Modern numismatics

Leodegar Coraggioni, Munzgeschichte der Schweiz, Paul Stroehlin, Luzern 1896, pp. XI, 184, richly illustrated, 50 splendid phototype plates reproducing over 2000 coins, 32 cm, fine binding with gold titles on the spine and front cover, black embossed decorations on the covers, red edges.

An impressive monograph dedicated to Swiss monetary history.

Small ownership stamp imprinted in gold on the front cover, similar ownership stamp on the title page.

Exceptional preservation with very fresh paper.

Extremely rare original edition.

Domenico Casimiro Promis, Obsidional Coins of Piedmont, Minted During the Sieges of the Cities of Nice 1543, Vercelli 1617 and 1638, Casale 1628 and 1630, Cuneo 1641, Alessandria, 1746, Second edition with 37 engravings interspersed in the text, enriched with new notes and information on the obsidional coins of Novara edited by L. De Mauri, Libreria Antiquaria Patristica, Turin 1903, pp. 44, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. ed.

Edition of 400 numbered copies, autographed by De Mauri, this is no. 76.

A sophisticated second edition of Promis's numismatic memoir, reproduced, as De Mauri states in the introductory note, in its entirety, both in text and engravings, with the addition of numerous footnotes and a section dedicated to the Novara obsidional coins. This publication is particularly interesting for Piedmontese emergency coinage.

Ownership stamp on the paperback and on the title page.

Very slight traces of use on the paperback, otherwise an excellent copy in excellent condition.

Very rare.

Alvise Zorzi, The Gift of the Doges, The Collection of Dogal Osellae of the Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Vicenza 2009, pp. 351, richly illustrated, 29 cm, beautiful and solid red cloth binding with gold-stamped titles and decorations on the spine and front cover.

This publication, produced with remarkable typographical care, on quality paper and featuring extensive, clear illustrations, aims to showcase one of the most significant institutional collections of Venetian osellas.

In perfect condition.

Mirco Pezzini, Mint of Lucca, Coins from the 7th to the 18th century, Catalogue of a collection, sn, sl 2005, pp. 288, richly illustrated, 30 cm, hardback ed.

A comprehensive and detailed volume on the coinage of Lucca from the early Middle Ages to the modern age, complete with extensive illustrations.

Slight traces of use on the spine, otherwise in excellent condition.

Very rare.

Papal Coins, vol. I, Pope Clement XI, Giovanni Francesco Albani, sn, slsa, pp. 332, richly illustrated, 22 cm, half leather binding with gold titles on the spine, marbled paper boards.

A unique and meticulously crafted typescript volume, likely unique and intended for personal study and consultation, entirely dedicated to the coinage of Pope Clement XI. The text opens with the Pope's portrait and coat of arms, flanked by an image of Urbino, the city of origin of the Albani family, introducing a work constructed according to a clear systematic structure. For each coin, the reproduction, mint name, type designation, and metal are included, along with bibliographical references, particularly to the "Corpus Nummorum Italicorum" and Muntoni's "Le moneta dei Papi e degli Stati Pontifici," as well as detailed annotations on the legends. Of particular interest is the presence, for each piece, of a table designed to record auction entries, indicative of a tool designed for continuous use and open to updates over time. The result is a work of patient and rigorous execution, likely intended as a preparatory basis for a publication. The indication “vol. I” on the spine suggests a project divided into several volumes; however, no other parts are known.

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.

Antonio Pagani, Proofs and Projects of Italian Coins or Coins Minted in Italy from the French Invasion to the Present Day (1796-1955), Popular Governments, Napoleonic Rule, Restorations, Kingdoms, Duchies, Grand Duchies, Papal States, Provisional Governments, Kingdom of Italy and Colonies, San Marino, Vatican City, Italian Republic and Somalia (AFIS), Albania, Mario Ratto Editore Numismatico, Milan 1957, pp. VIII, 160, richly illustrated, 29 cm, br. ed.

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

Very rare.

Memmo Cagiati, The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Naples 1911–1937, together with the related Supplement, Naples 1911–1915, and complementary studies, in 5 vols.

The lot is composed as follows:

The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Fascicle I, The Mint of Naples, Angevins and Durazzeschi (1266–1442), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1911, pp. 74, richly illustrated, cm 28, sumptuous contemporary binding in black half morocco with pronounced grain, spine with five raised bands, gilt titles within compartments framed by wavy gilt fillets, marbled paper boards with broad mottled fields in shades of blue and red crossed by thin yellow-gilt veins, sprinkled edges. On the title page an autograph dedication by the author to the firm Spink & Son Ltd of London. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 93.

Bound with: Fascicle II, The Mint of Naples, Aragonese (1442–1503), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1911, pp. 158, richly illustrated. On the title page stamp “Author’s complimentary copy”. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 44.

