Dattari, Giovanni. MONETE IMPERIALI GRECHE. NUMI AUGG. ALEXANDRINI. CATALOGO DELLA COLLEZIONE G. DATTARI. VOLUME PRIMO E SECONDO. Cairo, 1901. First edition. Two volumes, bound in one. Folio, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges speckled blue. xii, 447, (1), 450–471, (2) pages; (6) pages, 37 very fine plates of coins; title printed in red and black. Several plates with minor blemishes caused by adhesion; unobtrusively trimmed. A handsome, near fine copy. A well-preserved and handsomely bound copy of this very important and comprehensive work on the coins of Roman Alexandria. Not offered for sale through commercial channels at the time of publication. Very scarce, and frequently encountered in poor condition. Clain-Stefanelli 4520* Grierson 84. Kroh page 54: “The classic reference.” Ex Alain Poinsignon Library.