Roman Coins and Their Values: Volume 5

This book is excellent in terms of the depth of information on late empire Roman coinage. My only complaint is that it assumes the reader has coins that are in Fine to Very Fine condition. Most of the coins one can order in lots are culled and so the remaining coins that are sold on places like e-bay are usually not in good shape and make it hard to identify. All that being said, if you are getting into collecting Roman coins, this book is a must. Be aware it is volume 5. There are 4 earlier volumes for older coins. I haven't ordered those yet as most (but not all) of the coins I have are post Constantine, so fourth century.

Very good price for a collector reference book. Fast delivery

I'm coin collectors finally I got volume 5 Roman coins and their value. I have Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4 but finally I saw on Amazo volume 5. And I'm glad I complete my book collection For my reference. All books very useful for coin collectors I have other books from this author Greek and Bethantian empire.

Excellent coin catalog on the late Roman Empire. Not as complicated as the Roman Imperial Coins edition, but detailed enough for practical field user.

Excellent, Sear is superb.

Great source for late Roman coins - excellent detail of all the coins and their mints in the late Roman Empire.

The last book in the series and, as the others are, excellent in all respects and a must for the collector of Roman coins.

a must for Ancient Roman coin collector AD 337-491 Worth the priceI bought Vol 4 & had to have five after using Previous Volume

This is , at long last, volume 5 of a 5 volume book, and most people buying it will do so because they already have the other four volumes. The publisher has maintained remarkable consistency over the fifteen years between volume 1 (2000) and volume 5 (2014), even though the printing has moved from Cambridge to Malta.However, there is no reason why somebody interested in the period 337 - 491 should not buy volume 5 alone. It is complete in itself. Indeed, the first 74 pages of every volume are virtually identical, being a valuable guide to Roman coins all the way from 280 BC to 491 AD .Having said that, a newcomer to the five-volume book might be happier to try volume 4, which includes Diocletian, Carausias and Allectus, Constantius I and others, before culminating in Constantine the Great. On the other hand, volume 5 starts with Constantine II, followed by several other Constan- emperors , then Magnentius and a few other familiar names, but tailing off with the likes of Jovinus, Priscus Attilus, and finally Zeno .There are smaller cheaper books, and good but less comprehensive secondhand books, if you want less detail and more room left on your shelf than you get with these five volumes. But this is, of course, the respected standard work, the best and the most up-to-date.

This is, like the four preceding volumes, an outstandingly comprehensive reference work which has no parallel. Having said that, there is no getting away from the fact that late Roman coinage tends to be repetitive and uninspiring compared to the issues of the Republic and the first three centuries AD. In that sense, the book is a good deal less interesting than the earlier four volumes and the opening section discussing coin types and mints (identical to that given in the four previous volumes) therefore of limited relevance to the catalogue which forms the bulk of the book. There seem to be fewer illustrations but since so many types are more or less the same in this book there is less need. My verdict is that the book is essential, but is simply and unavoidably less interesting to browse.

Perfect! I am using this book for work.

Very good condition, already found one of my Roman coins in the catalogue

Every single one of the five volumes bears an incredible amount of factual and background Information. If you collect Roman coins, the "five sears" are the books you need.