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SEAR, DAVID, Greek Imperial Coins and Their Values: The Local Coinages of the Roman Empire, Seaby, London, 2001

This catalogue is unique in providing the collector with the only comprehensive and authoritative guide devoted specifically to the local coinages of the Roman Empire, undoubtedly the most neglected series in the whole of ancient classical numismatics. The catalogue is arranged in three sections: first, the coins bearing the heads of emperors and empresses are catalogued in their chronological sequences, reign by reign. This arrangement aids the collector in identification and emphasizes the true importance of the local series as a compliment to the empire-wide Roman state coinage. Within each reign the issues are placed in their traditional geographical sequence, as are the quasi autonomous coins (those without imperial names and portraits) which are listed separately in section two. The third section of the catalogue lists contemporary changes - the products of independent and semi-independent states belonging to the same era as Greek Imperial issues - and, in many instances, completes the listing begun in the two volumes of "Greek Coins and Their Values". With 1,750 illustrations and 10 maps.