Ancient numismatics

Alberto Trivero Rivera, Alain Gennari, Ex Nummis Historia: agony and death of an empire. The last years of existence of the Western Roman Empire told through its coins, Editrice Diana, Italian numismatic cultural association, Cassino 2013, pp. 224, ill., 24 cm, br. and.

Nummus et historia series, 25.

N egg.

Roberto Bartoloni, Coins of Imperial Rome, Mondadori, Milan 2001, second edition, pp. 256, richly illustrated in color, 20 cm, hardcover ed. with title on the spine and dust jacket.

Main topics covered: republican coinage, imperial coinage, coinage and mints, fakes and patination.

Perfect condition. Very rare.

Gaetano 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.

Filippo Schiassi, On the discovery of consular and family medals made in Cadriano in the Bologna area in the year 1811. Reasoning read in the R. University of Bologna, for Giuseppe Lucchesini, Bologna 1811, pp. 54, 23 cm, br. coeval mute.

Blooms on the first and last card, otherwise in excellent condition and in beards.

Very rare first edition, reprinted in Bologna in 1820.

Luigi Pizzamiglio, Chronological essay or History of Roman currency from the foundation of Rome to the fall of the Western Empire, Typography of the SC De Propaganda Fide, Rome 1867, pp. 233, ill., 3 large and splendid tables folded (90x40 cm each) reproducing coins, 32 cm, elegant red half leather binding with titles and decorations in gold on the spine and canvas plates, editorial paperback preserved.

Lossless tear on the inner margin of five papers with old restoration and insignificant traces of use, however overall the work is still intact and in excellent condition.

Rare.

Leodegar Coraggioni, Munzgeschichte der Schweiz, Paul Stroehlin, Luzern 1896, pp. XI, 184, ill., 50 splendid tables reproducing coins, 32 cm, fine binding ed. with gold titles on the back and on the front plate, black embossed decorations on the plates, sprinkled cuts.

Old stamp of possession on the title page.

Exceptional conservation with very fresh paper without stains or even minimal blooms.

Very rare original edition.

Coins 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.

Vincenzo Natale Scotti, On the rarity of ancient medals of all shapes and metals divided into three classes, Ferretti Typography, Rome 1838, pp. 440, 18 cm, coeval waiting paperback, title handwritten in blue pencil on the front cover.

Traces of use on the paperback, otherwise the work is in more than good condition, with large margins.

Rare.

Giuseppe 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.

Ettore Gabrici, Technique and chronology of Greek coins from the seventh to the fifth century. to. Cr., P. & P. Santamaria, Rome 1951, pp. 80, richly illustrated, 5 plates, 22 cm, br. and.

Series of numismatic studies, 2.

Elegant ex libris on the title page, handwritten title on the spine.

Insignificant traces of use, however overall in excellent condition.

Very rare.

Roberto Rossi, The Guarnieri numismatic collection kept at the Camerino Museum. History and catalog, Presentation by Franco Panvini Rosati, Aldo Ausilio Editore, Padua 1979, pp. 147, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

Series: Pages of numismatics. Monographs on numismatic specialization issues, 2.

The volume contains the catalog of an important collection of ancient coins kept first at the Valentiniana Library in Camerino, then at the Civic Museum of Camerino.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover.

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

Philippe Ferrando, Les monnaies d'Arles. De Constantin le Grand à Romulus Augustule (313-476), sn, sl 1997, pp. 254, richly illustrated, 25 cm, binding on the entire editorial canvas with gold titles on the spine and on the front plate.

In perfect condition.

Alessandro Carettoni, Roman civilization: finances, Carlo Colombo Publishing House, Rome 1940, pp. 71, richly illustrated, 25 cm, br. and.

Series: Roman exhibition, 14.

Work embellished with an autograph dedication by the author on the title page, dated April 1940.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Severino Servanzi-Collio, Medals of Roman families discovered near Cingoli, sn, sl 1839, pp. 30, cm 23, br. moult.

Extract from: Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeological Correspondence, 1839.

Handwritten pagination .

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Francesco Rocchi, Essay on the pathology of ancient silver, Tip. Milesi and Nicola, Milan 1918, pp. 16, paper patch depicting coins applied to the title page, 24 cm, br. and.

Extract from: Italian journal of numismatics and related sciences, a. XXXI, fasc. I-II, Milan 1918.

Insignificant leak-free tear on the back cover, otherwise in more than good condition.

Extremely rare.

