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Imhoof-Blumer, F. GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN. NEUE BEITRÄGE UND UNTERSUCHUNGEN. München: Aus den Abhandlungen der k. bayer. Akademie der Wiss., 1890. 4to, contemporary blue half morocco; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; page edges red. Fine engraved frontispiece of the author; 274 pages; 14 fine plates of coins. Some wear to binding, though still sound and attractive. Near fine or so. Very scarce; remains significant for dates of the Asia Minor city issues, autonomous money and Greek imperial coins. The 1890 work is an update and translation of the 1883 French edition, and includes five plates not in the earlier edition. Percy Gardner summarized Imhoof-Blumer in the obituary he wrote for him in the Numismatic Chronicle: “Mr. J.P. Six of Amsterdam surpassed him in brilliance of conjecture, and Barclay Head in breadth of view, but neither could rival him in extent and accuracy of knowledge. ... I do not suppose that anyone hereafter will carry the whole of Greek coinage in his head as Imhoof-Blumer did” (quoted in Spring, Ancient Coin Auction Catalogues, pages 138–139). Clain-Stefanelli 1838*. Daehn 107. Grierson 53.

Imhoof-Blumer, F. [editor]. DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN NORD-GRIECHENLANDS, UNTER LEITUNG VON F. IMHOOF-BLUMER, HERAUSGEGEBEN VON DER KGL. AKADEMIE DER WISENSCHAFTEN. BAND I. ERSTER HALBBAND: DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN VON DACIEN UND MOESIEN. Bearbeitet von Behrendt Pick. Berlin, 1898. xv, (1), 518, (4) pages. BAND I. ZWEITER HALBBAND, ABTHEILUNG I: DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN VON DACIEN UND MOESIEN. Bearbeitet von Behrendt Pick und Kurt Regling. Berlin, 1910. (4), (519)–920 pages; 21 fine plate of coins. BAND II. ERSTER TEIL, HEFT I: DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN VON THRAKIEN. Bearbeitet von Friedrich Münzer und Max L. Strack. Berlin, 1912. vi, 308 pages; 8 fine plates of coins. BAND III. ERSTE ABTEILUNG: DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN VON MAKEDONIA UND PAIONIA. Bearbeitet von Hugo Gaebler. Berlin, 1906. vii, (1), 196 pages; 5 fine plates of coins. BAND III. ZWEITE ABTEILUNG: DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN VON MAKEDONIA UND PAIONIA. BEARBEITET VON HUGO GAEBLER. Berlin, 1935. viii, 234 pages; 40 fine plates of coins. 4to, later matching black quarter morocco, lettered in silver; original printed wraps bound in. Fine. [with] Fritze, Hans von. DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN MYSIENS… I. ABTEILUNG: ADRAMYTION–KISTHENE. Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1913. 4to, contemporary cloth-backed boards; original card covers mounted. v, (1), 223, (1) pages; 10 fine plates of coins. Binding worn; some marginal chipping. Very good. A lovely and complete set, even including the rare final volume on Mysia. Best described in Clain-Stefanelli’s Numismatics—An Ancient Science (pages 42–43): “Imhoof-Blumer’s name trails like a comet across the field of Greek numismatics.… Inspired by Theodor Mommsen’s idea of creating an extensive work on Greek coins as a companion to the ‘Corpus of Latin Inscriptions,’ the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin assigned to Imhoof-Blumer the direction of Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. Such a corpus was intended to supersede all publications on the subject by describing every known coin type of each city or province within a chronological sequence, with full attention given to all available source material. This dream of a corpus of all ancient Greek coins seems to have haunted numismatists since the early 16th century, when Wolfgang Lazius first proposed such a work. But it proved too ambitious even for the late 1800s, and despite competent scholars, this gigantic German work progressed very slowly until it finally came to a halt in the late 1930s.” The rare unnumbered final volume edited by Hans von Fritze is present in this lot. Clain-Stefanelli 1806*, 2305*, 2368*, 2417*, 2418* and 2678. Daehn 3247, 3614, 3620 and 3621.

Leschhorn, Wolfgang. LEXIKON DER AUFSCHRIFTEN AUF GRIECHISCHEN MÜNZEN / LEXICON OF GREEK COIN INSCRIPTIONS. VOLUMES I–II. Wien: Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2002 and 2009. 4to, original matching printed boards. 426; 1092 pages. Fine. A massive and important recent publication. Daehn 1336 (Volume I).

British Museum. A CATALOGUE OF THE GREEK COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London, 1873–1927. First editions. Twenty-nine volumes complete, as follows: 1. Italy. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1873. (4), viii, 432 pages; text illustrations. Spine cloth torn; ex library, with various marks. Good or better. 2. Sicily. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1876. xii, 292 pages; text illustrations. Fine. 3. The Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c. Barclay V. Head & Percy Gardner, 1877. xii, 274 pages; text illustrations of coins. Ex library, with minimal markings; near fine. 4. The Seleucid Kings of Syria. Percy Gardner, 1878. xxxix, (1), 126 pages; 27 fine plates. Contents separated from binding; complete, and restorable to near fine. 5. Macedonia, Etc. Barclay V. Head, 1879. lxiii, (1), 200 pages; folding color map; text illustrations. Joints a little weak; near fine. 6. Thessaly to Aetolia. Percy Gardner, 1883. lviii, (2), 234, (2) pages; 32 fine plates. Fine. 7. The Ptolemies, Kings of Egypt. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1883. ciii, (3), 136 pages; 32 fine plates. Contents separated from binding and loose; restorable to near fine. 8. Central Greece. (Locris, Phocis, Boeotia and Euboea). Barclay V. Head, 1884. lxix, (3), 158 pages; 24 fine plates. Fine. 9. Crete and the Aegean Islands. Warwick Wroth, 1886. l, (2), 152 pages; 29 fine Plates. Fine. 10. Peloponnesus (Excluding Corinth). Percy Gardner, 1887. lxiv, 230 pages; 37 fine plates. A bit shaken; ex British Museum; near fine. 11. Attica—Megaris—Aegina. Barclay V. Head, 1888. lxix, (3), 174 pages; 26 fine Plates. Fine. 12. Corinth, Colonies of Corinth, Etc. Barclay V. Head, 1889. lxviii, 174, (2) pages; 39 fine plates. Fine. 13. Pontus, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, and the Kingdom of Bosporus. Warwick Wroth, 1889. xliv, 252 pages; 39 fine plates. Plates a bit loose; near fine. 14. Mysia. Warwick Wroth, 1892. xxxvi, 217, (1) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 35 fine plates. Fine. 15. Alexandria and the Nomes. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1892. c, (4), 395, (1) pages; 32 fine plates. Fine. 16. Ionia. Barclay V. Head, 1892. lvii, (3), 453, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 39 fine plates. Fine. 17. Troas, Aeolis, and Lesbos. Warwick Wroth, 1894. lxxxiii, (1), 260 pages; folding linen-backed color map; 43 fine plates. Fine. 18. Caria, Cos, Rhodes, &c. Barclay V. Head, 1897. cxviii, (2), 325, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 45 fine plates. Fine. 19. Lycia, Pamphylia, and Pisidia. George Francis Hill, 1897. cxxii, (2), 353, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 44 fine plates. Fine. 20. Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria. Warwick Wroth, 1899. xci, (1), 341, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 38 fine plates. Fine. 21. Lycaonia, Isauria, and Cilicia. George Francis Hill, 1900. cxxxi, (1), 296 pages; folding linen-backed color map; 40 fine plates. Fine. 22. Lydia. Barclay V. Head, 1901. cl, (2), 440 pages; folding linen-backed color map; 45 fine plates. Head chipped; else fine. 23. Parthia. Warwick Wroth, 1903. lxxxviii, 289, (1) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 37 fine plates. Fine. 24. Cyprus. George Francis Hill, 1904. cxliv, 119, (1) pages; color map; 26 fine plates. Fine. 25. Phrygia. Barclay V. Head, 1906. cvi, 491, (1) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 53 fine plates. Fine. 26. Phoenicia. George Francis Hill, 1910. clii, 361, (1) pages; folding alphabet plate; color map; 45 fine plates. Binding a bit worn; very good. 27. Palestine (Galilee, Samaria, and Judaea). George Francis Hill, 1914. cxiv, 363, (1) pages; folding alphabet plate; color map; 42 fine plates. Institutional stamps; else fine. 28. Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S. Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene). George Francis Hill, 1922. ccxix, (1), 359, (1), 7, (1) pages; folding map; 55 fine plates. Fine. 29. Cyrenaica. E.S.G. Robinson, 1927. cclxxv, (1), 154, (2), 7, (1) pages; 47 fine plates. Fine. 8vo, all in the original blue cloth, gilt, decorated in blind. Over 10,000 pages of text in all; numerous tables and maps; text illustrations; 952 very fine Autotype plates depicting exceptional ancient Greek coins. An unusually fine, well-preserved set. A complete set of original editions of the BMC Greek, in unusually nice condition. The most comprehensive and important standard reference work on ancient Greek coins ever published. The generally superb photographically printed coin plates found in these original editions are far superior to the halftone reprint plates. Some volumes with British Museum Department of Natural History stamps; presented thence to various libraries, with some bookplates. Clain-Stefanelli 1888*. Daehn 1776. Grierson 54–55. Kroh 10: “the most utilized reference work for Greek coins… they still remain essential references and publish a great many coins not found elsewhere.”

