The original edition of Sear''s Roman Coins and Their Values was published by Seaby thirty-six years ago and has been through four revisions (1970, 1974, 1981 and 1988). However, the publication of the ''Millennium Edition'' of this popular work makes a radical departure from previous editions.

Volume II now extends coverage of the Imperial series from Nerva, the ''thirteenth Caesar'' and first of the ''Adoptive'' emperors, down to the overthrow of the Severan dynasty in 235. It encompasses what may justifiably be termed the ''golden age'' of the Roman imperial coinage. The full development of the Augustan system of coin denomination and perfection of the method by which government propaganda was communicated to the citizenry through the medium of coinage both reached their peak during these fourteen decades.

This fourth volume contains a comprehensive listing of the Roman coinage of the period AD 284337 together with background information on the history of each reign and the principal characteristic of its coinage. The catalogue is organized primarily by ruler with the issues then subdivided by denomination and by reverse legend and type.

The original edition of Sear''s Roman Coins and Their Values was published by Seaby thirty-six years ago and has been through four revisions (1970, 1974, 1981 and 1988). However, the publication of the ''Millennium Edition'' of this popular work makes a radical departure from previous editions.

Volume II now extends coverage of the Imperial series from Nerva, the ''thirteenth Caesar'' and first of the ''Adoptive'' emperors, down to the overthrow of the Severan dynasty in 235. It encompasses what may justifiably be termed the ''golden age'' of the Roman imperial coinage. The full development of the Augustan system of coin denomination and perfection of the method by which government propaganda was communicated to the citizenry through the medium of coinage both reached their peak during these fourteen decades.

This fourth volume contains a comprehensive listing of the Roman coinage of the period AD 284337 together with background information on the history of each reign and the principal characteristic of its coinage. The catalogue is organized primarily by ruler with the issues then subdivided by denomination and by reverse legend and type.