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Roman Silver Coins - A Price Guide By Richard J. Plant. 2nd Edition © MMVI ISBN: 0-948964-71-5 A fully updated Price guide of over 850 silver Roman coins dated 280 BC - 476 AD, with their market values in GBP and USD, notes on changes in the coinage over the years and over 700 drawings to aid identification. The preceding 1st edition of this book was ISBN 0-948964-55-3.
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2 Contents
Preface and Important Note Roman Republic Identification Questionnaire Imperatorial and Imperial Index of Rulers/Coin Issuers
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Phase 1: The Republic The Didrachm period before 211BC The Un-Named Coins of the Denarius Period The Named Coins of the Roman Republic
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Phase 2: The Imperatorial Period
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The Battle of Actium
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Phase 3: The Roman Empire
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(The Imperial Period) Appendices: I. Extra Notes Ordered by Coin Number II. The Names and Titles III. Grading Roman Coins – A Rough Guide IIII. The ranks of Caesar and Augustus V. Mint Cities VI. A Little Advice on Cleaning Roman Silver Coins Acknowledgements/Cover Coin
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3 Preface This is meant to be a book for the ordinary collector, or for people just developing an interest in Roman Silver Coins. For this reason it has been made as simple as possible. Such a reader, I believe, wants to know two things about his (or her) coin; which Emperor minted it and roughly how much it is worth. On the whole the obverse portrait will, therefore, be more important than the Allegorical figure - or whatever is on the reverse. Though comparatively few reverses are catalogued, I have tried to illustrate all the obverses I have seen for Imperial coins. The Republican period has been a headache to catalogue - I feel th