[Hunter]. Combe, Carolus. NUMMORUM VETERUM POPULORUM ET URBIUM, QUI IN MUSEO GULIELMI HUNTER ASSERVANTUR, DESCRIPTIO FIGURIS ILLUSTRATA. Londini: ex Officina J. Nichols, 1782. 4to [30 by 25 cm], late 19th-century gray quarter calf; spine richly decorated in gilt in Art Nouveau style; spine label, gilt; decorative endpapers; all page edges speckled. xi, (1), 354, (2) pages; 68 well-engraved plates, mostly depicting ancient coins. Front joints cracked; else near fine. Charles Combe actively participated in the formation of William Hunter’s extensive coin collection. Unfortunately, only this first volume of a proposed complete catalogue ever reached publication. Subsequently, it was brought up to date by George Macdonald. Babelon 124. Lipsius pages 87 & 195.

[Torino, Regio Museo di]. Fabretti, A., et al. REGIO MUSEO DI TORINO: MONETE GRECHE. Torino: Stamperia Reale della Ditta G.B. Paravia e C., 1883. Thick 4to, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards. xv, (1), 644 pages; 2 lithographic plates of monograms, depicting one coin. Near fine. A massive compilation. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 16607. Daehn 1869: “Catalogue of 9266 Greek coins in the collection of the Regional Museum of Torino.”

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SWEDEN. I: THE COLLECTION OF HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GUSTAF VI ADOLF. THE FRED FORBAT COLLECTION. Stockholm: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, 1974. Folio, original printed brown card covers. 49, (3), pages; including 19 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SWEDEN. I:2. SAMMLUNG ERIC VON POST. Stockholm: Kungl. Myntkabinettet, 1995. Tall 4to, original green cloth, gilt. (3), (5) pages; 33 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL COIN CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONETARY HISTORY STOCKHOLM. PART I: GALLIA–SICILY. Stockholm: Royal Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 1976. Folio, original printed brown card covers. 46, (2) pages, including 19 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL COIN CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONETARY HISTORY STOCKHOLM. PART 2: THRACE–EUBOIA. Stockholm: Royal Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 1980. Folio, original printed brown boards. 47, (1) pages, including 20 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL COIN CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONETARY HISTORY STOCKHOLM. PART 3: ATTICA–LESBOS. Stockholm: Royal Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 1991. Tall 4to, original russet cloth, gilt. (3), (3) pages; 33 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL COIN CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONETARY HISTORY STOCKHOLM. PART 6: THE G.D. LORICHS COLLECTION. Stockholm: Royal Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 2003. Tall 4to, original printed russet cloth, gilt. (7), (5) pages; portrait of Lorichs; 113 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Errata slip laid in. Fine. All six volumes published of the Swedish SNG. Clain-Stefanelli 1920* and 1921*. Daehn 2008–09. Kroh 14.

Attianese, Pasquale. CALABRIA GRECA. GREEK COINS OF CALABRIA. VOLUME PRIMO: BRETTION – KAULONIA – COSENTIA – KROTON – MEDMA – NOYCERIA – PANDOSIA – PETELIA – SKYLLATION – TEMSA – TERINA. Santa Severina, 1974. Tall 8vo, original blue leatherette, gilt. 398, (2); map; coin illustrations throughout the text, including enlargements; rarity ratings. Ex ANS Library, with minimal markings. Very good. An important contribution. Clain-Stefanelli 2087. Daehn 2631.

Bruni, Giovanni. MONETE LUCANE E BRUZIE NEL MUSEO DI CATANZARO. Napoli, 1977. 4to, original maroon cloth, lettered in silver; jacket; cloth slipcase. 213, (3) pages, printed on thick coated stock; map; numerous ancient coin enlargements, some in color. Fine. Seldom offered.

Holloway, R. Ross, and G. Kenneth Jenkins. EX ANTIQUITATE NUMMI. TERINA. Bellinzona, 1983. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. 71, (3) pages; map; numerous coin illustrations, with some enlargements. Fine. Rarely available. Daehn 2870. Kroh 18 (five stars): “a detailed updated study die-study of the beautiful silver staters produced by this city … with 128 coins illustrated on 24 excellent plates.”

Larizza, Pietro. LA MAGNA GRECIA. RICHERCHE STORICHE, ARCHEOLOGICHE E NUMISMATICHE DALLE ORIGINI ALLA CITTADINANZA ROMANA… CON LA INTERA SERIE DELLE MONETE ITALO-GRECHE E NUMEROSE ILLUSTRAZIONI ARTISTICHE. Roma, 1929. 4to, contemporary brown quarter leather, gilt. xv, (1), 303, (1) pages; numerous coin and other illustrations in the text; errata leaf tipped in. Spine worn and chipping, contents a bit loose. Very good or so. Edizione di 300 esemplari. An important, extensive work. Rarely offered.

Magnan, P. Domenico. BRUTTIA NUMISMATICA, SEU BRUTTIÆ, HODIÈ CALABRIÆ, POPULORUM NUMISMATA OMNIA, IN VARIIS PER EUROPAM NUMMOPHYLACIIS ACCURATÈ DESCRIPTA, NEC NON ALIQUA ALIA EX IAM EDITIS DEPROMPTA. Romæ: Apud Archangelum Casaletti Typographum, Et Josephum Monaldini Bibliopolam, 1773. Folio [45.5 by 30 cm], original paper boards. xii pages; title within a finely engraved border; text within a woodcut border; 124 engraved plates comprised of a finely engraved map of Bruttia and an engraved size chart (on 1 leaf), and 122 finely engraved plates of coins (on 49 leaves), the final leaf of coin plates serving as a frontispiece. Printed throughout on thick stock. Binding a bit worn and discolored but sound, a negligible stain at the inner bottom margin of most leaves. A pleasing unsophisticated example. Near fine. Ex the Collection of William P. Palmer, Western Reserve Historical Society, with its engraved bookplate. Apparently very rare, as are Magnani’s other specialized numismatic works published in the 1770s. It was a major illustrated contribution to the numismatics of the Greek provinces of southern Italy. Ex Kolbe Sale 102, lot 117. Babelon 120. Brunet 29833. Cicognara 2915. Lipsius 242.

Calciati, Romolo. CORPUS NUMMORUM SICULORUM. LA MONETAZIONE DI BRONZO / THE BRONZE COINAGE. VOLUME PRIMO–TERZO / FIRST–THIRD VOLUME. Milano, 1983–87. Three volumes, complete. Square 4to, matching original red cloth, gilt; jackets; as issued with cardboard or cloth slipcases. xxxvi, 397, (3); xxvii, (1), 460, (2); xxv, (1), 425, (3) pages; maps; tables; profusely illustrated throughout, with over 2000 coin enlargements. Bilingual: English and Italian. Near fine to fine. A very well-done and impressive work. Daehn 2910. Kroh 19 (5 stars): “a massive set of three volumes covering all varieties of the bronze coinage of Sicily in extreme detail with lots of illustrations.... This is a true corpus and will be long utilized as the primary reference.”

