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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1020

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.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1025

Istituto Italiano di Numismatica. ATTI E MEMORIE DELL’ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI NUMISMATICA. Vol. I–V and VII. Roma, 1913–25 and 1932. Six of the eight volumes needed for completion. Over 1700 pages; text illustrations; dozens of fine plates, mostly illustrating ancient coins. Bindings generally worn, with some volumes split in two or with covers detached, though a few are near fine. Rare and an important source of information, particularly on ancient coins. Included are monographs by Cagiati, Cesano, Dattari, Haeberlin, Hill, Imhoof-Blumer, Martinori, Sambon, Serafini, et al. Clain-Stefanelli 374. Grierson 16.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1031

Società Numismatica Italiana. RIVISTA ITALIANA DI NUMISMATICA E SCIENZE AFFINI. Vols. I–CXIV (1888–2013), a complete run of 114 years of this important journal. Vols. 1–4 (1888–91), contemporary red half morocco; spines with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt; decorative endpapers. Bindings somewhat worn; some spotting; very good. Vols. 5–7, 10–29, 31–36 (1892–94, 1897–1916, 1918–23), contemporary quarter vellum with red and green morocco spine labels, gilt. The volume containing Vols. 33–34 has been water damaged, with exterior of following volume showing some discoloration. Most bindings a little worn, but still sound and attractive. Generally near fine. Vols. 8–9 (1895–96), contemporary black half calf; bindings worn and with boards detached. Very good or so. Vol. 30 (1917), contemporary brown and maroon cloth, gilt. A bit worn. Near fine. Vols. 37–58 (1924–29, 1941–56), bound in three volumes in contemporary white quarter calf; red morocco spine labels, gilt. Near fine. Vols. 59–67 (1957–65), bound in three volumes, contemporary white quarter morocco; red and green spine labels, gilt. Near fine. Vols. 68–114 (1966–2013), original printed card covers. Generally fine. With index for 1888–1967 and occasional other supplements. Generally a very good to fine set. A complete set. Of fundamental importance to students of ancient coinage and medieval and modern Italian numismatics. The early volumes are exceptionally rare and very infrequently offered. Clain-Stefanelli 896. Grierson 21.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1032

Société Française de Numismatique. REVUE DE LA NUMISMATIQUE FRANÇOISE / REVUE NUMISMATIQUE. Blois, Paris & London, 1836–2012. One hundred sixty-eight volumes complete, as follows: First Series: Blois & Paris, 1836–55. Volumes 1–20. Complete, bound in twenty volumes. 8vo, matching nineteenth-century brown quarter morocco, spines ruled in blind and lettered in gilt; silk markers; marbled endpapers. 10,014 pages; 352 engraved plates. The first volume is the rare first edition, with the list of subscribers suppressed in the second edition. Second Series: Paris & Londres, 1856–77. Volumes 1–15. Complete, bound in fifteen volumes in contemporary black quarter calf and mottled boards, gilt. 7348 pages; 283 engraved plates. Also included are the Mélanges de numismatique I–III (1875–82), bound similarly. Third Series: Paris, 1883–96. Volumes 1–14. Complete, bound in fourteen volumes. 8vo, contemporary black cloth, gilt. 7548 pages; 225 engraved, lithographic and fine photographically printed plates. Fourth Series: Paris, 1897–1936. Volumes 1–39. Complete, bound in thirty-nine volumes. 8vo, Vols. 1–17 (1897–1913) in contemporary black quarter calf with mottled boards; gilt. Vols. 18–39 (1914–36) in black cloth, gilt. 18,850 pages; 420 lithographic and fine photographically printed plates. Fifth Series: Paris, 1937–57. Volumes 1–19. Complete. 8vo, bound in black cloth, gilt. 4710 pages; folding table; 121 lithographic and fine photographically printed plates. Sixth Series: Paris, 1958–94. Volumes 1–36. Complete. Vols. 1–23 (1958–81) in black cloth, gilt. Vols. 24–36 (1982–94) in the original printed card covers. 10,110 pages; 765 fine photographically printed and halftone plates. Vols. 150–168 (Paris, 1995–2012) in original printed card covers [no series number]. Also included are the 1990–2000 and 2001–2010 indices (earlier indices are generally bound in). One hundred sixty-eight volumes in all. Well over 60,000 pages, including text figures, maps, etc.; well over 2000 plates, including illustrations of ancient, medieval and modern coins, medals, tokens, paper currency, etc. Some earlier volumes a bit musty; generally near fine or better. Most volumes ex Georges Le Rider, with his bookplate. In Numismatics—An Ancient Science, Clain-Stefanelli writes: “Usually 1836 is considered a significant date in the development of numismatic science. In that year two periodicals were started which for over a century attracted the most distinguished numismatists of the time and set the highest standards in research. In Paris Revue numismatique was founded … in London appeared the … Numismatic Chronicle.” These two journals, along with Revue belge de numismatique, which began publication a few years later, remain indispensable storehouses of information on ancient coins, medieval and modern numismatics, especially relating to their respective countries of publication. Of the three, and those published before or since, Revue numismatique may be the most important scholarly numismatic periodical ever issued. Long runs appear on the market infrequently, and complete sets are extremely rare. Clain-Stefanelli 893. Engel et Serrure 65–67: “Cette revue, créée par E. Cartier et L. de la Saussaye, est la première publication périodique sérieuse qui ait été consacrée à l’étude des monnaies anciennes au profit des sciences historiques.” Grierson 21. The Mélanges de numismatique is Clain-Stefanelli 675; Engel et Serrure 75: “Receuil comencé en 1874 … pour remplacer la Revue numismatique dont la publication semblait arrêtée.”

