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- The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins, by David Van Meter
- Identifying Coins, Medals & Tokens: Late Antiquity to Modern Times, by Gregory Brunk
- Collecting Coins and Common Sense, by David Van Meter
The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins
by David Van Meter, Ph.D.
First published in 1991, Van Meter's Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins (HRIC) quickly became a cult classic among collectors. 
As recently as 1999, used paperback copies were trading in excess of $100 on eBay. This was no surprise, really...the book remains the most comprehensive, and yet easy-to-use one-volume reference on Roman Imperial Coins! With over 330 large-format pages, and 1000 + illustrations, the HRIC provides the collector with both an expansive overview of the history of the coinage, and a particularly thorough catalogue of the coin types. Numerous charts, tables, and a lexicon make identifying, attributing and understanding your coins a pleasure. This book is quite simply the best value in reference literature on Roman Imperial coins!
ISBN: 1-878420-06-2
Softbound: $34.95 plus $6 shipping
Hardbound: $75.00 plus $6 shipping
"Van Meter has presented a very useable and practical alternative to current references at a price that will bring smiles rather than groans. We recommend (The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins) to beginners and more advanced collectors as well." .... Wayne Sayles, The Celator
Highlights of this Popular Numismatic Reference
- 8,160 coin types and major varieties are catalogued in attentive detail . . . No other one-volume or even two-volume reference offers as thorough a catalogue of Roman coinage!
- Over 1,000 quality photographs of Roman Imperial Coins permit you to appreciate more than ever the artistry and lore of Roman coins!
- Tables of legends, authorities, dates, and a lexicon of types make it easy to quickly find and attribute ALL of your coins!
- Includes eight clear and interesting introductry chapters on the mints, denominations, designs and types, legends, authorities and history of Roman Imperial coinage.
- Explanatory notes on the significance of types, and explanations and translations of the legends, are included in the catalogue, allowing you to better understand the coinage.
- Realistic value ranges help you to plan your acquisitions with confidence.
Identifying Coins, Medals & Tokens: Late Antiquity to Modern Times. A Bibliography of Useful Articles
Gregory Brunk, Ph.D.
This ground-breaking reference work comprises a comprehensive bibliography of all of the English-language article-length sources, as well as most major foreign language articles, that are indespensible to identifying and researching coins, tokens, medals and related material. 
Now, for the first time, it is possible to discover the wealth of information on numismatics that has been published in journal and magazine articles and anthologies over the past two centuries. Approximately half of the 5,000 + source articles cited in this work have never before appeared in ANY numismatic bibliography. This work thus makes realms of previously "lost" numismatic literature and information available to the modern researcher. An essential reference for serious collectors, auctioneers, numismatists, catalogers, archaeologists and other professionals.
ISBN: 1-878420-04-6
Softbound: $34.95 plus $5 shipping
About the Author: Dr. Brunk is a noted numismatist, scholar and author. He is widely acknowledged as the world's leading authority on counter-marked or revalued coinage, and is a regular contributor to many standard references on world coins and tokens. A fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, he has received awards for his numismatic writing from the American Numismatic Association, the Token and Medal Society, and the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Why You Need this Important Reference
- A comprehensive source to over 5,000 essential articles which cover the spectrum of U.S. and world numismatics and exonumismatics.
- Closes the "Uncertainty Gap" in identifying and attributing rare or obscure material ... now you can be certain of knowing what you need to know!
- Convenient and well-organized, this bibliography incorproates 1,200 topical categories and includes a detailed index and cross-reference apparatus.
Collecting Coins and Common Sense: A Complete Guide for Today's Collector and Investor
David Van Meter, Ph.D.
Collecting Coins & Common Sense is the best roadmap to the increasingly complex market for coins, 
in that it discusses both the product and the players ... with an especial emphasis on the psychological and market aspects influencing both dealers and collectors. In this book you will meet the wealthy patrons, the scholars, the collectors, the investors, and the wheeler-dealers. Discover exactly how the market works, and why!
ISBN: 1-878420-03-8
Softbound: $12.95 plus $4 shipping
"A treaure trove of valuable information ... A superb primer for novices ... A refreshing insight for old hands and numismatic veterans!"
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