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Sales catalogs
Explore our Sales Catalogs category, offering a unique selection of auction catalogs, fixed-price lists, and sales catalogs of some of the most prestigious numismatic collections. These catalogs are an invaluable resource for collectors and scholars, providing in-depth details on rare coins, historical valuations, and insights into the most influential dealers in numismatic history. Discover valuations, provenances, and technical descriptions of the coins offered in some of the most important and authoritative sales. Whether you are interested in a specific historic auction or wish to explore high-value numismatic collections, this section provides the ideal resources to enhance your collection and knowledge.
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Collection of Roman medals
€110.00Rollin et Feuardent, Catalog of a collection of Roman medals en vente a l'amiable, with the fixed prices in each number. Premiere and second party. As, imperial Roman families, jusqu'à Pupien, Cherbourg Typ. et Lith. Ch. Feuardent, Paris, London sd, pp. 462, 18, 16 cm, splendid coeval half-canvas binding, gold titles and decorations on the spine, plates and endpapers in fine marbled paper.
Without a printing date, the volume reports in addition to the main address of the famous Parisian auction house, rue Vivienne 12, that of the first London branch, Haymarket 27, founded in 1867, which in January 1873 was moved to Great Russel Street. It can be deduced that the text was printed from 1867 to 1872.
The volume is enriched by a file, linked to the end of the catalogue, on pp. 18, of which 5 written in elegant contemporary handwriting, with an index of imperial coins.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Del Vivo Collection
€150.00P. & P. Santamaria, Del Vivo Collection. Coins of the Grand Duchy and of the minor mints of Tuscany, 8 December 1930, Stabilimento d'Arti Grafiche Vincenzo Bartelli & C., Perugia 1930, pp. VIII, 48, 6 plates, 26 cm, br. and. protected by br. silent coeval.
The catalog presents 568 lots and is of extraordinary importance for the study of Tuscan coins.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Paulucci collection
€90.00Ortensio Vitalini, Collection of papal coins of the Marquis Luigi Paulucci de' Calboli Piazza, 14 January 1896 et seq., Tip. of the Publishing Cooperative Union, Rome 1896, pp. IV, 145 with a wonderful chromolithographic frontispiece in gold, silver, black, red and the Marquis's illuminated coat of arms, 1 plate, 29 cm, br. and.
The catalog presents 1472 lots.
Slight wear and tear on front cover, otherwise untouched and in excellent condition.
Very rare.
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Del Pezzo Collection, Duke of...
€450.00Arthur Sambon, Ambrogio Canessa, Catalog de Monnaies de la Grande-Grèce et de la Sicilie. Artistic series. Pièces de choix archaïques et des plus belles époques de l'art grec. Oeuvres signées par les graveurs Exakestidas, Euméne, Evénète, Cimon, Euclide, Philistion, etc., 27-30 June 1927, Macon, Protat Frères, Imprimeurs, Paris 1927, pp. XII with an accurate Preface by Arthur Sambon, pp. 124, 40 shines pl. of coins, 28 cm, br. and.
The catalog presents 1198 lots of ancient Greek coins and Italian mints.
This extraordinary collection, with many rarities, was established by Pasquale del Pezzo (Berlin 1859-Naples 1936), Duke of Caianello and Marquis of Campodisola. From 1884 he taught higher geometry and projective geometry at the University of Naples. He was dean of the Faculty of Sciences and later rector of the same university. From 1914 to 1917 he was also Mayor of Naples and from 1919, until his death, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy.
Insignificant loss on the spine of 2 cm, slight traces of use and ordinary signs of aging, otherwise cataloged in excellent condition with solid binding.
Very rare.
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Bizzarri collection
€34.00Collection of dr. John Bizzarri. Coins and medals of the Roman pontiffs. Coins of the House of Savoy and of the Italian Republic since 1946. Various coins, 24-26 November 1966, Mario Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1966, pp. 51, 29 plates, 29 cm, br. and.
Attached is the evaluation price list.
In excellent condition.
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Sammlung Consul Eduard Friedrich...
€120.00Jacob Hirsch, Sammlung Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber, Hamburg. Griechische münzen, Forni Editore, Bologna 1970, pp. 340 including a beautiful portrait on the frontispiece, VIII, 61 plates, 28 cm, full canvas binding ed. with titles and decorations on the spine and on the front plate.
Anastatic reprint of the 1908 edition.
