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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3192010, member: 44316&quot;]Some beginners want to know more about ancient coins in general. Some have specific questions they ask on CT. CT is a good place to learn. Many of us older members are happy to respond.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to take this thought to another, higher, level. Inquiring minds want to know. How can they know?&nbsp; They can read about ancient coins on CT or web sites like mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>or Doug&#039;s:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>or many other sites listed here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/sitelinks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/sitelinks.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/sitelinks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you buy a coin you probably want to learn about it after you buy it. However, if you learn about ancient coins in general <b>before</b> you buy, you will choose coins to buy that are more interesting and more pleasing. They used to say &quot;Buy the book before the coin.&quot;&nbsp; The idea is still true, but I know many of you are satisfied with web sites.</p><p><br /></p><p>But web sites do not give you a big picture. There is so much about coinage that books cover that web sites do not.&nbsp; A general book on Roman coins will answer a lot of the questions asked on CT, open your eyes to what is out there and why it is interesting, and advance you from &quot;beginner&quot; to &quot;intermediate&quot; (and informed) collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an old guy, I think many CT members are making serious mistakes by not learning more <b>before</b> they buy. Coin collecting is a hobby of the mind. Coins are just metal disks until you know something about them.&nbsp; First you learn they are old. Wow!&nbsp; 1700 years old (or more)!&nbsp; Then you learn who or where they were issued.&nbsp; Athens!&nbsp; Wow! I&#039;ve heard of Athens. Commodus. He was in the movie <i>Gladiator</i>!&nbsp; But, there is so much more to know (that is a great pleasure) that you might not even know about at all! What were they worth? Taxes. Economy. Coin reforms. Silver purity. Bust and hair styles. Moneyers. If you only knew them, you would agree there are many interesting things about Roman or Greek coins that go beyond the CT level of information.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might even be able to answer CT questions instead of pose them!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I am encouraging you to get a book. Get several. They are cheap!&nbsp; Much cheaper than coins and more valuable. More valuable?&nbsp; Yes! The &quot;mind&quot; part of a &quot;hobby of the mind&quot; can be developed by books. Then you will buy better, enjoy more, and you will choose to get coins that interest you more.&nbsp; As you learn about quality, you will buy coins at better prices for their types. Good books are an investment with a high return.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my educational pages has some book reviews:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/pages/edit/coins/ed/numis/learnmore.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/pages/edit/coins/ed/numis/learnmore.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/pages/edit/coins/ed/numis/learnmore.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay. I&#039;ll say it again. I&#039;m an old guy and learned a lot by reading books. Maybe you haven&#039;t. But I find it surprising that someone would collect ancient coins without having books like these:</p><p><br /></p><p>Carradice and Price: <i>Coinage in the Greek World</i></p><p>Burnett: <i>Coinage in the Roman World</i></p><p>Butcher: <i>Roman Provincial Coins: An Introduction to the Greek Imperials</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Jenkins: <i>Ancient Greek Coins</i>&nbsp; (The first edition is far better than the second)</p><p>Sutherland: <i>Roman Coins</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Jones: <i>A Dictionary of Ancient Greek Coins</i></p><p>Jones: <i>A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Grant: <i>Roman History from Coins</i></p><p>Harl: <i>Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B. C. to A. D. 700</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Grierson: <i>Byzantine Coins</i></p><p>Whitting: <i>Byzantine Coins </i></p><p><br /></p><p>Read my book-review page to find out more. Then I recommend you splurge on books to double your pleasure with the coins you already own and the ones you will buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824245[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff00ff">Ancient Greek Coins SOLD</span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824246[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824247[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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