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Rape, Greek, Roman, Consular,...
€60.00Rodolfo Ratto, Greek coins, Roman, consular, imperial coins, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. XXI, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1939, pp. 24, 7 splendid collotype plates covered with tissue paper, including 1 double-page, 29 cm, softcover, ed. protected by a contemporary silent softcover.
The catalogue features 812 lots including an interesting set of cast coins.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Ratto, Medals of the Napoleonic...
€38.00Rodolfo Ratto, Medals of the Napoleonic era, Medals of Milan and Lombardy, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. XX, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1938, pp. 16, 8 splendid double-page collotype plates covered with tissue paper, 29 cm, brochure, ed. protected by a contemporary silent brochure.
The catalogue features 323 lots.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Rat, Lombardy, Minor ticks
€35.00Rodolfo Ratto, Lombardy, Minor mints, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. XVI, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1936, pp. 12, 4 collotype plates covered with tissue paper, 29 cm, softcover ed.
The catalogue features 460 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition.
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Ratto, Coins and medals of...
€35.00Rodolfo Ratto, Coins and medals of Venice and the Veneto, Oselle of Venice and Murano, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. XIII, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1934, pp. 19, 3 collotype plates, 29 cm, sealed edition protected by a contemporary silent sealed edition.
The catalogue features 868 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition.
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Rape, Roman consular, imperial,...
€45.00Rodolfo Ratto, Roman consular, imperial and Byzantine coins, Fascicle III, Imperial coins from Nero to Trajan, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. XII, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1934, pp. 49-64, 5 collotype plates covered with tissue paper, 29 cm, softcover ed.
The catalogue features 558 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Ratto, Greek coins, Italic axes,...
€60.00Rodolfo Ratto, Greek Coins, Fascicle I, Italic Asse, Iberian and Gallic Coins, Greek Coins of Continental Italy from Etruria to the Mint of Taranto, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. X, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1933, pp. 16, 8 splendid collotype plates covered with tissue paper, 2 of which are double-page, 29 cm, softcover ed.
The catalogue features 545 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Ratto, Coins of the House of...
€40.00Rodolfo Ratto, Coins of the House of Savoy and the Kingdom of Italy (Supplement to the 1932 catalogue), Mints of Piedmont and Sardinia, Mint of Genoa and Liguria, Island of Corsica, Genoese possessions in the Levant, For sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. VII, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1933, pp. 16, 4 collotype plates, 30 cm, sealed edition protected by a contemporary silent sealed edition.
The catalogue features 554 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Rape, Papal Coins, Rome Mint...
€50.00Rodolfo Ratto, Papal Coins, Part Two, Mint of Rome from Pius VI to Pius IX, Mints of Emilia, Bologna, Ferrara, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio, Ravenna, no. V, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1933, pp. 16, 2 collotype plates covered with tissue paper, 29 cm, softcover ed.
The catalogue features 664 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Rape, Papal Coins, Rome Mint...
€50.00Rodolfo Ratto, Papal Coins, Part One, Mint of Rome from the first pontiffs to Pius VI, no. IV, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1932, pp. 16, 3 collotype plates, 29 cm, sealed edition protected by a contemporary silent sealed edition.
The catalogue features 504 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
Untouched, in excellent condition. Very rare.
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Rape, Jewish Coins, Palestine...
€85.00Rodolfo Ratto, Jewish coins, Palestine and adjacent regions, Phoenicia, on sale at a fixed price in Italian lire, no. II, Rodolfo Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1932, pp. 13, 7 collotype plates covered with tissue paper, 29 cm, softcover ed.
The catalogue features 280 lots.
Old numismatist stamp on the first card.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Collection WS Kundig de Genève
€80.00Rodolfo Ratto, Collection WS Kundig de Genève, Monnaies de Genève, Monnaies de la Savoie, Monnaies Artistiques et Rares d'Italie de la bonne époque XV au XVIII siecle, 6 Février 1928, Imp. Natale Mazzucconi, Lugano 1927, pp. IV, 21, 8 tables. covered with tissue paper, 28 cm, br. and.
The catalogue features 455 lots of coins.
Old numismatist stamp.
In excellent condition. Very rare.
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Coins and medals from the era of...
