Classical Studies : Numismatics :
a guide to Library Resources
Contents:
Dictionaries & Handbooks | Finding books |Finding journal articles etc. | Web resources |
DICTIONARIES & HANDBOOKS
The following are print-based resources
Roman provincial coinage (1991-)
[An on-going reference guide which acts as a companion to the publication Roman imperial coinage - see next entry]
Roman imperial coinage (10 volumes, 1923-1994)
[Standard reference work on coins of the Roman Empire. A revised edition has only proceeded as far as volume 1. A companion to the publication Roman provincial coinage - see previous entry]
Roman republican coinage (2 volumes, 1974)
[Standard handbook on coinage of the Roman republic]
Ancient Greek coins (2nd rev. edition, 1990)
[Guide to Greek coinage up to the Roman conquest]
Ancient history from coins (1995)
[Introduction to Greek and Roman numismatics]
Dictionary of ancient Greek coins (1986)
Dictionary of ancient Roman coins (1990)
[These companion volumes provide a valuable background to Greek & Roman coins]
Testimonia numaria : Greek & Latin texts concerning ancient Greek coinage : Vol.1 : texts & translations (1993)
[A compilation of Greek and Latin texts (with English translation) concerning ancient Greek coinage]
The following are web-based resources
Byzantine numismatics
[Collections of images of Byzantine coins]
Perseus Coin Catalog
[A catalogue of coins from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Arthur S. Dewing Collection, & the Bowdoin College Museum of Art]
Roman provincial coinage online
[Part of a project which aims to produce a standard typology of the provincial coinage of the Roman Empire from its beginning in 44 BC to its end in AD 296/7]
Sylloge nummorum Graecorum
[The purpose of Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum is to publish illustrated catalogues of Greek coins in public and private collections in the British Isles. 'Greek' includes the coins produced by all ancient civilisations of the Mediterannean and neighbouring regions except Rome, though it does include the Roman Provincial series often known as 'Greek Imperials']
Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins (VCRC)
[On-line catalog of Roman coins]
FINDING BOOKS USING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
Books can be found by searching the library catalogue. The following are terms which can be browsed using the Subject Heading option:
Coins, Ancient
Coins, Greek
Coins, Roman
Coinage Greece
Coinage Rome
Money History
Numismatics Greek
Numismatics Roman
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES USING DATABASES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
For most topics the databases listed in the Databases for Classics guide should be sufficient for finding journal articles, but those researchers needing to undertake a more comprehensive literature search should note the following additional bibliographical sources:
L'Annee philologique [print]
[The premier index for Classics - if it's unfamiliar, read this description before attempting to use it. See especially Section IV C: Numismatique in each annual printed volume for topics in numismatics]
Byzantine numismatic bibliography, 1950-1965 [print]
Byzantine numismatic bibliography, 1966-1994 [print]
Numismatic bibliography [print]
[Published in 1985, this general numismatic bibliography includes Greek & Roman coinage]
WEB RESOURCES
Ancient Greek & Roman coins
[This site is written from the perspective of a collector & is not an academic site. Nevertheless, it is a useful starting point for those who are new to numismatics]
International Numismatic Commission
[Established to facilitate cooperation between scholars and between institutions in the field of numismatics and related disciplines]
This page is maintained by Jennifer Osborn
Last update: 17 August 2007
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