2002 January 17

ANCIENT GREEK, ROMAN
AND BYZANTINE NUMISMATICS
INCLUDING GENERAL TITLES

1 Allotte de la Fuÿe. monnaies arsacides de la collection petrowicz. Paris: Extrait de la Revue Numismatique, 1905. 43, (1) pages, 1 very fine plate of coins. Original printed wrappers, unopened. Very fine. 45.00

2 Allotte de la Fuÿe; Belaiew, N. T.; Mecquenem, R. de & Unvala, J.-M. archéologie, metrologie et numismatique susiennes. Paris: Mémoires de la Mission Archéologique de Perse, Tome XXV, Mission en Susiane, 1934. (4), 132, 132a-132d, 133-248 pages, tables, large folding Tableau d’un Inventaire des Monnaies Sassanides, numerous text figures, including coins, 14 fine plates, 8 depicting coins, 1 of Poids élamites. Folio. Original printed card covers a trifle worn and dusty. Fine. 325.00

Mayer 45. An important record of the coins found at Susa. Over half of the text and eight of the plates are devoted to numismatics. Rarely offered.

3 Allotte de la Fuÿe; Cumont, Franz & Mecquenem, R. de. numismatique. épigraphie grecque. céramique élamite. Paris: Mémoires de la Mission Archéologique de Perse, Tome XX, Mission en Susiane, 1928. (4), 132, (2) pages, 36 text figures, 4 plates. Folio. Original printed card covers a trifle worn and dusty. Fine. 175.00

Mayer 41. An important record of the coins found at Susa. Over half of the text and three of the plates are devoted to numismatics. Very scarce.

4 Babelon, Ernest. catalogue des monnaies grecques de la bibliothèque nationale. les rois de syrie, d'arménie et de commagène. Paris, 1890. (4), ccxxii, (2), 268 pages, text illustrations, folding genealogical table, 32 fine plates. Small quarto. (also) Babelon, Ernest. catalogue des monnaies grecques de la bibliothèque nationale. les perses achéménides, les satrapes et les dynastes tributaires de leur empire cypre & phénicie. Paris, 1893. (4), cxciv, (2), 412 pages, text illustrations, 39 fine plates. Small quarto. Handsomely bound in later uniform French black three-quarter morocco, gilt, marbled paper sides, blue-speckled page edges, plates bound in on hinges. Very fine. 1,000.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2850* & 3059*. A superb set of these two still important works; the latter is particularly scarce.

5 Babelon, Ernest. traité des monnaies grecques et romaines. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901-1933. Eleven volumes complete.

The nine volumes of the main work attractively bound in matching crimson cloth, black spine labels, lettered in gilt, plates 186-270 in excellent photographic facsimile. The de Morgan text and plates bound in two matching volumes: crimson quarter morocco, green leather spine labels, lettered in gilt. A fine set. 7,500.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1809*: "An unfinished but monumental work, indispensable for the scholar." Grierson page 52. 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." A complete set, including the nine volume Babelon component of the Traité, and the final two-volume Jacques de Morgan segment on ancient Persian coins.

6 Baldwin, Agnes. the electrum coinage of lampsakos. New York: The American Numismatic Society, 1914. (2), 34 pages, 2 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Original tan card covers a trifle worn, unopened. 15.00

7 Baldwin, Agnes. the electrum and silver coins of chios, issued during the sixth, fifth and fourth centuries, b. c. New York: American Numismatic Society, 1915. (4), 60 pages, text figures, 7 plates of coins. Quarto. Blue morocco and marbled boards, gilt, portions of text a bit dusty, several tears (no loss) in text repaired. 200.00

One of only fifty copies reprinted from the American Journal of Numismatics.

8 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. (56), cxxvi, (4), 544, (108); (16), 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. Folio: 40.5 x 26 cm. Matching contemporary mottled calf, gilt, bindings worn, joints cracked but holding, internally fine. 800.00

Armorial ex libris Marchionis Salsae; armorial ex libris surmounted by a crown, with the legend: "Comme je Fus"; ex libris Frank and Laurese Katen. Clain-Stefanelli 3601. Lipsius page 20. An important early work on Roman coins, featuring the first printing of Banduri’s landmark 128 page Bibliotheca Nummaria, 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.

9 Banks, Florence Aiken. coins of bible days. New York, 1955. First Printing. xiii, (1), 178 pages, illustrated. Original blue cloth, dust jacket a bit worn. Fine. 35.00

10 Banks, Florence Aiken. coins of bible days. New York, 1955. First Printing. xiii, (1), 178 pages, illustrated. Original blue cloth, dust jacket, a few minor faults. 25.00

11 Baramki, Dmitri. the coins exhibited in the archaeological museum of the american university of beirut. American University of Beirut: Centennial Publications, 1968. (6), 186 pages, 589 detailed descriptions, 11 plates of coins. Original printed card covers. Fine. 65.00

12 Bastien, Pierre et Vasselle, François. le trésors monétaires de fresnoy-lès-roye (somme). Amiens: Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie, Tome XXIII, 1971. 190, (8) pages, 5 full-page figures, folding tables, 28 + 4 plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed tan card covers. Fine. 100.00

Inscribed by the authors to J. B. Giard. Scarce.

13 Bedoukian, Paul Z. coinage of the artaxiads of armenia. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 10, 1978. x, (2), 81, (3) pages, map, genealogical table, 8 plates. Original red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 50.00

14 Bellinger, Alfred R. essays on the coinage of alexander the great. New York, 1963. (10), 132 pages, map, 3 fine plates. Quarto. Printed tan card covers. Very fine. 75.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 11. Inscribed in ink on upper front cover: "Joan Fagerlie with the compliments of Alfred R. Bellinger."

15 Bellinger, Alfred R. essays on the coinage of alexander the great. New York, 1963. (10), 132 pages, map, 3 fine plates. Quarto. Printed tan card covers. Very fine. 65.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 11. Clain-Stefanelli 2334. Important.

16 Berk, Harlan J. roman gold coins of the medieval world, 383-1453 a.d. Joliet, 1986. Illustrated throughout. Quarto. Blue cloth, gilt. As new. 25.00

17 Bernhard, Oskar. griechische und römische münzbilder in ihren beziehungen zur geschichte der medizin. Zürich, 1926. (12), 93, (3) pages, 10 fine plates of coins. Original printed boards. Fine. 150.00

Quarto. 16345. The rare original edition, with excellent plates.

18 Blanchet, Adrien. une faustine a rome au milieu du xvi^e siècle. Paris, 1925. 9, (1) pages, illustration. Quarto. Original printed card covers. Very fine. 15.00

19 Bompois, H.-Ferdinand. examen chronologique des monnaies frappées par la communauté des macédoniens… Chicago, 1980 reprint. 102 pages, 10 plates. Blue leatherette, gilt. 30.00

20 Breglia, Laura. roman imperial coins: their art & technique. London, 1968. 236 pages, well illustrated. Small square quarto. Blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket a little worn. Very fine. 85.00

21 Cocchi Ercolani, Emanuela. catalogo della collezione numismatica di carlo piancastelli. monetazione romana imperiale - 253-305. d.c. Forlì, 1974. 130, (2) pages, 35 plates of coins. Quarto. Printed gray card covers. Fine. 40.00

22 (Cohen, H.). Probszt, G. & Gaidoschik, R. monnaies sous l’empire romain. dictionnaire spécial: français-allemand-anglais-italien-espagnol. Graz, 1957. (96) pages. Original green cloth, gilt. Fine. 40.00

A useful dictionary of French terms found in Cohen’s magnum opus, translated into English, German, Italian, and Spanish.

23 (Combe, Taylor). veterum populorum et regum numi qui in museo britannico adservantur. Londini: Typis Ricardi et Arthuri Taylor, 1814. xvi, 246, (10) pages, 15 engraved plates of ancient Greek coins and monograms. Quarto: 30 x 25 cm. Well-bound in contemporary dark brown half morocco, gilt, marbled paper sides and endsheets, top pages edges gilt, others untrimmed, paper sides neatly renewed, joints a bit worn. Fine. 145.00

Leitzmann page 28. Notable as the first official catalogue of Greek coins in the British Museum. Scarce.

