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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3301936, member: 57495"]<font size="4"></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">The <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=milne" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=milne" rel="nofollow">numiswiki entry</a> seems to want to make the same point but still give Milne the benefit of the doubt... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p>"Milne, J. <i>A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum.</i> (Oxford, 1933, reprints with supplement).</p><p><br /></p><p>Catalog primarily of the coins donated by Milne to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford England. It's an extensive collection, very precise descriptions of the obverse types <b>(likely still ahead of its time)</b>. It relies on extensive cataloging information at the back of the book (a pain at times). It can be problematic for new collectors to use. Obverse inscriptions among the most reliable and reverse date placements are very accurate. One can absorb a lot of information from different parts of the book. It's about as extensive in scope as the ANS collection."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3301936, member: 57495"][SIZE=4] The [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=milne']numiswiki entry[/URL] seems to want to make the same point but still give Milne the benefit of the doubt... :D[B][/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] "Milne, J. [I]A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum.[/I] (Oxford, 1933, reprints with supplement). Catalog primarily of the coins donated by Milne to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford England. It's an extensive collection, very precise descriptions of the obverse types [B](likely still ahead of its time)[/B]. It relies on extensive cataloging information at the back of the book (a pain at times). It can be problematic for new collectors to use. Obverse inscriptions among the most reliable and reverse date placements are very accurate. One can absorb a lot of information from different parts of the book. It's about as extensive in scope as the ANS collection."[/QUOTE]
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