Guy Clark's Ancient Coins and Antiquities

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Books (priced for new copies unless otherwise noted). In the US include $4 Shipping and Handling for 1st volume, $1 for 2nd and after. Foreign orders will be shipped Insured or Registered Mail, whichever is most applicable, and will be billed actual cost. Please specify whether you prefer Air or Surface mail - Air costs about twice as much but takes 7-10 days instead of 2 - 3 months.(These times refer to non-US orders.) If unsure, I can determine charges for each and email you the total to let you choose. I am able to get many other titles by special order, though I do not ordinarily stock them. If there is a title you are seeking, but don't see it listed here, please contact me and I will see if I can get it for you.

B1. Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins, Zander Klawans - an excellent inexpensive introductory volume on the two main areas of ancient coinage. Readable and informative, the perfect starter book for the beginning ancient collector - and affordable, too! 288 pages, softcover....SOLD OUT
You should be able to find this excellent starter book at bookstores such as Barnes and Noble or Waldens, anywhere that carries the US Redbook, also published by Whitman Publishers.

B2A. Ancient Coin Collecting, Wayne Sayles - another excellent and fairly inexpensive introduction to the world of ancient coin collecting. It is more updated than the previous (B1) and, I think, more helpful. It is well written and covers the topics of where ancient coins come from, addresses the ancient cultures which gave them birth, the tradition of collecting ancient coinage, where the market is at this time (including buying and selling in the various venues, reading auction catalogs, and ancients on the world wide web), how to identify ancient coins and the skills used to do so, and various ways to collect, grade and store ancient coins. This is a useful reference for the veteran collector as well as the novice. Highly recommended. 197 pgs; hardback....$25

B2B. Ancient Coin Collecting II, Numismatic Art of the Greek World, Wayne Sayles. Features coins of the Archaic, Calssical and Hellenistic periods with an expanded attribution guide. The second in the series and a good addition to anyone's library. Highly recommended, 184 pgs....$25

B2C. Ancient Coin Collecting III, The Roman World - Politics and Propaganda, Wayne Sayles. Long-awaited and finally here! A very readable and informative survey of Roman coinage covering the emperors, the history of Rome as told by its coinage and how to learn to read and understand Roman coin legends. A nice addition to this ongoing series. Highly recommended for beginner and veteran alike, 198 pgs....$25

B2D. Ancient Coin Collecting IV, Roman Provincial Coins, Wayne Sayles. Featuring coins from the reign of Augustus to the end of the 3rd Century AD, this book tours the various provinces of the empire and gives an overview of the coinage from each. there are numerous maps and over 300 photos in its 198 pages, a good overview of an interesting series....$25

B2E. Ancient Coin Collecting V, The Romaion/Byzantine Culture, Wayne Sayles. This volume explores the history, through coins, of the empire after the fall of Rome with an illustrated guide to the rulers from AD491-1453. 183 pages plus bilbliography and index. A good read for those interested in collecting Byzantine coins....$25

B2F. Ancient Coin Collecting VI, Non-Classical Cultures, Wayne Sayles. This volume explores many of the cultures not covered by the first 5 volumes. Included are the great Persian, Parthian and Sasanid cultures, the Celts, Armenians, Scythians, and Thracians, China and the Central Asian Steppes cultures, the Huns, Goths, Lombards and Vandals, Characene, Elymais, Judean coinage, the pre-Islamic cultures of the Arabian peninsula and the great Islamic dynasties. 188 pages plus bibliography and index. Another good read and a good way to round out your general knowledge of ancient coinage....$25

B2G. Classical Deception: Counterfeits, Forgeries and Reproductions of Ancient Coins, Wayne Sayles. This volume takes a candid look at the falsifying of ancient coins. It covers well-known forgers and discusses topics such as manufacturing techniques and tools and methods of detecting fakes. Illustrated with over 200 photos, 195 pages, hardbound....$25

Due to the decreasing value of the dollar compared to the British pound, I have had to increase the prices somewhat on the books published by Spink, including all the books by David Sear. I will try to hold the price down as much as I can, butincreases at this point are unavoidable.

B3A. Roman Coins and their Values, Volume 1, David Sear - the 'bible' of Roman coinage, an excellent reference for the collector desiring a good overall reference to Roman coinage from the days of the early Republic to the end of the Flavian dynasty in AD96 (i.e., through the 12 caesars). 532 pages including an introduction to the series, catalog with valuations in both pounds and dollars in 2 grades, a short history with each emperor, and hundreds of illustrations throughout. The new edition is much more complete than the previous one and is essentially complete for the Roman Republic with an extensive listing of both bronze and silver. This is a useful book and if you have no other reference for the Roman series, I highly recommend it....POR
B3B. Roman Coins and their Values, Volume 2, David Sear - the 'bible' of Roman coinage, an excellent reference for the collector desiring a good overall reference to Roman coinage from the Nerva's reign in AD96 to the end of the Severan Dynasty. 696 pages including an introduction to the series, catalog with valuations in both pounds and dollars in 2 grades, a short history with each emperor, and hundreds of illustrations throughout. The new edition is much more complete than the previous one with an extensive listing of bronze, silver and gold. This is a useful book and if you have no other reference for the Roman series, I highly recommend it....POR
The new edition is in 3 parts. Volume 3 will presumably go to the end of the Empire.

