Ancient numismatics

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Books in stock: 317.

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    To the subscribers for the...

    €120.00

    Homage to the subscribers for the first centenary of the Royal Numismatic Cabinet and National Medal Collection of Brera and for the honors to Solone Ambrosoli, Tip. Crespi, Milan 1908, pp. 125, richly illustrated, 2 beautiful frontispiece plates, 25 cm, splendid blue chromolithograph ed. cover with black and red titles and gold decorations.

    At the top of the title page: Circolo Numismatico Milanese.

    On the frontispiece: Notes on numismatics and medals, archive gleanings edited by Serafino Ricci.

    Contents: Alberto Simonetti, To the Royal Numismatic Cabinet; Pompeo Castelfranco, Gallic Coins of Transpadana; Giovanni Pansa, A Circled Medallion of Marcus Aurelius; Paolo Orsi, EJ Haeberlin, For the Italic Aes Grave in Sicily; EJ Haeberlin, The Metrological Bases of the Most Ancient Monetary System in Central Italy (Open Letter to Prof. S. Ricci); Lorenzina Cesano, Roman-Sicilian Bronze from the National Roman Museum; Marco Strada, Pietro Tribolati, The Coins of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, First Duke of Milan; Adrien Blanchet, Unpublished Obole of Jean XXII; Quintilio Perini, The Coins Thrown to the People at the Solemn Coronation of Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua (1627); Andrea Balletti, The Bagattini of Ercole I in the Mint of Reggio Emilia; Alessandro Lisini, Medal of Antonio Spannocchi; Fernand Mazerolle, La médaille d'Antoine Leclerc de la Forêt, d'Auxerre (1618); Vittorio Salvaro, Veronese medal studies; Luigi Rizzoli jun., For the history of numismatics: Some letters addressed to the Marquis Tommaso degli Obizzi (1750-1803); J. Leite de Vasconcellos, O dinheiro na popular Portuguese poetry; Serafino Ricci, Archive Gleanings.

    Very slight signs of age on the spine, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Extremely rare.

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    Rasile, Ancient, medieval and...

    €35.00

    Mario Rasile, Ancient, medieval and modern coins of Lower Lazio and Northern Campania with particular attention to the coins of Gaeta, First Edition, Tipolitografia Caramanica, Scauri 1978, pp. 61, richly illustrated, 24 cm, softcover edition.

    Handwritten title on the spine.

    In excellent condition. Rare.

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    Marchese, Tiate Apula and its...

    €24.00

    Leonida Marchese, Tiate Apula and its monetary types, Rinaldi, Mantua 1948, pp. 8, richly illustrated, 24 cm, softcover edition protected by contemporary silent paper.

    Extract.

    In excellent condition. Rare.

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    Cavallaro, The Coins of Piacos...

    €16.00

    G. Cavallaro, The coins of Piacos and its site, In the headquarters of the Institute, Rome 1954, pp. 21-24, ill., 1 plate, cm 24, softcover ed. protected by contemporary silent paper.

    At the top of the title page: Italian Institute of Numismatics.

    Extract.

    Autograph dedication by the author on the first card.

    In excellent condition. Rare.

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    Cavallaro, The silver coinage of...

    €14.00

    G. Cavallaro, The silver coinage of Alesa Arconidea, Tip. L'Artistica by C. Gobbi, Mantua 1954, pp. 6, ill., cm 24, contemporary silent back cover.

    Extract.

    In excellent condition. Rare.

    • New

    Gorini, The Incuse Coinage of...

    €220.00

    Giovanni Gorini, The incuse coinage of Magna Graecia, Art and Coin Editions, Milan 1975, pp. 233, richly illustrated with splendid enlargements, 26 cm, binding throughout the editorial canvas with titles in gold on the spine, on the front plate, dust jacket, protective acetate and slipcase.

    A classic of fundamental importance for the study of the examined coins.

    Slight traces of wear on the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Forteleoni, The monetary issues...

    €85.00

    Lorenzo Forteleoni, The monetary issues of Punic Sardinia, Gallizzi, Sassari 1961, pp. 166, richly illustrated, cm 22, softcover ed.

    The volume is divided into two large sections: Chronology and characteristics of the Sardinian-Punic coinage and Catalogue of the Sardinian-Punic issues.

    In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

    Numismatic Symposium of...

    €22.00

    Numismatic Symposium of Barcelona (27 and 28 February 1979), Volume I, sn, Barcelona 1979, pp. 534, richly illustrated, cm 30, softcover ed.

    On the title page: Societat Catalana d'Estudis Numismàtics. Sponsored by the Spanish Numismatic Association.

