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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2100208, member: 19463&quot;]<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html#kent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html#kent" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html#kent</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have posted (above) two mini-reviews for two books both named <b>Roman Coins</b>.&nbsp; I own both.&nbsp; Many of you would enjoy one or both.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thread currently talks about us being snobbish.&nbsp; If there is anything that will put a Roman coin snob in their place it would be the Kent book.&nbsp; The 785 coins shown there include a couple coins that I have in a grade equal to or better than the one they show.&nbsp; Perhaps there are another 10 than I have a specimen less than theirs but many are types that are beyond belief.&nbsp; Most are gold and many are multiples.&nbsp; My favorite is the five aureus piece Diocletian and Maximianus gave to big shots when they assumed their joint consulship in 287.&nbsp; It is not the largest gold piece in the group but the quadriga of elephants is pretty nice.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I would be interested in hearing from any of you that have either of these books.&nbsp; Both are long out of print but show up used regularly.&nbsp; I have had Sutherland for a long time but just got Kent:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/231489332152?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/231489332152?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/231489332152?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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