B3D. Roman Coins and their Values, 2004 Edition, David Sear - the all-in-one-volume 'bible' of Roman coinage, a reprint of the 1988 edition. 388 pages with 12 plates, covers fairly well the whole history of Rome from early Republic to the end in the 5th Century AD, though not as comprehensively as the previous volumes.........POR

B4. Roman Silver Coins and their Values, similar to the previous but dealing only with the silver coinage of the Romans, thus more complete than the basic book for this topic.

A. Volume 1 Roman Republic - Augustus......POR
B. Volume 2 Tiberius to Commodus......POR
C.Volume 3 Pertinax to Balbinus and Pupienus......POR
D.Volume 4 Gordian III to Postumus.......POR
E. Volume 5 Carausius to Romulus Augustus.......POR

B6. Roman Bronze Coins from Paganism to Christianity, 294-364 AD, by Victor Failmezger. 156 pages and 42 very nice color plates. A well laid out and planned catalogue of the Roman bronze coinage of this period from the Tetrachy through the end of the house of Constantine. The tables make it easy to use, the rarity guides are based on decades of actually searching the market for the coins (unlike RIC where many rarity guides are meaningless), and is laid out by rulers and types according to time periods, all coordinated with the volumes of RIC where you would find these coins. If you can't afford hundreds of dollars for the RIC volumes for this period but want an excellent guide and resource for collecting these coins, get this book! I like it and think you will, too....SOLD OUT

B7. Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins, J. M. Jones - an alphabetical format of people, places, things, etc. in the Roman world. A good reference for the collector who wants to know more about what he or she is collecting, 328 pages....POR

B9. Roman Provincial Coins: An Introduction to the Greek Imperials, Kevin Butcher. Published in 1988, this book is out of print, but I have managed to come acrosss a few copies. There is a lot of good information packed into these 130 pages (+ index). This is one of my favorite introductory books on the subject for its readability and handling of the subject; highly recommended....$40

B10. Greek Imperial Coins, D. Sear - a catalog of the Roman Provincial issues, 636 pages and of somewhat limited use for the serious student of this series due to enormity of the subject matter. It's about the only thing available on the series without spending a fortune on an entire library, worthwhile....POR

B11. Greek Coins and their Values, D. Sear - similar to Roman Coins (B1) in format. A good overall introduction and catalog for Greek coinage from the beginning to the end of the 1st Century BC. It comes in 2 volumes. Vol.1 (316 pgs.) covers Europe; Vol.2 (762 pgs.) covers Asia and North Africa. Each volume....POR The pair for....POR

B12. Dictionary of Ancient Greek Coins, J.M. Jones - an alphabetical format of people places and things, etc. in the Greek world. A good reference for the collector who wants to know more about what he or she is collecting, 248 pages + 5 tables....POR

B18. American Numismatic Society Museum Notes - I have several extra copies of various issues as outlined below, each with a number of selections on ancient coinage:
B. Voume 21, 1976, articles include: Three Recent Greek Accessions, Nancy Waggoner; A New Chronology for the Pre-Alexandrine Coinage of Sidon, J. Betylon; The Delta Hoard of Ptolemaic "Alexanders," 1896, O. Zervos; A Tri-Denominational Hoard of Early Roman Silver Coins from Siciliy, C. hersch; The Denarii of P. Crepusius and Roman Republican Mint Organization, T.V.Buttrey; Early Anonymous Folles from Antioch and the Chronology of Class A, W. E. Metcalf; The Merovingian CA Coinage of Austrasia, A. Stahl; Ego Sum Deus: A Mistaken Legend of Artois; The Fars Hoard: A Buyid Hoard from Fars Province, Iran, D. Whitcomb; a few modern articles and an index to Vol. 1-20. 301 pages and 18 plates, modest tear along top spine edge, slight fading of cover, otherwise in nice shape....$25

