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Ancient numismatics
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Höltz, Kritik der...
€50.00Joachim Höltz, Kritik der Geldentstehungstheorien. Carl Menger, Wilhelm Gerloff und eine Untersuchung über die Entstehung des Geldes im alten Ägypten und Mesopotamien, Reimer, Berlin 1984, pp. 401, 21 cm, br. and.
Series: Mainzer ethnologische Arbeiten, 5.
In excellent condition.
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Quagliati, Four hoards of Greek...
€270.00Q. Quagliati, Four hoards of Greek coins found in Carosino, Monacizzo, Mottola, Francavilla Fontana, Italian Institute of Numismatics, National Roman Museum, Rome 1930, pp. 98, 5 splendid plates, 25 cm, br. and.
In excellent condition. Extremely rare.
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Burnett, La numismatique...
€40.00Andrew Burnett, La numismatique romaine. De la République au Haut-Empire, Traduction de Georges Depeyrot, Editions Errance, Paris 1988, pp. 120, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.
In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.
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Belloni, Trajan's coins, Catalog...
€40.00Gian Guido Belloni, Trajan's coins. Catalog of the Civic Numismatic Cabinet. Archaeological Museum of Milan, Archetipografia, Milan 1973, pp. LX, 67, 26 plates, 32 cm, elegant full cloth binding ed. with titles on the spine and impression decoration on the front plate.
At the top of the title page: Municipality of Milan. Breakdown of culture, tourism and entertainment.
Edition of 1100 copies, this is the n. 82.
In perfect state of conservation.
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Prifix 1990, Catalog illustré...
€22.00Romain Probst, André Ungeheuer, Prifix 1990. Catalog illustré des monnaies des Trévires, monnaies luxembourgeoises (984-1990), médailles en or (1953-1990), Banque du Timbre et lux-numis, Luxembourg 1990, pp. 176, richly illustrated, 19 cm, br. and.
In excellent condition.
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Pre-Roman coins in Northern...
€58.00Pre-Roman coins in Northern Italy, Celtic Gaul and Eastern Europe. Andrea Pautasso Collection, Industrie Grafiche Editoriali Musumeci, Quart (AO) 1988, pp. XIII, 50 of which 25 plates. reproducing coins, 24 cm, br. and.
At the head of the title page: Valle d'Aosta Region, Department of Tourism, Urban Planning and Cultural Heritage, Andrea Pautasso Foundation for Numismatic Studies, Numismatic Cultural Association of Valle d'Aosta.
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Church of S. Lorenzo in Aosta from 3 September to 2 October 1988.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Lentini, Garraffo, The treasure...
€25.00MC Lentini, S. Garraffo, The treasure of Naxos (1985). From urban block C4, house 1-2, Foreword by Paola Pelagatti, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1995, pp. XII, 49, 14 pl., 24 cm, br. and.
Series: Studies and materials, 4.
In excellent condition.
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Borghesi, Oeuvres completes,...
€650.00Bartolomeo Borghesi, Complete works. Publiees par les orders et auxfrais de SM l'Empereur Napoleon III, 8 vols., Imprimerie Imperiale, Paris 1862-1879, pp. 4264 overall, ill., 5 tables. total, 29 cm, beautiful half-canvas binding, plates decorated with phytomorphic motifs, titles and gold fillets on leather gusset on the spine.
The lot includes the following volumes:
Volume I: Oeuvres numismatiques I, 1862, pp. VIII, 517, 1 table. engraved by Dardel.
Volume III: Oeuvres epigraphiques I, 1864, pp. 549, ill.
Volume IV: Oeuvres epigraphiques II, 1865, pp. 540, 2 splendid plates. engraved by Dardel.
Volume V: Oeuvres epigraphiques III, 1869, pp. 641.
Volume VI: Lettres I, 1868, pp. 517, ill.
Volume VII: Lettres II, 1872, pp. 613, ill.
Volume VIII: Lettres III, 1872, pp. 628, ill.
Volume IX: Nouveau fragments des fastes consulaires, 1879, pp. 251, ill., 2 large plates. foldable
Set of 8 volumes, out of 10, of the sumptuous work of the famous numismatist and epigraphist Bartolomeo Borghesi (1781-1860), created by will and at the expense of Emperor Napoleon III.
