Contemporary numismatics

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.

Alberto Varesi, Italian Regional Coins. Emilia, Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, Pavia 1998, pp. 313, richly illustrated, 25 cm, hardback.

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.

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.

Vico D'Incerti, The Questionable Coins of the Reign of Vittorio Emanuele III, Stab. Tip. Grafica, Perugia 1956, pp. 41, richly illustrated, 4 tissue-covered plates, 24 cm, br. ed.

Insignificant traces of use on the paperback, otherwise 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.

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.

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.

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.

The second volume of Jean Mazard's seminal work, conceived as a comprehensive synthesis of modern and contemporary French monetary and numismatic history, structured according to rigorous criteria for easy consultation. The catalogue systematically lists not only official issues, but also proofs, mintings, and private issues, providing 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.

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.

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.

Jean de Mey et Bernard Poindessault, Répertoire de la numismatique française contemporaine, 1793 à nos jours, Third Edition, Imprimerie Cultura, Bruxelles, Paris, 1976, pp. 438, richly illustrated, 25 cm, imitation leather binding ed. with gold titles and embossed decorations on the spine and front cover.

In excellent condition.

Rodolfo Spahr, Sicilian coins from the Aragonese to the Bourbons (1282-1836), edited by the Banco di Sicilia, Palermo 1959, pp. 296, 4 genealogical plates + 39 plates reproducing coins placed in a side pocket, 28 cm, full cloth binding with titles and decorations on the front cover and spine.

Fundamental text for the study of the coins examined.

Light traces of use and ordinary signs of age, otherwise in more than good condition.

Rare.

Giacomo Majorca, Contemporary Sicilian Numismatics or Coins in Circulation Before 1860, Pietro Pensante Press, Palermo 1870, pp. 108 accompanied by 24 splendid chromolithograph plates, 18 cm, hardback ed.

An edition dedicated to Sicilian coinage prior to 1860, Giacomo Majorca's work was conceived with the aim of organizing the types, recording their readings, weights, and legends. The series of 24 chromolithograph plates, of excellent quality, sensitively captures the color rendition of the metals, a feature rarely found in contemporary editions. This apparatus represents a significant bibliographical asset, enhancing the work's interest.

Slight, non-defacing stain on the margin of various pages, otherwise a copy in very good condition.

Very rare original edition.

Giuseppe De Sopo, New Variants and Curiosities in Neapolitan Bourbon Coins, La Nuova Libreria, Potenza nd, pp. 184, 4 plates, 21 cm, br. ed.

Published in a very limited edition by a small Lucanian printer, this volume brings together a series of updates that integrate and complement De Sopo's previous studies on Neapolitan Bourbon issues. The author meticulously documents numerous minting variants and technical peculiarities, often drawn from unpublished or difficult-to-find specimens, offering a valuable tool for collectors and scholars of the coinage of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The rarity of this edition, originally intended for a very limited audience of specialists, today enhances its bibliographical and collector interest.

In perfect condition. Extremely rare.

Giuseppe De Sopo, The coins of Naples. The evolution of the monetary technique and the variants of the Neapolitan mint from 1516 to 1859, Luigi Regina Editore, Naples 1971, pp. 213, ill. bn, 22 cm, br. and.

Fundamental work for the study of Neapolitan coins.

Perfect condition. Very rare.

Domenico Promis, Coins of the Royal Savoy Edited and Illustrated, 2 volumes, Tipografia Chirio e Mina, Turin 1841, pp. 855, 87 total plates, 31 cm, sumptuous contemporary half-Moroccan binding with 5 raised bands, gold titles and fillets on the spine, finely blind-decorated compartments, endpapers in splendid peacock-tail marbled paper matching the tones of the binding.

Volume I, pp. XII, 532.

Volume II, pp. 325, 87 plates.

Published during the reformist era of Charles Albert, the work was conceived in 1832 when the sovereign acquired the numismatic collection of Domenico Promis (1804-1874) and entrusted him with the nascent Royal Medal Collection. This mandate sparked the creation of a "state" history of Savoy coin issues, based on archival documents and direct comparisons with the collections. Firmly embedded in Turin's cultural institutions—from the Royal Library to the Academy of Sciences—Promis organized his work in a systematic structure, arranged chronologically and thematically, which brought together regulatory sources, mint documents, and economic data. Recent research on the Charles Albert collections has clarified how this impressive publication fits into the sovereign's broader plan to make cultural institutions instruments of representation and dynastic legitimacy, offering Savoy coinage an exceptionally valuable historical and documentary framework.

A superbly preserved copy, with exceptionally fresh paper and wide margins.

Extremely rare.

The Neapolitan coinage from Charles to Francis II of Bourbon (1734-1860), edited by Francesco Acton, Michele Pannuti, Gaetano Filangieri Museum, Naples 1975, pp. VII, 180, richly illustrated in black and white, 25 cm, br. and.

Catalog of the exhibition held at the Gaetano Filangieri Civic Museum in Naples from 23 April to 4 May 1975.

In excellent condition .