Holm, Adolfo. STORIA DELLA SICILIA NELL’ANTICHITÀ DI ADOLFO HOLM, TRADOTTA SULLA EDIZIONE TEDESCA DAI PROFESSORI G.B. DAL LAGE E VITT. GRAZIADEI [& GIUSEPPE KIRNER]. RIVEDUTA, CORRETTA E AUGMENTADA DALL’AUTORE. VOL. I-III. Torino: Carlo Clausen, 1896, 1901, 1901, & 1906. Three volumes in four, complete; final volume published in two parts. 8vo, contemporary matching red half morocco with marbled boards; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. xxiii, (1), 568; xx, 611, (1); xxxii, 649, (1); (4), 364 pages; folding genealogical plate; 15 folding maps, 2 in color; 8 very fine Lichtdruck plates of ancient Sicilian coins. Joints a bit weak; rear cover of the first part of the third volume missing; text a bit browned as usual. The best edition of this rare classic work on the ancient history of Sicily, originally published in German, 1870–98. All 364 pages of the second part of the third volume are devoted to the ancient coins of ancient Sicily, accompanied by very fine coin illustrations. Clain-Stefanelli 2188 and 2189. Daehn 2942.

Liegle, Josef. EUAINETOS: EINE WERKFOLGE NACH ORIGINALEN DES STAATLICHEN MÜNZKABINETTS ZU BERLIN. Berlin, 1941. Large 4to, original printed blue card covers. 64 pages; 23 text figures; 14 attractive plates of coin enlargements. Spine sunned, else fine. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 3583. Daehn 1174.

Müller, L. NUMISMATIQUE D’ALEXANDRE LE GRAND. SUIVIE D’UN APPENDICE CONTENANT LES MONNAIES DE PHILIPPE II ET III, ET ACCOMPAGNÉE DE PLANCHES ET TABLES IN QUARTO. Copenhagen, 1855. Text volume. xiv, (2), 401, (1) pages. [bound with] Vogüé, Cte de. MÉLANGES D’ARCHÉOLOGIE ORIENTALE. Paris, 1868. (2), iv, 196, 39, (1) pages; text figures; 2 fine double page plates of inscriptions; 2 folding plates of inscriptions; 3 plates of intaglios; 3 plates of alphabets, one folding; 2 engraved plates of coins. 8vo, contemporary tan half calf with marbled boards; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. Both boards detached. Interiors fairly fresh. Good. 1957 reprint of the Planches et Tables for the Müller volume included. The foremost Danish numismatist of his time, Müller catalogued, for the first time, many of the ancient coins in the Royal Coin Cabinet at Copenhagen. The 1855 work present here is his most significant. Though the plates have been reprinted various times, the original text volume in French rarely comes to market. Babelon 204. Clain-Stefanelli 2341*. Daehn 3433. The second work is rarely seen.

Newell, Edward T. THE DATED ALEXANDER COINAGE OF SIDON AND AKE. New Haven, 1916. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. 72 pages; 10 very fine plates of coins with tissue guards. Very slight wear to covers; near fine. Yale Oriental Series, Researches Vol. II. The very rare original edition featuring very fine photographically printed coin plates. One of only 300 copies printed. Clain-Stefanelli 2346. Kroh 24: “one of the earliest specialized die-studies … still very valid and much utilized.” Ex John Mavrogordato, with his numismatic bookplate.

Price, Martin Jessop. THE COINAGE IN THE NAME OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND PHILIP ARRHIDAEUS: A BRITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUE. Zurich/London: Swiss Numismatic Society in Association with British Museum Press, 1991. Two volumes. 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jackets; original cardboard slipcase. 514; (4), 515–637, (1) pages; titles printed in red and black; maps; a few text figures; over 4000 coin descriptions; 159 plates of coins. Jackets lightly worn; near fine. The standard work, now out of print. Daehn 3474: “Describes about 4100 varieties of coins struck in the name of Alexander the Great (lifetime and posthumous issues), his half-brother and successor, Philip Arrhidaeus, and those of Lysimachus of the Alexander types…. This is the most comprehensive study of Alexander coinage ever published and is the standard reference for the series.” Kroh 24 (five stars): “simply the ultimate reference for this series.”

Lischine, C.N. COLLECTION C.N. LISCHINE. MONNAIES GRECQUES. THRACE. Macon: Protat Frères, Imprimeurs, 1902. 8vo, later blue leather and decorative boards, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. viii, 169 pages; 1550 descriptions; 24 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Very rare. Lischine spent over twenty-five years in Turkey collecting ancient coins, particularly those of Thrace. A great number of coins were acquired at the bazaars of Constantinople, Salonika and Smyrna; others were purchased from coin dealers and collectors. Many coins in the collection were theretofore unpublished. Though recorded in the ANS Dictionary Catalogue, this work, likely due to its rarity, has escaped the attention of the other relevant bibliographers.

Beulé, E. LES MONNAIES D’ATHÈNES. Paris: Chez Rollin, 1858. (4), 417, (3) pages; engraved coin illustrations in the text. Large 4to, contemporary red half morocco with mottled boards; spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; top pages edges gilt. Binding a bit rubbed, but very attractive; near fine. No. 257 of only 300 copies printed. A classic work. Daehn 3976.

Svoronos, Jean N., and Behrend Pick. TRÉSOR DE LA NUMISMATIQUE GRECQUE ANCIENNE: LES MONNAIES D’ATHÈNES. First edition. Munich: Sté Ame F. Bruckmann Éditeurs, 1923–26. Folio, original publisher’s tan cloth case, lettered in brown; contents loose. (4), (2), xix, (1) pages; 114 very fine plates of coins depicting 4671 coins. Case a bit worn, with flaps loose or lacking; contents fine. A magnificent production and the author’s most important work. Svoronos had secured the collaboration of many of the principal numismatists of the day in order to “publish in full and according to a scientific ranking the rich treasure, largely unreported, contained in public and private collections around the world, by the efforts of a single generation of collectors.” He researched the holdings of some sixty public and private collections over a period of several years. After his death, the work was brought to publication by Behrend Pick and issued in six fascicules at a total price of 120 Swiss francs. Clain-Stefanelli 2524*. Daehn 4122. Grierson 61. Kroh 36 (four stars) and page 37 (five stars): “This is indubitably the most useful reference on Athenian coins ever published as it includes illustrations (from casts) of every coin known (usually with their weights in grammes) that was in all known public or private collections at the time, from ‘owls’ through the Imperial period. ... There were only 500 copies of the originals printed and they are extremely rare and virtually unobtainable. ... Essential!”

Calciati, Romolo. PEGASI. First edition. Mortara, 1990. Two volumes. Small square 4to, original matching black cloth, gilt; jackets; both volumes housed in a matching slipcase. 729, (3) pages; profusely illustrated throughout. Bilingual: English and Italian. Fine. A very impressive work. Daehn 4253: “A corpus of the silver coinage of Corinth, her colonies in Greece, Italy, and Sicily, and the independent cities which issued coins of Corinthian type. The catalogue is arranged by city and then by coin type… Catalogues 13,650 coins and includes 2855 illustrations.” Kroh 38 (five stars): “a brave attempt at a corpus of the silver coinage of Corinth and all of her 26 colonies. ... The coverage is certainly comprehensive.”

Mitchiner, Michael. INDO-GREEK AND INDO-SCYTHIAN COINAGE. VOLUMES 1–9. London: Hawkins Publications, 1975–76. Nine volumes, complete. 4to, original matching printed card covers. 1131 pages; maps, tables and numerous coin illustrations throughout. Near fine. A standard reference and the most extensive work ever published on the topic, listing over 10,000 coins. Clain-Stefanelli 3124*. Daehn 6403.

Prinsep, H.T. NOTE ON THE HISTORICAL RESULTS, DEDUCIBLE FROM RECENT DISCOVERIES IN AFGHANISTAN. London: W.H. Allen and Co., 1844. 8vo, somewhat later maroon half morocco, gilt. vi (mis-numbered iv), (2), 124 pages; 17 well-engraved plates, mostly depicting coins; (2) pages of advertisements. A bit of spotting to plates; near fine. A rare work, based on the coin collection and notes of the author’s brother, James Prinsep. Ex J. Perdios, with his bookplate. Leitzmann 107.

