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Mule Gallienus mule with reverse of Salonina. 253-268 AD. Antoninianus, 2.81g (7h). Rome, c. 267-8 AD. Obv: GALLI[ENVS AV]G Head radiate right. Rx: IVN - O - NI CO[NS AVG] Combined goat and stag walking left, [Δ] (=officina 4) in exergue. Göbl pl. 133, 725b = Venera pl. 5, 3853. RIC 224. Cohen 419 (citing BM). A very rare mule joining an obverse of Gallienus with Salonina`s IVNONI CONS AVG reverse type. There were no specimens of this coin in the Cunetio hoard; Cohen 419 quotes it from a specimen in BM. VF

One Tigress Reverse Die Overstruck on Another Gallienus. 253-268 AD. Antoninianus, 3.25g (4h). Rome, c. 267-8 AD. Obv: GALLIE - NVS AVG Head radiate right. Rx: LIBERO.P.CONS A, interrupted in exergue by remains of legend from the undertype, BERO.P.CONS, Tigress pacing left, head raised, [B] (=officina 2) in exergue not visible because of the surviving legend from undertype. The undertype and overtype were from different dies, as shown by the different spacing of the letters in the surviving portions of the two reverse legends. Cf. Göbl 713b (123 spec.), Cunetio hoard 1341 (198 spec.), RIC 230, and Cohen 586 (3 Fr.). EF This and the next Animal coin of Gallienus show an interesting striking error, of a sort that appears fairly frequently on Roman imperial sestertii and middle bronzes but only rarely on denarii or antoniniani, suggesting that two reverse dies were being used alternately and at rapid speed with the same obverse die, the overstrikes occurring when a finished coin was not removed promptly enough from the obverse die, so was erroneously struck with the second reverse die too. This ingenious explanation first occurred to Colin Kraay in 1974: see Num. Chronicle 2012, pp. 361-2. For the appearance of the same error on several Eastern antoniniani of Gordian III, the two overstruck dies in these cases showing different reverse types, see Gemini IV, 8 January 2008, lot 478

Rare Siscia Mint Gallienus. 253-268 AD. Antoninianus, 2.69g (1h). Siscia, c. 267-8 AD. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate right. Rx: DIANAE CONS AVG Stag standing left, mintmark SI in exergue. Göbl 1517b (1 spec., Judenburg-Strettweg hoard, 1989), pl. 109 (same rev. die). VF CONS AVG Animal coins of Gallienus struck at Siscia rather than Rome, with mintmark SI, are extremely rare. Göbl 1516-1519 knew only five such specimens in all, showing four different reverse types. Our coin is apparently the second recorded specimen of Göbl`s 1517b, and shares its reverse die with the other specimen, as noted above. The Siscian engraver has slightly simplified the reverse type, giving the stag a standing pose with strictly parallel forelegs and hind legs. At Rome, in contrast, the stag of officina X strides left, with one foreleg and one hind leg advanced; see Carradice`s drawings in the Cunetio report, p. 191, fig. 40-42

Extremely Rare Reverse Aurelian. 270-275 AD. Antoninianus, 3.09g (6h). Siscia, 272-4 AD. Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right, seen from front, fold of aegis on front shoulder. Rx: PACATOR ORIENTIS Emperor, laureate and in military dress, standing right, holding scepter and parazonium and placing left foot on hip of captive wearing Phrygian cap, seated right on ground before him; in field, T (=officina 3) and star. Göbl 192e3 (4 spec.), pl. 90 (same dies). Paris p. 356 (BM and 3 in Vienna), pl. 79 (same dies). RIC 231. Cohen 164 (Banduri, 20 Fr.). VF Purchased from Wayne Sayles A historically interesting type, calling Aurelian "Pacifier of the East", and very rare. Göbl records only four specimens, presumably the same four that Estiot mentions in her Paris catalogue, p. 356: three in Vienna and one in BM. Göbl, pl. 90, and Estiot, pl. 79, 116, each illustrate one of Vienna`s three specimens: both are from the same die pair as our coin. The Paris collection lacks this coin, and Cohen only cited it from Banduri`s work of 1718 on late Roman coins. Why RIC 231, despite Cohen`s twenty franc price, called this coin "C(ommon)", must remain a mystery!

Unusual Medusa on Cuirass Probus. 276-282 AD. Antoninianus, 3.89 (11h). Siscia. Obv: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG Bust radiate, cuirassed left, seen from front, right hand holding spear over shoulder, shield covering left shoulder and arm; on cuirass, facing head.of Medusa enclosed by U-shaped border below and with two small wings above. Rx: ADVENTVS AVG Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand and holding transverse spear in left; in exergue, XXIP (officina 4). Alföldi, Siscia V, 5/42 (2 spec. in Vienna). Probus website, RIC 626, first illustration (this coin, image submitted by Phil Davis). EF Ex Phillip Davis Collection A small Medusa head, often placed between two sections of an aegis left and right of it, frequently decorates Probus` cuirass. The larger Medusa head on our coin, with distinct eyes, nose, mouth, and protruding tongue, and tightly surrounded by a border perhaps meant to represent the aegis, seems to be unusual; we could find no parallels in CoinArchives Pro, Berk photofile, the Gloucester Hoard publication, or the Hunter catalogue (Glasgow). The Probus website, under Mint of Siscia, illustrates our very coin under RIC 626, plus three other Siscia coins showing a rather large Medusa head on Probus` cuirass, though in different bust types than on our coin and combined with different reverse types: RIC 812 (fourth image), RIC 820 (last image), and RIC 821 (first image)

Magnia Urbica, Wife of Carinus. . Antoninianus, 5.12g (12h). Ticinum, 283-285 AD. Obv: MAGNA VRBICA AVG Draped and diademed bust right on crescent. Rx: VENVS VICTRIX Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter and leaning on shield; in exergue SXXI (officina 2), in left field T. Venèra 1474 (1 spec.). RIC 347. Cohen 15 (10 Fr.). Considerably rarer than the same coin with T in exergue following SXXI, Venèra 1504-1529 (26 spec.). EF Ex NAC 40, 16 May 2007, lot 826

Rare Jugate Portrait Constantius I and Galerius as Caesars. 293-305 AD. Follis, 6.86g (12h). Trier, c. 298-9 AD. Obv: CONSTANTIVS ET MAXMIAN[V]S NB C Jugate busts of the two Caesars right, both laureate, draped, cuirassed, seen from front. Rx: GENIO [P]OPV - LI ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked apart from cloak over shoulders, holding patera and cornucopia; in exergue TR, in field B (officina 2) and star. RIC 373 (R3, citing examples in BM and Madrid). Cohen 1 (pp. 92-3, 100 Fr.). Green patination. EF Very rare and interesting jugate portrait of the two Caesars of the Diocletianic tetrarchy, struck only at Trier. Two other illustrated examples are both from the same obverse die as our coin: CNG E140, 24 May 2006, lot 174 and UBS 78, 9 September 2008, lot 1935 (withdrawn, but must reproduce an authentic original). Trier also struck a variant of the same type with the jugate busts of Constantius I and Galerius only cuirassed, not draped and cuirassed: Sternberg VIII, 16-17 November 1978, lot 683. In the same issue of folles Trier also struck three other jugate obverse types which were similarly exclusive to this mint: of Diocletian and Maximian, of Diocletian and Galerius, and of Maximian and Hercules (RIC 318, 319, and 276)

Galeria Valeria, Wife of Galerius. . Follis, 6.19g (12h). Cyzicus, 308-9 AD. Obv: GAL VAL - ERIA AVG Draped bust right. wearing stephane. Rx: VENERI V - ICTRICI Venus standing left holding apple and raising drapery from shoulder, MKV in exergue, Δ in left field.. RIC 46 (C), officina Δ=4. Cohen 2 (8 Fr.). Mint State Ex Philip Ronzone Collection, acquired from CNG 60, 22 May 2002, part of lot 1870 (9 folles, Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection, the reverse of this coin is illustrated)

Zodiac Band with Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer Constantine I. 307-337 AD. Solidus, 4.44g (5h). Ticinum, 315 AD. Obv: CONSTANTI - NVS P F AVG Head laureate right. Rx: RECTOR TOTIVS ORBIS Constantine in military dress seated left on cuirass and two shields, resting right hand on zodiac band and holding parazonium in left, at right Victory standing left behind him places wreath on his head and holds palm, S.M.T in exergue; the zodiac band shows the three signs Taurus (Bull) at the bottom, Gemini (Twins) in the center, and Cancer (Crab) at the top. Rauch 77, 10 April 2006, lot 658 (same dies). Mintmark variant of RIC 54 (BM only, pl. 10), Depeyrot 16/4 (p. 72, BM only), and Cohen 643 (BM, 800 Fr.). Apparently only the fourth specimen recorded with this interesting reverse type: this coin and the Rauch specimen with mintmark S.M.T; BM and NAC 52, 7 October 2009, lot 606 with mintmark SMT. Mint State/Choice EF (Aaron 3X ENLARGEMENT OF REVERSE ONLY.) Ex Gemini IV, 8 January 2008, lot 511 This reverse type, calling Constantine RECTOR TOTIVS ORBIS, "The Master of the Whole World," seems to refer to his defeat of Maxentius in 312, since a similar type of the emperor seated holding zodiac, but without the figure of Victory crowning him, also struck at Ticinum at about the same time, calls the emperor RESTITVTOR LIBERTATIS, "The Restorer of Liberty," the epithet Constantine assumed for eliminating Maxentius (RIC 39 and 55)

