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GR Fleurimont, Medailles du regne de Louis XV, sn, Paris sd (after 1748), wonderful allegorical frontispiece, splendid frontispiece within a rocaille cartouche, dedication to the sovereign with an illustrated frame, 78 magnificent plates of finely engraved medals relating to the celebration of the most significant events in the life of Louis XV (the last of which bears the date 1748) each enclosed in a historiated frame and decorated with a tailpiece, 34 cm, highly valuable contemporary binding in spotted calfskin, six-ribbed spine with compartments enriched with phytomorphic friezes impressed in gold, gold title on a red morocco insert, plates decorated with elegant dry fillets and gilded edges, endpapers in fine marbled paper, edges dyed in red.

A sumptuous volume, in folio and on heavy paper, an authentic tribute to the art of numismatic engraving.

“Medailles du règne de Louis XV” was published in seven editions, each of which was enriched with new plates as Louis XV's life progressed. The 1748 edition, the subject of this description, is the seventh and last, the most extensive and definitive. The progressive and cumulative nature of the work has generated many uncertainties in the bibliographical field, further complicated by the alternation of editorial attributions: the first editions bear the name of Nicolas Godonnesche, while the subsequent ones are signed GR Fleurimont.

The known editions are:

1. With 33 plates, the last dated 1727, with dedication signed Godonnesche.

2. With 52 plates, the last one dated 1734, with dedication signed Godonnesche.

3. With 54 plates, the last one dated 1736, with dedication signed Godonnesche.

4. With 54 plates, the last dated 1736, with dedication signed Fleurimont.

5. With 54 plates, the last dated 1736, with dedication signed Fleurimont and engraved frontispiece.

6. With 63 numbered plates, the last dated 1745, plus 1 or 2 unnumbered plates and the frontispiece, with dedication signed Fleurimont.

7. With 78 plates, the last dated 1748, plus the frontispiece, with dedication signed Fleurimont.

Clas-Ove Strandberg in his catalogue of the collection of numismatic books of Queen Lovisa Ulrika (Stockholm 2001), clarified the matter by assuming that Godonnesche and Fleurimont were in fact the same person. Godonnesche was an engraver and curator of the Royal Cabinet of Medals. In 1731 he produced satirical engravings for JL Boursier's work, Explication abrégée des principales questions qui ont rapport aux affaires présentes, for which he lost his commission and was imprisoned in the Bastille. Once released, according to Strandberg, he continued to publish his works under the pseudonym Fleurimont. Regardless of the biographical truth, the work remains an extraordinary example of the art of engraving and a fundamental testimony to the medals of the period.

19th century numismatic ex libris on the back of the front cover.

Very slight traces of use on the spine, otherwise in superb condition with very fresh paper.

Very rare.

Raffaele Garrucci, Critical and chronological examination of Constantinian numismatics bearing signs of Christianity, Tipografia Salviucci, Rome 1858, pp. 72, cm 30, softcover edition.

Old numismatist's ownership stamp on the back of the last card.

Light foxing, otherwise pristine and in excellent condition.

Very rare.

Marco Dubbini, Giancarlo Mancinelli, History of the coins of Ancona, Editorial work, Ancona 2009, pp. 285, richly illustrated, 29 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and dust jacket.

The volume offers a complete review of the coins of Ancona, in constant relation with the historical events and with the evolution of the city mint, which from a municipal institution became a chamber institution in 1532. It is intended as a valuable tool both for those who wish to approach the collecting of the coins of Ancona - from the Hellenistic period (3rd century BC) to the mid-19th century - and for the expert collector, who will find ideas for study and critical analysis. The work is enriched by a broad historical framework that spans the centuries: from the ancient age to the fall of the Roman Empire, from Byzantine influence to the barbarian incursions, from the Saracen and Illyrian raids to the tensions between the Papal States and the imperial powers, to finally arrive at the birth of the Kingdom of Italy under the Savoy monarchy.

Ownership signature on the first two cards.

In perfect condition.

