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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 4043703, member: 82616"]Never copy and paste attributions or accept them on face value. For instance, the Domitian As I posted earlier was attributed as BMC 884 - it is actually unlisted in the BM! What this well respected dealer was citing actually is a left facing portrait of the type, not the right facing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I never cite references I do not have sitting on my shelves. There are a few I don't use because they either are not well known (Carradice for Domitian, Butcher for Syria) or too broad (Sear, Van Meter). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Such a daunting task! As you already know, the two catalogues are arranged quite differently - RIC strictly chronologically, BMC chronologically by metal. My collection is arranged according to RIC, but I'm not happy about it. A quinarius sitting next to a sestertius seems odd to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 4043703, member: 82616"]Never copy and paste attributions or accept them on face value. For instance, the Domitian As I posted earlier was attributed as BMC 884 - it is actually unlisted in the BM! What this well respected dealer was citing actually is a left facing portrait of the type, not the right facing. Personally, I never cite references I do not have sitting on my shelves. There are a few I don't use because they either are not well known (Carradice for Domitian, Butcher for Syria) or too broad (Sear, Van Meter). Such a daunting task! As you already know, the two catalogues are arranged quite differently - RIC strictly chronologically, BMC chronologically by metal. My collection is arranged according to RIC, but I'm not happy about it. A quinarius sitting next to a sestertius seems odd to me.[/QUOTE]
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