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Message:: [QUOTE="Black Friar, post: 3035524, member: 76221"]At a time when Grierson published Byzantine Coins in 1962 it was and still is a valued reference as David Sear's book Byzantine Coins and their Values was still the only game in town for the most part; it wasn't updated till 1987 and first published in 1974.  When I purchased it used many years ago it certainly opened many doors as it went into the evolution of Byzantine coins over the centuries.The only other reference available was the Dunbarton Oaks.  Most of the images used in Byzantine Coins were from DOC. With this in mind, Grierson's The Medieval Coins of Europe still is an excellent primmer.  One has to remember, there was no internet back then as robust as what we now enjoy.  There is so much info and discussion today that wasn't available in the late 70's and 80's.We are really fortunate to have so much research available. We must remember the context within which they were written.  I was fortunate enough to finally afford to by the nine volumes of the DOC. Today, even used they are in the thousand dollar range or more. Many thanks to Fitz Nigel for these reviews, it took time and are well done.  On a very personal note, I purchased Torongo's book and was rewarded right off the bat.  Among others, he highlighted a modern fake Spanish two reales.  Because of that, I saved $65 by not buying one of them offered to me.  Talk about serendipity, the book certainly saved me some money.[/QUOTE]