Alexander the Great Contorniate. Contorniate, 28.39g (7h). . , Later 4th cent., perhaps c. 370 AD. Obv: ALEXANDER MA - [GNVS MACEDON] Bust of Alexander right wearing lionskin; palm branch engraved in rihgt field. Rx: A man wearing tunic and cloak leading a saddled and bridled horse right; the man looks back at the horse. From Alföldi`s obverse die Alexander V (pl. 5.2), reverse die 197 (e.g. pl. 69.11-12), a new die combination; also not in the addenda in Alföldi`s second volume, nor in the addenda in P.F. Mittag`s contorniate monograph, Alte Köpfe in neuen Händen (Bonn, 1999). This is a beautiful contorniate with a glossy black patination. In ancient times, a piece was broken out of the edge of the coin, not affecting its beauty or any of its design. EF This obverse die is scarce, being recorded by Alföldi in only eleven specimens, coupled with four other reverse dies. The same reverse die had previously been known combined with the two obverse dies Homer and Nero XII. The new die combination fits easily into the established die sequence; the obverses Alexander V and Nero XII, for example, were already known to share two other reverse dies, and reverse 170 now becomes a third reverse die that they share

Magnentius. 350-353 AD. AE 2, 4.81g (7h). Ambianum, 352 AD. Obv: [D N MAG]NEN - TIVS P F AVG Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from front, A behind portrait. Rx: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG (AV ligate) ET CAE around, in exergue AMB preceded by star and followed by pellet within crescent, Two Victories facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X, wreath has ties at bottom but does not rest on column, above wreath Chi-Rho. Rev. legend variant (AV ligate) of Bastien 133 (3 spec.) and RIC 31 (S). Apparently the first attested ligature on a coin of Magnentius` reign: none seem to be mentioned by Bastien or RIC. Mint State

Confirmation of Projected Type Decentius as Caesar. 350-353 AD. AE 2, 4.52g (6h). Ambianum, 352 AD. Obv: D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES Bare-headed, cuirassed bust right, seen from front. Rx: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE around, in exergue AMB followed by pellet within crescent, Two Victories facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X, wreath has ties at bottom but does not rest on short column, Chi-Rho above wreath. Bastien 128 (projected only, no spec. found). RIC 26 (R, citing BM, probably in error). Our coin is apparently the first known of this variety for Decentius at Ambianum, confirming the hypothesis of Bastien 128 and Late Roman Bronze Coinage 16 that such a coin should exist. Mint State Since this type and mintmark are definitely known for Magnentius, they could be expected to occur for Decentius also. RIC 26 cites such a coin of Decentius from the British Museum, but probably in error, since Bastien 128 projects the type only, and could find no actual specimen anywhere

Decentius as Caesar. 350-353 AD. AE 1, 9.56g (6h). Lugdunum, 353 AD. Obv: D N DECENTI - VS NOB CAES Bare-headed, cuirassed bust r., seen from front. Rx: SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES Chi-Rho flanked by Alpha and Omega, [L or R]SL[G] in exergue. RIC 155 (S), officina S=2 (assuming mintmark LSLG). Bastien 205 (3 spec.) or 207 (0 spec.). Fine Since the mintmark RPLG occurs for Magnentius, Bastien assumes that RSLG must have been struck for Decentius, though no such coin has yet been recorded. Our coin could be that previously unknown variety, or the known coin with LSLG; the decisive first letter of the mintmark, L or R, is off flan

Unpublished Julian II. 360-363 AD. Reduced Siliqua, possibly irregular, 1.97g (6h). Lugdunum, c. 361 AD. Obv: D N IVLIA - NVS AVG Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from front, unbearded. Rx: VOT / V / MVLT / X in wreath, LVG in exergue. Obv. legend var. of RIC 229 (R2) and Bastien 272 (5 spec.). EF Ex Philip Ronzone Collection Is this coin official? The sloppy lettering on the reverse might suggest that it is irregular, but on the other hand the portrait and lettering on the obverse look official, and the metal appears to be good silver Julian`s obverse legend on this coin, D N IVLIA - NVS AVG, is new: unknown not only to Bastien at the mint of Lugdunum (p. 257), but also to Kent at any mint (RIC p. xxxix). The closest known legends add CL or P F: D N CL IVLI - ANVS AVG or D N IVLIAN - VS P F AVG. Bastien found only a few imitative siliquae of Julian with Lugdunese mintmarks, none particularly reminiscent of our coin: see his p. 147 and pl. XXXII-III, I 134-141

Procopius. 365-366 AD. AE 15, 2.59g (11h). Heraclea. Obv: DN PROCO - PIVS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, seen from front. Rx: REPARATI-O FEL TEMP Emperor standing left, head right, holding labarum in right hand and resting left on shield; chi-rho symbol above in right field, pellet in left field, SMHΓ in exergue. RIC 7, new mintmark SMHΓ with pellet in left field. A similar coin was in Berk 134, 8 October 2003, lot 457. Cohen 9 (30 Fr.). VF Ex NAC R, 17 May 2007, lot 1648

RIC 348 (This Coin): Victory Motif on Emperor`s Shield Honorius. 393-423 AD. Solidus, 4.43g (12h). Thessalonica, 408-420 AD. Obv: D N HONORI - VS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters front, holding spear over right shoulder, shield by left shoulder decorated with standing, facing figure of Victory holding up two wreaths. Rx: CONCORDI - A AVGG Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated front, head right, placing right foot on prow and holding scepter and Victory on globe; star in left field, COMOB in exergue. RIC 348 (R4), pl. 15 (apparently this coin). Depeyrot 47/1, p. 226 (2 spec.). Hahn 52b. A surprising and very rare variant in this otherwise mundane series. Beautifully struck from fresh dies. Mint State Ex Gemini I, 11-12 January 2005, lot 481. Ex Triton IV, 5 December 2000, lot 731 This rare solidus is from Thessalonica`s first issue of solidi under Theodosius II, distinguished by the Victory holding two wreaths on the emperor`s shield

Leo III Hexagram, New Officina Leo III. 717-741 AD. Hexagram, 2.67g (6h). Constantinople, 717-720 AD. Obv: DNO LEO - N - P A MUL Bust facing, with short beard, wearing plumed helmet and cuirassed, holding spear and shield. Rx: VICTORIA - AVSY S Cross potent on three steps, CONOB beneath. MIB 23, new officina S=6. Cf. DO 20 and Sear 1511. Extremely beautiful and rare. EF Ex Gemini VIII, 14 April 2011, lot 518 Apparently a flip strike, to judge from the visible fragments of the legends of the original strike, namely VICT on the obverse to the left of DNO LEO of the second strike, and DNO LE on the reverse to the left of VICT of the second strike. Our coin was struck by officina S=6, a new variety: previously this hexagram had only been recorded from officinae Δ=4 and E=5

Lot of Three Rare Animal Antoniniani of Gallienus. (0h). . All mint of Rome, c. 267-8 AD. (1) 2.75g, 6h. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate right. Rx: DIANAE CONS AVG Antelope standing right, Γ (=officina 3) in exergue. Göbl 717b (11 spec.), Cunetio 1347 (4 spec.). Rare with antelope standing right not left. (2) 2.41g, 11h. A similar coin with Antelope right, but with the antelope`s legs differently arranged: the two right legs, nearest the viewer, are both advanced before the two left legs, in the background. This variant not recorded by Carradice in his appendix on the Animal coins in the Cunetio report. (3) 2.79g, 5h. Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate r. Rx: DIA - NAE CONS AVG Stag walking l., X (=officina 10) in exergue. Göbl 744z (1 spec., Vienna), pl. 58 (different dies); Cunetio 1396 (1 spec., not illustrated); Cohen 59 (Gréau Sale); RIC 178. Ex Berk 135, 10 Dec. 2003, lot 301. Very rare with longer obverse legend adding IMP. EF to VF

