Ancient numismatics

Alberto Campana, Corpus Nummorum Antiquae Italiae (minor ticks), vol. 2, Edizioni Nomisma, Republic of San Marino sd, pp. 400, richly illustrated, 30 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front plate.

In the work the ticks are presented alphabetically from Abakainon to Mytistraton.

In perfect condition. Very rare.

Alberto Campana, Corpus Nummorum Antiquae Italiae (minor ticks), vol. 1, Numismatica Grigoli, Suzzara 1996, pp. 357, richly illustrated, 30 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gold titles on the spine and front plate.

From the Index: Preface by Franco Grigoli, Introduction by Alberto Campana, 2 geographical maps (by David R. Sear, 1978), Ancona, Ariminum, Iguvium, Galaria, Herbita, Imachara, Morgantina, Piakos, Kimissa, Tuder, Firmum, Aakrai , Hipana, Longane, Stiela, Agyrion, Alba fucens, Signia, Vestini, Reate, Carsioli, Hatria, Aquinum, Cora, larinum, The Frentani, Pallanum?, The Samnites, Meles, Aesernia, Venafrum, Allifae, Pitanati, Aquilonia, Malventum /Beneventum, Telesia, Fistelia.

In perfect condition. Rare.

G.K. Jenkins, Ancient Greek Coins, Barrie and Jenkins, London 1972, pp. 310, richly illustrated with splendid enlargements, including color, 25 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and dust jacket.

Among the most authoritative and successful introductory works dedicated to Greek coinage, G.K. Jenkins's volume covers the entire span of ancient Greek coinage, paying particular attention to the artistic, historical, and technical aspects of the issues, enhanced by an iconographic apparatus of exceptional quality, which makes the text immediately useful for both the neophyte and the expert scholar.

This example comes from the 1996 sale of the company M&M Deutschland GmbH, as attested by the auction label preserved inside the work.

In excellent condition.

Augusto Cataldi, Dissertatio ad legem secundam codicis De veteris numismatis potestate, Lib. XI, Tit. 10, Typographia Mugnoz, Romae 1869, pp. 51, fine woodcut heraldic coat of arms of Pius IX on the frontispiece, 29 cm, br. silent coeval.

A learned numismatic dissertation by Augusto Cataldi, a lawyer of the Sacred Consistory, conceived as a high-profile academic exercise in the fields of public law and monetary economics. The work, dedicated to Pius IX, is part of the most authoritative Roman-Pontifical tradition of monetary studies. Starting from an interpretation of Lex II of the Justinian Code, "De veteris numismatis potestate," the author approaches the fundamental question of monetary value with rigorous systematic method, investigating the relationship between the intrinsic value of metal and the legal value assigned by public authority. Through a broad review of classical sources, from Aristotle to Roman law, and a detailed historical reconstruction of the Greek and Roman monetary systems (aes, denarius, aureus, solidus), Cataldi analyzes the evolution of money over time, focusing on the legal consequences of variations in weight, fineness, and value.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Laura Breglia, The Ancient Mediterranean Routes Documented by Coins and Weights, L'Erma di Bretschneider, Rome 1966, pp. 122, 3 plates, 25 cm, hardback ed.

Autograph dedication dated 1966 on the second card.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Renata Cantilena, Federico Carbone, Poseidonia-Paestum and its Coinage, Pandemos, Paestum 2015, pp. 134, richly illustrated with color enlargements, 27 cm, br. ed.

Series: Tekmeria, 17.

On the front page: University of Salerno, Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences.

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

Rare.

E. Acquaro, LI Manfredi, A. Tusa Cutroni, Punic Coins in Italy, State Library, State Printing Office and Mint, Rome 1991, pp. 94, richly illustrated, 7 color plates, 21 cm, br. ed.

Series: Itineraries, 8.

At the top of the title page: Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage, National Committee for Studies and Research on Phoenician and Punic Civilization.

In excellent condition.

Enrico Acquaro, The Punic Coins of the National Museum of Cagliari, Catalogue, National Research Council, Rome 1974, pp. 96, 26 plates of drawings, 100 plates of coins, 28 cm, br. ed.

Series: Collection of Phoenician Studies, 4.

At the top of the title page: National Research Council, Center for the Study of Phoenician and Punic Civilization at the Institute of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Rome.

A fundamental scientific contribution to Punic numismatics, with the systematic description of 1682 specimens preserved in the collections of the National Museum of Cagliari, accompanied by a rich illustrative apparatus of great documentary value.

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

Symbols on Republican Silver Coins and Roman Life. Catalog by Anna Serena Fava. Notes on the Archaeological Material of Turin by Fausta Scafile, Superintendency of Antiquities of Piedmont and Civic Museum of Turin, Turin 1969, pp. 202, richly illustrated, 55 plates, 28 cm, br. ed.

Catalogue of the exhibition held in Turin in 1969.

Very light traces of use on the spine, otherwise an excellent copy. Rare.

Laura Breglia, Ancient Numismatics, History and Methodology, Feltrinelli, Milan 1964, pp. 312, illustrations, 46 plates, 22 cm, hardback edition with dust jacket.

Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket; otherwise in excellent condition. Rare first edition.

Fiorenzo Catalli, Etruscan and Italic Numismatics, Gruppo archeologico romano, Rome 1984, pp. 151 including 55 plates, 21 cm, br. ed.

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

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

Secondina Lorenza Cesano, Augustan Numismatics, Institute of Roman Studies, Rome 1938, pp. 33, 6 beautiful plates, 25 cm, br. and.

Series: Quaderni Augustei, 3.

In perfect condition. Very rare.

RAG Carson, Principal coins of the Romans, 3 volumes, British Museum Publications Limited, London 1978-1981, pp. 367 overall, richly illustrated, 26 cm, full cloth binding with gold titles on the spine, acetate protectors.

Volume I: The Republic, c. 290-31 BC, pp. 88, 1978.

Volume II: The Principate, 31 BC-AD 296, pp. 167, 1980.

Volume III: The Dominate, AD 294-498, pp. 112, 1981.

Sporadic pencil notes by a scholar.

These volumes were purchased in 1997 from the London firm Spink, as documented by the invoice (£110) kept inside. An enclosed typewritten sheet contains a critical reflection on the work.

The editorial dust jacket is missing and has been replaced by an acetate protector.

Together in excellent condition.

CHV Sutherland, Coinage in Roman Imperial Policy 31 BC-AD 68, Methuen & Co., First Edition, London 1951, pp. XI, 220, 17 fine plates, 22 cm, full cloth binding with gold titles and decorations on the spine, front cover and dust jacket.

First edition, appreciated for the significantly superior quality of its plates compared to subsequent editions.

Small flaws on the edges of the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.

Gian Guido Belloni, Roman coins of the Republican Age. Catalog of numismatic collections, Archetipografia, Milan 1960, pp. LIX, 333, 61 plates, 32 cm, elegant full cloth binding ed. with titles on the spine and impression decoration on the front plate.

Edition of 1100 copies, this is the n. 1043.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.

Gian Guido Belloni, Trajan's coins. Catalog of the Civic Numismatic Cabinet. Archaeological Museum of Milan, Archetipografia, Milan 1973, pp. LX, 67, 26 plates, 32 cm, elegant full cloth binding ed. with titles on the spine and impression decoration on the front plate.

At the top of the title page: Municipality of Milan. Breakdown of culture, tourism and entertainment.

Edition of 1100 copies, this is the n. 82.

In perfect state of conservation.

De Ciccio, The Syracusan auras of Cimone and Eveneto, P. & P. Santamaria, Rome 1957, pp. 55, richly illustrated, 3 plates, 22 cm, br. and.

Series of numismatic studies, 4.

Copy from the library of Alexander Wild, dispersed at the Hess Divo 312 auction (Zurich, 2008), with the corresponding auction slip carefully preserved inside.

In perfect condition. Very rare.

Mario Rasile, The coins of Capua from the ancient and medieval periods, Editions of the author, Itri 1990, pp. 88, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

On the rear cover, a small stamp bearing the words “Omaggio” followed by the author’s name, indicating a copy from the author’s personal distribution.

In excellent condition. Rare.

The bronze coins of Poseidonia-Paestum in the Sallusto Collection, edited by Federico Sallusto, L'arte Tipografica, Naples 1971, pp. VIII, 54, 14 plates, cm 24, softcover ed.

At the top of the frontispiece: Museo Civico Principe Gaetano Filangieri, International Centre for Numismatic Studies, Naples.

In perfect condition.

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The collection of the American Numismatic Society, 6 parts, American Numismatic Society, New York 1969-1981, 239 plates. overall with facing text, 39 cm.

Part I, Joan E. Fisher, Etruria-Calabria, 1969, 39 plates with facing text, br. ed.

Part II, Hyla A. Troxell, Lucania, 1972, 38 plates. with facing text, br. and.

Part III, Hyla A. Troxell, Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx, 1975, 38 plates. with facing text, br. and.

Part IV, Sicily II: Eva Jaunzems, Galaria-Styella, 1977, 25 plates with facing text, hardback ed.

Part V, Denyse Bérend, Sicily III: Syracuse-Siceliotes, 1988, 45 plates. with facing text, card. and.

Part VI, Yaʻakov Meshorer, Palestine-South Arabia, 1981, 54 plates with facing text, ed. cart.

This is a large-format series (folio, 39 cm); subsequent publications will be printed in a smaller format (approximately 30 cm). This is a crucial work, documenting one of the world's most prestigious numismatic collections according to rigorously scientific typological criteria.

Insignificant traces of use on the paperback of the first two volumes, otherwise in excellent condition.

Rare set.

Proceedings of the International Congress of Historical Sciences, vol. VI, section IV, Numismatics, Rome 1-9 April 1903, Printing House of the Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome 1904, pp. XX, 259, 7 fine plates, including one large fold-out, 26 cm, br. ed. protected by contemporary paper.

