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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2975333, member: 83956&quot;]I have the Sayles books. Of them, Vol. 3 on Roman coins might be of particular help to you. I must admit that I am less enthusiastic about the Sayles series than others are. With Sayles Vol. 3, I found the opening 40 pages or so most helpful as a novice since they reviewed coin denominations, reference works, etc. Much of the book consists of Wikipedia-style summaries of the lives of the emperors; personally, I could have looked that info up on Wiki; I would have preferred more coin-specific pages. But I will admit it is nice to have all that emperor info together. The book concludes with a discussion of some numismatic themes and &quot;masterpieces.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>As a beginner, I found myself using Dave Van Meter&#039;s</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types and Values of Roman Imperial Coinage</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>much more than Sayles, but I was identifying uncleaned coins, so my needs might have been different from the general information seeker. Van Meter is getting hard to find, though there are copies on eBay. BTW, Van Meter offers some value or rarity estimates that are somewhat outdated and best ignored.</p><p><br /></p><p>Others might recommend the books by David Sear. But Van Meter was my novice book of choice. As always, your mileage may vary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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