Resources
Modern numismatics
Dive into the fascinating world of modern numismatics with our extensive selection of books, studies, and texts dedicated to coins issued from the Renaissance to the Congress of Vienna. This category offers you the opportunity to explore how modern coins have reflected the social, political, and economic changes of this crucial period, telling stories of power, innovation, and national identity. Modern numismatics covers a fundamental era in which coins became not only economic tools but also cultural symbols that influenced and accompanied great historical transformations, from the rise of Renaissance city-states to the stabilization of European nations after the Napoleonic Wars. In our catalog, you will find works that meticulously analyze the monetary issues of different states, including rare and hard-to-find coins, with particular attention to historical moments such as the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Napoleonic Wars. Each volume has been carefully selected to ensure high-quality content, with insights into iconography, minting techniques, monetary legislation, and the evolution of economic systems during this period. Perfect for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts, this catalog allows you to enrich your knowledge and collection with unique and valuable works. Whether you're looking for a book to deepen your studies, expand your collection, or simply discover new perspectives on the history of modern coins, our selection offers everything you need. Explore modern numismatics now and discover how these small metal objects have played a fundamental role in human history, influencing the course of events and reflecting the epochal changes that have defined modern societies.
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Ricci, The Mint of Vercelli
€70.00Camillo Leone Museum, Illustrations and catalogs, vol. I, Award-winning Tipo-Litografia Gallardi and Ugo, Vercelli 1910, pp. 192, photographic portrait of Camillo Leone in the front door, 24 cm, br. and.
The volume includes the full-bodied study of Serafino Ricci, The mint of Vercelli, the numismatic collections of the Leone Museum, pp. 99-190, various illustrations interspersed in the text.
In the same volume there are the following interesting contributions: Federico Arborio Mella, Camillo Leone. Biographical notes, pp. 5-26; Giulio Cesare Faccio, The Vercelli and Trinity printers of the 15th and 16th centuries, pp. 27-98.
This collection of studies was published on the occasion of the opening of the Leone Museum and dedicated to Camillo Leone (1828-1907), who had left his possessions and his collections of antiquities to the Institute of Fine Arts in Vercelli.
In excellent condition. Rare original edition.
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History in your fingers. Coins...
€30.00Aldo A. Mola, Anna M. Faloppa, The story between the fingers. Coins of the Marquises of Saluzzo, Cassa di Risparmio di Saluzzo, Saluzzo 1990, pp. 31, richly illustrated in color, 23 cm.
In perfect condition. Uncommon.
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Numismatic cabinet, edited by...
€38.00Numismatic Cabinet, edited by Gian Guido Belloni, 2 vols., Electa Editrice, Milan 1977, pp. 401, richly illustrated, 25 cm, binding in all editorial canvas with titles on the backs and front plates, dust jackets. Work with an editorial box.
Milan Museums and Galleries series.
The first volume is dedicated to classic coins, the second to medieval, modern and contemporary coins, for a total of 1158 specimens examined.
Very good condition.
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Currie Collection
€25.00The William Currie Collection. Roman and modern Greek coins, Modern Typography, Navacchio (PI) 2012, pp. 32, richly illustrated in col., 29 cm, br. and.
At the top of the title page: Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities. Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany, Mediceo Numismatic Circle, NIA Italian Numismatics Associates; at the bottom: Coin cabinet of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence.
Perfect condition.
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Montenegro 2008
€10.00Montenegro 2008. Italian coin collector's manual with valuations, number of minted and collected pieces from the 18th century to the present day. Annual papal medals, XX ed., Montenegro Numismatic Editions, Turin 2007, pp. 698, richly illustrated, 22 cm, cart. and.
New one.
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Montenegro 2005
€10.00Montenegro 2005. Italian coin collector's manual with valuations, number of minted and collected pieces from the 1700s to the present day. Annual papal medals, XX ed., Montenegro Numismatic Editions, Turin 2004, pp. 690, richly illustrated, 22 cm, cart. and.
New one.
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Euro-unified catalog of Italian...