€75.00P. & P. Santamaria, Coins and medals of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire, Coins of Italian mints, Foreign coins, 18 March 1937, Grafica SA, Perugia 1937, pp. VIII, 71, ill., 20 plates, cm 27, softcover ed.
The catalogue presents: 275 coins from Italian mints, 133 from the Napoleonic era abroad, 188 French, 16 Spanish, 9 Swiss, 7 from the Netherlands, etc., 61 Napoleonic medals minted in Italy. In addition: 333 coins from medieval and modern Italian mints, 56 from the House of Savoy and the Kingdom, 97 papal, 10 from Mantua, 10 from Milan, etc. 12 foreign coins.
Attached is the printed list of evaluations.
Old numismatist stamp.
Small lack in the margin of the first card, otherwise in excellent condition.
Rare.
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Catalogue of the coins and...
€80.00P. & P. Santamaria, Catalogue of the coins and medals of Pius IX comprising the collection of Comm. Ing. Scipione Bonfili, 6 December 1920, Stab. Tip. V. Bartelli & C., Perugia 1920, pp. 35, ill., 4 plates, cm 27, softcover ed.
The catalogue presents 263 lots of coins and medals of Pius IX.
In excellent condition. Rare.
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Collection Martinetti, Monnaies...
€90.00A. Sambon, C. & E. Canessa, Collection Martinetti. Monnaies italiennes du Moyen-Age et des temps modernis, 28 November 1907, Imp. Georges Petit, Paris 1907, pp. 46, 4 splendid plates, 27 cm, br. and. protected by br. silent coeval.
The catalog presents 583 examples, among which we highlight an important set of antiquiores, the duchy of Cesare d'Avalos for Vasto, etc.
Usual signs of aging, otherwise in excellent condition.
Rare.
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Ancient Collection Borghesi
€100.00Arthur Sambon, C. & E. Canessa, Ancienne Collection Borghesi, Monnaies antiques espagnoles & gauloises, monnaies romaines, testons italiens, médailles de la Renaissance, 25-27 Mai 1908, Impr. Georges Petit, Paris 1908, pp. 56, 10 plates, 27 cm, br. and. protected by br. silent coeval.
The catalogue features 823 lots, including 218 ancient Greek coins, 87 Roman republican coins, 125 Roman imperial coins, 164 medieval and modern coins from Italian mints, 161 testoni, half testoni and quarter scudi, an important series of the House of Savoy, 45 Italian medals, 21 plaquettes.
Minimal traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.
Very rare.
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Ratto, Catalog of suisses...
€80.00Rodolfo Ratto, Catalog of suisses à prix signés, sn, Milan 1911, pp. 68, 10 beautiful plates. in collotype covered with tissue paper, 19 cm, br. and.
The catalogue presents 1432 lots of coins from all cantons.
Old numismatist stamp on the margin of the title page.
Very slight signs of use to the spine, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.
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Lunardi, The coins of the...
€180.00Giuseppe Lunardi, The coins of the Republic of Genoa, Di Stefano Editore, Genoa 1975, pp. 466, richly illustrated, 25 cm, editorial leatherette binding with gold titles on the spine.
Reference work for the study of the coins examined.
Ownership signature on the title page and on some cards, missing dust jacket, otherwise the work is in excellent condition.
Very rare.
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Traina, The language of coins
€90.00Mario Traina, The language of coins. Mottos, enterprises and legends of Italian coins, with the collaboration of Alfonso Traina, Sesto Fiorentino, Olimpia 2006, pp. XIV, 575, ill., 6 plates, cm 31, full cloth binding with dust jacket.
Dedication on the title page. Ownership mark on the last page.
Insignificant traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.
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Bartolotti, The Annual Medal of...
€160.00Franco Bartolotti, The annual medal of the Roman Pontiffs from Paul V to Paul VI (1605-1967), Stabilimento Grafico Cosmi, Rimini 1967, pp. XXII, 478, richly illustrated, 32 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front cover, impressed decorations on the covers.
A copy of great interest, enriched by images of medals applied to the margins of the text and on the flyleaves, accompanied by handwritten notes relating to engravers, diameters, metals and bibliographical references. The accuracy and systematicity of these additions suggest a study use or a preparatory intent for a possible subsequent edition never realized, without altering the usability of the original text.
