Ancient numismatics

Eug. Chaix, Description de onze cents monnaies imperiales grecques et coloniales latines, Ch. van Peteghem, Libraire-Numismate, Paris 1889, pp. IX, 173 with a beautiful lithographic illustration on the frontispiece, 24 cm, splendid contemporary binding in half brown leather, black percale covers, titles on the spine, gold fillets and four raised bands, elegant marbled paper endpapers, sprayed edges.

The volume contains 1106 copies.

Some blooms, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.

Robert Göbl, A catalog of coins from Butkara I (Swāt, Pakistan), IsMEO, Rome 1976, pp. XIV, 76, 14 beautiful plates, 1 large folded topographic map, 35 cm, br. and.

Series: Reports and memoirs. Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East, Center for Archaeological Studies and Excavations in Asia, 4.

At the top of the title page: Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East, Center for Archaeological Studies and Excavations in Asia, National Research Council.

Publication of considerable scientific interest by Robert Göbl, mainly devoted to Kushan coins.

Annotations or signs of ownership of an extinct library corrected with correction tape on the title page and on the margins of the plates, without compromising the full usability of the work.

Very slight traces of use on the cover, interior in excellent condition.

Sibrium, 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.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover.

In excellent condition. Very rare.

Franco Rapposelli, Vincenzo Rapposelli, The coins with the legend Tiati-Tiiatium, Tipolitografia Quatrini, Viterbo 2018, pp. 234, richly illustrated, 30 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front cover.

In excellent condition.

Memories of a passion, vol. III, Ancient Sicily, Andrea and Cecilia Pucci Collection, sn, slsd, pp. 296 on beautiful glossy paper, richly illustrated in colour, 31 cm, card. and. with titles on the spine, front cover and dust jacket.

Large volume offering weight and metrological information, numerous bibliographical references and enlargements of each coin presented.

In perfect condition. Publication made in a small number of copies, very rare.

Eupremio Montenegro, Roman imperial coins with evaluation and degree of rarity, Montenegro numismatic editions, Turin 1988, pp. LXVIII, 644, richly illustrated, 25 cm, cart. and.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

Carlo Ricci, The cult of Diana in royal and republican Rome and its impact on silver coinage of the goddess from the beginning of the denarius to 31 BC, sn, sl 1991, pp. 69 including 3 plates of coins, 30 cm, bound in cloth ribbon.

Index: The reason for studying coin types with Diana; The piety of the moneyer as a leitmotif in republican silver coins; Diana's splendor and political decadence; Religious syncretism as another reason for decadence; The great leaders of the 1st century and Diana; The forty-four coins concerning the goddess; Group A: the coins of the "luminous" goddess; Group B and Group C; The coins dedicated to Artemis Agrotera (Diana the Huntress); The hybrids between Group A and Group B; Group D: coins that recall the original opposition between Jupiter and Diana; Group E: the crescent moon symbol of the night; Group F: coins without explanation; Group G: coins with particular subjects or reproducing famous statues.

Scientific publication issued in photocopy format, likely produced by the author in a limited number of copies.

Author's signature on the first page.

In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

Homage to the subscribers for the first centenary of the Royal Numismatic Cabinet and National Medal Collection of Brera and for the honors to Solone Ambrosoli, Tip. Crespi, Milan 1908, pp. 125, richly illustrated, 2 beautiful frontispiece plates, 25 cm, splendid blue chromolithograph ed. cover with black and red titles and gold decorations.

At the top of the title page: Circolo Numismatico Milanese.

On the frontispiece: Notes on numismatics and medals, archive gleanings edited by Serafino Ricci.

Contents: Alberto Simonetti, To the Royal Numismatic Cabinet; Pompeo Castelfranco, Gallic Coins of Transpadana; Giovanni Pansa, A Circled Medallion of Marcus Aurelius; Paolo Orsi, EJ Haeberlin, For the Italic Aes Grave in Sicily; EJ Haeberlin, The Metrological Bases of the Most Ancient Monetary System in Central Italy (Open Letter to Prof. S. Ricci); Lorenzina Cesano, Roman-Sicilian Bronze from the National Roman Museum; Marco Strada, Pietro Tribolati, The Coins of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, First Duke of Milan; Adrien Blanchet, Unpublished Obole of Jean XXII; Quintilio Perini, The Coins Thrown to the People at the Solemn Coronation of Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua (1627); Andrea Balletti, The Bagattini of Ercole I in the Mint of Reggio Emilia; Alessandro Lisini, Medal of Antonio Spannocchi; Fernand Mazerolle, La médaille d'Antoine Leclerc de la Forêt, d'Auxerre (1618); Vittorio Salvaro, Veronese medal studies; Luigi Rizzoli jun., For the history of numismatics: Some letters addressed to the Marquis Tommaso degli Obizzi (1750-1803); J. Leite de Vasconcellos, O dinheiro na popular Portuguese poetry; Serafino Ricci, Archive Gleanings.