€10.00Euro-unified catalog of Italian coins and regions. Specialized, XVIII ed., Alfa Edizioni, Turin 2003, pp. 956, richly illustrated, 20 cm, br. and.
New one.
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Cermentini, Numismatic Price...
€10.00Gino Cermentini, Numismatic price guide for the collector of Italian coins. Coins minted in Italy from 1800 to 1985, XXIV ed., Editrice R2, Bologna 1985, pp. 390, richly illustrated, 17 cm, br. and.
In excellent condition.
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Juvenilia. Collection of the...
€8.00Juvenilia. Collection of the writings presented in the competition for young numismatists Nino Rapetti 2011, Cultural Association Italy Numismatics, Formia 2011, pp. 192, ill., Cm 24, br. and.
Nummus et historia series, 20.
Small label belonging to the title page. New one.
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Numismatic writings in memory of...
€8.00Numismatic writings in memory of Domenico Rossi, edited by Biagio Ingrao, Italian numismatic cultural association, Formia 2008, pp. 102, ill., Cm 24, br. and.
Supplement to the Quaderno di studi, 3 (2008).
New one.
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Dessì, The writings of numismatics
€68.00Vincenzo Dessì, The writings of numismatics, Publisher Gallizzi, Sassari 1970, pp. 248, richly illustrated, 22 cm, br. and.
Vincenzo Dessì (1859-1908) was a careful student of the ancient Sardinian coins. His research activity mainly resulted in the publication of the important studies reproduced in this volume: In the mint of Sassari. Coins of William III Viscount of Narbonne and Judge of Arborea; Real unpublished minute of the mint of Alghero; Unpublished minute for Charles V and Aragonese-Spanish coinage; Coins of Villa di Chiesa (Iglesias); Two unpublished tremissi by Charlemagne; Storage room of medieval coins found near Alghero; Storage room of medieval coins found in the Nurra; Storeroom of medieval coins found in Pattada; About a small storage room of Liutprando's gold coins found in the village of Ossi (Sassari).
Insignificant signs of aging, otherwise in perfect condition. Very rare.
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From doges to emperors. The end...
€24.00From doges to emperors. The end of the Republic between history and myth, Electa, Milan 1997, pp. 214, richly illustrated, 28 cm, br. and.
Catalog of the exhibition held in Venice in 1997.
Particularly interesting is the section of the work dedicated to coins and medals, in which the following contributions appear: Piero Voltolina, The last decades of the Republic in some medals of the Correr Civic Museum; Michele Asolati and Cristina Crisafulli, From the mint of the doges to the mint of the emperors.
In perfect condition.
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De Minicis, Numismatics of Ascoli
€220.00Gaetano De Minicis, Numismatics Ascoli or both declaration of the ancient coins of Ascoli in the Piceno, from the types of Gaetano Paccasassi, Fermo 1853, pp. VIII, 72, 2 splendid plates, cm 31, paperback ed. with titles and decorations.
Elegant ex libris on the verso of the last plate.
Small lack on the margins of the editorial paperback, otherwise in excellent condition with fresh paper and wide margins.
Very rare.
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Vergara, Coins of the Kingdom of...
€28.00Cesare Antonio Vergara, Coins of the Kingdom of Naples from Roggiero first King to the August Most Reigning Charles VI Emperor and III Catholic King, edited by Alberto Gaffi, Accademia degli Incolti editions, Rome 1992, XIV, pp. 178, 60 tablets depicting coins, 23 cm, cart. and.
Anastatic reprint of the ed. for Francesco Gonzaga, Rome 1715.
New one.
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Coins from the Museum of Legnano
€35.00Coins from the Civic Museum of Legnano. Exhibition guide. Classical period (hints on Greek, Roman republican and imperial, Byzantine coinage). Medieval and modern period (notes on the coins of the Milan mint: from Charlemagne to Maria Theresa of Austria), edited by N. Vismara, R. Martini, Edizioni Ennerre, Milan 1988, pp. 384, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.
Catalog of the permanent exhibition.
