Annotated Resources & Community Links

Here are some valuable free online resources for the classical numismatic community, outlined and annotated (sorted by categories listed in the table of contents, below). Naturally, this list isn’t trying to be exhaustive, only to provide a foothold for collectors and researchers.

The information skews toward Greek and Roman coins (Byzantine to a lesser extent) and to American sources and institutions. Please also see the Bibliography page (and, if you’re interested in sale catalogs, the Literature & Biblio tab, including the Library of Sale Catalogs page, which includes a separate bibliography for auction catalog research at the bottom).

Updated: 11 Aug 2022. (See change log.)
Created: Jan 2021.

Table of Contents
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GENERAL REFERENCE, FREE ONLINE RESEARCH TOOLS

Forum Ancient Coins is a commercial enterprise, but proprietor Joe Sermarini’s contributions to online classical numismatics are profound. Vast site of discussion boards, fake reports, databases, glossaries, articles, member galleries, et al. – among the web’s most valuable. Beginners to ancient coins: Register for discussion board (an important institution), familiarize yourself with the site’s resources, and form relationships with other members.

The Numiswiki Project is of special importance and utility. [I’ve been having trouble reaching it recently; I hope it doesn’t go down, that would be disaster.] Mobile users may need to switch to “Desktop Mode” to find the search box. It is worth using the list beneath and tabs to the left. Also try searching for any author name or title in the box: e.g., “RPC” gives a list of 15 titles (though some erroneous), 75 additional references, each with more info, allowing you to find online sources such as “RPC-Online.”

American Numismatic Society (ANS). Important organization for the hobby. Massive library, museum with one of the world’s great collections. Mentioned throughout this site. (Membership well worth it.)

Online Resources page. Includes useful links such as PELLA (database referencing all gold & silver coins of Alexander III “The Great” – and some other Macedonians — cataloged in MJ Price’s 1991 standard reference) and other databases such as MANTIS and OCRE and others. There are a couple hundred eBooks available (often hit or miss) and a ton of other stuff (e.g., DONUM – Database of Online Numismatic Materials). See also their Roman reading list.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR CLASSICAL NUMISMATICS

Numiswiki at Forum, searchable and enormously helpful

Educational site of Warren Esty. Here he annotates & reviews a number of the major references.

CNG Bibliography

Heritage Auctions World & Ancient Coin Bibliography

For many useful 19th century & older texts often uncited in more recent works, the Bibliography from Historia Numorum (Head 1887/1911), HTML by Ed Snible. (Also see Snible’s links to Greek, Roman and other classical literature cited, online where available)

Sulla’s Blog Research Library, online resources

Ancient Coin Traders, by standard abbreviation, many online

CONSERVATORI Biblio page here, still being updated, links where available

See also: Digital Library Numis (described below) and those linked in its Resources page; Andrew McCabe’s Illustrated Library of Roman Republican Numismatics and History (a much wider range of ancient coins that name suggests), see also his list of “Reviews of Better Known Books” on the site’s home page.

LIBRARIES & LITERATURE ONLINE

In addition to the online materials linked above (Numiwiki is especially thorough), the following are particularly valuable for finding the full text of useful articles, books, auction catalogs, and other documents online.

Library of Ancient Coinage online, hosted by Forum. Reference volumes and documents in the public domain. Important works, such as British Museum Catalogs, Historia Numorum, and other recognizable specialty titles. (Also a few obscure, less useful ones linked by convenience alone.)

Digital Library Numis (DLN) is an extensive source for online numismatic references circa 1500 – present (also see its valuable list of other Resources). In my recent experience (Jan 2021), a considerable proportion of links to documents were no longer working, but enough of them were that it remains valuable. The author index is an especially useful tool. Self-described as “…a specialized portal and depository on open access numismatic books, journals and papers, currently available on the internet….often supplemented with a brief summary of the contents.”

