In addition to our selection of Specialized Reference Books - Ancient Coins and World Coins & Currency shown below be sure to take a look at our newest selection of Specialized Numismatic Literature which also contain an extensive selection of books on the subject.
Overstruck Greek Coins - By David MacDonald
Overstruck Greek Coins is intended for serious collectors of ancient coins, but it is intriguing enough to appeal to general collectors and historians. It is the first book-length study to explain how Greek coins were overstruck, when they were overstruck, and why they were overstruck. Its revelations offer new understanding to students of ancient history.
Collecting Ancient Greek Coins - By Paul Rynearson
Build your own collection of Ancient Greek Coins with an Expert's valuable advise. Join Paul Rynearson as he applies these lessons to collecting 25 different types of ancient Greek coins. You'll explore Athenian owls, money of the Bible, Greek Imperial issues, and other classic coins. Soon you'll be ready to take your own journey to ancient Greece, and create a unique, highly personal, and rewarding coin collection.
Coins of the Bible - by Arthur L. Friedberg
Written by Arthur Friedberg, you will see how each coin reflects the politics of its time. The coins will be presented in a mostly chronological order. This book contains the following replica coins from Biblical times: Widow's Mite - Gold Daric - Lepton - Tribute Penny - Half-Shekel and Shekel
The Early Dated Coins of Europe 1234-1500 - By Robert A. Levinson
Robert Levinson's new and comprehensive work, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500 is an indispensable work on the topic of early dated coinage. For decades the only similar work has been Frey's Dated European Coinage Prior to 1501. Levinson's new book on the subject is far superior and has corrected the errors, removed the duplicate listings in Frey’s work, and expanded the number of coins catalogued and described to over 1,000 distinct types and numerous more subtypes and variants. If collecting medieval coinage is your thing you need this book!
100 Greatest Ancient Coins - By Harlan J. Berk
In this beautifully illustrated book, Harlan J. Berk, one of America's best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of Greece, Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and other parts of the ancient world.
Ancient Methods of Coining by G. F. Hill
Ancient Methods of Coining by George Hill is a well written detailed description of how coins are made from 700 BCE through the Greek and Roman periods.
Ancient Greek & Roman Coins - By Whitman
This Handbook of Ancient Greek & Roman Coins combines the two main references that collectors have depended on for nearly forty years in the study of ancient Greek & Roman coins. The book touches upon every aspect of ancient coinage, from the minting process, what the symbolism on the coin signifies, information on how to properly identify and attribute, has more than 1,000 actual size photographs, and information on how to interpret dates and inscriptions.
Ancient Coin Collecting - By Krause
A complete road map through the intriguing world of ancient coins with more than 300 photos and numerous tables and charts, this book will provide you with the necessary tools needed to survive this often-bewildering area on numismatics.
Ancient Coin Collecting II - By Wayne G. Sayles
Relive the power and majesty of one of history's greatest civilizations. Stand face to face with the ancient Greeks as you study their coins. This book is a highly acclaimed roadmap to the hobby of collecting coins from antiquity and is packed with hundreds of illustrations to help you unearth provocative insights and learn basic elements of production, style and historical context of Greek coinage.
Ancient Coin Collecting III - By Wayne G. Sayles
Trace Roman coins from the empire's origins in the third century B.C. to its final days in the fifth century A.D. This book, third in a six-part series, presents a detailed road map to collecting these intriguing coins. You'll learn to attribute individual specimens while also gaining valuable insight into a civilization that used its extensive coinage for disseminating political propaganda.
Die Taler Der Schweiz - By Jean Paul Divo
Another long-awaited update and expansion of this 1966 classic. Includes all Cantonal taler issues, with many more varieties than the original book. Plenty of images. The layout of this book is so well done with the numbering of each coin and the identifying photo's that the fact that it is written in German presents very little problem in identifying the coins.
Late Roman Bronze Coinage - By Carson, Hill & Kent
Late Roman Bronze Coinage covers the coinage of The House of Constantine A.D. 324-346 and the bronze Roman Imperial coinage of the later Empire from A.D. 346-498.
Money of the Bible - By Kenneth Bressett
Money and coins are mentioned many times, and in many places, in the Bible. To the casual reader, these might sound like abstract or symbolic references, but to numismatists (people who collect and study money), they tell stories with deep significance. Coins give us a running commentary on biblical events in a way that no other artifacts can supply.
Not Kosher - Forgeries of Ancient Jewish and Biblical Coins - By David Hendid
David Hendin’s book “Not Kosher” list over 550 illustrated and discussed Ancient Jewish and Biblical coins that are forgeries.
The Coins & Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate 1927-1947 - By Berlin
From 1923 until May 1948, Palestine was under a British Mandate. Beginning in 1927, on the Eve of the tenth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Palestine began producing its own money. The coins and banknotes that were legal tender during these two decades are especially interesting both to collectors and historians.
In addition to our selection of Specialized Reference Books - Ancient Coins and World Coins & Currency shown above be sure to take a look at our newest selection of Specialized Numismatic Literature which also contain an extensive selection of books on the subject.