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1033

Société Française de Numismatique et d’Archéologie. ANNUAIRE DE LA SOCIETÉ FRANÇAISE DE NUMISMATIQUE ET D’ARCHÉOLOGIQUE. Première et deuxième année. (Paris): au Siége de la Société, 1866 & 1867. Two volumes. 4to, attractively bound in matching nineteenth-century half vellum; spines with five raised bands, decorated in gilt; red and green morocco spine labels, gilt; decorative endpapers; top pages edges gilt. xxv, (3), 432, (2); lxii, (2), 558, (2) pages; frontispiece portraits of le Duc de Blacas and J.J. Barre; tables; text figures; 11 + 19 engraved plates. Upper cover of second volume detached, else generally fine. A rare and important publication. The society was founded by Viscount Gustave de Ponton d’Amécourt, who served as first president and was a member of the publication committee, along with Caron, Sabatier, Marchant, and Gariel. Included are Hucher’s Révision des légendes des monnaies gauloises données par M. Duchalais; Ponton d’Amécourt’s Excursion numismatique en Bourgogne au VIIe siècle; de Saulcy’s Numismatique des chefs gaulois nommés par César; de Saint-Ferjeux’s Monnaies des Lingons; de Vallet de Viriville’s Médailles de l’expulsion des Anglais; etc. Ex libris American Numismatic Society. Engel et Serrure 71. Clain-Stefanelli 359. Grierson 16. Ex Kolbe Sale 111, lot 402.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1036

Société Suisse de Numismatique. REVUE SUISSE DE NUMISMATIQUE / SCHWEIZERISCHE NUMISMATISCHE RUNDSCHAU. Tome I–XCI. Genève, 1891–2012, complete. All 8vo. First 17 volumes in various contemporary cloth bindings; Vol. 18 in brown quarter calf. Remainder in original printed wraps or card covers, as published. Includes various supplements, including the Registers for Vols. 1–24 and 25–40. A few earlier volumes in wraps with split spines or detached covers. Mostly, however, a fine set. A complete set of this important numismatic journal. The early volumes are rare. Clain–Stefanelli 894 and 909. Grierson 21.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1037

Spink & Son. SPINK & SON’S MONTHLY NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR. Vols. I–CXVIII, complete. London, December 1892–2007. A complete set, including the abbreviated Numismatic Circular List issues published during the war years. Various formats and bindings, as specified below. Lot includes: Vol. 1 (1892–93), later black cloth-backed boards, gilt. Vols. 3, 4, 6 and 12 (1895, 1896, 1898 and 1904), original publisher’s red cloth, gilt. Vols. 5, 7–8 (1897, 1899–1900), contemporary red quarter calf, gilt. Vols. 2, 9–11, 13–43, 45–47 (1894, 1901–03, 1905–35, 1937–39), contemporary decorative cloth with fleurs-de-lys. Vol. 44 (1936), contemporary red cesloth, gilt. The Numismatic Circular List. 1940–41 in loose issues; 1942–47 bound in separate years in red cloth, gilt [title reverts mid-1947]. Vols. 56–74 (1948–66), red cloth, gilt, except for Vols. 58 and 59 (1950–51), loose original issues. Vols. 75–115 (1967–2007), loose original issues. Condition varies, but generally at least very good and most volumes near fine or fine. The longest-running numismatic house organ on the planet. Much more than a simple fixed price list, the Numismatic Circular has published substantive articles since the beginning, featuring many important works primarily on ancient and British coins, but also on other areas (Forrer’s Biographical History of Medallists, for instance, was originally published in its pages). Substantial runs of early volumes are infrequently offered; complete sets with the truncated war year issues are very rare. When encountered, they tend to be poorly preserved, with the larger-sized early volumes in particular being prone to encountering abuse over the years. The current set is one of the nicest encountered by the cataloguer. Manville page 695: “Spink’s Numismatic Circular…is arguably the most important and certainly the longest-lived of the commercial numismatic ‘house organs’ – essential for notes and shorter studies of British-related subjects but also including all other aspects of world numismatics.” Clain-Stefanelli 777.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1041

[Evans]. Casson, S. [editor]. ESSAYS IN AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY PRESENTED TO SIR ARTHUR EVANS IN HONOUR OF HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1927. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. ix, (1), 142, (2) pages; frontispiece portrait; text illustrations; 21 plates including one fine plate of coins. Some discoloration to cloth; very good or better. Quite rare. Includes “Cretan Coins from the Seager Collection,” by G.F. Hill.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1046

Congresso Internazionale di Scienze Storiche. ATTI DEL CONGRESSO INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE STORICHE. VOLUME VI. ATTI DELLA SEZIONE IV: NUMISMATICA. Roma, 1904. 8vo, original printed wraps. xx, 259, (3) pages; text figures; map; 6 fine plates, one folding, most depicting coins. Binding very worn, with covers loose and signatures separating. Good. Very rare: the first copy we have offered in at least 25 years. Clain-Stefanelli 16881. Grierson 22.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1049

Babelon, Ernest. MÉLANGES NUMISMATIQUES. PREMIÈRE SÉRIE–QUATRIÈME SÉRIE. Paris: Chez C. Rollin et Feuardent, 1892–1912. Four volumes, complete. Première Série: (6), 332 pages; 12 plates. Deuxième Série: (4), 326 pages; 9 plates. Troisième Série: (4), 346 pages; 9 fine plates. Quatrième Série: (4), 348 pages; a few plates and illustrations in the text; 26 plates (one a photographic copy). 8vo, later matching tan linen; brown morocco spine labels, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. Fine set. Ex Georges Le Rider, with his bookplate. A rare collected edition of nearly sixty short monographs on ancient numismatics. While many are offprints from the major numismatic periodicals of the day, a number are reprinted from journals in other disciplines and several were never published elsewhere.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1050

Bernhard, Oskar. GRIECHISCHE UND RÖMISCHE MÜNZBILDER IN IHREN BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DER MEDIZIN. Zürich, 1926. 8vo, original printed boards. (12), 93, (3) pages; 10 fine plates of Coins. Fine. The rare original edition, with excellent plates. Clain-Stefanelli 16345.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1051

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.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1054

Mionnet, T.E. DESCRIPTION DE MÉDAILLES ANTIQUES, GRECQUES ET ROMAINES, AVEC LEUR DEGRÉ DE RARETÉ ET LEUR ESTIMATION; OUVRAGE SERVANT DE CATALOGUE À UNE SUITE DE PLUS DE VINGT MILLE EMPREINTES EN SOUFRE, PRISES SUR LES PIÈCES ORIGINALES. TOME PREMIER–TOME SIXIÈME. SUPPLÉMENT. TOME PREMIER–NEUVIÈME. RECUEIL DES PLANCHES. Paris, 1806–37. Sixteen volumes complete. 12mo, contemporary brown quarter calf with marbled boards; flat spines ruled and lettered in gilt; red pages edges. Bindings rubbed; very good or better with fine interiors. The rare original edition of this monumental work, still consulted with profit. “A remarkable figure in numismatics at the turn of the century was the Frenchman Theodore-Edme Mionnet (1770–1842), who joined the Cabinet des Médailles in 1795. Strongly influenced by the classical tendencies of his age, he pursued ideals of disseminating knowledge of ancient coins among wider circles … he published descriptions of the type, history and rarity…. Eventually the publications grew into a considerable work, Description des médailles antiques grecques et romaines aver leur degré de rareté et leur estimation, published between 1806 and 1813 in six volumes with an additional volume of plates. The Supplément, in nine volumes, was issued between 1819 and 1837. In this largest publication (up to that time) on Greek coins, Mionnet succeeded in describing over 52,000 pieces. Although the work is not flawless and its scholarly standards are lowered by a continuous preoccupation with establishing the commercial value of coins, it still remains, through its wealth of information, an invaluable reference.” — Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli, Numismatics—An Ancient Science. Babelon pages 132–136. Bassoli 45. Clain-Stefanelli 1855*. Daehn 165.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1059