Full-text numismatic documents, many important reference works on Archive.org
– ANS page on Archive has assembled >10,000 books and documents here.
– Newman Numismatic Portal (see also below) page has >44,000 volumes

JSTOR.org includes great numismatic periodicals, 19th century to present, and some monograph series and book-length reports. If not affiliated with a subscribing university or library, you can still sign up for free account.

Academia.edu, professional social media site for scholars, includes personal pages of many numismatists with .pdfs of many publications. (Plus some institutes and organizations, such as American Numismatic Association; even Wildwinds (Dane Kurth) has a page). Sampled unsystematically from my recent searches to illustrate a few: Ashton, Houghton, Howgego, Konuk, Lorber, Pangerl, “Ras” Suarez. With free account its easier to search from Google with “site:academia.edu” at the end.
(I’m less familiar with researchgate.net but it has some similar content.)

Issuu.com, where many major auction houses upload and archive their catalogs: CNG (incl. Nomos & CNA), Harlan J Berk (incl. Gemini), Baldwin (incl. The New York Sale), Kuenker, Roma, Goldberg, Gorny & Mosch. Even if past auctions are archived elsewhere, sometimes you want to see the catalog: I’ve printed sections from BCD Thessaly here, and anytime I buy a coin once part of CNG catalogs, I print those pages & front matter.

Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University (St. Louis), important library with many materials online. To illustrate the value from own my pedigree research: I recently used the online catalog (Gengerke 2009, American Numismatic Auctions, pg. 539) to determine that an “old collector tag,” noted in CNG’s next e-Auction was ex-Royal Coin Co. Sale #72 (NYC, 28 Dec 1951), extending the coin’s likely pedigree by 65 years. (Also why I support the Numismatic Bibliomania Society – see below.)

Classical Literature, Specifically

Free online databases: The Online Medieval & Classical Literature Library; The Internet Classics Archive at MIT; Project Gutenberg – “Classical Literature” (among other subjects; vast library of all subjects); Perseus Project (Tufts). (Here I can use additional suggestions.)

DATABASES & MAJOR REFERENCES ONLINE

Greek

HN. Ed Snible’s HTML version of Barclay Head’s (et al) classic volume Historia Numorom, including, plates. See also Koray Konuk’s HN Online at Huma-Num, digital humanities project, France.

SNG. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Project & Database. Non-exhaustive database building toward coverage for some of the many, many volumes (too many for any but the most dedicated individual to acquire).

Price. The PELLA (ANS) database catalogs the gold & silver coins of Alexander III “The Great” (plus some other Macedonians) according to numbering in the standard reference, Martin Jessop Price’s 1991 Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus.

SC. Seleucid Coins Online (ANS) database with coverage of the classic reference, Arthur Houghton, Catharine Lorber & Oliver Hoover’s (2002-2008) Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalog.

HRC. Hellenistic Royal Coinage (ANS)

PCO. Ptolemaic Coins Online (ANS)

Roman

COHEN RRC. British Museum’s online version of Cohen’s (1887-1892) classic 8 vol. series on Republican Coinage. (Like the others, the online databases don’t include essays & text for which the books are also valuable.)

RPC Online Project at Ashmolean Museum (Oxford). Considerable coverage (not complete) of the print series. Note, the numbering systems don’t necessarily coincide and some are temporary. If you want the full text or have specialist needs (e.g., checking if a specific coin was illustrated in the plates), you may still want to consult the original.

OCRE database (ANS) is meant to approximate coverage of the Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) series, based on most recent additions and supplements. Some RIC volumes can be found in .pdf format from using Google, but you’ll have to decide for yourself which sites are safe and legal.

Corpus Nummorum. Roman Provincial and Greek coins of Moesia Inferior, Thrace, Mysia, and Troas.

See Also

Nomisma tools for numismatic data/research, partnership between numerous organizations.

CoinHoards IGHC Numbered database of coin hoards (ANS)

Finds.org.uk Database of the British Portable Antiquities Scheme, established the 1996 Treasure Act, on which the rest of the world has inexplicably not modeled their own systems, but absolutely should

NUMIS (Numismatic Information System) database of coins (pre-1600) and hoards found in the Netherlands. The Dutch national system is one of the few modeled on the British Treasure Act.

