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Welcome to the central section of Biblionumis, a true point of reference for all numismatics enthusiasts. Here, the passion for coins merges with a carefully curated selection of books that span centuries of monetary history and culture. Our Complete catalog is an invaluable resource for collectors, scholars, and curious minds, offering a diverse range of volumes that explore every facet of coin science. In this section, you will find a vast collection of books dedicated to ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary coins, including rare and specialized texts on related disciplines such as sigillography, medallic art, and paper money. Each work is meticulously selected, ensuring excellent editorial quality and authoritative content that will enrich your knowledge of numismatics. This catalog is not just a collection of books; it is an essential guide that will accompany you through the history of coins, delving into crucial topics such as coinage, iconography, and historical contexts that have influenced monetary issues. Our catalog is constantly evolving, with new acquisitions and rarities regularly added, offering you new discoveries and opportunities to enrich your personal library. Whether you are looking for a reference work for your studies, a rare piece for your collection, or the perfect gift for a numismatics enthusiast, here you will find exactly what you need. Explore our Complete catalog now and be captivated by the wealth of numismatic knowledge.
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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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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€45.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatici, vol. XIII, Aegyptus, part 1, Ptolemaei, edited by Rodolfo Martini, Municipality of Milan, Culture Sector, Milan 1989, pp. 146 including 54 plates. of coins with text on the front, 31 cm, card. and.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€50.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatici, vol. XII, Syria, Bactria et India, part 4, Iudaea, Bactria et India, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Sector, Milan 1991, pp. 199 including 71 plates. of coins with text on the front, 31 cm, card. and.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€45.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche, vol. XII, Syria, Bactria et India, part 1, Seleucides (reges), Chalcidice, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Department, Milan 1992, pp. 185 including 67 coin plates with text on the facing page, 31 cm, ed. card.
in perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€60.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche, vol. II, Hellenic Gaul-Social War, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Department, Milan 1990, pp. 122 including 41 coin plates with text on the facing page, 31 cm, ed. card.
In perfect condition.
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum...
€45.00Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Italia, Milan, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche, vol. VI, Macedonia-Thracia, part 1, Greek Macedonia, Paeonia, Emissions from the Celtic area, edited by Novella Vismara, Municipality of Milan, Culture Department, Milan 1999, pp. 177 including 70 plates of coins with text on the facing page, 31 cm, ed. card.
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.
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Monnaies byzantines et d'autres...
€36.00Rodolfo Ratto, Monnaies byzantines et d'autres pays contemporaines à l'époque byzantine, La plus riche et la plus vaste collection privée, 9 décembre 1930, J. Schulman, Amsterdam 1974, pp. IV, 151, 68 plates, 28 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front plate.
Anastatic reprint of the Rodolfo Ratto ed., Lugano 1930.
At the end of the volume the realization prices, pp. 5.
Elegant ownership stamp on the title page.
In excellent condition.
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Mac Dowall, The western coinages...
€30.00David W. Mac Dowall, The western coinages of Nero, The American Numismatic Society, New York 1979, pp. XVII, 256, 25 plates, 23 cm, br. and.
Series: Numismatic notes and monographs, 161.
Very slight signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.
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Medals of Pius X, Centenary of...
€60.00Giuseppe Battaglia, Francesco Faccia, Medals of Pius X, Centenary of his death 1914-2014, Spartaco Franceschetti Philatelic-Numismatic Association, Montagna 2014, pp. 63, richly illustrated, 24 cm, softcover ed.
Exhibition catalogue.
In perfect condition. Extremely rare.
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Dell'Erba, Benvenuto Cellini...
€15.00A. dell'Erba, Benvenuto Cellini between medals and coins, sn, sl, 1949, pp. 16, cm 24. Conversation held at the assembly of the Neapolitan Numismatic Circle, 28 February 1949.
Insignificant signs of aging, otherwise in excellent condition. Extremely rare.
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Tobacco, War Medals, Italy...
€38.00Walter Tabacchi, War Medals, Italy 1919-1943, Editrice Danae, Carpi 1990, pp. 142, richly illustrated, cm 29, softcover edition.
Repeated ownership signatures in pen which do not compromise the usability of the text, otherwise in excellent condition.
Uncommon publication.
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Casolari, The denarii of the...
€28.00Gianfranco Casolari, The Coins of the Roman Republic, Aes rude, Rimini 1998, pp. 92, richly illustrated, 30 cm, softcover edition.
