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Notes
While the output of the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum project has traditionally
been volumes of text and plates, in recent years digital recording of this
material has begun to take place. A relational database application has been
funded by The British Academy specifically for the recording of numismatic data
and this application forms the basis of the electronic publication of this data
on the WWW.
This does not indicate a change in the aims of SNG but rather a recognition that
the information SNG publishes should be available in forms other than printed
books.
Currently some 25,000 coins from the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum volumes are
online in the form of a searchable database. The original data has been
normalised to ensure consistent searches across the volumes. Eventually the
database may be expanded to include unpublished material. The application will
thus provide hugely increased access to SNG data.
Please send any comments or suggestions concerning the database to
The Secretary
of the Committee.
Database Operating Instructions
Whilst the Search Online Database query form has been designed to be more or less self explanatory an overview of its operation is given below together with explanation of a few points which might not be immediately apparent.
Search on one of more of: -
This section of the query form offers three ways to enter search criteria: -
Entering more than one search criteria: -
Normally searches are based on more than one criteria, indeed you may enter a
value into each of the fields but there are restrictions.
Other options: -
Submit effects the search and sends the reply to a new browser window leaving
the query form on screen to modify and search again. The reply will take the
form of the selected combination of thumbnail images and text. Clicking on any
image will call up a full data page for that coin. Alternatively, the full data
page may be called by clicking on the text link and the end of each record
summary.
n.b. To save an image to disk, right click on the image, select Save Picture As
to call the Save As dialog box which will offer the image name by default.
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Department of Coins and Medals, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB