Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum
Volume VIII The Hart Collection
Blackburn Museum
Oxford and University Press
1989
Contents
The (British) SGN series
1/2 page Forward
3 pages abbreviations – other references
1 page abbreviations – sales
56 pages of plates with corresponding pages of descriptions (1,316 coins)
1 page of geographical locations index
2 pages of rulers and magistrates
Again the book is well printed in A4 format.
Descriptions consist of;
Obverse description (and any letters)
Reverse description (and any letters)
Metal type and/or value (e.g. tetradrachm)
Weight
Die orientation (as a clock face arrow)
Approximate Date
This is a record of the collection of Robert Edward Hart (born 1878). As might be suspected from a collection there are many regions and cities represented, with no real area which receives specific attention. Interspersed with all the Greek coins from the various cities are some Roman Provincial, but these are minimal. While this collection does not particularly focus on any particular theme it is reasonably strong in some areas such as Syracuse, Alexander III, Philip III, Corinth and even a reasonable coverage of Alexandria under the Romans.
The photographs are good and it is easy to compare description and photo.
Personally I do not get much benefit from the book but if your collecting interests are any of the above listed areas this could be a helpful addition
Malcolm (Bacchus)