Bayer, Franc. Perez. DE NUMIS HEBRAEO-SAMARITANIS. Valentiae Edetanorum (Valencia): Ex Officina Benedicti Montfort, 1781. Half title; title leaf; finely engraved portrait of Charles III of Spain; 6 printed leaves; 245, (1), xxi, (1), 12 pages; coin engraving on the title; engravings in the text; engraved initials; finely engraved headpiece and tailpiece; 7 of 8 finely engraved plates of coins [lacking plate called for facing page 190]; 2 engraved tables of inscriptions and alphabets. Lacking the frontispiece. [bound with] Bayer, Franc. Perez. NUMORUM HEBRAEO-SAMARITANORUM VINDICIAE. Valentiae Edetanorum (Valencia): Ex Officina Montfortiana, 1790. Half-title; title leaf; 4 printed leaves; 210, xxiv, 10 pages; finely engraved title vignette; fine engravings of coins in the text; engraved initials; finely engraved headpiece and tailpiece; 2 finely engraved plates of statuary; 1 engraved plate of alphabets; 1 finely engraved plate of coins. Lacking engraved portrait of Charles IV of Spain. 4to [30.5 by 23.5 cm], somewhat later full brown morocco; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges red. Fine. The first, and only, editions of these rare and attractively printed early works on ancient Jewish coins. The first work features the superb portrait of Charles III, which is often not present. Dekesel B166. Lipsius 26. Mayer 58. The second title complements the author’s 1781 publication but is considerably rarer. In part, it is a refutation of the arguments advanced by Oluf Gerhard Tychsen after publication of the initial work. Of these 1781 and 1790 Bayer volumes, Brunet notes: “Ces deux ouvrages sont fort estimés, et l’exécution typographique en est magnifique. Dekesel B167. Lipsius 26. Mayer 59.

Rosenberger, M. CITY-COINS OF PALESTINE. THE ROSENBERGER ISRAEL COLLECTION. VOL. I: CONTAINING AELIA KAPITOLINA, AKKO, ANTHEDON, ANTIPATRIS & ASCALON. VOL. II: CAESAREA, DIOSPOLIS, DORA, ELEUTHEROPOLIS, GABA, GAZA & JOPPA. VOL. III: HIPPOS-SUSSITA, NEAPOLIS, NICOPOLIS, NYSA-SCYTOPOLIS, CAESAREA-PANIAS, PELUSIUM, RAPHIA, SEBASTE, SEPPHORIS-DIOCAESAREA, TIBERIAS. Jerusalem, 1972, 1975 and 1977. Three volumes. 4to, original matching blue leatherette, gilt. (4), 68; (5), 79; (7), 86 leaves, printed on rectos only; illustrated throughout. Near fine. [with] Rosenberger, M. THE COINAGE OF EASTERN PALESTINE AND LEGIONARY COUNTERMARKS, BAR-KOCHBA OVERSTRUCKS. Jerusalem, 1978. 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt. vi, 84 leaves, printed on rectos only; illustrated throughout. Near fine. A complete set of Rosenberger’s important and very scarce catalogues. Clain-Stefanelli 2973. Not in Daehn. Kroh 60 (four stars): “the most inclusive reference for the city coinage of Palestine, with every coin illustrated either with photos or drawings next to the text. ... Although quite crudely made, they are invaluable for attributing these very elusive and usually poorly preserved coins.”

[Pisani and Corraro]. (Mazzoleni, Alberto). IN NUMISMATA ÆREA SELECTIORA MAXIMI MODULI E MUSEO PISANO OLIM CORRARIO. In Monasterio Benedictino-Casinate: S. Jacobi Pontidæ Agri Bergomatis, Apud Joannem Santinum Sumptibus Societatis, 1740 / Venetiis: Apud Jo. Baptistam Albritium, undated. Two volumes. I: (10), 244 pages; title printed in red and black; finely engraved large title engraving of both sides of a Roman medallion, surmounted by two putti; finely engraved and woodcut initials, headpieces and tailpieces. II: 96 leaves, comprising a superbly engraved allegorical architectural frontispiece featuring the arms of Correr and Pisani, respectively supported by two dragons and two lions; title within a handsomely engraved border; finely engraved preface; finely engraved index; 92 finely engraved numbered plates of ancient Roman coins, generally depicting both sides of three coins within elaborately engraved cartouches, each different and often featuring putti, animals and other decorative devices. Large folio [45 by 32 cm], complementary though not matching modern brown leather and marbled boards, gilt. Fine. A monumental production, combining a volume of detailed coin descriptions with this superb series of plates depicting ancient Roman coins within delightful baroque cartouches. Rarely offered complete. Published for the first time in 1740–41, the plates illustrate the fine collection formed by Girolamo Corraro and his son Angelo (Pope Gregory XII, 1406–15), and later completed by Ermolao Pisani. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli (Kolbe Sale 108, lot 206), with his bookplate.; ex June 3, 2006 Kolbe sale, lot 76. Babelon pages 113–114. Hennin 224 and 2922. Lipsius 315. Strandberg 114.

Babelon, Ernest. DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE ET CHRONOLOGIQUE DES MONNAIES DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE ROMAINE, VULGAIREMENT APPE-LÉES MONNAIES CONSULAIRES. Paris, 1885. Two volumes. 8vo, later black quarter morocco with marbled sides; spines with five raised bands, gilt. xii, lvi, 562; (4), 669 (1) pages; coin illustrations throughout the text. Only slight rubbing to spines; near fine. The rare original edition of a classic work, of fundamental importance at the time of publication and long after. Clain-Stefanelli 3714*.

Cohen, H. DESCRIPTION GÉNÉRALE DES MONNAIES DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE ROMAINE COMMUNÉMENT APPELÉES MÉDAILLES CONSULAIRES. Paris, 1857. 4to, contemporary crimson half morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled page edges. (4), xliv, 359, (1) pages; 75 engraved plates of coins. Occasional annotations. Binding a bit rubbed, but sound. Near fine. Ex Baron J. de Witte, with his engraved armorial bookplate incorporating his motto Tute Vide. The classic work. Engraved by Dardel, the finely executed plates are still an excellent attribution aid. Rare. Babelon 146: “Cohen never tried to be ‘scientific’ but, rather, simply precise, and it is thanks to this that he did such a great service to science, publishing valuable coin descriptions.”

Paciaudi, Paolo M. AD NUMMOS CONSULARES IIIVIRI [TRIUMVIRI] MARCI ANTONII. ANIMADVERSIONES PHILOLOGICAE ACCEDIT EXPLICATIO TABULAE PELOPONNENSIS. Romae: Excudebant Fratres Palearini, Publica Auctoritate, 1757. 4to [28 by 21 cm], contemporary card covers. 126, (2) pages; title printed in red and black with a delightful, finely engraved architectural numismatic vignette; finely engraved historiated headpiece and tailpiece; woodcut tailpieces; fine engravings in the text of ancient coins and two historical scenes; one full page of ancient coin engravings; woodcut printer’s device. Occasional minor spotting. Fine. Ex Richetto, 2004. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli, with his bookplate. Paolo Maria Paciaudi of Turin (1710–81), was a Theatine priest and a well-known authority on numismatics and ecclesiastical archeology. His Philological Observations appears to be quite rare. Correspondence, mainly on antiquarian topics, between Paciaudi and the French writer and noted numismatist, Jean Jacques Barthelemy (1716–95), may be found in the 1877 Correspondance indite du Comte de Caylus by Ch. Nisard. Lipsius 302.