    From the Index of the substantial volume: R. Reece, Hallazgos de monedas y métodos de comparación; G. Depeyrot, A propos de la masse monétaire antique: l'exemple des XVIIe-XXe siècles; JM Gurt, The monetary circulation in Rhode (Rosas) during the Roman Empire through two particular collections; E. Ripoll, JM Nuix, L. Villaronga, Circulación monetaria en Emporion; M. Campo, O. Granados, Approximation to monetary circulation in Colonia Barcino; JM Gurt, Monetary circulation in the imperial era on the Catalan coast between the municipalities of Bætulo and Iluro; J. Hiernard, Tarragona: Monedas del siglo III descubiertas en las excavaciones antiguas; E. Manera, O. Granados, Approximation to monetary circulation in the rural area of the island of Mallorca; M. Campo, Circulación monetaria en Menorca; M. Campo, Circulación monetaria en Ibiza (s. III-I BC); E. Collantes, A museum of monetary circulation in the Osca area; M. Campo, Monetary circulation in the Roman Villa of La Olmeda, Pedrosa de La Vega (Palencia); J. Hiernard, Conimbriga, monedas de las excavaciones antiguas (1930-1944 y 1959-1962) y franco-portuguesas (1964-1968); J. Hiernard, J.-C. Richard, Les tresors monétaires du IIIe. after JC d'Aigues Mortes et Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze (Gard); G. Depeyrot, J.-C. Richard, Etudes des découvertes et de la circulación monetaria dans le Valle du Lot (Lot); S. Keay, The Roman monetary circulation urban and territorial: a study in contrast and compatibility; J. Pellicer, Metrología comtal; M. Barcelo, L'or d'al-Andalus a Catalunya: un or vist i no vist (970-1085); P. Vegué, The monetary circulation of gold in the Iberian Peninsula after the million: the problem of the shortage; L. Domingo, Posible new attribution of the money with the legend Cervaíre; AM Balaguer, M. Crusafont, I. Puig, Els comtats catalans: les seves enuncynacions i àrees d’influència. I. Corpus; FJ Mora, The coefficient between the number of examples and the number of cuños, reflects the content of statistical information; R. Morgenstern, A "fals" with unpublished pieces.

    Small ownership signature on the title page.

    Very slight signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Sambon, Les monnaies antiques de...

    €38.00

    Arthur Sambon, Les monnaies antiques de l'Italie. Etrurie, Ombrie, Picenum, Samnium, Campanie (Cumes et Naples), Forni Editore, Bologna 1973, pp. 456, 5 plates, 25 cm, br. and.

    Facsimile reprint of the 1903 Paris edition.

    Small ownership signature on the title page.

    In excellent condition.

    Turin Numismatic Circle, On the...

    €20.00

    Circolo Numismatico Torinese, On the fortieth anniversary of its foundation 1951-1991, Società Editrice Piemonte, Pesce di Ovada 1991, pp. 79, richly illustrated, cm 24, softcover ed.

    Edition of 500 copies.

    From the Index: Luigi Conti, Preface; Carlo Barzan, The Numismatic Circle; Guglielmo G. Audino, Manual on the Persian drachmas of the Sassanid dynasty; Elio Biaggi, The origin of the Savoy family and its coinage; Gianmaria del Boca, Numismatic reconstruction of the temple of Mars in the Forum of Augustus; Board of Directors of the Circle; Members of the Circle.

    In excellent condition.

    Bellocchi, The Roman republican...

    €30.00

    Lisa Bellocchi Amoroso, The Roman republican coins of the civic museums of Reggio Emilia, Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia 1979 (printed 1981), pp. 164 with 64 tablets. reproducing coins, cm 30, br. and.

    Series Catalogs of the Civic Museums of Reggio nell'Emilia, 5.

    The scientifically written publication examines, among other things, the treasure of Borzano, made up of a total of 1111 specimens.

    In perfect condition.

    Catalli, Etruscan and Italic...

    €34.00

    Fiorenzo Catalli, Etruscan and Italic Numismatics, Roman Archaeological Group, Rome 1984, pp. 151 including 55 plates, cm 21, br. and.

    Series: Publications of the archaeological groups of Italy, 26.

    In excellent condition. Rare.

    International Congress of...

    €100.00

    International numismatics congress. Rome 11-16 September 1961, 2 volumes, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome, pp. 1173 overall, 47 plates, 25 cm, br. and.

    At the top of the title page: Commission internationale de numismatique. Italian numismatic institute.

    Volume I: Reports, 1961, pp. 435.

    Volume II: Proceedings, 1965, pp. XXXII, 706, 47 pl. one of which folded.

    In excellent condition.

    International Numismatics...

    €46.00

    International Numismatics Congress. Rome 11-16 September 1961, Vol. 2, Proceedings, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1965, pp. XXXII, 706, 47 plates. of which one folded, 25 cm, br. and.

