| General Acronyms | ||
| NISC | Not In the Standard Catalogs | |
| cf | compare to; as this listing, but should have its own listing; for example, cf a drachm type reference for a hemidrachm of the same design. | |
| ff | and following = as this reference and those following it. | |
| v or var | variation from that in the reference; for example, a different legend, unlisted mintmark or officina, different reverse. | |
| Type Finders | Anson, Leo. Three volumes listed by reverse type (with index) to help identify Greek coins. The available books of series, sadly never completed, comprises of these volumes:
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| List of Greek numis. works | List of Greek numismatic works with links, at snible.org | |
| AMNG | Die Antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands (AMNG)
Volume I as pdf at archive.org Volume III as pdf at archive.org |
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| Babelon | Ernest Babelon, Description historique et chronologique des monnaies de la République romaine , 2 volumes. Available on Google books and archive org. |
1885-86 |
| BMC | Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 volumes:
| 1923-1963 |
| BMC | Greek Coins in the British Museum, 27 volumes. British Museum. Many in downloadable pdf format at Google Books, archive.org etc. | 1873-1910 |
| Boehringer | Boehringer, Coins of Syracuse. | 1929 |
| Bop | Osmund Bopearachchi, Monnaies Gréco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques. | 1991 |
| Calciati or CNS | R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum (I, II, III), Milano/Mortara | 1983-7 |
| Ceka | Ceka, H., Questions de numismatique illyrienne. State University, Tirana | 1972 |
| Clerk | MG Clerk, Catalogue of the Coins of the Achaean League PDF at archive.org | 1895 |
| Cohen | Description Historique des Monnaies frappees sous L'Empire Romain, communement appelees Medailles Imperiales - 8 volumes. Online and searchable on Google Books
| 1880-1888 |
| CNG Classical Numismatic Group |
(For unlisted coins sold by CNG, I have used their auction and lot number as reference until a reference is published). | various |
| Cr, Craw Crawford |
Michael Crawford, The Roman Republican Coinage, 2 volumes. | 1974 |
| CSE | Arthur Houghton, Coins of the Seleucid Empire | 1974 |
| Cunetio | E. Besley & R. Bland. The Cunetio Treasure. | 1983 |
| Göbl or Goebl | Robert Göbl, numerous works, but primarily referring to Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Valerianus I, Gallienus, Saloninus...2000. | 1989 |
| Grose | See McClean, below | 1923 |
| GRPC (GRPC Lydia) | Dane Kurth, Greek and Roman Provincial Coins, Lydia. 4 volumes. Can be ordered e.g. at Forum Ancient Coins book store | 1923 |
| Harl | Michael Harlan, Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins. | 1995 |
| Hendin | David Hendin, Guide to Biblical Coins. | 1996 |
| HN | Barclay Head, Historia Numorum | 1911 |
| Hunter | G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, University of Glasgow, 3 volumes
| 1899, repr. 2003 |
| Imhoof | Imhoof-Blumer, Various books from this prolific author including Monnaies Grčcques; Kleinasiatische Münzen; Flussgötter (River gods); Griechische Münzen and others. Some available on archive.org | var. years |
| Jenkins | G.K. Jenkins, Ancient Greek Coins, Coins of Greek Sicily, Coins of Gela, Coins of Punic Sicily and others. | var. years |
| Köln (Koeln) | A. Geissen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen, Köln (Cologne), 5 volumes. | 1974-1983 |
| Kurth Demos | D. Kurth, Demos, Ancient Coins depicting Demos, available on lulu.com $15 | 2010 |
| Lindgren | Lindgren & Frank Kovacs, Ancient Bronze Coins Of Asia Minor And The Levant From The Lindgren Collection, Lindgren III | 1985 |
| LRBC | R.A. Carson, Late Roman Bronze Coinage. | 1990 |
| May | J.M.F.May, Several books, incl. The Coinage of Demastion and the Lesser Coinages of the Illyro-Paeonian Region; Coinage of the Lycian League etc. | 1939 |
| McClean (aka Grose) | S.W. Grose, The McClean Collection of Greek Coins (3 volumes) | 1923 |
| Megaw | M. Megaw, Diadumenian, Provincial Coinage, available on lulu.com | 2010 |
| Mesh | Y. Meshorer, Ancient Jewish Coinage, 2 volumes | 1992 |
| Milne | J. G. Milne, A Catalog of Alexandrian Coinage in the Ashmolean Museum. | 1933 |
| Mionnet | Téodore Edme Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, grecques et romaines, avec leur degré de rarite et leur estimation 16 volumes (incl. 6 supplements and plates volumes). Online at Google Books and at archive.org | 1830 |
| MIG | Mitchiner, Michael B. Indo-Greek And Indo-Scythian Coinage. 9 volumes. | 1975-76 |
| Moushmov | Nikola Moushmov, Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula, (in Bulgarian). The Wildwinds Moushmov Section. | 1912 |
| Mueller | L. Mueller, Die Muenzen des Thracischen Koenigs Lysimachus; Coinage of Alexander III etc. | 1858 |
| NC | Numismatic Chronicle, published annually by the Royal Numismatic Society. Links to some older editions 1836-1899 | since 1836 |
| Normanby | R. Bland & A. Burnett (Ed.). The Normanby Hoard and other Roman Coin Hoards. | 1988 |
| Pegasi | Romolo Calciati, Pegasi, 2 volumes | 1989 |
| Pozzi | Jacob Hirsch, Monnaies Grecques Antiques, Collection Prof. S. Pozzi | 1920 (reprinted 1966) |
| Price | M.J.Price, The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philipp Arridaeus. 2 volumes | 1991 |
| Ravel | Oscar Ravel, Les "Poulains" de Corinthe, 2 volumes | 1936 |
| Rec.Gen. | Waddington, Babelon & Reinach, Recueil General des Monnaies Greques d'Asie Mineure,commencé par William Henry Waddington, Continué et Completé par Ernest Babelon et Theodore Reinach. Online at Virginia University also at the French National Digital Library | 1872 |
| RIC | Mattingly, Harold, Sydenham, et al, The Roman Imperial Coinage, 10 Volumes.
