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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1336240, member: 26302&quot;]Lol, yeah, cannot fault the photos much in S&amp;K since in many instances better coins aren&#039;t available. I do find it much more than a catalog, though, going through what little is known about these, putting them in chronological order, and giving multiple readings or the legends I believe is refreshing intellectual honesty. However, since its such a tiny little rare field, and I do not want any more competition for the coins, forget about this book. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank&#039;s book maybe is not &quot;ancient&quot; per se, I just think should be a textbook in an introductory coin collecting class. It reminds you of a Sayles book, but better. Just bringing it up since if anyone ever sees one they have a chance to read, (hard to miss with its bright pink cover), I am personally vouching that I think you would enjoy the stories and insights. No coins at all in the book, just stories and information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see, how about the 3 part &quot;World of Numismatics&quot; series from the 70&#039;s? Three books, Roman, Greek, and Byzantine. Nice photography, some nice general information. I have a warm spot in my heart for these since by reading the Byzantine one I was able to recognize the Ostrogothic coin I got in a lot. I would not &quot;pursue&quot; these, but I paid less than $25 a piece for these over the years, and at that price I believe they are good books to have. They are more of a bedtime read, coffee table type, supplement to a reference on any of the series, but still nice. They pop up on Ebay occasionally.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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