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<p>[QUOTE="akeady, post: 4168323, member: 83175"]Sear's book isn't "Roman Republic Coins and their Value", it's "Roman Coins and their Values". Volume I covers Roman Republican coins and coins of the 12 Caesars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have it and it's a pretty good book - it doesn't cover every coin type that exists, but many of the more common types and popular rare types too.</p><p>The prices aren't very useful - it will give an idea of what's common and what's rare, but not really what to pay for anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crawford's "Roman Republican Coinage" is much better for Republican coins - nearly all types covered and with a lot more information than Sear. I suppose you're using either potdevin.fr or the ANS's CRRO database? The coins on those sites are listed by RRC number, but there's little other information - the book (in 2 volumes) has much more information. With the paperback edition, it's pretty cheap now too -</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Republican-Coinage-Paperback-Set/dp/1108753507/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Roman+Republican+Coins&qid=1582646543&sr=8-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Republican-Coinage-Paperback-Set/dp/1108753507/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Roman+Republican+Coins&qid=1582646543&sr=8-4" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Republican-Coinage-Paperback-Set/dp/1108753507/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Roman+Republican+Coins&qid=1582646543&sr=8-4</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you collect Imperatorial coins struck in the late Republic, Sear's "History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators" is an excellent book, putting the coins into historical context. Of the many books Sear has written, and I have bought, this is my favourite.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, if you only collect silver coins, the little "Roman Silver Coins" volume I -</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Silver-Coins-Republic-Augustus/dp/0900652446/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Roman+Silver+coins&qid=1582646918&sr=8-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Silver-Coins-Republic-Augustus/dp/0900652446/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Roman+Silver+coins&qid=1582646918&sr=8-7" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Silver-Coins-Republic-Augustus/dp/0900652446/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Roman+Silver+coins&qid=1582646918&sr=8-7</a></p><p>- is a good book - small and cheap and covers more or less all silver coins from the Republic and Augustus. Other volumes cover later coins. There's little information, but useful cross-references to Crawford and Sydenham.</p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="akeady, post: 4168323, member: 83175"]Sear's book isn't "Roman Republic Coins and their Value", it's "Roman Coins and their Values". Volume I covers Roman Republican coins and coins of the 12 Caesars. I have it and it's a pretty good book - it doesn't cover every coin type that exists, but many of the more common types and popular rare types too. The prices aren't very useful - it will give an idea of what's common and what's rare, but not really what to pay for anything. Crawford's "Roman Republican Coinage" is much better for Republican coins - nearly all types covered and with a lot more information than Sear. I suppose you're using either potdevin.fr or the ANS's CRRO database? The coins on those sites are listed by RRC number, but there's little other information - the book (in 2 volumes) has much more information. With the paperback edition, it's pretty cheap now too - [URL]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Republican-Coinage-Paperback-Set/dp/1108753507/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Roman+Republican+Coins&qid=1582646543&sr=8-4[/URL] If you collect Imperatorial coins struck in the late Republic, Sear's "History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators" is an excellent book, putting the coins into historical context. Of the many books Sear has written, and I have bought, this is my favourite. Actually, if you only collect silver coins, the little "Roman Silver Coins" volume I - [URL]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Silver-Coins-Republic-Augustus/dp/0900652446/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Roman+Silver+coins&qid=1582646918&sr=8-7[/URL] - is a good book - small and cheap and covers more or less all silver coins from the Republic and Augustus. Other volumes cover later coins. There's little information, but useful cross-references to Crawford and Sydenham. ATB, Aidan.[/QUOTE]
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