| (1984-2007) |
| RPC | Roman Provincial Coinage
| 1992- |
| RSC or Seaby |
H.A. Seaby, Roman Silver Coinage, 5 Volumes.
| 1978-1987 |
| Rouvier | Rouvier, J. Numismatique des Villes de Phénicie (Numismatics of Phoenician Cities) originally published in Journal International d'Archéologie Numismatique Vol. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (1899-1903) and partially in Revue Numismatique. 4e sér. 2 (1898) and Revue Biblique Internationale 8 (1899). Please see T. Verspag's page (link above) for the appropriate links. | 2008 |
| Rutter or HN Italy | Rutter, N.K., Historia Numorum Italy | British Museum Press, reprinted 2001 |
| Ruzicka | Leon Ruzicka, The Coinage of Serdica (English translation on request, removed from archive.org because of Chinese plagiarism), also The Coinage of Pautalia (in German) | 2008 |
| Sear or RCV |
David R. Sear, Roman Coins and Their Values.
| 2000-2014 |
| SB | David R. Sear, Byzantine Coins & Their Values. | <1987> |
| SG | David R. Sear, Greek Coins & Their Values, 2 Volumes: Vol 1: Europe; Vol 2: Asia and Afria | 1978-1979 |
| SGI | David R. Sear, Greek Imperial Coins & Their Values. | 1982 |
| SNG ANS | Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum American Numismatic Society. Many of their coins are online at the ANS website. | |
| SNG BN | Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris. Most of the Greek and provincial coins are online at the bnf.gallica.fr website. | various |
| SNG Cop | Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Danish National Museum, Copenhagen
| 1981-1982 |
| SNG Fitz | Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University | |
| SNG Hel | Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Helsinki (aka SNG Keckman) | |
| SNG Is | Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Israel, aka SNG Spaer | |
| SNG vA | SNG von Aulock. Originally 18 volumes, reprinted in 1987 as 4 hardbound volumes. In German.
| 1987 |
| Spijkerman (Spij) | A. Spijkerman, The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. | 1978 |
| Svoronos | J.N.Svoronos. Numerous works including Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion (Ptolemaic Coinage) - Online at www.coin.com | 1908 |
| Syd | E.A.Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic. | 1952 |
| Syd | E.A.Sydenham, The Coinage of Caesarea in Cappadocia Note: This very useful book can still be purchased for $25 from Allen Berman Books. | 1933, repr. 1978 |
| Thompson | M. Thompson, The Mints of Lysimachus, Essays in Greek Coinage presented to Stanley Robinson, Oxford | 1968 |
| Wacks | Mel Wacks Handbook of Biblical Numismatics Online at the ANS | 2001 |
| Weber | L. Forrer, The Weber Collection of Greek Coins, 4 volumes. | 1922 |
| Wiczay | Wiczay, Musei Hedervarii numos antiquos graecos et latinos descripsit (in Latin), on archive.org | 1814 |
| Wruck | W. Wruck, Die Syrische Provinzialpragung von Augustus bis Traian | 1931 |
| VanMeter, VM | David VanMeter, A Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins. | 1991 |
| Varbanov | Ivan Varbanov, Bulgarian version (2002) and English version, 3 volumes Greek Imperial Coins | 2005 |
| Vecchi | Thurlow and Vecchi, Italian Cast Coinage | 1979 |
| Vlasto | Ravel, Oscar E, Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Tarentine Coins formed by M. P. Vlasto. | 1977 |
| Ziegler | Ruprecht Ziegler, Münzen Kilikiens aus kleinen deutschen Sammlungen. | 1989 |
A large bibliography (no download links) at ancientcoinage.com
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