ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ СТУПЕНІВ РІДКІСНОСТІ ПРИ СКЛАДАННІ КАТАЛОГУ НА ПРИКЛАДІ МОНЕТ ГАЛИЦЬКОЇ РУСИ XIV-XV СТ.
DETERMINATION OF THE DEGREE OF RARITY IN THE COMPILATION OF THE CATALOG ON THE EXAMPLE OF COINS OF GALICIAN RUS’ IN XIV-XV CENTURIES

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the problem of checking the correct establishing the rarity of Lviv coins of the XIV-XV centuries. In 2007 the author published the first catalog of Lviv coins, which took into account all the main types and varieties of coins, studied by the author in the largest museums and private collections in Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Moldova, adding them with the data about coins from museums in Austria, Hungary and private collections in the USA. Since then, the number of coins of Lviv known to the author has grown from 2000 to more than 8,000 pieces. This makes an actuality to compile a new catalog, including all new variants and reviewing the rarity of existing coins. Comparing with the previous catalogue, the number of varieties of Lviv coins increased significantly to 307 positions after 178 in the first version of the catalogue. Thus, almost every variant has a photo image of the coin, which significantly increases the visibility of the submitted material, as well as confirms the existence of the distinguish features (in the first catalog there were only 90 photos of coins, and 88 coins were presented only in descriptions, without a photo). In its first version, the author, following the example of the compilers of other catalogues, near the mark of rarity degree, gave an approximate estimated market value of all variants of coins listed in the catalog. Moreover, in private conversations many of them thought that without it the catalog would lose its attractiveness. However, establishing the market value of individual varieties of coins is a subjective assessment, and still good if there is no malicious intent.

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