Roman Imperial Coinage: From AD 69 to AD 96. 'The Flavians' v. 2, Pt. 1 Book

Originally published in 1962, RIC volume II dealt with the period from AD 69 to AD 138. The complicated pattern of minting in the first part, the Flavian period (AD 69-96), means that it was in particular need of revision to modern standards and so now justifies a separate volume on its own, now brought to fruition by Ian Carradice and T.V. Buttrey.The original edition of RIC II also had very short Introductory sections to the catalogue. In this volume, following the format of Mattingly's BMCRE II, there is a General Introduction and much more detailed Introductions to the coinage of the separate reigns. These serve as commentaries to the catalogues that list the issues of each mint, and for each reign there are also discussions of important aspects of the coinage, the intention being to provide a revised and updated introduction to the Flavian imperial coinage as a whole.With a far greater number of coin varieties described (almost twice as many as in the Flavian section of the original edition), many more illustrations (160 plates, compared with only 7 covering the Flavians in the original) and the elimination of numerous unverified or dubious coin varieties, this volume is the product of many years' work, for which generations of future numismatists, historians, archaeologists and collectors will be truly grateful.The full revision of RIC II part 2 is a work in progress but in the immediate interests of maintaining the availability of the complete set, an improved volume is in preparation. This will be in the form of a straight reprint of the text from AD 96 - AD 138 with a new set of 48 plates.Read More