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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 8371605, member: 75482&quot;]You highlight an all-too-common issue of the internet age. Too many rely on auction sites and Wildwinds for citations. Without the relevant SNG Copenhagen volume in hand, how can one know what differentiates #102 from #128? Is each number a different type? Does the collection include dozens of examples of the type beginning with #102 but #128 is a die match? Does the number of oak leaves vary? Does the weight vary?</p><p><br /></p><p>The internet should not be an excuse for not building a library. It&#039;s crucial to cite reference numbers from the source, not second- or third-hand. For those on a budget, many of the classic references are out of copyright and readily available for use or download at archive sites like books.google.com, archive.org and hathitrust.org. As an example, all but one or two of the 29 volumes of BMC Greek are available as free and legal pdf downloads. I just checked the &#039;Numismatic Literature&#039; folder on my laptop. As of today, it holds 3,224 books and articles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the listing for your coin from <i>A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Volume VII. Thessaly to Aetolia </i>(1883, p. 114):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485579[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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