Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume X by John Kent


Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume X
Title : Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume X
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ISBN : 0907605435
ISBN-10 : 9780907605430
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 856
Publication : First published January 1, 1994

This tenth volume of Roman Imperial Coinage completed the first edition of the series founded by Mattingly and Sydenham in 1923. Its layout is based on the division between the eastern and western parts of the empire, and the reigns of successive emperors. A further section deals with imitative coinages struck by certain of the barbarian peoples. There are detailed accounts of the monetary system and mints, and of the coin-types and legends. The catalogue comprises some 1,800 entries, each individually numbered, and illustrated by 80 plates. (NP The coinage is discussed not only in its historical setting, but also in a comprehensive and documented conceptual context, making RIC X essential reading for students of the late Roman and Byzantine period, as well as for collectors. This seminal volume is reprinted by Spink in 2018 to make it available again to all those interested in this fascinating period of Roman Imperial coinage. (NP) Dr John Kent joined the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum in 1953, and was Keeper from 1983 until his retirement in 1990. As well as being an editor of the Roman Imperial Coinage series , he is the author of Roman Imperial Coinage Volume VIII (1981).

Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume X Reviews

  • Donald Scarinci

    These updates to the classic reference series about Roman Imperial Coinage are works of careful and meticulous scholarship. This one contains the most current information from this difficult period of Roman coinage--covering the reign of Arcadius in the East and Honorius in the West up to Leontius in the East and Zeno in the West.

    This is a somewhat confusing time period in the history of ancient Rome. The issues of the barbarian tribes--Visigoth, Burgundian, and Suevi--make it even more complicated than it needs to be. This much needed volume ten of this series cuts through the confusion and offers the most comprehensive guide to the period that is available. We had to wait until 2018 to get this new edition, but it was worth the wait.

    As with all of the books in this reference series you wish the writing could be more crisp and entertaining, but it is a reference book and the attention clearly went to the individual entries more than to the narrative sections. Much of the narrative information is available elsewhere anyway so it is not a problem.