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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1667716, member: 19463"][ATTACH]247576.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]247577.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Again stating I'll not dispute the comment that Galerius is among the most boring of coins to collect, I will point out that there are things to study and understand. These also point out why I am not a fan of books which are mostly laundry lists of what exists offered with no explanation as to 'why' or any other enrichment beyond the list. The two coins above are both post reform folles of Galerius. Each has something in the legends that might show up in a catalog listing but that I would like to see explained by a book rather than just listed. I realize that a majority of coin buyers simply do not care about such things so more books will be sold filling their wants than mine. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is from Siscia (SIS) mint workshop B. Any catalog will tell you that. I prefer a book that will explain the I in the field (I'm not certain of that) and the XXI (I believe in my answer for that). The second coin has mintmark SMNA which most books will cover (at least the NA part - some will gloss over the SM) but where do you go to understand the pile of letters (called a ligature) that follows the end of the reverse legend? Catalogs may reproduce it or even expand it to CMH but I believe a book on coins of Galerius should explain the purpose of that mark. Right now I can't find CMH on my site either so maybe I should not be so hard on others who omit it from their works as well. I have other things I consider a higher priority to add competing for my web authoring time. A problem is that including everything I might like to see explained in a book (or website) will turn a simple list into an encyclopedia so authors have to decide what goes in and what stays out. We all choose which books to buy according to how well the author's list of ins and outs agree with our needs or desires.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1667716, member: 19463"][ATTACH]247576.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]247577.vB[/ATTACH] Again stating I'll not dispute the comment that Galerius is among the most boring of coins to collect, I will point out that there are things to study and understand. These also point out why I am not a fan of books which are mostly laundry lists of what exists offered with no explanation as to 'why' or any other enrichment beyond the list. The two coins above are both post reform folles of Galerius. Each has something in the legends that might show up in a catalog listing but that I would like to see explained by a book rather than just listed. I realize that a majority of coin buyers simply do not care about such things so more books will be sold filling their wants than mine. The first coin is from Siscia (SIS) mint workshop B. Any catalog will tell you that. I prefer a book that will explain the I in the field (I'm not certain of that) and the XXI (I believe in my answer for that). The second coin has mintmark SMNA which most books will cover (at least the NA part - some will gloss over the SM) but where do you go to understand the pile of letters (called a ligature) that follows the end of the reverse legend? Catalogs may reproduce it or even expand it to CMH but I believe a book on coins of Galerius should explain the purpose of that mark. Right now I can't find CMH on my site either so maybe I should not be so hard on others who omit it from their works as well. I have other things I consider a higher priority to add competing for my web authoring time. A problem is that including everything I might like to see explained in a book (or website) will turn a simple list into an encyclopedia so authors have to decide what goes in and what stays out. We all choose which books to buy according to how well the author's list of ins and outs agree with our needs or desires.[/QUOTE]
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