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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8179417, member: 110350&quot;]Great summary; thanks. I think that if one collects primarily denarii and not so much bronze coins, one should definitely consider Roman Silver Coins [RSC] Vol. II, Tiberius to Commodus (Seaby, 3d ed. 1979). The numbering system is based on Cohen (just as the numbering system in RSC I for Roman Republican coins is based on Babelon), so for catalogs referencing Cohen numbers that makes it easy to find particular coins. As does the fact that the coins are arranged alphabetically by reverse inscription, and by design within the various inscriptions. Also, it&#039;s much more comprehensive in listing every conceivable variation of each coin (with respect to obverse portraits, legends, etc.) than either RIC or RCV. (I find that Sear RCV II is considerably less comprehensive than the later, post-284 AD volumes: it&#039;s missing a substantial percentage of the coins of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Plus, individual volumes of RSC are much less expensive than volumes of RIC or RCV: there are several copies for sale on Amazon for less than $30. But make sure you&#039;re buying the 3rd edition, because copies of the first two are also still floating around on the Internet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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