    At the top of the title page: Commission Internationale de Numismatique. Italian Institute of Numismatics.

    Sporadic scholarly pencil annotations.

    In excellent condition.

    Roman and Byzantine Empires,...

    €34.00

    Roman and Byzantine Empires. Barbarian Kingdoms in Italy through the Coins of the National Museum of Ravenna, catalogue and introductory essay by Emanuela Ercolani Cocchi, catalogue and exhibition project by Francesco Zurli and Anna Maria Iannucci, notes by Maria Teresa Gulinelli and Anna Lina Morelli, Litografica Faenza, sl 1983, pp. 124, richly illustrated, cm 30, softcover ed.

    Catalogue of the exhibition held in Ravenna in the years 1983-1984.

    At the top of the title page: Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Superintendency for Environmental and Architectural Heritage, Ravenna.

    Insignificant signs of aging on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Guido, Ozieri (SS), The coins of...

    €28.00

    Francesco Guido, Ozieri (SS). The coins of the Civic Museum, vol. II, Roman Republican coins, with the collaboration of Rodolfo Martini, Ennerre, Milan 1998, pp. 160, 40 plates, cm 24, softcover edition with dust jacket.

    Series: Materials, studies, research, 13.

    In perfect condition.

    Catalog des monnaies de la...

    €35.00

    Catalog des monnaies de la république romaine, second edition, edited by Raymond Weiller, Editpress, Luxembourg 1986, pp. 70, richly illustrated, 14 plates, 26 cm, br. and.

    At the top of the title page: Musée d'Histoire et d'Art. Cabinet of medals.

    In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

    Catalog of Roman Follies...

    €40.00

    Catalog des follies romains (Dioclétien-Licinius II), edited by Raymond Weiller, Imprimerie Coopérative Luxembourgeoise, Luxembourg 1972, pp. 62, richly illustrated, 22 plates, 26 cm, br. and.

    At the top of the title page: Musée d'Histoire et d'Art. Cabinet of medals.

    In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

    Parise, Birth of Money and...

    €35.00

    Nicola E. Parise, Birth of Money and Archaic Forms of Exchange, Guido Guidotti Editore, Rome 1992, pp. 89, ill., cm 24, softcover ed.

    At the top of the title page: University of Rome.

    Author's signature on the title page.

    Very slight traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Very rare.

    Skowronek, On the problems of...

    €36.00

    Stefan Skowronek, On the problems of the Alexandrian mint. Allusion to the divinity of the sovereign appearing on the coins of Egyptian Alexandria in the period of the early Roman Empire: 1st and 2nd centuries AD, translation by Victor A. Daszewsk, PWN-Editions scientifiques de Pologne, Warszawa 1967, pp. 96, 12 plates, 24 cm, br. and.

    Series: Travaux du Center d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences, 4.

    Parallel title page in Polish: Z problematyki mennicy Aleksandryjskiej.

    From the Index: Introduction; Representations of the sovereign as a deity; Representations of the ruler with an accompanying figure; Altars, naoses, triumphal arches; Inscriptions approximating the ruler to a god; The socio-political function of the coin approximating the ruler to a deity; Conclusion; List of abbreviations; Bibliography; Plates.

    Handwritten title on the spine.

    Slight signs of age on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Uncommon publication.

    Cutroni Tusa, Numismatics in...

    €36.00

    Aldina Cutroni Tusa, Numismatics in Sicily, Balance of a five-year period, Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, sl 1995, pp. 401-486, cm 24, softcover ed.

    Excerpt from: Kokalos. Studies published by the Institute of Ancient History of the University of Palermo, a. 39-40, t. I, 2 (1993-1994). Proceedings of the VIII International Congress of Studies on Ancient Sicily.

    In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

    Gariboldi, Sassanid coinage in...

    €65.00

    Andrea Gariboldi, The Sassanid coinage in the civic numismatic collections of Milan, Municipality of Milan, Museums and exhibitions department, Milan 2003, pp. 59, 12 plates, cm 24, softcover ed.

    Insignificant traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Extremely rare.

    Arslan, The coin of ancient Sicily

    €25.00

    Ermanno A. Arslan, The coin of ancient Sicily. Catalog of the civic numismatic collections of Milan, Municipality of Milan - Culture and entertainment division, Milan 1976, pp. XXIII, 68, 52 plates, 24 cm, br. and.

    Exhibition catalog: October-December 1976.

    Slight traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

    Archaic electrum coinage from...

    €65.00

    Novella Vismara, Archaic Coinage in Electrum of Asia Minor in the Civic Numismatic Collections. Winsemann Falghera Donation, Municipality of Milan, Culture and Entertainment Department, Milan 1993, pp. 104, 17 plates, 24 cm, softcover ed.

    Slight traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Extremely rare.