Sales catalogs

Mario Ratto, Coins and medals, n. 1, Greek, imperial Roman, medieval Italian, foreign gold, silver and bronze coins, Mario Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1948, pp. 8, 4 plates, 29 cm, green half leather binding with gold titles on the spine, editorial paperback preserved.

Linked with: Mario Ratto, Ancient coins, n. 2, Roman and Byzantine coins in gold and silver, Important series of splendid imperial bronzes, Italian coins, Mario Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1948, pp. 10, 10 tables, editorial paperback preserved.

Linked with: Mario Ratto, Ancient coins, n. 3, Greek gold and silver coins, Roman gold coins, Imperial bronzes, Italian gold and silver coins, Numismatics books, Mario Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1949, pp. 12, 5 tables, editorial paperback preserved.

Linked with: Mario Ratto, Italian mints coins in gold and silver, n. 4, Roman gold coins, Mario Ratto Numismatico, Milan 1950, pp. 6, 4 tables, editorial paperback preserved.

The four publications constitute all that has been published for this series.

In superb condition. Very rare set.

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.

Giorgio Apparuti, Frank Sternberg, Auktion 15, Antike Münzen, Griechen, Romer, Byzantiner, Antike Kleinkunst, Italienische Munzen, 11-12 April 1985, Zurich 1985, pp. 120, 54 plates. on coated paper, 26 cm, card. and.

Second catalogue published as part of the collaboration between Frank Sternberg and Giorgio Apparuti. The sale comprises 1,026 lots, with an important selection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins, accompanied by a section of minor ancient art and a substantial group of Italian issues.

Attached is the list of estimated prices.

In excellent condition.

Giorgio Apparuti, Frank Sternberg, Auktion 14, Antike Münzen, Griechen, Romer, Byzantiner, Italienische und Papstliche Munzen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit, 24-25 Mai 1984, Zurich 1984, pp. 115, 52 plates. on coated paper, 26 cm, card. and.

Inaugural catalog of the collaboration between Frank Sternberg and Giorgio Apparuti. The sale, comprising 965 lots, brings together a broad selection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins, alongside a substantial selection of medieval and modern Italian and papal issues, reflecting the auction house's interest in sectors then rapidly gaining ground in international collecting.

Example with contemporary pencil annotations, placed next to the lots in 25 pages dedicated to Roman coinage, showing the hammer prices and the names of the buyers, precious evidence of the use of the catalogue during the auction.

Attached is the list of estimated prices (two copies) and a sheet of handwritten notes.

In excellent condition.

Mario Ratto, Collection of Prof. Dr. Giorgio Giorgi, Roman coins, Aes Grave, Republic, Empire, Byzantine gold coins, January 26-29, 1955, Stabilimento Tipografico Grafica, Milan 1955, pp. 162, 38 fine plates, 26 cm, br. ed. protected by a contemporary, silent br.

The catalogue presents 1362 lots of coins: 18 Aes Grave, 108 Roman Republican, 1015 Roman Imperial, 121 Byzantine gold, etc.

Attached is the printed appraisal price list on pp. 8 and the typewritten hammer price list on pp. 7.

In more than good condition.

Münzen und Medaillen, Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 22, Skulpturen, Terrakotten, Bronzen, Keramik, Goldschmuck, 13 Mai 1961, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1961, pp. 116, 70 plates, 29 cm, br. and. The catalog features 230 lots.

In addition: Münzen und Medaillen, Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 34, Terrakotten, Bronzen, Keramik, Skulpturen, 6 Mai 1967, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1967, pp. 120, 76 plates, 30 cm, splendid half-leather binding with gold titles and fillets on the spine, marbled paper plates, paperback preserved ed. The catalog features 220 lots.

In addition: Münzen und Medaillen, Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 40, Antike Geschnittene Steine, Griechische Vasen, Bronzen, Terrakotten, Bildwerke in Stein, 13 Dezember 1969, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1969, pp. 111, 70 plates, 29 cm, br. and. The catalog features 180 lots.

Together in excellent condition.