24 Cox, Dorothy Hannah. a third century hoard of tetradrachms from gordion. Philadelphia, 1953. v, 19, (1) pages, map, 8 plates. Quarto. Original blue card covers. Very fine. 30.00

Clain-Stefanelli 3220.

25 Crawford, M. H. roman republican coin hoards. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 4, 1969. vi, (2), 170, (2) pages, 3 plates. Original red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 45.00

26 Crawford, Michael H. coinage and money under the roman republic. italy and the mediterranean economy. Berkeley, 1985. xxv, (1), 355, (1) pages, 33 maps, text illustrations of coins. Green cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 100.00

27 Curiel, Raoul & Fussman, Gérard. le trésor monétaire de qunduz. Paris, 1965. 93, (1), pages, 60 plates. Quarto. Original printed card covers. Very fine. 100.00

Clain-Stefanelli 3223.

28 Curtis, James W. the tetradrachms of roman egypt. Chicago, 1957. First Edition. (2), 188 pages, illustrated. Original blue cloth, gilt. 30.00

29 Curtis, J. W. the coinage of pharaonic egypt. Chicago, Ares reprint. (2), 71-76 pages, 1 plate of coins. Quarto. Blue card covers. 15.00

30 Daehn, William E. ancient greek numismatics: a guide to reading and research. a bibliography of works written in english with summaries of their contents. Cold Spring, 2001. (6), 401, (1) pages. Original printed card covers. New. 75.00

Simply indispensable to anyone seriously interested in ancient Greek numismatics.

31 Davis, Norman. greek coins & cities. London, 1967. First Edition. 221, (3) pages, well illustrated, endsheet maps. Quarto. Brown cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 60.00

32 Depeyrot, Georges. les découvertes de monnaies romaines impériales en quercy d’après raymond de fouilhac. Cahors-Luzech, 1975. 79, (5) pages, graph, 2 plates of coins. Quarto. Tan linen and boards, red spine label, gilt, original front card cover bound in. Very fine. 35.00

33 Du Mesnil du Buisson, (Robert), Comte. tessères et monnaies de palmyre. planches. Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, Cabinet des Médailles et Antiques, 1944. 16, (2), (2) pages, 125 fine phototypie plates. 28 x 22.5 cm. Loose as issued, in the original blue cloth-backed printed folder with silk ties. Fine. (also) Du Mesnil du Buisson, Comte. les tessères et les monnaies de palmyre. un art, une culture et une philosophie grecs dans les moules d’une cité et d’une religion sémitiques. inventaire des collections du cabinet des médailles de la bibliothèque nationale. Paris, 1962. 834, (2) pages, fine frontispiece plate, tables, 324 text figures. Quarto. Unbound. Fine. 250.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2889. Rarely offered.

34 Elder, T. L. remarkable collection of greek tetradrachms. three hundred silver coins of alexander the great. unearthed during the spring of 1908, at demanhur, near alexandria, egypt. New York, no date. Six fine plates depicting 300 coins. 45 x 39 cm. Loose, a few minor faults. 125.00

35 Elmer, Georg. verzeichnis der römischen reichsprägungen von augustus bis anastasius. Graz, 1956. Zweite Auflage. (2), 30 pages, frontispiece portrait. Original printed card covers. 25.00

36 Feuardent, F. collections giovanni di demetrio. numismatique égypte ancienne. première partie: monnaies des rois. deuxième partie: domination romaine. Paris: Rollin et Feuardent, (1869–73). Two volumes. xxviii, (3)–159, (1); xii, 342, (2) pages, 3625 descriptions, text illustrations, 36 + 1 engraved plates of coins. Contemporary matching green half morocco, gilt, text somewhat foxed, bindings a bit worn. 475.00

Important and very scarce.

37 Fiorelli, Giuseppe. annali di numismatica. pubblicati da giuseppe fiorelli. volume prime & secondo. Napoli: Alberto Detken, 1853 (secondo edizione) & 1851. Two parts in one volume. 254, (2); (4), vii, (1), 318, 2) pages, occasional text figures, 6 + 1 well-executed lithographic plates, about half depicting ancient Greek coins, the remainder mostly illustrating medieval and modern Italian coins. Quarto: 28 x 19 cm. Late 19th-early 20th century three quarter vellum, spine double-ruled and lettered in black, deckle edges, minimal foxing, outer corners intermittently a trifle dampstained. Overall, a fine, attractive copy. 750.00

Clain-Stefanelli 357. Gnecchi page 424. All issued. Rarely offered. Includes contributions by Fiorelli, Cavedoni, Bonucci, Mommsen, Fusco, Garrucci, et al.

38 Franke, Peter R. & Hirmer, Max. die griechische münze. München, 1972. 175, (1) pages, 220 most attractive plates of enlarged illustrations of coins, 20 in color. Quarto. Original gray cloth, gilt, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. Very fine. 275.00

The second edition of the original version of Kraay & Hirmer's indispensable Greek Coins, featuring the same magnificent illustrations.

39 Franke, Peter R. & Marathaki, Irini. wine and coins in ancient greece. Athens, 1999. 165, (3) pages, handsomely illustrated, often in color. Square quarto. Original tan boards, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. Virtually as new. 75.00

40 Franke, Peter Robert & Paar, Ilse. die antiken münzen der sammlung heynen. Köln, 1976. 231, (1) pages, page of monograms, 77 plates of coins. Quarto. Original tan linen, gilt, dust jacket. New. 50.00

Clain-Stefanelli 16558.

41 [Fulvio, Andrea]. illustrium imagines. incorporating an english translation of nota by roberto weiss. accompanied by a leaf from the first illustrated numismatic book. Crestline, 2001. 35, (7) pages, illustrated, including a title facsimile, color plate of a Renaissance Gentleman, specially-commissioned woodcut, facsimiles of both colophons, and an original woodcut 1517 leaf from the original edition of Illustrium Imagines. Japanese black cloth, brown goatskin label, gilt. New. 195.00

Edition limited to 151 numbered copies, each accompanied by an original 1517 leaf depicting a coin. Printed letterpress by Bird & Bull Press on mouldmade paper.

42 [Fulvio, Andrea]. illustrium imagines. incorporating an english translation of nota by roberto weiss. accompanied by a leaf from the first illustrated numismatic book. Crestline, 2001. 35, (7) pages, illustrated, including a title facsimile, color plate of a Renaissance Gentleman, specially-commissioned woodcut, facsimiles of both colophons, and three original woodcut 1517 leaves from the original edition of Illustrium Imagines. Handsomely bound in red full goatskin, housed in a quarter goatskin clamshell case, both with goatskin labels, gilt. New. 495.00

Edition limited to 17 numbered copies, each accompanied by three original 1517 leaves depicting coins. Only a few copies available.

43 Gardner, Percy. archaeology and the types of greek coins. Chicago, 1965 reprint. xvi, 217 pages, 16 plates. Quarto. Red cloth, gilt, dust jacket worn. Very fine. 30.00

44 Giacosa, Giorgio & Holloway, R. Ross. women of the caesars: their lives and portraits on coins. Milan, (1977). 127, (1) pages, well illustrated, 71 attractive plates, many in color. Quarto. Blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Near new. 65.00

Inscribed and signed by the author.

45 Gnecchi, Comm. F. & Hands, Emily A., Translator. the coin types of imperial rome. London, 1908. 75, (1) pages, tables, 28 fine mounted plates of coins. Green cloth, gilt. Near fine.

75.00

Ex libris Charles Ricard.

46 Goodacre, Hugh. a handbook of the coinage of the byzantine empire. London, 1967 reprint. xi, (1), 361, (1) pages, text illustrations. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 45.00

47 Grant, Michael. aspects of the principate of tiberius. historical comments on the colonial coinage issued outside spain. New York, 1950. (2), xviii, 205, (1) pages, 8 plates. Complete with the Key to the Plates. Red cloth and marbled boards, gilt, original printed card covers bound in. 60.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 116.

