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Hello!

I am a numismatist specialised in Ancient Greece, the Roman Republic, and the Empire. You can make requests on my talk page if you need pictures of coins from these periods, or just references.

I principally contribute to articles on politics and historiography of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Some articles I've created/rewritten

Greece

• Syracuse (Polis), Syracuse until the Roman conquest (long-term project). [not done]
• Spartan kings:
  • Agiad dynasty [not done]
  • Agis I [almost finished]
  • Soos [not done]
  • Charilaus [not done]
  • Anaxandridas II [almost finished]
  • Cleomenes I [not done]
  • Pleistoanax [almost finished]
  • Pausanias [not done]
  • Agesilaus II [not done]
  • Cleomenes II [finished, GA]
  • Areus I [almost finished]
  • Eudamidas I [almost finished]
  • Archidamus IV [almost finished]
  • Areus II [not done]
• Peloponnesian League [not done]
• Sthenelaidas, Spartan ephor [almost finished]
• Sphodrias, Spartan commander [almost finished]
• Navarch, Spartan magistracy [not done]
• Perioeci [not done]

Rome

• Lucius Aebutius Helva, consul 463 BC [almost finished]
• Lucius Papirius Cursor, five time consul [not done]
• Aulus Manlius Torquatus Atticus, consul 244 BC [finished, GA]
• Titus Manlius Torquatus, consul 165 BC [finished, GA]
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, consul 162 BC [almost finished]
• Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul 133 BC and historian [not done]
• Lex Calpurnia, Piso's law against extortion [almost finished]
• Gaius Furius Chresimus, freedman mentioned by Piso in his lost Annales [almost finished]
• Gnaeus Gellius, historian [almost finished]
• Gaius Porcius Cato, consul 114 BC [finished, GA]
• De vita sua, M. Aemilius Scaurus' autobiography [not done]
• Triumvir monetalis, magistrate striking coins [not done]
• Gaius Antius Restio, tribune of the plebs 68 BC [finished, GA]

some of my additions to Commons

Hellenic World

Peloponnese

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  Stater of Sikyon, 335-330 BC, with a Chimera.
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  Triobol of Argos, 270-250 BC (Wolf/A with eagle on harpa below).

Seleucid Empire

All coins are tetradrachms unless mentioned otherwise.

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  Seleukos I Nikator, Susa (Portrait with panther's skin helmet, bull's ear and horn/Nike crowning trophy).
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  Antiochos I Soter, Ai-Khanoum (Portrait/Horned and deified horse of Seleukos).
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  Antiochos II Theos, Kyme (Portrait/Herakles holding mace).
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  Seleukos II Kallinikos, Antioch (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Antiochos Hierax, Lampsakos (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Seleukos III Keraunos, Antioch on the Orontes (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Antiochos III the Great, Antioch (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Seleukos IV Philopator, possibly at Damaskos (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Antiochos the Child, son of Seleukos IV, Antioch on the Orontes (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Antiochos IV Epiphanes, Antioch in Persis (Portrait/Apollo holding arrow).
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  Antiochos IV Epiphanes, Antioch on the Orontes, 168-164 BC (Head of Zeus/Zeus Nikephoros).
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  Drachm of Timarchos (usurper), Ekbatana
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  Alexander I Balas, Syrian mint (Portrait/Zeus Nikephoros).
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  Alexander I Balas, with Kleopatra Thea, Ake, c.150 BC (Portraits/Zeus Nikephoros).
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  Antiochos VI Dionysos, Apameia on the Orontes (Radiate portrait/Dioskouroi within wreath).
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  Antiochos IX Kyzikenos, Antioch on the Orontes (Portrait/Athena holding Nike).
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  Antiochos XIII Asiatikos, Antioch on the Orontes (Portrait/Zeus Nikephoros).

Kingdom of Macedon

All coins struck at Aigai unless mentioned otherwise.