Bound with: Fascicle III, The Mint of Naples, Spanish Domination (1503–1598), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1911, pp. 173, richly illustrated. On the title page stamp “Author’s complimentary copy”. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 63.

Bound with: Fascicle IV, The Mint of Naples, Spanish Domination (1598–1734), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1911, pp. 174–358 richly illustrated. On the title page stamp “Author’s complimentary copy”. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 60 bearing the author’s delivery stamp.

Bound with: Fascicle V, The Mint of Naples, Bourbons (1734–1859), Kingdom of Italy (1861–1867), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1912, pp. 181, richly illustrated. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 55 bearing the author’s delivery stamp.

Additionally: The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Fascicle VI, The Minor Mints of the Kingdom of Naples, Mints of Alvito, Amatrice, Aquila, Atri and Ville, Avella, Barletta, Belmonte, Brindisi, Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1913, pp. 103, richly illustrated, cm 28, sumptuous contemporary binding in black half morocco with pronounced grain, spine with five raised bands, gilt titles within compartments framed by wavy gilt fillets, marbled paper boards with broad mottled fields in shades of blue and red crossed by thin yellow-gilt veins, sprinkled edges. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 138 bearing the author’s delivery stamp.

Bound with: Fascicle VII, The Minor Mints of the Kingdom of Naples, Mints of Campobasso, Capua, Catanzaro, Chieti, Civitaducale, Cosenza, Fondi, Gaeta, Guardiagrele, Isernia, Lanciano, Lecce, Luco, Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1915, pp. 104–199, richly illustrated. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 138 bearing the author’s delivery stamp.

Bound with: Fascicle VIII, The Minor Mints of the Kingdom of Naples, Mints of Manoppello, Ortona, Pizzo, Reggio, S. Giorgio, Sansevero, Sora, Sulmona, Tagliacozzo, Teramo, Tocco, Torre del Greco, Vasto + Appendix (Orbetello, Rome), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1916, pp. 200–318, richly illustrated. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 138 bearing the author’s delivery stamp.

Additionally: The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Fascicle IX, The Sicilian Mints, Mint of Messina (1266–1516), Tipografia Melfi & Joele, Naples 1916, pp. 156, richly illustrated, cm 29, solid binding in full black cloth with gilt titles and fillets on the spine. Edition of 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by Cagiati on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 62 bearing the author’s delivery stamp.

Bound with: Fascicle X, The Sicilian Mints, Mint of Messina (1516–1598), Tipografia Joele & Aliberti, Naples 1937, richly illustrated. Posthumous edition of 250 copies numbered and signed by Eugenia Majorana, Cagiati’s stepdaughter, on the verso of the title page: the present copy no. 175.

Additionally: The Supplement to the work The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Naples, year I, 5 fascicles, August–December 1911, richly illustrated, cm 29, solid binding in full black cloth with gilt titles and fillets on the spine.

Bound with: Year II, 8 fascicles, January–December 1912, richly illustrated.

Bound with: Some authoritative opinions and reviews on the work The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Naples 1912, pp. 16, elegant pink paper.

Additionally: Supplement to the work The Coins of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from Charles I of Anjou to Vittorio Emanuele II, Naples, year III, 5 fascicles, January–December 1913, richly illustrated, cm 26, sumptuous contemporary binding in black half morocco with pronounced grain, spine with five raised bands, gilt titles within compartments framed by wavy gilt fillets, marbled paper boards with broad mottled fields in shades of blue and red crossed by thin yellow-gilt veins, sprinkled edges.

Bound with: Year IV, 3 fascicles, January–December 1914, richly illustrated.

Bound with: Year V, 2 fascicles, January–December 1915, richly illustrated.

Bound with: Coins attributed to certain cities of Calabria from the 15th to the 18th century, Tipografia di Enrico M. Muca, Naples 1913, pp. 29, richly illustrated. On the title page stamp “Author’s complimentary copy”.

Bound with: The Coins of the Great Count Roger pertaining to the mint of Mileto, Tipografia di Enrico M. Muca, Naples 1913, pp. 15, richly illustrated. On the title page stamp “Author’s complimentary copy”.

Bound with: A correction to the classification of coins struck at the mint of Messina by Frederick II and Frederick III of Aragon, Tipografia di Enrico M. Muca, Naples 1913, pp. 11, richly illustrated. On the title page stamp “Author’s complimentary copy”.

Important and complete set comprising the ten fascicles of Cagiati’s work, accompanied by the Supplement and complementary writings by the author. The presence of the tenth fascicle, which remained unpublished until 1937 and appeared posthumously, notoriously lacking in many sets, further increases its interest. Of exceptional numismatic and bibliographical significance, it is enhanced by copies signed and hand-numbered, as well as by dedications and complimentary stamps by the author. A monumental work and a pinnacle of twentieth-century Italian numismatic literature, in which the scholar’s rigour is joined with the sensitivity of the collector. With its systematic structure and extraordinary iconographic richness, Cagiati shaped the most accomplished synthesis on the coinages of Southern Italy, marking the transition from nineteenth-century antiquarian tradition to a modern awareness of the discipline. Even today the work remains an indispensable tool and one of the greatest bibliographical monuments of Italian numismatics.