Searchable Museum Collections (selected)

ANS (New York) MANTIS online catalogue

British Museum Collection & Online Research Catalogues

Münzkabinett Berlin at the Staatliche Museen

Cabinet des Médailles (Paris) in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, est. by Louis XIV in the 18th cent.

Copenhagen Myntcabinet famous Royal Coin Cabinet of Denmark

Gabinetto Numismatico at the Vatican libraries

National Numismatic Collection (the Netherlands)

Money Museum of the American Numismatic Association (Colorado Springs, CO)

MoneyMuseum of The Sunflower Foundation in Zurich

Links to others on Forum and many more listed in the “Useful Links” page on Andreas Pangerl’s website (described below)

IDENTIFYING COINS, PRICING RESEARCH & AUTHENTICITY

See also above: DATABASES – IMPORTANT REFERENCES & COLLECTIONS

Roman Imperial & Republican Coins tend to be easier to attribute (when well-preserved and centered) because the legends use the same Latin alphabet as English. For instance, searching reverse legends alone, one can generally narrow an issue down to a few emperors. To ID Greek coins or Roman Provincial, however, one must often peruse dealer stock or references for coins of similar appearance (e.g., by using the auction & dealer sites below).

Wildwinds. An internet classic by Dane Kurth. Relatively comprehensive resource (at least for beginner & some intermediate purposes) for Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins by ruler, city of mint, and legend. Sorted by major reference numbers (e.g., RIC or Sear GCV). Roman Emperors, alphabetical or chronological. Legend searches are highly valuable (unfortunately the most powerful, the partial inscription search, lost functionality some years ago and doesn’t seem to have been replaced).

Roman Provincial Coinage (RPC Online). The essential reference for Roman Provincial Coins. A few volumes are still in progress.

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Online (SNG Online). Greek coins from British volumes in the SNG (UK) series, illustrated with the original plates, including SNG Lockett and many others.

Coin Project database, begun by Alfredo de la Fe, catalogs Ancient, Byzantine, and Medieval coins of all types (i.e., produced worldwide).

Dirty Old Coins database, by Rasiel Suarez (author of ERIC), images of nearly 10,000 Roman Imperial coins (courtesy of major auctions) by ruler with valuable identification, including obv & rev legends.

ACSearch.info, linked elsewhere on this page, is very valuable for identifying coins by keyword searching. Contains literally millions (at least 2) of auction lots and descriptions. For a membership fee you can see prices, but membership isn’t required to search the database or browse the listings. By signing up for a free account you can see large photos and the library of old texts and catalogs in pdf.

More Specialized Sites (“Greek” then RIC):

Historia Numorum Online (HNO Caria). Excellent database of Greek/Roman Provincial by Koray Konuk et al. A print volume was originally planned. Not sure what’s going on with that.

Corpus Nummorum Online (CN). Valuable database of Greek/Roman Provincial, mostly showing museum examples: “you can browse through and search for coins and coin types minted in Moesia Inferior, Thrace, Mysia, and the Troad.”

Asia Minor Coins is back! Superb site for researching Greek coins from Asia Minor, incl. Cilicia, Caria, Troas, Mysia, Bithynia, Pontos, Lycia, Lydria, Phrygia, Ionia…many others… Just try it!

Parthia Dot Com (PDC). Covering Parthia and related coinage. A truly excellent site. I’ve successfully used it to research the provenances of the last 3 relevant coins I bought (i.e., researching before bidding, finding important lost provenances, then bidding with the advantage of additional private information).

Zeno.ru. Major resource for identifying “Eastern” coins (Islamic and almost all of Asia), including some Greek and Roman Provincial; many Judaean, Crusader, and Holyland; occasional Byzantine coins; medieval, modern; etc. Free and easy to search. Apparently very difficult to create a new membership (to allow coin submissions and comments; open registration has been closed for years, I think).