The coinage of Daunia, The Norman coins of southern Italy, Proceedings of the 1st Numismatic Congress, Bari 21-22 November 2008, Circolo numismatico pugliese, Bari 2009, pp. 302, richly illustrated in colour, cm 26, softcover ed.

Eos. Series of numismatic studies edited by Giuseppe Colucci, 1.

On the cover: Society of National History for Puglia.

From the Index: F. Catalli, The Romanization of Puglia: the coinage as a document; ML Marchi, The Romanization of Daunia. The historical-archaeological framework; G. Colucci, Arpi: the coinage; A. D'Andrea, Tiati: the coinage; AR Parente, Canosa: the ancient coinage; P. Fracassi, The minor mints of Daunia; B. Carroccio, Apulian coinage and Sicilian coinage: elements compared; MC Caltabiano, Conclusions; P. Corsi, Southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century; G. Ruotolo, Norman coinage before the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily; B. Russo, The coins of Capua and Gaeta in the Norman period; L. Travaini, C. Weiss, Arabic legends on Norman coins: why, where, when; F. Punzi, The coinage of Tancred, basis of the Swabian reform; M. Traina, Introductory lecture; C. Colucci, The concave variant of the trifollaro of Roger I, Great Count of Calabria and Sicily (1072-1101); L. Lombardi, Norman incuse coins minted in southern Italy and Sicily; F. Scoditti, Musical instruments in Roman coinage.

Fundamental text for the study of the coins examined.

Modest traces of use on the edges, otherwise in excellent condition.

Extremely rare.

Coins of Messapia. The Angevin coinage in the kingdom of Naples. Proceedings of the 3rd National Congress of Numismatics. Bari 12-13 November 2010, Apulian numismatic circle, Bari 2011, pp. 602, richly illustrated in color, 26 cm, br. and.

Eos. Series of numismatic studies directed by Giuseppe Colucci, 3.

On the cover: National History Society for Puglia.

From the Index: Aldo Siciliano, Introduction; Mario Lombardo, The Messapi and Messapia between the 5th and 4th centuries BC; Francesco Grelle, The Roman Messapia; Aldo Siciliano, Monetary productions between the fifth and fourth centuries. BC in Messapia; G. Gorini, Greek coin collecting and scientific research; L. Rinaudo, Coins and archives of Salento: computerized data collection and organization systems; B. Carroccio, The monetary iconographies in Messapia and the Taras mystery; S. Montanaro, The legend coins ΝΑR - ΝΑRΗΤΙΝΩΝ; A. Campana, G. Tafuri, The coins of Samadi; A. Travaglini, The coins of Brundisium and Orra; V. Maci, The coins of Graxa and Sturnium; A. Rillo, G. Sarcinelli, The coins of Uzentum; V. Camilleri, P. D'Angela, Attendance and monetary circulation; F. Catalli, The coins of ancient Puglia in the coin box of the Archaeological Museum of Florence; Award ceremony and delivery of the gold medal "Master of numismatics" to Prof. Lucia Travaini; R. Ganganelli, Presentation by Prof. Lucia Travaini; L. Travaini, A memory of Philip Grierson one hundred years after his birth; P. Corsi, Reflections on the Angevin monarchy (1266-1442); F. Punzi, The real of Charles I; G. Colucci, The origins of the pug in the kingdom of Naples (1278-1309); J. Baker, Typology and epigraphy in the evolution of pugs; A. Degasperi, Monetary circulation in Salento at the time of Charles I and Charles II of Anjou; A. D'andrea, Abruzzo mints and coins in the 14th-15th century; G. Ruotolo, Tornesi money from Greece to southern Italy; C. Minervini, The pretenders' coins; M. Chimienti, The Angevin coinage in central-northern Italy; M. Bazzini, Parma Arezzo Cittaducale: Angevin mints ?; G. Testa, The lilies of Provence; R. Rossi, Trade and Monetary Relations. Circulation between the Marca d'Ancona and the kingdom of Sicily then of Naples under the Anjou family; E. Arslan, Conclusions.

New one.

Angelo Finetti, Numismatics and Technology. Production and Evaluation of Money in Past Societies, NIS, Rome 1987, pp. 141, richly illustrated, cm 22, softcover ed.