Lot of Three Rare Tigress Antoniniani of Gallienus. (0h). . All mint of Rome, c. 267-8 AD. (1) 3.06g, 1h. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate right, both wreath ties curving left. Rx: LIBERO P CONS AVG Tigress walking left, B (=officina 2) in exergue. Göbl 713f (3 spec.). Rare portrait variant with both wreath ties curving left, shown by only three specimens in Göbl`s photofile. (2) 3.16g, 6h. A similar coin, but with bust radiate, cuirassed right on obverse. Göbl 713w records only five specimens with this bust type, and the example he illustrates, pl. 56, is from the same die pair as ours. (3) 3.49g, 6h. A similar coin, but Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, Head radiate right. Göbl 713z (2 spec.), Cunetio 1340 (3 spec.), RIC 229, Cohen 590 (Musée du Mans, 5 Fr.). Rare with IMP added to obverse legend. EF to About EF

Lot of Three Rare Antoniniani, Including Two Unpublished Varieties. (0h). . (1) 2.82g, 7h; Rome, c. 267-8 AD. Obv: GALL[IENVS] AVG Head radiate r. Rx: NEPTVNO CO[NS AV]G Hippocamp swimming l., two spike-like fins on back and two more on belly, N (=officina 9) in exergue. Göbl 742b (4 spec.), pl. 58 (different dies); RIC 246 (RN 1892). Very rare reverse variant with hippocamp left rather than right, unknown to Cohen and not represented in the Cunetio hoard. Göbl 742b records four specimens, illustrating one from the Baldersdorf hoard. (2) 2.95g, 12h. A similar coin with hippocamp left, but with bust radiate, cuirassed right on the obverse, an apparently unpublished bust variant of this rare coin. The hippocamp is larger and has a fork-like fin emerging behind its front legs. (3) Salonina, Milan, Antoninianus, 2.37g, 5h. Obv: SALONINA AVG Bust draped right on crescent, wearing stephane. Rx: VENVS [VI]CT Venus standing left holding helmet and transverse scepter; a fold of drapery hangs from her left elbow, but there is no shield there. Reverse type variant of Göbl 1313r (11 spec.), RIC 67 corr., and Cohen 127, apparently unpublished without the shield behind Venus on which she usually rests her left elbow. VF to EF

Lot of Three Rare Animal Antoniniani of Gallienus. (0h). . Mint of Rome, c. 267-8 AD. (1) 2.95g, 7h. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate right. Rx: LIBERO.P.CONS AVG Tigress walking and looking right, B (=officina 2) in exergue. Göbl 715b (6 spec.), RIC 230, Cohen 591 (BM, 3 Fr.). Rare with tigress walking right rather than left: Göbl`s photofile included only six such coins, there were none in the Cunetio hoard, and Cohen 591 cited this variety from the BM, meaning that it was not in the Paris collection in his day. Moreover, our coin shows the tigress looking forward, not with raised head as on the Vienna specimen illustrated by Göbl, pl. 56, 715b, and the BM specimen reproduced by Carradice`s sketch in the Cunetio report, p. 190, fig. 4. (2) 3.09g, 11h. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate right. Rx: APOLLINI CONS AVG Griffin standing right, Δ (=officina 4) in exergue. Göbl 721b (2 spec.), RIC 166, Cohen 75 (Paris, 1 Fr.). Very rare variant with griffin standing right rather than striding left as usual. Göbl 721 knew of only two such coins with obverse legend GALLIENVS AVG like ours, plus six specimens with obverse legend IMP GALLIENVS AVG; there were no specimens of either variety in the Cunetio hoard. (3) 2.38g, 6h. Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG Head radiate r. Rx: APOLL[INI CON]S AVG Griffin sitting l., Δ (=officina 4) in exergue. Göbl 722z, Cunetio 1350 (1 spec.), RIC 165, Cohen 78 (citing BM, 3 Fr.). Rare with griffin sitting left rather than striding left. There was only one such coin in the Cunetio hoard; Cohen cites it from the BM, indicating its absence in the Paris collection in his day. Göbl`s Table 20 alleges that he knew 66 specimens of this coin, but that figure must be an error, meant to apply to some other variety. VF to Fine

Great Britain. Henry VIII. Second Coinage (1526-1544). Groat. 2.60g (struck 1526-44)-. Obv: HENRIC VIII D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX Crowned portrait of Henry VIII right. Rx: POSVI DEU ADIVTORE MEU Long Cross fourchée over royal shield. Some double striking in front of face. Very pleasant coin. Ex Richard P. Miller Collection.. North 1797, Seaby 2337E. Toned VF.

Russia. Peter III (1761-1762). Rouble. 1762-. St. Petersburg, 1762 (Nazar Kutuzov). Obv: Bust right, Peter III, by the grace of God, emperor of all Russia. Rx: Crowned double-headed eagle with arms on breast, Coin rouble.. Davenport 1682. Bitkin 11. Severin 1882, KM C#47.1.. NGC VF Details, Surface hairlines.

Russia. Catherine II, The Great (1762-1796). Rouble. 23.30g. 1762-. St. Petersburg, (Nazar Kutuzov). Obv: Bust right, Peter III, by the grace of God, emperor of all Russia. Rx: Crowned double-headed eagle with arms on breast, Coin rouble. Ex Chicago Collection 1920’s.. Davenport 1682. Bitkin 11. Severin 1882. KM C#47.1.. Fine.

Russia. Alexander I (1801-1825). Rouble. 1804-. Alexander I. 1801-1825. St. Petersburg. Obv: Crowned double-headed eagle with arms on breast. Rx: IMPERIAL RUSSIAN COIN within crowned wreath. Beautiful golden and blue hues. Davenport 279, KM C#125. NGC AU Details, Surface hairlines.

Russia. Nicholas I (1825-1855). Rouble. 1854-. St. Petersburg. Obv: PURE SILVER 4 ZOLOTNICKS 21 DOLAS Crowned double-headed eagle with arms on breast. Rx: COIN RUBLE and date in wreath, crown above. Fancy bar on reverse.. Davenport 283, KM C#168.1. NGC AU Details, Surface hairlines..

Chaudoir, Baron S. de. APERÇU SUR LES MONNAIES RUSSES ET SUR LES MONNAIES ÉTRANGÈRES QUI ONT EU COURS EN RUSSE. St. Petersbourg, 1836–37. Three volumes, complete. 8vo, nineteenth-century brown cloth-backed boards, gilt. vii, (1), 266, (2); (4), xii, 331, (7); 23, (1) pages; 23 & 58 engraved tables and plates of coins. Minor staining to second volume. Very good or better. The classic work; the first general guide to Russian coins. Infrequently encountered with the second volume of text published in 1837 (present here). Volume I recounts the history of the Russian monetary system and features an extensive bibliography. The second volume of text consists of detailed coin descriptions and the plate volume, beyond its numerous illustrations of coins, features tables of metal production, mintages, etc. The work gained for the author the Grand Demidoff Prize of 5000 rubles. Clain-Stefanelli 11138*. Grierson 194: “Encore utile, en dépit de sa date.” Gromachevskii 392а.

Frähn, C.M. DAS MUHAMMEDANISCHE MÜNZKABINET DES ASIATISCHEN MUSEUMS DER KAISERL. AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN ZU ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg: herausgegeben von der Kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1821. 12mo, contemporary cloth-backed boards. 124 pages; tables in the text; coin engraving on the title and at the end; large folding table. Contents a trifle stained. Very good or better. Another very rare work by Fraehn, this time on the Islamic coins in the Asiatic Museum in the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Mayer 547.

Garshin, M. Yu. ОПЫТЬ УКАЗАТЕЛЯ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ ПО НУМИЗМАТИКѢ. Russian Numismatic Society photocopy reprint of the original handwritten three-volume manuscript. Oblong 4to, original printed card covers. Vol. I: 108 unnumbered pages, being the title page and 207 pages of Part I of the original manuscript covering authors from A to Lerkh (Nos. 1 to 843). Vol. II: 153 unnumbered pages, being 87 pages of Part I of the original [authors Lerkh (844) to Oreshnikov (1151) together with a few additional notes] and 161 pages of what is presumably Part II (although there is no title page) covering authors from Oreshnikov (1152) to Trutovskii (1607). Part III: 163 unnumbered pages, being 97 pages of Part II of the original (authors Trutovskii to unknown, Nos. 1608 to 1885) and 208 pages of Part III [136 pages containing a supplement of authors from A.A.S. (1886) to Iakovlev (2237) and 72 pages containing lists, tables and indices]. Fine. A remarkable unpublished numismatic bibliography, still of the greatest importance, especially for the years between Gromachevskii (1904) and 1917. The original manuscript was produced by Garshin c. 1935–40. According to a 1958-dated handwritten note on the title page (reproduced in this copy), Vladimir Richter acquired the original manuscript from L.K. Davidova, who was caring for Garshin at the time of his death. Richter donated the volumes to the Hermitage library at the request of I.G. Spasskii. Leon Hermes was at some point allowed to copy the manuscript. His copy was sold with the rest of his library by George F. Kolbe in 1997. This RNS reproduction was probably made the following year. A Russian newspaper clipping on the first page of the manuscript translates as follows: “Mich. Yu. Garshin, honorary member of the Russian Society of Collectors in Paris, former member of the Russian Numismatic Society in St. Petersburg, and contributor to ‘Staraya Moneta,’ has completed the manuscript of his up to date numismatic bibliography. Listed are about 3,000 numismatic titles and some 700 authors—all that has been written about coins in the Russian language. Subjects include: early Russian coins, independent principalities and grand duchies, Czarist and Imperial, Revolutionary and USSR, the ancient world and Byzantine, oriental, coin-like badges, Polish coins, Western European, Jewish, biographies and obituaries of numismatists, coin hoards and finds, various writings on numismatic subjects, manuscripts, bibliographies, critiques, reviews. This book, of exceptional interest to every numismatist, should be published. October 20, 1935. V.M.” Our consignor notes that Garshin apparently copied some entries from Gromachevskii, as some errors found there are repeated. Not in Volkov. Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich on Peter I

