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Message:: [QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3502716, member: 57463"][ATTACH]928260[/ATTACH]Reading Medieval Coins by Ralph S. Walker, Attic Books, 1979, 40 pp.I found this little book to be very helpful. Medievals are not a special interest for me, but I do own some and I do write about them. So, this has been a good guide to deciphering the often unusual and occasionally peculiar lettering on coins from the European Middle Ages. This book presents explanations and examples of lettering styles, abbreviations, monograms, and word separators. The book goes a bit into the grammar of medieval Latin as it relates to coin inscriptions. In the closing 6-1/2 pages, it also touches on some other languages: Slavonic, Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew (again in relation to these coins), as well as some examples of vernacular German. It is just an introduction but it helps.[ATTACH=full]928266[/ATTACH] The Appendix offers lists of Place Names (EPERWIC = York), Personal Names, Titles, common words and phrases, and religious legends. I bought my copy from Allen G. Berman (<a href="http://www.bermania.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bermania.com" rel="nofollow">www.bermania.com</a>) probably 20 years ago, and he still has it for sale for $12.50. You can find it on Amazon and other places, also. It has been extensively reprinted.[/QUOTE]