Series: NIS Archaeology Studies, 6.

English: The function of the product "money" has always been to pass from hand to hand, carrying with it a series of economic, historical, political and social messages. But at the base of everything there is always metal, with the obscure people who extracted and worked it, who translated a set of ideas into a form and prepared the tools to convert those ideas into that form. Observing an ancient coin, taken as we are by the meanings that its creators have transferred to it, too often we miss what lies behind its creation; in addition to all the precautions aimed at preserving its integrity, behind it there is, in essence, the constant search for the subtle balance between content and form and between cost and value. With this work we have tried to examine the "physicality" of money in its various aspects (legal, substitutive, false or imitated), following its developments to provide researchers and collectors, in addition to news and sources, a series of information on the evolution of the tools and techniques used for its creation.

Numismatist's ownership stamps on the first cards.

Traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in very good condition.

Rare.

P. & P. Santamaria, Dott. GB Collection, Coins of the House of Savoy, Coins of the Spanish and Austrian dominations in Italy, Italian coins of the contemporary era, 27 February 1963, P. & P. Santamaria, Rome 1963, pp. 60, 42 plates, cm 28, softcover ed.

The catalogue presents 1109 lots.

Attached is a list of valuation prices.

Handwritten title on the spine.

Marginal collector's notes on the plates.

Very slight signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.

P. & P. Santamaria, Collections of Count Luigi Brunacci and other collectors, Coins of the Roman Republic, Greek coins, coins of the Roman Empire, Byzantine coins, coins from Italian and foreign mints, 24 February 1958, Stabilimento Tipografico Grafica, Rome 1958, pp. 140, 30 plates, cm 27, softcover ed.

The catalogue presents 1467 ancient Greek and Roman coins, medieval and modern coins from Italian and foreign mints.

Attached is a list of valuation prices.

Minimal traces of use on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

P. & P. Santamaria, Collection of a distinguished Milanese collector, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Italian and foreign gold coins, 6 June 1956, P. & P. Santamaria, Rome 1956, pp. 28, 12 plates, 27 cm, softcover edition. The catalogue presents 293 lots.

Ordinary signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.

R. Ratto, Monnaies du Moyen-Age et modernis. Important collection in artistic pieces from all over Europe, and from Italy, originating from the WH Woodward Collection from London and other amateurs, and sold for the price of different owners, 20 November 1924, Typography and Library Next. re di Natale Mazzuconi, Lugano 1924, pp. II, 103 with beautiful headers, 51 plates, 24 cm, solid binding in all green cloth with paperback ed. applied to the front plate.

The catalog presents 910 lots of medieval and modern coins from Italian and foreign mints and the company's sales catalogues.

Minimal abrasions on the edges of the plate. 1, slight trimming of approximately 2 mm on some boards which does not compromise usability, otherwise volume in excellent condition.

Rare.

Ars 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.

Jean Mazard, Histoire monétaire et numismatique contemporaine 1790-1963, Tome I, 1790-1848, Èmile Bourgey, Monnaies et Médailles, Paris, Bale 1965, pp. 294, richly illustrated, 27 cm, br. and.

In excellent condition.

The coins of Talamone (Orbetello, GR), 1801-1892, Mibac Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany, Florence 2010, pp. 60, richly illustrated, 30 cm.

Series: Numismatic collections in Italy. Documentation of the complexes.

In perfect condition.

Eduard Holzmair, Catalogue of the collection of Dr. Josef Brettauer, Medicine in Nummis, published by the Josef Brettauer Foundation, Josef Brettauer, Vienna 1937, pp. XVI with splendid portrait of Dr. Josef Brettauer on the frontispiece, 384, 25 plates, 29 cm, elegant half-cloth binding with gold titles and fillets on the spine, upper edge finely stained in green.

An extraordinary collection of 5,557 items – medals, plaques, coins and the like – dedicated to medical themes in the broad sense: doctors and natural scientists, hospitals and welfare institutions, relief and hygiene, sexuality and reproduction, diseases and epidemics, death and funeral practices.