Giel, Chr. ТАБЛИЦЫ РУССКИХЪ МОНЕТЪ ДВУХЪ ПОСЛѢДНИХЪ СТОЛѢТIЙ: ПРАКТИЧЕСКОЕ РУКОВОДСТВО ДЛЯ СОБИРАТЕЛЕЙ. First edition. St. Petersburg, 1883. 8vo, contemporary black half morocco and mottled boards, gilt; marbled endpapers. vi, 10, (68) pages; errata slip tipped in. Extremities rubbed; some annotations. Very good or better. Rare. A very nice copy of the first edition of this excellent collector’s guide to Russian coins. Khristian Khristianovich Giel (1837–1908), was Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich’s mentor on Russian numismatics of the Imperial period and a leading member of the Grand Duke’s team that developed the corpus of Russian coins. He was responsible for coin classification, preparation of material for all plates and general management of the project. Giel, along with Dr. Lorenz von Pansner (1777–1851), can be regarded as fathers of modern Russian numismatics of the Imperial period. Giel’s own large collection of Greek and Byzantine coins was first purchased by Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich; it was then passed on to his brother Grand Duke Alexander and finally was disposed of via auctions (Naville, Lucerne 1922 and Glendining, London 1958) and through private sales among major museums (ANS 1944, Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris 1930, British Museum 1929, Hermitage, etc.) and collectors. He died in Dresden while undergoing medical treatment. Clain-Stefanelli 11152. Gromachevskii 95д.

Hutten-Czapski, Graf. E.K. УДѢЛЬНЫЯ, ВЕЛИКОКНЯЖЕСКIЯ И ЦАРСКIЯ ДЕНЬГИ ДРЕВНЕЙ РУСИ. St. Petersburg, 1875. Tall 8vo, contemporary green quarter calf, gilt, and mottled boards, gilt. (4), iv, 184 pages; title printed in two colors incorporating coin illustrations; lithographic coin illustrations in the text. Spine and extremities a bit worn; 1 by 3.5 inch portion of title and following leaf clipped out at upper right corner; annotated in pencil. Very good. Copy No. 196 of only 200 issued. Still useful and rarely encountered. The author (1828–96) was a great friend of Alexander II and wrote the definitive work on Polish coins, based on his collection, still intact and housed at the Czapski Museum in Krakow. Gromachevskii 110в.

Ilyin, A.A. ТОПОГРАФИЯ КЛАДОВ СЕРЕБРЯНЫХ И ЗОЛОТЫХ СЛИТКОВ. St. Petersburg, 1921. Small 4to, modern brown cloth with hand-lettered spine. (4), 61, (1) pages [penultimate page mis-numbered 62]; large folding map printed in two colors. Several tape repairs to hinges, map and leaves. Very good. Rare. The author (1858–1942) was an outstanding numismatist for nearly half a century and wrote many works of lasting importance. He gave his important coin collection to the Hermitage. Ex Leonidas C. Hermes (Kolbe Sale 72, lot 48), with his label. Ilyin’s Very Rare 1940 Classification of Russian Feudal Coins

Kholodkovskii, I.M. ПАЛЕОГРАФIЯ МОНЕТЪ. КРАТКIЙ ОЧЕРКЪ (ПОСОБIЕ ДЛЯ РАЗБОРКИ МОНЕТНЫХЪ ЛЕГЕНДЪ). St. Petersburg, 1912. 12mo, original printed wraps. 72 pages; 93 text illustrations of coins and medals; alphabet tables, one of them folding; errata sheet. Near fine. A rare publication by one of the major Russian coin dealers of the day. Kœhne’s Very Rare Catalogue of the Prince Basile Kotschoubey Collection

Moskovskoe Numizmaticheskoe Obshchestvo. ТРУДЫ МОСКОВСКАГО НУМИЗМАТИЧЕСКАГО ОБЩЕСТВА. Первый Томъ; Томъ II, Выпускъ 1–3; Томъ III, Выпускъ 1–2. Moscow: W.K. Trutowsky, V.A. Ulyanitzkii and A.V. Oreshnikov, editors, 1898–1905. Six parts, bound in three volumes. Folio and 4to, first volume in contemporary brown half morocco, rebacked; second in contemporary black half morocco; third in contemporary brown patterned calf; some original wraps bound in. Vol. I: (4), 249, (1) pages; text illustrations; 4 fine coin plates numbered I–II and IV–V, as issued, and 3 portrait plates; Vol. II: 352, (4) pages; text illustrations; 12 fine coin plates, 30 lithographic plates; Vol. III: 388 pages; text illustrations; 10 fine coin plates, 24 lithographic coin plates numbered VII–XXX [the lithographic plates are also bound into the previous volume]. All bindings a bit worn, but sound and attractive. Very good to near fine. An important and well-illustrated journal. Very rare. Authors include Oreshnikov, Markov, Demmeni, Prowe, Retowski, Nützel, Iversen, Trutowsky, Tiesenhausen, Ulyanitzkii and others. The first volume’s coin plates are numbered 1–2 and 4–5, but are complete as issued. First volume ex Leonidas C. Hermes (Kolbe Sale 71, lot 73), with his label. Second and third volumes ex Ran Zander (Elmen 2001 sale, lot 1089), previously from the Sotheby’s Landry sale (lot 86). Third volume also ex F.I. Prove. Clain-Stefanelli 953. Grierson 21.

Oreshnikov, A. ИМПЕРАТОРСКIЙ РОССIЙСКIЙ ИСТОРИЧЕСКIЙ МУЗЕЙ ИМЕНИ ИМПЕРАТОРА АЛЕКСАНДРА III. ОПИСАНIЕ ПАМЯТНИКОВЪ. Выпускъ I. РУССКIЯ МОНЕТЫ ДО 1547 ГОДА. Moscow, 1896. xx, 232 pages; fine portrait plate of Chertkov; occasional text illustrations; 21 fine phototype plates of coins; additional coin rubbing affixed to one plate margin. Some foxing, including to frontispiece. [bound with] Oreshnikov, A. МАТЕРIАЛЫ КЪ РУССКОЙ НУМИЗМАТИКѢ ДО ЦАРСКАГО ПЕРIОДА. (ДОПОЛНЕНIЕ КЪ ‹РУССКИМЪ МОНЕТАМЪ ДО 1547 Г.›). Moscow, 1901. 32 pages; 2 fine plates. Near fine. [bound with] ОПИСЬ СЕРЕБРЯНЫМЪ МОНЕТНЫМЪ СЛИТКАМЪ ИЗЪ СОБРАНIЯ ИМПЕРАТОРСКАГО РОССIЙСКАГО ИСТОРИЧЕСКАГО МУЗЕЯ. Moscow, undated. 7, (1) pages; 5 fine plates. Small 4to, slightly later tan quarter morocco with brown textured sides; flat spine ruled and lettered in gilt; from the library of Vladimir Nikolaevich Peskov, with his initials at the base of the spine; decorative endpapers; original printed card covers and wraps bound in for first two works (final work self-covered). Near fine, overall. An impressive copy of this work, still the most comprehensive on the topic and with plates that are far superior to those of the reprints. The 1901 supplement to the main volume is rarely met with. The third work is an offprint from the second volume of the Труды Московскаго Нумизматическаго Общества on the silver monetary bars in the collection of the Imperial Russian Historical Museum. Clain-Stefanelli 7378*. Grierson 194: “L’ouvrage classique sur les monnaies russes médiévales.” Gromachevskii 251б.