Banduri, Anselmo. NUMISMATA IMPERATORUM ROMANORUM A TRAJANO DECIO AD PALÆOLOGOS AUGUSTUS. ACCESSIT BIBLIOTHECA NUMMARIA, SIVE AUCTORUM QUE DE RE NUMMARIÂ SCRIPSERUNT. TOMUS PRIMUS & TOMUS SECUNDUS. Lutetiæ Parisiorum (Paris): Sumptibus Montalant, Bibpolæ, ad Ripam P P. Augustinianorum, prope Pontem Sancti Michaëlis, 1718. First edition. Two volumes. Folio [38.5 by 28 cm], late eighteenth-century speckled brown full calf; black leather spine labels, gilt; marbled endpapers; red page edges; sides paneled in blind. Superbly engraved allegorical frontispiece; (48), cxxvi, (2), 544, (108); (14), 777, (39) pages; engraved title vignettes; finely engraved dedication vignettes; engraved initials; finely engraved double-page map; numerous coin engravings in the text, many full-page, including 46 plates. Extremities a bit worn; joints a trifle weak. Finely engraved armorial ex libris William Staunton. Fine set. An important early work on Roman coins, featuring the first printing of Banduri’s landmark 128-page Bibliotheca numaria, by far the best numismatic bibliography up to that time. John Akerman considered the main work to be of “great value” and John Pinkerton emphasized its utility to the student of Byzantine numismatics. A fine, complete set, seldom found with both the frontispiece and the map. Babelon page 113: “His vast work on Imperial coins rendered earlier works on the same series useless.” Bassoli pages 33–34: “Anselmo Banduri…occupies a particular place in numismatic bibliography… He is most remembered…for his great work completed in 1718, Numismata Imperatorum a Trajano Decio ad Palaeologos Augustos. Its introduction, Bibliotheca numaria, was the first full critical text encompassing the entire range of numismatic literature up to and including Banduri’s own period. The Numismata Imperatorum gives a biographical background for every historical character and, better still, points out the importance of numismatics in resolving the inevitable problems of chronology which accompany such a survey… Above all else, the work shows a remarkable vitality.” Brückmann 7. Cicognara 2742. Clain-Stefanelli 3601. Dekesel B28. Hennin 185. Lipsius 20. Strandberg 26. Ex Anders Frösell library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 117, lot 2003).

Banti, A., and L. Simonetti. CORPUS NUMMORUM ROMANORUM. Firenze, 1972–79. Eighteen volumes, all published. 8vo, matching original green cloth, gilt. 5680 pages; 20,346 illustrations of coins in the text. Bilingual: Italian and English. Bindings rubbed as usual; a near fine set. An important work. Clain-Stefanelli 4091*. Kroh 72: “perhaps the most ambitious project ever attempted for Roman coinage, its 18 volumes cover the period from Julius Caesar to Nero and utilized virtually every coin illustrated in the major auctions and published collections of 20th century Europe.”

Cohen, Henry. DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE DES MONNAIES FRAPPÉES SOUS L’EMPIRE ROMAIN COMMUNÉMENT APPELÉES MÉDAILLES IMPÉRIALES. TOME PREMIER – TOME SEPTIÈME. Paris, 1859–68. First edition. Seven volumes, complete. 8vo, contemporary green quarter calf with mottled boards; spines with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; all page edges marbled. (4), xxvi, (2), 484; (4), ii, (6), 611, (1); (4), 562, (2); (8), 502, (2); (8), 632; (4), 631, (1); (4), xix, (1), 500 pages; size charts; 19 + 19 + 18+ 20 + 16+ 20+ 8 handsome lithographic plates of coins engraved by L. Dardel. Signed by Jacob (Jakob) Hirsch in three volumes; Hirsch labels throughout. Bindings worn, though holding; interiors very good or better. Jacob Hirsch’s signed set of the rare first edition of Cohen. The coin illustrations in this edition are far superior to those found scattered throughout the text of the second edition. Babelon 146: “Henri Cohen’s vast compendia on the Roman series, worthy of comparison with Mionnet’s equivalent work on the Greek, were soon regarded as better than anything that had previously been produced thanks to two vital qualities: the scrupulous accuracy of each description, and the omission of fake coins.” Clain-Stefanelli 4015*. Grierson 74.

Mazzini, G. MONETE IMPERIALE ROMANE. Milano: Mario Ratto Editore, 1957–58. Five volumes. Thick 4to, original matching blue cloth, gilt; top page edges gilt. xix, (1), 277, (3); ix, (3), 408, (4); ix, (3), 332, (4); xiii, (3), 365, (3); ix, (3), 327, (5) pages; 531 very fine phototype plates of coins. A Fine set. Number 96 of only 500 sets issued. Clain-Stefanelli 4048: “From Pompey the Great to Romulus Augustulus, also tesserae and contorniates.” Grierson 74. Kroh 72 (five stars): “This is the publication of the finest private collection of Roman coins ever assembled and it included 8,051 coins … every one of them illustrated on 537 exceptional Collotype plates. Most of the really incredible coin-types and extreme rarities are included and the majority of them are in exceptional condition (including 1,261 gold coins and 1,641 large bronzes). The 1709 pages of Italian text is also Very detailed.”

Patarol, Laurentius. OPERA OMNIA QUORUM PLERAQUE NUNC PRIMUM IN LUCEM PRODEUNT. TOMUS PRIMUS & TOMUS SECUNDUS. Venetiis: Typis Joannis Baptistæ Pasquali, 1743. Two volumes complete. 4to [25 by 19 cm], contemporary black quarter calf with vellum corners; flat spine decoratively gilt at top and base; two red morocco labels, gilt; marbled paper sides. xxxii, 496; (8), 501, (1) pages; main title printed in red and black, incorporating the printer’s handsome woodcut device; numerous woodcut decorations; 24 of 27 well-engraved plates, mainly depicting ancient Roman coins in the first part; 2 finely engraved natural history plates in the second. Binding extremities quite rubbed. Overall an attractive, very good or better example. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli library, with his bookplate; ex Liber, Turin; ink stamp of V. Bottai on front flyleaf and first title. The first volume features the author’s two major numismatic treatises: Series Augustorum, Augustarum, Cæsarum, et tyrannorum omnium … and Panegyricæ orationes veterum oratorum. Notis, ac numismatibus illustravit… Lipsius records a short, eight-page Lettura concerning a coin of Vespasian as being present in the second part. Brunet describes the volumes as containing “(c)ollections riche in bons mémoires,” and goes on to praise Patarol’s Latin poetry. Graesse notes that the poetry and Panegyrici veteres in this edition “est supérieur.” Both works are handsomely printed in diminutive yet easy-to-read type, adorned with charming woodcuts, one incorporating coins. In the first work, 294 coin obverses are depicted on the 15 Series Augustorum plates (the coin engravings present in earlier editions were interspersed in the text). The text of the Panegyrics is arranged in double columns: the outer columns comprising an Italian translation printed in Roman type; the inner columns featuring Latin text printed in italic type. Three of the twelve coin plates called for (VIII, IX, & X) were never present here. The charming plates in part two depict Cantaride del Giglio (Spanish Fly). Brunet 19039. Cicognara 2962. Graesse 161. Lipsius 307.

Vaillant, Joan. NUMISMATA IMPERATORUM, AUGUSTARUM ET CÆSARUM, A POPULIS, ROMANÆ DITIONIS, GRÆCÈ LOQUENTIBUS, EX OMNI MODULO PERCUSSA: QUIBUS URBIUM NOMINA, DIGNITATES, PRÆROGATIVÆ, SOCIETATES, EPOCHÆ, NUMINA ILLUSTRES MAGISTRATUS, FESTA, LUDI, CERTAMINA, & ALIA PLURIMA AD EAS SPECTANTIA CONSIGNANTUR. EDITIO ALTERA, AB IPSO AUCTORE RECOGNITA, EMENDATA, SEPTINGENTIS NUMMIS AUCTA; ADDITIS AD QUEMLIBET IMPERATOREM ICONIBUS. CUI ACCESSIT DE NOTIS GRÆCORUM NUMISMATUM LITERALIBUS, ET ALTERA DE NUMERALIBUS EXPLANATIO. Amstelædami: Apud. G. Gallet, 1700. 4to [32 by 20.5 cm], contemporary full vellum; spine titled in red pencil. (14), 344, 339–364, 4, (2) pages [as issued, complete]; cancellans seen by Dekesel in some copies on d1ro not here noted; 11 plates of engravings [Appendix iconum]; 7 plates of engravings [Nummorum appendix] plus engravings throughout. Title printed in red and black; engraved headpiece; woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. Binding a bit scuffed, but sound; near fine. A significant work. Numismata imperatorum was an outstanding achievement, and was very popular in its day, going through many editions. Significantly, Vaillant cited a source for each coin he included in his enumeration, thus avoiding the trap so commonly encountered at the time of listing apocryphal coins. These citations provide us with information on the holdings of some of the most prominent coin cabinets of the 17th century. This state of the work includes the often-missing Nummorum appendix. Babelon 99. Brunet V.1027 (29821). Dekesel F162. Lipsius 409. Strandberg 69.

