On-line Texts

A selection of links to classic numismatic and related texts which are available free of charge on the web.

 

Abramson, Tony 

Anglo-Saxon Thrymsas and Sceattas : The Historical Background

Akerman, John Yonge 

A Manual of Roman Coins, Londres, 1865, 78 pages, 21 plates

Amardel, G.

La lettre monétaire de l'atelier de Narbonne, in Bulletin de la commission archéologique de Narbonne, Narbonne, 1894, 19 pages

L'atelier monétaire de Saint-Lizier, in Bulletin de la commission archéologique de Narbonne, Narbonne, 1896, 16 pages

Anon.

'Le billon d'Avr et d'Argent, de plusiers Royaumes, Ducees, Contes, Seignuries e, Pais & villes' Ghent 1552.

This is one of the merchants/bankers handbooks with woodcuts of the various coins in circulation in Europe at the period, which has been annotated by someone with the fineness of the gold and the weight for both gold and silver.

Babelon, Ernest

Numismatique d'Edesse en Mésopotamie, Paris, 97 pages

'Moneta', in Mémoire de l'Académie des Inscriptions et des Belles-Lettres, Paris, 1913, 53 pages

de Bye, Jacques

Imperatorum Romanorum, a Julio Caesare ad Heraclium usque, Numismata Aurea, Anvers, 1627, 64 plates

Bude, G (Budaeus)

De Asse, et Partibus Eius - Libri V. Lyons, 1514.

De Asse, et Partibus Eius - Libri V. Paris, 1514.

De Asse, et Partibus Eius - Libri V. Paris, 1516.

De Asse, et Partibus Eius - Libri V. Paris, 1532.

De Asse, et Partibus Eius - Libri V. Paris, 1541.

De Asse, et Partibus Eius - Libri V. Lyons, 1550.

The first numismatic book! A selection of editions to choose from - all from the French National Library.

Chicago Coin Club

Perspectives in Numismatics - Studies Presented to the Chicago Coin Club. Nineteen manuscripts cover many aspects of numismatics: Sear on Roman Coinage, Lhotka on Medieval European Coinage, Newman on Maryland's Dollar Denominated Paper Money, van Beek on Jetons, and Pearlman on the Hobby are only some. 

Cohen, Henri

Description Historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain 

From i-numis.com the complete set of Cohen's Second edition, Paris, 1880-1892 is now on-line.

Davanzati, Bernardo

A Discourse Upon Coins, by Signor Bernardo Davanzati, A Gentleman of Florence; Being publickly spoken in the Academy there, Anno 1588. Translated out of Italian, by John Toland, London; Printed by J.D. for Awnsham and John Churchil, at the Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, 1696.

Provided by The Archive for the History of Economic Thought at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

This archive is an attempt to collect in one place a large number of significant texts in the history of economic thought. The archive is a work in progress that may never be completed. The field of economic thought is a very large one. The texts are posted primarily for the use of students who might not otherwise have access to these writings. They are to be used strictly for non-commercial educational purposes.

See the contents of the full archive at http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/index.html

Denis, Auguste

Variétés numismatiques sur le département de la Marne, Paris, 1876, 11 page, 7 plates

Deschamps de Pas, Louis

Essai sur l'histoire monétaire des comtes de Flandre de la Maison d'Autriche et classement de leurs monnaies. (1482-1556) in Revue Numismatique, Paris, 1869, 126 pages, 10 plates

Essai sur l'histoire monétaire des comtes de Flandre de la Maison d'Autriche et classement de leurs monnaies. (1482-1556) (suite) in Revue belge de numismatique, Bruxelles, 1876, 74 pages, 3 plates

Essai sur l'histoire monétaire des comtes de Flandre de la Maison d'Autriche et classement de leurs monnaies. (1482-1556) - Appendice, Paris, 1874, 33 pages

Gibbon, Edward

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The complete text of Gibbon's great work.  It was originally published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Covering approximately 1200 years from 200 A.D. to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, it is structured in two distinct parts of about equal length. The first 300 years are detailed and then the last nearly 1,000 years are compressed in the second part. 

Grierson, Philip

Byzantine Coinage : Selected Dumbarton Oaks publications are being presented on the web in an effort to increase access to the material. The full text and illustrations are available using Acrobat Reader. This link is to the list including the second edition of the above publication and also includes an article on the Dumbarton Oaks Coin Room. The publication can be downloaded and printed - single user copy only and is a must for students of the Byzantine series.

Halperin, James

How to Grade US Coins   Ivy Press (1990)

Head, Barclay

Ed Snible's on-line version of The Historia Numorum, one of the greatest works on ancient Greek and Roman Provincial coins, has entered the public domain. As Ed says, "In a very real sense you now own the book. Until now you've had no way to read it unless you were lucky enough to own a copy or your local library kept it." Still incomplete but more is being added.

Hopkins, Edward C. D.

An on-line text book on Parthian Coinage within a wider site on Parthia.

http://www.parthia.com/parthia_coins.htm

Lacroix, Desire

Numismatique Annamite - Vol. I Text, Saigon 1900.

Numismatique Annamite - Vol. II Plates, Saigon 1900.

Publications de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient ;Reprod. de l'éd. de Saigon : impr. Ménard & Legros, 1900. A scarce guidebook to the numismatics of Vietnam.

Mommsen, Theodore

Histoire de la Monnaie Romaine, in French, translated from the German by le Duc de Blacas.

Volume One

Volume Two - not available yet.

Volume Three

Volume Four

Nikola Moushmov

Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula published on the Wildwinds website. Nikola Moushmov's (1896 -1942) Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula and the Coins of the Bulgarian Monarchs, was published in 1912, originally in "Old Bulgarian" plus Latin translations of headings. It's particularly comprehensive for Roman Provincial coins of Moesia and Thrace.  

Pfeiler, Bärbel. 

Die Silberprägung von Milet im 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr. 

[The silver coinage of Miletus in the 6th century before Christ.] 1966. Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, 45: 5–26.

Svoronos, J N

Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion (Athens, 1904).

Svoronos’ classic work on Ptolemaic coinage has long been inaccessible to the majority of numismatists. It is a rare title and commands a daunting price whenever it comes up for auction. It has never been made available in reprint. The obstacle is its language, modern Greek, in a literary version that is now slightly archaic even in Greece itself. This translation and plates are a vital resource for the student of this series.

Various Ancient Texts

Perseus Digital Library

The full text of many ancient Greek and Roman works are available in the original language and translation at the Perseus Digital Library.  

Vaughan, Rice

A Discourse of Coin and Coinage: The first Invention, Use, Matter, Forms, Proportions and Differences, ancient & modern: with the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Rise and Fall thereof, in our own or Neighbouring Nations: and the Reasons. Together with a short Account of our Common Law therein. by Rice Vaughan, late of Grayes-Inn, Esq; London, Printed by Th. Dawks, for Th. Basset, at the George, near Cliffords-Inn, in Fleet-street. 1675.

Provided by The Archive for the History of Economic Thought at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

This archive is an attempt to collect in one place a large number of significant texts in the history of economic thought. The archive is a work in progress that may never be completed. The field of economic thought is a very large one. The texts are posted primarily for the use of students who might not otherwise have access to these writings. They are to be used strictly for non-commercial educational purposes.

See the contents of the full archive at http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/index.html