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Roman Silver Coins - A Price Guide

Contains current British market values for Roman Silver coins (including very base silver and silver plated/washed) used in the Republic, Imperial Empire and breakaway Gallic, British and other usurper Empires, as well as the later divided East and West Empires.

Above: A line drawing, of the type used throughout the book, and drawn by the author. Not as colourful as real photographs, but there is no doubt they can often be more of a help with identification. The legends are always readable and the details are always very clear.  

• Current market values in Fine or Very Fine grades from c211BC - 476AD
• Hundreds of accurate line drawings of most coin types
• Notes of the historical figures and gods that appear on the coins
• A list of 3rd - 6th Century Mint town markings
• Information about how to clean Roman Silver 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
• High quality card laminated jacket

Following on from the successful 'Roman Base Metal Coins - A Price Guide', this slightly bigger book provides the same information for the Silver coins of the whole period in which the Romans were the worlds top civilisation (debatable perhaps, but certainly Europe's top civilisation!). 

'Roman Silver Coins - A Price Guide' contains current British market values for all Roman Silver coins used in the Republic, Imperial Empire and breakaway usurper Empires, as well as the later divided East and West Empires. It also covers very base silver and silvered base metal coins.

For the first time, the most commonly encountered Silver Roman coins can be inexpensively identified and some idea of value can be gained. The line drawings of most obverse types mean that the legend is clear and readable in the book, and it makes a great aid to identification, as does the alphabetical list of emperors/empresses.

With market values 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, or a whole volume of books. This book has a stiffer cover than the previous base metal book, and also has better quality, slightly thicker pages.  

Above: Julia Domna Silver Denarius, dated 196-211 AD  

'This is meant to be a book for the ordinary collector, metal detectorist 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 that the usual way of listing by family name is extremely difficult for the non-expert, so I have tried a different method.   Perhaps my readers will tell me if this is any better! I am sorry that I was unable to list every Republican coin. I only hope that the selection I have offered represents most of the coins that most collectors are likely to come across'

Price: £5.95 + £1.25 p&p U. K. (Ref: b0169)