Nvmmvs Bible II Database (NBD), Roman Imperial coins, 4th-5th cent. Database drawn from sale records (auction houses, ebay, others).

RIC V Online (Jérome Mairat & Sylviane Estiot). Coins of Roman Emperors and usurpers during the “Crisis of the 3rd Century,” 268 – 276 CE: “Claudius Gothicus, Quintillus, Aurelian, Tacitus, Florianus […] Vabalathus and Zenobia […].” Descriptive types and database of >100k specimens, primarily from major institutional collections, but enough additional specimens from private collections and sale catalogs to make it useful for provenance research at times.

Probus Coins (Christophe Oliva); Probvs.net/probvs/ (still up, but certificate exp.).

Constantine The Great Coins (Victor Clark). Constantinian & LRBC (Diocletian through Julian II), separate pages cataloging types for each ruler (similar to Wildwinds or Dirtyoldcoins) and multiple articles on coins of the period (i.e., from about Diocletian’s edit onward).

Tesorillo. “Visual catalog” especially useful for late Roman Imperial bronze coins. Reminiscent of Guido Bruck’s wonderful 1961/2014. Late Roman Bronze Coinage: An Attribution Guide for Poorly Preserved Coins.

“The Roman Coin Attribution Toolkit” by S. Uhrick of Ancient Coins for Education, hosted by Forumancientcoins.com, useful for RIC.

Archives & Inventories (pricing & ID)

ACSearch.info. An auction archive, but serves also as a de facto reference database. Registration not required, but free account allows large photos & bookmarks (premium subscriptions for prices realized & pre-2000 results).

CoinArchives.com. Searchable auction sales worldwide (free site covers last 6 months).

CNG “Research Sold Coins” tool (Archives, incl. prices).

Coryssa.org (formerly Coinvac; Rasiel Suarez). Database of literally millions of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and other ancient coins. Prices & data from numerous sources, incl. fixed price sales, eBay, other auctions.

Heritage Auctions Archives. Registration not required, but free registration required for prices.

Sixbid Collector’s Archive includes prices realized from major auctions.

Numisbids archives going back several years can be found using a Google search with “site:Numisbids.com” at the end (i.e., add a coin’s keywords and/or a past auction name & number to the search bar).

Or cut-and-paste the following URL into your browser’s address bar:
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:numisbids.com
You can add terms to the search bar, or to the address bar (“+” before each search term). E.g., for Titus Aureus results:
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:numisbids.com+Titus+Aureus
(Tip – also try the “Images” tab after search.)

VCoins.com and MA-Shops.com for current dealer inventories, largely from professional numismatists (beware that some prices may be higher than market, it’s necessary to look for the central tendency among a group of published prices).

For dealer prices realized (sold coins), try searching keywords on Google and add “site:vcoins.com” or “site:ma-shops.com” in the same fashion as described about for Numisbids archives. E.g., for Titus Aureus results (tip – also try the “Images” tab after search):
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:vcoins.com+Titus+Aureus
(Tip – also try the “Images” tab after search.)

Ex-Numis. AI/image-searches for pedigree research (“…dedicated to the research and hunting of lost Provenances…”). Free credits at signup, but primarily a paid service.

Authenticity & Fakes

Depends on experience, trusting your source, and doing your own research. With a bit of information and the right vendors it is possible to give yourself a reasonable degree of protection.

Forum’s Fake Ancient Coin Reports – A searchable database of known forgeries & fake sellers (plus examples from forgery expert Dr Ilya Propokov).

Coin forgery network, with a searchable database.

Robert Kokotailo’s (Calgary Coin) excellent set of reference articles on fakes. Not a single page, but a series of about 10 focused essays on important aspects of fakery in ancients (including tooling & smoothing). Short of Classical Deception (Wayne Sayles) or another high quality reference (e.g., Larson’s Numismatic Forgery), it’s as good an introduction as you’ll read in a single sitting. His “Websites About Fakes” is a good list of links/resources.