Reinach, Théodore. L’HISTOIRE PAR LES MONNAIES. ESSAIS DE NUMISMATIQUE ANCIENNE. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1902. 4to, contemporary green cloth, gilt; red-speckled page edges. (4), iv, 269, (3) pages; occasional text illustrations; 6 fine plates, 5 depicting ancient Greek coins. Inscribed by the author to Barclay V. Head. Binding a trifle worn and discolored; internally fine. “To Mr Barclay Head, in true sympathy (signed) Th Reinach.” An important collection of 25 numismatic essays. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 1670.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1061

(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.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1065

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.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1067

[Christina of Sweden]. Havercamp, Sigebert. NUMMOPHYLACIUM REGINAE CHRISTINAE, QUOD COMPREHENDIT NUMISMATA AEREA IMPERATORUM ROMANORUM, LATINA, GRAECA, ATQUE IN COLONIIS CUSA, QUONDAM A PETRO SANTES BARTOLO… / MEDAILLES DE GRAND ET MOYEN BRONZE DU CABINET DE LA REINE CHRISTINE, FRAPPÉES, TANT PAR ORDRE DU SENAT, QUE PAR LES COLONIES ROMAINES, ET PAR LES VILLES GRECQUES: GRAVÉES AUSSI DÉLICATEMENT, QU’EXACTEMENT D’APRÈS LES ORIGINAUX, PAR LE CELEBRE PETRO SANTES BARTOLO… Hagae Comitum: Apud Petrum de Hondt / La Haye: Chez Pierre de Hondt, 1742. Folio [43.5 by 28.5 cm], contemporary half tan calf and mottled paper boards; spine with five raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; two morocco spine labels lettered in gilt; RARE impressed in gilt to spine. (12), 464 pages; facing Latin and French titles printed in red and black with finely engraved vignettes; finely engraved dedication vignette; woodcut initials and headpieces; engraved headpiece depicting coins; 63 engraved plates of ancient Roman coins. Binding worn, with scuff and marks, but sound. Internally fine, with little of the browning sometimes seen. The important catalogue of the collection of Queen Christina of Sweden. The French text is printed in italic type, the Latin text in Roman type. Bartoli (1635–1700), noted painter and engraver, was antiquarian to the Pope and to Queen Christina. The author, Sigebert Havercamp (1684–1741), who also translated the Latin text into French, was professor of Greek at Leiden. He was a well-known classicist, orator and antiquarian. A pleasing example of this scarce and impressive work. Babelon 112. Bassoli 32. Cicognara 2878. Hennin 226. Hirsch 58. Lipsius 178. Strandberg 80–81: “a work of great significance for its time.” Ex Robert Schonwalter, with his bookplate.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1069

Jameson, R. COLLECTION R. JAMESON. TOME I: MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES. TOME II: MONNAIES IMPÉRIALES ROMAINES. TOME III: SUITE DES MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES ET IMPÉRIALES ROMAINES. TOME IV: SUITE DES MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES ET IMPÉRIALES ROMAINES. First edition. Paris: Chez Feuardent Frères, 1913, 1913, 1924 and 1932. Four volumes complete. 4to, original printed card covers; Tome I plates as issued in original printed folder. vii, (3), 470; (4), 96; ix, (1), 184; (8), 113, (3) pages; 138 very fine plates of Greek coins and 26 very fine plates of Roman coins. Near fine. An attractive set of the handsomely produced original edition of this rare and important work, featuring photographically printed plates depicting both sides of 3152 coins. Clain-Stefanelli 1929*. Daehn 2045. Grierson 57. Kroh 10: “The most striking thing about this collection is the superb quality and style of the 3,152 coins (of which 2,520 are Greek). It remains to this day one of the finest collections ever formed by an individual and all coins are illustrated on 164 plates. Dispersed throughout the trade in the 1940’s and 1950’s, many of the finest items to appear in recent sales are ‘Jameson’ coins.”

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1075

Wiczay, Michael A., and Felice Caronni. MUSEI HEDERVARII: IN HUNGARIA NUMOS ANTIQUOS GRAECOS ET LATINOS DESCRIPSIT ANECDOTOS VEL PARUM COGNITOS ETIAM CUPREIS TABULIS INCIDI. Vindobonae: Typis patrum Mechitaristarum, 1814. Two volumes. 4to, attractively bound in later mottled boards; red morocco spine labels, gilt. (8), 360, 7, (3); 424, 5, (1) pages; printer’s device on title; occasional engraved text illustrations; 1 plate of monograms; 31 + (25) folding engraved plates depicting ancient coins. A fine set with few signs of wear. Hungarian Count Michael Wiczay (Mihály Viczay, 1756–1831) formed a particularly important collection of Greek and Roman coins in the years around the turn of the eighteenth century. This catalogue, prepared by Caronni, is rare and remains important. Cohen was fond of citing it, and the collection was dispersed into both the general numismatic trade (via Rollin) and some of the major national collections (Paris and Vienna), making these volumes quite useful for advanced provenance research. Babelon 131. Brunet 29746: “Ce cabinet contient près de 18,000 médailles choisies.” Leitzmann 20.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1081

Dressel, Heinrich. FÜNF GOLDMEDAILLONS AUS DEM FUNDE VON ABUKIR. Berlin, 1906. 4to, original printed cloth-backed tan boards. 86 pages; 4 superb plates of medallions. Fine. Rare, with very fine plates. Clain-Stefanelli 3226.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1082

Edwards, Katharine M. CORINTH. RESULTS OF EXCAVATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS. VOLUME VI: COINS. 1896–1929. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1933. 4to, original crimson cloth, gilt. xii, 172 pages; 10 fine plates of ancient coins. Spine a bit sunned; near fine. Rare. Daehn 544. Grierson 49.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1091

Imhoof–Blumer, F., and Otto Keller. TIER- UND PFLANZENBILDER AUF MÜNZEN UND GEMMEN DES KLASSISCHEN ALTERTUMS. Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1889. 4to, original brown cloth-backed boards; printed label on upper cover. ix, (1), 168 pages; 26 fine plates of coins and engraved gems. Binding a bit worn; very good or better. Georges Le Rider’s copy of this rare and important work. Also ex Henry Hallenstein, with his bookplate. Clain-Stefanelli 3458*. Daehn 973.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1092

Imhoof-Blumer, F. PORTRÄTKÖPFE AUF RÖMISCHEN MÜNZEN DER REPUBLIK UND DER KAISERZEIT. Leipzig, 1904. Zweite verbesserte Ausgabe, zweiter Abdruck. 4to, original cloth-backed boards; printed title label. 16 pages; 4 very fine plates. Fine. A rare second printing of the revised edition of this significant work on portraiture in Roman coins. Clain-Stefanelli 4939.

