Modern numismatics

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.

Eugène Demole, William Wavre, Léon Montadon, Histoire monétaire de Neuchâtel, Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie du Canton de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel 1939, pp. 354, richly illustrated, 16 particularly high-quality plates, 25 cm, splendid brown half-leather binding with gold titles and fillets on the spine, boards in refined polychrome marbled paper in blue tones with light grain and delicate ochre shades, fine ornamental hatching in gold at the junction between the leather and the paper, the editorial paperback in black and red preserved.

This important work on the monetary history of the Canton of Neuchâtel is the result of research by Eugène Demole (1850–1928), a leading figure in Geneva's numismatics and curator of the Cabinet Numismatique in Geneva, and William Wavre (1851–1909), an archaeologist, numismatist, and epigrapher active in Neuchâtel. Edited by Léon Montandon on behalf of the Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie du Canton de Neuchâtel, this edition is part of the solid Swiss historiographical tradition of systematically documenting monetary issues and their historical role in the institutional and territorial context of Neuchâtel.

A specimen of notable value, in an excellent state of preservation, fresh and genuine.

H. M. Severin, Gold and Platinum Coinage of Imperial Russia from 1701 to 1911, The Crown and Taler Publishing Company, New York 1958, pp. 77, 17 plates, 24 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and dust jacket.

Elegant numismatic bookplate on the first endpaper. Small ownership stamp of numismatist Gustav Pisani on the inside covers.

Very slight signs of wear on the back cover, otherwise in excellent condition.

John S. Davenport, Oversize Multiple Talers of the Brunswick Duchies and Saxe-Lauenburg, Glückstadt 1956, pp. 64, richly illustrated, 29 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the front cover.

Numbered edition of 400 copies, this is no. 13.

A specialized contribution dedicated to the large-module thaler multiples issued by the Duchies of Brunswick and the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. The work analyzes a coin typology of particular importance for its size, representative function, and commemorative context in the northern Germanic area, presenting an illustrated corpus of selected examples. This volume is part of the production of John S. Davenport, an author known for numerous studies on large European silver denominations and German coinage.

Elegant numismatic ex libris on the first endpaper.

Slight traces of use on the spine, otherwise in very good condition. Uncommon publication.

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.

Peter Jaeckel, Die Munzpragungen des Hauses Habsburg 1780-1918 und der Republik Osterreich seit 1918, 3 Erganzte Auflage, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1967, pp. 187, richly illustrated, 22 cm, card. and.

In addition: Bewertungen ab 1892 und Erganzungen 1969 zu Peter Jaeckel, Die Munzpragungen des Hauses Habsburg, 1780-1918 und der Republik Osterreich seit 1918, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1969, pp. 16, 21 cm.

Together in excellent condition.

Monnaies francaises 1789-1995, Victor Gadoury, Douzième Edition, Monaco 1995, pp. 416, richly illustrated, 21 cm, editorial binding in red imitation leather with gold titles and decorations on the spine and front cover.

The volume lists all French coinage from 1789 to 1995, organized by face value and in chronological order, with precise indications of the mintages for each date and mint.

In perfect condition.

RS Yeoman, A guide book of United States Coins. Fully illustrated catalog and valuation list. 1616 to date, Including a brief history of American coinage, early American coins and tokens, early mint issues, 23rd Revised Edition 1970, Western Publ. Co., Racine 1970, pp. 256, richly illustrated, 20 cm, card. and.

In excellent condition.

Domenico Giuria, The coins of the Gio. Policarpo Lamberti collection, preface by Silvia Bottaro, Municipality of Savona, Savona 1993, pp. XIII, 305, rich in bn and col. Illustrations, cm 24, br. and.

Elegant ex libris on the last card.

Overall in good condition.

Historical Archive of Calabria, Tip. Muca, Naples, year I, no. 5, September 1913, pp. 457-567, richly illustrated, 25 cm, hardback ed.

The volume includes a substantial contribution by Memmo Cagiati, Coins assigned to some cities of Calabria from the 15th to the 18th century, pp. 457-481, and numerous illustrations reproducing coins interspersed throughout the text.

The volume also includes contributions of notable historical and archaeological interest: P. Orsi, Excavations in Calabria in the years 1910-11 (continuation); L. Volpicella, Official Correspondence of the Governor of Calabria Ultra Lorenzo Cenami (continuation); Bibliographic Bulletin; V. Capialbi, Continuation of Ughelli's Italia Sacra.

In very good condition. Very rare.

