Medieval numismatics

Francesco and Ercole Gnecchi, Of some unpublished and unknown coins of the Scio mint, LF Cogliati, Milan 1888, pp. 14, 1 pl., 25 cm, br. and. suit protected by decorated paper.

Extract from: Italian numismatic magazine, a. I (1888), fasc. THE.

Blooms, otherwise in good condition. Extremely rare.

Memmo Cagiati, The monetary types of the Salerno mint. Atlante-Prezzario, edited by Luca Lombardi, Preface by Giuseppe Ruotolo, work published under the aegis of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology, Biblionumis Edizioni, Terlizzi 2018, pp. XIV, 106 including 44 plates, richly illustrated, 25 x 18 cm, editorial hardcover, ISBN 978-88-99512-02-6.

Anastatic reprint of the ed. Royal Establishment of Graphic Arts Enrico Marino, Caserta 1925.

Coinage from Salerno has always fascinated numismatists: its long history that includes Lombard, Norman and Swabian issues makes it particularly interesting. If one abstracts from the simple propositions of Salerno coins present in the numismatic works of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the first systematic work on these issues, published at the end of the nineteenth century, is due to the Benedictine father Gaetano Foresio. However, Foresio's classifications do not appear convincing and the scholars contemporary to the author already realized this. In the following years, unpublished coins were identified, which are described by Arthur Sambon in a work published in Paris in 1919. However, Sambon does not examine the coins of the Salerno mint in an organic way, but proposes a classification of the alleged Lombard issues including, next to a few types in gold, silver deniers dated to the 9th century and copper types dated between the 10th and 11th centuries. Memmo Cagiati (1869-1926) in 1925 considerably widened the field of investigation in the work "The monetary types of the Salerno mint", examining Lombard, Norman and Swabian coins, confirming and deepening what Sambon proposed. The volume by Cagiati was printed in Caserta in the Enrico Marino Royal Plant of Graphic Arts in a small number of copies: only a few scholars had the opportunity to get hold of it and it soon became a bibliographic rarity. There are several characteristics that make the work important and original, including the author's Preface - where a careful and detailed history of the studies involving these coins is proposed - and the drawings, which present ideal specimens, the evident result of meticulous observation. of many pieces, a circumstance that greatly facilitates the scientific study of the extraordinary Salerno coins. Reprinted today by Luca Lombardi with a Preface by Giuseppe Ruotolo, the work has been published in a limited number of copies and in a particularly well-finished editorial format. The volume is in fact published on ivory paper and bound with a cardboard cover. As proof of the exceptional nature of this publishing event, the publication is made under the aegis of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology.

P. Lambros, Illustration of two unpublished coins struck by the counts of Salona (translation from the Greek), Typography of Laconia, Athens 1866, pp. 9, beautiful illustrations reproducing the coins examined, 20 cm, br. and. suit protected by contemporary cardboard.

Publication embellished by the author's autograph dedication to the numismatist and archaeologist Pellegrino Tonini (1824-1884).

In exceptional state of conservation.

Extremely rare, missing in all specialized libraries repertoriate.

Henry Noel Humphreys, The coin collectorʼs manual or guide to the numismatic student in the formation of a cabinet of coins. Comprising an historical and critical account of the origin and progress of coinage from the earliest period to the fall of the Roman Empire, 2 volumes, George Bell and Sons, London 1883, pp. XXIV, 726 total, richly illustrated, 11 tablets. finely engraved overall, 19 cm, beautiful editorial binding on the entire canvas with gold titles on the spine and embossed decorations on the spine and plates.

Volume I: pp. XXIV, 352, 9 pl.

Volume II: pp. 353-726, 2 tablets

Linked to volume II: Complete catalog of Bohn's libraries, George Bell and Sons, London 1886, pp. 13.

This important guide for numismatists became the most popular in the 19th century and was reprinted until the end of the 20th century. The work presents a historical and critical account of the origin and progress of the coin, up to the fall of the Roman Empire. There is no lack of in-depth considerations on the coins of modern and contemporary Europe.

At the end of the first volume some papers with restored margins without text loss, however an example in good general condition.

Raffaele Iula, The medieval mint of Salerno. In the numismatic collection of the San Matteo Diocesan Museum of Salerno, Preface by Giovanni Florio, photographs by Giuseppe Tesauro Falivene, D'Amico Editore, Nocera Superiore 2017, pp. 188, richly illustrated, 30 cm, br. ed., ISBN 978-88-99821-02-9.

Series of numismatic studies Il tornese, 2.

The text presents the numismatic collection, never published before, of the Diocesan Museum of Salerno. The pieces that constitute it, all in copper, range from the Lombard period with the coins of Gisulfo II (1052-1077) and end with the Swabian occupation of the Kingdom of Sicily by Henry VI (1194-1197) and Costanza d ' Altavilla, covering a very large time span. The catalog is preceded by a substantial introduction, in which new considerations on the Salerno mint are proposed.

New one.

Francesco Sapio Vitrano, Miscellaneous of ancient coins, General advertising society, Palermo 1966, pp. 157, 37 tablets reproducing coins + 1 tablet folded map, 28 cm, solid binding in all editorial canvas with dust jacket.

