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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 4594186, member: 56653"]I have long reached the conclusion that a catalog's purpose is to give you a reference point so that other numismatists/collectors know what you're talking about even without seeing the coin in question, and at best you can get general notes on some other aspects like dating and overall historical context. Thus any and all further answers must be gathered from individual research into more specialized literature and/or direct/indirect historical sources. It is all well known. But sometimes it's easy to get pedantic, especially regarding RIC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 4594186, member: 56653"]I have long reached the conclusion that a catalog's purpose is to give you a reference point so that other numismatists/collectors know what you're talking about even without seeing the coin in question, and at best you can get general notes on some other aspects like dating and overall historical context. Thus any and all further answers must be gathered from individual research into more specialized literature and/or direct/indirect historical sources. It is all well known. But sometimes it's easy to get pedantic, especially regarding RIC.[/QUOTE]
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