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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3942249, member: 93416&quot;]Another general book I should have mentioned of course is the update of the Thompson Collection published by Attic Books in 1992</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Medieval-Coins-Christian-J-Thomsen-Collection/9179134819/bd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Medieval-Coins-Christian-J-Thomsen-Collection/9179134819/bd" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Medieval-Coins-Christian-J-Thomsen-Collection/9179134819/bd</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It lists 4,000 types and illustrates about 400 of them. However, I have to admit I own a copy and hardly ever used it. Seemed to me it was not often enough useful to me in tracking stuff down – maybe 400 coin pics is not enough – maybe they picked the wrong coins to illustrate? Maybe its just me…….</p><p><br /></p><p>My most most useful guide to commoner medieval European coins came from a tip from Marcus Phillips:</p><p><br /></p><p>It is copies of the auction catalogues “Numismatica” issued by Wendt KG in the 1970’s I own auctions XII and XXI.</p><p><br /></p><p>They illustrated hundred of commoner medieval coins – I presume at every auction (?). Time and time again when I was stuck I got a big clue from their plates. They only come up for sale occasionally – but seem to go cheap when they do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here was one:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.auctiones.ch/browse.html?auction=52&amp;lot=10534" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.auctiones.ch/browse.html?auction=52&amp;lot=10534" rel="nofollow">https://www.auctiones.ch/browse.html?auction=52&amp;lot=10534</a></p><p><br /></p><p>These days hunting obscure parts of the web is probably a better bet though</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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