Ancient coins are fascinating, but there's a pretty big knowledge barrier to getting started and not many resources that really walk you through the absolute basics. That's what this video is for - to give you just enough knowledge to understand what more advanced resources mean by "in exergue," "soldiers with standards," and "RIC number."
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Link 1 - List of common abbreviations
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Link 2 - Description of head gear, clothing, etc.
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Link 3 - List of mints and some mint marks
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Link 4 - General coin anatomy guidance
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Link 5 - OCRE
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Link 6 - Wildwinds
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Link 7 - Downloadable Excel spreadsheets by type
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Feel free to share any helpful references you've found in the comments below! Thanks for watching!
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