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Lot 1093

Lacroix, Léon. LES REPRODUCTIONS DE STATUES SUR LES MONNAIES GRECQUES: LA STATUAIRE ARCHAÏQUE ET CLASSIQUE. Liège, 1949. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), xxii, 372, (2) pages; 28 fine plates; 15, (1) pages. Unopened. Separating from covers; spine splitting; fine if bound. Rare and important. Clain-Stefanelli 3466*. Daehn 985. Grierson 59.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1100

Svoronos, J.N. SYNOPSIS DE MILLE COINS FAUX DU FAUSSAIRE C. CHRISTODOULOS. First edition. Athènes, 1922. Small 4to, original printed wraps. (16) pages; 17 fine plates. Spine wear; very good. The rare original edition, with photographic plates. “Une étude comprenant toutes les monnaies fausses de ce falsificateur dangereux, réunies grâce aux moules saisies dans sa boutique et déposées actuellement au Musée Numism. D’Athènes.”—Journal international d’archéologie numismatique, 1925. Daehn 1720. Kroh 98: “Originals are very rare and seldom offered.”

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Lot 1102

Babelon, Ernest. TRAITÉ DES MONNAIES GRECQUES ET ROMAINES. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901–32. Five text volumes and four plate volumes, complete. Text volumes as follows: PREMIÈRE PARTIE: THÉORIE ET DOCTRINE. TOME PREMIER. Paris, 1901. (4), vii, (1) pages; 1206, (2) double columns [604 pages]; 37 text figures. DEUXIÈME PARTIE: DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE. TOME PREMIER: COMPRENANT LES MONNAIES GRECQUES DEPUIS LES ORIGINES JUSQU’AUX GUERRES MÉDIQUES. Paris, 1907. (2), iv pages; 636 double columns [318 pages]; text figures. (2) pages; (2), (641)–1670, (2) double-columns [516 pages]; text figures. DEUXIÈME PARTIE: DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE. TOME DEUXIÈME: COMPRENANT LES MONNAIES DE L’EMPIRE DES PERSES ACHÉMÉNIDES, DE L’ORIENT SÉMITIQUE ET DE L’ASIE-MINEURE AUX VE ET IVE SIÈCLES AVANT J.-C. Paris, 1910. (4), iii, (1) pages; 842, (2) double columns [422 pages]; text figures. (4), 849–1560, (4) double columns [360 pages]; text figures. DEUXIÈME PARTIE: DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE. TOME TROISIÈME: COMPRENANT LES MONNAIES DE LA GRÈCE CENTRALE ET MÉRIDIONALE AUX VE ET IVE SIÈCLES AVANT J.-C. Paris, 1914. vi, (2) pages; 1144 double columns [572 pages]; a few text figures. DEUXIÈME PARTIE: DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE. TOME QUATRIÈME: COMPRENANT LES MONNAIES DE LA GRÈCE SEPTENTRIONALE AUX VE ET IVE SIÈCLES AVANT J.-C. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1932. (4), iv pages; 1100 double columns [550 pages]. Plate volumes as follows: TROISIÈME PARTIE. PLANCHES I À LXXXV. Paris, 1907. (4), iii, (1) pages; 85 very fine phototype plates of coins. TROISIÈME PARTIE: ALBUM DES PLANCHES. PLANCHES LXXXVI À CLXXXV. Paris, 1910. (4) pages; 8 double columns [4 pages]; 100 very fine phototype plates of coins. TROISIÈME PARTIE: ALBUM DES PLANCHES. PLANCHES CLXXXVI À CCLXX. Paris, 1916. (4) pages; 6, (2) double columns [4 pages]; 85 very fine plates of coins. TROISIÈME PARTIE: ALBUM DES PLANCHES. PLANCHES CCLXXI À CCCLV. Paris, 1932. 85 very fine plates of coins. 4to [plates taller than text], matching blue quarter morocco with marbled sides; spines with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed wraps bound into most text volumes. Bindings slightly rubbed and sunned; else a fine set. A lovely set. Clain-Stefanelli, in Numismatics—An Ancient Science, heaps praise on Babelon and his many authoritative works on Greek numismatics, calling the Traité “his greatest work.” Sets are rarely offered. These volumes are all that Babelon published, with Jacques de Morgan publishing two additional volumes (vide infra) on Persian coins after Babelon’s death. Described in a 1935 Alfred Page numismatic book catalogue as an “ouvrage extrêmement rare et d’une documentation exceptionelle. — Les premiers volumes, complètement épuisés, sont introuvables.” Clain-Stefanelli 1809*: “An unfinished but monumental work, indispensable for the scholar.” Daehn 19. Grierson 52.

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Imhoof-Blumer, F. MONNAIES GRECQUES. Amsterdam: Publié par Académie Royale Néerlandaise des Sciences, 1883. Blank leaf, (4), iv, 518 pages; a few text figures; 9 very fine phototype plates of coins. [bound with] (Imhoof-Blumer, F.). CHOIX DE MONNAIES GRECQUES DE LA COLLECTION DE F. IMHOOF-BLUMER. Deuxième édition. Paris and Leipzig: Rollin et Feuardent and Koehler’s Antiquarium, 1883. Front printed wrap; (4) pages; 9 engraved plates by L. Dardel. 4to, blue cloth-backed marbled boards; red leather spine label, gilt. Both sets of plates bound together at end. Fine. Georges Le Rider’s copy of this classic work. Scarce and still important. The second work is a rare supplement. Main work Clain–Stefanelli 1837*. Daehn 106 and 2062.

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Imhoof-Blumer, F. APOLLON KARNEIOS VON KYRENE UND NUMISMATISCHE MISZELLEN. Genf, 1917. 8vo, contemporary blue calf; printed title label mounted to front cover. 58, (2) pages; text illustration; 3 fine plates. Binding a bit worn; still near fine. Separatabdruck der Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau. Quite rare.

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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.