Giovanni Bovi, The Half Carlini and the Fives of Naples in the Years 1582 and 1583, Istituto della Stampa, Naples 1951, pp. 15, ill., 30 cm, br. ed.

In more than good condition.

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.

Orsino Orsini, Four Centuries of Coins of the Kings of France in Italy 1306-1706, La Numismatica, Brescia 1973, pp. 32, ill., cm 20.

In perfect condition.

Henri Hoffmann, Les monnaies royales de France depuis Hugues Capet jusqu'a a Louis XVI, chez H. Hoffmann, Paris 1878, pp. XV, 215 with frontispiece in black and red, 118 plates. finely engraved by Dardel, 32 cm, solid green cloth binding with gold titles on the spine.

A monumental work by Henri Hoffmann (1823–1897), one of the most authoritative scholars of French coinage active in Paris in the second half of the 19th century. This volume constitutes a comprehensive and methodically structured repertoire, retracing in rigorous chronological order the entire series of French royal issues from their origins to the end of the Ancien Régime. The exceptional iconographic apparatus, in its breadth, precision, and execution, gives the work a documentary value of primary importance. Still regularly cited in scholarly circles and permanently present in major European specialist libraries, it remains an essential reference for the study of medieval and modern French coinage.

Two beautiful bookplates with a library elimination stamp superimposed on them, elegant blind stamp on the plates.

Work in superb state of preservation, with fresh and margined paper.

Very rare.

Antonio Pagani, Italian Coins from the Napoleonic Invasion to the Present Day (1796-1961), First Edition, Mario Ratto Editore Numismatico, Milan 1962, pp. 367, richly illustrated, 28 cm, full cloth binding with gold titles on the spine and front cover.

The first edition of this seminal catalogue of modern and contemporary Italian numismatics, Antonio Pagani's work systematically describes and illustrates 953 coins, offering a classification tool that remains highly useful today for the study of Italian issues from the Napoleonic period to the late 20th century. The clarity of the layout, combined with the breadth of documentation, has made it an essential reference over time.

In excellent condition.

Antonio Pagani, Italian Coins from the Napoleonic Invasion to the Present Day (1796-1980), Third Corrected and Updated Edition, Mario Ratto Numismatica, Milan 1982, pp. 440, richly illustrated, 28 cm, full cloth binding with gold titles on the spine and front cover.

The latest and most comprehensive edition of this seminal catalogue of modern and contemporary Italian numismatics, Antonio Pagani's work systematically describes 5,182 coins, accompanied by 1,210 illustrations, offering a classification tool that remains highly useful today for the study of Italian mintings from the Napoleonic period to the late 20th century. The clarity of the layout, combined with the breadth of documentation, has made it an essential reference over time.

Additionally: M. Ratto, A. Castellotti, Current valuations of Italian coins from the Napoleonic invasion to the present day (1796-1980), According to the text by Antonio Pagani, Mario Ratto Numismatica, Milan 1994, pp. 60, cm 29.

Insignificant traces of use on the plates of the first volume, otherwise in excellent condition.

Uncommon set.

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, 28 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine.

In addition: Jean Mazard, Histoire monétaire et numismatique contemporaine 1790-1967, Tome II, 1848-1967, Èmile Bourgey, Monnaies et Médailles, Paris, Bale 1968, pp. 314, richly illustrated, 28 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine.

Jean Mazard's seminal work, conceived as a comprehensive summary of contemporary French monetary and numismatic history, structured according to rigorous and readily accessible criteria. The catalogue systematically lists not only official issues, but also proofs, mintings, and private issues, providing highly useful illustrations and indications of rarity for each category. Although the editorial project envisioned a coverage up to 1963, publication of the second volume was postponed, and the chronological presentation actually extends to 1967, making the work even more comprehensive and up-to-date than the original.

In excellent condition.

The Gonzaga mints, Mantua and Sabbioneta (ca. 1150-1707), Coins from the former royal collection and the civic numismatic collections of Milan, edited by Massimo Rossi, texts by Emanuela Ercolani Cocchi, Umberto Maffezzoli, Il Bulino, Modena 1989, pp. 94, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. ed.

Catalogue of the numismatic exhibition held in Sabbioneta from 9 September to 8 October 1989.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

Burton Hobson, Catalog of Scandinavian Coins, Gold, Silver and Minor Coins since 1534 with Their Valuations, Second Edition, Sterling Publishing, Oak Tree Press, Port Washington 1970, pp. 128, richly illustrated, 26 cm, card. and.

Small ownership label on the title page.

In excellent condition.