[Bachofen von Echt]. Voetter, Otto. SAMMLUNG BACHOFEN VON ECHT. RÖMISCHEN MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLONS. KATALOG MIT 45 TAFELN. VERFASST VON OTTO VOETTER. Wien: Druck von Paul Gerin, 1903. Small folio, somewhat later red quarter morocco, gilt; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. 162 pages; 2809 listings; 45 most attractive Lichtdruck plates of coins printed in various tints to approximate metallic composition. Spine lightly sunned. Fine. An attractive copy of this rare and important catalogue, which never saw distribution in commercial channels. The collection was presented to the Vienna Coin Cabinet.

[Hunter]. Robertson, Anne. ROMAN IMPERIAL COINS IN THE HUNTER COIN CABINET, GLASGOW. I–V. AUGUSTUS TO ZENO. London: Published for the University of Glasgow by the Oxford University Press, 1962–82. Five volumes. 8vo, original matching blue cloth, gilt. clxxi, (1), 391 (1); clxviii, (2), 534, (2); cxiv, 325, (3); ccxvi, 340, (4); xlviii, 529, (3) pages; 60 + 124 + 88 + 64 + 96 fine plates of coins. Earlier volumes very good to near fine, later volumes fine. An extensive and most important catalogue of this major collection of Roman coins, covering the period from 28 BC to AD 491. The early volumes have long been out of print, and sets are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Clain-Stefanelli 4055*. Grierson 73–74. Kroh 72.

Elmer, Georg. DIE MÜNZPRÄGUNG DER GALLISCHEN KAISER IN KÖLN, TRIER UND MAILAND. Darmstadt: Sonderdruck aus Bonner Jahrbücher Heft 146, 1941. 8vo, original printed card covers. 106 pages; Beiblattes I–IX; 12 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 4272. Grierson 79. Kroh 85 (four stars): “This is a catalogue of 888 coin-types of the Romano-Gallic emperors divided into issues with much discussion of the historical implications of the coinage as well as the typology utilized… Original of this are very rare.”

Ulrich-Bansa, Oscar. NOTE SULLA ZECCA DI AQUILEIA ROMANA. Udina, 1936. 8vo, original flexible tan linen; inset photo of coin of Valentinian on front cover. 79, (1) pages; 6 fine plates as published in separate booklet. Near fine. Very rare. Clain-Stefanelli 4393.

Gnecchi, Francesco. I MEDAGLIONI ROMANI. Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1912. Three volumes, complete. Folio, later matching red cloth; green morocco spine labels, gilt; original pictorial card covers bound in. lxviii, 83, (5); (16), 158, (6); (16), 234, (6) pages; fine frontispiece portrait of the author seated in his library examining a coin; titles printed in red and black; 162 superb plates. Generally a fine set. The very rare original edition of this comprehensive standard reference work on Roman medallions. The plates are immeasurably superior to those in the reprint. Clain-Stefanelli 4963*. Grierson 84.

Bellinger, Alfred R. THE SYRIAN TETRADRACHMS OF CARACALLA AND MACRINUS. First edition. New York: ANS, 1940. 4to, original printed card covers. 116, (2) pages; 26 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Numismatic Studies, No. 3. The scarce original edition, with high-quality coin plates. Clain-Stefanelli 4505*.

[Byzantine Coins]. American Numismatic Society [publisher]. NUMISMATIC NOTES AND MONOGRAPHS ON BYZANTINE COINS. New York, 1928–67. Nine titles: Alfred R. Bellinger’s 1928 The Anonymous Byzantine Bronze Coinage; D.H. Cox’s 1930 The Caparelli Hoard; Sawyer McA. Mosser’s 1935 A Bibliography of Byzantine Coin Hoards; Alfred R. Bellinger’s 1938 Coins from Jerash, 1928–1934; George C. Miles’s 1939 A Byzantine Weight Validated by al-Walid; Edward T. Newell’s The Byzantine Hoard of Lagbe; Howard L. Adelson’s 1957 Light Weight Solidi and Byzantine Trade during the Sixth and Seventh Centuries; James D. Breckenridge’s 1959 The Numismatic Iconography of Justinian II; and Joan M. Fagerlie’s 1967 Late Roman and Byzantine Solidi Found in Sweden and Denmark. 16mo or 8vo, original printed card covers. Condition varies, but generally very good to fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs, Nos. 35, 43, 67, 81, 87, 105, 138, 144 and 157.

Hahn, Wolfgang. MONETA IMPERII BYZANTINI. REKONSTRUKTION DES PRÄGEAUFBAUES AUF SYNOPTISCH-TABELLARISCHER GRUNDLAGE. I. TEIL: VON ANASTASIUS I. BIS JUSTINIANUS I. (491–565). II. TEIL: VON JUSTINUS II. BIS PHOCAS (565–610). 3. TEIL: VON HERACLIUS BIS LEO III. / ALLEINREGIERUNG (610–720). MIT NACHTRÄGEN ZUM 1. UND 2. BAND. Wien: Veröffentlichungen der numismatischen Kommission, Herausgegeben von Robert Göbl, Band I, IV und X, 1973, 1975 and 1981. Three volumes. 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jackets. (4), 141, (1); 146; 315, (1) pages; 42 + 40 + 58 plates of coins; 13 + 13 + 16 folding tables. Jackets a bit worn; near fine. [with] Hahn, Wolfgang. MONETA IMPERII ROMANI, MONETE IMPERII BYZANTINI. REKONSTRUKTION DES PRÄGEAUFBAUES AUF SYNOPTISCH-TABELLARISCHER GRUNDLAGE. DIE OSTPRÄGUNG DES RÖMISCHEN REICHES IM 5. JAHRHUNDERT (408–491). Wien: Veröffentlichungen der numismatischen Kommission, herausgegeben von Robert Göbl, Band 20, 1989. 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jacket. 74 pages; 15 plates of coins; 4 folding tables. Near fine. The three main volumes along with the 1989 volume covering the fifth century Roman issues. Very important and rather scarce (particularly the first volume). Clain-Stefanelli 5398*. Kroh 93 (four and one half stars): “an extremely scientific work that examines all issues in detail and (unlike all other works of its kind), provides dating for nearly all coin-issues.”

Wroth, Warwick. CATALOGUE OF THE COINS OF THE VANDALS, OSTROGOTHS AND LOMBARDS AND OF THE EMPIRES OF THESSALONICA, NICAEA AND TREBIZOND IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London, 1911. 8vo, original straight-grained red half roan, decorated in blind and lettered in gilt. xciv, (2), 344 pages; fine frontispiece coin plate; 42 additional fine autotype plates of coins; table. Binding a bit rubbed. Near fine. A well above-average copy of the scarce original. The autotype plates are far superior to those found in the reprint. Clain-Stefanelli 5613*.

Lang, Mabel, and Margaret Crosby. THE ATHENIAN AGORA… VOLUME X: WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND TOKENS. Princeton, 1962. Large 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. xii, 146, (2) pages; 36 plates, 12 depicting ancient bronze, lead (mainly) and stone weights and several coins, 1 depicting ancient coin-like stamps on measures and several coins, and 13 depicting ancient lead (mainly) and clay tokens. Fine. An important catalogue, recording and depicting a great many coin weights and Athenian lead tokens, including tesserae. Rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 16042.

