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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7682146, member: 82549"]Since you are asking for a single book, I assume that you are just starting out and want a general overview. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652479/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652479/" rel="nofollow">Greek Coin Types</a> by Richard Plant is the only single-volume book about Greek coins that I can think of, but I find it difficult to use, and it doesn't provide much background information. David Sear's Greek Coins and Their Values, <a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652462/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652462/" rel="nofollow">vol I</a> and <a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652509/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652509/" rel="nofollow">vol II</a> is more helpful, and you can probably pick up both volumes for close to the same price and the Plant book.</p><p><br /></p><p>For Romans, the <a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9781878420060/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9781878420060/" rel="nofollow">Handbook of Roman Coins</a> by David van Meter is, in my opinion, the best single-volume book to start out with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7682146, member: 82549"]Since you are asking for a single book, I assume that you are just starting out and want a general overview. [URL='https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652479/']Greek Coin Types[/URL] by Richard Plant is the only single-volume book about Greek coins that I can think of, but I find it difficult to use, and it doesn't provide much background information. David Sear's Greek Coins and Their Values, [URL='https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652462/']vol I[/URL] and [URL='https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9780900652509/']vol II[/URL] is more helpful, and you can probably pick up both volumes for close to the same price and the Plant book. For Romans, the [URL='https://www.bookfinder.com/book/9781878420060/']Handbook of Roman Coins[/URL] by David van Meter is, in my opinion, the best single-volume book to start out with.[/QUOTE]
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