# Numophylacium Graecum

Numophylacium Graecum is a research library for ancient Greek numismatics: historical reference works, searchable OCR, citation landing pages, plates, translations, and source descriptions.

## Scope

- Subject: ancient Greek numismatics and related numismatic reference literature.
- Holdings: 317 works and 88,306 indexed pages.
- Auction catalogues: 83 catalogues with plate pages and searchable descriptions.
- Provisional translations: 62 translation readers.
- Primary user need: identify references, move from abbreviated citations to source works, inspect plates, and search OCR across historical catalogues and journals.

## Best Entry Points

- Browse the library: https://numophylacium.com/
- OCR Search: https://numophylacium.com/search/
- Citation Abbreviations: https://numophylacium.com/abbreviations/
- Historical Geography: https://numophylacium.com/regions/
- Chronological Coverage: https://numophylacium.com/periods/
- Subject Tags: https://numophylacium.com/topics/
- Author index: https://numophylacium.com/authors/
- Series index: https://numophylacium.com/series/
- Language index: https://numophylacium.com/languages/
- Work type index: https://numophylacium.com/types/
- Provisional Translations: https://numophylacium.com/translations/
- Plate Index: https://numophylacium.com/plates/
- Auction-Catalogue Plate Index: https://numophylacium.com/auction-plates/
- Research guides: https://numophylacium.com/research/
- Recently added: https://numophylacium.com/new/
- Machine-readable metadata exports: https://numophylacium.com/data/
- Rights and takedown: https://numophylacium.com/rights/

## Research Guides

- Athenian Owl Coins and Attic Coinage: https://numophylacium.com/research/athenian-owl-coins-attica/
- Syracuse and Sicilian Greek Coins: https://numophylacium.com/research/syracuse-sicily-greek-coins/
- Macedonian Royal Coinage and Alexander-Type Coins: https://numophylacium.com/research/macedonian-alexander-coins/
- Seleucid and Syrian Royal Coinage: https://numophylacium.com/research/seleucid-syrian-coins/
- Ptolemaic Coinage and Alexandrian Types: https://numophylacium.com/research/ptolemaic-egypt-coins/
- Greek Civic Coinage of Asia Minor: https://numophylacium.com/research/asia-minor-civic-coins/
- Greek Coins of Magna Graecia and Southern Italy: https://numophylacium.com/research/magna-graecia-southern-italy-coins/
- Greek Coin Hoards, Findspots, and Chronology: https://numophylacium.com/research/greek-coin-hoards-findspots/
- Greek Coin Weights, Standards, and Denominations: https://numophylacium.com/research/greek-coin-weights-denominations/
- Cretan Civic Coinage and Mythological Types: https://numophylacium.com/research/crete-greek-coins/

## Search Examples

- Athenian owls: https://numophylacium.com/search/?q=Athens%20OR%20Attica%20OR%20owl
- Syracuse tetradrachms: https://numophylacium.com/search/?q=Syracuse%20OR%20Syracusan%20OR%20Arethusa
- Ptolemaic coinage: https://numophylacium.com/search/?q=Ptolemy%20OR%20Ptolemaic%20OR%20Svoronos
- Asia Minor references: https://numophylacium.com/search/?q=%22Asia%20Minor%22%20OR%20Kleinasien
- Provisional translated foreign-language works: https://numophylacium.com/translations/

## Notes For Automated Use

- Prefer linking to canonical work pages at /works/{slug}/ rather than directly to scan files.
- Reader pages are available at /read/{slug}/ and accept ?page=N for page-specific links.
- Metadata exports are available at /data/works.json, /data/works.csv, /data/abbreviations.json, and /data/auction-catalogues.json.
- The recent-additions Atom feed is available at /feed.xml.
- Browsers and clients can discover site search through /opensearch.xml.
- Work-level citation exports are available as /works/{slug}.bib and /works/{slug}.ris.
- Rights status varies by work; use each work page's rights status label and the sitewide rights page.
- Short excerpts and links are preferred when referring users back to the source material.