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Minns, Ellis H. SCYTHIANS AND GREEKS. A SURVEY OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY ON THE NORTH COAST OF THE EUXINE FROM THE DANUBE TO THE CAUCASUS. Cambridge: at the University Press, 1913. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; top page edges gilt; professionally rebacked with new endpapers. Bound in one volume. xl, 720 pages; endpaper maps bound in; text maps, some folding; 351 text figures, a number depicting jewelry; 9 plates of ancient coins with facing descriptive text. Binding rubbed; very good. The rare original edition of this massive and important work. Minns acknowledges that “The following Persons and Institutions possess important collections of Greek coins from South Russia and to most of them as indicated below I am indebted for casts: H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexander Michailovich; his is perhaps the richest of all … The Hermitage … The Historical Museum at Moscow contains Burachkov’s coins … The Museum of the Odessa Historical and Archaeological Society … The Countess Uvarov … General A.L. Bertier-de-la-Garde … Dr. I.A. Terlecki … The British Museum … The Imperial Cabinet at Vienna ….” The coins depicted on the plates are keyed to various collections, many of which are mentioned above. Clain-Stefanelli 2624*.

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[Bement]. Comparette, T.L. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF GREEK COINS SELECTED FROM THE CABINET OF CLARENCE S. BEMENT, ESQ. First edition. New York: ANS, 1921. 4to, later green cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (4), 106, (2) pages; 25 plates of coins. Near fine. Richard Cyril Lockett’s copy, with his bookplate. Scarce, especially in decent condition. A detailed catalogue, written by Thomas Louis Comparette, of “370 specimens … that are either very rare or at least not very abundant. Among the latter will be found some that have been included because of their exceedingly fine state of preservation, being often rare in that important respect.” Clain-Stefanelli 1922. Daehn 2037.

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Imhoof-Blumer, F. CHOIX DE MONNAIES GRECQUES DE LA COLLECTION DE F. IMHOOF-BLUMER. Deuxième édition. Paris and Leipzig: Rollin et Feuardent and Koehler’s Antiquarium, 1883. Folio [35.5 by 27.5 cm], contemporary red cloth, gilt. (6) pages; 9 engraved plates; binder’s leaves added for bulk. Binding a bit worn, with front joint cracking; some annotations; some spotting. Very good or so. A rare supplement to the author’s Monnaies grecques, issued the same year with 9 phototype plates. It publishes coins from Imhoof-Blumer’s own collection. The introduction to the index states: “La table explicative des planches dont la première édition de ce recueil était précédée, est remplacée ici par une simple énumération des 268 pièces gravées, dont chaque numéro est suivi de l’indication de la page et du numéro correspondant des monnaies grecques, où j’ai donné la description de toutes ces monnaies.” Daehn 2062.

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[Klagenfurt Museum]. Imhoof-Blumer, F. GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN AUS DEM MUSEUM IN KLAGENFURT UND ANDEREN SAMMLUNGEN. Wien, 1885. Small 8vo, slightly later plain tan calf; red spine label, gilt. 76 pages; 2 fine plates. Near fine. Separatabdruck aus dem XVI. Band der Numismatische Zeitschrift. Rare.

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[Lampson]. Robinson, E.S.G. CATALOGUE OF GREEK COINS COLLECTED BY GODFREY LOCKER LAMPSON. First edition. London, 1923. 4to, later brown quarter morocco; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. Frontispiece; (2), xx, 126, (2) pages; title printed in red and black; 26 additional fine plates of coins. Binding a bit worn. Very good or better. A handsomely produced, delightful catalogue of this important collection, formed by the Rt. Hon. Godfrey Locker Lampson, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1925–1929. It consists of 350 specimens, chosen mainly for their exquisite style. Clain-Stefanelli 1929*. Daehn 2095. Kroh 12: “Very well-written and fun to read, it is a pity that it is so rare.”

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[National Museum of Athens]. Postolakas, Achilles. ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΩΝ ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑΤΟΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ, ΕΘΝΩΝ, ΠΟΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ... Athens, 1872. Tall 4to, original printed wraps. (12), 283, (1) pages; 5 lithographic plates of alphabets and coins. Spine and wraps worn; interiors very good. Rare. A catalogue of Greek coins in the National Museum of Athens covering Spain to Macedonia. Apparently, subsequent planned volumes were never published. Babelon 209.

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[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.”

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[Waddington]. Babelon, Ernest. INVENTAIRE SOMMAIRE DE LA COLLECTION WADDINGTON, ACQUISE PAR L’ÉTAT EN 1897 POUR LE DEPARTMENT DES MÉDAILLES ET ANTIQUES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE. Paris, 1897–98. Premier–Quatrième Fascicules, complete. Small 4to, original printed wraps. (4), xv, (1), 152; (4), (153)–279, (1); (4), (281)–438, (2); (4), (441)–576 pages; 21 fine phototype plates of ancient coins. Front wrap lacking from final part; full title page and printed wrap intended for binding purposes laid in. Fine or very near so. The rare original edition; still highly important. Babelon 152. Daehn 2019.