48 Grant, Michael. the six main aes coinages of augustus: controversial studies. Edinburgh, 1953. First Edition. xix, (1), 178, (2) pages, 20 fine plates of coins. Original crimson cloth, gilt, dust jacket a bit worn and discolored. Very fine. 75.00

49 Haatvedt, Rolfe A. & Peterson, Enoch E. coins from karanis: the university of michigan excavations 1924-1935. Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 1964. viii, (2), 399, (3) pages, 11 plates, mostly of ancient coins. Quarto. Printed card covers. Very fine. 75.00

Clain-Stefanelli 3234: "Over 30,000 coins of the Ptolemys of Alexandria, Roman Empire and Byzantium." Scarce.

50 Hahn, Wolfgang & Metcalf, William E., Editors. studies in early byzantine gold coinage. New York, 1988. 142, (2) pages, tables, 24 plates. Quarto. Red cloth, gilt. 65.00

Kroh page 94 (four stars). American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 17.

51 Hall, E. T. & Metcalf, D. M., Editors. methods of chemical and metallurgical investigation of ancient coinage. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 8, 1972. viii, 446, (2) pages, text figures, charts and tables, 20 plates. Red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 75.00

52 Hands, A. W. italo–greek coins of southern italy. London, 1912. vi, 205, (3) pages, text illustrations. Red quarter leather, gilt, spine a trifle rubbed. Fine. 50.00

53 Harwood, Eduard. populorum et urbium, selecta numismata graeca ex aere; descripta, et figuris illustrata…accedit index generalis tum autonomorum, tum imperatoriorum, cum eorum raritate. Londini: Typis T. Bensley, 1812. xvi, 61, (3), xlviii pages, 2 text engravings, 7 well-engraved plates of coins. Quarto. Original green boards, printed spine label worn, front cover loose, spine chipped, plates a trifle stained, unopened. 60.00

Leitzmann page 54. Scarce.

54 (Haym, Nicholas Francis). thesauri britannici. pars prima, seu museum numarium, complexum numos græcos, et latinos omnis metalli, et formæ necdum editos… Vindobonæ: Excudebat Georgius Ludovicus Schulzius, 1762. (16), 296, (8) pages, finely engraved allegorical frontispiece, 30 engraved foldout plates of ancient coins. (bound with) (Gessner, Jacob). adpendicula ad numismata græca, populorum et urbium a jacobo gesnero, tabulis æneis repræsentata. opera et studio aloysii comitis cristiani. Vindobonæ: Typis Georgii Ludovici Schulzii, 1762. 80 pages, 2 engraved foldout plates of ancient coins. (bound with) Cristianus, Aloysius. materia tentaminis publici quod in collegio regio theresiano… Vindobonæ: Excudebat Georgius Ludovicus Schulzius, 1762. (32) pages. Quarto. Contemporary calf, gilt, binding worn, internally fine. The second parts of both works are not present here. 135.00

55 Head, Barclay V. a guide to the principal gold and silver coins of the ancients. from circ. b.c. 700 to a.d. 1. London: British Museum, 1881. Second Edition. vii, (1), 128 pages, 70 very fine autotype plates. Contemporary brown half morocco, gilt, binding worn but sound. 85.00

The excellent plates in this work are still quite useful.

56 Heiss, Aloïss. descripcion general de las monedas de los reyes visigodos de españa. Madrid, 1978 reprint. vii, (1), 183, (13), 13 plates. of coins. Green leatherette, gilt. 40.00

57 Hendy, Michael F. coinage and money in the byzantine empire, 1081-1261. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XII, 1969. xviii, (2), 453, (3) pages, tables, 2 folding maps, 51 fine plates. Quarto. Original green cloth, gilt, dust jacket a trifle worn. Very fine. 325.00

Clain-Stefanelli 5399*. Grierson page 110. Scarce and important.

58 Herbert, Kevin. the john max wulfing collection in washington university. (greek coins). New York, 1979. (6), 30 pages, 22 fine plates. Quarto. Russet cloth, gilt. 25.00

American Numismatic Society Ancient Coins in North American Collections No. 2.

59 Herbert, Kevin & Candiotti, Keith. the john max wulfing collection in washington university. roman republican coins. New York, 1987. (6), 47 pages, 25 fine plates. Quarto. Original orange cloth, gilt. 30.00

American Numismatic Society Ancient Coins in North American Collections No. 7.

60 Hill, G. F. roman coins from croydon (constantius ii, constans, magnentius, and gallus). London: in Surrey Archæological Collections, Vol. XIX, 1906. lv, (1), 240 pages, text illustrations and plates (Hill’s work comprises pages 1-26, with 2 fine plates of coins). Original blue cloth, gilt. 45.00

61 Hill, George F. becker the counterfeiter. part i. London: Spink & Son, Ltd., 1924. The second volume is not present. 72 pages, frontispiece portrait, 8 fine plates. Original gray cloth-backed printed boards. 50.00

Ex libris Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. Devoted to Becker’s Greek coin counterfeits.

62 Hill, G. F. descriptive catalogue of ancient coins belonging to john ward. San Diego, 1967 abridged reprint. (4), 156, (8) pages, illustrated, 22 plates. Quarto. Green leatherette, gilt. 25.00

63 Hill, Philip V. the coinage of septimius severus and his family of the mint of rome, a.d. 193-217. London, 1977. Second Edition. 42 pages, 2 plates. Original printed card covers. 35.00

64 Imhoof-Blumer, M. F. mallos, megarsos, antioche du pyramos. étude géographique, historique et numismatique. Chicago, 1979 reprint. (2), 39, (3) pages, 4 plates of coins. Original printed card covers. 15.00

65 (Jameson, Robert). 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. Paris: Chez Feuardent Frères, 1913, 1913, 1924 & 1932. First Edition. Four volumes complete, bound in five. vii, (3), 470; (4), 96; ix, (1), 184; (8), 113, (3) pages, 138 very fine plates of Greek coins; 26 very fine plates of Roman coins, all bound in on hinges. Quarto: 29.5 x 24 cm. Handsomely bound in matching richly-grained maroon three-quarter morocco, raised bands, spines lettered in gilt, marbled sides and endsheets, top page edges speckled, others untrimmed, original printed card covers bound in. A superb, tall, very fine set. 2,850.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1929*. Kroh page 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." A most attractive set of the original edition of this rare and important work, featuring plates far superior to the reprint.

66 Jenkins, G. K. ancient greek coins. New York, 1972. 310, (2) pages, well illustrated, with numerous color plates. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket a bit discolored. Fine. 125.00

The scarce original edition of this most attractive and useful work. Volume 1 of The World of Numismatics series.

67 Jenkins, G. K. monnaies grecques. Fribourg, 1972. 326, (2) pages, well illustrated, with numerous color plates. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 125.00

Volume 1 in the multi-lingual series of fine numismatic publications known as L'Univers des Monnaies, Die Welt der Münzen, and The World of Numismatics.

68 Jenkins, G. K. & Küthmann, Harald. münzen der griechen. München, 1972. 330, (2) pages, well illustrated, with numerous color plates. Original black cloth, gilt. Fine. 100.00

Volume 1 of Die Welt der Münzen, the German equivalent of The World of Numismatics series.

69 Jenkins, G. K. & Lewis, R. B. carthaginian gold and electrum coins. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 2, 1963. 140 pages, 38 plates. Red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 45.00

70 Johnston, Ann. the coinage of metapontum. part 3. New York: American Numismatic Society, 1990. ix, (1), 102 pages, 21 plates. Quarto. Yellow cloth. 50.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 164.

