Numismatic literature

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Numismatic literature is any form of literature that deals with coins , banknotes and other means of payment .

Forms of numismatic literature

  • Stamp body
A stamp corpus is a list of all the stamps that were used to mint in a certain city, under a certain ruler or in a certain time. All stamps, the connections in which they occur and all known pieces with all numismatically relevant information (weight, stamp position, provenance, location) are listed.
Stamp corpora exist mainly in the area of ​​ancient numismatics. In individual cases there are also stamp corpora for medieval and modern topics. For contemporary coins, the stamp body has become obsolete as a form of publication, as modern stamp production no longer shows any differences between individual stamps.
An example of an exemplary stamp corpus is Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert, Chronology of Didrachm Minting of Taranto (Berlin, 1999).
  • Type corpus
A type corpus is a listing of all coin types that were minted in a particular city, under a particular ruler or in a particular period. All coin types are listed. A type is usually defined via the representation. Small deviations in the transcription do not matter.
Type corpora exist primarily in the area of ​​medieval and modern numismatics.
An example of a model corpus of types is Ulrich Klein and Albert Raff, Die Württembergischen Münzen (Stuttgart, 1991 and 1992).
  • Treasure Find Publications
Treasure find publications deal with treasure finds of coins. They list the exact inventory according to numismatic criteria (weight, stamp position, description and destination, location) and interpret it.
  • Fund coin publications
Found coin publications publish all coins found within a defined area; occasionally the finding is also interpreted.
  • Auction catalogs
Auction catalogs contain coins that are for sale at auction. The quality of the numismatic content of auction catalogs varies from auctioneer to auctioneer. While many auction houses pride themselves on publishing at the highest scientific level, there are also relatively superficial catalogs whose contents are not always up to date with the latest scientific developments.
Special collections in particular are of high numismatic relevance. These are quoted long after the auction has been held.
  • Sylloge
Sylloge describes a special form of numismatic publication in which the holdings of a coin collection are presented. Similar to an auction catalog, a photo is combined with all numismatically relevant data. The best known is the series of the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum , but there is also a similar form of publication for oriental coins.
  • Coin price catalogs
The most popular form of numismatic literature among laypeople are the coin price catalogs, a directory of all coins, medals or banknotes in a collection area, to which an estimated price is usually assigned in several categories. Coin catalogs often appear with new prices at regular intervals. One of the leading coin catalogs worldwide (for coins from all over the world) is the Krause-Mishler (KM) in the international area . In Germany, the coin catalogs of Günter Schön and his son Gerhard Schön published by Battenberg Verlag are widespread.
  • Numismatic magazines
see Numismatic Journal
  • Others
In addition to these special forms, numismatic literature also includes forms that are widespread in other scientific areas, i.e. the monograph on a specific topic, the commemorative publication and the anthology.

literature

  • Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli: Numismatic Bibliography. Battenberg et al., Munich et al. 1984, ISBN 3-87045-938-7 .
  • Peter Berghaus (Ed.): Numismatic Literature 1500–1864. The development of the methods of a science (= Wolfenbütteler research. 64). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1995, ISBN 3-447-03729-6 .

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