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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent One Volume Reference,
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This review is from: Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types and Values of Roman Imperial Coinage (Paperback)
This is an extremely good book for the turf it covers. While not exhaustive it covers most types of all denominations of the regular imperial coinage of Rome from Julius Caesar to Anastasius. It does not cover the provincial coins of the Roman empire, nor the Republican or Imperatorial periods, but for the regular gold, silver and base metal coinage of Rome it is hard to beat.The book is divided into 2 sections, the first 58 pages are introductory material including a general introduction, denominations, how the coins were used, design types, a lexicon of common inscriptions, a dating guide and a grading and value guide. The grading guide is very helpful but the value guide is separated into "value bands" which is just 6 levels of rarity. In other words, unlike the works of David Sear who gave almost every coin in his guides a monetary value rated according to British Pounds ( £ ) and later American Dollars ( $ ) as well in his latest work, each coin is rated to be a VB1, VB2, etc., up to VB6. The higher the value band is, the more rare and expensive the coin is supposed to be. The 2nd part is a chronological guide that gives a short history of each emperor and his family where applicable and some times other notes, such as on mints. That is followed by a list of normal obverse legends which are abbreviated as ol/1, ol/2, etc. Next the coins are listed in the order of them being gold, silver, then bronze or base metals. Shared portraits and posthumous issues and family members are put at the end of each ruler. All coins are described individually by reverse type with a quick "ol/1, ol/2, etc. included somewhere in the body of the paragraph of the of the reverse description to inform the user which obverse type it is matched with. The book's advantages are it's price, scope, ease of usage, good illustrations and comprehensiveness. It's drawback is it's numbering system and value band system. You can have theoretically an ol/1, rev/1 of any given emperor. All that said, it is still a great reference and it does cover ground here and there where Sear is silent. In other words, the collector who has had a hard time finding everything using Sear's guide will be pleased to find an affordable guide in this book that fills in some of those gaps for attributing the balance of his or her collection. The two used in tandem should prove very satisfying for the collector of regular Roman imperial coins. I highly recommend this book for the beginning collector and also to the advanced collector who has exhausted David Sear's guide but still finds RIC ( Roman Imperial Coinage ) to expensive at this point in time for his library budget. For the bulk bronze collector or collector of budget Roman antoninianii and denarii, this book could prove to be one of the best books they could possibly buy. Mr. VanMeter should be commended for this work.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Roman Imperial Coins,
By Jon LaFalce (Fabulous Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types and Values of Roman Imperial Coinage (Paperback)
This is the essential collector's handbook for identifying Roman Imperial coins. This book is both more comprehensive and laid out better than the venerable Sear reference. Large format, logically organized, and chronologically set up, it is THE reference if one is to own a single volume work. In addition to the thousands of coins listed, brief histories of the emperors are explored, as well as the history of the Roman coinage system. Mint marks, explanations of illustrated persona, methods of minting, and inscriptions round out this valuable tool.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book ,easy to use and whenever you need it you can easily take it whit you,
This review is from: Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types and Values of Roman Imperial Coinage (Paperback)
Good for beginners and very useful for experienced collectors to consult , I would also add that it is very easy to date coins using this book ,this fact adds even more interest and motive to collect roman coins. Also this handbook also gives tips for coins which were issued in special occasions such as visits to provinces by emperor or victories in campaigns or famous buildings build by emperors etc.
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