71 Jones, John Melville. a dictionary of ancient greek coins. London, 1986. xi, (1), 248 pages, 5 tables, text illustrations. Original blue boards, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 100.00

72 Jones, J. R. a numismatic index to the journal of roman studies, 1911-1965. Cambridge, 1970. 48 pages. Card covers. 20.00

73 Jones, J. R. a numismatic index to the journal of hellenic studies, 1880-1969. Cambridge, 1971. 45, (1) pages. Card covers. 20.00

74 Jones, J. R. a numismatic index to american journal of archaeology and hesperia, 1885-1932-1970. Cambridge, 1972. 78 pages. Printed card covers. 20.00

75 Kadman, Leo. corpus nummorum palaestinensium. volume i: the coins of aelia capitolina. Jerusalem, 1956. 191, (1) pages, map, 17 plates. Original brown cloth, gilt, dust jacket a bit worn. 125.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2986. Grierson page 92.

76 Kambanis, M. L. notes sur le classement chronologique des monnaies d’athenes (series avec noms de magistrats).Chicago, 1980 reprint. (2), 15, (1) pages, 2 plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed card covers. 20.00

77 Kindler, Arie. the coins of tiberias. Tiberias, 1961. 118 pages, tipped-in color frontispiece map, pages 77-117 comprising coin illustrations, mainly enlargements. Original card covers, pictorial dust wrapper. Fine. 100.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2995. Scarce and important.

78 Kinns, Philip. the caprara forgeries. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 16, 1984. (4), 59, (1) pages, 8 plates of coins. Original red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 40.00

79 Kleiner, Fred S. & Noe, Sydney P. the early cistophoric coinage. New York, 1977. (8), 128 pages, 3 tables, 38 fine plates. Quarto. Red cloth, gilt. 45.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 14.

80 Kraay, Colin M. archaic and classical greek coins. New York, reprint of the 1976 edition. xxvi, 390 pages, maps, 64 plates of coins. Gray boards, gilt. Near new. 50.00

81 Kraay, Colin M. & Hirmer, Max. greek coins. London: Thames and Hudson, 1966. 396 pages, 4 maps, 20 most attractive plates of tipped-in enlarged illustrations of coins in full color, 1329 additional fine coin illustrations. Quarto. Original tan linen, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 625.00

Ex libris Harry W. Bass, Jr. Clain-Stefanelli 1849*. Grierson page 53. Kroh page 7 (five stars): "the ultimate 'coffee-table' book; certainly the finest work on Greek Coins ever printed. It is massive in size, and contains many fantastic enlargements of the best Greek Coins you are ever likely to see. The text (by Colin Kraay) is very well written, and the photography (by Max Hirmer) is truly incredible, even by today's standards." Always in great demand.

82 Kraay, Colin M. & Hirmer, Max. greek coins. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1966). 396 pages, 4 maps, 20 most attractive plates of tipped-in enlarged illustrations of coins in full color, 1329 additional fine coin illustrations. Quarto. Original tan linen, gilt, pictorial dust jacket, hinges neatly strengthened. Very fine. 525.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1849*. Grierson page 53. A magnificently illustrated work, filled with useful and important information.

83 Kraay, Colin M. & Hirmer, Max. greek coins. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1966). 396 pages, 4 maps, 20 most attractive plates of tipped-in enlarged illustrations of coins in full color, 1329 additional fine coin illustrations. Quarto. Original tan linen, gilt, pictorial dust jacket quite worn, rear hinge weak, else very fine. 425.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1849*. Grierson page 53. A magnificently illustrated work, filled with useful and important information.

84 Lanckoronski, Leo Maria. schönes geld der alten welt. meisterstücke griechischer münzkunst. München, 1935. 98, (2) pages, numerous enlarged illustrations of ancient Greek coins. Original printed pictorial boards, dust jacket a trifle worn and dusty, ink acquisition note on front flyleaf. Fine. 50.00

85 Lanckoronski, L. M. das römische bildnis in meisterwerken der münzkunst. Amsterdam, 1944. 115, (1) pages, 60 fine plates of coin enlargements. Small quarto. Original vellum-backed boards, gilt. 60.00

Clain-Stefanelli 4841.

86 Leeds, E. T. a hoard of roman folles from diocletian’s reform (a.d. 296) to constantine caesar found at fyfield, berks. Oxford, 1946. 63 (1) pages, 8 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed card covers. Fine. 50.00

Clain-Stefanelli 4666. Scarce.

87 Lengyel, Lancelot; Babelon, Jean et Yvon, Jacques. collection: maitres et œuvres. chefs-d'œuvre des monnaies grecques. Montrouge: Éditions Corvina, 1952. 39, (1) pages, map, 48 fine enlarged plates of coins. Folio. Text in loose signatures within printed card covers, map and plates loose, all housed in the original cloth-reinforced printed cardboard folding box. Very fine. 160.00

Grierson page 58. Clain-Stefanelli 3562. A most appealing production.

88 Levy, Dr. M. A. geschichte der jüdischen münzen. gemeinfasslich dargestellt. Leipzig, 1862. x, (2), 163, (1) pages, text figures, mostly of coins. (bound with) Fürst, Julius. geschichte des karäerthums bis 900 der gewöhulischen zeitrechnung. eine furze darstellung seiner entwickelung, lehre und literatur mit den dazugehörigen quellennachweisen. Leipzig, 1862. (4), 186 pages. Contemporary maroon polished calf and boards, decoratively gilt, spine faded. Very fine. 125.00

89 Liebe, Christian Sigismund. gotha numaria, sistens thesauri fridericiani numismata antiqua aurea, argentea, ærea, ea ratione descripta, ut generali eorum notitiæ exempla singularia subiungantur, auctore christiano sigismundo liebe. accedunt ex andreæ morellii specimine universæ rei numariæ antiquæ excerpta, & epistolæ tres ez. spanhemii, quibus rariores eiusdem thesauri numi illustrantur. Amstelædami: Apud R. & J. Wetsenios & G. Smith, 1730. First Edition. Half-title, superbly engraved allegorical frontispiece by Cl. Duflos after G. F. L. Debire, title printed in red and black with a finely engraved vignette, superb engraved portrait plate of Prince Frederick II, followed by 5 printed leaves, xxvi, 544, (28) pages, 12 finely engraved vignettes at the head of each chapter and elsewhere including the Numismatophylacium Fridericianum (Frederick’s Coin Room), woodcut initials and tailpieces, 316 fine engravings of ancient Greek and Roman coins in the text. Folio: 42 x 29 x 8 cm. Contemporary brown full calf, seven raised bands, brown morocco spine label, gilt, remaining seven compartments richly decorated in gilt, extremities a trifle worn. Fine. 975.00

Ex libris Karl Adolphson. Hirsch page 76. Lipsius page 229. Clain-Stefanelli page 31: "The little principality of Saxe-Gotha could claim an important collection which had been assembled by its princes. Frederick II (1691-1732) proclaimed that he created this cabinet ‘for the reputation of Our Princely House, and for the good of the public.’ " The work itself is a massive and quite handsome production, meticulously recording the remarkably fine collection assembled by the princes of Saxe-Gotha.

90 Markl, Andrea. serdica o antiocha? (trad. di solone ambrosoli). Milano, 1889. (2), 37, (1) pages, 1 fine plate of coins. Small quarto. Original printed wrappers a little soiled and worn, a few ink corrections in the text. 25.00

91 Mattingly, Harold; Sydenham, Edward A.; Sutherland, C. H. V.; Carson, R. A. G.; Kent, J. P. C. & Burnett, A. M., Editors. the roman imperial coinage. volumes i-x. London: Spink & Son Ltd., (1923)-1994. Ten volumes complete, bound in fifteen (includes both versions of volume 1 & volume 7 is bound in two volumes). All original editions, except for the first volume, with fine plates. Publication dates of each volume are as follows: I=1948 & 1984; II=1926; III=1930; IV/I=1936; IV/II=1938; IV/III=1949; V/I=1927; V/II=1933; VI=1967; VII=1966; VIII=1981; IX=1951. X=1994. Attractively bound throughout in matching red quarter morocco, raised bands, spines lettered in gilt. A handsome, very fine set. 2,450.00

Grierson page 75. Clain-Stefanelli 4056*. Kroh page 70 (five stars): "covers the period 28 BC to 395 AD and it is the current standard reference used by all. This is definitely essential for all collectors to have available…" Ex-libris Doct. Pierre Bastien. A complete set, with fine original plates, of the best overall work covering the entire range of the coinage of the Roman Empire.

