Research Guides

Structured paths through the library for identifying coins, resolving older citations, finding plate evidence, and selecting the most relevant reference works.

• Athenian Owl Coins and Attic Coinage A bibliographic pathway for Athenian owls, early Attic silver, Aeginetan turtles, and legacy references for Attica, Megaris, and Aegina. AthensAtticaAeginaMegaris
• Syracuse and Sicilian Greek Coins A guide to principal indexed references for Syracusan dekadrachms, Sicilian civic coinage, engraver signatures, and BMC or Evans citations. Sicily
• Macedonian Royal Coinage and Alexander-Type Coins A guide to BMC Macedonia, AMNG Macedonia and Paeonia, Newell's Demetrius, and related references for Macedonian royal, tribal, civic, and Alexander-type coinage. MacedoniaPaeoniaGreeceAsia MinorPhoenicia
• Seleucid and Syrian Royal Coinage A guide to BMC Seleucid, Babelon's Rois de Syrie, Newell's Antioch, and related works for Seleucid rulers, Syrian mints, Phoenician issues, and royal chronology. SyriaPhoeniciaArmeniaCommageneAsia Minor
• Ptolemaic Coinage and Alexandrian Types A guide to Svoronos, BMC Ptolemies, Alexandrian and Egyptian material, and hoard evidence for Ptolemaic royal coinage. EgyptCyrenaicaCyprusPhoenicia
• Greek Civic Coinage of Asia Minor A route through Recueil general, Imhoof-Blumer, BMC Ionia, BMC Mysia, and related catalogues for civic and provincial coinage from western and northern Asia Minor. Asia MinorBithyniaPaphlagoniaPontusGalatia
• Greek Coins of Magna Graecia and Southern Italy A research path for Tarentum, Metapontum, Sybaris, Croton, Lucania, Bruttium, Apulia, and older Sambon or BMC Italy references. Magna GraeciaSouthern ItalyItalyCalabriaLucania
• Greek Coin Hoards, Findspots, and Chronology A guide to Noe, Newell, hoard bibliography, find evidence, and search strategies for using Greek coin hoards to answer chronology and circulation questions. All Greek worldEgyptSyriaAsia MinorMacedonia
• Greek Coin Weights, Standards, and Denominations A guide to Hultsch, Head, Macdonald, Babelon, and catalogue evidence for Attic, Aeginetan, Euboic, Phoenician, and local Greek weight standards. All Greek worldCreteAtticaAeginaAsia Minor
• Cretan Civic Coinage and Mythological Types A guide to Svoronos, BMC Crete, Macdonald's metrological note, and indexed references for Cretan civic coinage. CreteAegean IslandsCyclades