Medieval numismatics

Camillo Leone Museum, Illustrations and catalogs, vol. I, Award-winning Tipo-Litografia Gallardi and Ugo, Vercelli 1910, pp. 192, photographic portrait of Camillo Leone in the front door, 24 cm, br. and.

The volume includes the full-bodied study of Serafino Ricci, The mint of Vercelli, the numismatic collections of the Leone Museum, pp. 99-190, various illustrations interspersed in the text.

In the same volume there are the following interesting contributions: Federico Arborio Mella, Camillo Leone. Biographical notes, pp. 5-26; Giulio Cesare Faccio, The Vercelli and Trinity printers of the 15th and 16th centuries, pp. 27-98.

This collection of studies was published on the occasion of the opening of the Leone Museum and dedicated to Camillo Leone (1828-1907), who had left his possessions and his collections of antiquities to the Institute of Fine Arts in Vercelli.

In excellent condition. Rare original edition.

Giulio Cordero de 'Conti di San Quintino, Notes on the trade between the people of Lucca and the Genoese in the 12th and 13th centuries with some research on the value of the coins with which they contracted at that time. Lesson said in the Royal Academy of Lucca, Tip. Berdini, Lucca 1838, pp. 55-118, 23 cm, br. and. moult.

Burnishing, lack of the lower margin of the last two cards without loss of text, however overall publication in excellent condition and almost completely intact.

Extremely rare.

Vincenzo Dessì, The writings of numismatics, Publisher Gallizzi, Sassari 1970, pp. 248, richly illustrated, 22 cm, br. and.

Vincenzo Dessì (1859-1908) was a careful student of the ancient Sardinian coins. His research activity mainly resulted in the publication of the important studies reproduced in this volume: In the mint of Sassari. Coins of William III Viscount of Narbonne and Judge of Arborea; Real unpublished minute of the mint of Alghero; Unpublished minute for Charles V and Aragonese-Spanish coinage; Coins of Villa di Chiesa (Iglesias); Two unpublished tremissi by Charlemagne; Storage room of medieval coins found near Alghero; Storage room of medieval coins found in the Nurra; Storeroom of medieval coins found in Pattada; About a small storage room of Liutprando's gold coins found in the village of Ossi (Sassari).

Insignificant signs of aging, otherwise in perfect condition. Very rare.

Giuseppe Gugliandolo, Pierluigi Baisi, Italian Regional Coins, Sicily, Third Edition, Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, Pavia nd, pp. 428, richly illustrated, 25 cm, hardback

New.

Vincenzo Lazari, Mints and coins of the Abruzzi in the early days, Grafica Vivarelli, Pratola Peligna sd, pp. VII, 117, 6 plates, 23 cm, br. and.

Anastatic reprint of the 1858 Venice edition.

Elegant ex libris on the verso of the last plate. Manuscript title on the spine.

In excellent condition.

Byzantine coins in the numismatic collections of the Civic Museum of Siena, edited by Mara Bonfioli, De Luca Editore, Rome 1984, pp. 183, rich in illustrations, cm 24, br. and.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover.

Minimal signs of aging on the paperback, otherwise excellent copy.

Rodolfo Spahr, Sicilian coins from the Aragonese to the Bourbons (1282-1836), edited by the Banco di Sicilia, Palermo 1959, pp. 296, 4 genealogical plates + 39 plates reproducing coins placed in a side pocket, 28 cm, full cloth binding with titles and decorations on the front cover and spine.

Fundamental text for the study of the coins examined.

Light traces of use and ordinary signs of age, otherwise in more than good condition.

Rare.

Maria Amalia De Luca, The coins with Arabic legends from the Palermo Municipal Library, introduction by Filippo Guttuso, Part I, sn, Palermo 1998, pp. XXXIX, 399, richly illustrated, 31 cm, elegant cloth binding with gold titles and decorations on the covers and spine.

Aere Perennius Collection. Catalogs, 1.

At the top of the title page: City of Palermo, Department of Culture, Municipal Library.

Part I was the only one published. It is a work of considerable scientific interest, crafted with rigorous descriptive criteria and accompanied by high-quality illustrations.

Two elegant bookplates on the last pages (9x6 cm)

In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

Francesco Sapio Vitrano, Miscellany of Ancient Coins, Società generale pubblicità, Palermo 1966, pp. 157, 37 plates reproducing coins, 1 folded geographical plate, 28 cm, solid full cloth binding with dust jacket.

Limited edition work. Numbered and signed by the author.

