Greek Coins and Their Values Volume 1: Europe

by David R. Sear

This completely new catalogue of Greek coins sets out to achieve what has not been attempted namely, a listing with values of virtually every type of Hellenic coinage. The average collector should be able to locate in this catalogue all the types he is likely to encounter, in one denomination or another, and the historical notes provide valuable background information. Complementing this comprehensive listing of Greek coins is a selection of contemporary Celtic coins, the designs of which are largely derived from Greek types. This first volume covers the Greek coins of Europe arranged in geographical order from Spain in the West to the Peloponnese and Crete. There are 3,395 coins listed and 1500 illustrations taken from coins in the British Museum, a table of ancient alphabets and an index

322 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Joe Sabet]

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