Reichel, (Jacob). DIE REICHELSCHE MÜNZSAMMLUNG IN ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg, 1842–50. Eight of nine volumes, as follows: ERSTER THEIL: RUSSLAND. St. Petersburg, 1842 (approved by censor 1847). (2), iv, (2), 424 pages; 4636 listings; 9 folding engraved plates of coins and medals; folding engraved size chart. DRITTER THEIL: ÖSTERREICH UND DIE DAZU GEHÖRIGEN LÄNDER. St. Petersburg, 1850. (6), vii, (1), 485, (1) pages; 9 + 2343 listings; folding engraved size chart. VIERTER THEIL: PREUSSISCHER STAAT. St. Petersburg, 1842 (approved by censor 1846). (4), 681, (1), xiv pages; 3800 listings; folding engraved size chart. Some leaves at the end a trifle waterstained. FÜNFTER THEIL: DÆNEMARK, DAS HERZOGTHUM SLESWIG UND HOLSTEIN, SCHWEDEN UND NORWEGEN. St. Petersburg, 1842 (approved by censor 1845). (2), viii, 284 pages; 704 + 102 + 1188 + 161 listings; engraved size chart. SECHSTER THEIL: ENGLAND, SCHOTLAND, IRLAND, DIE NIEDERLANDE UND BELGIEN. St. Petersburg, 1843. (4), xi, (1), 366 pages; 1316 + 33 + 122 + 57 + 706 listings; folding engraved size chart. Pencil annotations. SIEBENTER THEIL: FRANKREICH. St. Petersburg, 1842. (8), 376 pages; 2276 listings; engraved size chart. ACHTER THEIL: SPANIEN UND PORTUGAL. St. Petersburg, 1843. ix, (1), 104 pages; 493 + 128 + 6 listings; engraved size chart. NEUNTER THEIL: DIE VANDALEN, OSTGOTHEN, LOMBARDER, DIE NORMÄNNER, DIE ITALIENER IM ALLGEMEINEM, DANN DIE JOHANNITER-RITTER, DIE KREUZFAHRER, NEUGRIECHENLAND, DIE MOLDAU UND WALLACHEI, SERVIEN UND ENDLICH EINIGE MÜNZEN DER MITTÄGLICHEN SLAVISCHEN VÖLKER. St. Petersburg, 1843. (4), xiii, (1), 495, (1) pages; 3304 + 163 listings; folding plate of monograms; engraved size chart. Volume II, covering Poland, etc., is not present. Bound in seven volumes. 12mo [17.5 by 11.5 cm], Volumes VII & VIII bound together in dark blue nineteenth-century quarter morocco, gilt; armorial bookplate. Remaining volumes uniformly bound in nineteenth-century brown half cloth, gilt. Volume I neatly rebacked; occasional light foxing. Overall near fine. The important catalogue of Yakov Yakovlevich Reichel’s extensive coin collection. Of legendary rarity. The first volume, comprising Russian coins, is still consulted with profit (when a copy can be located). Reichel’s extensive coin collection went to the Hermitage. This set is lacking only the Polish volume, which is exceptionally rare. Baer XLIV (1876): “Das Reichel’sche Münzwerk gehört zu den grössten Seltenheiten, da im Ganzen nur 100 Ex. Gedruckt wurden, die nicht in den Handel kamen.” Otto’schen Buchhandlung 235 (1878): “Das Werk wurde nur in einer Auflage von 100 Exemplaren gedruckt und lediglich verschenkt es ist jetzt eine Seltenheit ersten Ranges geworden und werden alle 9 Bände bis zu 400Mark notirt.” Gromachevskii 287a. Most volumes ex J.C. Holm Library, with his monogram label on the inside front cover of the first volume. Ex Kolbe Sale 71, lot 314. A Superlative, Unimprovable Example of Ricaud de Tiregale’s Masterwork on Russian Medals

Schubert, Général T.F. de. MONNAYES RUSSES DES DERNIÈRS TROIS SIÈCLES, DEPUIS LE CZAR JOAN WASILIEWICZ GROZNYI JUSQU’À L’EMPEREUR ALEXANDRE II. 1547–1855. Leipsic: Ernst Schäfer, Libraire-Éditeur, 1857. First edition. Two volumes: text and plate atlas. Text: 4to, later tan linen-backed mottled boards; green spine label, gilt. xiv, 331, (1) pages; 1072 descriptions. Atlas: oblong folio [27.5 by 41 cm], full red morocco, decorated in gilt. Title printed in gilt on a blue background; engraved plate of edge designs and legends; 36 additional superbly executed plates of coins printed in relief and in gold, silver and copper tints on a charcoal background. Plate descriptions printed in Russian. Text volume with intermittent light staining. Plate album binding very worn, with boards detached but present; some staining to legend plate; coin plates attractive and near fine. Very rare and most desirable. Feodor Fedorovich Schubert’s monumental work on modern Russian coins is well described in a Journal of the Russian Numismatic Society article by Randolph Zander, as follows: “Schubert published in French, having an eye to a broad European public and intending that his catalogue should serve as a generally accepted standard work. His work was based on his own collection plus the results of study of over 30 major Russian collections, visited repeatedly and researched over a period of 10 years. The format combines scholarly discipline with practical features. Schubert defined his method in these words: ‘In my work I have set myself these conditions: to bring together all that is known up to now on Russian coins, to classify them by reigns, in each reign to classify the coins by types each bearing a consecutive number, and to provide an illustration of the best available specimen of each type, to place under each type number the lesser varieties of the given type—such as date, edge, legend &c, with each such variety assigned a letter following the number: to indicate the references where to coins may be found: and in the case of rare coins the collections which contain them; to show the weight of each gold and silver coin, and to fix a price which a collector might expect to pay for each piece.” There were numerous in-text footnotes, discussing a variety of subjects, and each reign was accompanied by a discussion of its monetary history. There is no question but that the work was far more orderly and forthcoming than Chaudoir’s of the other extant catalogues. It was in this 1857 work, published two years after the death of Nicholas I, that Schubert first ventured to publish, under No 964, his ‘unique’ specimen of the Constantine ruble acquired in confidence a few years earlier from Jacob Reichel who had produced and retained it a generation earlier. He gave currency to the cover story that the piece had been sent to the Grand Duke Constantine (the putative Emperor) in Warsaw for his approval. A striking if not altogether practical feature of the 1857 Catalogue is the bound atlas… On the plates are 2144 embossed images showing the obverse & reverse of the 1072 major numbered types described in the catalogue. The embossed images in relief were produced on Congreve’s Press by means of clichés taken from galvano copies of the coins, many taken from collections other than Schubert’s in order to insure the best example of each type. Bringing these together was a major undertaking in itself. The method of illustration, of which Schubert’s atlas was one of the early examples, had a certain vogue at the time… Given Schubert’s exacting methods of choice of specimens for illustration, the over-all visual effect of each folio page of excellently embossed and metal-colored illustrations is impressive indeed… But if coins can suffer from cabinet friction, think of the havoc wrought by ‘page friction’ if the atlas gets much earnest consultation!” The coin plates in this copy are well-preserved; this sumptuous work represents the zenith of this delightful illustration process pioneered by the Schäfer firm. Brunet 27783. Clain-Stefanelli 11191*. Gromachevskii 395б. Leitzmann 127.

Sotheby & Co. THE PALACE COLLECTIONS OF EGYPT. CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EGYPT. Cairo, Feb. 24–Mar. 6, 1954. Crown 4to, contemporary green cloth, gilt. 306, (6) pages; 2798 lots; 37 plates, all but the last double-plates. Original prices realized list bound in. Near fine. The famous sale catalogue of the legendary coin collection formed by King Farouk. Clain-Stefanelli 8013*.

Winkler, P. von. МОНЕТНОЕ ДѢЛО ВЪ ЦАРСТВОВАНIЕ ПЕТРА ВЕЛИКАГО (1696–1725). ПЕРЕДѢЛЪ МѢДНЫХЪ ПУШЕКЪ ВЪ МОНЕТУ (1756–1766). St. Petersburg, 1892. Two titles in one volume, as issued. Small 4to [26 by 18 cm], old dark gray-green blindstamped cloth; spine hand-lettered; original printed front card cover bound in. (2), 43, (1) pages; tables. Contents just a trifle loose. Very good or better. The first parts of Winkler’s series Изъ Исторiи Монетнаго дѣла въ Россiи. Zander, Collector’s Selective Guide to Russian Numismatic Literature: “In the late 1890s P von Winkler put out ten pamphlets, each on a single post-1700 Russian coin series… Von Winkler’s work was based chiefly on the documents in the GM corpus, plus other archival sources. These pamphlets all contain much useful out-of-the-way detail.” Gromachevskii 72а. Ex Leonidas C. Hermes (Kolbe Sale 71, lot 113), with his label.

