I have received the raw data and converted it to an xls file, which
had over 51,000 lines and which
had a lot of extra columns, e.g. with legends repeated, probably for internal use.
I have asked Düsseldorf whether I would be allowed to make it into one of my xls lists similar to my
RIC lists. I would split the data onto three pages - AE after ca 27 BC - AE before 27 BC - AV/AR/EL.
In addition I would change (Anglicise) emperor/empresses names from the way they were in
Isegrim, i.e.
JULIA instead of IULIA,
MARCUS AURELIUS instead of MARC AUREL,
PESCENNIUS NIGER instead of NIGER, PHILIP instead of PHILIPP,
ELAGABALUS instead of
ELAGABAL etc.
Also correct words such as PRICECROWN to PRIZE
URN.
It'll be a hell of a job and I doubt whether I would be able to add all the new variations which are e.g. listed here on
forum,
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=49390.0 because the details of many of the entries are missing. (e.g. some have "new
Septimius Severus type from Nicaea" and show the photo, but without legends, etc. and I do not have the time to try to make out the details, legends, fieldmarks etc. just from photos.
I'll keep you posted about whether I get permission to do it. Until then we need to use GCAM and
hope that the bugs (no Greek letters are showing, for example) can be ironed out.
If I DO get permission, would
Isegrim fans prefer normal Latinized letters in the legends instead of the
Isegrim format ? e.g. I would use F for P', Q for T', X for C' but I would keep the S e.g. SEPTIM because it would take too much time for me to check which coins have CEPTIM, for example - don't forget there are 51,000+ lines of data to modify.