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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€50.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatici, vol. XIII, Aegyptus, part 3, Commodus-Galerius Caesar, edited by Rodolfo Martini, Municipality of Milan, Culture Sector, Milan 1992, pp. 363-589 including 78 plates. of coins with text on the front, 31 cm, card. and.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€45.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatici, vol. XIII, Aegyptus, part 1, Ptolemaei, edited by Rodolfo Martini, Municipality of Milan, Culture Sector, Milan 1989, pp. 146 including 54 plates. of coins with text on the front, 31 cm, card. and.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€50.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatici, vol. XII, Syria, Bactria et India, part 4, Iudaea, Bactria et India, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Sector, Milan 1991, pp. 199 including 71 plates. of coins with text on the front, 31 cm, card. and.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€45.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche, vol. XII, Syria, Bactria et India, part 1, Seleucides (reges), Chalcidice, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Department, Milan 1992, pp. 185 including 67 coin plates with text on the facing page, 31 cm, ed. card.
in perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€60.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche, vol. II, Hellenic Gaul-Social War, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Department, Milan 1990, pp. 122 including 41 coin plates with text on the facing page, 31 cm, ed. card.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€45.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche, vol. VI, Macedonia-Thracia, part 1, Greek Macedonia, Paeonia, Emissions from the Celtic area, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Department, Milan 1999, pp. 177 including 70 plates of coins with text on the facing page, 31 cm, ed. card.
In perfect condition.
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Pautasso, Contributions to the...
€68.00Sibrium, Centre for Prehistoric and Archaeological Studies. Civic Museums of Villa Mirabello, Varese 1970, pp. XI, 485, richly illustrated, cm 24, softcover ed.
Series of studies and documentation founded by Mario Bertolone, vol. X.
The volume includes important numismatic studies: A. Pautasso, Contributions to the documentation of the Padana coinage and M. Leoni, G. Martinetti, C. Panseri, Analytical investigations on Greek and Roman gold coins, using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
The following contributions are also present in the text: Gallay A., Les stratigraphies de la Suisse et la structure du Neolithique d'Europe Occidentale; Gallo P., Resti skeletali umani della Grotta della Matta (Finale Ligure); Guerreschi G., Excavation campaign in Val Pennavaira (Liguria) with the participation of the Paleontology Cabinet of the University of Milan; Corrain C., Other human skeletal remains of the late Neolithic from San Domino (Tremiti Islands); Fusco V., An obsidian lithic workshop on the Ethiopian plateau; De Camilli Soffredi A., New research at Isolino Virginia (Varese); De Camilli Soffredi A., Typical objects of the Bronze Age from Bande di Cavriana; De Camilli Soffredi A., Test of stratigraphic excavation at Isolone del Mincio (Mantua); Bonghi Jovino M., Impasto ceramics from the Sepolcreto di Pietole; Rittatore Vonwiller F., Various tombs from the Final Bronze Age (Canegrate) and the Iron Age (Golasecca area) unpublished; Fumagalli R., Tombs from the Canegrate culture in Premeno (Novara); Canetta E., New findings from the Canegrate culture in Premeno; De Marinis RC, The Monza swords from the late Bronze Age; Saronio P., The necropolises of Castello Valtravaglia (Va) Part II; Fusco V.-Mira Bonomi A., Menhirs in the area of the Golasecca culture Western zone; De Camilli Soffredi A., Material preserved at the Archaeological Museum of Como from prehistoric deposits in the Varese area; Castelletti L., Prehistoric material from the Fioroni Museum in Legnago (Verona); Mirabella Roberti M., Research in Christian archaeology in Lombardy; Negroni Catacchio N., The problem of amber in Italian protohistory. Part I: Diffusion of amber in Italy and its relationship with the prehistoric cultural world; Guerreschi G., The problem of amber in Italian protohistory. Technological aspects; Marechal JR, New aspects of European prehistoric metallurgy; Coghlan HH, An investigation upon five bronze arrowheads; Coghlan HH, Study of five bronze arrowheads (Italian translation by G. Guerreschi); Solinas G., Flint worked for steel; Pasotti M., Mousterian point found on Mount Baldo (Verona); Reggiani Rajna M., Pre-Roman sacrificial altar in the territory of Teglio (Valtellina); Reggiani Rajna M., The armilla of Pozz (Teglio) (Valtellina); Pontiroli G., Compendium of notes on Cremona and its territory in prehistory; Rossi B.-De Giuli A., News on Candoglia in the Roman Age (contribution to the archaeology of Ossola); Moia R., A Latin inscription in Orino (Va); Mira Bonomi A., 13th century manual millstone in Turbigo (Mi); Leonardi P.-Broglio A., Research by the Ferrarese Institute of Human Paleontology from 1965 to 1970; Guerreschi G., Excavation activities 1970; Luraschi G., Research in prehistoric and Roman archaeology carried out by the Como Archaeological Society in the years 1968-69; Biagi P.-Marchello G., Palethnological research carried out by the Civic Museum of Natural History of Brescia during the years 1965-1968; Simoni P., Inauguration of the new rooms of the Gavardo Museum and XII Conference of the Honorary Inspectors of Antiquities; Corrain C.-Fabbri M., Objects of minor interest, mostly polishers, from prehistoric sites in Tripolitania and Fezzan; Corrain C.-Fabbri M., Neolithic remains discovered during excavation work on a Roman villa in Tagiura (Tripolitania); Fusco V., For a prehistoric and archaeological bibliographic index of the Varese area. Small note on the first map.