Reid Goldsborough’s page on fakes with resources.

r/AncientCoins guide

NGC Ancients has online certification lookup with photos (by #).

FORUMS, SOCIAL MEDIA, DISCUSSION

Forum Ancient Coins – Perhaps the most popular and important online classical numismatic discussion group with various thematic boards. Draws membership from collectors and enthusiasts of all stripes – from beginners to the owners of famous collections; important academic experts in various fields; dealers, scholars, and other professionals.

Cointalk – One board for ancients within its larger discussion board, membership overlaps substantially with Forum’s. Posts often comparable in sophistication to Forum’s Discussion. CT is an invaluable resource, rich in community and its own particular traditions.

Tantalus – Many well-known collectors and dealers have been posting here for years (and, by now, decades). Tantalus provides an “Online Coin Registry” with member collection galleries but also has forums devoted to Greek and Roman coins.

Moneta-L – Along with a few others, among the more serious & professional (& longest running) email lists/groups in the classical numismatic community; conversations regularly include well-known collectors, dealers, & scholars. Newer forms of communication notwithstanding, it continues its tradition as an insider’s source to news of the ancient coin world.

r/AncientCoins – Emphasizing members’ photographic and video presentations of their coins (for which Reddit technology & format are ideally suited), rapidly growing community (more than doubling to 18,000+ in 2020); quicker-paced conversations & higher turnover posts than Forum & CT, sometimes fun and light, other times with extensive writeups that are educational & thought-provoking.

Facebook has its own dense world of classical numismatic groups, pages and activities (as do Instagram and others) – though, of course, it does overlap with Forum, CT, and others. Leaving this section alone until “reactivating” there.

Twitter – @JJFNumismatics is CONSERVATORI Ancient Coins. I’ve resumed an account & but still not very active. Just catching back up w/ the classical numis. twitter-verse, though, but will update with more resources soon!

Another option is the Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coin Forum at CoinCommunity.com. Leans more to beginner discussion/casual collectors.

NEWS, USEFUL COLLECTOR SITES, BLOGS & OTHER LINKS

News, Videos, Blogs

CoinsWeekly coin news site managed by noted numismatist Ursula Kampmann (author of the important 2008 volume, with Thomas Ganschow, Die Münzen der Römischen Münzstätte Alexandria). Leans toward ancient coins but covers modern as well. Includes coverage of auction/dealer markets.

Coin Week covers world and U.S. coins, but also includes plenty of coverage of ancients, including regular articles & columns by recognized classical numismatists & a weekly podcast (covering ancients about a third of the time, with Mike Markowitz, Peter Tompa, others in the field).

Ancient Coins on Video

For many, the first realization upon handling ancient coins is just how “three-dimensional” and sculptural they are. Examining it from every angle, one often discovers details that could not be captured by a two-dimensional static image. Video will never fully substitute for handling coins in vivo, but it permits a greater appreciation of a coin’s depth, complexity, and beauty (or lack thereof) than two-dimensional, still imagery. If considering purchasing a type you’ve only seen in photos, or just sight-seeing for pleasure, it is highly recommended to watch videos of several examples in hand to get an idea of their appearance and “feel.”

Youtube: Classical Numismatics (u/Savixe from Reddit), CNG Coins, zadie, Doug Smith, Ken Dorney, Aaron Berk, TheCoinGeek (Old Pueblo Coin, Tucson, AZ), Jackson & Jacobs Family Numismatics, CoinWeek.

On Vimeo: Harlan J Berk, Ltd (huge collection of videos used in listings; to see how a certain type looks in hand, search their past sales here).

On Imgur: SomeCoins (highly recommended; currently ~200 impressive in-hand videos of exquisite classical coins, with attribution & information; from a Finnish collector who also regularly posts on /AncientCoins and /Coins forums on Reddit); KungFuPossum (my (Curtis) account for hosting ~125-150 public galleries with images, videos & descriptions of single coins or thematic groups of multiple coins; pardon the old videos of my pet opossum Piglet).