Of fundamental importance due to the numerous contributions of eminent scholars. Contents: Minutes of the meetings; Ambrosoli Solone, On the use of national languages in numismatic writings (Report); Ricci Serafino, On the organization of medieval and modern Italian coin collections (Report); Ricci Serafino, On the organization of medieval and modern Italian mints (Report) - (with a topographical sketch of the Lombard mints and a declarative table); Castellani Giuseppe, For the organization of Italian coin collections (Report); Bresslau H., The imperial denarii of Frederick I; Gnecchi Francesco, Allegorical personifications on Roman imperial coins (with a synoptic table); Zielinski Giuseppe, Biographical Notices on Jean-Marie Mosca (Paduan) and Jean Jacob Caraglio, Italian artists in Poland, in the 16th century; Gabrici Ettore, On the value of coin types in historical, ethnographic, and religious problems; Babelon Ernesto, The Coins of Septimus Severus, Caracalla, and Geta, Related to Africa (with a plate); Gnecchi Ercole, Notes on Italian Numismatics. A Scutum of Gian Battista Spinola, Prince of Vergagni; Ambrosoli Solone, On the So-Called "Restitutions" of Gallienus or Philip; Blanchet Adrien, The Congiarium of Caesar and the Coins Signed Palikanus; Castellani Giuseppe, On the History of Papal Coinage in the Final Years of the Eighteenth Century (with a comparison table); Simonetti Alberto, Types of Ancient Greek Coins; Luschin von Ebengreuth Arnold, On the Method to Be Observed in Describing Hoards of Medieval Coins in Order to Maximize Historical Profit; Pick Behrendt, Statues of Apollo Reproduced on Greek and Roman Coins; Papadopoli Nicolò, The Venetian Tariff of 1543 (with a plate); Haberlin EI, Corpus numorum aeris gravis; Caruso-Lanza Michele, The study of Greek coins in relation to history, mythology and the science of comparative religions; Correra Luigi, Observations on a coin from Neapolis; De Petra Giulio, The date of two Greek coins; Ricci Serafino, Numismatics in teaching; Ambrosoli Solone, On some new Italian mints; Bahrfeldt M., On the chronology of the coins of Marcus Antonius, 710-724 BC (44-30 v. Chr.); Dattari G., «Περίοδος» On the coins of Alexandria (with a table); De Witte A., The monetary relations between Italy and the Belgian provinces in the middle ages and in the modern era; Marchisio Federico, Studies on the Numismatics of the House of Savoy. Other Unpublished Coins of Duke Charles Emmanuel I (with two plates); Maurice Jules, The Sirmium Coin Workshop During the Constantine Period (with one plate); Rizzoli Luigi, Venetian Coins from the Bottacin Museum in Padua; Spigardi Arturo, Medals of the Italian Risorgimento.

In excellent condition. Very rare.

Enrico Noris, Duplex dissertatio de duobus nummis Diocletiani et Licinii ex Cimelijs Sereniss. ac Reverendiss. Principis Leopoldi Cardinalis Medici. Cum Auctario chronologico de Votis Decennalibus Imperatorum ac Caesarum, Typis Petri Mariae Frambotti Bibliopolae, Patavii 1676, second and last edition, pp. 111 with wonderful title page in black and red, major printers' brands on the title page and on the last page, finely crafted woodcut headpieces, endpieces and drop caps, beautiful woodcut engravings interspersed in the text reproducing coins, 34 cm, splendid and solid coeval all-parchment binding with gilt titles on leather insert on spine, edges sprayed with azure.

Second and last edition of this important work by the Veronese cardinal, historian and numismatist, Enrico Noris (1631-1704), court theologian of Grand Duke Cosimo III of Tuscany, professor of Sacred History at the University of Pisa. This Paduan edition appears to be of a larger format and much more accurate, as well as being much rarer than the first Florentine edition.

Elegant ownership stamp on the first endpaper of an illustrious Italian numismatist from the first half of the 20th century.

Ordinary uniform browning to some leaves, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.

Kenneth Jenkins, The coinage of Gela, 2 vols., Walter De Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1970, 28 cm, full cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and front cover.

Volume I: pp. XXIV, 312, with geographical maps and aerial photos.

Volume II: pp. 16, 56 splendid plates, in a matching hard case.

Series: Antike Münzen und Geschnittene Steine, 2.

At the top of the title page: Deutsches Archalogisches Institut.

One of the greatest contributions to scientific research on the minting of Greek Sicily, recognized for decades as a cornerstone of the study of Gela's coins.

Ordinary discoloration on the spines, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.

Ross Holloway, The thirteen-month coinage of Hieronymos of Syracuse, Walter De Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1969, pp. XXIII, 47, 12 splendid plates in side pocket, 28 cm, full cloth binding ed. with gilt titles on the spine and front cover.

Series: Antike Münzen und Geschnittene Steine, 3.

At the top of the title page: Deutsches Archalogisches Institut.

Fundamental study on the brief but significant coinage of Hieronymus of Syracuse (215-214 BC), conducted with methodological rigor and a solid historical approach.

In excellent condition. Uncommon publication.