Contents: Introduction; Consulted texts; Metals; Counterfeits; Greek monetary system; Some abbreviations; Minting cities; Roman monetary system; Minted magistrates of the Republic; Abbreviations on republican coins; The various monetary reforms of the imperial period; Imperial mints and their abbreviations; Coiners during the civil wars; Empire: Emperors and their depicted relatives; Abbreviations on imperial coins; Legends common to different Emperors; Legends on Alexandrian coins; Byzantine monetary system; Coiners of the Byzantine period; Main mints for the Eastern Empires; Technological nomenclature; Historical-numismatic summary of Sicily; Greek coins - descriptions of the tables; Main texts and periodicals cited; Gaul; Italy; Bruttium; Campania; Lucania; Sicily; Africa; Zeugitania; Ptolemaic dynasty; Cyrenaica; Libya; Mauretania; Mainland Greece and Islands; Thrace; Kingdom of Thrace; Macedonia; Kingdom of Macedonia; Thessaly; Aetolia; Phocidia; Boeotia; Attica; Islands of Aegina and Corinth; Peloponnese; Crete; Asia; Kings of Pontus; Paphlagonia; Mysia; Island of Lesbos; Ionia; Caria; Carian dynasties; Island of Rhodes; Kings of Lydia; Lycian dynasties; Pamphylia; Island of Cyprus; Kingdom of Syria; Phoenicia; Achaemenid kings; Roman coins - description of the tables; Main texts and periodicals cited; Republic; Civil wars (48-30 BC); Empire; Contorniati; Byzantine coins - description of the tables; Main texts and periodicals cited; Weights; Numismatic tables; Greek coins; Roman coins; Byzantine coins.

Dust jacket with traces of use, some tears and minor losses, slight foxing in the text, otherwise in good condition.

Uncommon publication.

P. Lambros, Illustration of two unpublished coins struck by the counts of Salona (translation from the Greek), Typography of Laconia, Athens 1866, pp. 9, beautiful illustrations reproducing the coins examined, 20 cm, br. and. suit protected by contemporary cardboard.

Publication embellished by the author's autograph dedication to the numismatist and archaeologist Pellegrino Tonini (1824-1884).

In exceptional state of conservation.

Extremely rare, missing in all specialized libraries repertoriate.

Bernardino Biondelli, On the Gold Coins of the Goths in Italy. Observations, Giuseppe Bernardoni Printing House, Milan 1861, pp. 25, 1 splendid plate depicting coins, 25 cm, contemporary blank back cover.

A significant contribution dedicated to Gothic gold coinage in Italy, in which the author addresses attribution issues with the scholarly rigor typical of the finest nineteenth-century numismatic tradition. Of particular interest is the illustrated plate, which clearly documents the types examined in the text.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Remo Cappelli, Study of the coins of the Salerno mint, Staderini Editore, Rome 1972, pp. XLVII, 85, 6 plates, black and white illustrations, 28 cm, br. ed.

Numbered copy.

In perfect condition.

Tommaso Bertelè, The Winged Emperor in Byzantine Numismatics, P. & P. Santamaria, Rome 1951, pp. 114, ill., 9 plates, 22 cm, br. ed.

Series of numismatic studies, 1.

Expanded version of the paper presented by Bertelè, a distinguished scholar of Byzantine numismatics, at the VIII International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Palermo, 1951), dedicated to the iconography of the winged emperor in medieval Byzantine coinage.

Slight signs of wear, otherwise in excellent condition.

Rare.

Elio Biaggi, Gualtiero Giustetto, Elio Spinoni, General treatise on medieval numismatics. With historical-numismatic information of all the mints of the lands of Greek-Latin civilization from 395 d. C. to 1500, vol. I, Coins in the history of the Western Roman Empire, L'Artistica, Savigliano 1978, pp. 128, richly illustrated, 30 cm, binding on the entire editorial canvas with titles and decorations in gold on the spine and on the front plate.

The first volume of this work was the only one published.

Text embellished by Elio Spinoni's autograph dedication to the first guard card.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Lucia Travaini, Hohenstaufen and Angevin Denari of Sicily and Southern Italy: their Mint Attributions, Royal Numismatic Society, London 1993, pp. 93-135, 10 plates, 23 cm, br. and.