Zander, Randolph. COIN LISTS. Alexandria, 1954–73. Two hundred ten lists, being Nos. 17 (his first numbered list) through 227, lacking only No. 22 for completion. Also includes a number of supplementary lists not included in the total. Original duplicated typescripts, ranging from single sheets printed on both sides to (8)-page lists. Quite possibly the most complete set in existence of these ephemeral publications, important mostly in retrospect, from the foremost dealer in Russian coins of his time. Runs are infrequently offered: this is the only truly substantial set we have handled. Ex Zander library (Elmen 2001 sale, lot 1148).

Zubov, P.V. МАТЕРIАЛЫ ПО РУССКОЙ НУМИЗМАТИКѢ. Moscow, 1897. 4to, modern maroon cloth. (2), vii, (1), 31, (1) pages; 137 detailed descriptions; table; 10 very fine phototype plates of coins. Near fine. Pavel Vasilievich Zubov (1863–1921) was one of the most important Russian coin collectors of his time. “In 1897 he published his only numismatic work—a pamphlet of 31 pages with ten plates. It annotated and supplemented the Georgii Mikhailovich volumes then in print and brought forward a comprehensive range of newly identified Petrine copper—one of Zubov’s strong suits. There was the 1711 double-date kopeck, and no less than four different Sevsk chekhs.” — Journal of the Russian Numismatic Society, Spring 1988 issue. Ex Leonidas C. Hermes (Kolbe Sale 71, lot 122), with his label. Rare. Gromachevskii 137, where he notes that it was printed in small quantities for personal distribution.

Blanchet, Adrien. MÉMOIRES ET NOTES DE NUMISMATIQUE. Paris, 1909. (8), 454 pages; text illustrations; 7 plates of coins and medals. [with] Blanchet, Adrien. MÉMOIRES ET NOTES DE NUMISMATIQUE. DEUXIÈME SÉRIE. Paris, 1920. (4), 303, (1) pages; occasional text illustrations; 5 coin plates. Two volumes. Both 8vo, later maroon cloth-backed marbled boards; black morocco spine labels, gilt. Fine. Both volumes ex Georges Le Rider, with his bookplate; second volume ex Ernest Babelon, inscribed to him by the author; authorial inscription in first volume obscured, but not to Babelon. Rare, especially as a set. An important series of papers on ancient coins and French numismatics, originally appearing in a wide variety of historical and numismatic periodicals.

Cimino, Guido, Michele Baranowsky and Guido Bezzi [periti]. R. TRIBUNALE DI ROMA. SEZIONE PRIMA. PERIZIA DEL COLLEGIO PERITALE NOMINATO DAL TRIBUNALE DI ROMA – SEZIONE PRIMA – CON SENTENZA DEL 14 MAGGIO–12 GIUGNO 1940–XVIII PER LA STIMA DEL “TESORO DI VIA ALESSANDRINA” IN ROMA. Perugia, 1942. 4to, original printed card covers. xxxi, (1), 202 pages; 7 superb photographs depicting ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins, Italian coins, engraved gems and jewelry. Inscribed and signed by Baranowsky. Fine. An extremely rare catalogue, and an important photographic record. It is one of only a few examples we have encountered in four decades. The text features an Elenco delle Opere Fondamentali; a description of coin grading; an “elenco” of important European auction sale catalogues featuring ancient Greek, Roman, Italian, Papal and other coins; followed by a catalogue of over 2600 items, with printed values exceeding 1.2 million lire.

Fritze, Hans von, and Hugo Gaebler [editors]. NOMISMA: UNTERSUCHUNGEN AUF DEM GEBIETE DER ANTIKEN MÜNZKUNDE. Vols. I–XII, complete. Berlin: Mayer & Müller, 1907–23. First edition. Text and plates bound separately in two volumes. 4to, modern tan quarter morocco; spines with six raised bands, lettered in brown. 524 pages; 48 very fine plates of ancient coins, many folding, bound on hinges. Fine. A complete, exceptionally fine set of this rare and most important series of groundbreaking monographs on ancient Greek coins, featuring outstanding coin plates. Clain-Stefanelli 744. Daehn 239a.

International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins / International Association of Professional Numismatists. BULLETIN ON COUNTERFEITS. Vols. 1–24, complete. London, etc: E.G.V. Newman et al., 1976–99. Fifty-two numbers, as issued in forty-six illustrated volumes. 8vo, original printed paper covers. Fifteen issues present in “official” photocopied versions. Generally fine. Also included are a supplement to the IAPN Bulletin on Byzantine forgeries and Vols. I–III of the American Numismatic Association’s Counterfeit Coin Bulletin, published (2000–02) in conjunction with the IAPN. A complete set of this indispensable aid in identifying counterfeit coins from all periods and places (no issues 9.2, 15.2, 16.2 or 24.2 were published). Rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 438.

Royal Numismatic Society / The Numismatic Society. THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE. London, 1838–2012, complete in 172 volumes. Titles vary slightly. As follows: (First Series). Volumes I–XX. London, (1838)–1858. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, Vols. XI–XV bound in three volumes in contemporary brown quarter calf; balance in contemporary brown cloth, gilt. New Series (Second Series). Volumes I–XX. London, 1861–80. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, Vols. 1–11 and 13–20 (1861–71 and 1873–80) in contemporary tan half calf; spines with five raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; morocco spine labels, gilt; marbled page edges; all page edges marbled; a few boards loose. 1872 volume (Vol. 12) in later blue cloth. Third Series. Volumes I–XX. London, 1881–1900. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, later matching maroon Cloth, gilt. Fourth Series. Volumes I–XX. London, 1901–20. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, matching later blue cloth, gilt. Fifth Series. Volumes I–XX. London, 1921–40. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, matching green cloth, gilt. Sixth Series. Volumes I–XX. London, 1941–60. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, Vols. 1–2 in red cloth, gilt; Vols. III–XIX in original printed card covers; Vol. XX in original red cloth, gilt. Seventh Series. Volumes I–XX. London, 1961–80. Twenty volumes, complete. 8vo, publisher’s original red Cloth, gilt. Volumes 141–172 [series numbering having been discontinued]. London, 1981–2012. Thirty-two volumes. 8vo, publisher’s original matching crimson cloth, gilt. Also included are the two volumes of the related predecessor publication, The Numismatic Journal (1836–38, 19th-century green half morocco, ex Edward T. Newell and Feori Pipito, bindings worn). Most volumes of the main set are near fine or better, with a few exceptions. One of the truly great scholarly numismatic periodicals, certainly the most important ever published in the English language. Within a six year period, Revue numismatique, the Numismatic Chronicle, and Revue belge de numismatique began publication, and today all three remain indispensable storehouses of information on ancient coins, medieval and modern numismatics (especially relating to their respective countries of publication), and on a wide variety of other numismatic topics. Beginning in 1889, virtually all coin illustrations within the Chronicle were reproduced on superb autotype plates, which allow for enlargement of detail under magnification. This innovation, combined with the prolific output of the superb ensemble of numismatists centered around the British Museum, produced a body of numismatic research that today remains of inestimable utility. Complete sets of the Chronicle are rarely offered. The first series is seldom available, and many volumes in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly those issued during and surrounding the World Wars remain elusive. Early on, W.S. Lincoln & Son described the Numismatic Chronicle as “the most perfect repertory of Numismatic intelligence ever published in England, and containing papers on Coins and Medals of all ages and all countries, by the first Numismatists of the day both English and Foreign.” Clain-Stefanelli 776. Grierson 19.

Bernhart, Max. ANTIKE MÜNZBILDER IM HUMANISTISCHEN UNTERRICHT. München-Giesing: Verlag Deschler & Sohn, 1912. First edition. 8vo, original gray cloth lettered in white and printed medallion depicting a coin set into front cover. vi, (2), 106, (2) pages; 27 very fine plates of coins. Near fine. Georges Le Rider’s copy of the rare first edition. Clain-Stefanelli 1632.

