LibGuides: 8th GR: Roman Coins Research: Home

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Here are some books that are either about coins, or that include illustrations of Roman coins. These are not the only books available! More in the library, and online in ebook formats. A link to the catalog is also included.

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The Coin Makers by Thomas W. Becker
Call Number: 737.4 BEC

ISBN: 9780706121445

Chapter 3 is about Roman coins.
Roman History From Coins by Michael Grant
Call Number: 737.4 GRA

ISBN: 9780760700402 or 9780521095495

Publication Date: 1958
From Caesar to Augustus (C. 49 BC-AD 14) by Clare Rowan
Call Number: 737.4 ROW

ISBN: 9781107675698

Publication Date: 2018-10-25

From Caesar to Augustus: Using Roman Coins as Sources
Eric II by Rasiel Suarez
Call Number: 737.4 SUA

ISBN: 9780976466413

Publication Date: 2010-10-19

A TOP PICK!
One of the best sources for information and images.
Atlas of the Roman World by Tim Cornell; John R. Matthews
Call Number: 937 A COR

ISBN: 9780871966520

Publication Date: 1982-10-01

Though it is an "atlas", this book contains numerous images on Roman coins. Images of both the obverse and reverse side (front and back) are often included, as well as some detail describing the elements of a coin.
Ancient Rome by DK
Call Number: 937 ANC

ISBN: 9780744069822

Publication Date: 2023-04-25

Includes a section explaining many of the properties of Roman coins. P. 130-131.
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins; Roy Adkins
Call Number: 937 E ADK

ISBN: 0816027552

Publication Date: 1994-03-01

See pages 305-312
The Roman Emperors, a biographical guide to the rulers of Imperial Rome 31 B.C. - A.D. 476 by Michael Grant
Call Number: 937.092 GRA

ISBN: 9780760700914

Shows many coins depicting Roman rulers at the beginning of each Emperor's section. Unfortunately, the reverse side for these coins is not shown.
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors by Christopher Scarre
Call Number: 937.092 SCA

ISBN: 9780500050774

Publication Date: 1995-10-17
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean by Rachel Kitzinger (Editor); Michael Grant (Editor)
Call Number: 939 E GRA v3 (volume 3)

ISBN: 0684175940

Publication Date: 1988-01-01

Coins of Rome by R.A.G. Carson Civilization See pages 1806 - 1816 for an illustrated overview.
Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by Donald White; Ann Blair Brownlee; Irene Bald Romano; Jean MacIntosh Turfa
Call Number: 937.501 WHI

ISBN: 9781931707374

Publication Date: 2002-12-05

Has some content about Roman coins and color images.

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Roman Coins and Their Values by David R. Sear
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9781907427459

Publication Date: 2014-12-31
Coining Images of Power : Patterns in the Representation of Roman Emperors on Imperial Coinage, A. D. 193-284 by Erika Manders
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9789004189706

Publication Date: 2012
Catalogue of the Late Roman, Byzantine and Barbaric Coins in the Charles University Collection (364-1092 A. D. ) by Federico Gambacorta
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9788024622408

Publication Date: 2013-10-15
Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces by Christopher Howgego (Editor); Volker Heuchert (Editor); Andrew Burnett (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9780191555947

Publication Date: 2005
A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic by Jane DeRose Evans (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9781405199667

Publication Date: 2013-05-06

See Chapter 7 "Coins and the Archeology of the Roman Republic"
Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in Britain by Roger Bland; Adrian Chadwick; Eleanor Ghey; Colin Haselgrove; David J. Mattingly
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9781785708558

Publication Date: 2020-05-13
The Cunetio and Normanby Hoards by Roger Bland
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9781907427954

Publication Date: 2019-06-12
The Roman Monetary System by Constantina Katsari
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9780521769464

Publication Date: 2011-02-24
Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces by Christopher Howgego (Editor); Volhker Heuchert (Editor); Andrew Burnett (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK - Proquest

ISBN: 9780199237845

Publication Date: 2008-02-25

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