In perfect condition.
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The Risorgimento closet of Santa...
€15.00The Risorgimento closet in Santa Giulietta (Pavia) 1978. 18th-19th century gold coins, Archaeological Museum, Milan 1982, folder containing 6 papers, 30 cm.
In perfect condition. Very rare.
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Ruotolo, The coins of Messina...
€18.00Giuseppe Ruotolo, The coins of Messina from the origins to the closure of the mint (530 BC - 1676 AD), work published under the aegis of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology, Biblionumis Edizioni, Terlizzi 2018, pp. 73, richly illustrated, 21 x 15 cm, editorial paperback, ISBN 978-88-99512-06-4.
Historical Sciences, 2. Series directed by Luca Lombardi.
The author - former president of the Italian Academy of Numismatic Studies for almost three decades, now president of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology - synthetically and with scientific rigor analyzes the coins issued in Messina from ancient times to the closure of the Sicilian mint. Taking into account the most recent studies, the monograph opens with historical notes relating to the city, the intense activity of its mint is then presented, which lasted over 22 centuries, starting from the classical era, to then reach Arab, Norman and Swabian domination. , Angevin, Aragonese and Emperor Charles V. The rich iconographic apparatus and the notes accompanying the text are of extreme interest. The work, which constitutes the second volume of the Historical Sciences Series directed by Luca Lombardi, was printed in a limited number of copies and on ivory paper. As proof of the exceptional nature of this publishing event, the publication is made under the aegis of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology.
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Biondelli, Preface of the work...
€40.00B. Biondelli, Preface of the work The coins of Milan by Francesco and Ercole Gnecchi, Tip. Bernardoni by C. Rebeschini and C., Milan 1884, pp. 58, 33 cm, br. in paper decorated with red lilies.
Preface by Bernardino Biondelli to the fundamental work of the Gnecchi brothers, published independently with its own title page and pagination.
Elegant ex libris on the reverse of the first card.
Traces of use on the first and last card, otherwise in excellent condition.
Extremely rare.
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Promis, Coins of the abbots of...
€14.00Domenico Promis, Coins of the abbots of S. Benigno di Fruttuaria, Forni Editore, Bologna 2001, pp. 25, 3 plates, 24 cm, br. and.
Anastatic reprint of the Turin edition of 1870.
In perfect condition.
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Saetti, The double duchy of...
€14.00Franco Saetti, Perspective images in Italian Renaissance coinage: the double duchy of Alfonso I d'Este, Italian Numismatic Society, sl 2000, pp. 113-138, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. moult.
Extract from: Italian journal of numismatics and related sciences, vol. CI, 2000.
In perfect condition.
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Gnecchi, Of some coins of the...
€22.00Francesco 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.
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Cagiati, The coins of the realm...
€140.00Memmo Cagiati, The coins of the realm of the two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, fasc. X, Typography Joele & Aliberti, Naples 1937, pp. VI, 104, splendid illustrations interspersed in the text, 28 cm, br. and. with titles and decorations on the front plate.
This is the last and rarest issue, dedicated to the Messina mint, of the important work of Memmo Cagiati, published posthumously in just 250 numbered copies by his stepdaughter Eugenia Majorana. This is specimen no. 175.
In excellent condition. Extremely rare.
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Humphreys, The coin collectorʼs...
€90.00Henry 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.
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Promis, Piedmontese obsidional...
€90.00Domenico Casimiro Promis, Piedmontese obsidional coins. Beaten during the sieges of the cities of Nice 1543, Vercelli 1617 and 1638, Casale 1628 and 1630, Cuneo 1641, Alessandria, 1746. Second edition with 37 engravings interspersed in the text, enriched with new notes and news on the Novara obsidional coins. by L. De Mauri, Patristic Antiques Library, Turin 1903, pp. 44, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.
Edition of 400 numbered and autographed copies by De Mauri, this is no. 76.
Membership stamp on the paperback and title page.
Slight traces of use on the paperback, otherwise exemplary in excellent condition.
Very rare.