Portrait of the author missing from the vol. VIII, tear from the internal margin of the volume. I without losses, stamp of ownership of an extinct library on the first leaves of some volumes, reinforcement on the last leaf of the volumes. V and VI, ordinary signs of aging, otherwise texts in excellent condition with very fresh paper, in nicks and largely untouched.
Extremely rare.
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Mionnet, Atlas de géographie...
€150.00TE Mionnet, Atlas de géographie numismatique pour servir a la description des médailles antiques, chez Crozet, Paris 1838, pp. 7 with large Roman medallion protected by tissue at the end of the Preface, 7 splendid geographical maps finely engraved on double pages, 36 cm, br. silent waiting.
Geographical supplement to Mionnet's monumental work “Description de médailles antiques, grecques et romaines”, which is missing from most of the works. The text is dedicated by the author to the memory of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy: “Mon protecteur et mon maître. Témoignage d’une éternelle et pieuse reconnaissance”.
Non-disfiguring halo of old gore on the upper margin of the first four leaves, ordinary signs of aging, otherwise the work is in excellent condition with wide margins.
Very rare.
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The pre-Roman coinage of...
€100.00Proceedings of the Study Meeting on: The pre-Roman coinage of northern Italy. Metal supply, minting, circulation, Bordighera, 16-17 September 1994, International Institute of Ligurian Studies, Bordighera 1996, pp. 365, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and. with dust jacket.
At the head of the title page: International Institute of Ligurian Studies, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, School of Specialization in Archaeology, Municipality of Milan, Civic Numismatic Collections.
In excellent condition.
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Scheers, Les monnaies de la...
€90.00Simone Scheers, Les monnaies de la Gaule inspirées de cells de la République romaine, Universiteitsbibliotheek, Universitaire Uitgaven, Leuven 1969, pp. X, 270, richly illustrated, 12 plates, 25 cm, br. and.
Series: Werken op het gebied van de geschiedenis en de filologie, 5e Reeks, 6.
In excellent condition.
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Taliercio, The coinage of Valentia
€45.00Marina Taliercio Mensitieri, The coinage of Valentia, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1989, pp. 132, 23 pl., 24 cm, br. and.
Series: Bibliotheca of the International Center for Numismatic Studies, 3.
In excellent condition.
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Choix de monnaies et médailles...
€50.00Choix de monnaies et médailles du Cabinet de France. Monnaies grecques d'Italie et de Sicile, chez C. Rollin et Feuardent, Paris 1913, pp. II, 83, 10 plates, 25 cm, br. and.
Of great interest for the study of the coins presented.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Sestini, In catalogs Hedervarian...
€28.00Domenico Sestini, In catalogs of Hedervarian museums. First part. Numos graecos. Amplectentem castigationes, Apud Guillelmum Piatti, Florentiae 1828, pp. 68, 29 cm, br. and. mute.
Insignificant defects on the spine, otherwise intact and in perfect condition. Very rare.
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Jeločnik, Najdba argenteusov...
€55.00Aleksander Jeločnik, Najdba argenteusov zgodnje tetrarhije v Sisku. The Sisak hoard of argentei of the early tetrarchy, Tisk Triglavske tiskarne, Ljubljana 1961, pp. 90, 15 plates, 24 cm, br. and.
Necklace: Situla. Glasnik narodnega muzeja v Ljubljani, 3.
In perfect condition.
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Pautasso, Contributions to the...
€50.00Andrea Pautasso, Contributions to the documentation of the Po Valley coinage, Center for Prehistoric and Archaeological Studies, Varese 1970, pp. 161-187, 24 plates, 26 cm, br. and.
Very slight traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.
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Bernhard Laum. Origin of money...
€40.00Bernhard Laum. Origin of money and the theory of sacrifice. Proceedings of the study meeting. Rome 1995, edited by Nicola F. Parise, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1997, pp. 124, 24 cm, br. and.
Series: Studies and materials, 5.
In perfect condition.
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Inflation in the fourth century...
