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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2137312, member: 19463&quot;]Understanding RIC numbers is hard enough when you wn the books but trying to generate numbers from outside sources is going to trip you up here and there.&nbsp; The worst part is that all sections of RIC are not consistent.&nbsp; First realize that the numbering starts over for each mint in this volume but does not in some others (V and before and X).&nbsp; That is why JA gave you the page number.&nbsp; You must mention either the mint name or page number to separate this from other coins numbered 18.&nbsp; Volume VI is unusual in the use of 18a and 18b for the same coin of two different rulers.&nbsp; Some others would have used a different number for each (18 and 19) and most of the earlier volumes would have separated similar reverses for two rulers by several pages keeping all together for each ruler even though both used the same mint at the same time to make coins of the same design.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC is a great set of books.&nbsp; I suggest purchase of the volumes that cover the coins you like best if you don&#039;t need the whole set BUT don&#039;t let the catalog numbers take the fun out of your collecting.&nbsp; You need to know that your coin was made in Alexandria because of the ALE and that it was made by the third workshop because it has the gamma.&nbsp; You really don&#039;t need to know the catalog number and I never suggest trying to figure out what a number might be because you find a similar but not identical coin with reference numbers.&nbsp; So many people do this that a significant part of the coins you see listed by amateur sellers have the wrong numbers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as collecting something else, I see no area of ancient coins that would be any better in this regard.&nbsp; What I suggest you give up is worrying about numbers unless you are serious enough about them to buy the book (not an illegal copy!).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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