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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. THE ROYAL COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, DANISH NATIONAL MUSEUM. Copenhagen, 1942–79. First editions. Forty-two parts, lacking only one volume [36, Syria: Cities] for completion, accompanied by the 2002 Supplement, as follows: 1: ITALY. PART I: ETRURIA–CAMPANIA. 1942. 2: ITALY. PART II: APULIA–LUCANIA: METAPONTUM. 1942. 3: ITALY. PART III: LUCANIA: POSEIDONIA–BRUTTIUM. 1942. 4: SICILY. PART I: ABACAENUM–PETRA. 1942. 5: SICILY. PART II: SEGESTA–SARDINIA. 1942. 6: THRACE. PART I: THE TAURIC CHERSONESE–THRACE: MESEMBRIA. 1942. 7: THRACE. PART II: ODESSUS–SESTUS. ISLANDS, KINGS AND DYNASTS. 1943. 8: MACDEONIA. PART I: ACANTHUS–URANOPOLIS. DYNASTS. 1943. 9: MACEDONIA PART II: ALEXANDER I–ALEXANDER III. 1943. 10: : MACEDONIA PART III: PHILIP III–PHILIP VI. MACEDONIA UNDER THE ROMANS. KINGS OF PAEONIA. 1943. 11: THESSALY–ILLYRICUM. 1943. 12: EPIRUS–ACARNANIA. 1943. 13: AETOLIA–EUBOEA. 1944. 14: ATTICA–AEGINA. 1944. 15: CORINTH. 1944. 16: PHLIASIA–LACONIA. 1944. 17: ARGOLIS–AEGEAN ISLANDS. 1944. 18: BOSPORUS–BITHYNIA. 1944. 19: MYSIA. 1945. 20: TROAS. 1945. 21: AEOLIS–LESBOS. 1945. 22: : IONIA. PART I: CLAZOMENAE–EPHESUS. 1946. 23: IONIA. PART II: ERYTHRAE–PRIENE. 1946. 24: : IONIA. PART III: SMYRNA–TEOS ISLANDS. 1946. 25: CARIA. PART I: ALABANDA–ORTHOSIA. 1947. 26: : CARIA. PART II: SEBASTOPOLIS–TRAPEZOPOULOS. SATRAPS–ISLANDS. 1947. 27: LYDIA. PART I: ACRASAS–SAÏTTA. 1947. 28: LYDIA. PART II: SALA–TRIPOLIS. 1947. 29: : PHRYGIA. PART I: ABBAÏTIS–EUMENEIA. 1948. 30: : PHRYGIA. PART II: GRIMENOTHYRAE–TRAJANOPOLIS. 1948. 31: LYCIA–PAMPHYLIA. 1955. 32: PISIDIA. 1956. 33: LYCAONIA–CILICIA. 1956. 34: : CYPRUS–CAPPADOCIA, UNCERTAIN COINS, IMPERIAL CISTOPHORI. 1955. 35: SYRIA, SELEUCID KINGS. 1959. 37: PHOENICIA. 1961. 38: PALESTINE–CHARACENE. 1961. 39: PARTHIA–INDIA. 1965. 40: EGYPT: THE PTOLEMIES. 1977. 41: ALEXANDRIA-CYRENAICA. 1974. 42: NORTH AFRICA, SYRTICA–MAURETANIA. 1969. 43: SPAIN-GAUL. 1979: SUPPLEMENT. ACQUISITIONS 1942–1996. 2002: Forty-three volumes in all, comprising 625 mostly very fine photographically printed plates of coins accompanied by introductory and descriptive text (the final two volumes were issued with halftone plates). Folio, various bindings (original printed card covers; russet cloth; red cloth; most volumes in contemporary brown quarter calf, gilt); a number of volumes bound more than one per volume. The leatherbound volumes, comprising two-thirds or so of the fascicles, are rather worn, though contents are generally fine or nearly so. The classic SNG set, used constantly throughout the trade. While the halftone reproductions in the 1982 reprint are of decent quality, the original collotype plates are far superior and allow for magnification of detail. Clain-Stefanelli 1912*. Daehn 1982. Grierson 56. Kroh 13 (five stars): “It is the largest and most complete of all SNG’s and it utilized extensively by both scholars and the trade. The coverage is extensive and both the quality of material as well as the research is very good. An astonishing 583 plates illustrate most of the 22,012 coins… Original full sets are very rare...”

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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. DEUTSCHLAND. SAMMLUNG V. AULOCK. 1.–18. HEFT. Berlin 1957–68. First edition. Eighteen volumes complete, as follows: 1: HEFT: PONTUS. PAPHLAGONIEN. BITHYNIEN. NR. 1–332. 1957. 2: HEFT: PONTUS. PAPHLAGONIEN. BITHYNIEN. NR. 333–676. 1957. 3: HEFT: PONTUS. PAPHLAGONIEN. BITHYNIEN. NR. 677–1049. 1957. 4: HEFT: MYSIEN. NR. 1050–1438. 1957. 5: HEFT: TROAS. AEOLIS. LESBOS. NR. 1439–1767. 1959. 6: HEFT: IONIEN. NR. 1768–2333. 1960. 7: HEFT: KARIEN. NR. 2334–2867. 1962. 8: HEFT: LYDIEN. NR. 2868–3328. 1963. 9: HEFT: PHRYGIEN. NR. 3329–4040. 1964. 10: HEFT: LYKIEN. NR. 4041–4476. 1964. 11: HEFT: PAMPHYLIEN. NR. 4477–4893. 1965. 12: HEFT: PISIDIEN. LYKAONIEN. ISAURIEN. NR. 4894–5412. 1964. 13: HEFT: KILIKIEN. NR. 5413–6098. 1966. 14: HEFT: GALATIEN. KAPPADOKIEN. KAISERZEITLICHE KISTOPHOREN. POSTUME LYSIMACHUS- UND ALEXANDER-TETRADRACHMEN. INCERTI. NR. 6099–6673. 1967. 15: HEFT: NACHTRÄGE I. PONTUS. PAPHLAGONIEN. BITHYNIEN. NR. 6674–7190. 1967. 16: HEFT: NACHTRÄGE II. MYSIEN. TROAS. AEOLIS. LESBOS. NR. 7191–7758. 1967. 17: HEFT: NACHTRÄGE III. IONIEN. KARIEN. LYDIEN. NR. 7759–8298. 1968. 18: HEFT: NACHTRÄGE IV. PHRYGIEN. LYKIEN. PAMPHYLIEN. PISIDIEN. LYKAONIEN. ISAURIEN. KILIKIEN. GALATIEN. KAPPADOKIEN. KAISERZEITL. KISTOPHOREN. INCERTI. NR. 8299–8739. 1968: Folio, original matching brown card covers. 304 very fine photographically printed plates depicting 8739 ancient Greek coins from Asia Minor accompanied by introductory and descriptive text. Generally fine. The rarely offered original editions, with superior plates. Clain-Stefanelli 1914*. Daehn 1988. Grierson 56. Kroh 13 (five stars): “concentrates solely on the Greek and Greek Imperial coinage of Asia Minor. The scholarship utilized is excellent and this is universally recognized as the ultimate reference for this series. 8,739 coins are illustrated on 304 plates, with a very good German text. These coins were afterwards dispersed through the trade and are usually offered only at auction. Original sets of this SNG are very rare...”

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Lot 1171

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. VOLUME II: THE LLOYD COLLECTION. PARTS I–II: ETRURIA TO THURIUM. PARTS III–IV: VELIA TO ERYX. PARTS V–VI: GALARIA TO SELINUS. PARTS VII–VIII: SYRACUSE TO LIPARA. First edition. London: Published for the British Academy, 1933–37. Eight parts in four volumes (as published), complete. Folio, original matching brown card covers. 59 fine plates depicting 1687 coins, accompanied by introductory and descriptive text. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 1913*. Daehn 1969. Kroh 14: “The Lloyd Collection is limited to the precious-metal coins of Italy and Sicily.... The 49 (sic) collotype plates illustrate 1,687 coins which are remarkable for their quality and variety. ... Originals of this SNG are of course rare.”

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Blanchet, Adrien. TRAITÉ DES MONNAIES GAULOISES. PREMIÈRE & SECONDE PARTIE. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1905. Two volumes, complete, bound in one. 8vo, contemporary red quarter morocco with mottled boards; disbound, with spine only partly present. (6), v, (1), 336; (4), (337)–650, (2) pages; 562 text figures of coins; 3 fine Phototypie plates of coins; double-page map plate. Disbound; good. The original edition of this quite rare and still important work on Celtic coins. Clain-Stefanelli 5109*. Daehn 2525.