€40.00Inflation in the fourth century AD. C. Proceedings of the Study Meeting. Rome 1988, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1993, pp. XI, 216, 24 cm, br. and.
Series: Studies and materials, 3.
Small signature of possession on the title page.
In perfect condition.
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Persuasive nummo vetere. Studies...
€50.00Persuasive nummo vetere. Studies in honor of Giovanni Gorini, edited by Michele Asolati, Bruno Callegher, Andrea Saccocci, collaboration by Cristina Crisafulli, Esedra Editrice, Padua 2016, pp. XX, 481, richly illustrated in col., Cm 30, br. and.
The most illustrious scholars in the world of the two disciplines participated in this collection of essays on numismatics and archeology, gathered to celebrate Professor Giovanni Gorini: Michel Amandry, Ermanno A. Arslan, Silvana Balbi de Caro, Tomislav Bilić, Lorenzo Braccesi, Gian Pietro Brogiolo, Andrew Burnett, Maria Caccamo Caltabiano, Renata Cantilena, Loredana Capuis, Daniele Castrizio, Alessandro Cavagna, Francisca Chaves Tristán, Michael H. Crawford, Francois de Callatay, Armando De Guio, Marko Dizdar, Emanuela Ercolani Cocchi, Irene Favaretto, Wolfgang Fischer -Bosssert, Salvatore Garraffo, Francesca Ghedini, Liliana Giardino, Catherine Grandjean, Maria Teresa Lachin, Lorenzo Lazzarini, Giovanni Leonardi, Ivan Mirnik, Cécile Morrisson, Stefania Montanaro, Bernhard Overbeck, Nicola Parise, Rossella Pera, Claudia Perassi, Stefania Pesavento Mattioli, Richard Reece, Guido Rosada, Cecilia Rossi, Adriano Savio, Patrizia Serafin, Aldo Siciliano, Marina Taliercio Mensitieri, Tuukka Talvi or, Melinda Torbágyi, Ioannis Touratsoglou, Adriana Travaglini, Paola Zanovello.
New one.
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Rasile, The coins of Capua
€50.00Mario Rasile, The coins of Capua from the ancient and medieval periods, Editions of the author, Itri 1990, pp. 88, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Campana, Corpus Nummorum...
€160.00Alberto Campana, Corpus Nummorum Antiquae Italiae (minor ticks), vol. 1, Numismatica Grigoli, Suzzara 1996, pp. 357, richly illustrated, 30 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front plate.
From the Index: Preface by Franco Grigoli, Introduction by Alberto Campana, 2 geographical maps (by David R. Sear, 1978), Ancona, Ariminum, Iguvium, Galaria, Herbita, Imachara, Morgantina, Piakos, Kimissa, Tuder, Firmum, Aakrai , Hipana, Longane, Stiela, Agyrion, Alba fucens, Signia, Vestini, Reate, Carsioli, Hatria, Aquinum, Cora, larinum, The Frentani, Pallanum?, The Samnites, Meles, Aesernia, Venafrum, Allifae, Pitanati, Aquilonia, Malventum /Beneventum, Telesia, Fistelia.
In perfect condition. Rare.
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Campana, Corpus Nummorum...
€220.00Alberto Campana, Corpus Nummorum Antiquae Italiae (minor ticks), vol. 2, Edizioni Nomisma, Republic of San Marino sd, pp. 400, richly illustrated, 30 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front plate.
In the work the ticks are presented alphabetically from Abakainon to Mytistraton.
In perfect condition. Very rare.
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Martini, Roman provincial...
€38.00Rodolfo Martini, Roman provincial coinage, vol. 4, Handbook of provincial mints, Ennerre Editions, Milan 1992, pp. XIX, 304, with a large section of tables and graphs, 25 cm, cart. and.
Glaux. Series of numismatic studies and research, 10.
In excellent condition.
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Vismara, Roman provincial...
€38.00Novella Vismara, Roman provincial coinage, vol. 2, Winsemann Falghera Collection, vol. 5, Valerianus-Aurelianus-semi autonomous, Ennerre Editions, Milan 1992, pp. 1057-1281, richly illustrated, 260-314 plates, 25 cm, cart. and.
Glaux. Series of numismatic studies and research, 8.
In excellent condition.