Limited edition work. Numbered and signed by the author.

Dust jacket with traces of use, some tears and minimal defects, slight blooms in the text, otherwise in good condition.

Rare.

Philip Grierson, The chronology of the consular coinage of Heraclius, P. & P. Santamaria Editori, Rome 1963, pp. 4, 28 cm.

Extract from: Numismatics, a. IV, n. 2.

Publication embellished with an autograph dedication and some corrections to the text by numismatist Philip Grierson.

Very good condition. Extremely rare.

Philip Grierson, The date of the Dumbarton Oaks Epiphany medallion, The Dumbarton Oaks research library and collection, Washington 1961, pp. 221-224, 30 cm, br. and.

Offprints from Dumbarton Oaks papers, n. 15.

Publication embellished with an autograph dedication by numismatist Philip Grierson.

Very good condition. Extremely rare.

The book of accounts by Giacomo Badoer (Constantinople 1436-1440). Complement and indexes, edited by Giovanni Bertelè, Esedra Editrice, Padua 2002, pp. 257, cm 27, br. and.

Numismatica Patavina, 2. Series directed by Giovanni Gorini.

New one.

Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coinage. Padua, II International Congress of Numismatics and Monetary History. Padua 17 May 2003. Civic Museums at the Eremitani-Bottacin Museum (Library), Esedra Editrice, Padua 2005, pp. 253, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and.

Numismatica Patavina, 7. Series directed by Giovanni Gorini.

The volume collects the contributions proposed in the second International Numismatic Congress (Padua, May 2003) during which, in memory of the orientalist Simone Assemani (Rome 1752-Padua 1821), some of the most important scholars of Islamic numismatics met. After some insights into the role of Assemani, who is at the beginning of the studies of Islamic coinage, various aspects of this particular area of research are illustrated: relations with Western issues, finds in archaeological excavations and monetary circulation, collecting.

New one.

Monetary finds and Gresham's law. Proceedings of the III International Congress of Numismatics and Monetary History. Padua 28-29 October 2005, edited by Michele Asolati, Giovanni Gorini, Esedra Editrice, Padua 2006, pp. 222, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and.

Numismatica Patavina, 8. Series directed by Giovanni Gorini.

The expression "Gresham's Law" identifies the economic-monetary phenomenon according to which "bad money drives out good", that is, the practice that leads to spending, for the same face value, the coins with the worst metal content and to storing and accumulating those with better content. In the past, this practice had a fundamental importance and significant implications at a historical-economic level, but still today it continues to play a role, for example by pushing us to spend the most creased banknote and to keep the printable one. This book collects the contributions proposed during the III International Congress of Numismatics and Monetary History (Padua, October 28-29, 2005) on the theme of Gresham's Law and monetary finds. In particular, the results it had in the Greek, Celtic, Roman, Byzantine and medieval European world are examined in depth and its "paternity" is also discussed: attributed to Sir Thomas Gresham (ca. 1519-1579) in the second half of the nineteenth century , more likely, it can be traced back to Italian environments in which the phenomenon was already known and theorized a century earlier. The volume also includes as an appendix the re-edition of the contribution Uses and abuses of Gresham's Law in the History of Money by Robert Mundell, professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York and Nobel Prize in Economics in 1999.

New one.

Andrea Saccocci, Contributions of monetary history of the northern Adriatic regions (X-XV centuries), Esedra Editrice, Padua 2004, pp. 250, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and.

Numismatica Patavina, 3. Series directed by Giovanni Gorini.

The purpose of this work is to scientifically illustrate the monetary characteristics of north-east Italy during the Middle Ages. However, it is precisely the attention to the men who are at the origin of every economic choice that has allowed the understanding of those mechanisms that made these regions a vast and highly homogeneous money market. Market that contributed not a little to the great mercantile success of the Serenissima.

New one.

Monetary finds and inflation processes in the ancient and medieval world. Proceedings of the IV International Congress of Numismatics and Monetary History. Padua 12-13 October 2007, edited by Michele Asolati, Giovanni Gorini, Esedra Editrice, Padua 2008, pp. 169, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and.

Numismatica Patavina, 9. Series directed by Giovanni Gorini.

The phenomenon of inflation, both as an increase in prices and as a debasement of money, is one of the most studied and debated in the studies of numismatics and ancient and medieval monetary history due to the undoubted repercussions on the contemporary world, which has always tried to limit it. the effects and to keep it under strict control. In fact, the real impact of the inflationary aspects on the economy of a historical period is very delicate and complex to study and understand, especially if we keep in mind the ancient and medieval monetary economies, which are sometimes quite precarious. This volume collects the contributions proposed during the IV International Congress of Numismatics and Monetary History (Padua, 12-13 October 2007) on the theme of the relationship between inflation and its effects on monetary finds. In particular, some aspects of the Greek and Roman world and the Italian medieval one are focused with a series of interventions by Italian and foreign scholars, who have faced this complex problematic analysis by proposing new solutions to old problems or advancing new research perspectives in the light of the documentation. that the continuous discoveries of coins, both isolated and in closets, bring to our attention for a critical and multidisciplinary approach.