92 Mattingly, Harold. roman coins from the earliest times to the fall of the western empire. London, 1927. First Edition. xx, 300 pages, 64 fine plates, rulers’ names neatly written in ink on the plates. Original blue cloth, gilt. Fine. 85.00

Still one of the best general handbooks.

93 Mattingly, Harold. roman coins from the earliest times to the fall of the western empire. New York: The Dial Press, 1928. First American Edition. xx, 300 pages, 64 fine plates. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket, signature on front flyleaf. Very fine. 120.00

Rare in this state of preservation.

94 Mattingly, Harold. the man in the roman street. New York, 1947. xx, 116 pages. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket, endsheets a bit discolored, else fine. 25.00

95 Mattingly, H. the imperial ‘vota’ (first & second parts). London: Offprinted from the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volumes XXXVI & XXXVII. Two volumes. (155)-195, (1); (219)-268 pages. Original printed gray card covers. 35.00

96 Mattingly, H. some new studies of the roman republican coinage. London: Offprinted from the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume XXXIX. (239)-285, (1) pages, 1 fine plate. Original printed gray card covers. 15.00

97 Mattingly, H. roman numismatics: further miscellaneous notes. London: Offprinted from the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume XLVI. (249)-266 pages. Original printed gray card covers. 15.00

98 Mattingly, H. various numismatic notes. London: Offprinted from the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume XLIX. (2), (311)-343, (1) pages. Original printed gray card covers. 15.00

99 Mattingly, Harold. roman coins from the earliest times to the fall of the western empire. London, 1962 reprint of the revised, second edition. xiii, (1), 303, (1) pages, 64 fine plates. Green cloth, gilt, dust jacket a bit worn. Fine. 35.00

100 Mattingly, Harold. coins of the roman empire in the british museum. volume iv: antoninus pius to commodus. London: British Museum, 1968 reprint with alterations. Two volumes. cc, 964, 6 pages, 111 plates of coins. Original matching red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jackets. Very fine. 140.00

101 Mattingly, Harold. coins of the roman empire in the british museum. volume iv: antoninus pius to commodus. London: British Museum, 1976 reprint. Plate volume only. cc, (3), 864-964 pages, 111 plates of coins. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 50.00

102 Meshorer, Ya‘akov. ancient jewish coinage. volume i: persian period through hasmoneans. Dix Hills, 1982. 184 pages, map, text figures, 56 plates. Small quarto. Brown cloth, gilt. 45.00

103 Mildenberg, Leo & Hurter, Silvia, Editors. the arthur s. dewing collection of greek coins. New York, 1985. Two volumes. xii, (2), 194; (4) pages, 142 fine plates. Quarto. Matching orange cloth, gilt, slipcase. Very fine. 120.00

American Numismatic Society Ancient Coins in North American Collections No. 6.

104 Mommsen, Th. geschichte des römischen münzwesens. Graz, 1956 reprint. xxxii, 900 pages, large folding table. Original green cloth, gilt. Very fine. 100.00

105 Müller, L. numismatique d’alexandre le grand…planches et tables. Photographic reproduction of the 1855 Copenhagen edition. (2), xxx-xl, (1) pages, 29 plates. Small square quarto. Black cloth and boards, red spine label, gilt. 35.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2341*.

106 Nanteuil, H. de. collection des monnaies grecques. Paris, 1925 & Crestline, 1993. Two volumes. xiv, 343, (3); (4) pages, 60 plates of coins. Small quarto. Original matching printed card covers. 100.00

107 Nanteuil, H. de. collection des monnaies grecques. planches. Crestline, 1993 reprint of the plate volume. (4) pages, 60 plates of coins, printed on coated stock. Small quarto. Printed card covers. 40.00

108 Newell, E. T. some cypriote 'alexanders.' Reprinted from the Numismatic Chronicle, 1915. (1), 29 pages, 4 fine plates. (also) Seltman, C. T. the influence of agathocles on the coinage of magna graecia. Reprinted from the Numismatic Chronicle, 1912. (2), 13, (1) pages, 1 fine plate. Both in the original printed wrappers, covers of second title loose. 25.00

109 Newell, Edward T. the seleucid mint of antioch. New York: Reprinted from the American Journal of Numismatics, 1918. Blank leaf, (2), 151, (1) pages, 33 text figures of coins, 13 plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed tan wrappers, unopened. Very fine. 275.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2876. Kroh page 42: "the standard reference even today." One of only 100 copies separately issued.

110 Newell, Edward T. the coinage of demetrius poliorcetes. London, 1927. ix, (3), 174, (2) pages, 18 very fine plates of coins. First Edition. Quarto. Original tan cloth-backed boards. Fine. 235.00

Ex libris Connecticut State Library, Hartford. Clain-Stefanelli 2356*. Kroh page 26 (five stars): "…a die-study still utilized as the standard reference." Scarce. Far superior to the reprint.

111 Newell, E. T. some cypriote ‘alexanders.’ Chicago, 1974 reprint. (3), 29 pages, 4 plates. Printed card covers. 10.00

112 Newell, Edward T. the coinage of the western seleucid mints, from seleucus i to antiochus iii. with a summary of recent scholarship by otto mørkholm. New York, 1977 reprint. ix, (1), 450, (4) pages, map, 85 plates. Quarto. Brown leatherette, gilt. 50.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 4.

113 Newell, Edward T. the coinage of the eastern seleucid mints from seleucus i to antiochus iii. with a summary of recent scholarship, additions and corrections by otto mørkholm. New York, 1978 reprint. ix, (1), 307, (1) pages, map, 56 plates. Quarto. Brown leatherette, gilt. 40.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 1.

114 Newell, Edward T. and Noe, Sydney P. the alexander coinage of sicyon, arranged from notes of edward t. newell, with comments and additions by sydney p. noe. New York: American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 6, 1950. 41 (3) pages, 18 fine plates. Quarto. Original printed tan card covers. 95.00

115 Noe, Sydney P. the coinage of metapontum. parts 1 & 2. with additions and corrections by ann johnston. New York, American Numismatic Society, 1984 reprint. ix, 120 pages, 44 plates. Quarto. Yellow cloth. 55.00

Out of print. The standard work.

116 Pereira, Isabel; Bost, Jean-Pierre & Hiernard, Jean. fouilles de conimbriga. iii: les monnaies. Paris, 1974. xi, (1), 359, (3) pages, maps, tables, 47 plates. Large quarto. Original crimson cloth, gilt. Fine. 75.00

Clain-Stefanelli 16185.

117 (Pisani, Ermolao). in numismata ærea selectiora maximi moduli e museo pisano olim corrario. commentarii. In Monasterio Benedictino-Casinate: S. Jacobi Pontidæ Agri Bergomatis, Apud Joannem Santinum Sumpibus Societatis, 1740. Text only. (10), 243, (1) 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. Folio: 44.5 x 30.5 cm. Antique tan quarter leather, marbled paper sides, spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Very fine. 500.00

Lipsius page 315.

118 Postolacca, Achilles. synopsis numorum veterum qui in museo numismatico athenarum publico adservantur disposit et impensis publicis. Athens, 1878. 204 pages. Large quarto. Attractively bound in blue half leather, gilt, original wrappers bound in. Very fine. 125.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1892.

119 Rapson, E. J. indian coins. Strassburg: Grundriss der Indo–Arischen Philologie und Altertumskunde, II. Band, 3. Heft, B., 1897. (2), 41, (1), (10) pages, 5 fine collotype plates of coins. Small quarto. Original green cloth, gilt. Fine. 50.00

Clain–Stefanelli 3136*. Rare.