Nummorum Auctiones SA, Public Auction 2, Coins of the Roman Republic, Coins of the Roman Empire, Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary Italian Coins, Numismatic Books, 17-18 October 1975, Lugano 1975, pp. 62, 32 plates on coated paper, 27 cm, br. ed.

The catalogue features 697 lots.

Attached are the list of estimated prices, the unfilled bid form, and the corresponding addressed envelope.

Insignificant small stain on the front cover, otherwise in excellent condition.

Nummorum Auctiones SA, Public Auction 3, Roman Coins of the Republic and the Empire, Italian and Other Countries' Coins and Medals, Numismatic Books, 15-16 June 1977, Lugano 1977, pp. 88, 57 plates on coated paper, 27 cm, br. ed.

The catalogue presents 1106 lots.

Attached is the unfilled bid form and the corresponding addressed envelope.

In excellent condition.

Nummorum Auctiones SA, Public Auction 4, Roman Imperial Coins, Byzantine Coins, Coins of Milan, 16 June 1979, Lugano 1979, pp. 51, 35 plates on coated paper, 27 cm, br. ed.

The catalogue features 534 lots.

Insignificant traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition.

Dorotheum, Sammlung Karl Hollschek 1, Austria in Nummis, 1 Teil, Maximilian I-Leopold I, 28-29 Februar 1956, Dorotheum, Wien 1956, pp. 65, 8 beautiful plates, 30 cm, br. and.

The catalogue presents 1697 lots.

Karl Hollschek (1859-1941) holds a prominent place in the history of European coin collecting. The quality of his collection and the authoritativeness of his knowledge made him a point of reference for scholars and collectors.

Slight traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition.

Varesi, Utriusque Siciliae, Part Two, The Medals, auction no. 49 (18 April 2007), Pavia 2007, pp. 144, richly illustrated in colour, 30 cm, hardback ed.

Attached is the list of auction prices.

Small ownership stamp on the edges and on some paper.

Fundamental catalogue for the study of the medals of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

In excellent condition. Rare.

Bank Leu, Munzen und medaillen, Coins of Sicily and Southern Italy, 11 March 1987, Zurich 1987, pp. 79, 34 plates, cm 30, br. ed.

Attached is the list of hammer prices and the uncompleted bid form.

Important sales catalogue of the famous Spahr collection.

A handwritten E on the cover, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.

P. & P. Santamaria, Collection of Count Alessandro Magnaguti, Ex Nummis Historia, vol. XII, Coins and medals of the great sovereign families of Europe, P. & P. Santamaria Editori in Roma, Rome 1959, pp. XX, 130, 40 beautiful plates covered in vellum, 29 cm, binding in all black cloth with gold titles on the spine, paperback preserved ed.

Edition of 550 copies.

The catalogue presents 851 lots of coins and medals from European lordships, many minted in Italy.

Attached is the list of hammer prices.

In excellent condition.

Stack's, Auction Sale Catalogue of the Reinhold Faelten Collection of Ancient Coins, January 20-22 1938, New York 1938, pp. 96 with a fine portrait of Reinhold Faelten on the frontispiece, 27 vellum-covered plates, 30 cm, beautiful half-leather binding with gold titles and fillets on the spine, marbled paper boards.

A major auction catalog featuring 2,169 lots of ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins. The collection includes, in particular, 906 Greek coins from Egypt, from Ptolemy I to Galerius Maximian, with numerous Alexandrian tetradrachms and nummas; 144 Greek coins, including 30 from ancient Italy; 7 Etruscan cast bronzes; 18 aes grave coins; 15 Roman Campanian coins; 55 Republican coins; 225 Imperial coins; 367 Byzantine coins; etc.

Large-format edition, produced according to the typographical tradition of the famous Chapman catalogues, characterised by a particularly careful presentation and a rich iconographic apparatus.

Attached is the printed list of the hammer prices.

This copy is in excellent condition, a noteworthy circumstance for a catalogue that is often found in advanced conditions of use.

Very rare.

