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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 5139635, member: 75525&quot;][USER=115398]@Everett Guy[/USER]&nbsp; I am a big fan of books on ancient coins. Some are better than others. Online sources are better for estimating price. I hope you enjoy the learning experience as much as I have.</p><p>I started collecting ancient coins about 15 years ago. I looked around a bit and decided to concentrate on Roman and bought the book suggested by the coin shop where I bought a few LRBs. The book was inexpensive and listed the Roman Emperors. After looking a bit, I picked Roman Republican coins, hence my name here. I jumped to a $100 book by Sear, vol. 1. Over time I picked up dozens of books. I do not go to them for price guidance. I do go to them for background, approximate dates and relative price. When I started I did not know of online sources and wanted to see what a coin should look like before I bought it. The following coin is not common. I found it in several books I own, see below. Having information on the coin convinced me to bid well above the price estimate because it was important to me. FYI, I found the coin in several books, see list.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1205843[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1205844[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1205847[/ATTACH]</p><p>Crawford 36/5, wt std – 270 grams</p><p>Aes Grave 23</p><p>Sydenham 82</p><p>Vecchi 92</p><p>Thurlow-Vecchi 62, wt std = 256 grams</p><p>RBW –.</p><p>Historia Numorum Italy 341.</p><p>Haeberlin p 55 – 56, plate 22, 17 – 20; wt range 34 – 54 grams; 45 examples; avg wt = 41.91 = 256 eq as</p><p>Garrucci lists a Mercury / Prow Right coin, but no Prow Left.</p><p>Kircheriano table 3a, #5B.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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