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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3128181, member: 56859&quot;]In a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/reference-books.319517/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/reference-books.319517/">current thread about best books for beginning ancient coin collectors</a>, many people lamented not having one great book.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] had these insights and suggested a &quot;200 Ancient Coins You Should Know&quot; book for beginners:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hmm.&nbsp; Yes!&nbsp; Good idea.&nbsp; Someone should do that!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hey, <i>I&#039;m</i> someone.&nbsp; <i>We&#039;re </i>someone (many someones) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Maybe I could do it.&nbsp; Or maybe we could do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] had some additional thoughts on the idea, including a reality check about the obstacles and difficulties of such a project:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What content do you think would make the best &quot;all-purpose&quot; beginner&#039;s guide to the spectrum of ancient coins?&nbsp; I don&#039;t envision spending a lot of time on how to identify or attribute coins-- I see more of a visual guide which also includes some history of the individual coins and, even though it will be outdated upon print-- price information.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see it focus on coins which are available and generally affordable for most collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why don&#039;t we start by trying to agree (or agree as much as possible) on a list of 200, restricting the list to coins struck before ~476 CE to keep it from getting too unwieldy.&nbsp; Perhaps later, if the list looks too thin, we could expand it.&nbsp; Or write a second book <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]&#039;s thread, <a href="http://Who’s the Most Culturally Significant Person in your Collection? (According to MIT)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://Who’s the Most Culturally Significant Person in your Collection? (According to MIT)" rel="nofollow">Who’s the Most Culturally Significant Person in your Collection? (According to MIT)</a>, may be an great jumpstart to coming up with such a list.&nbsp; If a person is on that list, odds are good that a coin of the person-- if not prohibitively rare or expensive-- belongs in the book.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going to put some thought into my version of a list.&nbsp; Why don&#039;t you do the same and we&#039;ll compare notes and argue about who belongs and who doesn&#039;t (argue civilly, of course <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; It&#039;s okay if you don&#039;t want to make a thoroughly vetted list of 200, just start throwing around names or submitting short lists.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ll compile things as we go along, probably with a spreadsheet of the suggestions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps we&#039;ll find that for some numbers/entries, instead of a relatively specific coin the listing should be for a general type.&nbsp; For instance, &quot;Tetradrachm of Roman Egypt&quot;.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure.&nbsp; This is the type of thing we can discuss.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the book will be primarily be aimed at beginners, the focus should be on attainable coins-- coins within the range of the average collector both in price and availability.&nbsp; Perhaps a chapter could be added at the end to rarities and higher end coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The discussion of which coins such a book should include will probably take a long time but a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; If it ends up being beyond my abilities, maybe this thread will give someone else a head start on such a book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh no... a new thread without a coin picture?&nbsp; Can&#039;t have that!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a type for the book:&nbsp; Corinth stater.&nbsp; I have a few.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the first one I bought.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%257Emv2.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3D1ca0643e4b9946ae6b3be1ff95f7ab1f&amp;hash=f7b7c3a7ca632b41aeb888fc2a0ea19a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>345-307 BCE</p><p>AR stater, 8.65 gm</p><p>Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below</p><p>Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; mask of Silenus behind</p><p>Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408. Scarce variety.</p><p>from Heritage Auctions, June 2013</p><p><i>This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk&#039;s book, &quot;100 Greatest Ancient Coins&quot;.</i></p><p>This isn&#039;t the most common variety but Corinth staters in general are a readily available type of ancient coin and certain something a beginning ancient coin collector should be made aware of.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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