Leo Hamburger, Sammlung Geheimrat von Kaufmann, Antike Munzen, Griechen, Romer, Barbaren, n. 89, 27 Mai 1929, Leo Hamburger, Frankfurt am Main 1929, pp. 78, 22 plates, 27 cm, beautiful half-leather binding with gold titles and fillets on the spine.

At the bottom of the title page: Versteigerung im Auftrag der Familie am Montagt.

The catalogue presents 1707 lots of ancient coins, in detail: 332 lots of Greek coins, including 169 from Italian mints, with the presence of two notable decadrachms and numerous tetradrachms, followed by 1331 lots of Roman coins, including 64 examples of aes rude and aes grave and 173 republican denarii, as well as further late antique issues.

Elegant numismatist's ex libris on the first endpaper.

In excellent condition. Rare.

MJ Florange, ML Ciani, Monnaies grecques provenant des Collections du Colonel Allotte de la Fuÿe, 17-21 Février 1925, Imprimerie Lahure, Paris 1925, pp. 110, illustrations interspersed in the text, 31 plates, 26 cm, beautiful half-leather binding with gold titles and fillets on the spine.

The catalog features 1,842 lots of ancient Greek coins and documents one of the most significant sales dedicated to Greek numismatics. The auction achieved an exceptional total of 166,235 francs for the time.

Attached is the printed list of hammer prices published as “Supplément à Arethuse”, file 7, April 1925, pp. 4.

Elegant numismatist's ex libris on the first endpaper.

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

A. Sambon, C. & E. Canessa, Catalog of a collection of antique monnaies Grande-Grece & Sicile, 19 December 1907, Impr. Georges Petit, Paris 1907, pp. 72 including a substantial preface by the illustrious numismatist Arthur Sambon with headers, finials and large illuminated letter, illustrations interspersed in the text, 21 splendid plates, 28 cm, br. and.

This is the catalog of the very important Giuseppe de Ciccio collection, including eleven wonderful Syracusan decadramas, all finely illustrated.

Catalog enriched by the indication of the hammer prices handwritten in elegant handwriting next to each lot and by an attached, manuscript, contemporary issue of pp. 8 with the list of the same hammer prices.

Light traces of use on the spine, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.

M. Ratto, Two Private Collections Belonging to Monsieur Dr. LG and Monsieur G., Greek and Roman Coins, Vente n. 11, 16-17 May 1935, Imprimerie des orphelins-apprentis, Paris 1935, pp. 28, 13 plates, covered with vellum, 27 cm, beautiful green cloth binding with gold titles and fillets on a leather label on the spine. Two important private collections of ancient coins, arranged and described consecutively for a total of 507 lots, accompanied by a remarkable illustrative apparatus, including over seven plates dedicated to Greek coinage and five to Roman coinage. Of note is lot 266, which presents one of the characteristic Seriphos staters with the frog, indicated as likely minted on an Aegina stater.

Bound with: M. Ratto, Monnaies antiques, Gauloises et Grecques, Monnaies Consulaires, Monnaies Romaines et Byzantines, Monnaies Mérovingiennes, Vente n. 4, 11 March 1933, Imprimerie Générale (J. Castanet), Paris 1933, pp. 28, 7 plates. The catalogue comprises a total of 342 lots. It should be noted, however, that the 115 lots relating to the Greek section were not described with particular accuracy: for example, lot 82, attributed to Sicyon and weighing 6.95 g, was classified as a tetradrachm. Despite these inaccuracies, the seven beautiful plates accompanying the text constitute an extraordinarily important document.

Bound with: Rollin et Feuardent, Monnaies romaines en or, 26-27 May 1909, Macon, Protat Frères Imprimeurs, Paris 1909, pp. 53, 15 plates. The catalogue presents, in 363 lots, the sumptuous collection of Roman gold coins that belonged to Sir John Evans, almost entirely reproduced in the plates. Sir John Evans (1823-1908), one of the most eminent figures in British numismatics and archaeology in the Victorian era, was both a successful industrialist, linked to the John Dickinson paper mill, and a scholar with a vast scientific output, which became a point of reference in antiquarian studies. President of the Royal Numismatic Society (which during his presidency was awarded the title "Royal" in 1904) and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, as well as a fellow and treasurer of the Royal Society, he was awarded the peerage in 1892, leaving a decisive mark on English antiquarian culture between the 19th and 20th centuries. Auction information in pencil on the first leaf.