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Forrer, Robert. LES MONNAIES GAULOISES OU CELTIQUES TROUVÉES EN ALSACE. Mulhouse, 1925. 8vo, original printed wraps. 116 pages; text illustrations; 7 plates. Very good. Apparently the author’s copy of this rare volume, with his signature and address on the inside front cover, and with occasional notes thoughout. Grierson 97.

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Hucher, Eugène. L’ART GAULOIS OU LES GAULOIS D’APRÈS LEURS MÉDAILLES. Paris 1868–74. Two parts in one volume, second part bound in first. 4to, contemporary marbled boards; rebacked in brown leather. (4), 160; (4), 63, (1) pages; titles printed in red and black; illustrations in the text; 101 plates of coins. Binding a bit worn; some light staining throughout. Very good. Quite rare and still important, with charming oversize illustrations. Babelon 146. Clain-Stefanelli 5137. Ex Robert J. Myers library.

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Carelli, Francisco. NUMMORUM VETERUM ITALIAE, QUOS IPSE COLLEGIT, ET ORDINE GEOGRAPHICO DISPOSUIT DESCRIPTIO. Neapoli, 1812. (4), 152 pages; 200 finely engraved plates of coins, some folding. [bound with] (Avellinius, Franciscus M.). NUMORUM VETERUM ITALIAE DESCRIPTIONEM ADNOTATIONES ACCESSIT DE NEAPOLITANORUM NUMO ANECDOTO EPISTOLA AD CL. V. NIEBUHRIUM. Neapoli, 1834. (4), 20 pages; 1 alphabet plate. Folio, later brown half cloth and mottled boards, gilt. Signed by Hermann Weber on the opening blank. Small spine label from private library. Fine. Hermann Weber’s copy of this rare and extraordinary work, of which only 100 copies were printed for private circulation. The 1834 supplement by Franciscus M. Avellinius, bound in with this copy, makes the text equally complete with that of the 1850 edition. The most extensive collection of the coins of Magna Graecia formed up to that time, including many coins unknown to Mionnet and other eminent numismatists of the era. Babelon 131. Brunet 29830 note. Graesse 46. Leitzmann 19. Mommsen (Histoire de la monnaie romaine, IV): “Ce catalogue d’une collection remarquable et exceptionellement riche, surtout en monnaies de l’Italie meridionale, est fait avec soin de donne tous les poids, meme ceux des monnaies de cuivre. La collection Carelli est aujord’hui en Musée de Naples.”

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Garrucci, P. Raffaele. LE MONETE DELL’ITALIA ANTICA. RACCOLTA GENERALE. PARTE PRIMA: MONETE FUSE. PARTE SECONDA: MONETE CONIATE. Roma: Coi Tipi Cav. V. Salviucci, 1885. Two volumes. Folio [37 by 29 cm], recent blue cloth, gilt. (4), 41, (1); (4), (43)–188; (2) pages; 125 engraved plates. Minor text discoloration, else fine. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 2043: “An old but still useful collection of material.” Daehn 2655.

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Larizza, Pietro. RHEGIUM CHALCIDENSE (REGGIO DI CALABRIA). LA STORIA E LA NUMISMATICA DAI TEMPI PREHISTORICI FINO ALLA CITTADINANZA ROMANA. Roma: Per Forzani & Comp., Tipografi del Senato, 1905. 8vo, contemporary full red-brown morocco; spine with four raised bands, decorated and lettered in gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 118, (2) pages; printed throughout in red and black on fine paper; errata leaf; plate of Laocoonte reggino; 14 plates of ancient Greek coins. Near fine. Very rare. Daehn 2822.

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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.

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Magnan, P. Domenico. LUCANIA NUMISMATICA, SEU LUCANIÆ POPULORUM NUMISMATA OMNIA, IN VARIIS PER EUROPAM NUMMOPHYLACIIS ACCURATÈ DESCRIPTA, NECNON ALIQUA ALIA EX IAM EDITIS DEPROMPTA. Romæ: Apud (Venantium Monaldini) / (Gregorium Settari) Bibliop., 1775. 4to [27.5 by 21 cm], contemporary marbled paper over stiff boards; light red spine label, gilt; all page edges yellow. xviii pages; title within a finely engraved border; text within woodcut borders; finely engraved map of Lucania; engraved size chart; 48 engraved plates of coins (on 42 leaves). Printed throughout on luxurious thick paper. Extremities rubbed; else fine. An exceptionally fine production. Apparently rare, as are Magnani’s earlier numismatic works published in the 1770s. Babelon 120. Brunet 29832. Hennin 123. Not in Lipsius, Cicognara, or the American Numismatic Society Dictionary Catalogue.

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Sambon, Arthur. LES MONNAIES ANTIQUES DE L’ITALIE. TOME PREMIER: FASCICULE I–V. ÉTRURIE–OMBRIE–PICENUM–SAMNIUM–CAMPANIE (CUMES ET NAPLES). Paris, 1903–(1904). Five parts complete, bound in one volume. 4to, contemporary half vellum, lettered and decorated in black. (4), v, (2), 8–445, (1) pages; text figures of coins; 1161 detailed descriptions; 5 very fine phototype plates of coins. Near fine. H. Gabrici’s copy, with his numismatically themed bookplate. All published. Rare and still important. Clain-Stefanelli 2047*. Daehn 2701. Ex M&M sale of June 1975.

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Lot 1231

Sambon, L. RECHERCHES SUR LES ANCIENNES MONNAIES DE L’ITALIE MÉRIDIONALE. Naples: Imprimerie de Joseph Cataneo, 1863. 4to, contemporary red quarter morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt. (8), 242, (2) pages. Binding lightly rubbed. Near fine. Georges Le Rider’s copy of this rare work. Clain-Stefanelli 2076. Daehn 2702.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1232

Sambon, L. RECHERCHES SUR LES MONNAIES DE LA PRESQU’ILE ITALIQUE DEPUIS LEUR ORIGINE JUSQU’À LA BATAILLE D’ACTIUM. Naples: Imprimerie de l’Union, 1870. Small folio, later brown cloth, gilt; original printed front card cover mounted to front flyleaf. vii, (1), 374 pages; 24 attractive engraved plates of Coins. Fine. The rare original edition of this classic work. Clain-Stefanelli 2048*. Daehn 2703.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1240

Gabrici, Ettore. TOPOGRAFIA E NUMISMATICA DELL’ANTICA IMERA (E DI TERME). Napoli: Tipografia della Regia Università, 1894. Folio, contemporary cloth-backed mottled boards. (4), 109, (3) pages; 8 fine Eliotipia plates of coins. Near fine. Rare and important. Clain-Stefanelli 2228*. Daehn 3022: “Examines the coinage of Himera.”

