Kolbe & Fanning

Auction 167  –  10 June 2023

Kolbe & Fanning, Auction 167

Numismatic Literature

Sa, 10.06.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
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[British Museum]. A CATALOGUE OF THE GREEK COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Twenty-nine volumes, complete. Bologna, 1963–1965 Forni reprints. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. 10,688 pages; text illustrations; maps; tables; 952 plates of coins. One volume with torn half-title; generally near fine. The useful reprints of the most comprehensive and important standard reference work on ancient Greek coins ever published. Original sets are few and far between. These early reprints are generally held to include better plates than the later reprints. Clain-Stefanelli 1888*. Daehn 1776. Grierson 54–55. Kroh 10 (four stars): “the most utilized reference work for Greek coins ... they still remain essential references and publish a great many coins not found elsewhere.”

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Starting price 650 USD
Estimate 1'000 USD
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