ROMAN. Roman Provincial Coinage, Volume VII: De Gordien I a Gordien III, 1, Province d?Asie. M. S. Butcher (London, 2006). Hardcover, 448 pages with 67 plates. An authoritative and systematic study of the coinage struck in the Roman province of Asia, prepared to present the material in full for practical attribution while also serving historians, epigraphists, and archaeologists working on the third century empire. Covering the period from the brief reign of Gordien I, A.D. 238, through Gordien III, the catalogue treats the issues of nearly 100 cities, with French introduction and catalogue followed by detailed indices and plates illustrating each major issue listed. Jointly published by the British Museum and the Bibliotheque nationale de France, it remains a major modern reference for the provincial coinage of Asia Minor in this complex period. Covers with light wear and shelf dust, spine fading, showing age and use; overall the book is in VG condition. From the personal reference library of David Allen, a well known numismatist, formed over more than 50 years and used as a long term reference for research, attribution, and catalogue work.

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