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Roman Base Metal Coins - A Price Guide  

The new third edition of the best value guide book, to Roman Base Metal coins. This book contains approximate values for the common types of base metal Roman coins dated between 241 BC and 518 AD. It also features hundreds of actual size drawings. New in this edition is information on how to clean Roman coins, and a list of 3^rd - 6^th century mint town markings.  

• Current market values in GBP and US$ for Fine or Very Fine grades from 241BC - 498AD
• Hundreds of accurate line drawings of most coin types
• Separate drawings of common reverses to aid identification
• A list of 3rd - 6th Century Mint town markings
• Instructions on how to clean freshly dug Roman Coins
• Historical notes of coinage changes and metal types
• Unique reference numbers for each coin
• Includes values for common barbaric types
• Information on Roman coin grading

If you already have a collection of Roman base metal coins, or have an interest in them, this book will shed a lot of light on exactly what coins you have and provide approximate market valuations based on recent dealers selling prices and auction results. 

'Roman Base Metal Coins - A Price Guide' contains current market values for all Roman non Gold or Silver coins used in the Republic, Imperial Empire and breakaway usurper Empires, as well as the later divided East and West Empires.

With market values in GBP and US$ listed by type, known varieties listed or shown, it really is the best value paperback on Roman base metal Coins. 

It's a small A5 book (21 x 15cm) and is especially handy to take to shops, coin meetings, boot sales or other places where it isn't practical to take a giant heavy book. 

'This is a book for the collector and metal detectorist rather than the scholar and, as such, needs to be pocket-sized and inexpensive. I have assumed that the reader will be more interested in assigning a coin to its proper period or Emperor rather than in working out the meaning of the design on the reverse and, therefore, whilst most of the usual obverse portraits and legends are illustrated, the reverses are dealt with in a much more cursory manor. Further, NOT ALL Roman base metal coins are included. This is a selection of the available material, hopefully including the vast majority of the coins the collector is likely to encounter in real life.'

Price: £5.95 + £1.25 p&p U. K. (Ref: b0168)