Opinion on the 1995 reprint of Crawford's Roman Republican Coinage

astrorat

Hi folks-

I have only seen the 1975 printing and have not looked at the 1983 or 1995 reprints. What are your opinions of the 1995 reprint? How are the plated images? Do the "corrections" add to the value of the text? Thanks, everyone.

Lane

lordmarcovan

This is one post I wish I could weigh in on.

Alas, my shelf is empty of such material. I've still got an old Sear book and just started getting a few of the more general Sayles "Ancient Coin Collecting" volumes, but for somebody who's so avid on Romans, I've definitely not got a first-class library on the subject. I still mostly use Wildwinds and a hodgepodge of scattered web sources.

Then again, I've always played with the Imperials and not the Republican stuff so much. But I still wish I had any of the books of which you speak.

astrorat

<< <i>This is one post I wish I could weigh in on. >>

Me too!

CIVITAS

I have the 1983 reprint and it's just fine. The plates are as good as can be expected. Don't know how many corrections were made and how many errors missed, if any. Since the 1983 and 1995 editions were both published by Cambridge, I suspect the 1995 would be just as good as the 1983 in terms of plate quality, but I can't vouch for that.

The book is a must if you have any serious interest in Roman Republican coinage.

astrorat

Thanks, everyone. I picked up a 1995 reprint and the plates are fine. I am not sure about the corrections, but that's okay.

Lane