[Ars Classica I]. Naville et Cie. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DE LA COLLECTION DE FEU LE PROF. S. POZZI. Lucerne, 14 mars (changed to 4 avril) et jours suivants, 1921. 4to, later orange cloth; tan leather spine label, lettered in black; original printed card covers bound in. (4), 194 pages; tables; 3334 lots; 101 superb plates depicting every coin offered. Text browned and slightly chipped, as often found; a few leaves and the front card cover coming detached; plates fine. Very good, overall. An exceptional catalogue of Greek coins, superbly illustrated. The first, most important and difficult to obtain of the seventeen Ars Classica sales featuring ancient coins. Superbly illustrated and meticulously catalogued by Dr. Jacob Hirsch, the Ars Classica catalogues comprise one of the most important series of auction sales of choice ancient Greek and Roman coins ever issued, and they remain indispensable in establishing and tracing pedigrees. The original plates, which have few peers for the period, are far superior to any of the reprints of this important sale. Clain-Stefanelli 1988*. Daehn 2084. Grierson 286: “Une des plus belles collection. Le catalogue, avec 101 planches, est habituellement employé comme ouvrage de référence.” Kroh 11 (four stars). Spring 471 (which includes a colorful account of Pozzi’s even more colorful life) [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”].

[Ars Classica V]. Naville et Cie. V. MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DES DOUBLES DU BRITISH MUSEUM, DES COLLECTIONS DE FEU LE GÉNÉRAL A.L. BERTIER DE LA GARDE ET DE DIVERS AUTRES AMATEURS. Lucerne, 18 juin 1923 et jours suivant. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 132 pages; 3038 lots; 85 fine plates depicting every single-coin lot. Very good. A scarcer sale. Clain-Stefanelli 1949. Grierson 280. Spring 475 [also listed under “Most important sales of Celtic coins” and “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”].

[Ars Classica VI]. Naville et Cie. VI. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES EN OR ET EN ARGENT COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU CLARENCE S. BEMENT DE PHILADELPHIE (U.S.A.). PREMIÈRE PARTIE: IBÉRIE À EUBÉE INCL. Lucerne, 28 janvier 1924 et jours suivants. (6), 90, (2) pages; 1082 lots; 37 fine plates depicting all coins offered. [bound with] [Ars Classica VII] Naville et Cie. VII. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES EN OR ET EN ARGENT COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU CLARENCE S. BEMENT DE PHILADELPHIE (U.S.A.). SECONDE PARTIE: ATTIQUE À MAURITANIE INCL. Lucerne, 23–24 juin 1924. (4), 84 pages; lots 1083–1909; 31 fine plates numbered 38–68 depicting all single-coin lots. [bound with] [Ars Classica IV] Naville et Cie. IV. MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DES COLLECTIONS DE S.A.I. LE GRAND-DUC ALEXANDRE MICHAÏLOVITCH, DE SIR ARTHUR EVANS ET D’AUTRES AMATEURS. Lucerne, 17–19 juin 1922. (6), 73, (1) pages; 1035 lots; 36 fine plates depicting every coin offered. Three catalogues bound in one volume. 4to, contemporary dark brown cloth, gilt. First and third sales with annotated plates and original prices realized lists. Binding a bit rubbed. Near fine. Both Ars Classica sales offering the magnificent Greek coins of Clarence S. Bement, bound with the firm’s fourth sale. Clain-Stefanelli 1942* and 1977. Daehn 2086 and 2085. Grierson 280 and 278. Spring 476–477 and 474 [all three also listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”].

Ars Classica/Naville et Cie. NO. XII. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ET ROMAINES, QUELQUES MÉDAILLES DE LA RENAISSANCE ET DES TEMPS MODERNES, PIERRE GRAVÉES, BIBLIOTHÈQUE NUMISMATIQUE COMPOSANT LES COLLECTIONS DE FEU E. BISSON DE COPENHAGUE, DE M. JULES WERTHEIM DE BERLIN, DE SIR ARTHUR J. EVANS DE YOULBURY, BERKS, F.S.A., M.A., D.LITT., LL.D., PH.D., F.R.S., F.B.A., DE LA SÉRIE PARTHE DE FEU ALEXANDRE DE PETROWICZ ET DE PLUSIERS AUTRES AMATEURS. Lucerne, 18–23 octobre 1926. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 207, (1) pages; 3172 lots; 88 fine plates depicting all single-coin lots; 1 monogram plate. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 3047. Grierson 280, 282. Spring 481 [also listed under “Most important sales of Celtic coins,” “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins” and “Most important sales of Roman Imperial coins”].

Ars Classica. NO. XVIII. COLLECTION TRÈS IMPORTANTE DE MONNAIES ROMAINES FORMÉE PAR UN DIPLOMATE ÉTRANGER DEPUIS LONGTEMPS DÉCÉDÉ. Lucerne, 10 octobre 1938. 4to, original printed card covers. (4) pages; 544 lots; 21 fine plates depicting all single-coin lots, each with a facing leaf of text; (2) pages. Valuations list. Fine. An attractive copy. Clain-Stefanelli 3662. Grierson 281. Spring 487 [also listed under “Most important sales of Roman Imperial coins”].

[BCD]. Various firms. THE BCD SALES. SPECIAL LEATHERBOUND EDITIONS, EACH WITH A BINDING FEATURING AN INSET REPRODUCTION OF AN ANCIENT GREEK COIN. Seven catalogues, including: Numismatik Lanz. AUKTION 105. SAMM-LUNG BCD. MÜNZEN VON KORINTH. München, 26. November 2001. 142, (6) pages; 981 lots; illustrated. Numismatik Lanz. AUKTION 111. SAMM-LUNG BCD. MÜNZEN VON EUBOIA. München, 25. November 2002. 113, (4) pages; 604 lots; illustrated. Leu Numismatics. COINS OF OLYMPIA. THE BCD COLLECTION. Zürich, May 10, 2004. 100, (4) pages; 345 lots; illustrated. Classical Numismatic Group. TRITON IX: THE BCD COLLECTION OF THE COINAGE OF BOIOTIA. New York, Jan. 10, 2006. 136 pages; 630 lots; illustrated. LHS Numismatics. COINS OF PELOPONNESOS. THE BCD COLLECTION. Zürich, May 8–9, 2006. 423, (1) pages; 1775 lots; illustrated. Münzen und Medaillen. SAMMLUNG BCD. AKARNANIEN UND AETOLIEN. Stuttgart, 18. Oktober 2007. 176 pages; 591 lots; illustrated. Numismatica Ars Classica. AUCTION 55. THE BCD COLLECTION. LOKRIS–PHOKIS. Zürich, 8 October 2010. 179, (5) pages; 475 lots; illustrated. 4to [sizes vary somewhat], all volumes bound in similar style, utilizing full brown morocco; deeply paneled front covers, into each of which has been inset a fine reproduction of an ancient Greek coin of a type appropriate to each sale; title lettering impressed in brown; spines with two raised bands, lettered in brown; original pictorial card covers or printed boards generally bound in. Additional printed sheets comprising additions, corrections, comments, reviews and so forth frequently included. Prices realized lists bound in. Generally fine. Specially bound copies of the first seven BCD sales, produced after the sales by BCD himself and distributed to a very small circle of friends. Each catalogue is exquisitely bound in full brown morocco, most notably featuring an inset reproduction of one the coins offered within the catalogue. These striking bindings are a testament both to the importance of BCD’s collecton and his personal bibliophilia. The “extras” bound into most of the catalogues add to the historical importance of these sales and do much to capture the excitement within the numismatic community regarding them. Only ten complete sets of these catalogues exist; similar bound versions of the two Thessaly sales are currently in production and may be available to the purchaser of this lot at their cost.