Very slight signs of age on the spine, otherwise in excellent condition.

Extremely rare.

Mario Rasile, Ancient, medieval and modern coins of Lower Lazio and Northern Campania with particular attention to the coins of Gaeta, First Edition, Tipolitografia Caramanica, Scauri 1978, pp. 61, richly illustrated, 24 cm, softcover edition.

Handwritten title on the spine.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Leonida Marchese, Tiate Apula and its monetary types, Rinaldi, Mantua 1948, pp. 8, richly illustrated, 24 cm, softcover edition protected by contemporary silent paper.

Extract.

In excellent condition. Rare.

G. Cavallaro, The coins of Piacos and its site, In the headquarters of the Institute, Rome 1954, pp. 21-24, ill., 1 plate, cm 24, softcover ed. protected by contemporary silent paper.

At the top of the title page: Italian Institute of Numismatics.

Extract.

Autograph dedication by the author on the first card.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Lorenzo Forteleoni, The monetary issues of Punic Sardinia, Gallizzi, Sassari 1961, pp. 166, richly illustrated, cm 22, softcover ed.

The volume is divided into two large sections: Chronology and characteristics of the Sardinian-Punic coinage and Catalogue of the Sardinian-Punic issues.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Numismatic Symposium of Barcelona (27 and 28 February 1979), Volume I, sn, Barcelona 1979, pp. 534, richly illustrated, cm 30, softcover ed.

On the title page: Societat Catalana d'Estudis Numismàtics. Sponsored by the Spanish Numismatic Association.

From the Index of the substantial volume: R. Reece, Hallazgos de monedas y métodos de comparación; G. Depeyrot, A propos de la masse monétaire antique: l'exemple des XVIIe-XXe siècles; JM Gurt, The monetary circulation in Rhode (Rosas) during the Roman Empire through two particular collections; E. Ripoll, JM Nuix, L. Villaronga, Circulación monetaria en Emporion; M. Campo, O. Granados, Approximation to monetary circulation in Colonia Barcino; JM Gurt, Monetary circulation in the imperial era on the Catalan coast between the municipalities of Bætulo and Iluro; J. Hiernard, Tarragona: Monedas del siglo III descubiertas en las excavaciones antiguas; E. Manera, O. Granados, Approximation to monetary circulation in the rural area of the island of Mallorca; M. Campo, Circulación monetaria en Menorca; M. Campo, Circulación monetaria en Ibiza (s. III-I BC); E. Collantes, A museum of monetary circulation in the Osca area; M. Campo, Monetary circulation in the Roman Villa of La Olmeda, Pedrosa de La Vega (Palencia); J. Hiernard, Conimbriga, monedas de las excavaciones antiguas (1930-1944 y 1959-1962) y franco-portuguesas (1964-1968); J. Hiernard, J.-C. Richard, Les tresors monétaires du IIIe. after JC d'Aigues Mortes et Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze (Gard); G. Depeyrot, J.-C. Richard, Etudes des découvertes et de la circulación monetaria dans le Valle du Lot (Lot); S. Keay, The Roman monetary circulation urban and territorial: a study in contrast and compatibility; J. Pellicer, Metrología comtal; M. Barcelo, L'or d'al-Andalus a Catalunya: un or vist i no vist (970-1085); P. Vegué, The monetary circulation of gold in the Iberian Peninsula after the million: the problem of the shortage; L. Domingo, Posible new attribution of the money with the legend Cervaíre; AM Balaguer, M. Crusafont, I. Puig, Els comtats catalans: les seves enuncynacions i àrees d’influència. I. Corpus; FJ Mora, The coefficient between the number of examples and the number of cuños, reflects the content of statistical information; R. Morgenstern, A "fals" with unpublished pieces.

Small ownership signature on the title page.

Very slight signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.

Arthur Sambon, Les monnaies antiques de l'Italie. Etrurie, Ombrie, Picenum, Samnium, Campanie (Cumes et Naples), Forni Editore, Bologna 1973, pp. 456, 5 plates, 25 cm, br. and.

Facsimile reprint of the 1903 Paris edition.

Small ownership signature on the title page.

In excellent condition.