Eckhel, Joseph. DOCTRINA NUMORUM VETERUM. VOLUMEN I–IV: PARS I. DE NUMIS URBIUM, POPULORUM, REGUM. VOLUMEN V–VIII: PARS II. DE MONETA ROMANORUM. Second edition. Vindobonae (Vienna), 1828 [actually published in Leipzig; first volume gives date of publication as 1792 (correct for the first edition); second volume gives erroneous date of publication as 1839]; 1826 Addenda included in final volume. Eight volumes complete. 4to [24 by 19.5 cm], contemporary full speckled calf; flat spines decorated and lettered in gilt; black morocco spine labels, gilt; all page edges marbled. Frontispiece portrait; (8), (v)–xvi, (14), (2), clxxxiii, (1), (2), 271, (1); (6), 606; vi, 562; viii, 563, (1); (2), vi, 364; xxiv, (2), 539, (1); (6), 521, (1); vi, (2), 573, (1), iv, 58, (4) pages. Engraved plate of Greek letters; engraved plate of Alphabetum Phoenicium et Samaritanum; 2 engraved plates of Greek coins [“Numi Goltziani. Numi veri.”]; engraved plate of Greek coins and cameos; 1 folding genealogical table; one engraved text figure of a Byzantine coin; engraved plate of Roman monograms. Binding with some signs of wear: first volume joints cracked, a couple others starting; old institutional stamps; generally near fine. Eckhel’s magnum opus; one of the major foundation works of modern scholarly numismatics. Joseph Hilarius Eckhel (1737–98) has been justly regarded as the “father of ancient numismatics” and his Doctrina as the major exposition of his principles. “With him began a new era in the study of ancient numismatics: rigid scientific methods entered the field of research supplementing the usual approach of the amateur. For the first time in its history the basic elements of ancient Greek and Roman numismatics—metals, ponderal systems, organization of mints, significance of coin-types, coins in their relation to the history of art—are amply discussed.”—Clain-Stefanelli, Numismatics, page 29. This second edition is bibliographically complex. Babelon 127–128: “still our main work of reference.” Bassoli 40–41. Clain-Stefanelli 1643*. Daehn 62. Lipsius 110.

Neumann, Francisco. POPULORUM ET REGUM NUMI VETERES INEDITI. COLLECTI AC ILLUSTRATI. Vindobonae: Typis Joannis Thomæ Nobilis de Trattnern, Sac. Cæs. Reg. Aul. Typogr. et Bibliopol., 1779 & Typis Tratt- Nerianis, 1783. Two volumes, bound in one. 4to [25.5 by 20 cm], contemporary light brown half calf with mottled boards; flat spine ruled and lettered in gilt; all page edges blue. (12), 256; (4), 258, (8) pages; finely engraved title vignette, frontispiece and tailpiece in the first volume; occasional coin engravings in the text; 7 + 7 finely engraved folding plates of ancient coins. Binding a bit rubbed; very occasional worming. Near fine. “An excellent work by a learned man of the Vienna Cabinet.” — John Yonge Akerman. Babelon 121. Lipsius 284.

Spanheim, Ezechiel. DISSERTATIONES DE PRÆSTANTIA ET USU NUMISMATUM ANTIQUORUM. EDITIO NOVA. IN QUA EDITÆ ANTEA DISSERTATIONES RECENSENTUR, MULTISQUE ACCESSIONIBUS LOCUPLETANTUR; ALIÆ NUNC PRIMUM PRODEUNT; SINGULÆ AUTEM SELECTIS INSIGNIUM NUMISMATUM ICONIBUS ILLUSTRANTUR. TOMUS PRIMUS & VOLUMEN ALTERUM. Londini: Impensis Richardi Smith, 1706, and Amstelodami: Apud Rodolph. & Gerhard. Wetstenios, 1717. Two volumes. Folio [46 by 30.5 cm], contemporary brown full calf, boards intricately paneled in blind, with mottled borders and center panels; edges decorated in gilt; spines with seven raised bands, ruled, lettered and lavishly decorated in gilt; page edges speckled in red. (48), 726, (42); (8), xxviii, 656, (52) pages; finely engraved allegorical title in the first volume; titles printed in red and black; superbly engraved frontispiece portrait of the author; superbly engraved portrait of George Augustus, Prince of Wales; finely engraved dedication vignette in the second volume; woodcut initials and tailpieces; coin engravings in the text. Bindings remarkably well-preserved and expertly rebacked. A fine set. An exceptional set of the third, last, and best, edition of this landmark work. Born as an unillustrated quarto in 1664, a greatly expanded and illustrated if still rather modest edition in two parts appeared in 1671. Its apotheosis here, in two oversize folio volumes, was most handsomely executed and, in the present set, bound in raiment worthy of it. Clain-Stefanelli (Numismatics—An Ancient Science) page 24: “one of the most significant names in the field of numismatics in the 17th century [was] Ezechiel Spanheim… His encyclopedic knowledge in history, art, geography, art history—all based on a full mastery of the ancient authors—made him one of the prominent numismatists of his day. His chief publication Dissertatio de praestantia et usu numismatum antiquorum (1664 [first edition]) must certainly be considered the work of a master” Babelon 105: “Ezechiel Spanheim (b. 1629 † 1710) was part of that exceptional group of scholars who came together at Rome under the reign of Queen Christina.” Bassoli 30: “that great work of Ezechiel Spanheim… represent[s] the seventeenth century ‘peak’ of classical numismatics. Spanheim meticulously (and not without digressions) records every image and inscription shown on ancient coins that could be made out.” Hirsch 122. Kress S.2350. Lipsius 376. Ex T. Sharp library, with his diminutive bookplate; ex Phiroze K. Randeria, with his bookplate.

(Zaccaria, Francesco Antonio). ISTITUZIONE ANTIQUARIO-NUMISMATICA O SIA INTRODUZIONE ALLO STUDIO DELLE ANTICHE MEDAGLIE IN DUE LIBRI PROPOSTA DALL’ AUTORE DELL’ISTITUZIONE ANTIQUARIO-LAPIDARIA. In Roma: A spese di Venanzio Monaldini Libraro al Corso Nella Stamperia di Giovanni Zempel, 1772. First edition. 8vo [19.5 by 13.5 cm], contemporary reddish-brown half leather; decorative paste-paper sides; flat spine decorated and lettered in gilt. xxxii, 487, (1) pages; title printed in red and black with a finely engraved allegorical numismatic vignette; woodcut initials, headpieces, and tailpieces; tables; 3 charming engraved plates of ancient coins. A crisp, fine copy. This edition not in Lipsius. Bassoli pages 34–35: “a beautiful little book… Its author… sets out in a clear and regular style the fundamental points of numismatics as they were understood at the time; here again, we have the history of the coin, its chronology, full lists of inscriptions and abbreviations, and types and symbols, and even a ‘specimen’ of fake coins on the market at the time.” Rare. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli, with his bookplate.

Bentinck, Comtesse douaire de. CATALOGUE D’UNE COLLECTION DE MÉDAILLES ANTIQUES, FAITE PAR LA CSSE DOUAIR. DE BENTINCK, NÉE CSSE D’ALDENBURG, DAME DE VAREL, KNIEPHAUSEN ET DOORWERTH. PREMIÈRE PARTIE: CONTENANT LES ROIS GRECQUES ET AUTRES. LES CONSULAIRES EN ARGENT. LES EMPEREURS EN GRAND BRONZE. — — — EN MOYEN BRONZE. — — — EN PETIT BRONZE. SECONDE PARTIE: LES EMPEREURS EN ARGENT, LES PEUPLES, ILES ET VILLES. A Amsterdam: Chez les héritiers de K. Eel, 1787. Two volumes. Quarto [25.5 by 22.5 cm], handsomely bound in contemporary tree calf; sides decoratively paneled in gilt spines with five raised bands, with a gilt rule on either side, four compartments decorated with a gilt floral spray, the second having a green leather label, gilt, the third panel featuring the gilt volume number on an oval tan leather label; all page edges gilt; blue paste-paper endpapers; board edges hatched in gilt. xi, (1), 726; (2), 727–1122 pages; fine coin engravings in the text by Weisbrod. Contemporary copy of a 1782 letter from the author tipped in. Binding only a bit worn; remnants of spine label; contents crisp. Fine set. Ex T.E. Mionnet, with his diminutive label. A very pleasing example of this handsomely printed work, recording a notable collection. The first and only edition. Rare; issued only for private distribution. Lipsius 37.

[Saxe-Gotha]. Liebe, Christian Sigismund. GOTHA NUMARIA, SISTENS THESAURI FRIDERICIANI NUMISMATA ANTIQUA AUREA, ARGENTEA, ÆREA, EA RATIONE DESCRIPTA, UT GENERALI EORUM NOTITIÆ EXEMPLA SINGULARIA SUBIUNGANTUR, AUCTORE CHRISTIANO SIGISMUNDO LIEBE. ACCEDUNT EX ANDREÆ MORELLII SPECIMINE UNIVERSÆ REI NUMARIÆ ANTIQUÆ EXCERPTA, & EPISTOLÆ TRES EZ. SPANHEMII, QUIBUS RARIORES EIUSDEM THESAURI NUMI ILLUSTRANTUR. Amstelædami: Apud R. & J. Wetsenios & G. Smith, 1730. First edition. Folio [38 by 25.5 cm], contemporary full vellum; gilt-bordered spine panels lettered in gilt; red-speckled page edges. (14), xxvi, 544, (28) pages; superbly engraved allegorical frontispiece; title printed in red and black with a finely engraved vignette; 12 finely engraved vignettes at the head of each chapter and elsewhere, including the Numismatophylacium Fridericianum (Frederick’s Coin Room); woodcut initials and tailpieces; 316 fine engravings of ancient Greek and Roman coins in the text. Lacking engraved portrait of Frederick II called for. Minor intermittent spotting. Near fine. A massive, quite handsome production, meticulously recording the remarkably fine collection assembled by the princes of Saxe-Gotha. According to Babelon, at the turn of the twentieth century it still “formed the core of the current collection of Gotha.” Bassoli, however, reports that the collection was dispersed at the end of World War II. Babelon 113. Bassoli 32. Clain-Stefanelli (Numismatics—An Ancient Science) page 31: “The little principality of Saxe-Gotha could claim an important collection which had been assembled by its princes. Frederick II (1691–1732) proclaimed that he created this cabinet ‘for the reputation of Our Princely House, and for the good of the public.’” Hennin 218. Hirsch 76. Lipsius 229. Strandberg 103.

