Ancient

Numismatic writings in memory of Domenico Rossi, edited by Biagio Ingrao, Italian numismatic cultural association, Formia 2008, pp. 102, ill., Cm 24, br. and.

Supplement to the Quaderno di studi, 3 (2008).

New one.

Alberto Trivero Rivera, Alain Gennari, Ex Nummis Historia: agony and death of an empire. The last years of existence of the Western Roman Empire told through its coins, Editrice Diana, Italian numismatic cultural association, Cassino 2013, pp. 224, ill., 24 cm, br. and.

Nummus et historia series, 25.

N egg.

Roberto Bartoloni, Coins of Imperial Rome, Mondadori, Milan 2001, second edition, pp. 256, richly illustrated in color, 20 cm, hardcover ed. with title on the spine and dust jacket.

Main topics covered: republican coinage, imperial coinage, coinage and mints, fakes and patination.

Perfect condition. Very rare.

Gaetano De Minicis, Numismatics Ascoli or both declaration of the ancient coins of Ascoli in the Piceno, from the types of Gaetano Paccasassi, Fermo 1853, pp. VIII, 72, 2 splendid plates, cm 31, paperback ed. with titles and decorations.

Elegant ex libris on the verso of the last plate.

Small lack on the margins of the editorial paperback, otherwise in excellent condition with fresh paper and wide margins.

Very rare.

Filippo Schiassi, On the discovery of consular and family medals made in Cadriano in the Bologna area in the year 1811. Reasoning read in the R. University of Bologna, for Giuseppe Lucchesini, Bologna 1811, pp. 54, 23 cm, br. coeval mute.

Blooms on the first and last card, otherwise in excellent condition and in beards.

Very rare first edition, reprinted in Bologna in 1820.

Luigi Pizzamiglio, Chronological essay or History of Roman currency from the foundation of Rome to the fall of the Western Empire, Typography of the SC De Propaganda Fide, Rome 1867, pp. 233, ill., 3 large and splendid tables folded (90x40 cm each) reproducing coins, 32 cm, elegant red half leather binding with titles and decorations in gold on the spine and canvas plates, editorial paperback preserved.

Lossless tear on the inner margin of five papers with old restoration and insignificant traces of use, however overall the work is still intact and in excellent condition.

Rare.

Leodegar Coraggioni, Munzgeschichte der Schweiz, Paul Stroehlin, Luzern 1896, pp. XI, 184, ill., 50 splendid tables reproducing coins, 32 cm, fine binding ed. with gold titles on the back and on the front plate, black embossed decorations on the plates, sprinkled cuts.

Old stamp of possession on the title page.

Exceptional conservation with very fresh paper without stains or even minimal blooms.

Very rare original edition.

Coins from the Civic Museum of Legnano. Exhibition guide. Classical period (hints on Greek, Roman republican and imperial, Byzantine coinage). Medieval and modern period (notes on the coins of the Milan mint: from Charlemagne to Maria Theresa of Austria), edited by N. Vismara, R. Martini, Edizioni Ennerre, Milan 1988, pp. 384, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

Catalog of the permanent exhibition.

In perfect condition.

Chiara Marveggio, Sabetta Collection. Numismatic cabinet and medal table of the artistic collections of the Castle. Constantinus-Licinius (313-317 AD), Mneia Editions and researches, Milan 2014, pp. 334, richly illustrated, 29 cm, hardcover ed.

Mneia nomismata necklace, 1.