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  Oktadrachm of the Bisaltai (Horseman leading horse/quadripartite incuse square).
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  Oktadrachm of Alexander I (Horseman leading horse/quadripartite incuse square with name).
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  Tetrobol of Perdikkas II (Horseman/Lion with caduceus above).
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  Stater of Archelaos (Horseman/Goat).
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  Stater of Aeropos II (Male head/Horse).
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  Bronze of Amyntas II (Male head/Wolf).
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  Stater of Pausanias (Male head/Horse).
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  Tetradrachm of Philip II, Amphipolis (Head of Zeus/Philip riding horse).
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  Tetradrachm of Demetrios I Poliorketes, Pella (Nike on prow/Poseidon throwing trident).
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  Tetradrachm of Antigonos II Gonatas, Pella and Amphipolis, struck under the name of Alexander III (Head of young Herakles/Zeus).
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  Tetradrachm of Antigonos II Gonatas, Pella (Head of Pan on a Macedonian shield/Athena Alkidemos).

Carthage

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  Quarter shekel, possibly Spain (Hannibal as young Melqart/war elephant).

Roman Republic

Ordered by RRC number.

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  206-200 BC, Q. Lutatius Catulus or Cerco (Roma/Dioscuri).
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  169-158 BC, Furius Purpureo (Roma/Luna in chariot, murex above).
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  146 BC, C. Antestius (Roma, puppy behind/Dioscuri).
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  145 BC, M. Junius Silanus (Roma, ass's head behind/Dioscuri).
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  137 BC, Ti. Veturius (Mars/Oath scene).
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  136 BC, C. Servilius (Roma/Pulex Geminus fighting as the Dioscuri).
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  131 BC, M. Opimius (Roma, tripod behind/Apollo in biga).
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  129 BC, Sextus Julius Caesar (Roma, anchor behind/Venus in biga, crowned by Cupid).
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  129 BC, Q. Marcius Philippus (Roma/Horseman, Macedonian helmet behind).
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  126 BC, Gaius Cassius Longinus (Roma, voting urn behind/Libertas with pileus).
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  125 BC, C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius (Roma/Triumph of Lucius Metellus in 251).
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  125 BC, M. Porcius Laeca (Roma/Libertas in quadriga, holding pileus and crowned by Victory).
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  120 BC, M. Furius Philus.
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  114-113 BC, C. Fonteius.
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  113-112 BC, L. Manlius Torquatus (Roma, torque as border/Warrior on horseback).
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  Lucius Caesius, 112 BC.
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  109-108 BC, Mn. Aquillius (Sol/Luna in biga).
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  Q. Lutatius Cerco, 109-108 BC.
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  Mn. Fonteius, 108-107 BC.
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  Mn. Fonteius, 108-107 BC.
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  A. Manlius Q.f. Sergianus, 118-107 BC.
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  L. Memmius Galeria, 106 BC.
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  Q. Minucius Thermus, 103 BC.
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  102 BC, L. Cassius Caecianus (Ceres/yoke of Oxen).
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  L. Sentius C.f., 101 BC.
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  101 BC, Gaius Fundanius (Roma/Marius and his son in triumphal chariot).
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  c.100 BC, M. Servilius (Roma/Pulex Geminus duelling).
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  C. Publicius Malleolus, 96 BC.
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  91 BC, D. Junius Silanus.
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  91 BC, D. Junius Silanus.
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  85 BC, Mn. Fonteius.
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  83 BC,C. Norbanus.
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  84 BC, P. Furius Crassipes.
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  82 BC, Sulla & L. Manlius Torquatus.
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  82-80 BC, , C. Servilius Vatia (Apollo, lituus behind/Pulex Geminus fighting).
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  80 BC, C. Poblicius (Roma/Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion).
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  80 BC, A. Manlius (Roma/statue of Sulla).
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  79 BC, C. Naevius Balbus (Venus/Victory in triga).
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  75 BC, Lucius Cassius Longinus (Liber/Libera).
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  76 BC, L. Farsuleius Mensor.
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  71 BC, L. Axius Naso.
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  65 BC, Mn. Aquillius.
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  82 BC, L. Manlius Torquatus.
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  63 BC, L. Cassius Longinus (Vesta/voter casting vote).
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  63 BC, L. Furius Brocchus.
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  57 BC, M. Nonius Sufenas.
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  82-80 BC, , C. Servilius (Flora, lituus behind/Pulex Geminus fighting).
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  56 BC, C. Memmius (Ceres/trophy and captive).
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  Q. Cassius Longinus, 55 BC (Libertas/Temple of Vesta).
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  55 BC, P. Fonteius Capito (Mars/Warrior on horseback, soldiers below).
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  55 BC, P. Fonteius Capito (Concordia/Villa Publica).
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  54 BC, Marcus Junius Brutus (Libertas/Lucius Brutus with lictors).
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  54 BC, Marcus Junius Brutus (portraits of Lucius Brutus and Ahala).
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  49 BC, Q. Sicinius.
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  49 BC, Cn. Nerius (Saturn/Aquila with standards).
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  47 BC, Lucius Plautius Plancus (Medusa/Nicomachus of Thebes' Victory).
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  C. Considius Paetus, 46 BC.
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  Cn. Pompey & M. Poblicius, 46-45 BC.
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  C. Julius Caesar and L. Munatius Plancus, 45 BC.
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  Gaius Julius Caesar, 44 BC.
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  Gaius Julius Caesar, 44 BC.
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  L. Cestius and C. Norbanus, 43 BC.
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  C. Cassius Longinus, 42 BC (Libertas/tripod).

