I have heard of RIC and BMC. What are they?
RIC and BMC are the two nearly-complete references for Roman imperial coins. They are the ultimate lists of Roman imperial coins. Furthermore, they are the “last word” short of more-recent articles. Advanced collectors have at least the volumes for the time period they are interested in. RIC (pronounced as three letters, “R-I-C”) stands for Roman Imperial Coinage. Published in 10 volumes (13 books), it is a massive work (17 inches of shelf space!) that is the only (very nearly) complete list of Roman imperial coins. It does not include Roman Republican coins. Each volume has a long discussion of the history of coinage of the period. If you have a Roman imperial coin, it is highly likely to be somewhere in RIC, with a date as close as possible. Although it has quite a few photographs, it is very far from fully illustrated. Published over a span of 70 years (!), some volumes are showing their age. Volumes I (to AD 69), VIII (sons of Constantine), and X (post Theodosius) are very up to da
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