Giulio Miscosi, Ligurian origins. Three thousand years of Genoa. The massili of Numidia (Neptunian knights). Follow-up to: Classification of Casella coins found in Crocetta d'Orero (near Genoa) in 1923, published by the author, Genoa 1927, pp. 16, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Giovanni Pugliese Carratelli, Problems of the history of Paestum, sn, Naples 1973, pp. 10, 25 cm, br. and.

Extract from: Supplement - Annals, vol. XVIII-XIX, Rome 1973.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Solone Ambrosoli, Regarding the so-called restitution of Gallienus or Philip, Tip. Publisher LF Cogliati, Milan 1903, pp. 8, ill., Cm 27, br. and.

Extract from: Italian journal of numismatics and related sciences, a. XVI (1903), fasc. II.

Communication made to the Congr. International of Historical Sciences in Rome, April 4, 1903.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

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.

Ettore Gabrici, The coinage of bronze in ancient Sicily, Forni Editore, Bologna 1969, pp. 210, 10 plates, 32 cm, br. and.

Anastatic reprint of the Palermo 1927 edition.

Slight traces of use, minimal blooms on the last paper, however overall the work is in good condition.

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.

Antonino Salinas, Selected writings of numismatics, edited by Giuseppe Ruotolo and Luca Lombardi, sn, Bari 2017, pp. 112, richly illustrated, 5 plates, 30 x 22 cm, handcrafted binding consisting of fine leather, marbled paper, ribs, friezes and titles in gold on the spine, guards in lily paper, edition of 10 numbered copies.

Collecting the insert "Tarì" published in the magazine "Monete Antiche" from n. 77 (September-October 2014) under no. 90 (November-December 2016), this volume proposes the ten most important scientific studies by Professor Antonino Salinas (1841-1914) which contributed to marking the main lines of that extraordinary and fruitful research activity that developed in Italy in the numismatic field. in the first decades of the twentieth century. The writings, today difficult to find, are: "Appendix to the memory on the Punic-Sicilian coins of Abbot Gr. Ugdulena and examination of the same", "On the publication entitled: Above some coins discovered in Sicily that recall the expedition of Agatocles in Africa ( memory of Fr. Giuseppe Romano, Paris 1862). Letter to Francesco Salesio Scavo "," Letter to M. the abbé professeur Gregorio Ugdulena sur deux pièces d'argent portant the nom phénicien d'Himêra et les types de Zancle et d ' Agrigente "," Examen de quelques contrefaçons antiques des tétradrachmes de Syracuse et du prétendu nom de graveur Eumélus "," Of two coins of Queen Philistides donated to the Royal Museum of Palermo (letter to comm. Gaetano Daita) "," Of two coins of the ancient city of Paropo in Sicily "," On the type of tetradrams of Segesta and on some numismatic representations of Pane Agreo "," On the type of female heads in Syracuse coins prior to the fourth century BC ", "Discover the Phoenician name of Erice (lit. was at the cav. Agostino Pepoli di Trapani) "," Numismatics and Italian public collections (conference held in the great hall of the Roman college on June 9, 1913) ". Published by Giuseppe Ruotolo and Luca Lombardi, the work was published in just 10 numbered copies and in a particularly well-finished editorial format. In large format, the volume is in fact published on ivory paper with artisanal binding consisting of fine leather, marbled paper, ribs, friezes and titles in gold on the spine, guards in lily paper.

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.

Monetary finds and historical-economic processes in the ancient world, edited by Michele Asolati, Giovanni Gorini, Esedra Editrice, Padua 2012, pp. 362, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and.

Numismatica Patavina, 12. Series directed by Giovanni Gorini.

This volume, which includes fourteen contributions, comes at the end of a research project funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research that lasted over ten years. It was aimed at studying the problems relating to ancient coin finds with projections also in the medieval world in their broadest sense both chronologically and methodologically. Over the years, numerous Italian and foreign scholars have participated in this debate who have focused on some historical-economic aspects of the coin finds in the contexts of Greek and Roman society. These works, although they reflect different approaches and perspectives according to the personalities of the authors, nevertheless, as a whole, provide a very broad and articulated picture of the situation of studies in this sector of numismatic research at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. Each of them, with its own specificity, is part of a larger organism which as a whole offers itself to the free exchange of ideas with a critical and methodological approach. This initiative was born within the "school of Padua" which for several years now has developed a certain experience on historical and economic problems related to the phenomenon of monetary finds.

New one.