Comments on: What do I need to know about collecting Ancient Roman coins?

By: liberty911

liberty911 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:40:59 +0000

This link has everything you asked about including book recommendations and a bit more.
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http://www.forumancientcoins.com/

By: JConfuzed

JConfuzed — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:19:59 +0000

A general coin collecting book to use is Coin Collecting 101 by Alan Herbert and there's also Ancient Coin Collecting: The Roman and Byzantine Culture by Wayne G. Sayles. Hope that helps.
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By: Taiping

Taiping — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:07:59 +0000

Go to http://www.piecesoftime.com it is a good site for ancients. Also http://www.brooklygallery.com. The latter 2 sell books on ancient coins. A great set of books is Ancient Coin collecting by Wayne G. Sayles there are several volumes each dealing with different aspects and types. A good book is the Handbook of Ancient Greek & Roman Coins by Zander H. Klawans edited by K.E. Bressett. It gives the basics on identification and a little history. hope this helps. I collect some Greek and Roman but my main interest is Ancient Asian coins. They are not expensive and fun to try and figure out.
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49 years a numismatist, Lots of books