Luigi Sabetta was born in Ragusa, Dalmatia, on December 14, 1911. After completing his studies, he began a brilliant diplomatic career which continued until his retirement in 1977. Numismatics was a great passion of his. He devoted himself in particular to the coinage of the Constantinian period by writing several updating articles of the Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) and collecting a rich and varied series of follis of the same period. Three years after Sabetta's death in 1989, this collection was sold by the family to the Civic Archaeological and Numismatic Collections of the Municipality of Milan. The catalog that we present here is the culmination of a whole life dedicated not only to collecting as an end in itself but also to the study and enhancement of what has been collected. Illustrated and classified are the 1701 so-called reduced follis of the Constantinian period within the seventh volume of the RIC which covers the period from 313 to 337. This volume of the RIC, published in 1966 and signed by Patrick M. Bruun, was a fundamental turning point in studies as it has rearranged a huge amount of material giving a new starting point for further discoveries. The RIC is organized by mints and not by issuing authority. At the time, in fact, there were many monetary workshops active from London, to the north, to reach Alexandria in Egypt via Trier, Lyon, Aquileia, etc. Each mint marked the coins with its own initials which changed from period to period, approximately every one or two years. Together they struck huge amounts of money on the basis of common instructions given by the government authorities. Furthermore, each mint was divided into workshops and each of these marked the coins produced, usually with a letter of the alphabet: A, B, C etc. The RIC has cataloged and chronologically ordered all the issues of each mint providing an extremely useful structure which, however, requires updates and corrections after so many years. Luigi Sabetta had already felt the need when he had started a series of articles published in the Italian Numismatic Magazine aimed at disclosing missing coins to the RIC and this is underlined by Chiara Marveggio, the author of this catalog, in her introduction. In fact, this work is not only an aseptic list of the coins selected by Sabetta but it is also an opportunity to point out and correct some choices made in the RIC. The author pointed out errors and inconsistencies in the RIC VII plan while still considering it, and for many years to come, fundamental and irreplaceable. For example, we discuss the laurel wreath which for the mints of Rome and Antioch is interpreted as a mint symbol while for Cyzicus and Nicomedia it is indicated as a simple representation. We then discuss legionary insignia, depictions of prisoners, mint symbols, etc., all based on some specimens from the Sabetta collection which are illustrated, enlarged, alongside. The actual catalog is structured not following the RIC but by emperor or authority. At the beginning all the coins of Constantine are listed following the mint order of the RIC. Followed by the coins of Licinius I, those of Licinius II, then those of the sons of Constantine, Crispo, etc., up to the anonymous ones in the name of Rome and Constantinople. The specimens are all excellently reproduced in color in final tables. Taking inspiration again from the Sabetta collection, the author has re-examined the question relating to the symbols that can be found on the back of the she-wolf in the reverse of the follis of the issue with Urbs Roma. Some coins missing from the RIC are studied in detail separately. This volume will become a reference text for the coinage of the period and an excellent aid for collectors who want to know more about the complex Constantinian period.

In perfect condition.

Giuseppe Ruotolo, Dionysos in ancient coinage, Edipuglia, Bari 2005, pp. 275-296, cm 24, br. and.

Extract from: Invigilata lucernis, n. 27 (2005).

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

The numismatic collections of the Castello Sforzesco. Volume second. The coins of the Roman Empire from Hadrian to Elio Cesare, Art Editions Emilio Bestetti, Milan 1940, pp. XIX, 123, 16 plates, 25 cm, elegant coeval binding in all green canvas with titles and decorations in gold on the front plate.

In perfect condition.

Vincenzo Natale Scotti, On the rarity of ancient medals of all shapes and metals divided into three classes, Ferretti Typography, Rome 1838, pp. 440, 18 cm, coeval waiting paperback, title handwritten in blue pencil on the front cover.

Traces of use on the paperback, otherwise the work is in more than good condition, with large margins.

Rare.

Giuseppe Ruotolo, The coins of Messina from the origins to the closure of the mint (530 BC - 1676 AD), work published under the aegis of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology, Biblionumis Edizioni, Terlizzi 2018, pp. 73, richly illustrated, 21 x 15 cm, editorial paperback, ISBN 978-88-99512-06-4.

Historical Sciences, 2. Series directed by Luca Lombardi.

The author - former president of the Italian Academy of Numismatic Studies for almost three decades, now president of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology - synthetically and with scientific rigor analyzes the coins issued in Messina from ancient times to the closure of the Sicilian mint. Taking into account the most recent studies, the monograph opens with historical notes relating to the city, the intense activity of its mint is then presented, which lasted over 22 centuries, starting from the classical era, to then reach Arab, Norman and Swabian domination. , Angevin, Aragonese and Emperor Charles V. The rich iconographic apparatus and the notes accompanying the text are of extreme interest. The work, which constitutes the second volume of the Historical Sciences Series directed by Luca Lombardi, was printed in a limited number of copies and on ivory paper. As proof of the exceptional nature of this publishing event, the publication is made under the aegis of the Mediterranean Society of Numismatic Metrology.

Ettore Gabrici, Technique and chronology of Greek coins from the seventh to the fifth century. to. Cr., P. & P. Santamaria, Rome 1951, pp. 80, richly illustrated, 5 plates, 22 cm, br. and.

Series of numismatic studies, 2.

Elegant ex libris on the title page, handwritten title on the spine.

Insignificant traces of use, however overall in excellent condition.

Very rare.

Roberto Rossi, The Guarnieri numismatic collection kept at the Camerino Museum. History and catalog, Presentation by Franco Panvini Rosati, Aldo Ausilio Editore, Padua 1979, pp. 147, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

Series: Pages of numismatics. Monographs on numismatic specialization issues, 2.

The volume contains the catalog of an important collection of ancient coins kept first at the Valentiniana Library in Camerino, then at the Civic Museum of Camerino.

Elegant ex libris on the back cover.

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

Philippe Ferrando, Les monnaies d'Arles. De Constantin le Grand à Romulus Augustule (313-476), sn, sl 1997, pp. 254, richly illustrated, 25 cm, binding on the entire editorial canvas with gold titles on the spine and on the front plate.

In perfect condition.