D. Volume 24, 1979, articles include: The Posthumous Alexander Coinage of Chios, R. Bauslaugh; Some Reflections on the Early Cistophoric Coibage, O. Morkholm; The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia-on-Maeander, N. Jones; The Second Reign of Demetrius II of Syria at Tarsus, A. Houghton; The Coinage of Saloninus as Augustus, N. Shiel; Roman Aurei from India, W. Metcalf; The Successive Monetary Reforms of Diocletian, P. Bruun; Engraved Gems in the Collection of the ANS: I Ancient Magical Amulets, F. and J. Schwartz; The Source for the Solidus Issued by Constantine VII in 945, Jane Matthews; The Coinage of Trebizond under isaac II (AD1185-95), with a Note on an Unfinished Byzantine Die, S. Bendall; Silver Coins of Baybars I without mint name, M. Broome; Early Islamic Transitional Gold Issues of north Africa and Sapin in the ANS, Anna Balaguer; The Work of al-Hasan b. Muhammad, Die Engraver at Isbahan and al-Muhammadiya, Carol Bier; and The Confederate Issues of 17 February 1864, R. Doty. 282 pages and 51 plates, one small mark on cover, otherwise excellent condition....$25

F. Volume 32, 1987, articles include: Studies of the Numismatic Material Found at Seuthopolis: Problems, Research Methods, and Basic Conclusions, K. Dimitrov; Two Unpublished overstrikes: New Style Athens and Aesillas the Quaestor, R. Bauslaugh; The Cappadocian Expedition of Nicomedes III Euergetes, King of Bithynia, D. Glew; The Date of the Autonomous Tetradrachms of Aegeae in Cilicia, O. Morkholm; The Michigan Finds at Carthage, 1975-79, An Analysis, W. Metcalf; Some Additional Roman Republican Overstrikes, C. Hersch; The Sicilian Coinage of Sextus Pompeius (Crawford 511), Jane Evans; The Small Armed-Man Coins of Baldwin II, P. Bedoukian; Composition and Technology of Ancient and Medieval Coinages: a Reassessment of Analytical Results, C. Morrisson, J. Barrandon, C. Brenot. 209 pages and 11 plates, few small marks on cover, otherwsie excellent condition....$25

B19. Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th Edition, David Hendin. Lists more than 525 different coins with valuations, plus ancient weights. Features translations, charts, drawings and over 900 photos. Very useful and highly recommended for the collector of Biblical coins....$75

B20. A Treasury of Jewish Coins, Ya'akov Meshorer, 2001. A revision and update of the long out of print 2 volume set by Meshorer on Jewish coinage, this book offers all the previous set did and more for half the price of that set (when you could find it). Hardbound with 356 pages including 80 plates and covering Jewish coinage from the Persian period through the Hasmonean and Roman periods. An excellent book and a must-have for the serious collector of Jewish coinage....$95

B23. Official Guide to Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations, 1st Edition, by Alex Malloy. Softbound, 257 pages of text and pictures with an introduction to the collecting of artifacts in general as well as an introduction to each section and a catalog of items with price guide, numerous illustrations in a number of plates with each section. Areas covered include Early Man-Paleolithic, Western Asiatic, Ancient Holy Land, Central Asiatic, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Pre-Columbian America plus a glossary, bibliography and index. A lot of information for one small price....$20

B24. Byzantine Coins and their Values, D. Sear - same format as Roman Coins and Greek Coins. A good introduction and catalog of the extensive and lengthy coinage of the Byzantine Empire from the fall of the western empire to the fall of Constantinople. 526 pages, illustrated....POR

B25. Coins of Medieval Europe, Grierson - a large format book that takes the confusing subject of Medieval coinage and sorts it out, century by century and country by country as it developed and evolved. Very interesting and informative. This is not a catalog, but a must if you find the subject confusing, 248 pgs....POR

B30. Odd and Curious Money, 2nd Edition, Chs. Opitz - an incredible catalog outlining the fascinating and sometimes incredible things that people throughout the world have used as money (you'll be amazed at some of the entries!). 134 pages in large format, profusely illustrated....$30

B31. An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, 1st Edition, Chs. Opitz - an even more incredible catalog which is the greatly expanded version of the previous volume outlining the fascinating and sometimes incredible things that people throughout the world have used as money (you'll be amazed at some of the entries!). 411 pages in large format, profusely illustrated, with priceguide included....$90

B33. Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmoleam Museum Oxford, by D.M. Metcalf. A well-rounded collection of over 1,200 coins of the Crusades and Latin East and west European issues found in the Latin East are illustrated on 48 excellent black and white plates with 366 pages of excellent text. This is a comprehensive survey on the classification of Crusader coins. It explains, with the help of diagrams, the revisions made since the 1983 edition; there is also an inventory of hoards and site finds of the Latin East. Also included is the research collection of Antoichene folles formed by Dr. Martin Rheinheimer and a number of Crusader gold bezants. One of the leading guides to this popular and fascinating coinage series. A must for the medieval or Crusades collector and interesting reading for anyone interested in these series....$185

B34. Coins of Crusader States, by Malloy, et. al., (New Edition). 553 pages of catalogue with numerous line drawings, 11 plates. Covers all Crusader coinages fairly comprehensively, an excellent reference for the series....SOLD OUT

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