Original Catalogue of the Vlasto Collection of Tarentum

Ravel, Oscar E. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF TARENTINE COINS FORMED BY M.P. VLASTO. First edition. London: Spink, 1947. Small folio [32 by 25 cm], later maroon cloth, gilt. Phototype frontispiece illustration of coins; portrait plate; xi, (1), 195, (1) pages; 53 very fine phototype plates of coins. Occasional inserts. Near fine. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 2140*. Daehn 2856: “The catalogue of Michel P. Vlasto’s collection of the coinage of Tarentum, the most complete collection of this coinage ever formed.” Grierson 64. Kroh 17 (5 stars): “the standard reference for these as it contains nearly all known types in spectacular condition (and most were dispersed through the marketplace).”