The 1911 issue of the Supplement is bound after that of 1912, most likely for practical reasons, the latter being of larger format.

Overall in excellent condition.

A set of remarkable rarity.

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.

Coins and medals of Mantua and the Gonzaga family from the 12th to the 19th century. The collection of the Banca Agricola Mantovana, vol. V, The Gonzagas of Nevers (1627-1707), Electa, Mantua 2002, pp. 248, richly illustrated in color, 31 cm, full cloth binding with titles on the spine and front cover, dust jacket, and slipcase.

Through the analysis of a rich collection of coins and medals acquired by the Banca Agricola Mantovana, the volume presents a snapshot of the city's history from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The volume is completed by historical appendices and alphabetical lists that aid the reader in consulting and searching for information.

Trace of a small label on the back of the last card, otherwise in excellent condition.

Luigi Simonetti, Medieval and Modern Italian Coins, House of Savoy, 3 volumes, Tipografia Poggiali, Ravenna 1967-1969, 1308 pp. in total, richly illustrated, 25 cm, beautiful green full leather binding with gold titles and decorations on the spine and covers.

Volume I, From Oddone Conte (1056) to Carlo Emanuele I Duca (1630), 1967, pp. 485.

Volume II, From Vittorio Amedeo I (1630) to Vittorio Emanuele I (1821), 1968, pp. 386.

Volume III, From Victor Emmanuel II (1861) to Victor Emmanuel III (1946). Coinage Abroad. Monetary Weights, 1969, pp. 437.

A remarkable publishing undertaking by Luigi Simonetti, which still today constitutes an essential tool for the study and cataloguing of Savoy coinage from the 11th to the 20th century.

In excellent condition.

X. & F. Calicó, The Onza Main book, Spain, Provinces and Independent Republics of America, Counterstamps and Counterfeits 1611-1873, Ferran y Xavier Calicó, Barcelona 1986, pp. 222, richly illustrated, 30 cm, leatherette ed. with gilt titles on the spine, front cover and dust jacket.

Bilingual text with parallel title: El gran libro de la onza, Cecas peninsulares, Provincias españolas de América y Repúblicas Independientes, Resellos y Falsificaciones 1611-1873.

This work presents and analyzes the onzas of the various monarchs and major mints of Spain and the New World from the colonial period to 1873. The coins are systematically classified by date, mint, and issuing authority. Each specimen is illustrated on both obverse and reverse and accompanied by its valuations.

Elegant numismatic ex libris on the inside cover.

Small tears on the top edge of the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.

JJ North, English Hammered Coinage, Vol. 1, Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272, Spink and Sons, London 1963, pp. 218, richly illustrated, 16 fine plates, 26 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and dust jacket.

Additionally: JJ North, English Hammered Coinage, Vol. 2, Edward I to Charles II 1272-1662, Spink and Sons, London 1960, pp. 194, richly illustrated, 10 fine plates, 26 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine.

Vol. 1 is accompanied by the list of valuations, on the first page an elegant ownership stamp and shelfmark of an extinct private library.

Tears on the edges of the dust jacket of Vol. 1, Vol. 2 without the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.

Standard Catalog of British Coins, Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 23rd Edition, edited by Stephen Mitchell and Brian Reeds, adapted with additional material, from catalogs originally compiled by HA and PJ Seaby, Seaby, London 1987, pp. 351, richly illustrated, 23 cm, card. and.

The catalogue presents medieval, modern and contemporary coins with valuations.

In excellent condition.

H. Simmen, Schweizerische Munzkataloge, vol. VII, Solothurn, Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft, Berne 1972, pp. 109, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

On the frontispiece, a refined ownership stamp and shelfmark of an extinct private library.

In excellent condition.

Arnaldo Russo, Catalogo de Moedas do Brasil, First Edition, Arnaldo Russo Numismata, Sao Paulo 1978, pp. 377, richly illustrated, cm 21, cardboard ed.

Catalog with ratings.

Elegant numismatic ex libris on the first endpaper.

Very slight traces of use on the plates, otherwise in excellent condition.

Rare.

Kurt Jaeger, Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vor Einführung der Reichswährung, Band 9, Königreich Preußen 1786-1873, 2 Erweiterte Auflage, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1970, pp. 127, richly illustrated, 1 tab. geogr. to col. folded, 22 cm, card. and.

Attached: Bewertungstabelle Herbst 1970, pp. 4.

In excellent condition.