Interesting Classical Numis. Blogs

A Gift for Polydektes (Ed Snible); Cultural Property Observer (Peter Tompa); The Social Lives of Coins; Pocket Change (ANS Blog); Collect Old Coins (Amit Vyas); Numishare; Coins at Warwick; Liv Mariah Yarrow (CUNY Classics); AncientCoinCollecting (Wayne Sayles); Sulla’s Blog.

Classical Antiquity Blogs, etc: Pleiades (“graph of ancient places”); Roman Times; rogue classicism; The History Blog.

Collectors & Dealers’ Educational Sites
(there are others I’d like to add, please send me the URL if I forgot yours!)

Andrew McCabe’s Roman Republican Coins and Books (an important & extensive collection, organized by Cohen #)

AncientMoney.org – One of the more spectacular private collections of ancient coins (with appropriately spectacular photography), including many of the finest coins known (e.g., Naxos tetradrachm, Eid Mar denarius, several perfect Dekadrachms). The site is anonymous, but it is the collection of John Nebel (USA).

“Roman Numismatic Gallery,” Andreas Pangerl’s website, includes wonderful “Galleries” and “Museums” on traditional numismatic areas (e.g., Greek coins by Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic), but there are also extensive sections with scholarly detail covering specialized topics and themes. Among my favorites are those on Legionary Coinage and, of course, the Museum of Countermarks on Roman Coins (of which Pangerl’s own collection is well known). There is also a special focus on Greek and Roman portraits in art/sculpture and the archaeology and history of Roman military. (The site advertises his books, but overall vastly more informational/educational than commercial.) Highly recommended.

Robert Kokotailo’s “Reference Information” section on Calgary Coin’s website is a valuable contribution to the online community, for beginners and experienced numismatists. Recommended for all: Articles on fakes (start here, follow his links); grading and quality pages; “Anatomy of a Roman Coin” (newly updated, Jan 2021). His topical essays/articles are of sophisticated scholarship & worth reading.

Doug Smith’s Ancient Coins (the original, now a classic 1997-2015). As fans of the FTR / FH Series, I’ve always appreciated his FEL TEMP REPARATIO and Falling Horsemen: A Mint Set. (See also Randigeki’s Fallen horsemen gallery & those in Maridvnvm’s collection on Forum member galleries)

Reid Goldborough’s “site” (rg.ancients.info) has multiple well-known pages, which is amazing, since it is barely navigable, if at all. The best way to find them is to simply search Google for “site:rg.ancients.info” and then individually follow the results.

Again, Esty’s ed site. Retired math/stats prof. who also published papers on application of quantitative methods in numismatic journals. Good lists of numismatic references and literature (he sells them on a separate commercial site). The site reflects a scholarly habitus one recognizes in academics of a certain generation. Don’t be put off by its no-frills-HTML style. Beginner or expert, the sophistication of perspective and value are difficult to overstate.

Again, Ed Snible’s numis site. In addition to a few of his own writings, worthy organizations, and other numismatic materials, Ed Snible’s page links adaptations of materials from several classic numismatic sources (e.g., public domain BMC plates, Svoronos, other interesting stuff) and, very usefully, an indexed and digitized site devoted to Barclay Head’s (et al) classic volume Historia Numorom – see also above. (Note: Corrected link for useful free ebooks of Numismatic Chronicle volumes on Google Books.)

Mark Staal’s site, Ancient Numismatic Mythology: Great collection and photography, well presented with interesting topics/themes. A lot of thought and background research has gone into his site. Alexandria Pharos (Lighthouse); coins depicting combatives; and many other categories. Covers everything from Greek, RPC, RRC, RIC, Byzantine. I notice the RPC coinage myself, but I’m sure everyone will find something that appeals to their interests.