In perfect condition.
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Coins of the Roman pontiffs
€120.00P. & P. Santamaria, Coins of the Roman pontiffs, 27 April 1942, Grafica SA, Perugia 1942, pp. VIII, 135, 30 plates, cm 27, br. and.
The catalog presents 1493 coins of the popes of the various mints and gold medals.
Attached is the list of hammer prices.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Medailles francaises et etrangeres
€22.00Ch. Florange, Monnaies et medailles. Librairie numismatique, Catalog de medailles francaises et etrangeres, Imprimerie Lefebvre-Ducrocq, Lille 1928, pp. 20, richly illustrated, 14 cm, br. and. protected by br. coeval moult.
The catalog features 241 lots.
Publication embellished with ex libris by Camillo Orlando.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Collection Hartwig
€250.00P. & P. Santamaria, Vente aux enchères publiques de la collection de Medailles Grecques et Romaines, Aes Grave, livres de numismatique, histoire, archeologie, appartenant au Dr. Paul Hartwig, 7 March 1910, Società Tip. Editrice Romana, Rome 1910, pp. VI, 221, title page in black and red, splendid headers and illustrations of coins interspersed in the text, 28 pls. of coins, 28 cm, cart. coeval decorated with a morocco label and gold titles and fillets on the spine, the red paperback preserved.
The catalog presents 2335 lots, including: 842 ancient Greek coins of which 695 from Italian mints, 30 aes grave, 174 republican denarii, 960 imperial coins, 306 books.
Attached is the list of clearing prices, pp. 11.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Roman imperial coins
€55.00Mario Ratto, Roman imperial coins in gold, silver, bronze, on public auction on January 19, 1956, Arti Grafica Pezzini, Milan 1956, pp. 48, 15 tablets covered with tissue paper, cm 26, br. and.
The catalog features 360 high quality coins.
Attached is the list of evaluation prices and the list of hammer prices.
Minimal traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.
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Depoletti Collection, First and...
€480.00Luigi Capobianchi, Depoletti Collection, Part One, Catalog of medieval and modern Italian coins, 27 February 1882, Artero and C., Rome 1882, pp. IV, 96, 1 beautiful pl. lithographic reproducing coins, cm 23, br. and.
In addition: Luigi Capobianchi, Depoletti Collection, Second Part, Catalog of the coins of the Roman emperors, 6 March 1882, Rome Printing and Library, Rome 1882, pp. VIII, 159 with beautiful head, 1 splendid pl. lithographic reproducing coins, cm 23, br. and.
The Second Part is embellished by the indication of the creations in elegant coeval handwriting, next to each lot, and notes relating to the sale.
Attached is a long and very interesting letter, dated Palombara April 22, 1882, in which the writer, having personally participated in the auction, communicates unpublished information on the conduct of the auction to a titled numismatist. For example, he claims to have bought one of the most important coins at auction, the gold Julius Caesar, and that immediately after having collected it he would have received extraordinary economic offers from America, refusing them. The letter also contains information of scientific interest, such as those relating to a treasure trove of 900 consular coins found in the Marcellino area. The Greek and Roman republican coins of the Depoletti Collection were presented in an additional section to the catalog, not included here.
Slight signs of aging and minimal lacks on the back of the First Part, otherwise in excellent condition with solid bindings.
Together unique and of great interest.
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Kunst und munzen, 32 price...
€78.00Kunst und munzen, 32 fixed price lists, 1971-1984, richly illustrated.
In excellent condition.
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Finarte, 5 catalogs, 1978-1980
€10.00Finarte, 5 auction catalogs, 1978-1980, richly illustrated, br. and.
The lot includes the following catalogs: 277 of 9 November 1978, 309 of 3 May 1979, 320 of 15 November 1979, 325 of 13 December 1979, 335 of 30 April 1980.
In excellent condition.
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Ars et nummus, 30 price lists,...
€60.00Ars et nummus by Giuseppe Nascia, 30 fixed price lists, 1964-1977, richly illustrated.
In excellent condition.
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Coins of southern Italy and Sicily
€40.00Montenapoleone, Italian coins of southern Italy and Sicily. Medieval and modern Italian coins. Italian coins of the contemporary age. Foreign coins, auction no. 5 (29-30 May 1984), Polyglot Typography, Milan 1984, pp. 61, 28 plates, 30 cm, br. and.