Roman Empire

Ordered by RIC number.

Augustus (27 BC-AD 14)

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  19-18 BC, the Clipeus Virtutis within oak-wreath.
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  19-18 BC, Caesar's Comet.
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  19-18 BC, the Clipeus Virtutis between standard and aquila.
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  10 BC, with bull butting (symbol of Caesar's legions).
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  28 BC, with a crocodile (allegory of Egypt).
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  19 BC, P. Petronius Turpilianus (Augustus/Winged siren with flutes).
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  19 BC, L. Aquillius Florus (Sol/Chariot with modius).
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  19 BC, L. Aquillius Florus (Augustus/Flower).
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  17 BC, M. Sanquinius (Caesar, with Comet above/Herald of the Ludi Saeculares).

Later emperors

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  AD 134-138, allegory of Egypt.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Africa.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Alexandria.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Asia.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Germania.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Hispania.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Italia.
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  AD 134-138, allegory of Nilus.
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  AD 139, with Aurelius Caesar.
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  AD 140-144, showing the betrothal of Aurelius and Faustina in 139.
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  AD 166, Victoria with shield inscribed VIC PAR.
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  AD 161-180, pile of German trophies.
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  AD 16, medallion, Jupiter between Aurelius and Verus.
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  AD 202, Septimius/Geta (right), Julia Domna (centre), Caracalla (left).
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  AD 213, the Circus Maximus.

Byzantine Empire

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  Anastasius I, AD 507-517.

some reference books

Bibliography

Greek coinage

• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2018.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Sicily (including Lipara), Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 2], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2012.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 3], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2016.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 3], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2017.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 4], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of the Peloponnesos: Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 5], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2011.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of the Islands: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian Seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 6], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2010.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Anatolia, Fifth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 7], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2012.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Syrian Coins: Royal and Civic Issues, Fourth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 9], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2009.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of the Southern Levant: Phoenicia, Southern Koile Syria (Including Judaea), and Arabia, Fifth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 10], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2010.
• Oliver D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Baktria and Ancient India, Fifth Century BC to First Century AD [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12], Lancaster/London, Classical Numismatic Group, 2013.

Roman Coinage

• Francesco Gnecchi, I medaglioni Romani, 3 Vols, Milan, 1912.
• Harold Mattingly, Edward A. Sydenham, C. H. V. Sutherland, The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. I, from 31 BC to AD 69, London, Spink & Son, 1923–1984.
• Harold Mattingly, Edward A. Sydenham, The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. III, Antoninus Pius to Commous, London, Spink & Son, 1930.
• Harold Mattingly, Edward A. Sydenham, The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. IV, part I, Pertinax to Geta, London, Spink & Son, 1936.
• Harold Mattingly, Edward A. Sydenham, C. H. V. Sutherland, The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. IV, part II, Marcinus to Pupienus, London, Spink & Son, 1938.