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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3192450, member: 14873&quot;]One of the oldest general reference books on Roman coins .………</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824483[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(By Zander H. Klawans)</p><p><br /></p><p>……… is, in my opinion, one of the most useful to this day. New editions (still bound in the familiar green buckram) can be purchased for just a few dollars from Amazon and for those who treasure nostalgia, used copies are readily available for right around a ten dollar bill. I bought my copy in 1953 (the first year of publication) at the coin department of Joske’s of Texas in San Antonio - many years before most members of this Forum were born. I still have my original copy and use it frequently.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was immediately very popular with the few Ancient coin collectors I knew. And rightly so, for it possessed&nbsp; many virtues: It was small enough and sufficiently robust enough to be carried on one’s person or in a coin folder, so that it could be easily referenced at a coin show or during discussions. It was also cheap enough that even low ranking GIs (I was one) could afford a copy without cutting into the monthly laundry allowance.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it wasn’t just the physical attributes that made this little book so popular. Here, for the first time, was a handy reference that showed you how to easily READ the legends on Roman coins! Additionally, there was copious information that aided you in dating your coins. An added bonus were sections devoted to illustrations of the the various coin denominations, brief biographical summaries of Emperors and their families and listings of the variations of their titles …… and so on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t remember what this book cost me in 1953 - probably about $5 - but it has been worth every cent! I highly recommend it to all collectors of Roman Imperial coins no matter what your level of expertise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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