Numismatic Concordances

Cross-reference tables mapping catalog numbers between the major numismatic reference works. Look up a Sydenham number and find its Crawford equivalent, or trace a Babelon citation back to the standard modern reference.

Cross-References

2,282

Concordance Tables

2

Catalog Systems

3

Concordance Tables

Sydenham → Crawford

Sydenham to Crawford

Roman Republican coinage

1,395 pairs 89% linked
Babelon → Crawford

Babelon to Crawford

Roman Republican coinage, organized by gens (family)

887 pairs 91% linked

Catalog Systems

Babelon Ernest Babelon, 1885–1886
887 refs
Crawford Michael H. Crawford, 1974
2,602 types 2,282 refs
Sydenham Edward A. Sydenham, 1952
1,395 refs

What are concordances?

A concordance is a cross-reference table that maps catalog numbers from one numismatic reference work to another. Ancient coins are cataloged under multiple systems — a single Roman Republican denarius might be cited as Sydenham 140, Crawford 44/5, Babelon Iulia 1, and BMCRR Rome 458.

Concordances are essential tools for collectors and scholars who encounter references in older literature and need to translate them to the current standard system, or who want to look up all known catalog numbers for a given coin type.

The tables here are derived from concordances published in the reference works themselves. Where possible, entries are linked to their corresponding type pages in the NumisLens catalog.

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