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1241

Gabrici, E. LA MONETAZIONE DEL BRONZO NELLA SICILIA ANTICA. First edition. Palermo, 1927. Tall 4to, contemporary green cloth; black spine labels, gilt. vi, 210, (4) pages; text figures; 10 fine Fototipia plates. Binding a bit worn, especially at spine; near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 2180. The rare original edition. Daehn 2925.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1246

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.

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Lot 1249

Lederer, Philipp. DIE TETRADRACHMENPRÄGUNG VON SEGESTA. München: In Kommission von A. Buchholz, 1910. First edition. 4to, contemporary cloth-backed boards; original printed card covers bound in. (6), 54 pages; 1 fine plate of coins. Fine. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 2252. Daehn 3071. Kroh 20: “A detailed study.”

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1250

Lederer, Philipp. SYRAKUSISCHES KLEINGELD IM 5. JAHRHUNDERT VON CHR. ARCHAISCHE- UND ÜBERGANGS-ZEIT. Berlin: Verlag der Berliner Münzblatter, 1913. 8vo, original maroon cloth, gilt. 26 pages; 4 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Rare. Ex A.O. van Kerkwijk, with his numismatically themed bookplate. Inscribed by the author. Clain-Stefanelli 2273.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1252

Orville, Jacob Philipp d’. SICULA, QUIBUS SICILAE VETERIS RUDERA, ADDITIS ANTIQUITATUM TABULIS, ILLUSTRANTUR. EDITIT, ET COMMENTARIUM AD NUMISMATA SICULA, XX TABULIS AENEIS INCISA, ET AD TRES INSCRIPTIONES MAJORES, GELOAM, TAUROMENITANAM, ET RHEGINAM; NEC NON MINORUM INSCRIPTIONUM SYLLOGEN, ORATIONEM IN AUCTORIS OBITUM, ET PRAEFATIONEM ADJECIT PETRUS BURMANNUS SECUNDUS. PARS PRIMA & PARS SECUNDUS. Amstelaedami: Apud Gerardum Tielenburg, 1764. Folio [38 by 25 cm], handsomely bound in contemporary tree calf; sides decoratively paneled in gilt; flat spine richly decorated in gilt; crimson morocco label, gilt; marbled page edges. (4), iv, xl, xi, (3), 276, (20); (2), viii, (3), 280–675, (1) pages; superbly engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by J. Houbraken dated 1762; finely engraved title vignette incorporating a triskele; finely engraved dedication vignette; woodcut initials and tailpieces; engraved size scale; occasional text engravings; 34 finely engraved plates, 17 folding (1 or 2 oversize), depicting temples, antiquities, plans, ruins, friezes, monuments, lead seals, etc.; 20 finely engraved plates of ancient coins of Sicily. Skillfully rebacked with the original spine laid on; occasional intermittent browning in the first Part. Fine. Rare. A great classic work on ancient Sicily by Jacob Philip Lord d’Orville of Amsterdam (1696–1751), edited by Pieter Burman II and published posthumously. A noted critic and scholar, he also collaborated with Pieter Burman I on the multi-volume Observationes Miscellaneæ. His manuscripts were purchased by the University of Oxford. Sandys considers Sicula to be Orville’s “greatest work.” Ex Ferdinando Bassoli, with his bookplate; ex Nicola Tamma, 2000. Brunet 29384: “Ouvrage fort estimé.” Daehn 2966. Hennin 126. Lipsius 300.

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Lot 1254

Rizzo, Giulio Emanuele. MONETE GRECHE DELLA SICILIA. Roma: La Libreria dello Stato, 1945–46. Two volumes. Folio, original matching brown cloth, gilt, with medallions affixed to front covers as issued; top page edges of text volume gilt. Fine frontispiece plate; vii, (1), 318, (4) pages, text illustrations, 2 map plates, 7 fine plates of coins in text volume; xi, (1) pages, double-page map, 66 very fine plates of coins, loose as issued in folder; titles printed in red and black. Binding lightly worn, as usual, especially at joints and extremities; internally a fine set. One of the most superbly produced and visually appealing works ever published on ancient numismatics. Esemplare numero 63 of only 425 sets issued. Clain-Stefanelli 2202*: “Chiefly concerned with the esthetic aspect of the coinage.” Daehn 2972. Grierson 63. Kroh 19: “It is a very detailed work that is the most complete and easiest to use… it is quite rare and in extreme demand.”

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1255

Salinas, Antonio. LE MONETE DELLE ANTICHE CITTÀ DI SICILIA DESCRITTE E ILLUSTRATE. Palermo: Francesco Lao, 1867. Folio, somewhat later red half calf; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; black morocco spine labels, gilt; red marker; original 1872-dated printed front card cover bound in. xvi, 5–52 pages; 19 engraved plates. Last two text leaves badly stained and repaired at margins. Binding a bit Cracked. Good. The rare and important original printing of this fundamental work on Sicilian numismatics. Babelon discusses the unusual publication history of this volume in the Traité (as translated by Elizabeth Saville: “Antonio Salinas, Keeper of the Museo di Palermo, concentrated his research on the coins of Sicily. ... Having taken the lead of the movement in Sicilian numismatics in which Abbé Ugdulena, Giuseppe Romano, and Giovanni Fraccia, of Palermo, were also involved, Salinas had the idea of replacing Torremuzza’s old work and putting together a new general compendium of Sicilian coins. The care with which the plates were engraved, and the knowledge the author demonstrated, makes the prolonged suspension of this great project most regrettable”). Babelon wrote at a time (1901) when only the present volume (fascicles 1 to 7, with 19 plates) had been published. It took until 1922 for the project so ably begun by Salinas to be even partially completed, with the publication of additional (if incomplete) fascicles and plates. Among other things, Salinas’s work included the first description of the Aitna tetradrachm. This original edition is very rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 2203*. Daehn 2974.

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Kolbe & Fanning
Lot 1257

Schwabacher, Willy. DIE TETRADRACHMENPRÄGUNG VON SELINUNT. München: in Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft, 1925. Entire volume present, bound with the 1926 volume. 8vo, later black cloth-backed marbled boards. xiii, (1), 185, (1); (6), 316 pages; 9 + 15 fine plates [Schwabacher’s article comprises pages 1–89 with 3 fine plates]. Fine. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 2254*. Kroh 20. Daehn 3083.

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