Note also the word "blank" which names the piece of metal that has been struck. For example, if you are discussing the authenticity of a coin, the slice can be a determining factor. "What kind of coin do you trade?" your answer: "You speak of the denomination or the reverse?", your interlocutor will answer you perhaps "I speak of the type of reverses, because I collect only the coins of the LIBERTAS type".įinally, before seeing the picture illustrating my words so far, I spare you the word "slice" as it is obvious, but I still talk about it because yes, you may have to talk about the slice of an ancient coin. Remember to clarify or ask for clarification. This way of speaking of "type" for two different things is common and if you do not pay attention, you will talk about something with your interlocutor while he is talking about something else. Still looking at the photo below, the character of the reverse (character right) being PAX we speak of a sestertius PAX type. Indeed, we say "type of money" which refers to the denomination (denarius, sestertius.) but also the "type" which indicates the character of reverses. I want to make a specific part on this subject because the use of this word is difficult for beginners and even sometimes for advanced collectors. To complete, a word will be meet for several different elements, it is the word "type". For the example in the photo below, the Emperor Britannicus has a "bust bareheaded, draped and turned left". If anyone asks you what is the bust of the coin, he does not wait for you to give the name of the emperor, but: the crown, the cloth. The bust obviously indicates the portrait and implies the description of the clothes, crowns, jewels and items. The grenetis refers to the small dots around the coin (see photo). We will speak of the "field" of the currency designating the smooth and unregistered part. When you discuss with collectors you will speak of "legend" which is also called "titulature" to describe the words and abbreviations inscribed on the currency. Homogeneity errors with mixture metals. Striking techniques and accidental strikes.Clothes, crowns and busts orientations.All illustrated coins are with copyright photo permission of : Numismatica Ars Classica. The associated legends for each emperor and each type. There are also over 30 distribution maps.Before starting, I remind you that you have the tool "image search engine" " for already identify the emperor and the type of reverse. Over 800 coins are illustrated in over 1600 colour photographs showing both obverse and reverse for each coin. Throughout, indications are made of the numbers and distribution of particular Roman coin finds in Britain. The text provides an introduction to the history of each period and then outlines the coinage (denominations, mints, contemporary copies etc.), using Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) and British Museum (BM) coins as illustrations. Written by Sam Moorhead of the British Museum, this book provides a chronological overview of Roman coinage from the Republican period (300BC) to the early 5th century, with an emphasis on Roman coinage used in Britain. With over 1600 colour photographs this is the only book on Roman Coins you will ever need! This book is also an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to take Roman Coinage research to a more serious level as details of the coin & emperor etc are provided in great detail. Finally, a Roman coin book that enables the serious amateur a quick and clear way to identify the Roman coinage commonly found in Britain.
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