Greek Coins and Their Values Volume 1: Europe

by David R. Sear

The first volume of this catalogue deals with the issues of the Greek cities in Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, Macedon and Thrace, Illyria and Central Greece, the Peloponnese, the Aegean Islands and Crete; also the Punic and RomanoCeltiberian coinage of Spain, and the Celtic coinages of Gaul, Britain (uninscribed issues), and Central Europe. The primary arrangement is geographical (west to east) and the listings are divided between Archaic issues (before circa 480 BC) and Classical and Hellenistic (later 5th century down to 1st century BC).

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Joe Sabet · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the price and ease of use, 5 stars. The ease of use is great for what it is, but it’s still far from ideal. Greek coins have harder legends to decipher than Latin ones, so this problem mixed with the variables of wear, corrosion, patina and striking pressure make identification for a lot of lower end coins extremely difficult. For example, I have a greek coin with Tyche on obverse, and an unknown figure (maybe Apollo) standing left and leaning on a tripod behind him/her. The legend looks like AKAP to start with. If these four contiguous letters are correct, I still couldn’t find the name of a city/kingdom with these letters in the index of either volume. Maybe it’s a king’s name, or maybe I read it incorrectly altogether. Since the books don’t show every coin, i’ll have to read all the segments that cover the diameter size. Still no luck. I think a better guide might put reverse designs together, or obverse designs. Online searches are even worse. Still glad I own this book, just leaves me wishing