Slight traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Unique.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Vol....
€60.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Volume VI, The Lewis Collection in Corpus Christi College Cambridge, Part I, The Greek and Hellenistic coins (with Britain and Parthia), published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press and Spink and Son, London 1972, pp. 8, 10 of indices, 24 tables. with facing text, 39 cm, half cloth binding ed.
Handwritten title on the spine.
In excellent condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€50.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatici, vol. XIII, Aegyptus, part 3, Commodus-Galerius Caesar, edited by Rodolfo Martini, Municipality of Milan, Culture Sector, Milan 1992, pp. 363-589 including 78 plates. of coins with text on the front, 31 cm, card. and.
In perfect condition.
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Pautasso, Contributions to the...
€68.00Sibrium, Centre for Prehistoric and Archaeological Studies. Civic Museums of Villa Mirabello, Varese 1970, pp. XI, 485, richly illustrated, cm 24, softcover ed.
Series of studies and documentation founded by Mario Bertolone, vol. X.
The volume includes important numismatic studies: A. Pautasso, Contributions to the documentation of the Padana coinage and M. Leoni, G. Martinetti, C. Panseri, Analytical investigations on Greek and Roman gold coins, using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
The following contributions are also present in the text: Gallay A., Les stratigraphies de la Suisse et la structure du Neolithique d'Europe Occidentale; Gallo P., Resti skeletali umani della Grotta della Matta (Finale Ligure); Guerreschi G., Excavation campaign in Val Pennavaira (Liguria) with the participation of the Paleontology Cabinet of the University of Milan; Corrain C., Other human skeletal remains of the late Neolithic from San Domino (Tremiti Islands); Fusco V., An obsidian lithic workshop on the Ethiopian plateau; De Camilli Soffredi A., New research at Isolino Virginia (Varese); De Camilli Soffredi A., Typical objects of the Bronze Age from Bande di Cavriana; De Camilli Soffredi A., Test of stratigraphic excavation at Isolone del Mincio (Mantua); Bonghi Jovino M., Impasto ceramics from the Sepolcreto di Pietole; Rittatore Vonwiller F., Various tombs from the Final Bronze Age (Canegrate) and the Iron Age (Golasecca area) unpublished; Fumagalli R., Tombs from the Canegrate culture in Premeno (Novara); Canetta E., New findings from the Canegrate culture in Premeno; De Marinis RC, The Monza swords from the late Bronze Age; Saronio P., The necropolises of Castello Valtravaglia (Va) Part II; Fusco V.-Mira Bonomi A., Menhirs in the area of the Golasecca culture Western zone; De Camilli Soffredi A., Material preserved at the Archaeological Museum of Como from prehistoric deposits in the Varese area; Castelletti L., Prehistoric material from the Fioroni Museum in Legnago (Verona); Mirabella Roberti M., Research in Christian archaeology in Lombardy; Negroni Catacchio N., The problem of amber in Italian protohistory. Part I: Diffusion of amber in Italy and its relationship with the prehistoric cultural world; Guerreschi G., The problem of amber in Italian protohistory. Technological aspects; Marechal JR, New aspects of European prehistoric metallurgy; Coghlan HH, An investigation upon five bronze arrowheads; Coghlan HH, Study of five bronze arrowheads (Italian translation by G. Guerreschi); Solinas G., Flint worked for steel; Pasotti M., Mousterian point found on Mount Baldo (Verona); Reggiani Rajna M., Pre-Roman sacrificial altar in the territory of Teglio (Valtellina); Reggiani Rajna M., The armilla of Pozz (Teglio) (Valtellina); Pontiroli G., Compendium of notes on Cremona and its territory in prehistory; Rossi B.-De Giuli A., News on Candoglia in the Roman Age (contribution to the archaeology of Ossola); Moia R., A Latin inscription in Orino (Va); Mira Bonomi A., 13th century manual millstone in Turbigo (Mi); Leonardi P.-Broglio A., Research by the Ferrarese Institute of Human Paleontology from 1965 to 1970; Guerreschi G., Excavation activities 1970; Luraschi G., Research in prehistoric and Roman archaeology carried out by the Como Archaeological Society in the years 1968-69; Biagi P.-Marchello G., Palethnological research carried out by the Civic Museum of Natural History of Brescia during the years 1965-1968; Simoni P., Inauguration of the new rooms of the Gavardo Museum and XII Conference of the Honorary Inspectors of Antiquities; Corrain C.-Fabbri M., Objects of minor interest, mostly polishers, from prehistoric sites in Tripolitania and Fezzan; Corrain C.-Fabbri M., Neolithic remains discovered during excavation work on a Roman villa in Tagiura (Tripolitania); Fusco V., For a prehistoric and archaeological bibliographic index of the Varese area. Small note on the first map.
