Faelten Collection of Ancient Coins

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.