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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2987654, member: 56859&quot;]In the absence of specialized books on that particular niche, you might want to get some old catalogs from auctions featuring sestertii and other Roman bronzes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismatica Ars Classica, for instance, often has interesting blurbs about the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the old Numismatic Fine Arts catalogs also have historical backgrounds for many of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of such a catalog and you can get a glimpse of those blurbs in the seller&#039;s photos:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Coin-catalog-THE-WILLIAM-JAMES-CONTE-COLLECTION-OF-ROMAN-SESTERTII-/132475222498?hash=item1ed82379e2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Coin-catalog-THE-WILLIAM-JAMES-CONTE-COLLECTION-OF-ROMAN-SESTERTII-/132475222498?hash=item1ed82379e2" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Coin-catalog-THE-WILLIAM-JAMES-CONTE-COLLECTION-OF-ROMAN-SESTERTII-/132475222498?hash=item1ed82379e2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a small collection of notable catalogs and they are a joy to browse, both for the incredible coins and for the write-ups.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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