ISBN10: 0980238722, ISBN13: 9780980238723, [publisher: New York, NY : American Numismatic Society ; Lancaster, PA : in association with the Classical Numismatic Group] Hardcover 2 volumes : illustrations, maps, plates ; 29 cm. Volume 1 contains xlvii + 701 pp.; Volume 2 contains 536 pages, 119 plates, maps, appendices, concordances, and indices. Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue. Part 2 is the final part of the authors detailed survey of Seleucid coinage, and the first comprehensive treatment of the kingdom s issues from the death of Antiochus III in 187 BC to the deposition of Antiochus XIII by Pompey in 64 BC. For this period, numismatists and collectors have previously relied on two older published collections, Coins of the Seleucid Empire (CSE) and SNG Israel I: The Arnold Spaer Collection of Seleucid Coins (SNG Spaer), as well as a number of specialized articles. While these have been very useful references, none have covered the broad range of coin emissions for this period, when overall production was relatively greater in quantity. Indeed, coins of this period are more commonly seen in the marketplace as well as in collections. Consequently, a great need exists for a practical and comprehensive reference covering middle and late Seleucid numismatics, and Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue. Part 2 (SC 2) fulfills that need. In addition to integrating and refining the earlier specialized studies, and greatly expanding on the material covered in CS ...
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