"Hirsch, Jacob. CATALOGUES I–XII, HAND-ANNOTATED BY HIRSCH WITH BIDS, BUYERS, CONSIGNORS AND OTHER INFORMATION RECORDED. München, 1898–1904. Twelve volumes. 8vo, contemporary cloth-backed boards or cloth with hand-lettered spine labels; some with hand-lettered labels on front covers or with mounted printed front covers. Individual volumes as follows: I Verzeichniss von verkäuflichen Münzen, Medaillen und numismatischen Werken aus der Sammlung des verstorbenen Numismatikers Heinrich Hirsch, München. 1898. (4), 74 pages; 1853 listings. Interleaved with ruled paper and annotated in red ink with information on coins sold, buyers and their locations, and other notes. II Verzeichnis von verkäuflichen Münzen, Medaillen und numismatischen Werken vorzüglich aus der Sammlung des verstorbenen Numismatikers Heinrich Hirsch, München. Oktober 1898. (2), 74 pages; 2258 listings. Interleaved and lightly annotated in pencil with information reflecting coins sold, a few buyers and their locations, and other notes. III Münzen, Medaillen (antike, mittelalter, neuzeit) und numismatische Werke mit beigesetzten Verkaufspreisen. Oktober 1899. 108 pages; 3050 listings. Interleaved, with a few annotations in pencil throughout. Signed by Hirsch on the front cover. IV Auctions-Catalog enthaltend die nachgelassene Gräflich B……’sche Sammlung. Medaillen und Münzen von Bayern, Pfalz und zugehörigen Gebieten, sowie Reiche Serien Wallfahrtsmedaillen, Pestamulette etc. etc. 24. April 1900 und folgende Tage. (4), 104 pages; 2283 + 5 lots [lacking the 4 plates called for]. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. The sale was notable for medals. V Auctions-Catalog enthaltend antike Münzen in meist glänzender Erhaltung aus dem Besitze zweier hervorragender ausländischer Amateure. München: No. V., 20. Mai 1901 und folgende Tage. (6), 41, (1) pages; 1162 lots; 7 plates of coins annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front flyleaf. The sale featured the collections of Giulio Bignami and Prospero Sarti. VI Verzeichnis von Münzen, Medaillen (antike, mittelalter, neuzeit) und numismatischen Werken mit beigesetzten Verkaufspreisen. München: No. VI., Oktober 1901. 164 pages; 4565 listings. Interleaved with graph paper and annotated in pencil with information on pieces sold and their buyers. Original prices realized list laid in. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. VII Auctions-Katalog einer hervorragenden Sammlung griechischer u. römischer Münzen aus dem Besitze des Herrn Comte G. in C., des Herrn B. in N. u. A. München: No. VII., 2. Juni 1902 und folgende Tage. (4), 53, (1) pages; 1534 lots; 10 fine plates of coins on thick card stock annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Three pieces of notepaper laid in, all of which contain handwritten notes by Hirsch pertaining to the sale. VIII Auktions-Katalog einer höchst bedeutenden Sammlung griechischer u. römischer Münzen sowie einer Sammlung deutscher Münzen und Medaillen. Im besonderen: oesterreichischer Cavaliere und einer Special-Sammlung von Medaillen und Plaketten Anton Scharff’s. Im auftrage der erben des Herrn Dr. S. in N. u. A. München: No. VIII., 18. Mai 1903 und folgende Tage. (6), 121, (1) pages; 2724 lots; 15 fine plates of coins. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. IX Verzeichnis von Münzen der Griechen, Römer, Byzantiner Ost– und Westgoten, Vandalen sowie von numismatischen Werken mit beigesetzten Verkaufspreisen. München: Catalog IX, Oktober 1903. 73, (1) pages; 2049 listings. Interleaved, with annotations in pencil. While the annotations are not as extensive as in the auction catalogues present in this group, they do record the purchases of some notable buyers, including Prof. Pozzi, Spink, Seltman, Philipsen, Giel and McLean. X Auctions-Katalog einer Sammlung Gold-Münzen von Ungarn und Siebenbürgen aus dem Besitze eines ungarischen Amateurs. München: No. X., 14. Dezember 1903. (4), 15, (1) pages; 486 lots; 2 halftone plates of coin annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Original prices realized list laid in. XI Auctions-Catalog von griechischen und römischen Münzen in vorwiegend schönster Erhaltung aus dem Besitze des Prof. Dr. M....... i. N..... u. A. 4. Mai 1904 und ff. Tage. (6), 67, (1) pages; 1173 lots; 18 fine plates of coins annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper; further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar I and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. XII Sammlung † Professor K.... in R.... u. A. Auctions-Catalog von griechischen und römischen Münzen schönster Erhaltung. 17. November 1904 u. ff. Tage. (6), 49, (1) pages; 704 lots; 14 fine plates of coins annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper; further ruled in pencil and annotated in red ink and pencil with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. The sale offered the collection of Prof. Kopf, of Rome. Bindings vary from near fine to heavily worn, with most being very good or so. Contents generally very good or better. An extraordinary opportunity to acquire the personal copies of the first twelve catalogues issued by one of the foremost numismatists of his age. These catalogues derive from the library of Tom Virzi, who had received them directly from Hirsch. From Virzi, they passed to Bob Myers, from whose library Herb Kreindler acquired them several years ago. Jacob Hirsch (1874–1955) began his career by selling material from the estate of his uncle, Heinrich Hirsch, who had been in the coin business prior to his death in 1886. He quickly earned a reputation for his scholarly cataloguing and extraordinary memory, leading to his assuming at a rather young age a prominent place in the numismatic trade in early 20th-century Europe. The famous series of Ars Classica sales, which began to be issued in 1921 under the Naville et Cie. imprimatur, cemented Hirsch’s reputation for fine cataloguing and rigorous scholarship—a reputation he began to acquire with the present catalogues. These catalogues are the material records of Hirsch’s origins and remain important for provenance research as well. All of these early Hirsch sales are scarce, and several are very rare. These particular copies are of unparalleled importance and are a highlight of the Kreindler library. Lot description somewhat truncated for online presentation: see printed catalogue for full description. "

Hirsch, Jacob. VERZEICHNISS VON VERKÄUFLICHEN MÜNZEN, MEDAILLEN UND NUMISMATISCHEN WERKEN AUS DER SAMMLUNG DES VERSTORBENEN NUMISMATIKERS HEINRICH HIRSCH, MÜNCHEN. München: No. 1., 1898. (4), 74 pages; 1853 listings. [bound with] Hirsch, Jacob. AUCTIONS-CATALOG ENTHALTEND ANTIKE MÜNZEN IN MEIST GLÄNZENDER ERHALTUNG AUS DEM BESITZE ZWEIER HERVORRAGENDER AUSLÄNDISCHER AMATEURE. München: No. V., 20. Mai 1901 und folgende Tage. (6), 41, (1) pages; 1162 lots; 7 photographic plates of coins. 8vo, maroon cloth, gilt. Very good or better. Jacob Hirsch’s first coin catalogue, bound with his fifth. The fifth sale (Hirsch’s second auction) featured the collections of Giulio Bignami and Prospero Sarti. Spring 366. Rare.

Sambon, Giulio, with Raffaele Dura. 3° CATALOGO DEL MUSEO BARTOLOMEO BORGHESI. MONETE ROMANE, CONSOLARI ED IMPERIALI. Roma: Raffaele Dure, 2 Aprile 1881 e giorni consecutivi. 8vo, later tan half morocco with marbled boards; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; original printed wraps bound in. (8), 271, (1) pages; 3169 lots; 2 fine plates of ancient Roman coins. Near fine. Important and very scarce (only the second copy we have offered in over 20 years). Ex Domenico Rossi, with his bookplate. Babelon 225. Clain-Stefanelli 3659. Grierson 280. Spring 595: “As far as we know these are the first photographic plates to appear in an ancient coin catalogue.” Spring’s comment seems to ignore as many as five earlier U.S. sales including at least one plate devoted to ancient coins, but it is true that those sales were less important than the current catalogue.

Sternberg, Frank. AUKTIONEN. Sales (I), III–XXIX & XXXI –XXXV. Zürich, 1973–2000. Thirty-three well-illustrated catalogues, fourteen hardbound as issued, the remainder in the original printed card covers. Lacking only Sales 2 and 30 for completion. Many with original or photocopied estimate and/or prices realized lists. Also included is Sternberg’s 1999 mail bid sale. Several are annotated sale-room copies, with opening and closing prices and buyers’ names or initials recorded for some or all lots. Generally fine. An important series of catalogues for ancient coins, many issued in limited numbers by one of the major international coin dealers of the twentieth century. Some were issued in association with other firms. Sale XXX (missing from this set) is non-numismatic. Priced and named copies are rarely encountered. Spring 865–871 (Sales I, III, V–VIII and X).

A .800 silver fork and an Indian silver coin bracelet, total weight 83g

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