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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2753519, member: 44316&quot;]Emmett is close to a complete list of types, which is why it is the most-cited work. However, as others have noted, it lacks photos and the type-descriptions are so concise that you don&#039;t always get a mental image of what is on the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently wrote a page on &quot;year 5&quot; coins of Severus Alexander:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/SevAlex/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/SevAlex/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/SevAlex/</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>For most issues the concise listings of Emmett cause no problems. However, for these types there is a problem. Emmett has the flaw that it does not distinguish &quot;Roman style&quot; from the usual Alexandrian style. So, two easily distinguishable types (see my page) are not distinguished. In Milne, you can tell them apart using the reverse legend which Milne gives and Emmett does not (Roman style spells out the year, Alexandrian style does not). For year 5 the type of Serapis standing is listed by Emmett as occurring in years 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12. I think it occurs in both styles for years 4, 5, and 7 but only Alexandrian style for years 8, 10, 11, and 12, but there is no way of knowing from Emmett alone. </p><p><br /></p><p>Geissen (the 5-volume work) has many photos which are helpful to get a feeling for what the coins are like. If a piece is &quot;Roman style&quot; you can look at it and tell. You can&#039;t judge artwork from Emmett&#039;s words &quot;Serapis standing.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom of my page lists some good reference works on Alexandrian coins, including sale catalogs. Forschner has 1400 coins photographed. Yes, it is in German but the pictures are in English!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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