Insignificant traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.
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Pautasso, Pre-Roman monetary...
€68.00Sibrium, Centre for Prehistoric and Archaeological Studies. Civic Museums of Villa Mirabello, Varese 1973-75, pp. VIII, 537, richly illustrated, cm 24, softcover ed.
Series of studies and documentation founded by Mario Bertolone, vol. XII.
The volume includes the important studies by Andrea Pautasso: The pre-Roman monetary circulation and the Salluvii emissions in the territories of Ticino and The Po Valley coinage and the problems of the Lepontian emissions.
The following contributions are also present in the text: Tibiletti G., The Civilization of Ticino: between geography and history; Tibiletti Bruno MG, Epigraphic-linguistic problems of pre-Roman Ticino and Lombardy; Merati A., Historical toponymy of the territories overlooking the shores of Lake Maggiore and the Ticino River (Ligurian and Gallic contributions); Mira Bonomi A., Current situation of the protohistoric settlement of the Golasecca culture in the western area; Soffredi A., The Mattana, Bellini, Visconti collections of Somma Lombardo (Varese); Primas M., The first Iron Age in the Canton of Ticino and in Mesolcina; Leoni M., Tradition and reality of Gallic swords; Mesali M., Anthropological interest in the study of cremated remains (observations on the sidelines of a study on Castelletto Ticino; Crivelli A., The relations between Pavia and the Canton of Ticino; Donati P., Topographical persistence of settlements and necropolises; Mirabella Roberti M., A late Roman building along the Ticino in Pavia; Peroni A., Clarifications on the ancient walls of Lomello; Perkins BW, Excavations in the Civic Tower – Pavia; Aguzzi F., The basins of the Civic Tower; Martinola G., Greeting to the Conference in Lugano; Storti Giani L., A memory of Abbot Giani; Doro A., A hoard of bronzes in Pinerolo; De Minerbi L., Clay ritual tablet from Lavagnone; Mira Bonomi A., Early Bronze and Early Iron Age deposit in Arolo; Nava ML, Aspects and problems of the “Daunie” stele; Astini P., Value of the engraved boulders in the pre-Alpine valleys; Rittatore Vonwiller F.-Negroni Catacchio N.-Arslan EA, “Golasecca III” or “La Tène Padano”?; Dejana A.-Sironi PG, Castelseprio - Prehistory and Archaeology - Today; Leoni M., Archaeology of the horses of San Marco; Corrain C., Ancient human skeletal remains from Castione della Presolana (Bergamo); Baj N.-Astini P., III Palethnological Expedition to Tenerè (Niger); Mirabella Roberti M., Investigations and method in the excavation of Castelseprio; Mazza S., The Baptistery of Baveno and some considerations on that of Riva San Vitale; Milani F.-Toscani X., The collection of documents relating to the Civic Tower existing in the Municipal Archives of Pavia.
Very light traces of use on the cover, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.
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Mac Dowall, The western coinages...
€30.00David W. Mac Dowall, The western coinages of Nero, The American Numismatic Society, New York 1979, pp. XVII, 256, 25 plates, 23 cm, br. and.
Series: Numismatic notes and monographs, 161.
Very slight signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.
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Casolari, The denarii of the...
€28.00Gianfranco Casolari, The Coins of the Roman Republic, Aes rude, Rimini 1998, pp. 92, richly illustrated, 30 cm, softcover edition.
Autograph dedication on the frontispiece, widespread and repeated ownership signatures in ballpoint pen which do not compromise the usability of the text, otherwise in more than good condition.
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The pre-Roman coinage of...
€100.00Proceedings of the Study Meeting on: The pre-Roman coinage of northern Italy. Metal supply, minting, circulation, Bordighera, 16-17 September 1994, International Institute of Ligurian Studies, Bordighera 1996, pp. 365, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and. with dust jacket.