Work in excellent condition of preservation.

Girolamo Rossi, Coins of the Grimaldi Princes of Monaco collected and illustrated, Giovanni Ghilini Typography-Lithography, Oneglia 1868, pp. 111, 10 plates, 23 cm, refined contemporary half-leather binding with marbled paper plates, preserved inside the valuable editorial paperback.

Volume embellished with an autograph dedication by the author on the first card.

A second part of the work saw the light in 1885, a considerable distance from the present edition.

In excellent condition. Very rare.

Giuseppe Canonica, The Cortemilia Mint of the Marchesi del Carretto, Libreria Editrice J. Clava, Carmagnola 1914, pp. 100, richly illustrated, 4 plates of which 3 fold-out, 25 cm, softcover edition protected by contemporary silent paper.

The tables present: Family tree of the Marquises Aleramici del Vasto and del Carretto; Cortemilia in the 17th century; Panorama of Cortemilia; Ancient castle of Carretto in 1914 (with four images).

On the frontispiece, label of an old antiquarian bookshop and ownership stamp, slight stains on the back cover and to a very marginal extent on the last three leaves, otherwise the work is in more than good condition.

Extremely rare.

MZ, Dictionnaire de numismatique et de sigillographie religieuses, Tome unique, J.-P. Migne, Paris 1852, col. 1432, richly illustrated, 30 cm, fine and solid half-Moroccan binding with gold titles on the spine, nerves, percale boards, marbled paper endpapers.

A work of wide scope and notable utility, this impressive dictionary – in size and content – collects and organizes in a systematic way the main entries relating to numismatics and religious sigillography. It offers a detailed repertoire of terms, symbols, characters, legends, events, religious orders, iconographic representations and ceremonial uses attested on coins, medals, seals and ecclesiastical emblems. The work draws on historical, liturgical and antiquarian sources, and is distinguished by the wealth of documentation and the attention to the historical and theological context of the emissions and impressions.

Missing upper cap, superficial abrasions on the spine and browning, however overall a pleasant and perfectly usable example.

Extremely rare.

Vincenzo Lazari, Notizia delle opere d'arte e d'antichità della raccolta Correr di Venezia, Tipografia del Commercio, Venice 1859, pp. XII, 287, cm 26, half-cloth binding with titles and gold fillets on the spine, boards in refined marbled paper with gold inserts, editorial paperback preserved.

A substantial work by the numismatist Vincenzo Lazari, in which 1557 objects belonging to the Correr collection are minutely described. Of note are: coins, gems, paintings, majolica, porcelain, Murano glass, mosaics, enamels, ivories, carvings, objects in precious metals, weapons, marbles, etc. The work opens with a long biographical profile of Teodoro Correr.

Ownership signature on the margin of the title page.

In excellent condition. Rare original edition.

Jacopo de Concina, On the trade of the Romans in Aquileja, for Nicolò and Giovanni Bettoni, Alvisopoli 1810, pp. 71, 1, dedicatory to His Imperial Highness Eugene Napoleon of France, Vice-King of Italy, typographical mark in woodcut on the title page, wonderful chalcographic portrait of the author placed on the frontispiece engraved by G. Ginanni based on a design by L. Zuccolo, 6 beautiful pl. intaglio prints including 5 reproducing coins, 25 cm, splendid and solid contemporary binding in all spotted calfskin, gold decorations on the edges of the plates, on the edges and on the spine, end caps in fine turquoise marbled paper.

Alvisopoli, a hamlet of Fossalta, was commissioned and created in 1800 by the noble Alvise Mocenigo; in 1810, he decided to equip it with a printing press and appointed the printer Niccolò Bettoni as its director. De Concina's publication represented, chronologically, the third printing in the history of this typography. The work was extensively examined and presented by Giovanni Comelli in his work "The Friulian affair of the typography of Alvisopoli" (1985).

Volume embellished with an elegant ex libris on the front pastedown by an illustrious medalist and historian from Trieste.

Exemplary in superb condition, with very fresh paper and wide margins.

Extremely rare work to find complete.

