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This guide dissects a Roman coin bit by bit. It examines obverse and reverse types. It also demonstrates how to dissect inscriptions to decipher their meanings. It also includes a list of the most common abbreviations, with their meanings.
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You may want to reproduce and hand out to
your students the following guide to help them with their coin attributions (click the print icon in the upper right of the page). This
guide advocates one technique of attributing coins by starting with the reverse
image and inscription. Another technique
of beginning with the obverse image can be found in the document "One ACE
Teacher's Guide for Teachers" in the Teachers Resources section.
You may want to try both methods to see which works best for you and
your students.
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A glossary of the commonly encountered terminology associated with the ACE project. Learn the difference between a patina and a patera! Tell your billion from your billon. This glossary is very helpful to first year partcipants
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This fun guide was created by ACE Teacher Kate Gilbert of Ben Franklin Academy in
Atlanta, GA. It examines the more common obverse types in ACE lots. Is that bust draped? Is it cuirassed? Does the fellow in pictures look like Philp I? Get these quesions answered and more in this excellent guide. ACE Teachers really are the best!!
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This Informative and entertaining guide was written by ACE director Scott Uhrick. It covers the most common types of coins found in ACE coin lots. It features pictures of coins from Scott's personal collection. It covers the common obverse and reverse images and legends. (Link will open in a new window, simply close the window to return to the ACE site) |
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This guide was put together by ACE Director Souzana Steverding, with help from ACE Director Scott Uhrick. It covers the basic "anatomy" of a coin as well as the most common inscriptions, emperors and types of coins found in the typical ACE lot of coins. |
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This excellent guide to the 12 most common reverse types was written by ACE friend Doug Smith. It offers a wealth of information and should be required reading for anybody serious about the coin attributon project.
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If you have looked through all the other guides and still need some help, use this form to post your request to the ACE ID help list. The experts on the list stand ready to assist you. Please try to do as much of the attributing as you can before asking for help. The experts are here to help you, not do your work for you! |
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ACE has created this coin data sheet to help your students record the metrology of their coins. It helps direct them to look for the things that will ultimately help them correctly attribute their coin
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Dane Kurth's (Helvitica) award winning website which contains dozens of free and easy to use RIC (and other) lists in Excel format, all using drop down columns, to assist people in IDing their Roman coins. The lists cover just about every type of common bronze and billon coin from RIC V onwards and the lists are constantly updated. They are an incredible undertaking and an invaluable resource, please make use of them and be sure to thank Helivitica! Click HERE to visit her site (link will open in a new window)
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Visual help is often needed when identifying Roman Provincial coins and especially those from Greek speaking lands ( known as " Greek Imperials").
William Peters' Roman Provincial site gives you visual identification help:
http://www.provincial-romans.com/provincial/Augustus.html
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Nowadays, there are many articles about Roman and other ancient coins on the Internet, but to connect with some of our favorites, see
http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=30&Itemid=23
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This introduction was written by ACE President Mark Lehman. It provides a basic overview of this complex and varied coinage. It includes links to resources that will surely be of use. |
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