A Complete Set of Rasche’s Universal Numismatic Lexicon

120 Rasche, Jo. Christophorus. lexicon universae rei numariae veterum et praecipue graecorum ac romanorum cum observationibus antiquariis, geographicis, chronologicis, historicis, criticis et passim cum explicatione monogrammatum. tomi primus, pars prior & posterior- tomi quinti, pars prior & posterior; tomi sexti, pars prior. supplementum. tomus primus, secundus & tertius. a-i. Lipsiae: In Libraria Gleditschia, 1785-1805. Fourteen parts complete, bound in thirteen volumes. Over 10,000 pages (text mostly numbered in double-columns), frontispiece silhouette portrait of the author, several engraved plates. Uniformly bound in recent crimson cloth, spines decorated and lettered in gilt, intermittent foxing. Very fine. 2,675.00

Lipsius page 326. Leitzmann page 113. Clain-Stefanelli 1667. Brunet 29683: "Trésor d'érudition numismatique…" A massive dictionary of ancient numismatics. Rare and still of immense importance. Only the second complete set we have offered for sale in thirty-five years.

121 Raymond, Wayte. the j. pierpont morgan collection. catalogue of the greek and roman coins, abukir medallions, roman gold bar. New York, 1953. 59, (1) pages, numerous illustrations. Original printed card covers. Fine. (20.00)

122 Robinson, E. S. G.; Hipólito, M. Castro & Jenkins, G. K. a catalogue of the calouste gulbenkian collection of greek coins. part i: italy, sicily, carthage. part ii: greece to east. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1971 & 1989. Two parts in four volumes. 136; 200; (4); (4) pages, fine frontispieces, foldout map, a few text illustrations, 94 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Matching original tan linen, gilt, lettered in black. Fine. 325.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1898*. Kroh page 10 (four and one half stars): "a magnificent achievement and a record of exceptional coins beyond compare."

123 Rolland, H. numismatique de la république romaine. Paris, no date. (4), 220 pages, 10 plates of coins. Attractively bound in polished blue quarter calf, four raised bands, spin decorated and lettered in gilt. Fine. 125.00

124 [The Roman Imperial Coinage]. Mattingly, Harold; Sydenham, Edward A.; Sutherland, C. H. V.; Carson, R. A. G.; Kent, J. P. C. & Burnett, A. M., Editors. the roman imperial coinage. volumes i-x. London: Spink & Son Ltd., (1923)-1994. Ten volumes complete, bound in fifteen (includes both versions of volume 1 & volume 7 is bound in two volumes). All original editions, except for the first volume, with fine plates. Publication dates of each volume are as follows: I=1948 & 1984; II=1926; III=1930; IV/I=1936; IV/II=1938; IV/III=1949; V/I=1927; V/II=1933; VI=1967; VII=1966; VIII=1981; IX=1951. X=1994. Attractively bound throughout in matching red quarter morocco, raised bands, spines lettered in gilt. A handsome, very fine set. 2,450.00

Grierson page 75. Clain-Stefanelli 4056*. Kroh page 70 (five stars): "covers the period 28 BC to 395 AD and it is the current standard reference used by all. This is definitely essential for all collectors to have available…" Ex-libris Doct. Pierre Bastien. A complete set, with fine original plates, of the best overall work covering the entire range of the coinage of the Roman Empire.

125 [The Roman Imperial Coinage]. Sutherland, C. H. V. volume vi. from diocletian’s reform (a.d. 294) to the death of maximinus (a.d. 313). London, 1984 reprint. xxiii, (1), 727, (1) pages, 16 plates. Original green cloth, gilt. Very fine. 85.00

126 [The Roman Imperial Coinage]. Bruun, Patrick. volume vii. constantine and licinius, a.d. 313-337. London, 1984 reprint. First Edition. xxxi, (1), 778 pages, 24 plates. Original green cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 85.00

127 [The Roman Imperial Coinage]. Kent, J. P. C. volume viii: the family of constantine i, a.d. 337-364. London, 1981. xlix, (1), 605, (1) pages, folding table, 28 plates of coins. Green cloth, gilt. Very fine. 185.00

128 (Rosenberger, Mayer). the rosenberger israel collection. containing aelia kapitolina, aakko, anthedon, antipatris & ascalon. vol. i. Jerusalem, 1972. (4), 68 leaves, printed on rectos only, illustrated throughout. Quarto. Original blue binding, gilt. 125.00

129 Rostowzew, M. tesserarum urbis romae et suburbi plumbearum sylloge. St.-Pétersbourg, 1903. ix, (3), 440 pages, 221 text illustrations of tesserae. (bound with) Rostowzew, M. tesserarum urbis romae et suburbi plumbearum sylloge. supplementum i. St.-Pétersbourg, 1905. iv, 24 pages, 3 fine plates. Tall quarto. Maroon cloth and boards, gilt, first title a bit shipped at edges. 575.00

Clain-Stefanelli 4990*. Very rare.

130 Rostowzew, M. römische bleitesserae. ein beitrag zur sozial- und wirtschaftgeschichte der römischen kaiserzeit. Leipzig" Dieterich’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1905. ix, (3), 131, (1) pages, 2 plates. Small quarto. Blue cloth, gilt. Very fine. 285.00

Rarely offered.

131 Sacken, Eduard Freih. von & Kenner, Friedrich. die sammlungen des k. k. münz- und antiken-cabinetes. Wien, 1866. vii, (1), 495, (1) pages, 1 engraved plate. Contemporary black quarter morocco, spine crudely rebacked. 75.00

132 Sallet, Alfred von. die nachfolger alexanders des grossen in baktrien und indien. i.: historische übersicht. Berlin: Separatdruck aus der Zeitschrift für Numismatik, 1878 & 1879. The main work and the supplement, bound in one volume. 69; (2), (221)-232 pages, 3 engraved plates of coins. Blue cloth, gilt, printed front wrappers bound in. 75.00

Ex libris Edward Theodore Newell.

133 Samuels, Claudia Wallack; Rynearson, Paul & Meshorer, Ya’akov. the numismatic legacy of the jews, as depicted by a distinguished american collection. New York, 2000. (4), vii, (1), 211, (1) pages, text illustrations, 11 plates of coins. Quarto. Blue cloth, dust jacket. As new. 100.00

134 Saulcy, F. de. recherches sur la numismatique judaïque. Paris: Typographie de Firmin Didot Frères, 1854. (6), 192 pages, 20 engraved plates of coins. Quarto. Crimson cloth, gilt. Very fine. 375.00

Mayer 636. Inscribed on title: "à mon ami Curt [presumably the English numismatist Joseph] (signed) C. Rollin. Also bound in is a two page holograph letter to "Monsieur Curt" from the author. A nice association copy of this rare classic work.

135 Saulcy, F. de. mémoires et dissertations. lettre a m. chabouillet, conservateur du cabinet des médailles, sur la numismatique des rois nabathéens de petra. Paris: Annuaire de la Société Française de Numismatique et d’Archéologie, 1873. (4), 35, (1) pages, 2 well-engraved plates of coins. Quarto. Decorative boards. 60.00

136 Saulcy, F. de. numismatique de la terre sainte. description des monnaies autonomes et impériales de la palestine et de l'arabie pétrée. Paris: J. Rothschild, 1874. xv, (1), 406, (2) pages, 25 engraved plates of coins. Quarto. Crimson cloth, gilt, intermittent foxing in the early text. Very fine. 450.00

Ex Thomas Ollive Mabbott. Featuring marginalia in pen and ink, French and English, mainly concerning coins in T.O.M.'s collection. Often interesting, Mabbott's observations include one on a Banias coin of Claudia, daughter of Nero: "J'ai une medaille peut-etre la meme que Patin a vu. T.O.M." Clain-Stefanelli 927. Robinson 458. Rare and still important.

