ROMAN. The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types and Values of Roman Imperial Coinage. David Van Meter, Ph.D. (first published 1991). A collector?s favourite and long out of print, HRIC is a genuinely practical one volume reference, combining readable introductory chapters with a substantial catalogue section covering 8,160 types and major varieties, supported by more than 1,000 photographs. Especially useful for fast attribution, it also helps the user work through legends, authorities, dates, and common reverse themes by means of its built in tables and lexicon, while the catalogue entries include explanatory notes on types and translations of legends. Although the value ranges are now dated, they remain helpful as a guide to relative scarcity and collecting priorities, and the book continues to serve as a highly convenient desk reference for collectors and cataloguers of Roman imperial coinage. 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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