New one.

Mario Bernocchi, A medieval coin: the Popolino, Tip. A. Baruffaldi, Mantua 1964, pp. 14, ill., 25 cm.

Extracted from: Italia Numismatica, n.6, 1964.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover.

Very slight traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Giulio Miscosi, The Genoese coins, published by the author, pp. 52 overall, richly illustrated, 24 cm, binding on the entire editorial canvas with titles and embossed decorations on the front plate.

Complete collection of Miscosi's numismatic publications, created by the amateur artist himself. The work includes the following works:

An unpublished page of pre-Roman Ligurian history. The historical and numismatic classification of the coins commonly known as Casella coins found in Crocetta d'Orero (near Genoa) in 1923, Genoa 1926, pp. 12, the original editorial paperback preserved.

Linked with: Ligurian origins. Three thousand years of Genoa. The Massili di Numidia (Neptunian knights). Follow-up to: Classification of Casella coins found in Crocetta d'Orero (near Genoa) in 1923, Genoa 1927, pp. 16, the original editorial paperback preserved.

Linked with: Genoese coins from the 5th century BC. C. to 1815 d. C., sn, slsa, pp. 8.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Raffaele Iula, Introduction to Salerno numismatics, Editrice Diana, Italian Numismatic Cultural Association, Formia 2016, pp. 111, numerous illustrations bn and col., Cm 24, br. and.

Series: Nummus et Historia XXX.

Dissemination volume that effectively presents issues concerning the numismatics of Salerno. Aimed at enthusiasts and scholars of this coinage, it aims to provide a synthesis of the most common, but still little investigated aspects of the coins of the Salerno mint. In fact, the text deals with topics such as: the history of the studies that contributed to the increase in knowledge of these coins, the technical aspects concerning the minting of coins in the early medieval period, the artistic style in the various historical phases of the coin workshop. A substantial bibliography closes the text.

Camillo Brambilla, Unpublished Tremisse in the name of Desiderio king of the Lombards, Fratelli Fusi Printing House, Pavia 1888, pp. 26, ill., Cm 28, editorial paperback with elegant embossed and gold decorations.

On the first page there is a beautiful original photograph applied to the albumin reproducing the coin object of the study.

In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

Cornelio Desimoni, The first silver coins of the mint of Genoa and their value (1139-1493), Tip. of the R. sordo-muti institute, Genoa 1889, pp. 177-223, ill., 28 cm, br. in lily paper.

Extract from: Proceedings of the Ligurian Society of Homeland History, vol. XIX.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover, on the first cover piece of paper taken from the sales price list from which the publication comes.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Giuseppe Ruggero, Genoese numismatic annotations XXV, XXVI, XXVII, Cogliati, Milan 1895, pp. 167-197, ill., 28 cm, br. in gray cardboard with titles on the front cover.

Annotation XXV: Of an unpublished coin of 1663 and of the change of type in 1637.

Annotation XXVI: Obverse and reverse in the type of the Virgin.

Annotation XXVII: On the antiquity of the genovino d'oro.

Elegant ex libris on the last card, label belonging to the front cover.

Insignificant blooms on some cards, but overall exemplary in excellent condition.

Extremely rare.

Carl Arnold Willemsen, Uber die goldaugustalen kaiser Friedrichs II. Und ihren zeugniswert fur die sogenannten portrate des kaisers, Tipografia del Sud, Bari 1971, pp. 117-126, 5 tablets augustal reproductions, 25 cm.

Extract from: Proceedings of the second Federician Days. Oria, October 16-17, 1971.

In perfect condition. Of extreme rarity and scientific interest.

Mario Traina, Bari. German siege of 968. Month of January, sn, slsa, pp. 402-406, ill., 24 cm, br. in paper.

Extract from the work: The sieges and their coins (491-1861). Coins, medals and obsidional paper money beaten or issued in Italy and by Italians abroad, Bologna 1975-1977.

Some scholarly highlights, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.

Mario Traina, Bari. Norman siege. August-September 1139, sn, slsa, pp. 17-24, ill., 25 cm, br. in paper.

Extract from the work: The sieges and their coins (491-1861). Coins, medals and obsidional paper money beaten or issued in Italy and by Italians abroad, Bologna 1975-1977.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Mario Traina, Bari. German siege of 968. Norman siege of 1139, sn, slsa, pp. 99-119, ill., Cm 30, br. in paper.

Extract from the work: The sieges and their coins (491-1861). Coins, medals and obsidional paper money beaten or issued in Italy and by Italians abroad, Bologna 1975-1977.

Insignificant traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.

Corrado Astengo, Liguria. Minor mints, Ind. Graf. L'artistica, Mantova 1959, pp. 32, rich in illustrations, 24 cm.

Extract from: Numismatic Italy, n. 11-12 (November-December 1958), n. 1 (January 1959).

First card membership label. Sporadic underlining by a scholar on a few papers.

In good condition. Extremely rare