American Numismatic Society [publisher]. NUMISMATIC NOTES AND MONOGRAPHS ON COIN HOARDS. New York, 1920–90. Twenty-five titles: Sydney P. Noe’s 1920 Coin Hoards; C.T. Seltman’s 1924 A Hoard from Side; Richard B. Seager’s 1924 A Cretan Coin Hoard; Noe’s 1925 A Bibliography of Greek Coin Hoards; Edward T. Newell’s Two Recent Egyptian Hoards; Alfred R. Bellinger’s 1930 Two Hoards of Attic Bronze Coins; Newell’s 1931 The Küchük Köhne Hoard; Oscar Ravel’s 1932 Corinthian Hoards (Corinth and Arta); Shirley H. Weber’s 1932 An Egyptian Hoard of the Second Century, A.D.; Newell’s 1933 Two Hoards from Minturno; Milne’s 1934 The Melos Hoard of 1907; Newell’s 1934 A Hoard from Siphnos; Newell’s 1935 Five Greek Bronze Coin Hoards; Frederick O. Waage’s 1935 Greek Bronze Coins from a Well at Megara; Crosby and Grace’s 1936 An Achaean League Hoard; Naphtali Lewis’s 1937 A Hoard of Folles from Seltz (Alsace); Mattingly and Stebbing’s 1938 The Richborough Hoard of ‘Radiates,’ 1931; Mosser’s 1941 The Endicott Gift of Greek and Roman Coins, Including the “Catacombs” Hoard; David M. Robinson’s 1952 A Hoard of Silver Coins from Carystus; Noe’s 1956 Two Hoards of Persian Sigloi; George C. Miles’s 1959 Excavation Coins from the Persepolis Region; D.H. Cox’s 1959 Coins from the Excavations at Curium, 1932–1953; Adelson and Kustas’s 1962 A Bronze Hoard of the Period of Zeno I; Samuel K. Eddy’s 1967 The Minting of Antoniniani A.D. 238–249 and the Smyrna Hoard; and Heidemarie Koch’s 1990 A Hoard of Coins from Eastern Parthia. Varying formats, original bindings. Condition varies, but generally very good to fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs, Nos. 1, 22, 23, 25, 33, 42, 46, 52, 54, 60, 62, 64, 68, 70, 74, 79, 80, 97, 124, 136, 143, 145, 148, 156 and 165.

Royal Numismatic Society, American Numismatic Society. COIN HOARDS. Vols. I–X. London and New York, 1975–2010. Ten volumes, complete to date. 8vo or 4to, original hardcover bindings; jackets where issued. Near fine or fine copies. Important. Clain-Stefanelli 16126.

Anson, L. NUMISMATA GRAECA: GREEK COIN TYPES, CLASSIFIED FOR IMMEDIATE IDENTIFICATION. TEXT: PARTS I–VI / SMALL NUMISMATIC DICTIONARY … RECORD OF RECENT AUCTION PRICES / GENERAL GUIDE—INDEX / SUMMARY AND PLATES: PARTS I–VI. First edition. London, 1910–16. Thirteen parts complete, in three volumes. 4to, matching russet cloth, gilt. xli, (1), (2), viii, ix, (1), ix, (1), viii, x, vii, (1); viii, 138, (4), 112, (4), 152; (4), 99, (1), (4), 146, (4), 108, 20, 7, (1) pages; 27 + 25 + 30 + 21 + 25 + 22 fine plates depicting 3667 different coins, including illustrations of 6856 obverses and reverses. Slightly trimmed. Near fine. A most useful attribution aid, arranged using the following categories: 1) Industry; 2) War; 3) Agriculture; 4) Religion; 5) Architecture; 6) Naval and Marine; 7) Science & the Arts; and 8) Miscellaneous. Clain-Stefanelli 3406*. Daehn 559: “A comprehensive guide to identifying Greek coins.” Grierson 59. Kroh 8 and 66: “This work identifies Greek coins having as their devices inanimate objects (excluding animals, gods and humans).”

Dumersan, T.M. NUMISMATIQUE DU VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANACHARSIS, OU MÉDAILLES DES BEAUX TEMPS DE LA GRÈCE… PUBLIÉ PAR C.P. LANDON… ACCOMPAGNÉ DE DESCRIPTIONS ET D’UN ESSAI SUR LA SCIENCE DES MÉDAILLES. Paris, 1818. Two volumes, bound in one. 8vo, contemporary full brown calf; sides paneled with triple gilt fillets; spine with five raised bands, richly decorated and ruled with gilt; green morocco lettering piece, gilt; board edges ruled in gilt; gilt inner dentelles; marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled. xiv, 144; vii, 129, (1) pages; 90 finely engraved plates depicting both sides of an ancient Greek coin, each with descriptive text. Front board coming loose; slight general wear to binding. Contents clean and fresh. Near fine. Scarce. Anacharsis was a Sythian philosopher who lived about 600 B.C. An account of his travels through different countries in search of knowledge was published in 1787 by Jean Jacques Barthélemy. Though imaginary, Abbé Barthélemy’s fascinating travelogue of the ancient world in turn formed the basis for Dumersan’s interesting and informative account of the coins Anacharsis might have encountered during his “travels.” Leitzmann 72.

Dumersan, T.M. NUMISMATIQUE DU VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANACHARSIS, OU MÉDAILLES DES BEAUX TEMPS DE LA GRÈCE… PUBLIÉ PAR C.P. LANDON… ACCOMPAGNÉ DE DESCRIPTIONS ET D’UN ESSAI SUR LA SCIENCE DES MÉDAILLES. Paris, 1846. Two volumes, bound in one. 8vo, contemporary brown half calf with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, richly decorated and ruled with gilt; red morocco lettering piece, gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled. xiv, 144; vii, 129, (1) pages; 90 finely engraved plates depicting both sides of an ancient Greek coin, each with descriptive text. Some light staining; binding a bit rubbed. Very good. A re-issue of the 1818 sheets, with new titles. Leitzmann 72.

Gessner, Jacob. ADPENDICULA AD NUMISMATA GRÆCA, POPULORUM ET URBIUM A JACOBO GESNERO, TABULIS ÆNEIS REPRÆSENTATA. OPERA ET STUDIO ALOYSII COMITIS CRISTIANI… EDITIO SECUNDA. Apud Joannen Paulum Kraus, Bibliopolam Viennensem, 1769. 80 pages; 2 engraved plates of Greek coins. [bound with] Corsini, Eduard. EDUARDI CORSINI CL. REG. SCHOLARUM PIARUM IN ACADEMIA PISANA HUMANIORUM LITTERARUM PROFESSORIS DE MINNISARI ALIORUMQUE ARMENIAE REGUM NUMMIS ET ARSACIDARUM EPOCHA DISSERTATIO. Liburni: Typis Antonii Santini & Sociorum, 1754. First edition. viii, 72 pages; title printed in red and black with a delightful coin engraving at the base; woodcut decorations. [bound with] Froelich, Erasmo. AD NUMISMATA REGUM VETERUM ANECDOTA AUT RARIORA ACCESSIO NOVA CONSCRIPTA. Viennae Austriae: Typis Joannis Thomae Trattner, (1755). (4), 108, (10) pages; 3 engraved folding plates of ancient coins. 4to [22 by 17 cm], modern dark blue cloth, gilt. Fine. A notable volume, containing three scarce and important publications. The Froelich and Corsini monographs do not come to market with any frequency, nor does the Gessner supplement, especially the second edition present here.

[Head, Barclay V.]. Svoronos, Joannes N. ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑΤΩΝ. Athens, 1898. 35 fine phototype plates of ancient Greek coins. Housed in original printed folder with ties. Near fine. The very fine series of coin plates issued to accompany the 1898 Greek edition of Head’s Historia Numorum. Very scarce and far superior to the plates found in the Obol reprint.