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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TTerrier, post: 2456156, member: 76835&quot;]Just an update re Persis coin references - a very helpful VCoins dealer (I&#039;m not sure if we are allowed to mention names so I won&#039;t) told me that the two main references are:</p><p><br /></p><p>Alram,Michael. <i>Iranisches Personennamenbuch: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis.</i> Österreichischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. (Vienna 1986)</p><p><br /></p><p>Article by Susan Tyler-Smith in&nbsp; Royal Numismatic Chronicle Volume 164 in 2004</p><p><br /></p><p>He recommended the Tyler-Smith article over Alram for three reasons - Alram is quite pricey ($150 - $200 US); it seems to focus on the coin legends rather than differentiating on different coin designs (e.g. bust variations) and finally it looks at fewer coins than Tyler-Smith.&nbsp; It is also in German which adds to the fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just received Tyler-Smith - much cheaper (about $30 US) and the article is good (not long but well organized and in English).&nbsp; It analyzes a hoard and so while there are duplicate coins discussed there is quite a variety and I think comes up with a useful classification scheme.&nbsp; Coin legends are dealt with (i.e. transliterated and translated) and printed as you would see them on the coins which is really useful as many of the coins have degenerate legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>He also mentioned the Sunrise Collection book and while he thought it was excellent for Parthian coins there wasn&#039;t much coverage of Persis material.</p><p><br /></p><p>I received my CNG coins the other day (see above) - very nice in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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