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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 3927285, member: 56653"]I would say that if you only need a catalog Malloy is good enough. It's easy to use and very intuitive and most importantly it makes for a fun experience if you consider venturing into Crusader coinage. On the other hand it is not very detailed nor particularly up to date and some drawings are abysmal. Its strong parts are in the Middle Eastern coinages, but it's not very strong in the Latin Empire (the trachea of the Latin Empire) and the Frankokratia sections. My edition even lacks the Lordship of Chios completely.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the Frankokratia, Tzamalis is arguably the most detailed and comprehensive work. You will also find paradoxes or incongruities there, but alas numismatics is not an exact science. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the Latin Empire, DOC makes for the easiest use. </p><p><br /></p><p>For notes on the geography, topography and most importantly the structures of the Crusader States easily accessible, Nicolle's and Hook's series Crusader Castles in the Holy Land and Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here are the the tickets of the two denarii from the OP, with notes from the collector, as transmitted by TimeLine Auctions. There were no other specifications by the auction house besides "from the collection of an English gentleman."</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1035234[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The paper is sturdy and patinated and looks rather old and the writing appears to be done in ballpoint pen, which I guess can't be that old. If anyone recognizes the style of the tickets and/or the handwriting, it would be nice to uncover some particular provenance rather than the vague "English gentleman" and anything relating to the British School of Athens would be the icing on the cake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 3927285, member: 56653"]I would say that if you only need a catalog Malloy is good enough. It's easy to use and very intuitive and most importantly it makes for a fun experience if you consider venturing into Crusader coinage. On the other hand it is not very detailed nor particularly up to date and some drawings are abysmal. Its strong parts are in the Middle Eastern coinages, but it's not very strong in the Latin Empire (the trachea of the Latin Empire) and the Frankokratia sections. My edition even lacks the Lordship of Chios completely. For the Frankokratia, Tzamalis is arguably the most detailed and comprehensive work. You will also find paradoxes or incongruities there, but alas numismatics is not an exact science. For the Latin Empire, DOC makes for the easiest use. For notes on the geography, topography and most importantly the structures of the Crusader States easily accessible, Nicolle's and Hook's series Crusader Castles in the Holy Land and Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean. And here are the the tickets of the two denarii from the OP, with notes from the collector, as transmitted by TimeLine Auctions. There were no other specifications by the auction house besides "from the collection of an English gentleman." [ATTACH=full]1035234[/ATTACH] The paper is sturdy and patinated and looks rather old and the writing appears to be done in ballpoint pen, which I guess can't be that old. If anyone recognizes the style of the tickets and/or the handwriting, it would be nice to uncover some particular provenance rather than the vague "English gentleman" and anything relating to the British School of Athens would be the icing on the cake.[/QUOTE]
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