foreign publications
Sayles Wayne G. - Ancient Coin Collecting IV: Roman Provincial Coinage, Iola 1998, ISBN 0873415523.
198 pages B5 format, hardcover with wrapper.
An illustrated, cross-sectional study of the minting of the Roman provinces: the Western Provinces (Britain, Gaul, Germania, Recession, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia), the Balkans and Greece, Asia Minor and Mesopotamia, the land of the Levant, Roman Egypt, and the Roman provinces in Africa. The book also includes portraits of rulers depicted on coins and the iconography of these coins in the form of portrait styles depicted, types of architecture (cities, temples), transportation, astronomy and astrology. A separate section shows masterpieces of provincial minting. The book also shows how to read coins (including reading abbreviations), dates of issue, location of mints, circulation of coins in practice and their denominations. Each section described has links to further literature on the topic. The book contains more than 300 photos, including an illustrated guide to the rulers of the era. Numerous useful tables and maps min. cities - mints and their dating system. Index, glossary and bibliography. A valuable reference tool for the minting of the Roman provinces.