137 Savot, Louis. discours sur les medalles antiques. divisé en quatre parties. esquelles il est traicté si les medalles antiques estoient monnoyes: de leur matiere: de leur poids: de leus prix: de la valeur qu'elles peuvent avoir aviord'huy, selon qu'elles sont rares ou communes, antiques & vrayes, ou bien modernes, contrefaites ou moulées: quelles sont celles qui sont telles: par quels moyens & marques il les faut recognoistre: et de plusiers autres choses peu cogneuës concernant les monnoyes, les metaux, les mineraux, les mesures & poids antiques: comme on le pourra voir plus amplement par la lecture de la table des chapitres. A Paris: Chez Sebastien Cramoisy, 1627. First Edition. (28), 399, (25) pages (some mis-pagination as usual), woodcut title device, woodcut headpieces and initials. Quarto: 24 x 18 cm. Seventeenth century mottled calf, coat of arms of N. Nouet (three grape clusters arranged on a shield around a chevron supported by two hounds, surmounted by a coronet, all within an oval fillet) stamped in gilt on both covers, red morocco label, gilt, remaining spine compartments decorated in gilt, marbled endsheets, spine ends and corners a bit worn, tiny portion of title (blank) restored, early ownership inscription at head, occasional minor foxing. Fine. 550.00

Lipsius page 349. Renauldin pages 118-125. Engel et Serrure 5898: "Ouvrage assez savant pour son époque; la métallurgie numismatique y est traitée avec d'assez grands développements." Very scarce. One of the most important early French works on ancient coins, and the first to indicate rarity of Roman coins. Olivier notes that Nouet was an avocat au Parliament "célèbre par son talent" who died in 1699. Guignard notes that his descendant Jean-Jacques Nouet (1719-1746), a conseiller au Parliament, also used the same arms.

138 Schwabacher, Willy. grekiska mynt ur konung gustav vi adolfs samling. Malmö, 1962. 33, (3) pages, map, 50 attractive enlargements of Greek coins. Quarto. Original printed card covers. 50.00

Clain-Stefanelli 1925.

A. M. Smith’s Reference Copy

139 Sestini, Domenico. descrizione degli stateri antichi, illustrati con le medaglie. Firenze: Dalla Stamperia Piatti, 1817. (8), 118 pages, 9 engraved plates of ancient Greek coins. Quarto. Contemporary marbled boards, spine long ago strengthened in red cloth, white cloth label applied. 275.00

Purple ink return address stamp of A. M. Smith impressed twice on dedication leaf, dated March 18, 1885. Diminutive printed label of Lyman Low on front pastedown. This is apparently one of a number of antiquarian numismatic books utilized by Smith as a source of numismatic illustrations for his various publications on the topic. This copy features pencil annotations on two plates, presumably in Smith’s hand, including: "Doctor please take ab(o)ut 35 pair small & big it will take for Page of Cuts."

140 Shelov, D. B. monetnoe delo bospora vi-ii vv. do n. e./coinage of bosporous, sixth-second century b. c. Moscow, 1956. Russian text. 220, (2) pages, 9 plates of ancient Greek coins. Original maroon cloth and printed boards. 50.00

Clain-Stefanelli 2639. Seldom offered.

141 siscia. vorarbeiten zu einem corpus der in siscia geprägten römermünzen. heft i.: die prägungen des gallienis. Budapest, 1931. (2), 35, (1) pages, 9 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed card covers. 50.00

142 Soutzo, Michel C. introduction a l’étude des monnaies de l’italie antique. première & deuxième partie. Paris: Imprimerie Jouaust et Sigaux, 1887 & Mâcon: imprimerie Protat frères, 1889. Two parts complete, bound in one volume. (4), 90, (2), (7)-64 pages, 15 text figures of coins, 5 folding tables, on 4. Handsomely bound in contemporary black quarter morocco, lettered in gilt, marbled endsheets, top page edges gilt. Fine. 175.00

Rare.

143 Stevenson, Seth William; Smith, C. Roach & Madden, Frederic W. a dictionary of roman coins, republican and imperial. London, 1964 reprint. viii, 929 pages, text illustrations. Original crimson cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 85.00

144 Stevenson, Seth William; Smith, C. Roach & Madden, Frederic W. a dictionary of roman coins, republican and imperial. London, 1964 reprint. viii, 929 pages, text illustrations. Original crimson cloth, gilt. Near fine. 65.00

145 Stillman, William J. the coinage of the greeks. Chicago, 1975 reprint. 16 pages, illustrated. Quarto. Printed card covers. 15.00

146 Sutherland, C. H. V. coinage in roman imperial policy, 31 b.c.–a.d. 68. London, 1951. First Edition. xi, 220 pages, 17 fine plates. Blue boards, dust jacket. Fine. 45.00

147 Sutherland, C. H. V. the cistophori of augustus. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 5, 1970. vii, (5), 134 pages, 36 plates. Original red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 45.00

148 Sutherland, C. H. V. roman coins. New York, 1974. 311, (1) pages, well illustrated, with numerous color plates. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 100.00

Volume 2 in The World of Numismatics series.

149 Sutherland, C. H. V. roman coins. New York, 1974. 311, (1) pages, well illustrated, with numerous color plates. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Near new. 125.00

Volume 2 in The World of Numismatics series.

150 Sutherland, C. H. V. münzen der römer. München, 1974. 311, (1) pages, well illustrated, with color plates. Original black cloth, gilt. Fine. 85.00

Volume 2 of Die Welt der Münzen, the German equivalent of The World of Numismatics series.

151 Sutherland, C. H. V. the emperor and the coinage: julio–claudian studies. London, 1976. (6), 132, (14) pages, 10 fine plates. Red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 35.00

152 [Sutherland, C. H. V.]. Carson, R. A. G. & Kraay, Colin M., Editors. scripta nummaria romana: essays presented to humphrey sutherland. London, 1978. xiii, 250 pages, frontispiece, maps, tables, 24 plates. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 60.00

153 Svoronos, Jean-N. les monnaies de ptolémée ii qui portent dates. Bruxelles: Extrait de la Revue belge de numismatique, 1901. 62 pages, 3 fine plates of coins, table. Tan quarter leather, raised bands, red morocco label, gilt, original printed front wrapper bound in, contents once folded. Near fine. 100.00

Ex libris Jacques Francis. Very scarce.

Original Svoronos Corpus of the Ancient Coins of Athens, Ex E. T. Newell

154 Svoronos, Jean N. & Pick, Behrend. trésor de la numismatique grecque ancienne: les monnaies d'athènes. Munich: Sté Ame F. Bruckmann Éditeurs, 1923-1926. (6), xix, (1) pages, 114 very fine plates of coins. Folio: 40 x 31 cm. Blue buckram, gilt. Fine. 1,750.00

Ex libris Edward Theodore Newell. Clain-Stefanelli 2524*. Grierson 61. Kroh page 36 (four 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!"

155 Svoronos, J. N. synopsis de mille coins faux du faussaire c. christodoulos. Bâle, 1963 reprint. (16) pages, 17 plates. Quarto. Printed card covers. 30.00

156 Sydenham, Edward A. historical references on coins of the roman empire from augustus to gallienus. London, 1917. (4), 155, (1) pages, text illustrations. Black cloth, gilt, original printed wrappers bound in. 50.00

The scarce original edition of this still useful work.

