Attianese, Greek Calabria, 3 vols.

Pasquale Attianese, Greek Calabria, 3 volumes, De Luca Editore, Santa Severina 1974-1980, 1388 pp. in total, richly illustrated, 25 cm, hardback binding with gold titles and decorations on the spine and front cover.

Volume I: Brettion, Kaulonia, Cosentia, Kroton, Medma, Noyceria, Pandosia, Petelia, Skyllation, Temsa, Terina, 1974, pp. 400.

Volume II: Aminea, Hipponion, Valentia, Laos, Lokron, Kasarium, Mystia and Hyporon, Ser... or Mer..., Peripolium, Sybaris, Siris, Thurium, 1977, pp. 440.

Volume III: Thurium (Part II), Copia, Rhegium, Updated with additional unpublished coins, coin pondometry, and archaeo-numismatic studies of Calabrian mints, charts of mint locations and discovery areas, 1980, pp. 548 with maps and a large folded plate. Enclosed is a publisher's card supplementing the errata corrige.

The work stands out for its organic structure and the breadth of its documentation, making it one of the most comprehensive Italian contributions to Magna Graecia issues from the Calabrian region. The typological analysis is accompanied by a historical and archaeological reading of the series, with particular attention to weight and the distribution of finds, elements that enhance its scholarly soundness. Because of this structure, the corpus is regularly cited in specialized bibliography and auction descriptions dedicated to ancient numismatics, where it serves as a reference for studies on the coinage of far southern Italy.

Small stamp of an extinct library on two leaves of the first volume.

In excellent condition. Very rare work.