The coin collection of the Social and Cultural Affairs Welfare Foundation (KIKPE) was initiated in 2001. Currently (November 2023), the KIKPE Numismatic Collection consists of 18,060 copper-alloy coins. other coin shaped objects, and examumia
The present volume constitutes the second instalment of the collection in the series of the Sylloge Nummerum Graccumon, following the SNG Greece 7, The KIKPE Collection of Brenze Coins, Vol. 1 (2012) The defining feature of this collection is the exclusive presence of copper-alloy coins. Most often made with a copper-tin alloy (bronze), such coins are here conventionally catalogued as «AE» unless otherwise specified. eg in the case of a copper-zinc alloy (brass). The catalogue is structured in two parts, the first consisting of a Supplement of ancient Greek coins and the second (main) part containing Roman Provincial coins and coins of contemporary kingdoms. For reference parposes henceforth, it will be appropriate to use the catalogue numbers as inventory numbers of the coins in the KIKPE Collection, preceded by «SNG KIKPE II» – and, similarly, by «SNG KIKPE1» when referring to the first volume.
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