157 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. deutschland. sammlung v. aulock. ionien. 6. heft. nr. 1758-2333. Berlin, 1960. Plates 55-72 with descriptive text. Folio. Original brown card covers. Very fine. 100.00

158 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. deutschland. sammlung v. aulock. karien. 7. heft. nr. 2334-2867. Berlin, 1962. Plates 73-91 with descriptive text. Folio. Original brown card covers. Very fine. 100.00

159 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. deutschland. sammlung v. aulock. lydien. 8. heft. nr. 2868-3328. Berlin, 1963. Plates 92-107 with descriptive text. Folio. Original brown card covers. Very fine. 100.00

160 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. deutschland. sammlung v. aulock. pamphylien. 11. heft. nr. 4477-4893. Unidentified high-quality facsimile reprint. Plates 146-159 with descriptive text. Folio. Printed brown card covers. Very fine. 35.00

161 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. deutschland. sammlung v. aulock. nachträge iii: ionien, karien, lydien. 17. heft. nr. 7759-8298. Berlin, 1968. Plates 269-286 with descriptive text. Folio. Original printed brown card covers. Very fine. 100.00

162 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. volume iv: fitzwilliam museum: leake and general collections. part i: spain (emporiae, rhoda)—italy. London, 1972 reprint. 14 fine plates of coins with descriptive text. Folio. Original cloth-backed printed brown boards. Fine. 75.00

163 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. volume v: ashmolean museum, oxford. part iii: macedonia. London, 1976. 28 fine plates coins with descriptive text. Folio. Original cloth-backed printed brown boards. Near new. 65.00

164 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. volume vi: the lewis collection in corpus christi college, cambridge. part i: the greek and hellenistic coins (with britain and parthia). London, 1972. 24 fine plates of coins with descriptive text. Folio. Original printed brown cloth-backed boards. Very fine. 75.00

165 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. volume vi: the lewis collection in corpus christi college, cambridge. part ii: the greek imperial coins. Oxford, 1992. Fine plates 25-48 of coins with descriptive text. Folio. Original russet cloth, gilt. Near new. 95.00

166 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. the collection of the american numismatic society. part 6: palestine-south arabia. New York, 1981. 54 fine plates of coins with text. Folio. Original russet boards. Very fine. 100.00

167 Thirion, Marcel. les trésors monétaires gaulois et romains trouvés en belgique. Bruxelles, 1967. 208 pages, folding map. Printed gray card covers. 30.00

168 Thompson, Margaret. alexander’s drachm mints. i: sardes and miletus. New York, 1983. (6), 98 pages, 38 plates. Quarto. Original red cloth, gilt. 50.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 16.

169 Thompson, Margaret. alexander’s drachm mints. ii: lampsacus and abydus. New York, 1991. 77, (3) pages, 34 plates. Quarto. Red cloth, gilt. Near new. 50.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 19.

170 Thurlow, Bradbury K. & Vecchi, Italo G. italian cast coinage, italian aes grave and italian aes rude, signatum and the aes grave of sicily. London, 1979. 50 pages, 82 plates. Original brown boards, gilt, dust jacket. Fine. 45.00

171 Toynbee, Jocelyn M. C. roman medallions. with an introduction to the reprint edition by william e. metcalf. New York, 1986 reprint. (4), xi, (1), 5-268, (2) pages, 49 plates. Quarto. Original brown leatherette, gilt. Very fine. 75.00

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 5.

172 Troxell, Hyla A. the norman davis collection. New York: American Numismatic Society Greek Coins in American Collections No. 1, 1969. (4), 53, (3) pages, 28 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed russet card covers. 25.00

173 Troxell, Hyla A. the norman davis collection. New York: American Numismatic Society Greek Coins in American Collections No. 1, 1969. (4), 53, (3) pages, 28 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Original red cloth, gilt. Very fine. 100.00

Special Hardbound Edition. Rarely encountered. Bound in the same style as Thompson’s New Style Silver Coinage of Athens and the ANS centennial volumes.

174 Troxell, Hyla A. studies in the macedonian coinage of alexander the great. New York: American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 21, 1997. 160, (4) pages, 31 plates of coins. Quarto. Original red cloth, gilt. New. 75.00

175 Van Meter, David. the handbook of roman imperial coins. a complete guide to the history, types and values of roman imperial coinage. Nashua, 1991. (4), 334 pages, illustrated throughout. Quarto. Original maroon grained leatherette, gilt. As new. 75.00

Special Hardbound Edition. Inscribed on title: "Best Wishes! David Van Meter, 188/250."

176 Velazquez, Luis Joseph. congeturas sobre las medallas de los reyes godos, y suevos de españa. Madrid, 1977 reprint. (8), 141, (5) pages, illustrated. Printed card covers. 25.00

177 Vermeule, Cornelius C. a bibliography of applied numismatics in the fields of greek and roman archaeology and the fine arts. London, 1956. viii, 172, (4) pages. Green cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 45.00

178 Vives y Escudero, Antonio. la moneda hispánica. Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia, 1924-1926. Prologue and four text volumes bound in one quarto volume, plates bound in one octavo volume. (4), cxcvi; (4), 74 pages, blank leaf; 200; 135, (1); 148; 13, (3) pages, text illustrations, 173 fine Fototipia plates of coins. Text volume: 29 x 21. Plate volume: 25 x 18 cm. Attractively bound in matching polished brown quarter calf, five raised bands, spines handsomely decorated and lettered in gilt, original printed front wrappers bound in. Very fine set. 475.00

Clain-Stefanelli 5095*. Grierson page 99. A particularly handsome, well-preserved set of this scarce and important work on the Celtic coins of Spain.

179 Vives y Escudero, Antonio. la moneda hispánica. Madrid, 1980 reprint in two volumes. (4), cxcvi, (2), (4), 74, 200, 135, (1), 148, 13, (3) pages, text illustrations, 174 plates. Matching brown leatherette, gilt, value guide laid in. 75.00

180 Voegtli, Hans. bilder der heldenepen in der kaiserzeitlichen griechischen münzprägung. Basel, 1977. xv, (1), 168 pages, 25 plates of coins. Quarto. Printed cream card covers. 50.00

181 Vogt, Joseph. die alexandrinischen münzen. grundlegung einer alexandrinischen kaisergeschichte. i. band: text. ii. band: münzverzeichnis. Stuttgart, W. Kohlhammer, 1924. Two parts bound in one volume. x, 233, (1); iv, 185, (1) pages, 5 plates, 4 depicting coins. Brown cloth, lettered in white. Near fine. 200.00

Grierson page 84. Clain–Stefanelli 4540. Ex libris Hildebrecht Hommel. The very scarce original edition.

182 Walsh, R., Rev. an essay on ancient coins, medals, and gems, as illustrating the progress of christianity in the early ages. London, 1828. Second Edition, Greatly Enlarged. viii, 140, (2), (2) pages, engraved frontispiece, 38 engraved plates of coins, gems and medals. 12mo: 18.5 x 11.5 cm. Handsomely bound in nineteenth century dark blue full morocco, attractively decorated in blind, four raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endsheets, red page edges, silk marker. Very fine. 200.00

A lovely example of this scarce early work on the topic. The best edition.

183 Westermark, Ulla & Jenkins, Kenneth. the coinage of kamarina. London, 1980. 283 pages, folding map, 40 plates. Original red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 65.00

Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 9.

184 Whitting, P. D. byzantine coins. New York, 1973. 311, (1) pages, 20 attractive color and 72 monochrome plates of coins. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. 75.00

Volume 3 in The World of Numismatics series. An unusually nice copy.

185 Whitting, P. D. monnaies byzantines. Fribourg, 1973. 311, (1) pages, 20 attractive color and 72 monochrome plates of coins. Original blue cloth, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine/near new. 75.00

Volume 3 in the multi-lingual series of fine numismatic publications known as L'Univers des Monnaies, Die Welt der Münzen, and The World of Numismatics.

186 Whitting, P. D. münzen von byzanz. München, 1973. 319, (1) pages, 20 attractive color and 72 monochrome plates of coins. Original black cloth, gilt. Fine. 65.00

Volume 3 in Die Welt der Münzen series.

187 Willett, Ernest H. the ancient british coins of sussex. Lewes: Reprinted from Vols. XXIX and XXX. Sussex Archæological Collections, (1882). (2), 70 pages, 6 lithographic plates of coins. Original paper boards, spine defective, internally fine. 50.00

Finely engraved book ticket of H. W. M., later ink stamps.

188 Williams, Roderick T. silver coinage of the phokians. London: Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 7, 1972. ix, 137, (3) pages, map, 16 plates. Original red cloth, gilt, dust jacket. 45.00

189 Wirgin, Wolf & Mandel, Siegfried. the history of coins and symbols in ancient israel. New York, 1958. First Edition. 264 pages, 32 plates. Original red cloth, dust jacket. Fine. 45.00

190 Wroth, Warwick. catalogue of the coins of parthia. London, 1903. lxxxviii, 289, (1) pages, folding color map, 37 fine plates of coins, plates annotated. Modern blue full leather, gilt. 185.00

A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, Volume 23.