ROMAN COINS : ELEMENTARY MANUAL - Gnecchi, 1903 - NUMISMATICS, ANCIENT COINS

ROMAN COINS: ELEMENTARY MANUAL Book Details + Condition: Spink and Son (London). Second Edition, 1903. Hardcover. 261 pages, with illustrative tables, as well as numerous illustrations of Roman coin examples. Translated by the Rev. Alfred Watson Hands. The author provides a comprehensive guide to the identification, valuation, collecting and displaying of Roman coins. A historical analysis of Roman coins is also provided. Chapters include:- Collections and Collectors - The History and Aim of Collections- Ancient and Modern Collections- On the Rarity and Value of Coins- Private and Public Collections- Special and General Collections- The Catalogue of A Collection, and The Arrangement of the Coins in the Cabinet- On the Ancient Deposits Which Have Been Discovered- Forgeries- How to Take Impressions and Clean Coins- Technical Terms- The Republic: Bronze Coinage- Silver Coinage- Companion and Other Coins Struck Outside Rome- The Officers of the Mint- The Legends- Alphabetical Lists of the