Small numismatist ownership stamp on the first endpaper.

In excellent condition. Very rare set.

M. Clément Platt, Collection personnelle de monnaies et médailles papales de SE le Cardinal Dubois Archevêque de Paris, Clément Platt, Paris 1930, pp. 67, 8 beautiful plates, 27 cm, br. and.

The catalogue presents 1071 lots.

In excellent condition.

Sotheby & Co. Ag., Catalogue of the collection of ancient and later coins, The property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Part II, Greek coins from the John Ward Collection, 4th and 5th April 1973, Sotheby & Co. Ag., London 1973, pp. 140, richly illustrated in black and white and colour, 31 plates, 29 cm, publisher's cloth binding with gold titles and decorations on the spine and front cover.

Complete copy of the hammer price list.

In excellent condition.

Sotheby & Co. Ag., Catalogue of the collection of ancient and later coins, The property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Part I, Roman gold coins, 10 November 1972, Sotheby & Co. Ag., London 1972, pp. 116, richly illustrated in black and white and colour, 7 plates with enlargements of coins, 29 cm, publisher's cloth binding with titles and decorations on the spine and front cover.

Complete list of hammer prices. Prices marked in pencil and ballpoint pen next to each lot.

Additionally: Sotheby & Co. Ag., Catalogue of the collection of ancient and later coins, The property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Part II, Greek coins from the John Ward Collection, 4th and 5th April 1973, Sotheby & Co. Ag., London 1973, pp. 140, richly illustrated in black and white and colour, 31 plates, 29 cm, publisher's cloth binding with gold titles and decorations on the spine and front cover.

Complete copy of the hammer price list.

Together in excellent condition.

Catalogue of the Gnecchi collection, Italian coins with lists of hammer prices and list of buyers' names, Nummorum Auctiones SA, Lugano 1976, approximately 700 pp. in total, 79 plates in total, 26 cm, splendid half-Moroccan binding with gold titles on the spine.

High quality anastatic reprint of the three famous auction catalogues of the Gnecchi Collection of Italian coins, published by Hamburger L. & L. (Frankfurt) in 1902 (pp. VI, 98, 11 plates, VIII), 1902 (pp. 173, 26 plates, VI), 1903 (pp. 290, 42 plates, VI), with an attached volume presenting the list of names of the buyers who attended the sales (pp. 84).

Limited edition of just 250 numbered copies, printed on Usomano Velin paper specially made by Cartiera Ventura in Cernobbio. This is copy no. 91.

In excellent condition.

Librairie Eugène Rossignol, Livres Rares sur la Numismatique ancienne et moderni archéologie et divers, Ancien Fond Feuardent, Paris sd, pp. 66, 21 cm.

Very rare. In perfect condition.

M. Baranowsky, Rich numismatic collection of an ancient and noble family from Northern Italy and other enthusiasts, Part III, Coins from Italian mints, Tuscany, the Papal States, Southern Italy and Sicily, Foreign coins, 2 February 1932, Stabilimento Tipolitografico V. Bartelli & C., pp. VI, pp. 141-288, 44-73 plates covered with tissue paper, 30 cm, carefully and generously made half-Moroccan binding, with wide corners, cloth boards, gold titles on the spine, the inside contains the br. ed.

The catalogue, which documents the impressive numismatic collection of the Trivulzio family, a historic lineage of the Lombard aristocracy, presents 2015 specimens from central and southern Italy, of which 441 are from Tuscany, 982 from papal mints and cities in Lazio, 188 from southern Italy, 89 from the Crusaders and Italians abroad, 26 from France, 62 from Switzerland, 81 from the Netherlands, 13 from England, 38 from Germany, 59 from Austria, 12 from Sweden, etc.

Attached is a printed list of valuation prices (pp. 7).

In excellent condition.