Autograph dedication on the frontispiece, widespread and repeated ownership signatures in ballpoint pen which do not compromise the usability of the text, otherwise in more than good condition.
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Galiani, On the coin, Rist. an.
€22.00Ferdinando Galiani, Della moneta. Libri cinque, Archivi Edizioni, Rome 1976, pp. 370, cm 25, elegant editorial hardcover binding with titles and gold decorations on the spine and covers, slipcase ed.
Beautiful facsimile reprint of the 1750 edition, which faithfully reproduces, even in its imperfections, the original volume preserved at the University Library of Pavia.
Limited edition of numbered copies on old-fashioned paper. This is copy no. 1280.
Very slight traces of use on the spine, otherwise in perfect condition.
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Sapio Vitrano, The Islamic and...
€90.00Francesco Sapio Vitrano, The Islamic and Norman Nummarium of the Palermo Municipal Library, introduction by Antonino Manfrè, photographs by Salvatore Sparacino, Palermo Municipality, Palermo 1975, pp. 346, richly illustrated, 26 colour plates, 23x25 cm, softcover ed.
Small flaw on the top corner of the front cover, ordinary traces of use, however overall in more than good condition.
Very rare.
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Gaeta in medals, Facts and...
€88.00Gaeta in the medals. Facts and characters from 1738 to the present day, edited by Ennio Albano, Cosmo Buonanno, Erasmo Vaudo, Centro Storico Culturale Gaeta, Gaeta 1982, pp. 90, richly illustrated, 23 cm, br. and.
Fundamental text for the study of the medals of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
In good condition. Extremely 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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Zaccaria, Antiquarian-numismatic...
€170.00Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Istituzione antiquario-numismatica o sia Introduzione allo studio delle antiche medaglie, at the expense of Venanzio Monaldini Libraro al Corso, in the printing house of Giovanni Zempel, in Rome 1772, pp. XXXII, 487 with a marvelous frontispiece in black and red, a large allegorical vignette in copperplate engraving by Alessio Giardoni, finely crafted woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials, 3 splendid copper-engraved folding plates with 30 figures of coins on the front and back and 1 recto only, 20 cm, beautiful contemporary half-parchment binding, three silk bookmarks, titles and decorations on the spine, boards in fine marbled paper, artistically sprayed edges.
First edition of this classic of numismatic literature, dedicated to the foundations of the discipline. The work offers a broad overview of Greek and Roman coins, accompanied by a detailed list of abbreviations. Of particular interest are also the last two chapters: "Of medals due to defective coinage" and "Of false medals and how they can be distinguished from the real ones".
Traces of use on the plates, slight foxing, otherwise a pleasant copy in good condition.
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De Bruijn, Ex libris numismaticis
€42.00WK de Bruijn, Ex libris numismaticis, Het Koninklijk Penningkabinet, Leiden 1986, pp. 20, richly illustrated, 24 cm.
Publication produced on the occasion of the exhibition of numismatic ex libris at the Royal Mint Museum in Utrecht, held from 1 August to 30 September 1986, for the XXI International Ex Libris Congress.
Booklet embellished with an autograph dedication by the author on p. 2.
Light traces of use on the cover. Extremely rare, one of the very few publications dedicated to numismatic ex libris.
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Tarascio, Siciliae nummi cuphici
€25.00Vincenzo Tarascio, Siciliae nummi cuphici, Acireale 1986, pp. 269, richly illustrated, 6 plates, 24 cm, softcover edition.
Numbered edition, this is copy no. 311.
Widespread and repeated ownership signatures in pen which do not compromise the usability of the text, otherwise in good condition.
Uncommon publication.
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The Po valley drachmas and other...
€90.00The Po valley drachmas and other Celtic coins in the Civic Museum of Novara, edited by Marino Colombo, Francesco Giannoccaro, Presentation by Andrea Pautasso, Piedmont Region, pp. 44 including 16 tables of coins, richly illustrated, 23 cm.
On the cover: Municipality of Novara, Department of Culture and Museums.
Publication of considerable interest for the study of the examined coins.
In perfect condition. Extremely rare.
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Pagani, Italian coins from the...
€48.00Antonio Pagani, Italian coins from the Napoleonic invasion to the present day (1796-1980), Mario Ratto Numismatica, Milan 1982, third and last edition (the most complete), pp. 440, ill. bn, 28 cm, canvas ed. with gold titles on the back and on the plate.
Catalog with the description of 5182 coins and 1210 illustrations. Work still very useful today for the classification of the Italian coins of the period under examination.
In perfect condition.