Attached is the list of evaluation prices and the list of hammer prices.
Fundamental catalog for the study of the coins of southern Italy and Sicily.
Minimal traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.
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Classic coins and medals
€22.00Giorgi Gallery, Sale of classic coins and medals. Palazzo Gaddi, June 28-29, 1970, Il Fiorino art editions, Florence 1970, pp. 107, 23 pl., Cm 24, br. and. with dust jacket.
You make ballpoint manuscripts next to each lot.
Attached is the list of hammer prices.
Minimal traces of use, otherwise in good condition.
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Collection Lippi de Biccari
€65.00Jules Sambon, Catalog of the Lippi de Biccari Collection. Monnaies romaines, consulaires, imperiales et byzantines en vente a amiable avec les prix fixes a chaque, n. 4 (1888), Imprimerie de l'Academie Royale des Lincei, Rome 1888, pp. 111, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper.
Full-bodied sales catalog featuring 1741 ancient Greek and Roman, consular and imperial coins and Byzantine coins.
Minimal traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Extremely rare.
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Haeberlin Collection, Rist. an.
€95.00Haeberlin collection catalog. Gold and silver coins of the Roman Republic with auction price list, Nummorum Auctiones SA, Lugano 1977, pp. XIV, 190 with beautiful portrait on the front door, 29 plates, 20, 30 cm, splendid binding in the Moroccan middle with gold titles on the spine.
Anastatic reprint of the Frankfurt edition, 1933.
Beautiful edition of only 300 numbered copies, this is copy no. 2, on Usomano Velin papers specially made by Cartiera Ventura in Cernobbio.
Slight traces of use on the lower edge of the dishes, otherwise in excellent condition.
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Levis Collection
€150.00Naville & C., Collection HC Levis Esq. LLB, FSA Monnaies romaines antiques, Lucerne 18-20 juin 1925, Naville & C., Geneve 1925, pp. VIII, 80 with beautiful headboards, 42 plates, 28 cm, br. and.
The catalog - relating to the eleventh sale of the company Naville & C., founded in 1919 and renamed Ars Classica Genève in 1926 - presents 1139 lots of Roman coins, including 56 of aes grave, 79 of the Republic and 930 of imperial Roman coins with extraordinary medallions and sesterces.
At the sporadic tables, pencil notes relating to the hammer prices.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Catalog des monnaies antiques...
€180.00Ars Classica, Catalog des monnaies antiques grecques, romaines, byzantines, etc. Bibliothèque numismatique, Collections des deux amateurs étrangers recemment décédé et d'autre provenances, choix tiré de la collection W.-H. Woodward, Londres, Lucerne 2 juillet 1930 et jour suivants, Ars Classica, Geneve 1930, pp. IV, 136 with beautiful headboards, 74 plates, 28 cm, br. and.
The catalog presents 2267 lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins and numismatic books. In detail: 26 coins from Spain and Gaul, 400 from Italian mints, 862 from Greek mints, 28 aes grave, 67 republican roman, 704 imperial roman, 149 byzantine, 27 barbarian, 91 books and catalogs.
Volume of extraordinary importance for the study of Roman imperial, Byzantine and barbarian coins.
Attached is the list of hammer prices.
Sporadic notes in pencil by a scholar.
In a very good state of conservation. Rare.
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Majer, Catalog of ancient and...
€12.00Nicolò Majer, Catalog of ancient and modern coins for sale at marked prices, n. 15 (July 1910), Stab. Graphic Giuseppe Scarabellin, Venice 1910, pp. 131, 23 cm, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper.
The catalog presents 5017 lots of Italian and foreign coins.
Minimal traces of use, however in good condition.
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Majer, Catalog of ancient and...
€150.00Nicolò Majer, Catalog of ancient and modern coins for sale at marked prices, 14 issues, 1907-1917, Venice 1907-1917, pp. About 1200 overall, 23 cm, 1 vol. in half coeval canvas and 10 br. and.
In detail: n. 3, July 1907, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 122, 4957 lots, br. in half canvas; n. 4, October 1907, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 77, 1803 lots, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper; n. 6, April 1908, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 57, 1873 lots, br. and.; n. 8, October 1908, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 73, 1684 lots, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper; n. 9, January 1909, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 104, 3969 lots, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper; n. 12, October 1909, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 72, 1687 lots, br. and.; n. 13, January 1910, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 101, 3788 lots, br. in coeval blank paper; n. 15, July 1910, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 133, 5089 lots, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper; n. 16, October 1910, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 70, 1608 lots, br. in coeval blank paper; n. 18, April 1911, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 54, 1768 lots, br. in coeval blank paper.