Circolo Numismatico Torinese, On the fortieth anniversary of its foundation 1951-1991, Società Editrice Piemonte, Pesce di Ovada 1991, pp. 79, richly illustrated, cm 24, softcover ed.

Edition of 500 copies.

From the Index: Luigi Conti, Preface; Carlo Barzan, The Numismatic Circle; Guglielmo G. Audino, Manual on the Persian drachmas of the Sassanid dynasty; Elio Biaggi, The origin of the Savoy family and its coinage; Gianmaria del Boca, Numismatic reconstruction of the temple of Mars in the Forum of Augustus; Board of Directors of the Circle; Members of the Circle.

In excellent condition.

Lisa Bellocchi Amoroso, The Roman republican coins of the civic museums of Reggio Emilia, Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia 1979 (printed 1981), pp. 164 with 64 tablets. reproducing coins, cm 30, br. and.

Series Catalogs of the Civic Museums of Reggio nell'Emilia, 5.

The scientifically written publication examines, among other things, the treasure of Borzano, made up of a total of 1111 specimens.

In perfect condition.

Fiorenzo Catalli, Etruscan and Italic Numismatics, Roman Archaeological Group, Rome 1984, pp. 151 including 55 plates, cm 21, br. and.

Series: Publications of the archaeological groups of Italy, 26.

In excellent condition. Rare.

International numismatics congress. Rome 11-16 September 1961, 2 volumes, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome, pp. 1173 overall, 47 plates, 25 cm, br. and.

At the top of the title page: Commission internationale de numismatique. Italian numismatic institute.

Volume I: Reports, 1961, pp. 435.

Volume II: Proceedings, 1965, pp. XXXII, 706, 47 pl. one of which folded.

In excellent condition.

International Numismatics Congress. Rome 11-16 September 1961, Vol. 2, Proceedings, Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1965, pp. XXXII, 706, 47 plates. of which one folded, 25 cm, br. and.

At the top of the title page: Commission Internationale de Numismatique. Italian Institute of Numismatics.

Sporadic scholarly pencil annotations.

In excellent condition.

Roman and Byzantine Empires. Barbarian Kingdoms in Italy through the Coins of the National Museum of Ravenna, catalogue and introductory essay by Emanuela Ercolani Cocchi, catalogue and exhibition project by Francesco Zurli and Anna Maria Iannucci, notes by Maria Teresa Gulinelli and Anna Lina Morelli, Litografica Faenza, sl 1983, pp. 124, richly illustrated, cm 30, softcover ed.

Catalogue of the exhibition held in Ravenna in the years 1983-1984.

At the top of the title page: Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Superintendency for Environmental and Architectural Heritage, Ravenna.

Insignificant signs of aging on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

Francesco Guido, Ozieri (SS). The coins of the Civic Museum, vol. II, Roman Republican coins, with the collaboration of Rodolfo Martini, Ennerre, Milan 1998, pp. 160, 40 plates, cm 24, softcover edition with dust jacket.

Series: Materials, studies, research, 13.

In perfect condition.

Catalog des monnaies de la république romaine, second edition, edited by Raymond Weiller, Editpress, Luxembourg 1986, pp. 70, richly illustrated, 14 plates, 26 cm, br. and.

At the top of the title page: Musée d'Histoire et d'Art. Cabinet of medals.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

Catalog des follies romains (Dioclétien-Licinius II), edited by Raymond Weiller, Imprimerie Coopérative Luxembourgeoise, Luxembourg 1972, pp. 62, richly illustrated, 22 plates, 26 cm, br. and.

At the top of the title page: Musée d'Histoire et d'Art. Cabinet of medals.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

Stefan Skowronek, On the problems of the Alexandrian mint. Allusion to the divinity of the sovereign appearing on the coins of Egyptian Alexandria in the period of the early Roman Empire: 1st and 2nd centuries AD, translation by Victor A. Daszewsk, PWN-Editions scientifiques de Pologne, Warszawa 1967, pp. 96, 12 plates, 24 cm, br. and.

Series: Travaux du Center d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences, 4.

Parallel title page in Polish: Z problematyki mennicy Aleksandryjskiej.

From the Index: Introduction; Representations of the sovereign as a deity; Representations of the ruler with an accompanying figure; Altars, naoses, triumphal arches; Inscriptions approximating the ruler to a god; The socio-political function of the coin approximating the ruler to a deity; Conclusion; List of abbreviations; Bibliography; Plates.

Handwritten title on the spine.

Slight signs of age on the paperback, otherwise in excellent condition.

Uncommon publication.