Res Publica Coin Gallery, collection of Jordan Montgomery, heavy on Roman Republic. Collector well-known especially to those participating in online coin groups (FAC, CT, Reddit, et al.). Three things I love: (1) page of provenance ephemera/paraphernalia [great for researching tags of unknown origin, etc., or just to enjoy looking at]; (2) deacessioned coins page [I don’t have any, but I recognize & may have even bid on some]; and (3) clearly indicated creative commons license [useful reminder to check on the visibility of this site’s statement that “…all original photographic/written material on CONSERVATORI website is CC BY-SA…”].

The Colosseo Collection gallery. Attractive coin photography & presentation.

The Cicero Collection gallery online. Another collection of great beauty, well-photographed and elegantly presented. The deliberate focus on provenance and pedigree is a great asset to the site and makes it a special contribution. Quoting the front page: “…descriptions of the collectors, dealers, hoards and institutions as well…. Please click through the provenance links to understand the journey each coin has been on over the last century. “

Sullacoins.com, website and blog (see also library, linked above under bibliographies), exploring the collection of “Sulla80” (CoinTalk ID) and providing historical context and scholarly background, with a particular emphasis on Roman Republican coinage. I particularly recommend starting with the new Timeline page.

Tom Buggey.

The Historia collection (Greek, Roman Republican, Imperial, others, with resources).

Justin Lee’s IOMEGA Collection of >450 Greek, Roman, Byzantine and other ancient (a few medieval) coins, well-presented and explained with historical background. Numerous cultures represented, mostly around the Mediterranean, Europe, and Ancient Near East.

Ron Rutkosky’s (2017) “Ancient Coin Reference Guide” (sticky-ed at coincommunity.com) is an admirable effort. I found the .pdf document better formatted; also available as HTML pages/hyperlinks.

http://www.numisology.com/

https://probvs.net/ (unfortunately the certificate seems to need updating, but once you see it, you will soon understand – if you don’t already – why the coinage of Probus deserves its own site.)

Others listed in the DLN (described above) Resources page

NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATIONS (alphabetical)

Collectors

ACCG – Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (Iola, WI, USA). Founded in 2004. Activities consist largely of advocating/lobbying on behalf of collectors and dealers. Motivated by international antiquities policy (esp. MOU’s with USA). Without supporting or rejecting their positions, I believe an empirically-oriented policymaking approach can be in the interests of many stakeholders and help preserve cultural property, protect the archaeological record, and promote scholarship.

ANA – American Numismatic Association (Colorado Springs, CO, USA). Founded 1891. Publishes The Numismatist among other periodicals, books. Concerned with coins of all types (but heavy on American), a large nonprofit with wide-ranging activities.

ANS – American Numismatic Society (New York). Founded 1858. Among the world’s premiere institutions of classical numismatics.

NBS – Numismatic Bibliomania Society. Founded 1979. Publishes The Asylum & E-Sylum and has an NBS Podcast. Supporting numismatic literature. A society whose scholarly bent is well-deserving of support.

NI – Numismatics International (New York). Founded 1964. Worldwide membership. Any coins – specifically excluding USA.

Champaign-Urbana Coin & Currency Club (Champaign, IL, USA). My local coin club (member club of the Central States Numismatic Society. & Illinois Numismatic Association).

Professionals

IAPN – International Association of Professional Numismatists (Zurich). Founded 1951. Prestigious membership awarded to firms (not individuals), by invitation. For collectors, the IAPN member list, and seeing their logo, provide a level of confidence in the seriousness and trustworthiness of a seller. Leans heavily (not exclusively) toward classical numismatics.

PNG – Professional Numismatists Guild (Temecula, CA, USA). Founded 1955. With varying levels of membership, individuals (not firms) apply based on their level of involvement and investments in the industry. PNG maintains a public list of dealer members who must abide by their code of ethics and other standards. Primarily oriented to the American market.

Change Log

11 Aug 2022 (minor, a few more ID links for Greek); 7 Jul 2022 (minor, some new links); 23 Feb 2021 (minor); Jan 2021 (created).