D.J.: Ancient Coin Reference Reviews. (1993) There are 20 times more reference works and other books on Ancient Coins available today than just twenty years ago. Many of these books are essential for the collector to own, others worthy of one reading (and are never again consulted), and some are totally obsolete. This work most references on Ancient Coins by city-state or time period and rates them according to their usefulness, clarity, illustrations, and availability utilizing a five-star system similar to that used for movies. Accurate current prices are also given. Over 100 pages with full indices, 8½"x11" cardcover. This is now used as THE standard reference for numismatic literature! $25. Autographed and personalized copies available upon request
NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE REPRINTS: A group of 8 pamphlets of important articles useful for the study of ancient coins. Titles include "The Coinage of Sybaris after 510 B.C.", "The Roman Serrati", "Coinage of the Triumvirs, Antony, Lepidus and Octavian (illustrative of the history of the times)", "The Coinage of Vindex and Galba A.D. 68, and the Continuity of the Auguatan Principate", "The Numbering of The Victories of The Emperor Gallienus (and of the loyalty of his legions)", "The Pre-Reform Coinage of Diocletian", "The Geneva Forgeries (of late-roman rarities)", and "Fel. Temp. Reparatio. (late Roman Bronze Coinage)". Usual retail $2.50 to $4.50 each, we have a very limited amount of sets available Special! $15.
PHILLIPS, W.P.: A Checklist of Roman Coinage. Monrovia, 1991. An interesting pamphlet, listing 794 types (including 645 people who have their names listed on Roman Coins). Much more complete than anything else on the subject. Very useful and a challenging collecting theme. $5.
RATTO: Collection Claudius Côte, monnaies de Tarent. Reprint of the RATTO auction of Jan. 1929 of a collection of over 600 choice coins of Tarentum. 42 pages, 19 very decent plates, includes prices realized. French text, Cardcover, $10.
ROBINSON, F.S.: Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic: How to get the Most out of Coin Collecting. 1992. A genuinely interesting, informative and often amusing guide to collecting coins of all types. 212 pages, hardcover, fully illustrated, $20.
ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE (RIC): This is
the standard references for the Roman coinage covering the entire
spectrum of the coinage in a logical and scientific manner.
Each are large volumes describing EVERY coin-type that was
minted, with nearly all of the major types illustrated. The
knowledge obtained just by reading the introductions alone are
well worth their price. All serious collectors should at
least have this entire set!
RIC Volume VI (Diocletian-Maximinus II).
Covers the period of the first tetrarchy after the coinage reform
(introduction of the follis). Over 700 pages of text and 16
plates of photos of all major types. $90.
RIC Volume VII (Constantine-Licinius). Covers the
many coins minted 313-337 AD in nearly 800 pages and 24 plates. $90.
RUTTER, N.K.: Greek Coinage. General introduction to the subject. Very descriptive and illustrates over 100 coins from the Hunter Coin Cabinet at the University of Glasgow. Cardcover Special! $8
SEABY, H.A.: Roman Silver Coins Volume III (Pertinax-Pupienus).
2nd ed (the most recent), 1982. 169 pages, many photos, $45.
------: Roman Silver Coins Volume IV (Gordian
III-Postumus), 2nd ed. 1982. 136 pages, many photographs, $45.
SEDWICK, F.: The Practical Book of Cobs. (1987 1st
edition) A handbook which will certainly tell you "all you
ever wanted to know" about these fascinating "Treasure
Coins". Well illustrated and easy to read and use, I
recommend it for collectors of ALL coins, as much of the
information in this book "crosses over" into many
fields (including that of Ancient Coins). $8.50
SYDENHAM, E.A.: The Coinage of Caesarea in Cappadocia. New York, 1977 reprint, with supplement by A. Malloy. 165 pages, illustrated throughout, 2 plates, hardcover, $25.
THURLOW & VECCHI.: Italian Cast Coinage: Italian Aes Grave, Italian Aes Rude, Signatum, and the Aes Grave of Sicily. London, 1979. 50 pages, 82 excellent plates, hardbound with dustjacket. New copy, $30.
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