The publication presents itself as an organic and in-depth update of the traditional repertoires of Swabian and Angevin denarii of the Kingdom of Sicily up to Charles I of Anjou. At the same time, through a careful examination of the sources, the systematic analysis of the finds and the proposal of new mint attributions, it offers an original contribution to the monetary history of Southern Italy in the 13th century. The text lists the entire production of denarii issued by Henry VI, Frederick II, Conrad, Corradino, Manfred and Charles I of Anjou (1194-1285), divided into 114 main types, all illustrated with drawings or photographs. Of these, at least ten are absent from Rodolfo Spahr's repertoire, having been identified only after the publication of his work (1976). The Kingdom of Sicily was administratively divided into two areas, each served by its own mint: Palermo and, subsequently, Messina for the insular part; Brindisi and, briefly, Manfredonia for the continental part. The denarii produced in the two areas were of different types, despite being theoretically intended for circulation throughout the Kingdom. However, the evidence from the finds suggests a different reality: circulation appears largely confined to the respective minting areas. In this sense, the isolated finds and hoards, carefully documented by Lucia Travaini, prove crucial for a more reliable attribution of the mints, allowing us to revise numerous traditional assignments. The picture that emerges is particularly clear: among the types attested in the finds, only two appear in both areas of the Kingdom, while all the others are limited to just one of them, indicating a substantial lack of mobility of the small coin between the two parts. Furthermore, a significant increase in denarii can be observed in isolated finds starting from around 1238, a fact which fits coherently with the financial policy of Frederick II and his successors, who resorted to progressively debased issues, employed as an effective tool for feeding the state coffers.

In excellent condition.

Historia aurea, The Gold Coins of the Civic Museum of Lodi, edited by Novella Vismara, Comune di Lodi, Lodi 2008, pp. 63, richly illustrated in color, 24 cm, hardback ed.

Catalogue published on the occasion of the Lodi exhibition held from 20 December 2008 to 19 January 2009, dedicated to the gold coins preserved at the Civic Museum of Lodi, from ancient to modern times, with the addition of gold medals and, finally, examples from the mints of Lodi and Piacenza.

In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

Raffaele Paolucci, The coins of the doges of Venice, Riccardo Paolucci Editore, Padova 1990, pp. 185, richly illustrated, 31 cm, full cloth binding, with titles on the spine, front cover and dust jacket.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Raffaele Paolucci, The coins of the doges of Venice. Evaluations updated to 1997, Raffaele Paolucci Editore, Padua 1997, pp. 31, richly illustrated, 28 cm, br. and.

Text in Italian and English.

In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

Gaetano De Minicis, Numismatica ascolana o sia Dichiarazione delle Colline Antiche di Ascoli nel Piceno, published by Gaetano Paccasassi, Fermo 1853, pp. VIII, 72, 2 splendid plates, 31 cm, paperback edition with titles within an elegant frame, protected by a contemporary silent booklet.

Elegant ex libris on the back of the last plate.

Minor flaw in the margin of the back cover, otherwise in excellent condition with fresh paper and wide margins.

Very rare.

Arturo G. Sambon, Engravers of the Neapolitan Coinage, Tipografia LF Cogliati, Milan 1893, pp. 16 p., ill., 2 splendid plates covered with tissue paper, 27 cm, brochure, ed. protected by a contemporary, silent brochure.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover.

Some foxing on the plates, but overall a good copy.

Very rare.

Quintilio Perini, Le moneta di Verona, Ugo Grandi & C. Editori, Rovereto 1902, pp. 110 with black and red title page, richly illustrated, 28 cm, bound in all black cloth with gold titles on the spine.

Edition of 300 numbered copies, this is no. 16.

A classic work of Veronese numismatics, in which the author, a distinguished numismatist and historian, systematically collects and describes the mintings of the city of Verona, accompanying them with illustrations and detailed historical and typological observations. The work, the fruit of careful research, remains a fundamental contribution to the study of local coinage.

In excellent condition.

Very rare original edition.

J. Charvet, Origines du pouvoir temporel des papes précisées par la numismatique, E. Dentu, Paris 1865, pp. 172 with refined frontispiece depicting Saint Peter seated on a throne within a frame, richly illustrated with splendid coin engravings, 28 cm, br. and.

An interesting study in which the author explores the origins of the popes' temporal power in light of the evidence provided by monetary documentation. The work is published in a large format, typical of some French scholarly publications from the second half of the nineteenth century: a choice that lends the volume a distinctive typographical elegance and makes it particularly easy to consult.

Untouched and in excellent condition. Very rare.

Benjamin Fillon, Considérations historiques et artisticiques sur les monnaies de France, Robuchon, Fontenay-Vendée 1850, pp. XI, 252, richly illustrated, 4 plates. finely engraved, 22 cm, br. and.

Untouched and in perfect condition, with very fresh paper.

Very rare.

Alberto Varesi, Italian Regional Coins. Emilia, Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, Pavia 1998, pp. 313, richly illustrated, 25 cm, hardback.

Excellent condition.