Insignificant traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.
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Pautasso, Pre-Roman monetary...
€68.00Sibrium, Centre for Prehistoric and Archaeological Studies. Civic Museums of Villa Mirabello, Varese 1973-75, pp. VIII, 537, richly illustrated, cm 24, softcover ed.
Series of studies and documentation founded by Mario Bertolone, vol. XII.
The volume includes the important studies by Andrea Pautasso: The pre-Roman monetary circulation and the Salluvii emissions in the territories of Ticino and The Po Valley coinage and the problems of the Lepontian emissions.
The following contributions are also present in the text: Tibiletti G., The Civilization of Ticino: between geography and history; Tibiletti Bruno MG, Epigraphic-linguistic problems of pre-Roman Ticino and Lombardy; Merati A., Historical toponymy of the territories overlooking the shores of Lake Maggiore and the Ticino River (Ligurian and Gallic contributions); Mira Bonomi A., Current situation of the protohistoric settlement of the Golasecca culture in the western area; Soffredi A., The Mattana, Bellini, Visconti collections of Somma Lombardo (Varese); Primas M., The first Iron Age in the Canton of Ticino and in Mesolcina; Leoni M., Tradition and reality of Gallic swords; Mesali M., Anthropological interest in the study of cremated remains (observations on the sidelines of a study on Castelletto Ticino; Crivelli A., The relations between Pavia and the Canton of Ticino; Donati P., Topographical persistence of settlements and necropolises; Mirabella Roberti M., A late Roman building along the Ticino in Pavia; Peroni A., Clarifications on the ancient walls of Lomello; Perkins BW, Excavations in the Civic Tower – Pavia; Aguzzi F., The basins of the Civic Tower; Martinola G., Greeting to the Conference in Lugano; Storti Giani L., A memory of Abbot Giani; Doro A., A hoard of bronzes in Pinerolo; De Minerbi L., Clay ritual tablet from Lavagnone; Mira Bonomi A., Early Bronze and Early Iron Age deposit in Arolo; Nava ML, Aspects and problems of the “Daunie” stele; Astini P., Value of the engraved boulders in the pre-Alpine valleys; Rittatore Vonwiller F.-Negroni Catacchio N.-Arslan EA, “Golasecca III” or “La Tène Padano”?; Dejana A.-Sironi PG, Castelseprio - Prehistory and Archaeology - Today; Leoni M., Archaeology of the horses of San Marco; Corrain C., Ancient human skeletal remains from Castione della Presolana (Bergamo); Baj N.-Astini P., III Palethnological Expedition to Tenerè (Niger); Mirabella Roberti M., Investigations and method in the excavation of Castelseprio; Mazza S., The Baptistery of Baveno and some considerations on that of Riva San Vitale; Milani F.-Toscani X., The collection of documents relating to the Civic Tower existing in the Municipal Archives of Pavia.
Very light traces of use on the cover, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.
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The Late Bronze Age Terramara of...
€28.00RC De Marinis, C. Balista, M. Rapi, M. Scandolo, G. Marziani, A. Iannone, BM Camagni, The terramara of the Recent Bronze Age of Ca' de' Cessi (Sabbioneta, Mantua), sn, Varese 1992, pp. 43-161, richly illustrated, 3 folded plates placed in a side pocket, cm 24, softcover ed.
Excerpt from: Sibrium. Series of studies and documentation founded by Mario Bertolone, vol. XXII.
Annotation on the first page and traces of a label on the last, otherwise in excellent condition.