In addition, in volume with contemporary half canvas binding: n. 11, July 1909, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 130, 5041 lots; n. 19, July 1911, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 133, 5147 lots; n. 36, July 1916, Italian, foreign and Roman consular coins, pp. 32, 965 lots; n. 39, July 1917, Italian, foreign and Roman consular coins, pp. 30, 933 lots.
Minimal traces of use, but overall in good condition.
Very rare set.
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Majer, Catalog of ancient and...
€480.00Nicolò Majer, Catalog of ancient and modern coins for sale at marked prices, 38 issues, 1907-1919, Venice 1907-1919, pp. About 3100 overall, 23 cm, 5 vols. in half coeval canvas and 19 br. and.
Volume I: n. 1, January 1907, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 100, 3941 lots; n. 2, April 1907, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 56, 1793 lots; n. 3, July 1907, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 122, 4957 lots; n. 4, October 1907, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 77, 1803 lots.
Volume II: n. 5, January 1908, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 102, 3953 lots; n. 6, April 1908, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 57, 1873 lots; n. 7, July 1908, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 127, 5074 lots; n. 8, October 1908, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 73, 1684 lots.
Volume III: n. 9, January 1909, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 104, 3969 lots; n. 10, April 1909, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 58, 1854 lots; n. 11, July 1909, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 130, 5041 lots; n. 12, October 1909, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 72, 1687 lots.
Volume IV: n. 13, January 1910, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 101, 3788 lots; n. 14, April 1910, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 56, 1812 lots; n. 15, July 1910, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 133, 5089 lots; n. 16, October 1910, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 70, 1608 lots.
Volume V: n. 17, January 1911, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 96, 3801 lots; n. 18, April 1911, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 54, 1768 lots; n. 19, July 1911, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 133, 5147 lots.
In addition, the following paperback issues: n. 20, October 1911, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellany, pp. 71, 1616 lots; n. 22, April 1912, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 56, 1680 lots; n. 25, January 1913, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 83, 3125 lots; n. 26, April 1913, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 52, 1621 lots; n. 27, July 1913, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 124, 4811 lots; n. 28, October 1913, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 58, 1173 lots; n. 29, January 1914, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 81, 3091 lots; n. 30, April 1914, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 55, 1747 lots; n. 31, July 1914, Italian and foreign coins, pp. 102, 3717 lots; n. 32, October 1914, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellany, pp. 40, 845 lots; n. 33, January 1915, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 54, 1937 lots; n. 34, April 1915, Greek, consular, Byzantine coins, oselle of the Venetian Republic and lead, pp. 124, 685 lots; n. 35, January 1916, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 36, 1116 lots; n. 36, July 1916, Italian, foreign and Roman consular coins, pp. 32, 965 lots; n. 37, October 1916, Medals, decorations, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 32, 587 lots; n. 38, January 1917, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 28, 869 lots; n. 39, July 1917, Italian, foreign and Roman consular coins, pp. 30, 933 lots; n. 40, October 1917, Medals, decorations, leads, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 28, 544 lots; n. 41, January 1919, Medals, decorations, leads, tokens and miscellaneous, pp. 28, 870 lots.
The 38 issues constitute almost the entire publication of the Catalog of ancient and modern coins published by the prestigious Nicolò Majer firm of Venice from 1907 to 1919 (only three are missing). This catalog replaced the previous one printed by Majer together with the numismatist Morchio.
Traces of use under no. 12, for the rest overall in excellent condition.
Extremely rare together.
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Morchio & Majer, Catalog of...
€24.00G. Morchio & N. Majer, Catalog of ancient and modern coins for sale at marked prices, 2 issues, 1897, 1899, Venice 1897, 1899, pp. 202 overall, 23 cm, br. and. protected by coeval blank paper.
In detail: n. 13, July 1897, Italian and foreign coins and medals, pp. 98, 3773 lots; n. 19, January 1899, Italian and Roman imperial coins, pp. 104, 4489 lots.
Tears without losses on the paperback and traces of use on some paper in catalog no. 19, for the rest overall in a more than good state of conservation.