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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 8171071, member: 44316"]I have all of <i>RIC</i> and use it every day (I'm retired and do lots of coin research for fun). If you only want the ID number of a coin, you can probably find it on-line somewhere. But if you want to know what types were issued at the same time, which coins preceded it, which followed, and the related history and probable reasons for the issue and choices of types, <i>RIC</i> is a one-stop shop. (Actually, <i>BMC</i> volumes 4 through 6 are better than the corresponding volumes of <i>RIC</i>. They are far better illustrated and more up-to-date. However, they stop at AD 238.) </p><p><br /></p><p>If you collect coins you probably appreciate the value of assembling a collection. I feel that way about assembling a collection of reference works. You can feel good about owning a nice coin. Me too. But I can also feel good about having important books in a good reference library. Does that mean I have two collections--coins and books about them? I feel I have one numismatic collection in which the books are an important part which enriches my experiences with the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of you know I write webpages on ancient coins:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/</a></p><p>I couldn't do that without owning reference works like <i>RIC</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 8171071, member: 44316"]I have all of [I]RIC[/I] and use it every day (I'm retired and do lots of coin research for fun). If you only want the ID number of a coin, you can probably find it on-line somewhere. But if you want to know what types were issued at the same time, which coins preceded it, which followed, and the related history and probable reasons for the issue and choices of types, [I]RIC[/I] is a one-stop shop. (Actually, [I]BMC[/I] volumes 4 through 6 are better than the corresponding volumes of [I]RIC[/I]. They are far better illustrated and more up-to-date. However, they stop at AD 238.) If you collect coins you probably appreciate the value of assembling a collection. I feel that way about assembling a collection of reference works. You can feel good about owning a nice coin. Me too. But I can also feel good about having important books in a good reference library. Does that mean I have two collections--coins and books about them? I feel I have one numismatic collection in which the books are an important part which enriches my experiences with the coins. Many of you know I write webpages on ancient coins: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/[/URL] I couldn't do that without owning reference works like [I]RIC[/I].[/QUOTE]
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