At the head of the title page: International Institute of Ligurian Studies, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, School of Specialization in Archaeology, Municipality of Milan, Civic Numismatic Collections.
In excellent condition.
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Zaccaria, Antiquarian-numismatic...
€170.00Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Istituzione antiquario-numismatica o sia Introduzione allo studio delle antiche medaglie, at the expense of Venanzio Monaldini Libraro al Corso, in the printing house of Giovanni Zempel, in Rome 1772, pp. XXXII, 487 with a marvelous frontispiece in black and red, a large allegorical vignette in copperplate engraving by Alessio Giardoni, finely crafted woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials, 3 splendid copper-engraved folding plates with 30 figures of coins on the front and back and 1 recto only, 20 cm, beautiful contemporary half-parchment binding, three silk bookmarks, titles and decorations on the spine, boards in fine marbled paper, artistically sprayed edges.
First edition of this classic of numismatic literature, dedicated to the foundations of the discipline. The work offers a broad overview of Greek and Roman coins, accompanied by a detailed list of abbreviations. Of particular interest are also the last two chapters: "Of medals due to defective coinage" and "Of false medals and how they can be distinguished from the real ones".
Traces of use on the plates, slight foxing, otherwise a pleasant copy in good condition.
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The Po valley drachmas and other...
€90.00The Po valley drachmas and other Celtic coins in the Civic Museum of Novara, edited by Marino Colombo, Francesco Giannoccaro, Presentation by Andrea Pautasso, Piedmont Region, pp. 44 including 16 tables of coins, richly illustrated, 23 cm.
On the cover: Municipality of Novara, Department of Culture and Museums.
Publication of considerable interest for the study of the examined coins.
In perfect condition. Extremely rare.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€200.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Agrigento, Regional Archaeological Museum, Fund of the former Civic Museum and other collections of the Medal Collection, edited by Maria Caccamo Caltabiano, Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali, Pisa 1999, pp. 87 including 36 plates with text facing each other, 38 cm, beautiful all-cloth binding with gold titles on the spine and front cover.
In perfect condition. Extremely rare.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Vol....
€55.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Volume VI. The Lewis Collection in Corpus Christi College Cambridge, Part II, The Greek Imperial Coins, Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press and Spink and Son, Oxford 1992, pp. VI, 24 tables with facing text, 39 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on spine and front cover.
Small blind stamp of an extinct library in the lower margin of the title page.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Vol....
€60.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Volume VI, The Lewis Collection in Corpus Christi College Cambridge, Part I, The Greek and Hellenistic coins (with Britain and Parthia), published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press and Spink and Son, London 1972, pp . 8, 10 of indices, 24 tables with facing text, 39 cm, half cloth binding ed.
Minimal traces of use, otherwise in very good condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, vol....
€55.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, vol. V, Ashmolean Museum Oxford, Part IV, Paeonia-Thessaly, published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press and Spink and Son, London 1981, 69-82 pl. with facing text, 38 cm, half cloth binding ed.
Handwritten title on the spine.
In excellent condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, vol....
€50.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, vol. V, Ashmolean Museum Oxford, Part III, Macedonia, published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press and Spink and Son, London 1976, 41-68 plates. with facing text, 38 cm, half cloth binding ed.
Handwritten title on the spine.
In excellent condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The...
€60.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society, Part 6, Palestine-South Arabia, The American Numismatic Society, New York 1981, pp. X, 54 plates. with facing text, 39 cm, card. and.
Handwritten title on the spine.
In excellent condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The...
€65.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society, Part 6, Palestine-South Arabia, The American Numismatic Society, New York 1981, pp. X, 54 tables with facing text, 39 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the front cover.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The...
€100.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The collection of the American Numismatic Society, Part 5, Sicily III: Syracuse-Siceliotes, The American Numismatic Society, New York 1988, 45 plates. with facing text, 39 cm, card. and.
In excellent condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The...
€130.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The collection of the American Numismatic Society, Part 2, Lucania, The American Numismatic Society, New York 1972, 38 plates. with facing text, 39 cm, br. and.
Small ownership signature on the title page, handwritten title on the spine in elegant handwriting.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum,...
€68.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Sweden I:2, Sammlung Eric von Post, Kungl. Myntkabinettet, Stockholm 1995, pp. IX, 33 tables. with facing text, richly illustrated, 31 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front cover.
In excellent condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum,...
€85.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Sweden I, The Collection of his late majesty King Gustav VI Adolf, The Fred Forbat Collection, Kungl, Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademien, Stockholm 1974, pp. 49, richly illustrated, 39 cm, br. and.
Handwritten title on the spine.
In excellent condition.