Ancient Coins 101

Ancient coins are fascinating, but there's a pretty big knowledge barrier to getting started and not many resources that really walk you through the absolute basics. That's what this video is for - to give you just enough knowledge to understand what more advanced resources mean by "in exergue," "soldiers with standards," and "RIC number."
~ Links mentioned in video ~
Link 1 - List of common abbreviations
www.davidrsear.com/academy/rom...
Link 2 - Description of head gear, clothing, etc.
www.forumancientcoins.com/numi...
Link 3 - List of mints and some mint marks
www.tjbuggey.ancients.info/min...
Link 4 - General coin anatomy guidance
www.forumancientcoins.com/numi...
Link 5 - OCRE
numismatics.org/ocre/
Link 6 - Wildwinds
www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/i....
Link 7 - Downloadable Excel spreadsheets by type
www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coin...
Feel free to share any helpful references you've found in the comments below! Thanks for watching!