Enrico Noris, Duplex dissertatio de duobus nummis Diocletiani et Licinii ex Cimelijs Sereniss. ac Reverendiss. Principis Leopoldi Cardinalis Medici. Cum Auctario chronologico de Votis Decennalibus Imperatorum ac Caesarum, Typis Petri Mariae Frambotti Bibliopolae, Patavii 1676, second and last edition, pp. 111 with wonderful title page in black and red, major printers' brands on the title page and on the last page, finely crafted woodcut headpieces, endpieces and drop caps, beautiful woodcut engravings interspersed in the text reproducing coins, 34 cm, splendid and solid coeval all-parchment binding with gilt titles on leather insert on spine, edges sprayed with azure.

Second and last edition of this important work by the Veronese cardinal, historian and numismatist, Enrico Noris (1631-1704), court theologian of Grand Duke Cosimo III of Tuscany, professor of Sacred History at the University of Pisa. This Paduan edition appears to be of a larger format and much more accurate, as well as being much rarer than the first Florentine edition.

Elegant ownership stamp on the first endpaper of an illustrious Italian numismatist from the first half of the 20th century.

Ordinary uniform browning to some leaves, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.

M. Baranowsky, Illustrated catalog of coins for sale at fixed marked prices, 4 parts in 1 vol., Michele Baranowsky Numismatico, Milan 1932-1935, pp. 234 overall, 50 beautiful plates. total, 29 cm, superb half morocco binding with gold titles and decorations on the spine, plates in fine marbled paper, editorial paperbacks preserved.

In detail the volume includes:

M. Baranowsky, Illustrated catalog of coins for sale at fixed marked prices, Part One, Milan 1932, pp. 56, 8 tables. covered with tissue paper.

Linked with: M. Baranowsky, Illustrated catalog of coins for sale at fixed marked prices, Second part, Milan 1933, pp. 57-120, 9-22 plates. covered with tissue paper.

Linked with: M. Baranowsky, Illustrated catalog of coins for sale at fixed marked prices, Third part, Milan 1934, pp. 121-176, 23-38 pl. covered with tissue paper.

Linked with: M. Baranowsky, Illustrated catalog of coins for sale at fixed marked prices, Fourth part, Milan 1935, pp. 177-234, 39-50 pl. covered with tissue paper.

The four publications, which make up all that is published for this catalogue, present 8566 lots of Greek, Roman, medieval and modern coins: 20 grave aes, 609 republican denarii, 2145 imperial coins, 395 imperial colonial ones, 3930 medieval and modern Italian mints, 147 from the Latin East, 53 medals from the House of Savoy, 245 numismatic books, etc.

In excellent condition. Very rare set.

Gian Guido Belloni, Roman coins of the Republican Age. Catalog of numismatic collections, Archetipografia, Milan 1960, pp. LIX, 333, 61 plates, 32 cm, elegant full cloth binding ed. with titles on the spine and impression decoration on the front plate.

Edition of 1100 copies, this is the n. 1043.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

Elio Biaggi, The precious patinas of the sesterces of imperial Rome, photographs by Giuseppe Bruno, Priuli & Verlucca Editori, Ivrea 1992, pp. 299, superb color illustrations of the obverse and reverse of 735 specimens represented at 150% of their actual size together with 56 full-page enlargements, 35 cm, black leatherette binding with gold titles on the spine and slipcase ed.

Bilingual text with parallel title: The superb patinas of the sestertii of imperial Rome.

A classic for the study of Roman sesterces and the patinas of coins.

In excellent condition. Rare.

P. & P. Santamaria, Collections of Dr. FG of Naples, Dr. Arch. RM of Rome, Coins of Southern Italy, Sicily and United Italy, Papal Coins and Medals, 9 June 1952, Stabilimento Tipografico Grafica, Rome 1952, pp. 87, 14 plates covered with tissue paper, 27 cm, softcover ed.

The catalogue presents 890 lots and is fundamental for the study of the coins of southern Italy, Sicily and papal coins and medals.

Attached: list of starting prices (pp. 4), a note of commissions and an envelope addressed to P. & P. Santamaria (Rome).

In excellent condition.